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Truckers to face Wildcats in ladies’ championship DAVIS: GSSSA EAGER TO GET SEASON T STARTED NEXT MONTH

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

his will probably be a birthday celebration that Shevette Taylor won’t forget anytime soon. Last night on her 30th birthday in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, Johnson’s Lady Truckers’ third sacker Taylor drilled a 1-1 pitch off deep to left centrefield fence. This resulted in the Lady Truckers breaking up a 12-12 tie to score pinch runner Mika Bain from third with the game-winning 13-12 walk-off-the-field victory in the bottom of the seventh inning over the youthful Platinum Pool Lady Sharks to secure their berth into the New Providence Softball Association ladies’ championship series.

In what many fans felt was one of the most exciting games played this season, the two teams met in the fifth and deciding game of their semi-final series. It went right down to the wire with Taylor coming through in the clutch situation and propelling the Lady Truckers into the best-ofseven finals that are scheduled to begin Saturday night against the defending champions Sunshine Auto Lady Wildcats. “This one was sweet. I had a feeling that I was going to leave the park. I did it in the last playoff game on my birthday,” said Taylor of the shot that looked as if it went over the fence. Unfortunately, it only hit the fence and although Taylor circled the bases for what looked like a grand slam homer, it was only ruled a run-producing single as the Lady Truckers only needed to

score the run on third to secure the win. However it was ruled, Taylor still celebrated as if it was a homer. “I hit four homers in a tournament, so I knew it was a good chance that I could hit another one,” she stated. “I didn’t expect it with the bases loaded. I’ve never done that before. When I saw the bases loaded, that gave me more motivation to go in the batter’s box and swing hard.” Now as they prepare for the final, Taylor said they will have to take it one game at a time. “It’s a best-of-seven series, but you don’t talk this, you go out there and play it between the lines,” Taylor stated. Back to the clincher, Taylor’s hit came after Coline Russell led off with a single and eventually scored the tying run on an error.

A LADY Trucker in action.

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Bengals top the Ravens 34-23

CINCINNATI Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd (83) breaks away from Baltimore Ravens linebacker Patrick Onwuasor (48) to score a touchdown in the first half last night in Cincinnati. SEE THE FULL STORY ON PAGE 4 (AP Photo/Frank Victores)

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net FOLLOWING their initial meeting with the general body, Government Secondary Schools Sports Association president Varel Davis said they are eager to get the 2018/19 season started next month. Davis, who was elected during the last school year to her second consecutive term in office, said they will get started with volleyball on Monday, October 1. That will be followed by cross country on Saturday, October 6. Basketball will follow when the new year rolls in, then the GSSSA will concentrate on track and field, soccer, softball for girls and baseball for boys. “I am anticipating that this year will be bigger and better than last year,” Davis said. “We actually went out last year and we are hoping to make it even bigger and better this year.” One of the things that they didn’t accomplish in her last administration was the coaches-athletes banquet. “Hopefully we will be able to do it this year,” she said. This year, Davis said they will welcome some new coaches into the system and there are some changes with players switching around from one school to another. Among some of the changes of note are Daniel Pratt in from Grand Bahama and is at CV Bethel, Tiffany Wildgoose is in from North Andros and is at CC Sweeting, Tyrice Curry has moved from CR Walker to Anatol Rodgers, Christine Jenoure is in from North Abaco to Anatol Rodgers, Nikkita Taylor from Claridge Primary School is now at LW Young and Nigel Ingraham moved from RM Bailey to SC McPherson. There have been two surprising circumstances as both Chevvy Simmons at SC McPherson and Dereck Cummings at CC Sweeting have retired from teaching. “All of the coaches are ready for a competitive season,” Davis said. “Everyone is preparing their teams and so we’re looking forward to a competitive year across the board in all sports. “We are looking forward to see how the teams perform.”

‘I don’t think the score indicated how well we played’ By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ONE of the greatest thrills for any junior athlete is to make a senior national team. The biggest thrill once they do is to get a starting nod. Last week, 16-year-old Mario Johnson got to enjoy the best of the two scenarios when the men’s team played their first game of the CONCACAF League of Nations. In his starting role, the six-foot, 2-inch, 160-pound Johnson gave up two goals before he went down with an injury and the Bahamas eventually lost 4-0 to Belize. Johnson, an 11th grader at St Andrew’s School, got

started playing soccer about 10 years ago, but because he was considered “too fat,” he was sent into the goal post. The rest, as they say, is history. “I feel good because I know I work very hard,” said Johnson about his progress in his transition. “After they pretty much forced me to play keeper, I just lived up to the role.” Looking back at his initial showing at the senior level last week, Johnson said he was ready for the challenge. “It was just a different experience, but I had a couple of opportunities to get myself ready,” he said. “I think if I hadn’t gotten injured, I would have been able to hold them off.

“I don’t think the score indicated how well we played. It was a different play, but I felt we were ready. “We got tired at the end and we were not able to make the substitutions the way we wanted to. I don’t think four-nil indicated how well we played that game.” The Bahamas will play their next two games at home when they host Antigua & Barbuda on October 18 in round two of the tournament and round three on November 18 against Anguilla before they close out play on the road against Dominica on March 26. Johnson is hoping that he will be back in tip-top shape so that he can continue what he started,

MARIO JOHNSON although he didn’t get to finish the first game of

the tournament. “We just have to come with a different mindset in these next games,” he said. “I think we were nervous at the start of the game, but as the game progressed, we got into it. “It was something new for a lot of us because this was the first time that a lot of us as junior players got to play at the senior level. I think when we play again, we will be much better.” As for his game, Johnson said he eventually hopes that he can secure an athletic scholarship to go overseas to play college soccer either in the United States or in Canada. His local coach Paul James, of the Western Warriors soccer club, who has been working on Johnson’s

skills as a goalie for the past three years, said he has been impressed with his development. “He has tremendous potential, but he’s now realising that just having the potential won’t work, you need to put in the hard work,” James said. “So over the last six weeks, we’ve seen the way he’s approached the game. “He’s much better than any of the young goalies that I see around here, but he just needs to step out of his comfortable zone. He’s realised that and he’s starting to go to the next level. Potential wise, there’s no goalie here that comes close to him. “He just has to put in the hard work.”

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Look who is home!

‘GOLDEN GIRL’ SHAUNAE VISITS MINISTER PINTARD ‘GOLDEN girl’ Shaunae Miller-Uibo is home and one of her first visits was a courtesy call on Michael Pintard, the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources. Miller-Uibo made the visit to Pintard, the former Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, yesterday, just after she arrived home from her string of victories this year. He was joined by Phedra Rahming, the permanent secretary. Unbeaten this year, Miller-Uibo is coming off her triple victory at the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Continental Cup held in Ostrava, Czech Republic. As a member of Team Americas that represented Canada, the United States of America, South and Central America and the Caribbean, Miller-Uibo won the 200m.

She also ran the second leg on the women’s 4 x 100m relay team and anchored the mixed gender 4 x 400m team. Her performance came a week after she repeated as the IAAF Diamond Final 200m champion in Brussels, Belgium, where she was joined by Donald Thomas, who got fifth place in the high jump. The day before in Zurich, Switzerland, quarter-miler Steven Gardiner pulled up after taking the lead on the home stretch in the men’s 400m and eventually walked across the finish line in eighth place. This weekend, MillerUibo is expected to be honoured during a motorcade through the streets of New Providence on Saturday. That will be followed by a reception attended by Prime Minister Hubert Minnis on Sunday.

OLYMPIC gold medallist Shaunae MillerUibo enjoys a courtesy call on Michael Pintard, the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources. The photo at top right also shows Phedra Rahming, permanent secretary.

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Robinson to begin collegiate basketball career with Runnin’ Bulldogs in the fall By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net SHERMAN Robinson will begin his collegiate basketball career with the Navarro College Runnin’ Bulldogs this fall. The 6’7”, 200-pound swingman heads to Navarro following an acclaimed senior season for the Legacy Early College Lions in Greenville, South Carolina. Robinson averaged 10.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game for the Lions last season. He also played on the AAU Circuit with Team South Carolina Elite. The Runnin’ Bulldogs, located in Corsicana, Texas, enjoyed another successful season in 2017-2018

under head coach Michael Landers and reached the Region XIV Tournament for a fifth straight season. Between 2006-2012, the Bulldogs were in the Region XIV Tournament Championship finals six times in seven seasons – an unprecedented in league history. This season, they will again compete in Region XIV’s East Zone against some of the NJCAA’s top programmes. Navarro’s competed in the NJCAA National Tournament at Hutchinson (KS) three times, finishing fourth place after a 30-7 season in 2009-10. Robinson played locally for the St George’s Jaguars before relocating to the United States. For the junior national team, he

SHERMAN ROBINSON

was a member of the 2015 Under-17 Centrobasket squad that finished fifth in Puerto Rico. He averaged 7.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game through four contests.

Cornish emerges as team leader for the Seawolves By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net HEADED into his senior season with the Stony Brook Seawolves, Jaron Cornish has emerged as a team leader during offseason workouts. Following a summer where he made his Bahamas senior men’s national team debut, Cornish was back on campus in New York as the Seawolves looked to get an early start on strength and conditioning. George Greene, assistant athletic director for Athletic Performance, said the senior point guard stood out early with his work ethic and inspiration. “I think people throw around the word freak a lot when it comes to athletes, but Jaron Cornish is a legitimate freak. He has a 45-inch vertical. He tied Junior Saintel’s vertical record last year and broke the department record with 40 inches from a standing vertical,” Greene said. “Everything he does is impressive, but the biggest thing is his positive energy, what he does every single day. So we’re fortunate to have him, he did a fantastic job this offseason.” The Seawolves finished last season 13-19 and concluded with a loss to Vermont in the America East Conference semi-finals. Cornish is the only senior on the Stony Brook roster this season, but Greene said the group of upperclassmen have already set the tone for the year ahead. “Consistency is the biggest thing and that’s what I give this team the biggest credit for. Every day they came in with consistent energy, consistent attitude and consistent effort.

to his first double-double (15 points and 10 rebounds) at Rutgers. He was named the America East Player of the Week for his play in the overtime win at Rutgers. His second double double came with 16 points and 13 rebounds at New Hampshire. Off the court, the team was among the recipients of the 2017-18 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Academic Excellence Awards which recognises outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the season. After advancing to their ninth consecutive America East Playoff semi-final, the Seawolves rounded out the year with a 3.16 spring

completing two NJCAA seasons with the Broward College Seahawks in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As a sophomore, he averaged 18.7 points and 4.5 assists per game on 42 per cent from three-point range. While leading his team in nearly every offensive category, Cornish was also one of the top players in the NJCAA and ranked in the top 50 Division I JUCO players in the nation in free throws made, made free throws per game, total points, steals and points per game. Cornish tallied 11 20-plus point games in his final season at Broward. An Abaco native, he played locally at Agape Christian before transferring to Champagnat Catholic in Florida.

JARON CORNISH, of the Bahamas, in action. Over the course of a long summer, getting up and training at 7am everyday isn’t easy to do but these guys put forth that effort and they’re going to get the reward when they’re more physically prepared for their season,” he said. “Another piece to that is the confidence you gain from going through all that as an athlete. I think one of the biggest transferable qualities from the court to the weight room is confidence. “You’re bigger, you’re stronger, you’re more efficient with your movement, you’re jumping higher than your opponent, all those things carry over to the court and mentally you feel like you can do more the previous season.” Last season, Cornish played in 27 games, making 14 starts. He led the

Seawolves in assists (77) and finished second on the team in scoring (8.6) despite missing the first four games of the season following knee surgery. He had eight points, five boards and five assists against Bucknell, tallied nine assists and four steals against Shawnee State, used a strong second half to help lead the way with 18 points and five assists in the late win over St Francis (PA) and put up 15 points and grabbed six rebounds at LIU Brooklyn in some of his key contributions off the bench. He scored 11 points in his first start of the season at Columbia, led the way with 22 points, 18 coming in the second half, and added five assists against Hofstra, forcing overtime with a steal and immediate threepointer with three seconds left in regulation, en-route

Jazz Chisholm and Visalia Rawhide face elimination By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net JAZZ Chisholm homered in game two, but his Visalia Rawhide are now faced with elimination and an 0-2 deficit in the California League Championship series. With his two-run home run, he finished 1-4, drove in two RBI and scored a run in a 9-3 loss to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in game two of the best-of-five series Wednesday night at Recreation Park in Visalia, California. Visalia took 1-0 lead into the fifth inning, but the Quakes took control for good with four runs in the top half of the frame. Chisholm and teammate Drew Ellis recorded errors early in the fifth to load the bases with nobody out. Cody Thomas would hit a grand slam to left-centre, to put the Quakes up 4-1 and spoil the final home game of the season for the Rawhide.

semester GPA, graduating five seniors. Eleven members of the 2017-18 squad boasted a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA, with five of those studentathletes returning. Ten Seawolves were named to the America East Honour Roll (3.0 or higher) for the spring semester. This past summer, Cornish was one of just nine players to suit up for Team Bahamas as they earned their only win of the FIBA 2019 World Cup Qualifiers - an 83-82 win over the Dominican Republic. The Bahamas led by as much as 13 in the fourth quarter when Cornish made a three-pointer to give the team a 77-64 lead with 3:57 left to play. Cornish transferred to Stony Brook after

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Andy Dalton throws four TD passes, Bengals get 34-23 win over Ravens By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton threw four touchdown passes in the first half — three to A.J. Green — against a defense that has bedeviled him throughout his career, and the Cincinnati Bengals held on for a 34-23 victory over the Baltimore Ravens last night. Dalton knocked the Ravens (1-1) out of playoff contention last season by throwing a 49-yard touchdown pass in the closing seconds of the final game in Baltimore. On Thursday, he sliced-and-diced a defense that has more often gotten the upper hand in their AFC North rivalry, leading Cincinnati (2-0) to an early 21-point lead . Heading into the game, Dalton had thrown more interceptions (17) than touchdowns (15) against the Ravens, including a four-interception game at Paul Brown Stadium last season. Dalton finished 24 of 42 for 265 yards, throwing four touchdown passes for only the fifth time in his career. Green set the tone with touchdown catches of 4, 28

and 7 yards on consecutive possessions, a career high . Upset that he fumbled twice during a 34-23 win at Indianapolis on Sunday, he caught everything near him during the Bengals’ early surge. Green finished with five catches for 69 yards. Dalton’s 14-yard touchdown throw to Tyler Boyd made it 28-7 late in the first half. Joe Flacco was sharp in an opening 47-3 win over the Bills, but couldn’t do anything against Cincinnati until the Bengals led by three touchdowns. Flacco threw a pair of touchdown passes , including a 21-yarder to John Brown that cut it to 28-23 with 9:35 left. Flacco fumbled with 2:42 to go — Shawn Williams stripped the ball from behind — setting up a field goal by Randy Bullock that closed it out. He finished 32 of 55 for 376 yards with two touchdowns, two interceptions and four sacks. GLORY DAYS The Bengals honored their 1988 Super Bowl team at halftime, their last team to go deep into the playoffs. They haven’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season,

the sixth-longest drought in league history. PRIME-TIME PLAYERS The Ravens had their streak of five straight Thursday night wins snapped. The Bengals are 6-14 in prime-time games since Dalton’s rookie season of 2-11 — 0-5 on Sunday night, 2-5 on Monday night, 4-3 on Thursday night and 0-1 on Saturday night. SEEING GREEN Green is the fourth Bengals receiver to catch three TD passes in a half, joining Marvin Jones (2013), Chad Johnson (2003) and Isaac Curtis (1973). FAST START The Bengals are 2-0 for the first time since 2015, when they won the division, and for only the fifth time during coach Marvin Lewis’ 16 seasons. They’re the first team to score at least 34 points in each of their first two games since the 2013 Broncos, who reached the Super Bowl, according to ESPN Stats & Info. CINCINNATI Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) celebrates his touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens last night in Cincinnati. (AP)

Truckers to face the Wildcats in ladies’ championship series FROM PAGE 1 Keishlyn Moss then got on base on a wild pitch after she struck out, Dawayna Pratt walked and Krystal Evans singled to load the bases to set the stage for the birthday girl, who also came through with a highlighted two-run in-thepark homer in the fourth. Johnson’s, managed by Sidney ‘Bobby Baylor’ Fernander, came

up with four runs in the first, two in the third, two in the fourth and three in the sixth as they responded to every challenge they got from Platinum Pool. The Lady Sharks, managed by Stephen ‘Bishop’ Beneby, didn’t score until the third when they got a run and added seven more in the fourth. They actually had a chance to stop the game by the seven-run rule in the fifth, but fell short. They got three more in the

ENGLAND’S ALASTAIR COOK, left, at the end of his last ever match before retiring from test cricket, and Jimmy Anderson who today broke the record for most number of career wickets ever taken by a pace bowler pose for photographers after winning the fifth cricket test match and the five match series between England and India.

sixth and one in the seventh. Diva Burrows went the distance for the win on 11 hits with one strike out. Romona Hanna came in from right field in the first inning and finished the game for the Lady Sharks, but she was tagged with the loss. Brendia Ferguson got the starting nod. Theota Ferguson and Crystal Evans were the only player for the Lady Truckers with two hits. They both also scored two runs.

Dawn Johnson had one hit with a RBI and a run scored. For the Lady Sharks, Siohie Cartwright had a perfect 4-for-4 plate appearance with a run scored, Anishka Lotmore had two hits and scored three times, Dorneisha Woodside had a hit and scored three times and Alyiah Ferguson had two hits with two RBI and a run scored. The game was marred by a little dispute that saw Lady Truckers’

Mario Ford and Lady Sharks’ D’Kyle Rolle sent to the dug-out after a shoving match on the field. While the Lady Truckers and the Lady Wildcats will play the opener of the championship series on Saturday night at 7pm, the men’s encounter will follow with game one between the Commando Security Truckers and the defending champions C&S Hitmen at 8:30pm. Stay tuned.

ENGLAND pose for a team photo after winning the fifth cricket test match and the five match series between England and India at the Oval cricket ground in London on Tuesday. (AP Photos/Matt Dunham)

Cook makes record wicket more special for Anderson By SAM JOHNSTON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Although his recordbreaking wicket clinched victory for England over India, what meant most to James Anderson was that his retiring teammate Alastair Cook was on the field to witness it. Anderson became the most successful fast-bowler in test history by claiming the final wicket in England’s 118-run fifth test win at the Oval on Tuesday. The 36-year-old Anderson bowled Mohammed Shami for his 564th career wicket, passing Glenn McGrath for fourth on the all-time list and leaving himself only trailing spin bowlers, as England wrapped up a 4-1 series victory. McGrath took to social media on Wednesday, saying: “Congratulations

on becoming the most successful fast bowler in the history of the game,” the retired Australian bowler said on Twitter. “It takes dedication, commitment, work ethic, skill and mental toughness to achieve what you have. Very well deserved mate.” Despite Anderson’s moment of glory, it was his long-time teammate Cook — playing in his 161st and final test — who led England from the field, having set up the victory with a second innings century that left India chasing a record 464 to win. “It was (perfect),” Anderson said. “Happy that Cookie was on the field to see that wicket. It’s been a tough week.” Centuries from Lokesh Rahul and Rishabh Pant threatened what looked like a simple victory, but England took five wickets after tea to end No. 1-ranked

India’s second innings on 345. Adil Rashid removed both centurions, before Sam Curran struck twice to set the stage for Anderson. “What Jimmy’s achieved and what he’s capable of achieving still is astounding really,” England captain Joe Root said. “For him to have taken as many wickets as he has, to even be in the same league as McGrath and now chasing the big two spinners is a phenomenal effort.” India made a good start after beginning the day 58-3 before Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari were lost in consecutive overs to leave it facing defeat on 167-5 at lunch. That was despite Rahul’s first test century since December 2016, which was reached with three boundaries in one over against Ben Stokes. It was the first time an Indian opening batsman

had gone past 50 in the series. Rahul’s runs at first seemed consolatory but a comeback victory then appeared realistic when Pant, India’s 20-year-old wicketkeeper, hit a six off Rashid shortly before tea for his maiden test century. That left India needing 166 runs in the final session to reach what would have been a record chase of 464. “We did sort of think about (winning),” India captain Virat Kohli said. “But we knew that these guys had to be in there until the (required) score got below 100 and then we’d probably have a chance and England were waiting for someone to get out and then take the new ball.” Despite already having the new ball available to him, Root persisted with Rashid, who had bowled a wicket-less and costly 10 overs.

He was rewarded when the leg-spinner got the breakthrough with a stunning delivery which turned from outside leg-stump to clip the top of Rahul’s offstump, ending his innings on 149. “It was a brilliant delivery,” Root said. “Rash has that in him. That’s why we have him in the side because he has the ability to change games, to turn situations like that on their head and thankfully got us in a position where we could then go on and win the game.” Pant went for another six in the next over but was caught on the boundary at long-off by Moeen Ali, giving Rashid his second wicket in 12 deliveries and turning the match back in England’s favour. Curran then had Ravindra Jadeja (13) and Ishant Sharma (5) caught behind, before Anderson toiled

away — in a 14-over spell either side of tea — without reward. He had been denied Jadeja’s wicket when wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow dropped a tough chance to his left, but ultimately the landmark came in the most fitting style. Anderson uprooted Shami’s middle stump to ensure the wait for his wicket — and an England victory — was over. While it was Cook who led the side off the field, he didn’t see that as a reflection of who has been England’s most important player during his 12 years playing alongside Anderson. “I think he’s England’s greatest cricketer,” Cook said of Anderson. “Just the way he’s constantly kept going. “It’s just a phenomenal effort and God knows how many he’s going to end up with.”

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Arenado, Story homer to help the Rockies beat Diamondbacks 10-3 By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Kyle Freeland got in on the fun at the plate, too, for the Colorado Rockies. Freeland pitched effectively into the seventh and had two hits, and the Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-3 yesterday to extend their NL West lead. Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story homered and David Dahl had three hits and two RBIs to help Colorado take a two-game lead over Los Angeles and a 4 1/2-game advantage over the third-place Diamondbacks. Los Angeles played Thursday night at St. Louis. “We’re playing good baseball, we’re a very confident team,” Arenado said. “Everyone’s playing a part. It’s great.” Freeland played two parts — keeping Arizona’s offense in check until his left calf cramped up in the seventh and doing damage with his bat. He had an RBI double in the second inning and started a rally in the fourth with a bunt single down the third base line. “I was amazed with him today. I really was,” Arenado said. “I was like, ‘He’s an animal. He wants to pitch, he wants to hit, he wants to run, he just wants to be out there.’ The best pitchers in this game, that’s how they are.”

Freeland (15-7) was just as effective on the mound. He allowed two through six innings and left with one out in the seventh after giving up two extra-base hits. A cramp that bothered him in the sixth inning flared up again, but he said he is fine. “I’ve had it on the mound a couple of times before the season,” he said. “It’s nothing that I have concern about.” He was scheduled to face Clay Buchholz in the finale of the four-game series but the Diamondbacks righthander was scratched from the start because of tightness in his right elbow. Matt Koch (5-5) started in his place and allowed four runs on eight hits in three innings. Manager Torey Lovullo said Buchholz felt the tightness in his elbow 26 pitches into his 32-pitch warmup and he was shut down. “We have learned through some difficult circumstances just get him off the mound and get him evaluated,” Lovullo said. “So he is presently on his way back to Arizona to see our team doctors and obviously get an MRI.” A.J. Pollock homered for Arizona. The Diamondbacks are 3-12 in September. They lost 5-4 on Wednesday night when DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run homer off Yoshihisa Hirano in the ninth inning.

four straight seasons with at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs. Story’s homer, his 33rd, is the most by a Colorado shortstop. He was tied with Troy Tulowitzki, who had 32 in 2009. Story trails Arenado in homers this season but he did have bragging rights Thursday. His 471-foot drive bested Arenado’s by 6 feet. “I really don’t care too much about that,” Story said. “Maybe later it’s cool to see how far it went. Just trying to put a good swing on the ball. If it goes over the fence, that’s all that matters.” GOING SOCIAL Thursday’s game was aired exclusively on Facebook Live. COLORADO Rockies’ Nolan Arenado follows the flight of his solo home run off Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Matt Koch in the first inning yesterday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Arizona trailed 5-1 when Freeland gave up a triple to Steven Souza Jr. and a double to Nick Ahmed in the seventh. Freeland left after manager Bud Black and trainer Keith Dugger came to the mound. Yencey Almonte gave up an RBI double to Ketel Marte that made it 5-3. The Rockies responded with five runs in the bottom of the inning. Things don’t get easier for the Diamondbacks. They head to Houston to

play the AL West leaders in a three-game weekend series. “We gotta get going, time is running out,” Souza said. “We are making it more difficult on ourselves but it’s not impossible.” After Arenado and Pollock traded solo home runs, Freeland hit an RBI double over Pollock’s head in center to drive in Arenado and give the Rockies a 2-1 lead. Story’s home run in the third made it 4-1 and

Freeland came through again in the fourth. He laid down a bunt single down the third base line to lead off and then scored on Dahl’s double to the corner in left. POWER COUPLE Arenado and Story entered the franchise record books with their long balls. Arenado’s drive, his team-leading 34th, gave him 100 RBIs to become just the fourth player in Rockies history to have

TRAINER’S ROOM Diamondbacks: LHP T.J. McFarland was sent back to Phoenix to have an MRI on his sore elbow. Lovullo said McFarland’s elbow soreness flared up Sunday but has been feeling better. If he checks out Lovullo said he would join the team in Houston. UP NEXT Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray (5-2, 4.18) will open a three-game series at the Astros on Friday night. Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (6-8, 4.89) will start Colorado’s nine-game trip against San Francisco on Friday night.

Baez’s bunt single lifts Cubs past Nationals in 10 innings WASHINGTON (AP) — Javier Baez delivered the go-ahead run with a bunt single in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 yesterday in a makeup of a game postponed earlier in the week. Kris Bryant doubled with one out in the 10th against Sean Doolittle (3-3) and moved to third on exNational Daniel Murphy’s infield single. Baez, who homered in the sixth and drove in three on the day, bunted just to the right of first baseman Ryan Zimmerman to score Bryant.

Baez, an MVP candidate, has 31 homers and leads the NL with 103 RBIs. Chicago stretched its lead in the NL Central to 1½ games over idle Milwaukee. Washington fell 8½ games behind Atlanta in the NL East. Pedro Strop (6-1) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for Chicago, while Randy Rosario worked the 10th for his first career save. The game was a makeup of Sunday’s rainout. Washington returned home between stops in Philadelphia and Atlanta, while Chicago wedged the game

in between a pair of threegame series at home. Thursday was the last remaining mutual off day for the teams, and the Cubs arrived at their hotel rooms around 4 a.m. — 12 hours before the first pitch. First baseman Anthony Rizzo boarded the flight to Washington in full uniform. Washington took the lead on Spencer Kieboom’s solo homer in the third. However, the Cubs got to Nationals starter Joe Ross in the fourth, with Baez delivering an RBI double and then scoring a batter later on Victor Caratini’s

CHICAGO Cubs pitcher Mike Montgomery delivers in the 3rd inning against the Washington Nationals yesterday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Mets stun the Marlins 4-3 NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Conforto and Todd Frazier hit back-to-back homers with two outs in the ninth inning, and the New York Mets stunned the Miami Marlins 4-3 yesterday in the first game of a doubleheader. Kyle Barraclough entered with one out in the ninth and retired pinchhitter Dominic Smith before Conforto lined a 1-0 changeup into the second deck in right to tie it. Frazier then hit a 1-1 pitch to left centre field for his first walk-off homer since June 2015 for Cincinnati.

Barraclough (0-6) blew a save for the seventh time in 17 opportunities. Jerry Blevins (3-2) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win. Rookie starter Sandy Alcantara befuddled the Mets offence, permitting just two hits, with his only real blemish coming off the bat of the opposing pitcher. Steven Matz hit his first career homer, a two-run shot into the left-field seats in the second inning to tie it at 2. Peter O’Brien and Isaac Galloway went deep in the top of the second against Matz.

single. The Nationals tied it on Victor Robles’ sacrifice fly in the fifth. Baez’s opposite-field homer into the Nationals’ bullpen in the sixth gave Chicago a 3-2 lead. An inning later, Trea Turner capped an 11-pitch plate appearance with an RBI double to score Robles. Ross faced major league hitters for the second time since undergoing Tommy John surgery in July 2017, allowing two runs, four hits and two walks in five innings. Rain wiped out his first start in the second inning last Friday.

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Paire to open for France against Spain in Davis Cup LILLE, France (AP) — Benoit Paire will debut for France in the Davis Cup semi-finals today, two years after being sent home from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Paire was picked instead of Richard Gasquet. And he will play the opening singles for the defending champions against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on an indoor hard court in the northern city of Lille. Lucas Pouille, who won the decisive fifth match in the 2017 final, will then play Roberto Bautista Agut. The hot-tempered Paire was sent home from the Rio Olympics after the French Tennis Federation accused him of breaking team rules, but France Davis Cup captain Yannick Noah said he fitted in well in his squad. “We also wait to see when he will break five or six rackets,” Noah joked during the news conference at the draw yesterday. “You are going to enjoy it, you’ll see my face, it’s going to be funny. We’ve

FRANCE’s doubles pair Nicolas Mahut, left, and Julien Benneteau, second left, pose with Spanish pair Feliciano Lopez and Marcel Granollers during the Davis Cup draw yesterday in Lille, northern France. France will play Spain from today to Sunday in the Davis Cup semi-final. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler) decided that it should not be more than three rackets per set.”

In the doubles on Saturday, Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut are set

to face Marcel Granollers and Feliciano Lopez. In the reverse singles, Pouille

is scheduled to take on Carreno Busta, while Paire should be up against

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Bautista Agut. Noah has the option to use Gasquet on Sunday. Spain is without topranked Rafael Nadal, who was ruled out because of the right knee injury that forced him to retire from his US Open semi-final against Juan Martin del Potro last week. “I thought Gasquet would be playing,” said Spain captain Sergi Bruguera, who previously worked with the French player on the tour. “But I’m sure they gave it a deep thought. Both teams can win the five points, it will be a very open semi-final.” The tie is at the 27,500seat Pierre Mauroy Stadium, with the roof closed. France won its 10th Davis Cup title last year in the same venue, beating Belgium 3-2. The teams are meeting for the ninth time, with Spain leading 6-2. Croatia is hosting the United States in the other semi-final.

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CANELO ALVAREZ, far left, speaks during a news conference as Gennady Golovkin listens Wednesday in Las Vegas. The two are scheduled to fight in a title bout Saturday in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Alvarez and Triple G promise knockout of a fight By TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez had to follow a circus to town the first time they met a year ago. The clown show by Floyd Mayweather Jr and Conor McGregor a few weeks earlier cast a long shadow on a middleweight title bout that turned out to be quite a show itself. Golovkin and Alvarez put on a real fight that had a little bit of everything — except a winner. The two return Saturday night for a rematch on the Las Vegas Strip that might be even better. The 160pound titles are at stake once again as the two fighters try to settle what they couldn’t in last September’s draw. And this time it’s personal.

A failed drug test by Alvarez didn’t just postpone the rematch from the original date in May. It sparked a debate that left Golovkin openly questioning an excuse about contaminated meat in Mexico and whether Alvarez was clean for their first fight. “I don’t believe all his stories about contaminated meat,” Golovkin said this week. “I think it’s all nonsense. I don’t like to hear his nonsense stories about contaminated meat.” Luckily for Golovkin, he hasn’t had to listen. He and Alvarez have shared a room only once since the fight was announced — at Wednesday’s final prefight press conference — and Alvarez is so upset about Golovkin’s comments that he refused to do a traditional faceoff with Triple G for photographers. When they finally do meet Saturday night it will

be with some hard feelings on both sides that didn’t surface in the first fight. “I’m angry but I’m going to use it in my favour in this fight,” Alvarez said. “I’m bothered by all the stupid things they’ve been saying.” A fight that had to happen after the disputed draw in the first bout almost didn’t come to be after Alvarez tested positive for clenbuterol just before beginning training for what was supposed to be a May rematch. Alvarez was suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission for six months, and then Golovkin’s camp demanded a better split of the purse than he got for the first bout. A last minute agreement resolved the purse split, with Triple G getting closer to the 50-50 he was demanding. And both fighters will make millions for a sold-out fight that will be

televised on HBO pay-perview at a cost of $84.95. Now the rematch has to live up to the hype. That means both fighters will need to take more chances than in the first bout, which was close and entertaining but had no dramatic knockdowns or memorable big punches. “I just want him (Alvarez) to do what he says he will do and try for a knockout,” said Golovkin’s trainer, Abel Sanchez. “If he does that we’ll be treated to a great fight.” Sanchez has carried much of the burden for the fight’s promotion, as both fighters are more comfortable speaking in their native languages than in English. He’s tried to bait Alvarez by claiming the Mexican fighter ran in the first fight and refused to engage Triple G, when in reality all Alvarez did was rely on his counter punching strength

against the big puncher from Kazakhstan, who lives in Los Angeles. “He’s promised the fans he’s going to knock him out, but in order to do that you have to be in range,” Sanchez said. “In order to win a fight you have to want to win a fight. People aren’t going to pay 90 bucks to see somebody run.” Golovkin, who has held pieces of the middleweight title for eight years, is 38-0-1 with 34 knockouts, and for much of his career knocked out anyone put in the ring with him. But he went 12 tough rounds against Daniel Jacobs before going the distance with Alvarez, and there are some in boxing who believe his skills are eroding at the age of 36. Alvarez, an excellent counter puncher and boxer, also has the advantage of having gone 12 rounds with Triple G and understanding

how to avoid getting hit with his biggest punches. Alvarez is 49-1-2 with 34 knockouts, and his only loss was five years ago to Mayweather. “I’m going to go in there to knock him out,” Alvarez said. “Every night before bed I visualise what I’m going to do, which is to get a knockout.” In the first fight, which The Associated Press scored as a 114-114 draw, Alvarez came on strong against Golovkin in the late rounds to pull out a draw that was controversial largely because one judge had Alvarez winning 118-110. But both fighters say they are happy with the judges for the rematch, and doubt they will come into play anyway. “It’s a little bit different,” Golovkin said. “It’s a real fight, a real war.”

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Celtics’ Hayward: Rehab was the ‘most difficult thing I’ve done’ By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics were in sunny Los Angeles, it was another sub-zero winter day back in Boston, and Gordon Hayward was stuck in rehab, shooting baskets from a chair and picking up marbles with his toes to work his surgically repaired ankle back into shape. “The hardest part of the whole process has been the mental challenge,” Hayward said yesterday, reporting that he is 100 per cent healthy and preparing to be on the court for the October 16 opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. “I think you find the fight within yourself.” The Celtics’ top freeagent acquisition of the 2017 summer, Hayward was injured in the first quarter of the first game of the season when he landed awkwardly on his left leg, breaking his tibia and dislocating his

ankle. He may have been able to return before the end of the season, but then he needed more surgery in May. Other players did their best to keep up his spirits: One time, Aron Baynes brought back some Krispy Kreme doughnuts from a road trip and drove them over to Hayward’s house. “There’s so many days where I wake up and it’s like, ‘Man, here we go again,’” he said. “It was the most difficult thing I’ve done.” Speaking at the new practice facility named for Red Auerbach, Hayward said he celebrated each bit of progress – the walking boot coming off, or shooting baskets standing up, instead of sitting in a chair. Within the past two weeks, he has been able to play five-on-five basketball games. “With each step I get some joy,” said Hayward, who then slipped into his

Celtics uniform and took part in a photoshoot. Now, he said, he is ready to get back in the green for real. “I expect to be out there,” he said. “I would say I’m basically 100 per cent. There are certain things that I think are going to take time. Even if I was 100 per cent healthy, I’m not 100 per cent basketballwise, just because I haven’t played in a year. I’m trying to figure those things out.” Despite losing both Hayward and, later, point guard Kyrie Irving, the Celtics earned the No. 2 seed in the East last season and took Cleveland to seven games in the conference finals. “Watching the guys last year just gave me a lot of confidence in our team and what I think we have the ability to do,” he said. “I’ve been playing with some of them these last two weeks, and we have a lot of talent on this team. ... It’s going to be a fun year.”