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Wildcats are new NPSA champions By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

he Sunshine Auto Wildcats proved that you should never underestimate the heart of an “old” champion. Down 2-0 in the New Providence Softball Association’s 2017 Godfrey ‘Gully’ Burnside best-of-7 championship series against the defending champions Johnson’s Lady Truckers, the Lady Wildcats rallied to force a seventh and deciding game last night in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. And with the game tied at 4-4 going into the top of the sixth inning, Sunshine Auto took advantage of two costly errors by the Lady Truckers to take control as mainstay Mary ‘Cruise’ Sweeting held her opponents at bay the rest of the way. She ended the game with a strike out after giving up a run on a lead-off triple.

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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: The Sunshine Auto Lady Wildcats celebrate with their trophy last night after beating the defending champions Johnson’s Lady Truckers in the New Providence Softball Association’s Godfrey ‘Gully’ Burnside best-of-seven championship series. The Wildcats rallied to force a seventh and deciding game in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. Photo: Derron Donaldson

Lakeisha wins master women’s physique By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net LAKEISHA Miller became the ninth Bahamian overall out of the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation and the second in three months to earn her professional bodybuilding card. Over the weekend at the Ben Weider Legacy Cup in Toronto, Canada, Miller led a 10-member team by winning the master women’s physique overall to pick up a total of three of the Bahamas’ seven medals. Miller, leading the way for the Bahamas, won the master women’s physique 35-44 years by dominating the field of three others. She also out-classed six others in the women’s

physique over 163cm and she won over two others in the master women’s physique overall. “It feels great,” Miller told The Tribune. “It’s a long time coming.” Miller, who has been in the sport for over 10 years, but had a break before coming back in 2014, follows in the footsteps of Jameil Hamilton, who earned his pro card by winning the men’s bodybuilding overall and the men’s bodybuilding over 100kg at the Ben Weider Legacy Cup in Aruba August 4-6. Miller and Hamilton adds to the elite list of Bahamians that have pro cards, including Charles Kemp, who became the first recipient in 1998 in El Salvador, Natasha ‘Downtown’ Brown in 2002 in

BODYBUILDER Lakeisha Miller has earned her pro card.

Venezuela, Joel Stubbs in 2003 here at home, Gena Mackey in 2007 in Bermuda, James ‘Jay’ Darling in 2011 in El Salvador and Dominique Wilkinson in 2013 in the Dominican Republic and Dawn Charlton in 2015 also at home. In Toronto, Miller and the rest of the Bahamians participated in the Ben Weider Legacy Cup after the Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships was cancelled in Mexico because of the damage left behind by Hurricane Irma. The Bahamas along with Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Curacao, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago and the US Virgin Islands all took advantage of the invitation to compete in the International Federation of

Bodybuilding and Fitness sanctioned event with the United States and Canada. Gemo Smith won over three competitors in the master men’s physique 40-44 years open, while Paul Wilson was the lone competitor entered in the men’s bodybuilding up to 70kg and Sidney ‘Butts’ Outten was the lone ranger in the master men’s bodybuilding over 60 years open. Wilson, however, was seventh in a field of nine competitors in the men’s bodybuilding overall with Outten coming in ninth. Grand Bahamian Bernard Davis got 11th out of a field of 12 competitors in the men’s bodybuilding over 100 kg.

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UB Mingoes to host Florida College Falcons in double header By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net COACH Bacchus Rolle will get a good opportunity to showcase the development of his University of the Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball team when they play host to a double header against

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the visiting Florida College Falcons. The Mingoes and the Falcons will clash at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Friday at 8pm and again on Saturday at 7pm in a rematch of a showdown between the two teams in Florida last year. “We’re excited. We will see how well our guys have developed,” said Rolle, who is coming back to coach after undergoing surgery in September for what was diagnosed as a cardiac arrest. “We are going to try and play to the best of our ability on those days. But we know it’s going to be a big test because this team we are facing can really play.” Rolle, whose assistant coach Lavar Johnson ran the practice sessions during is time off to recuperate, said the Mingoes are a little more offensive minded than they were last year when they faced the Falcons. “We have about five or six players who can shoot the ball, but we’re not as strong defensively

as we were. We have about five freshmen like Christoff McKenzie, Tamaris McIntosh, a big back-up point guard from Grand Bahama, William Brown and Deangelo Cornish. “We want to see how well they adapt, but we are excited to see what they can give us. I think they are definitely a good base for us to work with for the future. But we just want to get them ready to play in their first big time basketball against a quality basketball team.” Last year, the Falcons defeated the Mingoes and they have added a couple players to their big lineup with the average size of about 6-feet-10, which should pose a threat for Rolle and his squad. “We look to counter attack that with our speed and an uptempo game,” Rolle explained. “We know that they can shoot the ball very well, so our guards will have to be able to defend them from the perimeter. “I know it’s going to be exciting, but we are up to

the challenge. They bring a style of play that is very systematic and they have some very disciplined players. We have a pretty good point guard, so it’s going to be very interesting to see how well our players respond to the challenge.” Ramon Dames is the Mingoes’ point guard, but Rolle said he’s confident in the return of their shooting guard Justin Smith and their swingman Kimsey Sylvester. “They have a huge task, a mammoth task because we have some injuries with Ramon Dames spraining his thumb and William Brown, post player injured his ACL in workout, so it’s doubtful if they will be able to play at full strength,” Rolle pointed out. As this is their home game, Rolle said the University of the Bahamas is hoping to put together a good brand of basketball for the public as they also prepare for their participation in the upcoming New Providence Basketball Association.

Last year, the Mingoes finished the regular season at 12-5 but were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Mail Boat Cybots, who went on to win the title. The Cybots, coached then by Wayde Watson, are not expected to be back to defend their title. Instead, it’s understood that the majority of the players have joined the other teams, including the Rockets and the Pros. “This NPBA season is going to be totally different as far as the talent is concerned,” Rolle projected. “But we are hoping to use these games this weekend to see exactly where we are going into the season.” All UB students will be allowed to enter the gym free of charge with their identification. Admission for adults is $5 and children under 12 will be charged $3. Music will be provided by DJ A.I. and the Emanji Circus will provide the halftime show.

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Jaron Cornish and Seawolves look to contend for league title By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE America East Conference recently released its preseason projections for the upcoming campaign and Jaron Cornish’s Stony Brook Seawolves are expected to contend for a league title. The Seawolves were projected to finish fourth in the conference behind Vermont – the unanimous number one overall selection, Albany and UMBC. Last season, head coach Jeff Boals led Stony Brook to a second place finish in the America East and they eventually advanced to the conference tournament semifinals. Boals said Cornish and the other newcomers look to fill the void of the six departing players from last season. “We have six new guys this year, we have five freshmen and one JuCo player. These guys have really done a good job.

“I think being here in the summertime has really helped acclimate them to what we are trying to do offensively and defensively and those guys have fit in very well,” he said. “I think the biggest thing is we have to really get our guys to compete, play with heart, play with energy and play together. They have been doing a really good job of that so far. We have been implementing our offence, but we have been spending most of the summer and the fall on our defence. “Our defence is ahead of our offence right now, which is kind of what we wanted to do and I’m happy with where we are at right now.” Stony Brook finished the 2017 season with an 18-14 record and in the post season, lost in the opening round of the CBI. In 2016, they reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.

JARON CORNISH “When we lost to Illinois-Chicago, one of the biggest things we talked about was investing.

Guys have been investing their time on the court, in films and just doing a lot of the extra stuff they need to get better. I think we just have to continue to improve. We obviously have to work on our transition defence and rebounding, those are going to be two staples to us winning games,” he said. Cornish, the Abaco native, transferred to Stony Brook after 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 last season. Cornish rose to national prominence with head coach Wayne Adderley’s Agape teams which reached a Hugh Campbell Final Four for the first time in school history in 2013. From there, he spent his final two years of high school at Champagnat Catholic High School in Hialeah, Florida. Alongside fellow Bahamians Nashad Mackey and Oswald Parker, he helped lead the Lions to statewide recognition. Cornish averaged 17.5 points, six assists and five rebounds per game as a senior as the Lions finished the season at 26-2 and lost in the Regional Semi-finals of the Florida High School Boys FHSAA basketball tournament. He was also named to the Miami Herald’s All-Dade first-team. The Seawolves are set to begin the 2017-18 season on Friday, November 10, as they take on Maryland at Nassau Coliseum at 7pm.

David Nesbitt inks new deal with Paulistano Sao Paolo By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net NATIONAL basketball team stalwart David Nesbitt is on the move again at the professional level. The 26-year-old forward has inked a new deal with Paulistano Sao Paolo as they make a push toward a Paulista League championship. Nesbitt joins the club as they prepare for game five of the semi-finals against Mogi Das Cruzes. After falling behind 0-2 in the best-of-five series, Paulistano won two consecutive

games to force a fifth and deciding game. Nesbitt played last season for Ciclista Olimpico de La Banda in the Argentinian LigaA. In 32 games with the club, he averaged 9.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Earlier in the season, he was also a key component for Goes Montevideo in Uruguay’s (LUB). In 19 games he averaged 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game. Nesbitt spent the previous season in the Iraqi Superleague with Al Mina. He helped them to win the

regular season and make it to the final. He was also voted to Asia-Basket.com’s Iraqi League All-Imports Team and All-Second Team. Nesbitt has also played professionally in Kazakhstan for Kaspiy Aktau. A graduate of St Thomas University, he played locally at the high school level with the Catholic High Crusaders before heading to Grayson Junior College. Nesbitt has been a member of several editions of the Bahamas national team at both the senior and junior levels. Most recently, he was a member

of the 2016 Centrobasket team which finished 7th in Panama. Nesbitt averaged 12.4 points and seven rebounds per game in the tournament. At the 2015 CBC Championships in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Nesbitt averaged nine points and 7.2 rebounds per game as the team finished with the silver medal. As a junior, he was a member of the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship team that finished eighth in 2008. At that tournament, Nesbitt averaged 6.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

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October 24 flashback - on this day in sports history THE sports world is abuzz, the Astros and Dodgers are set to square off in the World Series. What a ‘fall classic’ it should be as the two best teams in baseball, in their respective leagues all season long, face off for all the marbles in the World Series. (I like the Dodgers in 5) The NBA season tipped off last week with some funny bounces, surprise newcomers and one really bad break. The NFL Playoff picture is shaping up, calm down Dolfans, playoffs maybe, Super Bowl??? That’s Not Happening!! So while all of that plays out, let’s take a look back and see what great occurrences transpired on this day (October 24) in sports history.

ON THIS DAY 1857 - World’s first soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in Yorkshire, England 1889 - Softball rules adopted by Mid Winter Indoor Baseball League 1913 - Joe Tinker fired as Cincinnati Reds manager 1935 - Judge Landis fines umpire George Moriarty, Cubs manager Charlie Grimm & Chicago players W English, B Jurges & B Herman for actions in World Series 1939 - Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up 1940 - Japan eliminates US terms (strike, play ball) from baseball 1954 - 5th Formula One WDC: Juan Manuel Fangio wins by 16.86 points 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs decline to move to

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Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City 1964 - 18th Olympic games close at Tokyo, Japan 1964 - Test Cricket debut of Pakistani cricketers Asif Iqbal, Majid Khan and Khalid Ibadulla vs Australia. Khalid “Billy” Ibadulla scores 166 on debut. 1965 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Golf Tournament

1965 - 16th Formula One WDC: Jim Clark wins by 14 points 1969 - Hanif, Mushtaq & Sadiq Mohammad start their only Test Cricket together 1974 - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers) 1976 - 7th NYC Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:10:10 1976 - Sadiq & Mushtaq Mohammad score hundreds

in same Test Cricket innings v NZ 1976 - 27th Formula One WDC: James Hunt wins by one point (this season served as the inspiration for the 2013 film “Rush”) 1978 - NHL Toronto Maple Leafs set own team record of 28 pts vs NY Islanders 1982 - 13th NYC Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:29 1982 - Steffi Graf plays her 1st pro tennis match 1988 - NY Islander’s & NHL high scorer, Mike Bossy retires 1989 - After a weeks delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played 1991 - Larry Ryckman purchases CFL Calgary Stampeders1992 Toronto Blue Jays beat Atl Braves,

4 games to 2, in 88th World Series 1992 - 10th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats Great Britain 10-6 1996 - Hasan Raza makes Test Cricket debut for Pakistan age 14 yrs 238 days 2004 - 10 people, including four family members of Rick Hendrick, are killed in a plane crash near Martinsville Speedway. 2004 - 55th Formula One WDC: Michael Schumacher wins by 34 points • Naughty presents ‘Mischief and Mayhem in da AM’ from 6am to 10am, Monday to Friday and ‘The Press Box’ sports talk show on Sunday from 10am to 1pm, on KISS FM 96.1. Comments and questions to naughty@tribunemedia.net

Bahamian professional basketball players shine on the global stage By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net LAST weekend’s schedule on the pro basketball circuit featured a number of standout performances from Bahamian players across the globe. Jaraun “Kino” Burrows scored a season-high 31 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished four assists in FOS Provence Basket’s 89-76 win over Nantes in the French B Pro League. Burrows shot 12-15 from the field and was named the game’s MVP. He propelled FOS to outscore Nantes by 22 in the paint with a 56-34 advantage. Defensively, they forced 20 turnovers and shared the ball well with 27 assists. They improved to 1-1 and will face Michael Carey

Jr and the Étoile CharlevilleMézières next weekend. Carey scored a team-high 20 points but his Mazieres club fell to 0-2 after a 75-68 loss to Aix-Maurienne. Also in the French B Pro League, Johnathan Fairell scored seven points off the bench in 13 minutes to help his ADA Blois club improve to 2-0 with an 81-71 win over ALM Evreux. In the Turkish Women’s Basketball League, Waltiea Rolle continues to lead her Edremit Gure Belediyespor Club. She finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds in her team’s 86-45 win over Bayrakli to improve to 2-1. Rolle shot 12-15 from the field and blocked three shots in just 22 minutes. Bennet Davis is in his first season with MAFC Budapest

of the Hungarian Basketball League. He finished with 17 points and nine rebounds in a 75-70 loss to DEAC. In the Japan B2 League, Kadeem Coleby continues to help his Akita Northern Happinets to an undefeated season thus far at 7-0. Coleby posted another double double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in Akita’s 71-68 win over the Aomori Watts. Akita dominated with 49 points in the paint and outrebounded Aomori 44-29, 21-6 on offensive boards. In Finland, Winslo Barry has been a force at the pivot spot for Jvaskylan Weikot in the Finnish First Division in his third season at the professional level. He posted 14 points and eight rebounds in a 90-68 loss to Munkkiniemen Kisapojat.

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KADEEM COLEBY in action.

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THE TRIBUNE NEW CHAMPIONS: The Sunshine Auto Lady Wildcats celebrate with their trophy last night after beating the defending champions Johnson’s Lady Truckers in the New Providence Softball Association’s Godfrey ‘Gully’ Burnside best-of-seven championship series. Photos: Derron Donaldson

Sunshine Auto Lady Wildcats stop Johnson’s Lady Truckers to win title FROM PAGE 1 In the end, their 7-5 triumph ended a four-year drought as the Lady Wildcats and sponsor Deanza ‘Sonny’ Cox began the celebrations before they get ready to join the C&S Hitmen in representing the NPSA in the Bahamas Softball Federation’s 2017 Rozina Taylor’s National Round Robin Tournament this weekend. “We had a rough season, but roughness creates passion, roughness creates stability and roughness creates winners,” said a jubilant Cox, who could hardly talk as he secured his first victory as a sponsor in the league. Cox said with marine Mary Sweeting on the mound, he wasn’t concerned because he knew that she was up for the task and she delivered when it counted the most. Out of the line-up at the start of the season, Sweeting turned out to be the workhorse at the end, pitching every game in the playoffs in their three-game sweep over the youthful Platinum Pool Lady Sharks and she did the same in the seven games against the Lady Truckers. When it was all said and done, she shared the most valuable player award with second sacker Rebecca Moss, who led their offensive attack in the series, but finished the night with a 4-for-5 outing with three runs batted in (RBI). “It feels great. It’s just awesome,” said Moss as she reflected on how they managed to come back after trailing in the series. “We had a lot of fight still

left in us. We kept fighting, fighting, fighting right to the end. It feels awesome to finally win it again.” And Larikah Russell, who played like a vacuum up the middle in shortstop, said it was just incredible how they managed to “hang in there. We were a bit nervous at first and then we started to relax,” she pointed out. “Our offence came alive and our defence was spectacular. I have to give a big thank you to our pitcher. She hung in there, dug deep and kept her composure.” Even though they were considered “old” and “washed up,” Sweeting said they gave the fans their money’s worth and more in producing the best series that the NPSA has had in a long time. “We wanted it more. We were ready, we played our hips off and we came out victorious,” she quipped.

Indicative of the way the series has gone, Sweeting said when they were tied going into the sixth, she knew sooner or later her Lady Wildcats’ teammates would put it together and make a run down the stretch. “All night we had more runners on base, so I knew all we had to do was go out there and execute,” she said. “I knew with the game on the line, I was prepared to pitch my arm off tonight and that was what I did.” Having fallen behind 7-4 going into the bottom of the seventh, Shaquel Bain ripped a shot to left field over the head of Lady Wildcats’ Meckeisha Davis. But she stayed there until with two out, Shevette Taylor came through with a clutch run-producing single. However, Sweeting got back into her groove and struck out Ruthann Simms to end the game.

“If any team deserves it, we deserve it because Sonny put his all into this,” said Sunshine Auto manager Anthony Bullard. “Even when we lost, he was right there with us. I told the team, the only thing we have to do is play this for Sonny. That’s why I went and brought him out here to help us celebrate.” Bullard said what made it so sweet for them was that they beat the Lady Truckers, who had two national coaches in their manager Mario Ford and International Softball Federation’s Hall of Famer Sidney ‘Bobby Baylor’ Fernander. He said they wanted it more and they got it. In what turned out to be the biggest blow of the game, Lynette Kelly got on base on a single, but got thrown out on Lashona Bethel’s fielder’s choice. Rebecca Moss then followed with a single to move

Bethel to second. After Larikah Russell popped up to Bastian, Garenette Curry hit a grounder that dropped Bastian on the ground. Instead of throwing to second, she made an errant throw to first. That enabled Bethel and Moss to score the two runs Sunshine Auto needed to put the game out of reach. Mary Sweeting was then intentionally walked and Chryshan Percentie grounded to Bastian, who bobbled the ball again. But Johnson’s managed to avoid giving up another run as Mecheisha Davis popped up. “It was a disappointing loss. We were in the game up until the sixth inning when we made those couple mistakes,” Ford said. “Our pitcher was keeping us in the game, so all we had to do was play that defence, but unfortunately we didn’t. You have to play defence against a veteran team.”

After squandering a 2-0 lead and 3-2 in the series, Ford said they had problems putting their starters in the game at the start because some of them arrived late for the game. But he credited Sunshine Auto for dethroning them. He admitted that they played much better than they did and it showed in the end. Like Sweeting, Marvell Miller was steady on the mound, but even though she was disappointed in the loss, she was pleased. “We didn’t fight as hard as we should have, but next year hopefully we can get the title back,” she projected. The Lady Wildcats got the ball rolling in the game, scoring the first run in the first inning on Larikah Russell’s RBI triple to plate Lashonda Bethel, who drew a lead-off walk. The Lady Truckers, however, responded with three, highlighted by Shevette Taylor’s RBI single, Marvell Taylor’s RBI triple and Theota Ferguson’s RBI single. The Lady Wildcats cut the deficit to 3-2 in the second on Rebecca Moss’ two-out RBI single that knocked in Dornette Edwards, who had a oneout single. The Lady Truckers powered to a 4-2 lead in the third on Marvell Miller’s two-out RBI single to plate Shevette Taylor, who had a fielder’s choice. But Sunshine Auto managed to tie the score with two more in the fourth on a Rebecca Moss’ RBI single and a RBI ground out from Garenette Curry, scoring Lynette Kelly and Lashonda Bethel respectively.

Lakeisha Miller wins master women’s physique FROM PAGE 1 Also, Alberto Armbrister placed fourth out of eight in the men’s physique up to 170cm Class A, Smith was ninth out of 10 in the men’s physique up to 174cm Class B and he finished sixth out of seven in the men’s physique overall. Grand Bahamian Tammy Stubbs got fourth out of six in the master women’s body fitness 35-44 years up to 163cm and she was sixth out of nine in the women’s body fitness up to 160 cm Class A. Dekel Nesbitt came in fifth out of five in the women’s body fitness up to 166cm Class C and Shakira Ferguson was 11th out of 14 in the

women’s bikini-fitness up to 163 cm Class B. Stubbs, who serves as the president of the federation and coach of Miller, Hamilton, Mackey and Charlton, said he was very proud of the Bahamian athletes, although they didn’t compete as an official Team Bahamas delegation. “I thought it was a gutsy effort of the Bahamian athletes from the federation,” he said. “I think we had a very, very excellent performance on their part. “Their bodies were still in great shape from their preparation for the CAC, even though I thought at this time some of them would have dropped off. But they

stepped up to the plate in grand style.” Stubbs said the Bahamian athletes were all commended on how well they performed and he figured that had they carried the entire team that was originally named to travel to the CAC Championships, they probably would have had some more outstanding performances. “We still have that much more to offer, but there were some financial issues for some of them and one or two couldn’t get the time off from their jobs to go and compete,” said Stubbs after they had already made plans to travel in September to Mexico. “But nonetheless, we were just

happy and grateful and thankful for the few athletes who took it upon themselves to purchase their own tickets to travel. Once they got there, the federation paid for their rooms and other accommodations.” Even though he’s the coach of Miller, Stubbs said she stepped up and performed exceptionally well and deserved the honour of becoming the latest Bahamian pro card recipient. “The best is still yet to come. We still have a few more athletes who are vying for the same opportunities and the same abilities to get their pro cards,” he projected. “We will get them there. It’s just a matter of time. From the time I

took office, we were just plagued with the financial status of this federation, but the athletes are putting their best foot forward in trying to get to the next level.” Although they are still looking for more financial support, Stubbs said they are grateful to the Bahamas government for their assistance. He said they are still asking corporate Bahamas to make their contributions to help the federation continue to push their athletes forward. Stubbs also commended Terran Knowles, who recently competed in Miami, Florida where he placed second and third in three different categories and was awarded three swords for his accomplishment.

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Wentz tosses 4 TDs, Eagles beat Redskins 34-24 By ROB MAADDI Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carson Wentz tossed four touchdown passes, and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame losing nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters in a 34-24 win over the Washington Redskins last night. Wentz threw for 268 yards and ran for a careerbest 63 after a shaky start to lead the NFL-best Eagles (6-1) to their fifth straight win. But the victory was costly because Peters was carted off the field with a knee injury in the third quarter. Kirk Cousins had 303 yards passing and three TDs for the Redskins (3-3). The Eagles went threeand-out three times in their first four drives and had only 57 total yards before Wentz hit Mack Hollins in stride with a perfect 64-yard TD pass to tie it at 10. That got the offence rolling. Wentz connected with Zach Ertz for 46 yards on the next series and found him again for a 4-yard TD pass to make it 17-10. After getting the secondhalf kickoff, the Eagles drove 86 yards for another touchdown. Peters was injured during the series,

and fans chanted his name while teammates surrounded the cart. Wentz finished the drive off with a play that Peters would appreciate. While being hit by two defenders and falling forward, Wentz lofted a 9-yard TD pass to Corey Clement. Wentz fired a 10-yard TD pass to Nelson Agholor to expand the lead to 31-17. Wentz kept that drive alive by escaping a sack and running 17 yards on thirdand-8. Cousins tossed a 7-yard touchdown pass to Chris Thompson to give the Redskins a 10-3 lead. He connected with Jordan Reed on a 5-yard TD to cut the deficit to 24-17 and threw a 12-yard pass to Reed to cap the scoring. The Eagles were penalised on four straight plays to start their first possession before Wentz was intercepted by Quinton Dunbar on a deep pass to Torrey Smith on second-and-31. Philadelphia swept Washington for the first time since 2013 and has a commanding lead in the NFC East. The Cowboys and Redskins are tied for second place. INJURIES Redskins: LT Trent Williams (knee), CB Fabian Moreau (hamstring), RG

Brandon Scherff (knee) and LB Preston Smith (groin) were hurt. Eagles: LB Jordan Hicks (ankle) got hurt on the first series. Peters was replaced by Halapoulivaati Vaitai. MIA Redskins WR Terrelle Pryor had two catches for 14 yards and didn’t start. HEY ROOKIE Eagles first-round pick Derek Barnett had his first two-sack game. STREAK OVER Eagles kicker Jake Elliott connected from 50 and 42 yards before he missed from 45 yards, ending his streak at 12 straight field goals. Four of those were from beyond 50 yards, including a 61-yarder. HALL OF FAME Six-time Pro Bowl kicker David Akers was inducted into the Eagles’ Hall of Fame at halftime. Akers is the team’s all-time leader in regular-season points (1,323) and games (188) and postseason points (134) and games (19). UP NEXT Redskins: Host the Dallas Cowboys (3-3). Eagles: Host the San Francisco 49ers (0-7).

PHILADELPHIA Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood (28) goes airborne while trying to avoid a tackle by Washington Redskins cornerback Quinton Dunbar (47) last night in the first half. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

Simmons’ triple-double lifts 76ers over Pistons 97-86 By NOAH TRISTER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ben Simmons had a triple-double in his fourth NBA game, Joel Embiid scored 30 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Detroit Pistons 97-86 last night for their first win of the season. Simmons had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, showing off the skill and versatility that made him the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft before he missed all of last season with a foot injury. He finished two assists shy of a triple-double in his previous game at Toronto. Detroit, which rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the New York Knicks on Saturday night, fell behind by 21 again in the second quarter against the 76ers. The Pistons chipped away and were within three in the fourth, but Philadelphia held on. Andre Drummond had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Pistons. Philadelphia never trailed. It was 56-43 at halftime and 75-67 after three quarters before the Pistons cut the deficit to three on a 3-pointer by Anthony Tolliver. The teams traded baskets for a bit before a

three-point play by Robert Covington and 3-pointer by T.J. McConnell put the 76ers up by nine. Detroit trailed by four after a 6-0 run late in the fourth, but an awkwardlooking hook shot by Drummond missed everything, and the 76ers were able to close out the game. TIP-INS 76ers: Simmons had double-doubles in his first three games, but Philadelphia lost them all. Pistons: Drummond moved into sixth place on Detroit’s career rebounding list, passing Walter Dukes. Drummond is now three shy of 5,000. NEW FACILITY The Pistons and Henry Ford Health System broke ground on a new complex a couple miles north of Little Caesars Arena that will house a training facility and corporate headquarters for the franchise. It’s scheduled to open in 2019. UP NEXT 76ers: Philadelphia hosts Houston on Wednesday night. Pistons: Detroit hosts Minnesota on Wednesday night before heading on a three-game western trip.

NBA CAPSULES BUCKS 103, HORNETS 94 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 14 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks scored the final nine points in a 103-94 victory over the Charlotte Hornets last night. Antetokounmpo was 13 for 21 from the field and 6 for 8 at the line. He also had six assists and blocked two shots. The 22-year-old Antetokounmpo has scored at least 30 points in each of his first four games. He had a career-high 44 points Saturday against Portland. Khris Middleton added 20 points for Milwaukee, which played its third game in four days, all at home. Charlotte, which missed its last seven shots after the score was tied at 94, was led by Frank Kaminsky’s 18 points. Jeremy Lamb added 17 points, Kemba

PHILADELPHIA 76ers guard Ben Simmons (25) shoots as Pistons forward Stanley Johnson, right, defends yesterday in the first half. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Walker had 15 and Dwight Howard grabbed 22 rebounds — three shy of the team record. WIZARDS 109, NUGGETS 104 DENVER (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 20 points, helping the undefeated Wizards to another victory. All five Washington starters scored in double figures. John Wall had 19 points on 3-of-13 shooting and finished with 12 assists. Otto Porter Jr. added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Denver centre Nikola Jokic broke out of a scoring slump with 29 points. His running layup early in the first quarter ended a string of six straight quarters without a point. The Wizards finished 26 of 28 from the free-throw line. GRIZZLIES 98, ROCKETS 90 HOUSTON (AP) — Marc Gasol scored 26 points to lead the Grizzles to another victory. Memphis has won its first three

games for the first time since the 2014-15 season when the team got off to a 6-0 start. With the game tied at 88 with less than three minutes remaining, tempers flared after Memphis guard Mario Chalmers fell and tripped James Harden, who then shoved Chalmers as he tried to get off the ground. After a lengthy review, each player received a technical and Harden also was called for an offensive foul. Harden finished with 22 points, eight assists and five rebounds. Eric Gordon led the Rockets with 27 points. WARRIORS 133, MAVERICKS 103 DALLAS (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Kevin Durant added 25 and Golden State pulled away from winless Dallas. Klay Thompson had 21 points as the defending champs got back to .500 four games into the season, two nights after losing their cool late in a loss at

Memphis. Curry made all five of his shots inside the 3-point line and all 13 free throws the same day he was fined $50,000 for throwing his mouthpiece in the final minute against the Grizzlies. Wesley Matthews scored 19 points for the Mavericks, who dropped to 0-4. Harrison Barnes had 13 points against his former team, matching J.J. Barea and Yogi Ferrell. Rookie Dennis Smith Jr. had 10 points after missing two games with left knee swelling. HEAT 104, HAWKS 93 MIAMI (AP) — Josh Richardson scored 21 points, Wayne Ellington made six 3-pointers in the second quarter and the Heat wasted a 21-point lead before recovering to beat the Hawks. Ellington scored 20 points and Goran Dragic finished with 19 for Miami, which went on a 17-6 run in the fourth quarter to help put the game away. Kelly Olynyk had 10 points and 10 rebounds,

and Dion Waiters added 10 points for the Heat. Kent Bazemore and Taurean Prince each scored 20 for the Hawks, while John Collins had 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Heat started 14 for 24 from 3-point range, and then missed their final 13 tries from beyond the arc. SPURS 101, RAPTORS 97 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points and Dejounte Murray had 16 points and 15 rebounds, powering the Spurs to the win. San Antonio was without Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker, and Toronto played without Jonas Valanciunas. Their absences were noticeable in the flow of each team’s offense. The Spurs had a season-high 20 turnovers. They were averaging 11 turnovers in their first two games, but had four in the opening four minutes. DeMar DeRozan had 28 points for the Raptors.

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Top-ranked Simona Halep defeats Caroline Garcia 6-4, 6-2

Pliskova beats Venus Williams for 1st win at the ATP Finals

By SANDRA HARWITT Associated Press

SINGAPORE (AP) — Playing her first match as the top-ranked player, Simona Halep beat Caroline Garcia 6-4, 6-2 at the WTA Finals yesterday. “I am really happy I can win the first match (as No. 1),” said Halep, the first Romanian woman to be top-ranked. “It takes the pressure off.” Also, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, the 2010 runner-up, never surrendered in beating Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-2, 6-0 for the first time in four matchups. “I just kind of broke her down a little bit,” Wozniacki said. “Then she lost the belief or she tried to go a little bit more for it. She just couldn’t find a break or find a way to break me.” All three players making their WTA Finals debut Garcia, Svitolina, Jelena

Ostapenko - lost their first round-robin matches in straight sets. Halep faced six break points and lost only one when she conceded her serve with a double fault in the sixth game. Garcia, making her WTA Finals debut, was broken twice in each set. Halep, making her fourth consecutive appearance in the WTA Finals, was a finalist here in 2014. She lost to No. 1 Serena Williams, which marked the last time the topranked player won the season-ending event. Svitolina, the first Ukrainian woman to play at the WTA Finals, arrived in Singapore having won a tour-leading five titles this season. “Today was a terrible day for me,” Svitolina said. “Caroline played really, really good. It was probably my worse match I’ve played in a couple of years.”

SINGAPORE (AP) — Third-seeded Karolina Pliskova cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over fifth-seeded Venus Williams at the WTA Finals on Sunday. “I felt really good,” Pliskova said. “I think everything was fine with my game today. I think I was just a little bit better, even from the baseline, even on my service games, so there was no need to panic with anything in my game.” In Sunday’s other match, second-seeded Garbine Muguruza of Spain posted a 6-3, 6-4 win over seventhseeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia. Pliskova raced to a 3-0 lead in the first set, but Williams regained her composure to break back in the fifth game. Pliskova broke the Williams serve again in the sixth and eighth games to

SIMONA HALEP, of Romania, beat Caroline Garcia 6-4, 6-2 at the WTA Finals yesterday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Halep and Wozniacki stand at 1-0, while Garcia

and Svitolina are 0-1 in Red Group action.

THE WEATHER REPORT

5-Day Forecast

ORLANDO

High: 82° F/28° C Low: 60° F/16° C

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Partly cloudy, a t‑storm in spots

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High: 89°

Low: 77°

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High: 86° Low: 77°

High: 87° Low: 77°

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94°-79° F

High: 82° F/28° C Low: 62° F/17° C

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

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ABACO

High: 83° F/28° C Low: 78° F/26° C

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WEST PALM BEACH High: 85° F/29° C Low: 68° F/20° C

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FREEPORT

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 73° F/23° C

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 75° F/24° C

MIAMI

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 71° F/22° C

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KEY WEST

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 74° F/23° C

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 77° F/25° C

High: 84° F/29° C Low: 79° F/26° C

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tiDes For nassau High Today

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Low

Ht.(ft.)

11:28 a.m. 11:48 p.m.

3.0 2.4

5:09 a.m. 5:57 p.m.

0.7 0.8

Wednesday 12:12 p.m. ‑‑‑‑‑

2.9 ‑‑‑‑‑

5:50 a.m. 6:44 p.m.

0.8 0.9

Thursday

12:36 a.m. 1:00 p.m.

2.3 2.8

6:37 a.m. 7:34 p.m.

1.0 1.0

Friday

1:28 a.m. 1:53 p.m.

2.3 2.7

7:30 a.m. 8:28 p.m.

1.1 1.1

Saturday

2:26 a.m. 2:49 p.m.

2.3 2.7

8:29 a.m. 9:22 p.m.

1.2 1.0

Sunday

3:24 a.m. 3:45 p.m.

2.4 2.7

9:30 a.m. 1.1 10:14 p.m. 0.9

Monday

4:20 a.m. 4:38 p.m.

2.6 2.8

10:29 a.m. 0.9 11:02 p.m. 0.6

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7:13 a.m. 6:35 p.m.

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11:16 a.m. 10:21 p.m.

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CAT ISLAND

High: 84° F/29° C Low: 79° F/26° C

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Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 90° F/32° C Low .................................................... 74° F/23° C Normal high ....................................... 84° F/29° C Normal low ........................................ 72° F/22° C Last year’s high ................................. 84° F/29° C Last year’s low ................................... 72° F/22° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.35” Year to date ............................................... 33.12” Normal year to date ................................... 33.75”

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NASSAU

secure the first set. Williams double-faulted to 30-40 and then sailed a backhand long on the final two points of the set. In the second, Pliskova saved two break points in the third game, and the Czech then broke the Williams serve in the fourth game to take a 3-1 lead. She broke Williams again in the final game of the match. “I definitely was playing better in the second set but she just seemed to have all the answers,” Williams said. “Some days that’s how it is. Hopefully, I will have more luck in the next ones.” Pliskova, making her second consecutive appearance in the WTA Finals, and Muguruza are now 1-0 in round-robin action in the White Group. Williams, the only player of the eight in the WTA Finals not to win a title this year, and Ostapenko fall to 0-1 in the group.

ANDROS

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 83° F/28° C Low: 79° F/26° C

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 78° F/26° C

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High: 85° F/29° C Low: 79° F/26° C

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MAYAGUANA High: 83° F/28° C Low: 80° F/27° C

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

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS

tonight’s lows.

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

High: 84° F/29° C Low: 79° F/26° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 85° F/29° C Low: 80° F/27° C

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

Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday: Today: Wednesday:

WINDS SE at 7‑14 Knots S at 7‑14 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots SSE at 6‑12 Knots ESE at 6‑12 Knots SSE at 7‑14 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots SSE at 7‑14 Knots SSE at 7‑14 Knots NW at 7‑14 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 4‑8 Knots SSE at 4‑8 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots SSE at 7‑14 Knots

WAVES 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 1‑2 Feet 1‑3 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 1‑3 Feet 2‑4 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑2 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 1‑3 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑5 Feet 1‑2 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 2‑4 Feet 1‑3 Feet

VISIBILITY 5 Miles 3 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 3 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 5 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 82° F 82° F 85° F 84° F 82° F 81° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 81° F 83° F 83° F 85° F 84° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 85° F 85° F 84° F 81° F

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