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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

McKinney 4th Bahamian to win world title in sailing

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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fter settling for a second place once and third seven times, Gavin McKinney finally ascended the top of the podium as the International 5.5 Metre Class Association’s 2017 World Championships champion in Benodet, France, over the weekend.

In the nine-race series that allowed one race to be discarded, McKinney skippered the John B, crew members Mathias Dahlman and Lars Horn Johannessen to a five-point lead over the New Moon, skippered by fellow Bahamian Nassau Yacht Club rival Mark Holowesko and crew Christoph Burger and Bahamian Peter

Vlasov. Third place went to the Netherlands’ team skippered by Arend Jan Pasman with crew Ron Azier and Kim Chabani on board the Feng Shui.

Securing the title with 12.80 points, compared to Holowesko’s 18.80, McKinney became just the fourth Bahamian to win a world title in the sport, following the footsteps of two-time (1980 and ‘86) 5.5 mere class champion the late Robert ‘Bobby’ Symonette, three-time (1983, ‘83 and ‘88) sunfish champion Donnie Martinborough, two-time (1973 and ‘77) sunfish champion Pierre Siegenthaler and legendary Sir Durward ‘Sea Wolf’ Knowles, the 1947 Star Class champion.

While Symonette also won a pair of silvers in 1962 and ‘73 as well as the bronze in 1981 in Nassau, all on the John B, he passed

GAVIN MCKINNEY with trophy.

Photo: Riccarda Sonntag

the boat on to McKinney, who won his first medal in 2000 with the bronze using Lars Petter Field and Bahamian Craig Symonette as crew.

The boat was renamed John B Once Again and McKinney and Symonette added two more bronze in ‘01 (with crew Joe Thompson) and ‘02 (with Johannessen as crew for the first time).

After going back to the original name of John B, Symonette picked up back-to-back bronze in ‘07 with crew Peter Hauff and Field and in ‘08 in Nassau with crew Hauff and Johannessen.

Prior to his victory over the weekend, Symonette carted off another pair of bronze (‘14 and ‘16) in between a silver medal (‘15) crew Johannsen and Thomas Hallberg. Holowesko trailed Symonette for the bronze in ‘15 with

Petter Morland Pedersen and Vlasov for his first medal.

McKinney was unavailable for comments, but Holowesko said the event was very competitive with boats from a number of European countries and Australia competing.

“Conditions were varied, with light winds at the start of the regatta, to very strong winds on the last day,” he said. “The varied winds and unique tides made things challenging. Races were generally very close, but the two Bahamian boats dominated by winning all but one of the nine races.

“I was happy to come in second but disappointed that after being in first after three days of racing, we had two difficult days that

Jonquel shines in WNBA playoff debut, Sun go home

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net JONQUEL Jones made her WNBA postseason debut yesterday but a standout game from the league’s Most Improved Player was not enough for her team to advance to the semi-finals.

Jones notched a doubledouble by halftime and eventually finished with 19 points and 15 rebounds in her Connecticut Sun’s 88-83 loss to the Phoenix Mercury at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

She produced the second most rebounds ever in her WNBA playoff debut, but the Mercury’s Brittney Griner got the better of the head-to-head matchup at the pivot spot with 26 points and nine rebounds.

In a game of runs, the teams took a 68-all tie into the fourth quarter.

Jones split a pair at the line to give the Sun a 78-77 lead, but the Mercury responded with back-to-back three pointers to go ahead for good. Jones made two free throws to bring the Sun within three (84-81) with under one minute left to play, but the Mercury sealed the win with four made free throws down the stretch.

The Sun took the early advantage and Jones’ putback gave them a 15-9 lead midway through the first quarter. They eventually took a double-digit lead late in the quarter when Jasmine Thomas sank a pair of free throws to go up 29-18. Jones’ layup on the second Sun possession of the second quarter gave them their biggest lead of

the game, 33-18. The Mercury would respond with a late run and eventually trimmed the deficit to single digits and the Sun took a 50-43 lead into the half.

The fifth seeded Mercury advanced to the second round by defeating the Seattle Storm in round one, 79-69.

Mercury lead guard Diana Taurasi, the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer, improved to 11-0 record in deciding league playoff games. She finished with 23 points in the game.

The Mercury now advance to a 3-of-5 semi-final against either the No. 1 Minnesota Lynx or the No. 2 Los Angeles Sparks.

The Sun won two previous matchups against the Mercury this season, both games in Uncasville, while the Mercury won the September 1 game hosted in Phoenix and yesterday’s playoff round.

Phoenix also came into the matchup as the much more experienced team.

The Sun came into the game with players that have totalled 875 minutes and 302 points, but Taurasi alone, a three-time champion, came in with 1,566 minutes and 1,009 points.

Jones finished the year averaging 15.5 points and 11.9 rebounds per game.

She became the WNBA’s All-Time single season rebounds leader with a total of 403.

She finished with a rebounding percentage of 24 per cent which was another record setter as it surpassed Cheryl Ford’s rate of 23 per cent set back in 2006.

Jones also became the sev-

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CHAVEZ YOUNG DELIVERS AT PLATE FOR THE CANADIANS

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

CONNECTICUT Sun centre Jonquel Jones scores around the defence of Phoenix Mercury centre Brittney Griner in the first half of yesterday’s WNBA playoffs quarter-final at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

(Sean D Elliot/The Day via AP)

CHAVEZ Young was called up last week to shore up the roster for the Vancouver Canadians as the club looked to make a championship run.

The Canadians are in the midst of the Northwest League Championship Series in the Class A Short Season and Young has delivered at the plate in his brief stint with the club thus far.

In game one of the championship series on Saturday, he finished 2-4 at the plate including a solo home run and two runs scored.

His home run gave the Canadians a 2-1 lead in the third inning. Trailing 4-2 headed into the fifth inning, Vancouver rallied for four runs in the top half to take the lead for good. They would tack on an additional run in the seventh inning for the game’s final margin.

With the win, Vancouver took a 1-0 lead in the bestof-five series and extended their win streak to seven games. Game two took place last night and game three will be hosted in Vancouver as will games four and five (if necessary) on September 11, 12 and 13.

Young was thrust into action immediately following his call up and went 1-3 in game one of the semi-finals against Spokane. They went

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McMinns helps Axemen to 38-24 victory over the X-Men

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net EUGENE McMinns continues to display his versatility for the Acadia Axemen on a weekly basis.

The team’s leading receiver made major special teams contributions to help the Axemen to 2-1 on the season with their 38-24 win over the St FX X-Men at Oland Stadium in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Saturday afternoon.

Acadia held a 24-3 lead in the third quarter before St.FX scored 14 unanswered points and trimmed the deficit to within a single touchdown.

McMinns regained momentum for the Axemen when he returned a punt 94 yards for a touchdown to make the score 31-17. For the game he returned six punts for 189 yards and the score, three

kickoffs for 49 yards in the passing game he also caught three passes for 29 yards.

The Axemen scored every quarter and led wire to wire in the win. They look to improve on their record when they face the Saint Mary’s Huskies on September 15.

The Huskies won the pre-season matchup 20-17, but McMinns finished that game with two receptions for 88 yards and two touchdowns.

In three games this season, McMinns has a team leading 15 receptions for 155 yards and one touchdown. As a return specialist he has a 20.4 yard average on kickoff returns and 21.8 yard average on punt returns.

He is one of three Bahamians on the Axemen roster along with defensive back Arrien McDonald and offensive lineman Shelton Williams.

EUGENE MCMINNS

McDonald has been used sparingly in the return game this year with 25 yards on kickoffs and 40 yards on punts.

Williams has started two of the three games.

McMinns’ comeback story has garnered national attention in Canada and was featured on Usports.ca by Chris Ryan. He detailed the story from his introduction to football through former Huskie and CFL linebacker Karl McCartney and an eventual move to the Holland College programme.

“I noticed Holland College when quite a few guys from Canada came down to the Bahamas hoping to find some young talent to come up there and help them with their football programmes.

That’s how I got into Canadian football, through him [McCartney]. He showed me that Canada had football,” he said.

“After I was done with football at Holland College, I was learning more about what Canada has to offer. I didn’t really know about Acadia, StFX, Saint Mary’s, Calgary, and a bunch of other Canadian schools and institutions, I didn’t really know about that higher level.”

After a year off from football due to personal reasons, he said he continues his progression this season.

“The game is faster, mentally,” he explains. “Seeing a hole on punt returns, kick returns, screen plays, when I catch the ball in the middle of the field on a slant, being able to see a hole and hit it and being able to open up. You know sometimes as a track athlete sometimes you’re in a 400 metres or an 800 metres, you get tired, the only thing you can rely on is your form. It’s kind of the same way in football.”

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RECORD-SETTING WITTEN, COWBOYS TOP GIANTS 19-3 IN OPENER

By SCHUYLER DIXON Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jason Witten scored the only touchdown while breaking the franchise record for yards receiving and the Dallas defence shackled a New York offence missing Odell Beckham Jr in the Cowboys’ 19-3 seasonopening victory over the Giants last night.

Ezekiel Elliott had a rugged 104 yards rushing and another 36 receiving two days after a judge halted his six-game suspension over a domestic violence case, although last year’s NFL rushing leader had already been cleared to play the opener.

Dak Prescott was turnover-free while throwing for 268 yards as the Cowboys dominated the NFC East

rival that swept them during a 13-3 season that topped the NFC and was fueled by the sensational rookie years for the quarterback-running back duo. Dan Bailey kicked four field goals.

Eli Manning didn’t have Beckham in his 200th straight start after his dynamic top target sprained his ankle in a preseason game. The Giants were outgained in the first half 265-49 while falling behind 16-0.

Manning was 28 of 37 for 211 yards with an interception and connected with new receiver Brandon Marshall just once, late on a desperation drive with the outcome already settled.

Witten scored the Cowboys’ first touchdown on a 12-yard catch and finished with seven catches for 59, breaking Hall of Fame re-

NFL CAPSULES PACKERS 17, SEAHAWKS 9 GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (AP) — Green Bay defensive lineman Mike Daniels’ strip sack of Russell Wilson deep in Seattle territory in the third quarter set up Ty Montgomery’s 6-yard touchdown run on the next play to spark the Packers’ 17-9 win yesterday.

Aaron Rodgers was 28 of 42 for 311 yards and added a 32-yard touchdown pass to Jordy Nelson to make it an eight-point game late in the third quarter.

Rodgers’ regular-season streak of passes without an interception ended at a career-high 251. The Seahawks’ defence reinforced by the return of safety Earl Thomas bottled up receivers from making many big plays and put plenty of pressure on Rodgers.

But the Packers started denting Seattle with runs or quick passes to Nelson, Randall Cobb and Montgomery in the second half, chewing up clock in the process.

A 12-play, 53-yard drive that took up more than five minutes ended with Mason Crosby’s 40-yard field goal to make it a two-score game.

Green Bay’s defence had an even better debut.

Seattle managed just three field goals. Wilson was held to 14 of 27 for 158 yards. The Packers held decisive edges in total yardage (370-225) and first downs (26-12).

Green Bay held the ball for 39 minutes.

RAMS 46, COLTS 9 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jared Goff passed for a career-high 306 yards and a touchdown in his first victory as an NFL starter, and the Rams routed the Colts in Sean McVay’s impressive debut as the youngest head coach in modern league history.

Todd Gurley had 40 yards rushing and 56 yards receiving while the Rams roared to a 37-3 lead in the third quarter. Los Angeles snapped a six-game skid at the Coliseum with its most impressive performance since returning home from St Louis last year.

Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree celebrated the win with a Gatorade shower for McVay on the sideline in the final minutes.

Los Angeles’ defense also excelled against fill-in Colts quarterback Scott Tolzien. Trumaine Johnson intercepted Tolzien’s first pass and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown, while Lamarcus Joyner returned another pick 29 yards for another score in the third quarter.

Tolzien passed for 128 yards in his fourth career NFL start in place of Andrew Luck, who wasn’t ready to return from a right shoulder injury.

FALCONS 23, BEARS 17 CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Ryan threw an 88-yard touchdown pass to Austin Hooper and led two fourth-quarter scoring drives as the NFC champions held on.

The butt of jokes following their epic Super Bowl collapse against New England, the Falcons survived as the Bears had a first down at the Atlanta 5 in the closing minute. Mike Glennon’s pass to a lunging Josh Bellamy on first down hit off the receiver’s hands, and Jordan Howard then dropped a simple catch at the 1.

After another incompletion on third down, Glennon got sacked

by Brooks Reed.

Atlanta was clinging to a 13-10 lead early in the fourth when a scrambling Ryan fired to a wideopen Hooper near midfield. The second-year tight end from Stanford raced up the right side and stiff-armed Quintin Demps on the way to the end zone.

The Bears then went 75 yards, with Glennon hitting rookie Tarik

COWBOYS running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) escapes a tackle attempt by Giants linebacker B.J. Goodson (93) last night.

(AP Photo/Ron Jenkins) ceiver Michael Irvin’s club 10-minute drive to start record of 11,904 yards. Wit- the second half but settled ten, already the franchise for Aldrick Rosas’ 25-yard leader in catches, now has field goal after a second1,096 receptions for 11,947 down sack of Manning, yards.

Dallas’ third of the game A 35-year-old in his 15th and the first of Charles Tapseason, Witten is the only per’s career. tight end other than Tony Anthony Brown all but Gonzalez with at least 1,000 sealed the win for the Cowcatches and 10,000 yards. boys when he was the first The Giants had a nearly to get his hands on a throw

Cohen for a 19-yard TD midway through the fourth to cut it to 20-17. Atlanta’s Matt Bryant answered with a 37-yard field goal, making it 23-17.

Coming off an MVP season, Ryan was 21 of 30 for 321 yards and a touchdown. Hooper had two catches for 128 yards.

PANTHERS 23, 49ERS 3 SANTA CLARA, California (AP) — Cam Newton threw a pair of touchdown passes following San Francisco turnovers and the Carolina defence shut down Kyle Shanahan’s offence in his coaching debut.

Newton threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Russell Shepard in the first half following a fumble by Brian Hoyer, then a 9-yard touchdown to Jonathan Stewart in the third quarter after Luke Kuechly intercepted Hoyer.

That helped the Panthers get off to a good start in the season opener following last year’s disappointing 6-10 finish. Despite the touchdowns, Newton did not look

year away from football. Lynch finished with 18 carries for 76 yards.

Giorgio Tavecchio kicked field goals of 20, 52, 52 and 43 yards in his NFL debut. He was signed Friday to fill in for the Raiders’ all-time leading scorer and 18year veteran Sebastian Janikowski, who’s on injured reserve with a bad back. Tavecchio has spent time in training camp with the Raiders the past four seasons but had never kicked in a regular-season game.

Both Carr and Mariota broke their right leg hours apart on Christmas Eve for season-ending injuries. Mariota also looked healthy in running for a 10-yard TD and threw for 191 yards.

JAGUARS 29, TEXANS 7 HOUSTON (AP) — Leonard Fournette ran for 100 yards and a touchdown in his NFL debut, and Jacksonville had 10 sacks and forced four turnovers to help the Jaguars.

The Texans hoped to provide a

from Manning and won a tug-of-war with Roger Lewis Jr for the interception midway through the fourth quarter. Elliott had to work for his yards after the crowd cheered loudly when he was introduced and kept up the “Zeke” calls while he made his trademark feed-me gesture after first downs.

His biggest play was a 30yard catch-and-run, easily the most open field he saw against one of the league’s best run defenses a year ago.

DID YOU SEE THAT? Dallas receiver Cole Beasley made a crazy catch in the fourth quarter to keep a drive alive. He got his hand on a wobbly ball as he was approaching the sideline and reached behind his head with his left hand, trapping the ball against his

knee in the first quarter and didn’t return.

STEELERS 21, BROWNS 18 CLEVELAND (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes to tight end Jesse James as the Steelers, with minimal help from Le’Veon Bell, opened the season by holding off the Browns.

Roethlisberger improved to 21-2 against the Browns, who gave their rivals all they could handle — a positive sign for coach Hue Jackson and Cleveland fans after a horrid 1-15 season.

But the Browns couldn’t stop All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown, who made a leaping catch in traffic for 38 yards with 2:26 left to seal Pittsburgh’s win. Brown finished with 11 receptions for 182 yards.

Browns rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer had pulled the Browns within three on a 3-yard TD pass to Corey Coleman followed by a 2-point conversion.

The Browns have lost 13

GREEN Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers throws as he is hit by Seattle Seahawks’ Terence Garvin during the second half of yesterday’s game.

(AP Photo/Morry Gash) particularly sharp after playing just one series in the preseason as he recovered from surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff.

Newton was off-target on numerous throws, including missing a wide-open Ed Dickson in the end zone in the first half. Carolina had to settle for a field goal on that drive. Newton finished 14 for 25 for 171 yards.

Those mistakes didn’t matter against a Niners team that didn’t look much improved from last year’s outfit that tied a franchise worst with 14 losses. That led to the firing of coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke. Shanahan and new GM John Lynch each got six-year contracts to oversee a massive rebuilding job .

RAIDERS 26, TITANS 16 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derek Carr threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns, and Carr won his third straight against Marcus Mariota and the Titans in as many years.

Amari Cooper caught a TD pass as the Raiders made the Titans pay for opening the season with an onside kick they couldn’t recover. Marshawn Lynch also looked very refreshed after his

boost to the area ravaged by Hurricane Harvey with a win. Instead, Tom Savage struggled behind a porous line and was benched in favour of rookie Deshaun Watson at halftime with Houston down 19-0.

Blake Bortles threw for 125 yards and a touchdown, Calais Campbell had four sacks and Dante Fowler returned a fumble 53 yards for a score as the Jaguars snapped a six-game skid against Houston.

J.J. Watt returned after missing 13 games last season after back surgery, but injured his finger in the first half and finished with just one tackle.

The Texans punted on their first four possessions, and the fifth one ended when Savage fumbled on a sack by Yannick Ngakoue and the Jaguars recovered the ball.

Fournette, the fourth overall pick in this year’s draft, added his 1-yard touchdown after that.

Savage was sacked six times in the first half, playing behind a line without veteran left tackle Duane Brown, who is holding out.

Houston linebacker Brian Cushing, tight ends Ryan Griffin and C.J. Fiedorowicz and receiver Bruce Ellington all left the game with concussions. Jaguars receiver Allen Robinson injured his left

straight openers. Cleveland’s defence played well despite not having top overall pick Myles Garrett, who injured his ankle earlier this week.

Bell, who skipped training camp in a contract dispute, ran tentatively and gained just 32 yards on 10 carries. He rejoined his teammates last week and signed his $12.1 million franchise tag, far less than he feels he deserves.

EAGLES 30, REDSKINS 17 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns as the second-year quarterback guided the Eagles in a sloppy, mistake-filled season opener.

Wentz was 26 of 39 and threw an interception that Ryan Kerrigan returned for a touchdown.

But Wentz made fewer errors than Washington’s Kirk Cousins, who was picked off at the goal line and fumbled twice.

Cousins’ second fumble was forced by Brandon Graham and returned 20 yards for a touchdown by Fletcher Cox in the final minutes, putting the game away.

Cousins finished 23 of 40 for 240 yards with a TD pass to thirddown back Chris Thompson. He was under duress all day because

shoulder pads and helmet.

STILL NO RUN GAME Just like a year ago when the Giants finished 30th in rushing offence, they couldn’t help Manning when he was under more pressure than he’s been used to in recent years against the Cowboys. Paul Perkins had 16 yards on seven carries as the Giants were outgained 129-35 on the ground.

INJURIES Cowboys: CB Orlando Scandrick left in the second quarter with a hand injury and didn’t return.

UP NEXT Giants: Home against Detroit (1-0) next Monday night.

Cowboys: At Denver on Sunday.

and was sacked four times.

Wentz wasn’t perfect, though his evading a sack and throw to Nelson Agholor for a 58-yard touchdown set the stage for his big day.

The Eagles lost cornerback Ronald Darby to what looked like a serious right ankle injury early in the second quarter.

LIONS 35, CARDINALS 23 DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw two of his four touchdown passes to rookie Kenny Golladay in the fourth quarter.

The Lions picked off three of Carson Palmer’s passes, returning one for a score. They also knocked David Johnson out of the game after forcing him to fumble in the third quarter Sunday.

Detroit set an NFL record last year by rallying to win eight games after trailing in the final quarter and opened this season with another comeback.

The Cardinals scored the first 10 points of the game and led 17-9 late in the third quarter before giving up 26 straight points.

Stafford’s first pass was returned 82 yards for a touchdown

by Justin Bethel, but the player with the richest contract in the NFL bounced back. He was 29 for 41 yards for 292 yards and threw 45- and 10-yard TD passes to Golladay , along with short passes to Theo Riddick and Marvin Jones for scores.

Johnson, who led the league with 2,118 yards from scrimmage and 20 touchdowns last season, was limited to 23 yards rushing on 11 carries and had six receptions for 68 yards.

RAVENS 20, BENGALS 0 CINCINNATI (AP) — Baltimore’s rebuilt defence picked off Andy Dalton four times and forced him to fumble, making it easy for Joe Flacco in his return from a back injury.

The Ravens ended a five-game losing streak in Cincinnati by pressuring Dalton into matching his career high for interceptions, three of them in the first half.

The Ravens got a pair of touchdowns 24 seconds apart late in the half to take control, with Jeremy Maclin scoring on a 48-yard runand-catch. The overriding question was how Flacco would hold up after missing all of camp and the preseason with a bad back.

Baltimore’s defence made sure he didn’t have to do much. Flacco was 9 of 17 for 121 yards with an interception against a defence missing suspended linebacker Vontaze Burfict and cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones.

The Bengals had breakdowns everywhere as they were shut out in a season opener for the first time since 1979.

BILLS 21, JETS 12 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Tyrod Taylor threw two touchdown passes and the new-look Bills won in Sean McDermott’s debut as Buffalo’s coach.

Mike Tolbert also scored on a 1-yard run, while Buffalo’s defence had three interceptions, including linebacker Ramon Humber picking off Josh McCown’s pass to thwart a 2-point conversion in the third quarter.

Safety Micah Hyde, a free agent offseason addition, sealed the victory by intercepting McCown at Buffalo’s 41 to end the Jets’ final series. Taylor was 16 of 28 for 224 yards and an interception.

The victory came in McDermott’s first game since the former Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator took over in January after Rex Ryan was fired in the final week of last season.

The Jets looked much like a team in the midst of a makeover after making numerous offseason moves to purge veteran talent.

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Sir Durward’s 100th birthday to re-launch The Sports Magazine SIR Durward Knowles, the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in the world, will celebrate his 100th birthday. With this occasion, The Sports Magazine - the Bahamas’ only complete sports publication will re-launch the monthly magazine with never before seen stories of who Sir Durward really is.

According to the Publishing Company, Sir Durward has done so much for this country, not just in sports, that a national celebration is just a token of what we should do for him.

Sir Durward, who sailed to a first place finish in the 1964 Star Class Sailing in Tokyo, Japan, will celebrate his 100th birthday on November 2. He was the second oldest Olympic gold medallist living behind Adolf Kiefer, the 100 metre backstroke gold medallist in the 1936 Berlin Games.

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

It’s no accident that a Ministry of Tourism was started one month after Sir Durward won the country’s first Olympic gold medal.

Since then so many things have happened for the Bahamas because of the publicity generated by this uncommon sailor.

The Sports Magazine, which did a feature on Sir Durward back in 2013, will publish a never-before seen magazine that will set the standards for magazines to come. It will feature Sir Durward on the cover, but it will include a timeline of his successes and his many trends that he started.

The Sports Magazine, which was produced by Tee Jay Olander since 2012, has been circulating for four years until a decision was made to revamp the magazine. Now it’s ready for the re-launch.

A Radio Show called The Sports Magazine and a monthly TV show called The Sports Magazine will also be launched in November. Sports is one of the main catalysts to help get the youths of our nation back on stream.

There is too much idle time for our young people and to encourage them to get involved in sports will be the main theme of The Sports Magazine.

A number of events are planned for Sir Durward during the time of his 100th birthday and all of these events will be showcased in the re-launch issue.

There are plans in the making to erect a life-sized statue in tribute to Sir Durward that will list the many accomplishments of this trailblazer. The goal is to have it permanently erected on Prince George Dock to symbolise how this man brought the mariners to this country first This effort was first started by The Sports Magazine following the 50th anniversary celebration of the country’s first Olympic gold medal.

Sir Durward has retired but lives a quiet life at his residence with his wife of more than 66 years, Lady Holly Knowles. They have three children, Jill, Charlotte and Randy.

For more information please go to http://www. sportsmagazinebahamas. com/

THE COVER of the April, 2013 edition of The Sports Magazine.

YOUNG DELIVERS AT PLATE FROM PAGE 1

on to advance with the sweep.

He joined the Canadians on September 6 for his second stint with the club after he completed play in the Appalachian League with the Bluefield Blue Jays.

Young and the Blue Jays were eliminated in the final game of the semi-final series in the Appalachian League last week prior to his call up.

Young hit .444 for the series, but the Blue Jays lost 2-1 to the Pulaski Yankees who claimed the Appalachian’s Eastern Division title.

In game one, Young, the team’s leadoff hitter, went 2-for-3, including his solo home run off Pulaski starting pitcher Deivi Garcia. In game two he went 2-2 and scored another run before he finished 0-4 as the entire team struggled through two hits and a shutout loss in game three.

Young led the Appalachian League with eight triples, was second in runs scored with 55, and seventh in total bases with 118.

In 67 games this season, Young hit .283 with, four stolen bases, slugging .445, an on-base percentage of .336, an OPS of .781 and four home runs.

Out of Faith Baptist Academy in Ludowici, Georgia, the Grand Bahama native was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays organisation in July 2016 and was assigned to the GCL Blue Jays as a rookie just days later.

This past June, Young began the summer with the Canadians but appeared in just five gamesbefore he was reassigned to Bluefield.

PLAYOFFS: TOLIVER’S SHOOTING LIFTS MYSTICS TO 82-68 WIN OVER LIBERTY

By DOUG FEINBERG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kristi Toliver scored 32 points, hitting a WNBA playoff-record nine 3-pointers, to lead the Washington Mystics to an 82-68 victory over the New York Liberty yesterday.

The Mystics will face the Lynx with Game 1 of the best-of-five series in Minnesota on Tuesday night. This is as far as the Mystics have gone in the playoffs since 2002 — the last time they made it out of the opening round of the postseason.

Washington found itself down 13 points in the first half before rallying to 41-35 at the break. Then Toliver took over. She scored 16 points in the third quarter, hitting all four of her 3-pointers in the period.

She could only shrug and smile as the fourth one went in to give the Mystics a 57-46 advantage with 2:48 left in the third. She set the Mystics franchise record for points in a game by the end of the third quarter.

That 3-pointer, her eighth, also broke the previous WNBA record for 3-pointers made in a playoff game.

New York could never re-

THIS file photo shows Los Angeles Sparks guard Kristi Toliver, right, shooting as Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore defends during the second half in Game 4 of the 2016 WNBA Finals in Los Angeles.

(AP Photo/Mark J Terrill) cover. injury and then a torn ligaThe Liberty were led by ment in her left thumb.

Tina Charles, who had 18 3-POINT SPREE: Tolipoints. It’s the second con- ver broke the record origisecutive season that New nally set by Mwadi Mabika York was a three-seed and of Los Angeles in 2000 and lost its first postseason matched by Diana Taugame. rasi twice as well as Becky The Mystics came into Hammon and Deanna Nothe season with high expec- lan. tations after trading for Elena Delle Donne and signing SUPER SCORING: ToToliver as a free agent. liver topped the previous Coach Mike Thibault franchise record for points knew it might take some in a playoff game set by time for his team to gain Chamique Holdsclaw in chemistry with so many 2002 when she had 26. faces.

It didn’t help that the UP NEXT: team faced a series of injuMystics: At Minnesota on ries throughout the season, Tuesday night for the semiincluding time missed by finals.

Delle Donne to an ankle Liberty: Season over.

JONQUEL FROM PAGE 1

enth player to average 11 rebounds in a season. She is also just the seventh player in league history to average at least 15 points and 11 rebounds in a season.

The Sun finished last season 14-20, 5th in Eastern Conference, just missing the postseason after a dramatic midseason turnaround.

This season, the Sun improved to 21-13 and clinched a top four seed in the playoff standings.

“I had confidence coming into this year that we had a lot of young talent,” Sun general manager/coach

SUN centre Jonquel Jones, far left, beats teammate Alyssa Thomas (25) and Phoenix Mercury centre Brittney Griner, left, and Camille Little, to a rebound yesterday. (AP) Curt Miller said after his team wrapped up a playoff berth. “Knowing there were

still some unknown pieces, it may have come a year earlier than I thought.”

GAVIN MCKINNEY (centre) and crew on top of the medal podium.

GAVIN MCKINNEY 4TH BAHAMIAN TO WIN WORLD TITLE IN SAILING FROM PAGE 1 pushed us down one position.”

Holowesko said it was great to watch McKinney succeed.

“As a Bahamian, I am very proud to have Gavin as the world champion,” he said. “He sailed extremely well and deserved the win. Gavin has been sailing in the 5.5 class for over 30 years. He has come second at the Worlds but has never won the title until this year. I am thrilled for him.”

It was even sweeter at the awards ceremony. “I am extremely proud that two Bahamian boats went to Benodet, France and captured the top two positions. We made a bit of 5.5 sailing history,” he stated. “Other Bahamians have sailed in the class previously but never have two Bahamian boats come in first and second.

It was great to see two Bahamian flags at the medal ceremony.”

The Bahamian skippers and their crew sat together at the awards dinner and they all celebrated with some French wine.

Bahamas Sailing Association president Lori Lowe was the first to commend the Bahamians, calling it a great feather in the cap for the sport in the country, especially as they get ready to host a big 100 Regatta October 17-19 in Montagu Bay in honour of Sir Durward’s 100th birthday on November 2.

“The federation is very proud of Gavin and Holowesko. This is great news,” Lowe said. “He’s tried to get to the top of the podium after coming close eight times, including the silver and seven bronze medals he won. It’s a great impetus for our youth sailors. It reminds them the world is attainable. They go off

MARK HOLOWESKO and crew hold their second place trophy. to youth events and it’s a bit of a crash course for them.

“If they don’t give up, as Sir Durward said last week (‘Never Give Up,’) at the press conference, Gavin is an example of Sir Durward’s statement. Mark and Gavin were slightly a cut above the rest of the teams, based on their finishes,” Lowe said. “They pretty much traded first and second.”

During the series, McKinney won the first, third, sixth, eighth and ninth races.

He was second in the fourth and seventh and third in the second. His worst finish was sixth in the fifth, which he discarded.

Holowesko on the other hand, won the second, fourth and fifth races. He was second in the first, third and ninth and fourth in both the seventh and eighth races. His worst race was the sixth, which he got to drop.

McKinney, according to Lowe, continued the Bahamian legacy, winning over a fleet of 30 boats representing nine countries.

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Nationals win the NL East, first MLB team to clinch playoff spot

By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The shortest game of the season at Nationals Park turned into a lengthy afternoon for Washington. It was well worth it when the champagne corks started flying in the locker room.

Stephen Strasburg extended his scoreless streak to a franchise-record 34 innings, and the Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 yesterday in a tidy 2 hours, 16 minutes. About 90 minutes later, Washington clinched its fourth NL East title in six seasons when the Braves beat the Marlins on an 11th-inning homer in Atlanta.

Several hundred fans remained in the stands to watch the Braves rally with three runs in the ninth, and fireworks erupted from the upper deck after Atlanta finished off Miami, making the Nationals the first team in the majors to clinch a playoff spot this year.

Players poured out of the dugout wearing ski goggles, embraced their wives, girlfriends and children and flung hats and T-shirts into the crowd.

“This one was very, very gratifying. Even though it

BASEBALL CAPSULES BRAVES 10, MARLINS 8 ATLANTA (AP) — Rio Ruiz had a tying, two-run single with two outs in a three-run ninth inning and Lane Adams hit a two-run homer off Vance Worley (25) in the 11th.

Dee Gordon broke an eighth-inning tie with his first career pinch-homer.

Christian Yelich hit an RBI double in the ninth and scored on Justin Bour’s sacrifice fly to boost the lead to 8-5.

Arodys Vizcaino (5-3) allowed two hits in two scoreless innings.

ROCKIES 8, DODGERS 1 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NL West leaders lost their 10th straight game for their worst skid in 25 years and have dropped 15 of 16 yet still have the best record

looked like we had a comfortable lead, it was still a struggle,” manager Dusty Baker said in the boozesoaked clubhouse. “A lot of our top guys were hurt.”

The Nationals also won the NL East in 2012, 2014 and last year, but they haven’t advanced past the divisional round of the postseason.

“It’s the most well-balanced team that we’ve had,” general manager Mike Rizzo said. “We’re very efficient offensively. We don’t strike out nearly as (much as) we did in ‘12, ‘14 and ‘16.

We think that we have more ways to score. Our rotation is our rotation. It’s as good as it gets.”

Baker had the luxury of resting nearly all his regulars on Sunday, but one player who didn’t need a break was Strasburg, who was infamously shut down before the playoffs in 2012 in his first season after Tommy John surgery. Strasburg has just one career postseason start, a loss in 2014.

Now, he’s pitching better than ever, joining Max Scherzer and Gio Gonzalez in a formidable trio that Washington will carry into the playoffs.

“Stras has been a big in the majors at 92-51.

Mark Reynolds hit a grand slam, Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story also homered, and Tyler Chatwood (7-12) allowed five hits in five scoreless innings.

Rich Hill (9-8) gave up two runs and four hits in five innings.

BREWERS 3, CUBS 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Shaw hit a two-run homer to back Zach Davies (17-8) as Milwaukee complete a three-game sweep and closed within two games of the NL Centralleading Cubs. Chicago entered the series with a five-game division lead, a season high, but the defending World Series champions totaled three runs in the series.

Milwaukee and St. Louis trail Colorado by three games for the second NL wild card.

Davies allowed one run and seven hits in seven innings, and Corey Knebel got three outs for his 34th

THE WASHINGTON Nationals celebrate in the locker room after they clinched the National League East title after yesterday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies.

(AP Photo/Nick Wass) part of this franchise since he joined it. He’s been an elite major league pitcher every time he toes the rubber,” Rizzo said. “I couldn’t be happier that he’s going in the right direction going into October, and it’s a place he belongs.”

Strasburg (13-4) threw two-hit ball for eight innings

and struck out 10. He hasn’t allowed a run since August 19 at San Diego, which was his first start since coming off the disabled list with an elbow nerve impingement.

Since returning from the DL, he is 3-1 with an 0.51 ERA, 41 strikeouts and just four walks.

“It just comes with trust.

That’s the biggest thing,” Strasburg said. “Trust your ability, trust your stuff, and you go out there and kind of sleep well at night, no matter what happens.”

Strasburg had command of everything he threw, including a fastball topping out at 97 mph and a 90-mph changeup. He walked one,

save. Kyle Hendricks (6-5) gave up three runs and four hits in six innings.

Mark McGwire hit a league-high 49 homers as a rookie for Oakland in 1987.

Chad Green (4-0) struck out four in 2 1/3 innings.

A.J. Griffin (6-6) gave up five runs pitching into the fourth.

REDS 10, METS 5 NEW YORK (AP) — Reds manager Bryan Price put his argument with a pair of umpires on pause for the singing of “God Bless America,” then resumed the argument.

Cincinnati went on to win behind Tucker Barnhart’s career-high five RBIs. The Reds rallied for three runs in the seventh to make it 5-all.

Scooter Gennett was called out on strikes by plate umpire Shane Livensparger to end the inning, slammed down his bat and helmet, and was ejected, setting off the confrontation,.

Jackson Stephens (2-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Raisel Iglesias got six outs for his 26th save.

Jeurys Familia (1-2) was the loser.

CARDINALS 7, PIRATES 0 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with five RBIs to back Michael Wacha (12-7), who gave up five hits in eight innings.

St. Louis has won three in a row and seven of eight.

Pittsburgh dropped its fifth in a row and slumped to 10 games under .500 for the first time since 2011.

Ivan Nova (11-13) gave up five runs and five in hits five innings.

RAYS 4, RED SOX 1 BOSTON (AP) — With Tampa Bay players’ thinking about Hurricane Irma approaching home, they beat Boston to avoid a three-game sweep and deal reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello his major league-leading 17th loss.

Porcello (9-17) took a 1-0 lead into the fifth, when Wilson Ramos and Evan Longoria hit RBI singles.

Boston has scored two runs or fewer 18 times in 30 starts while Porcello was in the game.

Ramos homered in the sixth off Brandon Workman, and Lucas Duda went deep in the seventh against Robby Scott.

Tampa Bay stopped Boston’s four-game winning streak. Alex Cobb (11-9) allowed one run and four hits — all singles — and three walks in five innings. Alex Colome pitched a perfect ninth to complete a fivehitter and earn his majorleague leading 43rd save in 48 chances.

YANKEES 16, RANGERS 7 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Judge became the second major league rookie with a 40-homer season, going deep twice as New York moved 3½ games ahead of Minnesota for the AL’s top wild card and closed within 3½ games of AL East-leading Boston. Texas trails the Twins by 2½ games.

Gary Sanchez also hit two solo homers for the Yankees, giving him 30 this season and 50 in his 161 games since his 2015 debut.

With Judge’s AL-best 40th homer in the fourth, the 25-year-old joined Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to hit 40 homers at age 25 or younger. Judge added No. 41 two innings later, a drive that would have gone 463 feet unimpeded, according to MLB’s Statcast.

ATHLETICS 10, ASTROS 2 OAKLAND, Calif.

(AP) — Astros ace Dallas Keuchel (12-4) walked in two runs and forced in another by hitting another during a shaky sixth inning as Oakland completed a four-game sweep of Houston, which entered tied with Cleveland for the best record in the AL. Keuchel allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings.

Kendall Graveman (5-4) pitched five-hit ball over six innings and allowed one run.

ROYALS 11, TWINS 3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jason Vargas (1510) stopped his four-game losing streak and set a career high for wins, giving up one run and four hits in five innings.

Brandon Moss homered and drove in four runs as Kansas City (71-71) gained a four-game split and moved within 2 1/2 games of Minnesota.

Bartolo Colon (6-12) retired only five of 11 batters in his shortest outing this year, allowing six runs and six hits.

ANGELS 5, MARINERS 3 SEATTLE (AP) — Justin Upton had a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth off Nick Vincent (3-2) to help Los Angeles avoid a sweep and close within one game of Minnesota for the second AL wild card spot.

Mike Trout and Luis Valbuena had solo homers.

Cam Bedrosian (6-4) pitched a scoreless seventh, and Yusmeiro Petit closed with a perfect ninth for his third save.

DIAMONDBACKS 3, PADRES 2 PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered on his 30th birthday and J.D. Martinez went deep twice.

Robbie Ray (13-5) won his fourth straight start, striking out 12 in six innings while allowing two runs and four hits. Archie Bradley got the call over closer Fernando Rodney in the ninth and earned his first save this season by striking out the side. Arizona remained five games ahead of second-place Colorado for the NL’s top wild card.

Luis Perdomo (7-10) gave up three runs and five hits in six innings.

BLUE JAYS 8, TIGERS 2 TORONTO (AP) — Teoscar Hernandez hit his

induced two double plays and faced one batter over the minimum.

“He had all his pitches working for him and he was tough to hit,” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said.

“We have young guys who have never seen him before, which also added to his success, not that he needs that.”

Trea Turner homered and tripled for the Nationals, and Victor Robles got his first major league hit and RBI. The Phillies threatened in the ninth off Ryan Madson, who allowed Nick Williams’ bloop two-out, two-run single before retiring Rhys Hoskins on a grounder. It was his second save this season and first for the Nationals, who acquired him in a trade with Oakland on July 16.

Then the wait began.

“I was about to go to sleep in my office,” Baker said. “It looked like we were going to have to wait until Tuesday, but now, it’s a perfect scenario. We can enjoy it tonight, have a day off tomorrow.

“Usually you’ve got to come right back and play the next day, and guys are either super tired or hung over.” first two home runs of the season and Darwin Barney had four hits.

Detroit dropped to 6082 with its eighth loss in 10 games this month. The Tigers’ only other losing record since 2008 was 74-87 two years ago.

J.A. Happ (8-10) allowed two runs — one earned — and five hits in six innings, and Luis Santos finished for his first save.

Anibal Sanchez (3-4) gave up seven runs and a season-high 12 hits in 4 2/3 innings.

WHITE SOX 8, GIANTS 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Abreu homered twice, a day after hitting for the cycle.

Carson Fulmer (2-1) won his first major league game as a starter, allowing one run and three hits in six innings.

Madison Bumgarner (38) gave up six runs and 10 hits in five innings — the most runs and hits he’s allowed this season.

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RAFAEL NADAL, of Spain, reacts after beating Kevin Anderson, of South Africa, to win the singles final of the US Open tennis tournament yesterday.

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Nadal beats Anderson for 3rd US Open, 16th major

By HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal against Kevin Anderson in the U.S. Open final shaped up as quite a mismatch — and that’s exactly what it was.

His game at a high level at the end of an unusually easy path through a Grand Slam field, Nadal overwhelmed first-time major finalist Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 yesterday to win his third championship at Flushing Meadows.

It is the No. 1-ranked Nadal’s second Grand Slam title of the year and 16th overall. Among men, only longtime rival Roger Federer has more, with 19.

At No. 32, Anderson was the lowest-ranked US Open men’s finalist since the ATP computer rankings began

in 1973. The 31-year-old South African never had been past the quarter-finals at any major tournament in 33 previous appearances, so when he won his semi-final on Friday, he climbed into the stands to celebrate.

There would be no such joy for him on this day. Nadal simply dominated every facet of the 2½-hour final.

Nadal added to his US Open triumphs in 2010 and 2013 and improved to 16-7 in Grand Slam finals.

For the first time since 2013, he appeared in three in a single season, losing to Federer at the Australian Open in January, then beating Stan Wawrinka for his record 10th French Open trophy in June.

Nadal’s career haul also includes two trophies from Wimbledon and one from the Australian Open.

RAFAEL Nadal reacts after scoring a point against Kevin Anderson.

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez) All of his big victories have come while being coached by his uncle, Toni, who is now stepping aside.

The US Open was the last

Grand Slam event of their partnership.

Not since Pete Sampras at Wimbledon in 2000 had a man won a Slam tournament without facing any opponents ranked in the top 20.

In New York this time, the bracket was weakened by the injury withdrawals of three of the top five men: past champions Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Wawrinka.

Plus, Nadal did not need to deal with Federer: The potential for a semi-final, which would have been their first US Open meeting, was dashed when Juan Martin del Potro eliminated Federer in the quarterfinals.

Nadal then beat del Potro, the 2009 champion but now ranked 28th, in the semis.

RAFAEL Nadal returns a shot from Kevin Anderson.

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Stephens tops Keys for 1st Grand Slam title

By HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sloane Stephens never looked shaken by the setting or the stakes in her first Grand Slam final. Her opponent, Madison Keys, most definitely did.

Stephens easily beat her close friend Keys 6-3, 6-0 to win the US Open on Saturday, capping a remarkably rapid rise after sitting out 11 months because of foot surgery.

“I should just retire now,” Stephens joked. “I told Maddie I’m never going to be able to top this. I mean, talk about a comeback.”

The 83rd-ranked Stephens, who beat Venus Williams in the semi-finals, is only the second unseeded woman to win the tournament in the Open era, which began in 1968.

A year ago, she sat out the US Open altogether because of what turned out to be a stress fracture in her left foot. She had an operation in January, and made her season debut at Wimbledon in July, exiting in the first round. Lost her next

SLOANE Stephens kisses the championship trophy after beating Madison Keys on Saturday.

(AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) match, too, in Washington.

Since then, she has gone 15-2, and her ranking has soared from outside the top 900 to what will be around No. 20 as of Monday. Oh, and, don’t forget: She is now, and forever will be, a Grand Slam champion.

“I mean, things just have to come together,” Stephens said, “and the last six weeks, five weeks, they really have.”

This was only the second time in the Open era that two women were making

their Grand Slam final debuts against each other in New York. Stephens most certainly handled the occasion better, claiming the last eight games and making only six unforced errors — Keys had 30 — in the entire 61-minute mismatch.

Keys, 22, and Stephens, 24, have known each other for years. They texted and spoke on the phone early in 2017 , when both sat out the Australian Open because of operations — Keys on her left wrist, Stephens on

SLOANE Stephens reacts after beating Madison Keys.

(AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

SLOANE Stephens returns a shot from Madison Keys in the singles final of the US Open.

(AP Photo/Adam Hunger) her left foot.

When the match ended, they met at the net for a long hug . While waiting for the trophy ceremony to begin, Stephens walked over and plopped herself down in a courtside chair next to Keys, so they could chat side-by-side. “Sloane is truly one of my favourite people and to get to play her was really special. Obviously I didn’t play my best tennis today and was disappointed,” Keys said. “But Sloane, being the great friend that she is, was very supportive. And if there’s someone I have to lose to today, I’m glad it’s her.”

They hammed it up afterward, too. When Stephens was presented with her $3.7 million winner’s check, she grabbed Keys’ arm, as if to stop herself from fainting at the sum.

“That’s a lot of money!”

Stephens said. Keys eyed the check and teased, “I’ll hold it for her.”

There hadn’t been an all-

American women’s final at Flushing Meadows since 2002, when Serena Williams beat her older sister Venus.

Under a clear blue sky, in unseasonably cool conditions in the 60s, the 15thseeded Keys came out pounding her serves, as usual, producing two aces in her opening game and cranking up the speed to 118 mph in her second. But that didn’t last long.

By Keys’ third service game, Stephens was returning with confidence. It was Keys who blinked first, providing four groundstroke errors to gift the first break and trail 3-2 after 12 minutes. Those miscues just kept on coming, as she repeatedly dumped what should have been routine shots into the net or sprayed them long, the sort of thing that can be a sign of nerves.

Her body language was of someone who was rattled.

She looked up at her coach, former No. 1 Lind-

say Davenport, in the guest box at Arthur Ashe Stadium, as if hoping for some sort of guidance. She sat in her changeover chair and buried her face in a white towel. After getting broken to trail 4-0 in the second set, the sixth game in a row that went to Stephens, Keys took an angry slap at a tennis ball.

With so much help from the other side of the net, Stephens did not need to be spectacular, just solid, and that she was. She made only two unforced errors in the entire first set — 15 fewer than Keys — and only two of Stephens’ 30 points in the first set came via her own clean winners.

Stephens won 16 of 20 points she served in the first set and didn’t face a single break point until 50 minutes into the final, deep in the second set. She had to deal with three in one game there, erased each with a winner, and held for 5-0.

Soon enough it was over.

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FITZPATRICK BEATS HEND IN PLAYOFF TO WIN EUROPEAN MASTERS CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Matthew Fitzpatrick made a safe par 4 on the third extra hole to win the European Masters yesterday, after firing a 6-under 64 to force a playoff.

The 48th-ranked Englishman sank his putt from less than three feet (one metre) while Scott Hend of Australia made a ragged bogey at the 18th hole on the scenic Swiss Alps course.

Fitzpatrick earned a 450,000-euro ($542,000) prize for his first win since the season-ending World Tour Championship in Dubai last November.

It was a fourth career title for the 23-year-old former US Amateur winner.

Hend again pocketed 300,000 euros ($361,000) for losing the title in a playoff for the second straight year.

Both carded 14-under totals of 266 having had early starts Sunday to complete their delayed third rounds.

On Saturday, play was suspended because of fog,

while fading light brought the leading groups in early.

Englishman Tyrrell Hatton (66) and Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti (68) finished three back on 11 under in a tie for third place.

A playoff was needed because Fitzpatrick and third-round leader Hend (68) both missed mid-range birdie chances on the 18th in regulation. Hend also missed from five feet for victory on the 18th green in the second playoff hole.

Fitzpatrick, a Ryder Cup debutant last year, said he thought Hend would seize that chance after his own 12-feet (4-metre) birdie putt slid by the hole.

“It’s never nice to see,” Fitzpatrick said of Hend’s miss, “but we kept our nerve and we played really smart all week.”

Hend acknowledged that “I had the opportunity and I didn’t take it. Fitzpatrick played great to win. He’s a good champion.”

A long day for Fitzpatrick began with an 8am tee time for the final three holes of his third round.

He bogeyed the 16th and fell four shots behind Hend for his return to the course three hours later.

Fitzpatrick surged after a steady start to the final round, and led by two shots when he birdied the par-3 16th. That made it

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The lead was gone minutes later when Fitzpatrick bogeyed the par-4 17th, after finding a green-side bunker with his approach, and Hend birdied the par5 15th.

Defending champion Alex Noren of Sweden was tied for sixth place on 9 under after a 66. Lee Westwood, the 1999 winner at the Crans-sur-Sierre club that is blanketed with snow each winter, finished on level par after a closing 69.

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TOKYO (AP) — Yoshihide Kiryu became the first Japanese sprinter to break the 10-second barrier, winning a 100-metre race in 9.98 seconds on Saturday.

Running in an intercollegiate meet, the 21-year-old Kiryu took .02 seconds off the Japanese national record set by Koji Ito in 1998.

Kiryu was a member of Japan’s silver medal-winning men’s 4x100 relay team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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WINNER Matthew Fitzpatrick of England poses with the trophy after the final round of the Omega European Masters Golf Tournament in Crans Montana, Switzerland, yesterday.

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PAGE 8, Monday, September 11, 2017

THE TRIBUNE

De Boer’s position fragile after another loss for Palace

By STEVE DOUGLAS Associated Press FRANK de Boer spoke of his “hope for the future” at Crystal Palace despite the team’s record-setting fourth straight loss to open the English Premier League season.

Whether he’ll be part of that future remains to be seen.

Palace lost 1-0 at Burnley yesterday to leave De Boer’s position even more fragile at the London club.

“I am just focusing on what I can control and so are my staff and my players,” De Boer said. “(The future) is for other people to decide but while I’m the manager of Crystal Palace, I will give 100 per cent.”

The statistics do not make good reading for the former Netherlands defender, who lasted only 84 days in his previous job at Inter Milan: No points, no goals and the first team since 1924 to lose its first four English top-flight games without scoring.

He already was the bookmakers’ favourite to be the first Premier League manager to lose his job, with Palace struggling to adapt to a more expansive style of play demanded by De Boer after he came in as a replacement for the more

pragmatic Sam Allardyce.

For this game at Turf Moor, he changed formations — ditching the threeman defence he favoured in losses to Huddersfield, Liverpool and Swansea — and Palace dominated large parts of the game.

However, De Boer was let down by bad errors from his players at both ends of the game.

Inside three minutes, Lee Chung-yong’s backpass from the halfway line was pounced on by Chris Wood, who curled in a first-time shot from 35 metres past stranded goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.

It was Wood’s second goal in as many games since he joined from second-tier Leeds.

Then, in the 89th minute, Palace defender Scott Dann was presented with a virtual open goal but he headed wide. De Boer threw his hands into the air in disgust and slumped back into his seat in the dugout.

“I thought they were the better side,” Burnley manager Sean Dyche said of Palace. “I told (De Boer) so. I don’t feel sorry for anyone in the position — we all know the pitfalls.”

Bournemouth and West Ham are the other teams with no points so far. West Ham hosts Huddersfield

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press

CRYSTAL Palace’s Lee Chung-yong appears dejected during the English Premier League soccer match against Burnley at Turf Moor, Burnley, England, yesterday.

(Martin Rickett/PA via AP) today to conclude the fourth round of games.

SWANSEA 0, NEWCASTLE 1 Renato Sanches made his debut for Swansea following his surprise loan move from Bayern Munich and the Portugal midfielder looked off the pace in a tough start to life in English soccer.

The 20-year-old Sanches

battled hard but was sloppy in possession, and had already been substituted by the time Jamaal Lascelles headed home Newcastle’s winning goal from a corner in the 76th minute.

“He has come to a new club and has new teammates, a new language, new culture,” Swansea manager Paul Clement said of Sanches, who was being talked up as one of

Europe’s brightest talents last year.

“He did things today that were good and some that weren’t good. He is a quality player.”

The win gives something to cheer for ailing Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez, who wasn’t at Liberty Stadium after having a procedure on Monday to address an infection resulting from an earlier hernia operation.

Sociedad beats Deportivo to stay perfect in Spanish league

By TALES AZZONI Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Real Sociedad has become the early surprise in the Spanish league, starting with a perfect record to join Barcelona at the top of the standings.

Sociedad scored twice early and twice late to defeat Deportivo La Coruna 4-2 yesterday, becoming the only team other than Barcelona with three victories.

Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao are two points off the lead, while defending champion Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid dropped four points back after being held to disappointing draws on Saturday.

“It’s very important to start with these three victories, especially these two away from home in very difficult stadiums to play in,” Sociedad coach Eusebio Sacristan said. “We are very happy but we know there is still a long way to go. We know every game will be difficult.”

Sociedad took an early lead in La Coruna with two goals in the first four minutes at the Riazor Stadium, and secured the victory with two more in the last 10 minutes after the hosts had equalised early in the second half.

“The match got com-

plicated for us,” Sacristan said. “They started playing better but we were able to turn things around again.

We regained control of the match and went for the victory. We were not content with only a draw after having the lead that we had.”

Juanmi Jimenez opened the scoring for Sociedad in the third minute and Asier Illarramendi added to the lead in the fourth. Deportivo evened the match with goals by Adrian Lopez in the 27th and Florin Andone in the 50th, but Sociedad secured the victory with a goal by Diego Llorente in the 83rd and another by Illarramendi in the 86th.

Sociedad, back-to-back Spanish champion in 198182, had opened the season with victories at Celta Vigo and against Villarreal.

It will face one of its toughest tests yet in the next round when it hosts titleholders Madrid at Anoeta Stadium.

Deportivo, which fought to avoid relegation last season, lost to Madrid in its opener before drawing at Levante in the second round.

On Saturday, Barcelona routed Espanyol 5-0 in the Catalan derby with a hat trick by Lionel Messi at the Camp Nou Stadium.

Madrid could not manage more than a 1-1 draw

politano Stadium on Saturday against Malaga.

Leganes, in its second season in the first division, also had a chance to win three in a row this weekend, but it lost 2-1 to Getafe at home in Saturday’s southern Madrid derby.

PERFECT DEFENCE Athletic Bilbao’s defence remained perfect and forwards Iker Muniain and Aritz Aduriz scored a goal in each half to give the hosts a 2-0 win over promoted Girona.

It was the second consecutive win for Athletic, which is yet to concede a goal this season.

Barcelona is the only other team not to have conceded after three rounds.

MAIDEN VICTORY Celta Vigo defeated Alaves 1-0 to halt its two-game losing streak. Maxi Gomez scored a first-half winner in Vigo. It was the third straight defeat for Alaves, which is yet to score a goal after three rounds.

FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the Spanish La Liga soccer match against Espanyol at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday.

(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) against Levante, being held to its second consecutive draw at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. It had tied Valencia 2-2 last weekend.

Earlier Saturday, Atleti-

co drew 0-0 with Valencia at Mestalla Stadium. Diego Simeone’s team has played three straight away games before being able to inaugurate its Wanda Metro-

WINNING WAYS Villarreal conceded early but recovered to defeat Real Betis 3-1 and earn its first victory.

Villarreal had lost its first two games and was yet to score a goal, while Real Betis has now lost two of its first three matches.

DYNAMIC DUO: ICARDI AND PERISIC KEEP INTER PERFECT IN ITALY

By ANDREW DAMPF Associated Press ROME (AP) — The dynamic duo of Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perisic are proving unstoppable in Serie A and Inter Milan is quickly moving on from last season’s failures and upheaval.

Icardi scored his fifth goal in three matches and Perisic added another as Inter beat Serie B champion Spal 2-0 yesterday to extend its perfect start in the Italian league.

Each of Inter’s eight goals this season have involved either Icardi or Perisic, with goals or assists.

Video replays were used to set up Icardi’s first-half penalty and Perisic sealed the result three minutes from time.

Inter drew level on points with six-time defending champion Ju-

INDIVIDUAL SKILLS STEER LYON TO 2-1 WIN OVER GUINGAMP

ventus, which defeated Chievo Verona 3-0 on Saturday.

Napoli also has a maximum nine points following a 3-0 win at Bologna. Jose Callejon headed Napoli in front from a long cross by Lorenzo Insigne midway through the second half. Dries Mertens and Piotr Zielinski added late goals for the visitors.

Big-spending AC Milan dropped its first points in a 4-1 loss at Lazio, which got a hat trick from Ciro Immobile.

Including Roberto Mancini’s surprise resignation two weeks before the season began, Inter struggled through four managerial changes in the 2016-17 campaign and finished seventh to miss out on European competition.

But order appears to have been restored with the appointment of former Roma coach Luciano Spal-

letti in June.

“There are three big points, especially since Inter struggled against the smaller clubs last season,” said assistant coach Marco Domenichini, who handled the post-match interviews because Spalletti lost his voice during the game.

“It’s great to have nine points but we’ve still got to improve, especially in terms of ball control,” Domenichini added.

Leonardo Semplici, the coach of Ferrara-based Spal, believes Inter will challenge Juventus and Napoli.

“They’ve got a really good and experienced manager. They’re going to battle until the end for the title,” Semplici said.

At the San Siro, Inter was in control from the start and Icardi used a quick touch to set up Joao

Mario at the edge of the area when the Portuguese international was tripped by a defender.

The referee immediately pulled out a yellow card for the defender, Francesco Vicari, and then a fiveminute delay ensued as the referee sought video assistance to determine if the foul occurred inside or outside the area.

Eventually, the penalty was awarded and Icardi calmly slotted his spot kick in the left side of the goal as the ‘keeper went the other way.

It was Icardi’s 77th goal in Serie A for Inter, placing him joint 10th on the club’s all-time list with Attilio Demaria.

After Inter’s Milan Skriniar hit the crossbar, Perisic volleyed in a cross from Danilo D’Ambrosio for his second score of the season to go along with his four assists.

PARIS (AP) — Forward Mariano Diaz scored his fourth goal this season and ‘keeper Anthony Lopes produced a couple of decisive saves as Lyon beat Guingamp 2-1 to go third in the French league yesterday.

Struggling against a wellorganised Guingamp team that created plenty of scoring chances, Lyon had to rely on some individual brilliance to snatch a third win of the season.

Nabil Fekir got past two defenders just outside the box to score the winner with a clinical finish in the 72nd minute.

Fekir’s goal came just one minute after Guingamp forward Marcus Thuram — the son of former France international Lilian Thuram — levelled with a fine header for his first goal in the topflight.

With his great pace and physical skills, Diaz has been an excellent addition to Bruno Genesio’s team so far, filling the void left by the departure of Alexandre Lacazette to Arsenal.

The former Real Madrid player broke the deadlock after 19 minutes on the break, after collecting the ball near the halfway line.

Guingamp defenders left him too much space and Diaz slotted home with a precise 25-metre (yard) shot into the bottom right corner.

Diaz’s goal came against the run of the play after Guingamp dominated the early exchanges with a high pressing game.

The visitors also threatened to score with a couple of fine shots that went close before Lopes won a one-onone duel with Lucas Deaux.

HERTHA DRAWS AS BUNDESLIGA’S 1ST FEMALE REFEREE MAKES DEBUT

By CIARAN FAHEY Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Bundesliga’s first female referee oversaw a 1-1 draw between Hertha Berlin and Werder Bremen yesterday.

“To be honest I’m relieved that it’s over,” Bibiana Steinhaus said after her debut in the top flight. “I’m looking forward to a return to normality tomorrow.”

The occasion was celebrated by the home side with a limited offer of halfprice tickets for female supporters.

“This was a historical moment,” said German soccer federation president Reinhard Grindel, who was among some 50,000 spectators at Berlin’s Olympiastadion.

“You shouldn’t forget that she was under pressure. And to make the right calls with such aplomb is a first-class performance,” Grindel added.

Steinhaus’ performance was also praised by players.

“She did well, but that’s also no big surprise,” Hertha defender Sebastian Langkamp said.

Teammate Vedad Ibisevic simply said, “Huge respect.”

Steinhaus already had a decade’s experience of refereeing in Germany’s second division after becoming the first female referee in German professional football in 2007. She began by officiating women’s games for the DFB in 1999 and became a FIFA referee in 2005.

Mathew Leckie put Hertha ahead before the break with a fine shot through Bremen ‘keeper Jiri Pavlenka’s legs.