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Screen printing shop owner asking for help to rebuild

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE MATTHEW DEMOLISHES BUSINESS

AFTER operating his Southwest Screen Printing Shop, providing uniforms for a number of sporting organisations and schools for the past 30 years, proprietor Leslie Williams is now asking for the public’s assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.

The Category 4 storm on Thursday has left Williams’ printing shop on Key West Street and

Cordeaux Avenue partly demolished with the structure from the bottom collapsed and a portion upstairs still standing.

“As you can notice, I still have equipment in there which seems to be good,” said Williams as he assessed the damage left behind.

“I will need to get a crane just to lift the structure, which has been in place since I got started in the business.

“I have all of my graphic designs on the screens in there and the equipment to print the t-shirts. So I need to get them out there because I have a number of jobs that I need to complete for people.”

With the equipment in the building, Williams said he’s in a limbo. But he intends to eventually rebuild the print shop, which is estimated to cost about $35,000.

When he adds the equipment and

the screens that are under the rubble, Williams said there’s about another $30-40,000 that he’s going to have to replace.

“Apart from getting the equipment and screens out of there, this is going to set me back by at least six months,” Williams projected.

“Just to rebuild the shop, it’s going to take about six months.

“This is a good time for persons who would have patronised the

business over the past 30 years to come forth and assist me in the restoration because the building was old and it was made out of wood, so I really couldn’t get it insured.”

Persons wishing to assist Williams can contact him at 456-4560 or email cuttywilliams242@yahoo.com “I will receive any assistance right now,” Williams said. “I’m depending on my brothers and sisters to give any generous sup-

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Frank Rutherford hops into the Hall of Honour

GUARD TAYLOR MOVES TO PRO RANKS IN IRAQ THIS FALL

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

rank Rutherford, the first Bahamian to win an Olympic Games medal in athletics, will be inducted into the 2016 Hall of Honour of his alma mater at the University of Houston.

The gala and induction ceremony is scheduled for Friday, November 18 at the Bayou City Event Centre.

Rutherford will join five other former Houston student athletes when they receive the highest honour to be bestowed on them at the university. They are follow track and field star Jenny Adams, footballer Kevin Kolb, baseballer Brad Lincoln, golfer Phil Rodgers and baseballer/contributor Bill Worrell. Their class of six is the 20th and will bring the total membership to 100 individuals and two teams inducted since the Hall was reintroduced in 1998.

When contacted today, Rutherford, who resides in Houston, Texas with his family, said he’s honoured to be recognised for his achievement as a five-time AllAmerican and an NCAA champion for the University of Houston.

“Every year at the University of Houston, they’ve had their induction for the Hall of Fame. I guess this is just my time,” said Rutherford of the honour.

Rutherford, who went on to represent the Bahamas at three Olympics from 1988 in Seoul, Korea to Atlanta, Georgia in 1996, had one of the most successful collegiate careers as he competed for the Tigers from 1986-87.

Winner of the 1986 NCAA Indoor Championships title as a junior, Rutherford came back for his senior year to claim both the indoor and outdoor titles in 1987.

He also captured four Southwest Conference titles, winning the indoor triple jump both years, the indoor long jump in 1987 and the outdoor triple jump in 1987.

While he still holds both the indoor and outdoor triple jump records at UH, Rutherford became the IAAF World Indoor Championship bronze medallist in 1987 – another first for the Bahamas before he took second at the 1992 IAAF World Cup of Athletics.

That was the same year when he highlighted another historic feat with his bronze with a then Bahamas national record of 17.36 me-

FOLLOWING a stellar collegiate career, Bahamian basketball player D’Shon Taylor makes the transition to the professional ranks this fall.

Taylor recently signed with Al Mina of the Iraq Basketball League.

His signing followed a summer spent with the Bahamian men’s national team which finished seventh at the Centrobasket tournament in Panama.

The 6’5” guard had his best game of the tournament in the finale against Nicaragua when he finished with eight points and six rebounds.

Another national team member, David Nesbitt, spent two seasons with Al Mina where he led the team to the final and was named Asia-basket.com Iraqi League All-Imports Team and Second Team.

Nesbitt has since moved on to Goes Montevideo Club in Uruguay.

Taylor, the former Norfolk State University Spartan guard, also spent the summer participating in several summer showcases to improve his pro stock.

He was named first team All-Tournament selection at the 2016 Portsmouth Basketball Summit in Virginia.

Following Portsmouth, Taylor also participated in the Gotham Hoops Invitational, presented by Overtime.

The invitationals offer seniors a chance to showcase their talents in front of professional agents, coaches, executives and scouts.

A former R M Bailey Pacer, Taylor finished his two-year career for the Spartans as a junior college transfer.

In his senior season he appeared in 33 games and made 29 starts, averaging 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals.

He helped lead the Spartans to a 17-17 overall record this year and a 12-4 MEAC mark, good for a tie

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tres, losing out to American gold medallist Mike Conley (18.17m) and Charles Simpkins (17.60m).

“I’m one of those people, who was selected by the Hall of Fame committee here at Houston for an outstanding accomplishment,” Rutherford said. “I guess when they call you, you have to appreciate that time.”

Rutherford, however, said it’s an honour that he will gladly share with the Bahamian people.

“When you go into the Hall of Fame of your university, it humbles you and you are grateful to God that you are put into that situation,” Rutherford said.

“Coming from a country like the Bahamas, which is very small, but with the kind of contribution that we are making globally, it really makes you want to sit down and think about your journey.

“For all of the things that you have accomplished, when you think about the University of Houston, which has been the springboard for your future, it really humbles you as a three-time NCAA champion and five-time All American.”

As one of the greatest athletes to come out of the Cougars’ programme, which has produced the legendary Carl Lewis, Rutherford said he’s appreciative of the honour because his sting at the UH has helped to propel an even

“IT’S JUST A BIG AND A HUGE HONOUR FOR ME” greater professional career.

“I was able to bring about a winning culture to the Bahamas,” he said. “So I’m really grateful to the University of Houston for using me to open up the eyes of my country as I went on to win an

Olympic medal.”

Although Lewis is still considered to be the greatest Cougar to come out of the programme, having won about 20 Olympic medals, Rutherford said he stands tall as the first athlete to attend the UH who went on to become the first athlete to win a global medal for his country.

“It’s just a big and a huge honour for me,” Rutherford stated.

“I hope God spares my life to be able to see it. I’m looking forward to being there that night and expressing my sentiments on how I felt about my journey at the University of Houston and in winning the first Olympic track and field medal for the Bahamas.”

Rutherford, who turns 52 on November 23, now works as a trainer at the UH. He has also established the Frank Rutherford Foundation and the Mega Malt Elite Programme, which has assisted a number of Bahamian student athletes from throughout the Bahamas to excel in athletics, basketball and football in the United States.

When the ceremony is held, Rutherford intends to attend the event with his wife, Milessa Rutherford, his five children, three grandchildren, aunt, nephew, fellow Olympian Dennis Darling, inlaws and his close friend, former NBA great Hakeem Olajuwon.

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3-time Olympic gold medallist Scheidt back for Star Sailors Finals WITH three Olympic gold medals and 14 world titles, Robert Scheidt is one of the best athletes ever produced by Brazil.

Having come fourth in the Laser class at the Rio Olympics, Robert will join the Star Sailors League in Nassau, November 28 to December 4 to contest his third SSL Finals, after winning the first edition in 2013 with his fellow Brazilian Bruno Prada.

It will be a happy return to the Star class, where Robert won two Olympic medals and three world championships.

“It will be different this time. In

Big event all set for November 28 to December 4

ROBERT SCHEIDT

2013, I was sailing with Bruno and we were fresh from the London Olympics in a Star, where we’ve earned the bronze medal. I’ve trained very little on a Star in the past three years and I have to pick up the pace now.”

Scheidt also declared that he will be sailing with Brazilian crew Henry Boening (Maguila) this time around, due to being a lighter weight to compete in the Laser at the Rio Games.

“We’ll have a full week of intense training in October in Rio de Janeiro. I’ve sailed a few times with Boening and he is an excellent sailor - we can do well in Nassau.”

Scheidt will go to the Bahamas a few days earlier to train and finalise last minute details to perform at his best in the SSL Finals, where he will be racing with the top sailors in the world from the Star Class and other disciplines.

Given the short time to train, Scheidt hopes to have his favourite conditions in Nassau. “We like strong wind, and it usually happens in the Bahamas, that would be ideal for us. We will face some very good sailors and I am sure it will be a super SSL Finals this year, with many medallists coming straight from Rio, particularly my opponents in the Laser class.

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NCAA Basketball: Great expectations for Michael Carey Jr in senior season

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

EXPECTATIONS loom large for Michael Carey Jr headed into his senior season of college basketball.

Carey, a 6’ 5” guard for the Wagner College Seahawks is a returning team leader and looking to push his team to an NCAA Tournament berth after they fell just one game short last year.

“My responsibilities haven’t really changed, the coaching staff asked me to be more vocal, instead of just leading by example, I have to be the veteran of the team, I’m the oldest guy on the team, I have to take guys to the side and explain the plays and show them the tricks that some one once

taught me,” Carey said, “I’ve gotten trust from the coach allowing me to play my game, they trust my basketball IQ and allow me to maneuver around the court and take advantage that allows me to be 6’ 5” and a do-it-all guard.”

In 34 games last season, Carey played 29 minutes per game and averaged 12.6 points and 9.1 rebounds.

The Seahawks lost to Creighton 87-54 in the National Invitation Tournament second round.

Carey, posted 15 doubledoubles on the season and was a two time NEC Player of the Week honouree.

It was an amazing late season run for Carey who recorded double-doubles in six of his last eight games.

He scored a career high 28 points in the NEC semi-

MICHAEL CAREY JR final to lead the Seahawks to a come from behind win over LIU Brooklyn.

He was also an all conference second team selection.

“The coach did a great job addressing certain

things because no player will be the same as when you recruit them. We lost our defensive player the year and gained two other players who can play and probably fill it up better than he could,” Carey said, “We are losing a little of defensive presence and gaining a lot of offensive power.

I think it showed when we went on the over seas tour scoring 80 and 90 points per game. The style is going to change a little but we are still going to be that rugged and tough defending team, but out offense is going to be really good.”

In the offseason, Carey was a member of the Bahamas’ senior national team who finished seventh at the Centrobasket in Panama.

Carey averaged 8.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and

three assists per game over the course of the tournament.

“Centrobasket, with the level of competition playing against pros, especially one of the guys from Mexico - he plays with the Brooklyn Nets right now - It gave me a great chance to match up against those guys to see where I was at,” Carey said, “It definitely taught me a lot on how to pace my self, when to go when to stop, how to pace myself and a couple of pros tricks.”

As for his senior campaign and the 2016-17 Seahawks season, Carey remains optimistic.

“I would like to keep it well balanced this season, it should be a fun ride, just keep following because Bahamian Basketball doesn’t stop with Buddy,” he said.

Whylly, Joseph and Hurricanes get ready for campaign

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

COLLEGE basketball continues its preseason through various divisions in Canada and Bahamian players are setting the stage for the upcoming 2016-17 campaign.

The Holland College Hurricanes continue to be a pipeline for Bahamian talent with another pair set to lead the programme in Prince Edward Island, Canada in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association.

Roosevelt Whylly returns for another season and will be joined by senior national team member Abel Joseph as the newest member of the Hurricanes.

The Hurricanes recently hosted a pre-season tourna-

ment and finished 2-0 after defeating St Foy and Mount Allison. They defeated St Foy 111-48, led by 18 points from Whylly.

The second game was a 101-72 victory over Mt Allison. Joseph would lead the way with a game high 24 points and added nine rebounds.

In a 102-92 loss to Dalhousie, Whylly scored 27 points, added nine rebounds, four assists, three steals and a blocked shot.

Joseph scored 10 points and added three rebounds and two assists off the bench in just 19 minutes.

Last season, Whylly helped lead the Hurricanes to a bronze-medal finish in the CCAA National Tournament and was named to the All-Tournament First Team.

Whylly ended the season

averaging 20 points and nine rebounds per game.

Joseph earned an opportunity with the Hurricanes after an offseason at the national level where he averaged 11.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game in Panama.

The Hurricanes will be host of this year’s CCAA Men’s Basketball Championships.

Shamar Burrows looks to follow up his star studded prep career in his first season with the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks.

The Golden Hawks made their preseason debut with a pair of wins. They defeated Algoma 64-52 and Burrows added eight points off the bench.

In the following road trip, the Golden Hawks finished 1-2.

ABEL JOSEPH

SHAMAR BURROWS

In an 87-63 loss to Manitoba, Burrows finished with 11 points.

Burrows graduated from Ridley College in Ontario, Canada where he led the programme to an unprecedented nationally ranked status.

Burrows and fellow Bahamian Livingston Bromwell helped the Tigers to highlight their season by claiming the Canadian In-

dependent Schools Athletic Association championship and ended an impressive run of success by the St Michael’s College Blue.

The Bahamian pair also led the talented Tigers team to several tournament wins this past season, including the Dorland Tournament, Standard Tournament, CAIS Championship, The Can-Am Shootout and the Crusader Classic hosted in

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for second in the regular season standings.

In his junior season he averaged 13 points and five rebounds per game.

He shot 45 per cent from the field and 25 per cent from three-point range in both seasons.

Taylor finished his career 15th overall at Norfolk State in three pointers made (94) as well as 16th in attempts (265).

His percentage landed him 17th overall.

Following his high school career, in which he led the Pacers to a Government Secondary Schools Sports Association and Hugh Campbell title in 2011, Taylor spent his collegiate freshman season at John Brown University where he averaged 9.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.

He was also an AllSooner Athletic Conference Tournament selection. He spent the next two seasons on the move when he transferred to Garden City Community College as a sophomore.

He averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in less than 18 minutes per outing. The following season he was a permanent fixture at Norfolk State.

Grand Bahama over the winter holiday.

In addition to league play, Burrows also honed his game playing with the Grimsby Basketball Association GBA Elite travel team.

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Friday, October 14, 2016, PAGE 3

In aftermath of the hurricane, let’s be our brother’s keeper IT IS not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish.

• The Finish Line, a weekly column, seeks to comment on the state of affairs in local sports, highlighting the highs and the lows, the thrills and the spills and the successes and failures.

THE WEEK THAT WAS IT’S been just over a week since the passage of Hurricane Matthew and the Bahamas has been in a recovery mode as people try to get back to normality.

In an effort to assist many Bahamians who have been affected, a number of charities have been lending their support in a hurricane relief effort.

At least one major sporting organisation has extended a helping hand and should be commended for the role they are playing.

The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, one of the largest sporting bodies in the country, has opened what they call “Project Quick Relief.”

According to Public Relations Officer Philip Gray, the initiative, which takes effect immediately, is consistent with president Rosamunde Carey’s concerns prior to the onslaught of

Hurricane Matthew last week.

In her correspondence with their stakeholders, Gray said Carey has been making direct contact with constituents of the federation, in particular those in Grand Bahama and Andros, in the aftermath.

Their focus is on monetary donations along with water, non-perishable food, clothing and athletic gear in excellent condition. All checks are to be made out to the BAAA in its hurricane relief fund.

In a leadership role, Carey has begun the fund with a personal donation of $500.

For those persons who wish to assist, they can contact project officers Sandra Laing and Dexter Bodie to lead the assessment.

It’s a keen gesture by the BAAA and should be one that other sporting organisations follow.

So many times, the sporting bodies rely on the public, especially whenever they travel to the various Family Islands, or the Family Islanders have to come to the capital for the financial support for their events.

Hurricane Matthew was all about the destruction of structures, particularly in New Providence, Grand Bahama and mainly North Andros.

“IT’S A KEEN GESTURE BY THE BAAA

It’s going to take some time for some people to recover from the devastation left behind. But as we continue to serve as our brother’s keepers, we will eventually get the Bahamas back to normality.

Efforts like those initiated by the BAAA should go a long way in assisting to make life easier for those Bahamians that they can touch.

Let’s hope that those Bahamians who can make a contribution will reach out and assist the BAAA in this venture.

It’s a worthy cause that can have a profound effect on a number of Bahamians who are in need.

CYG ALL SET Despite the passing of Hurricane Matthew and the destruction left behind at various sporting venues, the sixth Commonwealth Youth Games is still on the agenda for the major sporting activities for 2017.

Bahamas Olympic Com-

mittee President Wellington Miller and Vice President Roy Colebrooke both travelled to Edmonton, Canada last week where they assured the 70 countries registered in the Commonwealth that all systems are go in the Bahamas.

Miller and Colebrooke indicated that they have done their job in articulating the Bahamas’ readiness to put on what they are considering to be one of the best and biggest sporting events ever to be staged in the Bahamas.

Obviously there were some concerns pertaining to the passage of Hurricane Matthew, but with the CYG not scheduled until July, there’s sufficient time to ensure that all reconstruction efforts are completed.

This will be the first time that a Commonwealth Games event will be held in the Caribbean in 50 years so every effort is being made to ensure that it’s celebrated by all involved in the 8-9 disciplines.

AND SHOULD BE ONE THAT OTHER SPORTING ORGANISATIONS FOLLOW. SO MANY TIMES, THE SPORTING BODIES RELY ON THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY WHENEVER THEY TRAVEL TO THE VARIOUS FAMILY ISLANDS, OR THE FAMILY ISLANDERS HAVE TO COME TO THE CAPITAL FOR THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR EVENTS.” THE WEEK AHEAD The New Providence Softball Association and the Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association are two of the sporting entities that have been affected by their games being played at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex since the passing of Hurricane Matthew.

While the NPSA has come up with a contingency plan to reduce their bestof-5 playoff series to a bestof-three series with games being played on Saturday and Sunday during the day because of a power outage at the Banker’s Field, the BGDSA is in a more difficult dilemma.

All four fields at the adjacent park have had major damages and are not in any condition to play on right

now. So it’s obvious that the BGDSA will not be able to continue its regular season games this weekend.

It would appear that much more time would be needed to have those repairs completed.

There is a more sense of urgency for the NPSA in that they will have to be finished with their championship series and their two champions crowned before the end of the month when the Bahamas Softball Federation hosts its National Round Robin Tournament at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

So let’s hope that the necessary repairs will be done so that there’s no further disruption for any of the sporting bodies in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.

MATTHEW RAINS ON PARADE OF SENIOR NATIONAL JUDO TEAM MEMBERS of the senior national team were scheduled to attend the Jason Morris Cup in Albany, New York, but Hurricane Matthew had different plans.

Kentico Forbes (81 kilogram), Taryn Butler (52kg), Joshua Mcfall (73kg) and Desmond Bootle (66kg) had prepared for months, but due to airport closures were unable to attend.

That, however, did not dampen their spirits.

Training at the national training centre resumed with strength and fitness testing where over 25 members of the junior squad and senior squad are actively training daily. All of this despite the training centre not having had electricity since the storm. The training centre is located on the grounds of Holy Family Catholic Church on Robinson Road.

“We are preparing for CARIFTA and the Commonwealth Youth Games.

This means getting as much experience as possible,” said head coach and High Performance director D’Arcy Rahming Jr. “Seniors need the experience to bring the juniors along. We used this opportunity for strength testing and to teach the team the value of taking care of their environment.”

Team members participated in cleaning up the national training centre of fallen debris from the hurricane.

About 25 members of the national training centre are fed a hot meal every day after practice. These meals are donated by service groups such as the Fox Hill Kiwanis Club and private companies like Mikey Dames Construction. And even individuals who bring in a meal from time to time.

Anyone interested in assisting can contact the Bahamas Judo Federation at cariftajudo@gmail.com

THE FOX Hill Kiwanis Club made a donation to the senior national judo team.

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JUDO team members clean up the national training centre after the hurricane.

Printing shop owner asking for help to rebuild FROM PAGE 1 port in building supplies or monetary donations. This building has to go down so that I can rebuild it again.

“There is a lot of damage to this building. But I’m hoping that I can get the equipment out that is in there. The screens are always replaceable, but this is a loss. We will have to rebuild at any cost.”

Williams is still operating from his sewing shop at Washington Street and Cordeaux Avenue. He still has a portion of a printing equipment that he managed to secure prior to the passing of the storm.

But Williams said, in hindsight, he wishes he had removed all of the other equipment out of the building, but he just couldn’t because he didn’t have any other place to properly store them.

PROPRIETOR Leslie Williams is asking for the public’s assistance to rebuild his Southwest Screen Printing Shop, which has provided uniforms for a number of sporting organisations and schools for the past 30 years. Category 4 Hurricane Matthew left Williams’ printing shop on Key West Street and Cordeaux Avenue partly demolished with the structure from the bottom collapsed.

Photo: Brent Stubbs/The Tribune

It will be a fantastic event and I am very excited,” he said.

The Sao Paolo sailor, aged 43, cannot predict who will be the best on the water, but he has an idea on the candidates to reach the podium - Torben Grael (BRA), Xavier Rohart (FRA), George Szabo (USA), Augie Diaz (USA), Diego Negri (ITA) and all the Olympic champions from Rio competing in Nassau.

“SSL is gaining more international recognition every day. The level of sailors confirms its evolution and it is very important for the Star Sailors League to become an ever more global event, in favour of not only the Star class, but for sailing itself,” says Scheidt.

At the SSL Finals there is a $ 200,000 prize purse, $ 40,000 to the winning team. Besides the SSL title in 2013, Scheidt was fifth in 2014, sailing with Bruno Prada on both occasions.

Boening was fourth in 2014 sailing with Jorge Zarif. In the SSL Ranking for crew, Henry Boening is 12th.

Brazil will be very well represented at the SSL Finals, the legendary Torben Grael is set to compete with Guilherme de Almeida and more fantastic Brazilian sailors are in the hunt for wild card tickets.

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Piercy sets course record at Silverado and takes the lead

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Scott Piercy began the new PGA Tour season by pouring in putts and setting the course record at Silverado, a 10-under 62 for a two-shot lead yesterday in the Safeway Open.

Conditions were practically perfect in the morning, and Piercy took advantage.

He made 12 birdies , only three of them from inside 10 feet, and he even missed a pair of birdie chances from inside 8 feet.

He wasn’t alone in attacking Silverado.

Paul Casey, coming off a pair of runner-up finishes in the FedEx Cup playoffs that signalled a return to form, birdied his last three holes for a 64. Patton Kizzire also shot a 64.

Jon Rahm of Spain, who earned his PGA Tour card from sponsor exemptions

last season after wrapping up his college career at Arizona State, began his PGA Tour career as a member in fine fashion.

He made a hole-in-one — the first one of his life — on his second hole, the par-3 11th. His 7-iron from 173 yards flew straight into the cup.

“Very special moment,” Rahm said. “It was hard to believe. I actually thought it hit inside the hole and bounced out.”

Phil Mickelson , playing a domestic PGA Tour event in the fall for the first time in a decade, played in the afternoon and made the turn in 1 under.

Mickelson and Casey have had the best calendar years without winning based on the world ranking points they have earned. Mickelson is playing his final tournament of 2016, while Casey plans to play the next two in Asia before taking off the

rest of the year.

Piercy, at least on paper, had one of his better years.

He earned $2.9 million. He had a chance to win a major at the US Open until Dustin Johnson pulled away at Oakmont, and Johnson beat him by one shot at a World Golf Championship.

But those runner-up finishes in big events covered up an atrocious year with the putter. Piercy was 156th in the most important putting statistic, which is what held him back most of the year.

It’s what carried him on Thursday. He holed a pair of 18-foot birdie putts on successive holes early in his round, and kept pouring them in, one after another, to offset a pair of bogeys from the bunkers on the par-4 third hole and the par3 seventh late in his round.

“I think I made more feet of putts than I did all last season,” he said.

SCOTT PIERCY hits the ball out of a bunker onto the third green of the Silverado Resort North Course during the first round of the Safeway Open golf tournament yesterday.

(AP Photo/Eric Risberg) “I’ve been working on the putter a lot and trying to get some things figured out. Today was a good start to the season, good start to get some confidence going with the putter.”

His power has always been there, and he showed that on the par-5 fifth hole when he blasted a drive over the trees along the line of the cart path, back to the fairway on the dogleg right.

That left him only a 6-iron into the green, and he nar-

rowly missed a 20-foot eagle attempt.

That was among the few putts he missed.

Casey played in the group in front of Piercy and did his best to keep pace. He made eight birdies on a bogey-free day at Silverado.

The big change for Casey was a new driver as he slowly transitions away from Nike, which is getting out of the equipment business.

Casey ended last season three weeks ago at the

Tour Championship with a 64, and started the new one with a 64, so the time off didn’t hurt him.

“I’m looking at this as a continuation of the year,” he said.

“I know the slate’s been wiped clean and we start the FedEx Cup all over again, but I’m looking at this to try to cap off my season. I’ve got three opportunities to try to win a golf tournament, and I haven’t done that yet this year.”

Bradley set for tough introduction to Premier League

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ask people to describe Swansea’s style of play and most would detail the free-flowing, possession-based approach that has been the hallmark of teams under managers such as Roberto Martinez, Brendan Rodgers and Michael Laudrup over the last decade.

Some have even dubbed them “Swanselona” over the years, a reference to Swansea’s passable imitation of Barcelona’s preferred style.

Bob Bradley has to decide if it’s time for a change.

The American coach was hired by Swansea last week, taking charge of a team that has lost five of its last six games in the English Premier League under the fired Francesco Guidolin and languishes in 17th place.

Bradley arrives with a reputation for preferring a more pragmatic, direct style of football, which would be at odds with what Swansea typically produces. A shift in approach might just be what the team needs to stay up this season.

The 58-year-old Bradley said in his presentation press conference that he

likes “good, passing football” and that Swansea has been a team that is “fun to watch,” but it’s not helping at the moment. Taking the game to Manchester City and Liverpool in the last two rounds, the Swans were brave but ultimately lost both matches. They haven’t kept a clean sheet since the opening round.

Next up is a trip to thirdplace Arsenal on Saturday, something of a daunting introduction to the Premier League for Bradley. Tightening up and being harder to beat might be the name of the game for the new coach.

“Whenever there’s a change, at any club, it’s a fresh start for everybody,” Bradley said Thursday.

“You can see that on certain faces, that’s clear. Even at a time in a season when it’s been difficult, when there’s been managerial change, you see enthusiasm and a certain amount of excitement.

“That doesn’t automatically mean because you’ve changed some things, everything’s going to come together right away. But, it’s a start.”

Arsenal has won its last five games in all competitions and can be a devastating force when the team’s

don’t mind playing that,” Swansea defender Neil Taylor said. “We would be probably written off even if we were in form.”

• Here’s what else to look out for this weekend, when the Premier League resumes after the international break:

BOB BRADLEY, the new team manager of English Premier League soccer team Swansea City, speaks at a press conference at the Marriott Hotel. Bradley is the first American to manage an English Premier League team.

(Simon Galloway/PA via AP) sprightly attacking unit — containing the likes of Mesut Ozil, Santi Cazorla, Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez — is given space to perform. Sanchez, in particular, is thriving as a socalled “false nine” up front in the absence of injured striker Olivier Giroud.

But Arsene Wenger’s team can struggle and get frustrated when teams sit back and defend in numbers. Bradley, an experienced, savvy coach who has watched the Premier League from afar for years,

values teamwork highly and that will be needed at Emirates Stadium.

“I believe he is equipped to deal with what is requested of him,” Wenger said yesterday, when asked if Bradley would be a success at Swansea.

Bradley will look to continue Swansea’s good recent record against Arsenal, with three wins in their last five meetings — most recently a 2-1 win at the Emirates in March.

“It is a tough first game (under Bradley) but we

MANCHESTER CITY VS. EVERTON It’s a first managerial meeting Saturday between two disciples of Johan Cruyff: Pep Guardiola and Ronald Koeman.

Koeman acted as a mentor for a young Guardiola when they played together under Cruyff at Barcelona in the early 1990s, with both players central to the style desired by the late Dutch great.

Now they are two of the most respected coaches around. Guardiola, in his first season in English football, has guided City to first place in the league with six wins from seven games while Everton is in fifth place in Koeman’s first season at Goodison Park.

LIVERPOOL VS. MANCHESTER UNITED Wayne Rooney would love nothing more than to score against Liverpool on

Monday. He may not get the chance.

Rooney has started on the bench for Man United’s last two league games and was also dropped by England this week, demoted to a substitute’s role against Slovenia on Tuesday.

The former Everton forward has previously said he “hates” Liverpool, comments which are regularly brought up to add an inflammatory edge to what already is traditionally the biggest game in English football. Northwest rivals United (20) and Liverpool (18) have more league titles than any other teams in the country.

Liverpool is in fourth place, three points ahead of sixth-place United.

ALSO Boosted by a 2-0 win over Manchester City last time out, second-place Tottenham protects the league’s only unbeaten record when it visits West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, when it’s also Chelsea vs. Leicester, Bournemouth vs. Hull, Stoke vs. Sunderland and Crystal Palace vs. West Ham. On Sunday, Middlesbrough hosts Watford and Southampton is at home to Burnley.

INFANTINO: FIFA TO DECIDE IN JANUARY ON EXPANDED WORLD CUP

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer ZURICH (AP) — FIFA wants to decide in January if the 2026 World Cup will expand from its 32-team format, with 40 or 48 the favored options.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino expects a decision when the ruling council meets in January, likely in Zurich, he said yesterday.

“The general feeling is rather positive” toward expansion, Infantino said at a briefing after FIFA’s ruling council met. “The level of quality of football is increasing all over the world.”

Infantino justified the plan as a way to create more “football euphoria” for months in countries which qualify, and guard against “disaster” being declared where national teams fall short of world sport’s most-watched event.

The 2026 World Cup — which many expect to be hosted across North America — could also be run centrally by FIFA from Zurich instead of by the hosts’ own local organizing committee.

Infantino outlined plans for FIFA to take “full control of all money flows,” and how it spends hundreds of millions of dollars on each tournament, before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The idea was detailed in “FIFA 2.0: The Vision for the Future” — a 70-page document relaunching Infantino’s sometimes troubled eight-month presidency.

It follows FIFA paying $453 million to Brazil’s 2014 World

Cup committee, and budgeting to spend $700 million on Russian operations running the 2018 tournament. FIFA covers World Cup operating costs though not the host nation’s stadium, transport, and security projects typically running to billions of dollars.

The World Cup is FIFA’s prize asset earning around 85 per cent of its revenue, of around $5 billion tied to the 2014 event. It also shapes as a defining issue for Infantino before his term ends in less than three years.

The promise of extra World Cup slots should appeal to the 211 member federations who vote, and FIFA would expect more matches to drive up the price of broadcasting and sponsor deals. That would help fund Infantino’s campaign promises of $5 million grants over four years to each member.

Infantino was elected in February having pledged during his campaign to add eight teams to the tournament.

In a recent speech in Colombia, Infantino suggested 48 teams with an opening playoff round of 16 games. The winners would advance to join 16 seeded teams in a balanced 32-team group stage before the knockout rounds.

The 40-team options are problematic. The typical format of four-team groups would likely mean four of the 10 runners-up do not advance to a round of 16.

Groups of five teams unbalance the fixture schedule and create integrity issues, by leaving some teams idle for the final round

which forced out Ricardo Teixeira as leader of the 2014 World Cup organising committee.

Also outlined in FIFA 2.0:

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during an interview on the occasion of the “World Summit on Ethics and Leadership in Sports” at the Home of FIFA. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP) of games. It also adds one more fixture to create an eight-game programme for the finalists, which would be unpopular with clubs releasing their players to nationalteam duty.

Expanding the World Cup also revives a difficult debate on how to share entry slots and seedings among the six continental confederations.

UEFA, where Infantino was the CEO-like general secretary for six years, has long been pressured by FIFA and other regions to relax its quota of 13 of the 31 qualifying slots.

Infantino said talks on allocating extra places have yet to begin.

He set out a 10-year plan for FIFA after facing resistance from some staffers loyal to his predecessor Sepp Blatter, and being subject to an investigation into suspected unethical use of private

jets.

Now Infantino wants to give FIFA staff more control of organizing the World Cup. “It’s nothing to do with trust,” he said, when asked if Brazil or Qatar could feel slighted by the plan. “It’s simply to do with efficiency.”

It also follows how UEFA, including under Infantino, has long run the four-yearly European Championship from Switzerland with a dedicated tournament director.

FIFA will also look at outsourcing broadcasting and sponsorship sales, as UEFA does. Since 1992, Champions League rights have been sold for UEFA by a Swiss agency.

FIFA’s last agency partnership ended in 2001 with ISL’s collapse into criminal bankruptcy. That case led to a kickbacks scandal

— Plans to overhaul World Cup ticketing and move away from long-time partner, MATCH, which has a contract through 2018. Infantino noted, “sadly,” the perception of World Cup ticketing often “goes together with scandals.” FIFA wants stronger “control, approval, and audit rights” over match tickets in Russia, then run its own operations or create a subsidiary it will control.

— Use ticketing to engage with tech-savvy fans and earn more money, by making “closer relationships with the fans, ensuring the quality of the fan’s ticketing experience, and realising the full potential of the gate revenues.”

— Reduce costs by cutting benefits for committee members, which include first-class travel and expenses for spouses.

— Increase FIFA’s role in the “exploding eSports market.”

— Become an “angel investor” by creating a FIFA fund for “potential investments in emerging technologies central to the future of the game.” FIFA believes this could develop staffers’ careers and “create a more entrepreneurial mindset at FIFA.”

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Rivers leads Chargers to 21-13 win against Broncos

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Philip Rivers threw for 178 yards and one touchdown, passing Hall of Famer Dan Fouts to become San Diego’s career passing leader, and the Chargers held off the Denver Broncos 21-13 last night.

The victory may have saved embattled coach Mike McCoy’s job. The Chargers (2-4) were coming off a mistake-filled loss at Oakland, and earlier in the season lost three games in which they led at the 2-minute warning. There has been increasing fan discontent with the conservative McCoy, and the Chargers are trying to convince voters to approve a $1.1 billion public handout for a new downtown stadium in the form of an increase in the hotel occupancy tax.

The defending Super Bowl champion Broncos were coached by special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis after Gary Kubiak was ordered by doctors to sit this one out because of a migraine condition that mimics strokes.

The five-time defending AFC West champion Broncos (4-2) were mostly sluggish behind Trevor Siemian, who was back at quarterback after rookie Paxton Lynch struggled in a loss to Atlanta. They lost their second straight game and had their NFL-record 15 straight divisional road victories snapped.

The Chargers snapped their streak of 10 straight divisional losses dating to 2014.

Rivers, in his 13th season with the Chargers and 11th as starter, has 43,094 career yards passing. Fouts threw for 43,040 yards in 15 seasons with the Bolts.

Rivers threw a 5-yard scoring pass to rookie tight end Hunter Henry to cap the game’s first possession.

Rivers finished 18 of 29.

Otherwise, the Chargers had to settle for Lambo’s career-high four field goals, of 37, 21, 31 and 32 yards.

LATE-FIRING BRONCOS: Denver didn’t get across the 50 on its own accord until there were just 2 minutes left in the third quarter. Denver’s first score came after a punt bounced off San Diego’s Travis Benjamin and the Broncos recovered at the San Diego 11. The refs initially ruled that the Broncos downed the punt, but Denver challenged and got the ball.

Brandon McManus kicked a 29-yard field goal.

Siemian was 30 of 50 for 230 yards, with a 5-yard scoring pass to Bennie Fowler midway through the fourth quarter.

McManus kicked a 46yard field goal with 27 seconds left, and Denver recovered the onside kick at its 46. It got to the San Diego 45 with eight seconds to go before Siemian’s desperation pass was batted down by Dexter McCoil.

DEFENSIVE STAND: The Broncos were threatening at the San Diego 20 with less than 5 minutes to go. But on consecutive plays they were whistled for holding, Siemian was sacked by rookie Jatavis Brown and San Diego’s Craig Mager recovered a fumble by Demaryius Thomas.

RIVERBOAT MIKE: McCoy went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Denver 20 early in the second half, with Melvin Gordon going over the top for a 1-yard gain. Rivers misfired on two straight passes and was flushed on third down, forcing the Chargers to settle for Lambo’s 37-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead. McCoy improved to 25-31 overall in four seasons.

NEW HOLDER: Veteran backup quarterback Kellen Clemens took over

BRONCOS QB Trevor Siemian (13) is brought down by San Diego Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa during the first half of last night’s game in San Diego.

(AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) as holder for the Chargers after rookie Drew Kaser’s misadventure at Oakland on Sunday. Kaser mishandled the snap on a potential tying field goal with 2:07 left in the 34-31 loss. Kaser, who also shanked a punt, kept his job as punter but lost his job as holder.

ANTHEM WATCH: Chargers players Joe Barks-

LEBRON: UNION PRIORITISES HELP FOR RETIRED PLAYERS IN TALKS

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI, and TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writers NBA players are pushing for more money in the next collective bargaining agreement — for the players who came before them.

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, vice president of the NBPA’s executive committee, told The Associated Press yesterday the union has made getting aid for retired players a priority in their talks with NBA owners on a new deal.

The NBA and its players have agreed that the next CBA will include new league-funded programs to help retired players with education and medical expenses, four people with knowledge of the situation told the AP. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because talks are ongoing.

In exchange for those programmes, and pending full approval from both sides, the split of basketball-related income would remain the same “50-50” deal as it is in the current agreement.

Deciding on how to divvy up the revenue pie was the biggest obstacle that led to the ugly lockout five years ago. But with that issue essentially taken care of this time around, negotiations have gone much smoother as both sides look to reach an agreement on a new deal before the Dec. 15 deadline to opt out. For James, NBPA President Chris Paul and the rest of the union, taking care of those who are no longer playing is a worthy compromise for trying to recoup any of the financial ground lost during the 2011 labor dispute.

“We got a group of guys

that are in there that know the negotiations, so any way to give back and try to help our former teammates and help former players and things of that nature,” James said. “Because we’ve all built this league together. No matter how big of a guy you were or if you were the 15th guy on the bench, we all built this league into what it is today. But it’s not just my idea. I’m not taking any credit for that. But it’s all part of the process.”

Mike Glenn, a 10-year NBA veteran and a member of the National Basketball Retired Players Association’s board of directors, said the CBA has dominated conversations among retirees for more than a year.

“We’re very thankful to Chris Paul, LeBron and others who have provided the leadership to include us in the negotiations, and have the foresight to see that they’ll be us in a couple of years,” said Glenn, currently an Atlanta Hawks analyst for Fox Sports Southeast. “There are so many guys with medical issues, who have had hip and knee replacements. With the cost of health care going up, it would be the biggest thing that’s happened for retirees in 10 years.”

That process will resume next week when the league and the union meet ahead of the NBA Board of Governor’s meeting in New York, which begins on Oct. 20. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and union head Michele Roberts met in Spain earlier this month when the league had a preseason game there and they — along with other members of the negotiating committee — are preparing to return to the bargaining table with both sides in deal-making mode.

During the bitter negotiations of 2011 that resulted in the loss of 16 games for each team off of the schedule, the players ultimately accepted a decrease from 57 percent of basketballrelated income to a band between 49 and 51 percent depending on a variety of economic factors for each particular season. After the league secured a new $24 billion television contract, franchise values skyrocketed. There was talk of the players opting out of the 10year deal and seeking givebacks from the owners.

But the talks between the owners and players this time around have been much more cordial. And there is a trust level that was absent from previous talks, a factor that was only strengthened when the owners agreed to the new programs that will help players after their careers come to an end.

James stressed that the medical and education programs benefiting retirees were not his idea alone, but a collective decision from the union to seek help for the players that helped make the league what it is today. Now, with so much revenue flooding the system to the benefit of both sides, the dialogue appears to be centered on the greater good over dollars and cents.

“I just want to see the league continue to grow, that’s all that matters to me,” James said. “The players are a huge, huge piece but we also know the owners have great minds as well, our commissioner is great, but our league, our logo, the Jerry West logo is probably the most well sought-out, admired logo in the world and we’ve got to figure out a way to keep it going, keep raising the bar.

That’s my only concern.”

dale, D.J. Fluker, Chris Hairston, Joshua Perry and Tyreek Burwell held up their right fists during the national anthem.

INJURIES:

Charg-

ers rookie DE Joey Bosa was having his right hand worked on by the trainers after Denver’s first drive.

He was back in for the next Broncos possession. ...

Broncos WR Cody Latimer

FIVE RUSSIAN RACE WALKERS BANNED FOR DOPING LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Five Russian race walkers have been suspended for four years after testing positive for EPO. The sanctions were announced yesterday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The five, including 2013 world championship silver medallist Mikhail Ryzhov, all tested positive for blood-boosting EPO in June 2015 at Russia’s national training centre in Saransk.

Also suspended were former European championship medallist Ivan Noskov, Elmira Alembekova, Vera Sokolova and Ivan Noskov.

The sanctions were handled by CAS because the Russian track and field federation is currently suspended.

A World Anti-Doping Agency investigation last year found that athletes and coaches had tried to obstruct drug testers from collecting samples during the out-of-competition controls that caught the five. The Saransk centre was then under the control of coach Viktor Chegin, who was banned for life in March. More than 25 of his athletes have failed drug tests. left with a concussion in the second quarter. ... Gordon limped off the field early in the fourth quarter. He had his right ankle taped and returned on San Diego’s next possession.

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Kyrgios fined $16,500 for his behaviour at Shanghai Masters

TOP-SEEDED MUGURUZA, PAVLYUCHENKOVA REACH THE QUARTERFINALS

By JUSTIN BERGMAN Associated Press

LINZ, Austria (AP) — Top-seeded Garbine Muguruza and defending champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova advanced to the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies with straight-set wins yesterday.

The French Open champion defeated Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-1, 6-1, while Pavlyuchenkova recovered from dropping 4-1 behind in the opening set to beat Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-4, 7-6 (2).

Muguruza held off two break points in her opening service game then was in control of the match.

“This was maybe close to my best,” the sixth-ranked Spaniard said.

Muguruza’s next opponent is Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland, who defeated Julia Goerges of Germany 7-5, 6-4. Golubic saved a set point when Goerges served at 5-4 in the opening set.

Pavlyuchenkova next plays second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, who defeated Annika Beck of Germany 6-1, 6-3.

“This is the best year of my career,” said the 10th-ranked Cibulkova, who has won two titles and appeared in three more finals. “It just feels great to be a consistent player.”

Earlier, Madison Keys advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Misaki Doi of Japan 6-2, 6-0. Dominating throughout, the third-seeded American had five aces and avoided break points, while the 30th-ranked Doi won only 40 percent of the points on her serve.

Keys will next play French qualifier Oceane Dodin.

SHANGHAI (AP) — Nick Kyrgios will have to pay $16,500 in fines for his bizarre actions at the Shanghai Masters.

The Australian tennis player received one of the largest fines of his career yesterday for his lack of effort and argumentative behaviour during his second-round match.

He was fined the maximum $10,000 for showing a “lack of best efforts” in the match, $5,000 for verbal abuse of a spectator, and $1,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Kyrgios rushed through his 6-3, 6-1 loss to German qualifier Mischa Zverev, failing to put any speed on some serves and hitting erratically on his groundstrokes.

At one point, he walked toward his chair after floating a serve across the net without even waiting for Zverev’s return.

Late in the match, Kyrgios also responded angrily to

AUSTRALIA’s Nick Kyrgios during the semifinal match of Japan Open tennis championships in Tokyo. Kyrgios was booed during a listless 6-3, 6-1 loss to Mischa Zverev at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday then angrily defended his behaviour by saying he didn’t owe the spectators anything and fans could “just leave” if they didn’t like his attitude. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

a fan who criticised him by shouting back, “You want to come here and play?”

He was booed and jeered several times.

The fiery Kyrgios is known for his on-court tirades and frequent battles with umpires and fans.

Last year, he also insulted a player, Stan Wawrinka, during a match in Montreal.

Kyrgios received $12,500 in fines for his behaviour in that match, as well as a possible 28-day suspension and a further $25,000 fine if he picked up any other major offences over the following six months.

That probation period ended in February.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic said yesterday that Kyrgios has some “life lessons to learn.”

“Not many great things are spoken about him lately,” Djokovic said.

“I’m sorry to hear that, because I share the opinion of many players and many people in the tennis world that he’s one of the greatest talents the game has seen lately.”

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