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Chavez Young and Canadians win title By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net CHAVEZ Young’s late season addition to the Vancouver Canadians gave the second year pro an opportunity to join a championship-winning team. The Canadians clinched the Class A-Short Season Northwest League title with a 2-1 win over Eugene Emeralds at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver, Canada, on Tuesday night. An offensive struggle for both teams, the Canadians managed only two singles en route to their fourth Northwest League title and first in six years.

Vancouver previously won the league crown in 2011, 2012 and 2013 but was defeated in the finals in 2014. Vancouver has now won four championships in seven years since becoming a Single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Emeralds led 1-0 in the fourth but a rotation of five Canadians pitchers limited them to just four hits. They took the lead the following inning and held on down the stretch for the title. Young had his best outing in game one of the four game series. It was the only game he recorded a hit and he finished 2-4 at the plate,

CHAVEZ YOUNG in action.

including a solo home run and two runs scored. His home run gave the Canadians a 2-1 lead in the third inning before they went on to take a 1-0 lead in the series. The 20-year-old outfielder cooled off for the remainder of the series and finished 0-10 in the final three games. 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. In June, Young began the season with the Canadians but appeared in just five games before he was reassigned to Bluefield.

Buddy takes leader role By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net fter a busy offseason, Buddy Hield and the Sacramento Kings will be back with the organisation in an official capacity with 2017-18 training camp set to tip-off in less than two weeks. Training camp opens Tuesday, September 26 and will run for approximately a week before the NBA preseason gets underway. Sacremento will open the preseason at home against the San Antonio Spurs on October 2 and they travel to face the Spurs on the road just days later on October 6. They get their first opportunity for a back-toback when they face the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trailblazers on October 8-9 respectively. Those games are followed by a matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers October 12 and the preseason concludes October 13 against the defending champion Golden State Warriors. The Kings open the regular season Wednesday, October 18 against the Houston Rockets. This will be Hield’s first training camp with the Kings after he joined the team in midseason as a trade piece last season. In his first full season with the team, Hield is looking to take on a leadership role with the Sacramento Kings and represent the “culture change” the franchise is eager to make. Hield turned down an opportunity to appear at the Basketball Without Borders Americas camp hosted in the New Providence last July and opted instead to attend the Kings’ Summer League minicamp to set the tone as a leader to the younger players on the roster. “It’s my role now, it was a

role for me since I was in college and I’m just trying to make that translate. I know we added some new vets to the team, but I’ll still take on a leadership role, even when they get here, trying to be the leader the young guys need me to be. Somebody has to make a change and we’re trying to change the culture around here,” Hield said. Hield is expected to lead a young core on the roster that includes fellow second-year players Skal Labissiere, Georgis Papagiannis and a starstudded rookie class featuring No.5 selection in this year’s draft: De’Aaron Fox, Justin Jackson, Harry Giles, Frank Mason III and European import Bogdan Bogdanovic. The Kings also picked up veteran leadership in free agency with the additions of George Hill, Vince Carter, and Zach Randolph. Hield was named to the 2016-17 NBA All-Rookie First Team this offseason. He became the 16th player in Kings franchise history and the 11th during the Sacramento era to earn All-Rookie Team distinction, a list that includes teammate Cauley-Stein (2015-16 All-Rookie Second Team). He played 57 games with the New Orleans Pelicans before he was traded to the Kings in February. In 25 games for the Kings, Hield made 18 starts and averaged 15.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game and 42 per cent shooting from three-point range. On the season he averaged 10.6 points, 3.3 rebounds on 42 per cent shooting from the field and 39 per cent from three-point range. He finished fourth in 3-point and free throw percentage, 8th in field goal percentage and 11th in rebounding among all rookies.

I AM YOUR LEADER: Buddy Hield and the Sacramento Kings open the regular season against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, October 18. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)

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AMERICAN FOOTBALL STANDOUTS FLY WITH THE EAGLES By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles have been a pipeline for young Bahamian student athletes in recent years and another pair has been added to the football programme this fall. Senior running back Bailey McBride and junior wide receiver Devyn Munroe are the latest Eagles to join the Rabun County, Georgia side the gridiron. McBride has been an early season standout for the Eagles and has racked up 167 yards and six touchdowns on 23 carries. He opened the season with 112 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a 50-14 win over the Carolina Gladiators in the season opener. After just two carries for -8 yards in a 47-0 loss to Franklin, he bounced back in game three with eight carries for 63 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-12 win over the Anderson Cavaliers. Munroe has just three catches for 25 yards on the season thus far. The Eagles return to the field Friday, September 15 in a non-conference game against Robbinsville (North Carolina) in the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association. In his sophomore season, his first with the Eagles, McBride appeared in just four games and totalled 74 rushing yards with one touchdown. He also caught three passes for 45 yards and one touchdown and on the defensive side, he finished with 10 tackles and one interception. As a junior, he got more opportunities to carry the ball and appeared in nine games. He finished with 410 yards and one touchdown on 116 carries. In the passing game, he also had eight receptions for 75 yards and one touchdown. Munroe also looks to build on his sophomore season with the programme when he finished with 14 receptions for 172 yards and one touchdown. His best performance came against the Hickory Hawks when he caught four passes for 63 yards and a score. As a defensive back, he finished with 13 tackles and two interceptions. Rabun Gap has hosted a series of school fairs and recruitment drives in the Bahamas to attract and recruit potential student athletes to the college preparatory day and boarding school.

Bahamian college football players in NAIA action By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN collegiate football players Michael Bullard and Dwight Butler and their Peru Bobcats will have an opportunity to play in a televised game this weekend in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I play. The Bobcats will face Missouri Valley at 11am Saturday, September 16 on ESPN 3. Peru State, located in Peru, Nebraska, competes in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) in NAIA Division I. The conference has partnered with Niles Media Group to bring wider exposure to the league and this

is the first of two televised games for Peru. After an injury shortened sophomore season, Bullard is on pace to surpass last year’s numbers and has emerged as one of the defensive leaders in his third year with the programme. He currently leads the team with 18 tackles - 10 unassisted and 1.5 for a loss. Bullard notched six total tackles in the Bobcats’ 31-14 victory against Avila University in the season opener. He finished with seven tackle and one fumble recovery in a 40-20 win over Central Methodist in game two followed by five tackles, including one for a loss in a 21-19 loss to Evangel. Butler has yet to compile any statistics for the season. In 2016, the Bobcats finished 5-6 overall and 1-4 in

BAHAMIAN collegiate football player Michael Bullard.

the HAAC. Bullard was limited to just six games due to injury in his sophomore season. He finished with 24 tackles and six passes defended on the year. His top outings of the season included four tackles and two passes defended against Avila and 10 tackles against Mid America Nazarene. In his freshman season with the Bobcats, he appeared in seven games and finished with seven tackles, four passes broken up and one interception. Butler, in his freshman season at wide receiver, caught just two passes for 12 yards. In the team’s outlook preview, head coach Steve Schneider expressed cautious optimism about the season, particularly about

the strength of conference play. Four teams in the HAAC were ranked in the preseason poll. “Our guys are excited to get the season going. We had a great offseason and are ready to go,” stated Schneider. He added: “We have a nucleus of players back. This is my sixth year as head coach and this is as much experience as we’ve had.” At the high school level, Bullard and Butler were members of the Rabun Gap Nacoochee High School programme that led the team to an historic 11-3 finish overall on the season. They led the Eagles to the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association State Championship, Division III title game.

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Growing interest in archery with Bahamas junior Olympic development programme INTEREST in archery has been growing in The Bahamas recently, as more and more people experience the excitement, challenge and joy of the sport, and The Bahamas Archery Federation has stepped up the game with the launch of the Bahamas Junior Olympic Archery Development Programme. The programme has been developed by the federation alongside Ben Jamieson, founder and lead instructor of local archery club, Bahamas Archery, and provides a self-paced, achievementbased pathway for youth from 10 to 19 years old to learn the sport and prepare for national, regional and international competition. Said David Rahming, president of the federation: “We’re excited to have have developed this programme, which can be run by any archery club with membership in the federation, to further our goal of nurturing and building a national youth archery team. With Trinidad, Bermuda, Barbados and Latin America already having strong competitive archery teams, it is time for The Bahamas to take its place alongside them in local and international tournaments”. The programme, based on US Archery’s successful junior archery development programme, focuses on all aspects of archery, from technical form through to developing mental strategies critical to competition, and rewards participants along the way with achievement medals as they progress through the levels. Students set their own pace for those achievements, and with guidance from qualified coaches running the programme, attempt the next level when they feel they are ready,

AN increasing number of young Bahamians are interested in the sport of archery with the Bahamas Archery Federation’s launch of the Bahamas Junior Olympic Archery Development Programme. progressing through shooting at increasing distances for increasing scores. “Archery is such a great sport, ideal for those who may not be attracted to the more athletic Olympic sports such as swimming and track. By implementing the BJOAD programme, the federation has provided a way not only to engage youth in the sport, but also work towards developing a world class national team.” said Ben Jamieson, “It’s a very exciting time for archery in The Bahamas, and our club will be immediately implementing the programme for one of the schools we work with in

western New Providence. We plan on being ready to open it to the public shortly through our existing classes and club meets. I truly hope other clubs throughout The Bahamas follow suit, and look forward to regular inter-club competition throughout the islands.” Details of the program me can be found on the Bahamas Archery Federation’s newly launched website along with listings of local archery clubs and instructors and information on the federation itself. The Bahamas Archery Federation was founded in 2013, and is the official governing body for archery in

The Bahamas, sanctioned by World Archery. The federation can be reached at info@bahama-

sarcheryfederation.org. Bahamas Archery is an archery club in western Nassau providing public

archery classes and membership for existing archers. Club can be contacted at: info@bahamasarchery.com

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Watch Out: Sacks galore likely this Thursday night By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

more. PATRIOTS, 30-20

JUDGING by the performances of their blockers in the opening week of the season, it’s fair to wonder if there will be more sacks than points in tonight’s game between the Texans and Bengals. Cincinnati allowed Andy Dalton to be trapped five times, half as much as Houston yielded in its loss to Jacksonville. Yes, 10 sacks. At that rate, AJ McCarron might be on the field soon for Cincinnati because of the battering Dalton is taking. As for Tom Savage or Deshaun Watson or whoever is taking snaps for Houston, two words of advice: WATCH OUT! “What we talk to quarterbacks about all the time is put us in the play that you can,” Texans QBs coach Sean Ryan said. “We preach that all the time to those guys. They always do their best to see what’s going on defensively and get that done for us. “And then the next thing for the quarterbacks is let’s have that clock in your head. Know when it’s time to get the ball out of your hands or know when it’s time to tuck and go. It’s something that you’re constantly working with the quarterbacks on and we still work on it and always will.” Looks as if more work is in order. No. 27 Cincinnati is a 4-point favourite over No. 24 Houston, which also has a slew of people in concussion protocol. It’s difficult to believe the Bengals are really as inept with the ball as the Ravens made them look. BENGALS, 20-13

No. 3 Dallas (minus 1 1-2) at No. 14 Denver Solid early season matchup that a true O-line will win. Bengals and Texans should pay attention. COWBOYS, 17-14

KNOCKOUT LEAGUE TIP The Broncos made us sweat it out in the final game of opening week. We expect OAKLAND will be much kinder to our nerves. No. 32 New York Jets (plus 13 1-2) at No. 6 (tie) Oakland Thought about 10 seconds before making this ... BEST BET: RAIDERS, 34-10 No. 23 Washington (plus 2 1-2) at No. 20 Los Angeles Rams Rams basically had bye vs. Luckless Colts. Redskins more formidable. UPSET SPECIAL: REDSKINS, 27-16 No. 4 New England (minus 4 1-2) at No. 26 New Orleans Tom Brady is mad and isn’t going to take it any-

TEXANS LB BRIAN CUSHING SUSPENDED 10 GAMES

No. 16 Tennessee (minus 1) at No. 19 Jacksonville Titans have a quarterback, something Texans didn’t seem to have against Jaguars. TITANS, 22-17 No. 29 Cleveland (plus 7 1-2) at No. 12 Baltimore Can’t see Browns winning on road this early, maybe later in season. RAVENS, 13-7 No. 11 Philadelphia (plus 4 1-2) at No. 2 Kansas City Two of the NFL’s impressive teams in Week 1. CHIEFS, 23-17 No. 1 Green Bay (plus 3) at No. 5 Atlanta If Packers win this, stamp them as NFC favorites. FALCONS, 31-30 No. 9 Minnesota (plus 7) at No. 6 (tie) Pittsburgh Steelers looked rather blah in their win over Browns. Vikings looked terrific vs. Saints. STEELERS, 24-20

SUSPENDED: In this December 24, 2016 file photo, Houston Texans inside linebacker Brian Cushing (56) encourages his teammates before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Houston. Cushing has been suspended for 10 games by the NFL for violating the league’s performance enhancers policy. It’s the second time Cushing has been suspended; he missed four games in 2010 under the same policy. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

No. 25 Buffalo (plus 7) at No. 10 Carolina Don’t be fooled by Bills’ home win vs. Jets. PANTHERS, 28-13 No. 22 Arizona (minus 7 1-2) at No. 31 Indianapolis A shame this game is missing David Johnson and Andrew Luck. CARDINALS, 24-7 No. 28 Chicago (plus 6) at No. 15 Tampa Bay Will Bucs be rusty or chomping at the bit? Go with the latter. BUCCANEERS, 23-13 No. 18 Miami (plus 4) at No. 21 Los Angeles Chargers Will Dolphins be rusty or chomping at the bit. No matter. CHARGERS, 28-27 No. 30 San Francisco (plus 12 1-2) at No. 8 Seattle Seahawks will show some offense this week. SEAHAWKS, 23-6 No. 13 Detroit (plus 5) at No. 17 New York Giants Betting on Beckham returning, making huge difference for Giants. GIANTS, 21-17

AFTER IRMA, DOLPHINS BACK TO FOOTBALL ON CALIFORNIA COAST By GREG BEACHAM Associated Press OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins hit the practice fields yesterday for the first time in a week, working out under cloudless blue skies in 72-degree, humidity-free California weather. Hurricane Irma and its devastation to South Florida seem a world away, but the Dolphins are still thinking about home while they make an unexpected road trip. The Dolphins are spending the week up the Southern California coast from Los Angeles after leaving Miami several days early to avoid the hurricane. Their home opener against Tampa Bay was postponed by the storm, so they will begin their regular season Sunday against the Chargers. “I’ve been watching film the last couple of days, and we’ve had our first couple of meetings already,” defensive end Ndamukong Suh said. “So really, it’s just having an opportunity to take my mind off a little bit of what’s going on back home in Florida and focus on what’s important out here, and then obviously we’re not worried about football and taking care of that stuff. Obviously the

real world hits hard, but it is part of life.” The Dolphins’ rapid relocation came together quickly when Irma presented a clear threat to the Miami area. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross chartered a jet to fly players, team personnel and their families across the country last Friday night. Other players and coaches have arrived in California over the past three days, with the final players getting into town Tuesday in time for a full week of practice. The Dolphins are headquartered at the hotel and practice fields used by the Dallas Cowboys for training camp. Dolphins coach Adam Gase left South Florida last week when it became clear the hurricane was coming. He said he doesn’t know whether his home was damaged: “I haven’t asked.” “I’m not really worried about this group,” added Gase, who arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday. “They’ve been through a lot over the last year and a half with some of the challenges they met. And going into this year, everything hasn’t always been smooth. But these guys, they battle and they fight, and they handle adversity as good as anybody I’ve been around.”

MIAMI Dolphins coach Adam Gase speaks with reporters yesterday before practice in Oxnard, California. The Dolphins open their NFL football season against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. (AP Photo/Greg Beacham) Indeed, the Dolphins have done long trips before: They spent a week north of San Diego last season in between games against the Rams and the Chargers. The Rams helped out with the Dolphins’ relocation this week, sending over IT experts and other personnel to help the Dolphins get settled in Oxnard, which is just 25 miles away from the Rams’ training complex in Thousand Oaks. Gase spent the weekend watching football in Oxnard and preparing for the Chargers, who had the final game of the season’s first week on Monday night.

The Dolphins’ home opener was swiftly rescheduled for November, but the delay means Miami hasn’t played a game since its preseason finale on August 31. That’s not the ideal way to prepare for the Chargers’ pass-rushing duo of Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram, to say nothing of Philip Rivers’ offence. “It feels like it’s been forever, but it’s been only a week” since the Dolphins’ last practice, Gase said. “I think our guys are ready to get going.” But the hurricane made an already brutal September travel

schedule even tougher for the Dolphins. After Sunday’s game in Los Angeles, they visit the New York Jets next weekend, followed by a trip to London to take on the New Orleans Saints. The Dolphins’ training complex in Davie, Florida, avoided any major hurricane damage, which means the team can practice there next week to prepare for the Jets. Hard Rock Stadium also has no structural damage, so the Dolphins will be able to play their next home game there October 8 against Tennessee. But life won’t be back to normal in South Florida for a while, the Dolphins realise. Ross on Wednesday pledged $1 million to rebuilding efforts in the Miami area, and the team plans to deploy volunteers to help with urgent rebuilding projects. Until they return on Monday, the Dolphins will prepare for work in their California oasis. “It’s our normal Wednesday,” Gase said. “The only thing I said to (the players) was, ‘Control what you can control.’ We’re going to play a game Sunday, so we’ve got to get ready. I think these guys, they were glad to be back out here. There was good energy in meetings. It will be fun for these guys.”

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21 CLUB: INDIANS SET AL RECORD WITH 21ST STRAIGHT WIN By TOM WITHERS Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — For more than 100 years, American League teams have gone on winning streaks of varying lengths — short ones, long ones, double-digit ones. Nothing, though, like the one the Cleveland Indians have pieced together. A streak for the ages. Moving past the “Moneyball” Oakland Athletics, the Indians set the AL record with their 21st straight win yesterday, 5-3 over the Detroit Tigers, to join only two other teams in the past 101 years to win that many consecutive games. Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer off Buck Farmer (43) and Mike Clevinger (105) won his fourth straight start as the Indians, a team with its sights set on ending the majors’ longest World Series title drought, matched the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the second-longest streak since 1900. And in doing so, they separated themselves from every AL team since the league was formed in 1901. “Who would’ve ever thought that we’d be in this situation?” Bruce said. “I can’t even imagine.” Believe it. Now that they’ve moved past those 2002 A’s immortalised on film, the Indians are within five wins of catching the 1916 New York Giants, who won 26 straight without a loss but whose

century-old mark includes a tie. The Indians haven’t lost in 20 days, and they’ve rarely been challenged during a late-season run in which they’ve dominated every aspect of the game. “I think they’re enjoying themselves,” manager Terry Francona said as clubhouse music boomed in the background. “They should. I think what’s kind of cool about our game is when you do things, and you do them the right way, I think it means more. Our guys are playing the game to win, the right way. “That part’s very meaningful. They should enjoy what they’re doing. It’s pretty special.” After leading 4-1, the Indians had to overcome a costly error and rely on their bullpen to hold off the Tigers, who have lost 11 of 12 to Cleveland and saw manager Brad Ausmus and catcher James McCann ejected from the series finale. Roberto Perez added a homer in the seventh and four Cleveland relievers finished, with Cody Allen working the ninth for his 27th save. With the crowd of 29,346 standing and stomping, Allen retired Ian Kinsler on a sinking liner for the final out, giving the Indians the league’s longest streak since the AL was founded 116 years ago. There was no big celebra-

CLEVELAND Indians fans celebrate a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers yesterday. The Indians set the American League record with 21 consecutive wins. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) tion afterward as the Indians simply congratulated one another and stuck to their routine. “We’re so focused,” said Bruce, who arrived via trade last month from the New York Mets. “I thought we were playing the Royals today. ... Everyone comes here and gets ready to play today and I think that’s something that speaks volumes.” During their streak, which began with a 13-6 win over Boston ace Chris Sale on August 23, the Indians have rarely been tied, never mind equaled, for

nine innings. They have been superior in every way possible. Cleveland’s starters have gone 19-0 with a 1.70 ERA, they’ve outscored their opponents 139-35 and trailed in only four of 189 innings. Incredibly, the Indians have hit more home runs (40) than their pitchers have given up in total runs. And while they’ve racked up win after win, the defending AL champs have reduced their magic number for winning their second straight AL Central title to four. They’ve also passed Houston for the

league’s best record, which will come into play in the postseason as the team with the best overall mark will have home-field advantage. Now that they’re alongside the 1935 Cubs, the Indians have a realistic shot of running down the 1916 Giants. Cleveland opens a fourgame series today against Kansas City, which was outscored 20-0 on its three-day visit last month. Francona was asked if he thought the Giants’ run should be the record since it includes a tie. “I wasn’t there,” he said,

drawing laughter. “I’ve given that zero thought. I promise you I’ve given it no thought.” With a shot at AL history, Clevinger took the mound with Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze” blasting through the ballpark’s sound system, and Cleveland’s crowd came to rock — and witness history — on a mostly sunny day. Some parents kept their kids home from school and brought them to Progressive Field to see a once-ina-lifetime event Cleveland residents may remember more than any solar eclipse. They cheered every twostrike count like it was October and there was something much bigger on the line. The Indians have viewed the streak as a perfect postseason warmup as they try to end a Series title drought dating to 1948. Clevinger, who didn’t allow a run in 18 innings over his three previous starts, was down 1-0 in the first after Jeimer Candelario touched him for a two-out RBI double. But as they have done for the past three weeks, the Indians responded, with Bruce connecting for a three-run shot into the leftfield bleachers. “Expected, I would say by now,” Clevinger said of the Indians’ 3-run answer. “I don’t think there was a second that I doubted we were going to score some runs or string together some hits.”

WHITE SOX SCORE 2 IN THE 9TH INNING, BEAT ROYALS 5-3 TO TAKE SERIES KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Though Veterans Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia came through in the ninth inning, there is no doubt the Chicago White Sox are looking more to the future. Abreu and Garcia drove in runs in the ninth as the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 yesterday. The White Sox took two of three at Kauffman Stadium, winning their first road series since June 1618. While they have the worst American League record (58-87), they have won four of their past five games, hitting .360 with 26 extra-base hits and 40 runs in that span. They won a series in Kansas City for the first time since 2015. Abreu’s sacrifice fly scored Tim Anderson, who led off the inning with a sin-

gle, took second on a wild pitch by Scott Alexander (4-4) and stole third. Garcia’s single to center scored Yoan Moncada with the second run. Garcia is hitting an American League-leading .432 against left-handed pitchers. “We never give up,” Garcia said. “We always keep fighting. We never know what’s going to happen. What we can control is giving our best.” Alexander was working for the fifth time in seven games, including throwing 17 pitches in a Tuesday save and 27 on Sunday. Manager Ned Yost said before the game Alexander was unavailable. “They called down. I said I felt fine,” Alexander said. “We’re all tired. It’s the same thing for everybody. We’re all trying to be avail-

CHICAGO White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito throws in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals yesterday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) able.” The Royals, who entered three games behind Minnesota for the second AL wild card, tied the score at 3 in the eighth. Alcides Escobar singled in one run, while pinch runner Terrance Gore scored the other on an Alex Gordon groundout.

“Fortunately the damage was minimized and we were able to come out on top,” White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. Juan Minaya (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings to pick up the victory. Adan Engel hit a two-run double in the second for

WITH QUICK HOOKS, YANKS WIN 2 OF 3 FROM RAYS AT CITI FIELD By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Given a two-run lead and one out from qualifying for his first win with the Yankees, Jaime Garcia gave up an opposite-field single to left by Lucas Duda on a check swing. Joe Girardi walked to the mound, and Garcia handed him the ball without saying a word, without even looking at him, then muttered while walking to the dugout. “I don’t think I’ve ever been pleased when the manager takes me out,” Garcia said. Girardi returned to the mound again with two outs in the eighth and replaced Dellin Betances with Aroldis Chapman with a runner on. Betances’ head drooped, and he walked to the bench with a glum look. “This is not about numbers or when you pitch,” Girardi said. “It’s when we need you, that’s when we need you, and do your job.” Chapman and the Yankees held on for a 3-2 win over Tampa Bay yesterday to take two of three games in a series moved from Florida to Citi Field because of Hurricane Irma. New York, which won its fourth straight series, entered four games behind AL East-leading Boston and three games ahead of Minnesota for the top AL wild card. The Rays were three games behind the Twins, with four other teams to overcome, and re-

turned to Tropicana Field for a truncated five-game homestand starting Friday against Boston. “I don’t know if the right word is relief, but it is nice to finally get home,” said loser Chris Archer (9-10). “I don’t think anybody’s feeling relieved after we lost two of three given our current situation.” Garcia is 0-2 in six starts since the Yankees acquired him from Minnesota. Making his first appearance since August 30, he allowed five hits in 4 2/3 innings, giving up Kevin Kiermaier’s leadoff homer in the third. Girardi did not want Garcia to face Evan Longoria as the potential tying run. Chad Green (5-0) retired the Rays’ biggest star on a flyout, then struck out the side in the sixth. “June I probably would have left him, and July probably would have left him in. But you start to get to this point in the season and you have to make some personal sacrifices for the team,” Girardi said. “I understand if he’s still mad. I’m OK with that.” Girardi had a conversation with Garcia in the dugout when the inning ended. “I appreciate that from him,” Garcia said. “He came up and said it was a tough for him to do that and that I was throwing the ball well.” Girardi took out CC Sabathia after 4 1/3 innings with a 5-1 lead on Monday when Longoria came to the plate with two on.

Chicago, scoring Tyler Saladino and Kevan Smith. Engel has nine of his 20 RBIs this season against the Royals. After Royals starter Eric Skoglund retired the first two batters in the third, he gave up a double to Garcia, walked Matt Davidson and gave up an RBI single to Saladino. The Royals loaded the bases with one out in the seventh but came away empty. Melky Cabrera flied out to center and Eric Hosmer grounded out to end the threat. Skoglund lasted only three innings and 66 pitches, giving up three runs on five hits. He threw 6 1/3 innings of two-hit ball to beat Detroit 1-0 in his big league debut on May 30. Since then, Skoglund has given up 17 runs on 26 hits and 10

walks over 10 2/3 innings. He has a 14.34 ERA in four starts and one relief appearance. White Sox starter Lucas Giolito yielded one run, a homer by Salvador Perez in the sixth inning, in 6 1/3 innings. Giolito has a 1.75 ERA and has held opposing batters to a .140 batting average in his past four starts. The Royals will try to snap the Indians’ AL record 21-game winning streak on Thursday in Cleveland. “We’re not worried about that,” second baseman Whit Merrifield said. “We’re just worried about playing better as a team. We’re going to show up, and try to pitch, play defense, swing the bats and run the bases better than we have recently. If we do all those things, we like where we are.”

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Serena announces her baby’s birth By HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press GO ahead and add another title to Serena Williams’ collection: Mom. The tennis star announced via social media yesterday that she gave birth to a girl named Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. Williams posted about her baby on Instagram and Twitter accounts and is heard saying in a video, “We had a lot of complications, but look what we’ve got.” The 35-year-old Williams said in late December that she was engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Williams wrote Wednesday that their daughter was born on September 1 and weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces. One posting also says about the newborn, “Grand Slam Titles: 1.” Williams won her 23rd

Grand Slam singles championship at the Australian Open in January — while she was pregnant. She has not competed anywhere since but has said she intends to return to competition by next year’s Australian Open, which starts on January 15, 4½ months after her baby was born. “If she’s ready, she’ll play. If she’s not, she won’t play. I’m not a doctor. I can’t decide when she’s going to be ready to practice. If we can have enough practice so she can be ready, she’ll play,” Patrick Mouratoglou, Williams’ coach, said last weekend at the US Open. “I don’t want her to go compete if she’s not ready,” Mouratoglou said. “I told her: ‘You come if you’re ready.’ And I will do everything for her to be ready for Australia. But if she is not ready, of course she won’t

SERENA Williams watches her sister Venus play against Japan’s Kurumi Nara during the French Open. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) compete.” There is recent precedent for tennis players to return to action after giving birth. Kim Clijsters, inducted this year into the Interna-

tional Tennis Hall of Fame, retired to start a family after having won one US Open title, then came back to action in 2009 and won three more Grand Slam trophies. Another former

No. 1 and major champion, Victoria Azarenka, returned to the tour this year after having a son, although she missed the US Open because of a custody dispute involving the baby. Williams’ 23 major titles are a record for the professional era, which began in 1968; she broke a tie with Steffi Graf in Australia this year. Only one woman has won more: Margaret Smith Court, who claimed a portion of her 24 during the amateur era. As word made the rounds during the US Open that Williams had given birth, Garbine Muguruza — the reigning Wimbledon champion who is ranked No. 1 as of Monday — offered up quite a punchline. When a reporter told her that Williams gave birth to a daughter, Muguruza responded: “Baby girl? Well, I hope she doesn’t play tennis.”

WADA CLEARS 95 RUSSIAN DOPING CASES, STILL PURSUING OTHERS By EDDIE PELLS Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has dismissed all but one of the first 96 Russian doping cases forwarded its way from sports federations acting on information that exposed cheating in the country. The cases stem from an investigation by Richard McLaren, who was tasked with detailing evidence of a scheme to hide doping positives at the Sochi Olympics and beforehand. The 95 dismissed cases, first reported by The New York Times , were described by WADA officials as not containing enough hard evidence to result in solid cases. “It’s absolutely in line with the process, and frankly, it’s nothing unexpected,” WADA director general Olivier Niggli told The Associated Press yesterday at meetings of the International Olympic Committee. “The first ones were the quickest

to be dealt with, because they’re the ones with the least evidence.” McLaren uncovered 1,000 potential cases, however, and a WADA spokesperson told AP it is the agency’s understanding that sports federations are considering bringing some of them forward. Niggli cautioned that it will be difficult to pursue some cases, because the Russian scheme involved disposing of tainted samples, and the Russians were not cooperative with McLaren in turning over evidence. “There are a thousand names, and for a number of them, the only thing McLaren’s got is a name on a list,” Niggli said. “If you can prosecute an athlete with a name on a list, perfect. But this is not the reality. There were thousands of samples destroyed in Moscow.” The revelation of the 95 dropped cases comes with a deadline fast approaching to make a decision on Russia’s participation at next February’s Winter Olympics.

Two IOC committees that will decide the matter — one reviewing individual cases and another looking at the overall corruption in Russia — are due to deliver interim reports at the IOC meetings later this week. In resolving the case against Russia’s suspended anti-doping agency (RUSADA), WADA has insisted the agency, the country’s Olympic committee and its sports ministry “publically accept the outcomes of the McLaren Investigation.” Track’s governing body put similar conditions in place for the lifting of the track team’s suspension. The IOC, however, has made no such move. More than 270 Russian athletes were cleared to compete in the Summer Games last year in Rio. “The best we can do to protect clean athletes is to have a really good, solid anti-doping process in Russia,” said WADA president Craig Reedie, who is also a member of the IOC. “That’s our role

SPARKS RALLY TO BEAT PHOENIX 79-66 IN WNBA PLAYOFF OPENER By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks were rusty to start the playoffs. Coming in off an eightday layoff, they fell behind early before rallying to beat the Phoenix Mercury 7966 to open defence of their WNBA championship on Tuesday night. Nneka Ogwumike scored 19 points to lead five starters in double figures in Game 1 of the best-of-5 series. Candace Parker added 15 points while playing with five fouls. Ogwumike overcame four fouls. Chelsea Gray had 13 points, Odyssey Sims 12 and Alana Beard 11. “Their chemistry you can tell is pretty strong right now,” Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi said. “They seem a lot more sure of themselves and they showed that tonight.” Leilani Mitchell led the Mercury with 19 points and made five 3-pointers, both career playoff highs. Brittney Griner added 18 points — but just four in the second half — before fouling out with 4:44 left in the game. “Some of the calls just didn’t go our way,” Griner said. “Next game we’re going to have to be on our front foot a little bit more and hope we get some of those calls.” Beard’s defence helped limit Taurasi to 2 of 10 shooting for a career playoff low six points. “In the first half, she got hit, knocked down and got right up and went and found D,” Parker said of her teammate. “She’s persistent.” After trailing much of the first half, the Sparks pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring Phoenix 14-6 to lead 56-48. “If it was one-and-done, we’d be going on vacation tomorrow pretty (ticked) off,” Taurasi said. “We’ll take this game in stride. We didn’t play great in large stretches of the game and

came in well-rested. Los Angeles, which won the final seven games of the regular season, appeared slow to start, falling behind by eight while Griner scored her first six points. The Sparks didn’t take their first lead of the game until late in the second quarter on Parker’s 3-pointer. It was short-lived, and the teams went into halftime tied 42-all.

LOS Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike (30) drives to the basket between Mercury’s Monique Currie (25) and Leilani Mitchell (5) Tuesday night. (AP) we still had an opportunity.” Things got testy with 28 seconds left in the period. Phoenix’s Emma Cannon and the Sparks’ Essence Carson were called for double technicals after exchanging words. Before that, Phoenix’s Camille Little was called for a blocking foul, with Parker on the floor with her legs in the air and her arms protecting her face. Parker’s 3-pointer in the fourth gave Los Angeles its first double-digit lead of the game at 61-50. The Mercury closed to 70-63 on Little’s basket. “I’m proud of how we adjusted,” Parker said. “I’m proud of our team and how we settled down coming out of halftime.” Ogwumike completed a three-point play sandwiched around Parker’s free throw on a technical to Little that pushed the Sparks’ lead to 74-63. The Mercury had to win back-to-back elimination games to make the semifinals for the eighth time in nine years. The Sparks

SLOW DOWN The referees whistled a combined 46 fouls in the game, and there were six reviews of plays. “That’s all?” Phoenix coach Sandy Brondello said. “I thought there was about 12. The only good thing that came out of that is we got a bit of rest.” Brondello called the extensive reviews “boring.” D-FENCE Sparks G-F Alana Beard received her WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award from league president Lisa Borders before the game. Beard led the league in steals for the first time in her 12-year career while starting all 34 regular-season games. She joins two-time winner Lisa Leslie as the second Sparks player to earn the honor. Beard also received $5,000. “There’s no one that deserves that award more than she does,” Taurasi said. “Her mental fortitude to go into games and have the hardest assignment every night is not easy.” LONG ROAD The Mercury have gone coast-to-coast since Sunday after winning an elimination game in Connecticut. The team bused from there to Boston and got on a plane that stopped in Houston before arriving in LA late Monday night. “I feel great,” Taurasi said sarcastically. “I had a couple beers last night and I was ready to rock today. We could have gone to Ibiza, we could have gone to Egypt, but we came to LA instead.”

and our priority. The rest of it, you have to go and ask the IOC.” IOC president Thomas Bach said the committees are “working hard all the time.” Meanwhile, Russian officials are showing no signs of acknowledging they ran a state-sponsored doping program. This week, the country’s deputy prime minister, Vitaly Mutko, blamed RUSADA and the former head of the Russian anti-doping lab, Grigory Rodchenkov, for the corruption, and suggested WADA was at fault, too. Rodchenkov lives in hiding in the United States after revealing details of the plot . “We are rearranging the system but it should be rearranged so that WADA could also share responsibility,” Mutko told Russia’s RSport news agency. “They should have been responsible for (Rodchenkov) before, as they have issued him a licence and given him a work permit. They were in control of him but now the state is blamed for it.”

AP SOURCE: RICHARDSON GETS $42M DEAL TO STAY WITH HEAT By TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Josh Richardson will go to Miami Heat training camp later this month with a new contract. Richardson and the Heat agreed yesterday on a fouryear extension that could be worth $42 million, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The fourth year will be at Richardson’s option, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the signing. The contract goes into effect in the 2018-19 season. Richardson will make about $1.5 million this coming season, and will likely be in the mix of candidates vying for the starting small forward spot with the Heat. The deal was not a surprise, given that Miami officials had indicated repeatedly that they had no plans on letting Richardson go elsewhere. Richardson is entering his third season with the Heat. He averaged 10.2 points last season, appearing in 53 games and making 34 starts. He shot 46 per cent from 3-point range as a rookie, then 33 per cent from beyond the arc last season — after missing training camp with a knee injury. The Heat begin this season’s training camp on September 26. Richardson turns 24 on Friday. He was the No. 40 overall pick by Miami in the 2015 NBA draft after a four-year career at Tennessee. ESPN first reported Richardson’s agreement with Miami.

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RONALDO BACK WITH BRACE AS REAL MADRID, MAN CITY, SPURS WIN IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE By CIARAN FAHEY Associated Press AFTER watching rival Lionel Messi score twice the night before, Cristiano Ronaldo did likewise for Real Madrid to open its bid for a third straight Champions League title with a 3-0 win over Cypriot club APOEL yesterday. Messi helped Barcelona beat Juventus by the same score on Tuesday. Harry Kane also chipped in two goals as Tottenham defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-1 at Wembley Stadium, while central defender John Stones surprised with two goals in Manchester City’s 4-0 away rout of Feyenoord. Leipzig drew 1-1 with Monaco on the German team’s debut in Europe’s premier competition. • Here is a look at Wednesday’s games: GROUP E Liverpool coach Juergen

Klopp questioned officials after defender Joe Gomez was sent off in stoppage time of his side’s 2-2 draw with Sevilla at Anfield. But Klopp’s anger could have been directed at his players after they switched off at a throw-in and allowed Joaquin Correa to earn a point for the Spanish team. Sevilla took an early lead thanks to another defensive error, but Liverpool managed to lead at the break with goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah. Firmino missed a chance to make it 3-1 from a penalty before Correa curled home his finish. Spartak Moscow drew 1-1 at Maribor, where the game was briefly held up after the referee narrowly escaped being hit by a flare.

Feyenoord’s return after 15 years. Stones, Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus scored in the first half as the visitors made a mockery of Feyenoord coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s decision to play a five-man defence with a display of display of swift-passing, attacking football. Stones doubled his tally in the 63rd for City to win 4-0. Goals from Taison and Facundo Ferreyra were enough for Shakhtar Donetsk to beat Napoli 2-1.

Tosun, and Ryan Babel all scored for the visitors at Estadio do Dragao. GROUP H Cristiano Ronaldo took his Champions League tally to 107 goals on his return as Real Madrid beat APOEL 3-0. It was the Portuguese’s first game since being suspended for shoving a referee in the Spanish Super Cup final last month. Sergio Ramos scored the third goal at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, where Madrid hasn’t lost a groupstage game in almost eight years. The Spanish powerhouse has won 12 of its last 13 Champions League home games. Dortmund’s return to Wembley, where it lost the 2013 final, was another unhappy one after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s wouldbe equaliser was ruled out despite TV replays showing the Gabon striker was onside.

GROUP G Only founded in 2009, Leipzig announced its arrival in the Champions League when Emil Forsberg scored the club’s first goal in the competition. But Youri Tielemans replied straight away for Monaco to claim a point in a 1-1 draw. Besiktas leads the group after a 3-1 win at Porto, which hadn’t conceded this season until Talisca, Cenk

GROUP F John Stones was an unlikely hero as Man City equalled its biggest win in the competition and spoiled

REAL Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring his side’s 2nd goal yesterday during a Champions League group H soccer match against Apoel Nicosia at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Kane’s brace gave Tottenham only its third victory in 13 matches in a decade at Wembley, its temporary home for the season while White Hart Lane is being redeveloped.

THE WEATHER REPORT

5-Day Forecast

TODAY

ORLANDO

High: 90° F/32° C Low: 74° F/23° C

TAMPA

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Clouds and sun, a t‑storm in spots

Partly cloudy

Partly sunny

Times of clouds and sun

Partly sunny, a t‑storm in spots

Partly sunny with a thunderstorm

High: 91°

Low: 78°

High: 92° Low: 81°

High: 90° Low: 80°

High: 90° Low: 79°

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110° F

91° F

108°-90° F

108°-92° F

111°-93° F

111°-88° F

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.

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ABACO

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

4‑8 knots

High: 90° F/32° C Low: 77° F/25° C

6‑12 knots

FT. LAUDERDALE

FREEPORT

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 78° F/26° C

W S

WEST PALM BEACH

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TONIGHT

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 77° F/25° C

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 75° F/24° C

MIAMI

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 78° F/26° C

3‑6 knots

KEY WEST

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 81° F/27° C

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 78° F/26° C

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 82° F/28° C

The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

tiDes For nassau High

Ht.(ft.)

Low

Ht.(ft.)

Today

2:45 a.m. 3:28 p.m.

2.8 3.4

8:59 a.m. 0.6 10:00 p.m. 0.8

Friday

3:55 a.m. 4:34 p.m.

2.8 3.4

10:07 a.m. 0.6 11:04 p.m. 0.7

Saturday

5:01 a.m. 5:35 p.m.

3.0 3.5

11:13 a.m. 0.5 ‑‑‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑‑

Sunday

6:01 a.m. 6:30 p.m.

3.1 3.6

12:02 a.m. 0.5 12:13 p.m. 0.4

Monday

6:55 a.m. 7:21 p.m.

3.3 3.6

12:54 a.m. 0.4 1:08 p.m. 0.2

Tuesday

7:45 a.m. 8:07 p.m.

3.4 3.6

1:42 a.m. 1:58 p.m.

0.2 0.2

Wednesday 8:31 a.m. 8:51 p.m.

3.5 3.5

2:26 a.m. 2:46 p.m.

0.2 0.2

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:56 a.m. 7:15 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

1:16 a.m. 3:03 p.m.

New

First

Full

Last

Sep. 20

Sep. 27

Oct. 5

Oct. 12

CAT ISLAND

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

4‑8 knots

4‑8 knots Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 90° F/32° C Low .................................................... 80° F/27° 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 ................................. 0.40” Year to date ............................................... 25.98” Normal year to date ................................... 26.62”

ELEUTHERA

NASSAU

The only setback for Tottenham in its 3-1 win was finishing with 10 men after Jan Vertonghen was sent off late for catching Mario Goetze in the face with a swinging arm.

ANDROS

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 80° F/27° C

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 79° F/26° C

High: 88° F/31° C Low: 80° F/27° C

W S

LONG ISLAND

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High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

4‑8 knots

MAYAGUANA High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS

tonight’s lows.

RAGGED ISLAND High: 84° F/29° C Low: 80° F/27° C

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 80° F/27° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 87° F/31° C Low: 79° F/26° C

4‑8 knots

marine Forecast ABACO ANDROS CAT ISLAND CROOKED ISLAND ELEUTHERA FREEPORT GREAT EXUMA GREAT INAGUA LONG ISLAND MAYAGUANA NASSAU RAGGED ISLAND SAN SALVADOR

Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday: Today: Friday:

WINDS N at 6‑12 Knots NNE at 7‑14 Knots NE at 4‑8 Knots N at 6‑12 Knots NNW at 6‑12 Knots NNW at 6‑12 Knots NNW at 4‑8 Knots WSW at 3‑6 Knots N at 4‑8 Knots NNE at 6‑12 Knots ENE at 4‑8 Knots NNE at 6‑12 Knots N at 4‑8 Knots NNE at 4‑8 Knots NW at 4‑8 Knots S at 3‑6 Knots NNW at 6‑12 Knots NW at 4‑8 Knots NW at 6‑12 Knots SW at 4‑8 Knots N at 4‑8 Knots NNE at 4‑8 Knots NW at 4‑8 Knots NNE at 4‑8 Knots NW at 4‑8 Knots N at 6‑12 Knots

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

VISIBILITY 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 6 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 84° F 84° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F 83° F

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