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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2016

Bahamas vs Venezuela in Davis Cup 1st round

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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ith the Bahamas drawn to play Venezuela in the first round of the American Zone II Davis Cup tie in February, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is hoping that the interest will increase for the Giorgio Baldacci Invitational Tournament.

The invitational is set for December 19-23 at the National Tennis Centre and will be mandatory for all players who are on subvention and those who wish to make the national team that will compete in the first round of the Davis Cup tie February 3-5.

While the entry deadline is set for Wednesday, December 14, BLTA president Elwood Donaldson said they anticipate that this year’s Davis Cup team of brothers Spencer and Baker Newman, Kevin Major and player/captain Marvin Rolle will all be involved in the invitational where the top four players will automatically make the team.

The Bahamas, behind the Newman brothers, pulled off a 2-0 victory over Jamaica in Bolivia to complete the tie and the promotion out of Zone III to Zone II in July.

“We are hoping that with the addition of the Newman brothers and the country moving up to Zone II, we will have more players interested in coming out,” Donaldson said. “There’s more prestige and there’s a good possibility of us moving up to Zone One, if we do very well next year.

“So we are hoping that players like Philip Major, who wasn’t there last year, will be here to participate as well as Justin Roberts, one of our top collegiate players, will also be here along with some former national team players like Rodney Carey and Devin Mullings.”

With the tie on the road, Don-

And BLTA hopes players’ interest will increase for mandatory Giorgio Baldacci Invitational

CHRIS ‘The Fireman’ Brown, the country’s most decorated male track and field athlete, said he’s saddened to hear of the passing of his long-time coach and mentor Michael Coakley, whom he remembered as an “angel” sent from above.

Coakley passed away on Friday, December 2 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. He was 69.

In an interview with The Tribune from Jamaica where he is vacationing with his family, including his wife Faith, who celebrated her birthday on Tuesday, Brown said Coakley would definitely be missed, but he has some fond memories to keep with him for the rest of his life.

“We first met when I was going to Preston Albury High School.

He saw that I was an exceptional athlete,” said Brown as he reflect-

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QESC BEING TRANSFORMED INTO SPORTING MECCA OF THE CARIBBEAN

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE transformation is coming together for the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre as it continues to embrace itself as the sporting mecca of the Caribbean.

The National Sports Authority, which has been entrusted with the upkeep of the facilities, inclusive of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex and the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium, has patted itself on the back for the way things are progressing.

The NSA prides itself on turning the gymnasium into a conference room for the successful hosting of the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s annual conference this week. But NSA general manager Jeffrey Beckles said it’s just the beginning of bigger and better things to come.

“This facility, which has been sitting for a while, has life and it has a future,” Beckles said as he and NSA chairman Lynden Maycock took the media on a tour of the improvements made to the facilities yesterday.

SEE PAGE 4 TEAM BAHAMAS: The Davis Cup team (l-r) - Kevin Major Jr, Spencer Newman, Baker Newman and Marvin Rolle.

Photo by Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff aldson said the Bahamas would have to do what they have to do.

“They were able to win last year in altitude in Bolivia, so I understand that Venezuela isn’t as high in altitude so our chances should be pretty good,” Donaldson said.

“Our guys are prepared to go through whatever is necessary to win again. “We are planning on sending the team down early to get acclimatised, so they should be fine. We are also hoping to have a larger contingent of fans going to Venezuela than what we

had in Bolivia.”

Donaldson reiterated that the invitational is a “mandatory trial” for all players wishing to make the team going to Venezuela.

“If the Davis Cup tie was later in the year like this year, we could have a further trial,” Donaldson said. “But it’s very close, so this will be the final trial. “It’s mandatory for all players on subvention and all players who wish to make the Davis Cup tie, as well as the Fed Cup team for the female players.”

The Fed Cup for the ladies will be held in July in Montevideo, Uruguay, where the Bahamas will join Barbados, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago and Uruguay.

The teams will be split into four pools with the winners advancing to the playoffs against the number two teams to determine which two nations will advance to Americas Zone Group I in 2018.

ed on his days grow“He took me ing up as a teenager under his wings in Wemyss Bight, along with a couEleuthera. ple other athletes “He gravitated that he would have towards me and coached and he just told me that he becontinued training lieved that I could me with the little take my talent to knowledge that he the next level and knew,” said Brown, he watched me and who at the time was continued to watch an 800m specialist me until I got a before he dropped little older. From down to the 400m there the relation- THE LATE Michael Coakley. where he became ship continued to the flagship of Badevelop and he continued to come hamian male athletics on the inout and watch me and it just took ternational scene for the past two off from there.” decades.

Coakley, considered an unsung Fortunately for Brown, he was hero who preferred to remain in able to come to New Providence the background, eventually be- from his home in Atlanta, Georcame Brown’s first official coach gia, just in time to spend the last and he assisted him in getting few days by Coakley’s bedside off to school in 1997 after he had before he passed away about 48 moved to New Providence to minutes before his 70th birthday. complete his high school tenure at “He will be missed. He was a RM Bailey Secondary High. great guy,” Brown said.

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“There are days where I still sit down and I reflect on the messages that he would send to me because he was a great mentor to me. We would converse on a regular basis. To know that he’s no longer here really hurts a lot.”

Reflecting on the life of Coakley, Brown described him as a “quiet, professional, humble guy, who never got mad,” he said. “He always had a smile on his face.

He was just one of those angels, whom God sent to be a part of my life.

“He made an impact in my life and I’m very grateful for having him come into my life at the time that he did to help boost my career to where it is today. He was like a father, brother, cousin, a granddad, best friend, mentor, teacher. He was the full package.”

And that is one of the reasons why Brown said Coakley will be dearly missed.

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE premier junior basketball tournament in the country returns next week. After a hiatus for the 2015 edition, the Father Marcian Peters Basketball Classic is all set to host its 31st edition at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium December 10-17.

The tournament traditionally features scores of teams from the primary girls and boys, junior girls and boys, intermediate boys and senior girls. The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s staff facilitates the event.

According to reports, the Ministry was unable to find the necessary funding to host the tournament in 2015.

The cancellation impacted the student-athletes in a number of ways because many of the Family Island teams also took the opportunity to participate in the annual Junior Junkanoo Parade.

There are a number of preseason and mid-season tournaments for senior boys. That is one of the reasons why the

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Chris Brown remembers Coakley as an ‘angel’

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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WINNERS of the Campeonato Nacional Futbol Scotiabank in Peru with Miguel Uccelli, general manager and CEO, and Barb Mason, group head of human resources, marketing and communications.

SCOTIABANK TO BECOME OFFICIAL BANKING PARTNER OF FC BARCELONA IN a landmark agreement, FC Barcelona and its foundation has announced an official partnership with Scotiabank designating the international bank as the official banking partner of FC Barcelona in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This multi-year agreement will enable the bank to sponsor a number of programmes focused on youth. The winners of the Campeonato Scotiabank Fútbol Club from several countries and other locally selected teams will be able to attend training events in Barcelona.

Scotiabank will also organise a four-day FutbolNet Festival in six Latin Ameri-

Multi-year agreement will support youth in Caribbean and Latin America can or Caribbean countries where the bank operates. A thousand young players will participate in each of the six FutbolNet Festivals to train and learn important sport and life-lasting skills.

This partnership will allow Scotiabank to offer tickets and football experiences to customers.

“Very few sports teams can rouse the passion of its fans around the world like football powerhouse FC Barcelona and we are thrilled to become the official banking partner of one of the greatest sports teams in the world,” said Ignacio “Nacho” Deschamps,

group head of international banking and digital transformation at Scotiabank.

“This partnership is about football and the passion we share for the game with our customers and employees. FC Barcelona and Scotiabank share the same values when it comes to sport and the commitment to having a lasting impact on youth who participate in the game,” said John Doig, Scotiabank’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer.

“Our association with FC Barcelona will provide youth greater access to football and help them real-

ise their infinite potential.”

“FC Barcelona wants to continue to grow and the partnership with Scotiabank will allow us to do so,” said Manel Arroyo, vice president of marketing and communications for FC Barcelona. “This is the first partnership signed by our New York office since it opened in September and I am sure there will be more, which will allow us to remain the club with the most followers in the world.”

“We are proud of the trust Scotiabank is putting in the FC Barcelona Foundation and our FutbolNet programme,” said Jordi

Cardoner, first vice president and responsible for social impact at FC Barcelona. “Scotiabank’s support will allow us to expand our reach in Latin America and help us build a fair and accessible society in which children and youth can develop their fullest potential.”

Fundacio FC Barcelona FutbolNet is a wonderful educational programme for children where football is used as a tool to teach important values. During two consecutive weekends, participants train and learn important sport and lifelasting skills.

This is the second partnership announced by Scotiabank in support of football since CONCACAF designated the bank as the official bank of the confederation in December 2014.

The multi-year agreement made Scotiabank the first official partner of CONCACAF and covers multiple tournaments through 2018, including the Scotiabank Champions League, the Gold Cup and multiple youth tournaments such as the 2016 Olympic qualifying events, and men’s and women’s tournaments at the under-20 and under-17 levels.

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KUDOS TO MAX D FOR ‘PITCHING’ BASEBALL MOVEMENT FORWARD 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 was an early Christmas present for Tahnaj Thomas as he inked his name on a professional contract with the Cleveland Indians baseball organisation on Tuesday.

The Grand Bahamian native signed the deal presented by Koby Perez, the director of Latin American Scouting for the Indians, with his sobbing father Sidney Thomas on his side and his deceased mother, Michelle Thomas, looking down from above.

Thomas, 17, was also surrounded by his adopted parents Kristy and Castino Sands. Also present were executives, coaches and teammates from the Max Development Programme.

For Thomas, it was a great transformation for a player who came to New

Providence at the age of 13 to further enhance his skills with Max D, an organisation that has paved the way for at least six local players to make the step to the minor leagues in the past few years.

Thomas’ story was clearly articulated by his father, who could hardly hold back the tears as he related how he and his wife made the decision to send their teenage son from Grand Bahama to New Providence.

Considering that Thomas has been an accomplished softball coach in the women’s programme in Grand Bahama, he admitted that he trusted the operators of Max D to take care of his son.

Thomas gave a lot of high praise to coaches Geron Sands and Greg Burrows Jr, as well as professional baseball players Antoan Richardson and Albert Cartwright Jr for the role they all played in his son’s success.

But Thomas said so much credit must also be given to Kristy and Castino Sands, who opened their home to accommodate his son. They acted as if he was their own son and the elder Thomas said he will be earthly grateful for the role they played in his son’s development.

Perez, overseeing the signing of the contract which would allow Thomas to get a free education at a college of his choice when he chooses to enrol, joined in the chorus in expressing his appreciation to Max D for the development of players like Thomas.

Max D, which was founded under the premise of trying to get as many of the local players as possible in the pipeline of major league baseball, has lived up to its obligation, despite the fact that there is no active senior baseball league for the players to hone their skills after they are finished with Freedom Farm or the Junior Baseball League of Nassau.

To have scouts coming here from time to time to monitor the progress of the youngsters is a feat within itself for Max D. But they continue to provide the opportunities for as many of the players as possible.

And to have the assistance of both Richardson and Cartwright, who started a resurgence of Bahamian players in the pro ranks in the past decade or so, is a feather in the cap for the Max D programme.

Richardson and Cartwright were the first two players to participate on Great Britain’s team at the World Baseball Classic the past two years. This year, they were able to get a total of seven local players in the line-up.

Hopefully, in a year or two, with the continued improvement of the players out of the Max D programme, the Bahamas could very well field a team to carry the 242 into the classic.

Let’s give Max D a lot of credit for the role they are playing in pushing the baseball movement forward here in the Bahamas.

While there’s still a debate going on about who has

and should hold the sanctioning rights for baseball in the country, Max D is quietly making its contribution to get as many players off to the next level.

Tahnaj Thomas is the latest in the growing list of players and, if Max D has its way, they could end up producing even more players in the pipeline in the future.

THE WEEK AHEAD Christmas is fast approaching and there are some rumours that a number of athletes will have their subventions slashed when the presents are presented.

Between now and January, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has indicated that they intend to either reduce or remove some of the Bahamian Olympians on the list because of their performances in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August.

It’s obvious that the team performance was not up to par while the Bahamas collected a pair of medals from Shaunae Miller and the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay team.

But does that mean that athletes on the team should have their subventions slashed or removed from the list all together? How

can an athlete go from making the Olympics to being listed as a developmental athlete?

Speaking to a number of athletes, there is a lot of concern about the subvention programme because they are not being properly informed about their status.

This was certainly not a good showing for the Bahamas at the Olympics, but it wasn’t for the entire Caribbean. So there’s no reason why athletes should be penalised by having their subventions slashed or removed from the list because of their performances.

I think we need to show a little more appreciation for our athletes when they get to the Olympics. Not everybody gets to compete on the world’s biggest sporting stage.

So when they do, we should cherish them and look at rewarding them rather than chastising them because there are a lot of things that must be in place for athletes to succeed when they get to that level.

Christmas is coming.

Let’s make this a joyous occasion for our athletes on subventions and those who are expected to join the list for the first time in some of the other sports.

DeAndre and Bruins take on Westbury Christian tonight

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net DESPITE reports suggesting that his return to the United States was hampered due to Visa issues, DeAndre Ayton is back with his Hillcrest Bruins and ready to resume his season tonight.

Ayton is currently back in the US and his Bruins will take on Westbury Christian at the American Family Insurance Hoophall West Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona, tonight.

The game will be broadcasted live on FloHoops.

Ayton and his Hillcrest team were in New Providence to participate in the Sand Between Your Toes Showcase last month.

Leading the Bruins to a 2-0 finish, Ayton averaged 27.5 points, nine rebounds and 2.5 blocks on the weekend. In game one, he posted 21 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in a 69-62

DEANDRE AYTON win over 22 Feet Academy (Anderson, South Carolina). In game two, Ayton flashed his outside shooting touch and defensive skillset matched up against Auburn commit Austin Wiley and The Conrad Academy. Ayton finished with 33 points,

11 rebounds, two blocks, two steals and two assists in a 77-68 win for Hillcrest.

Wiley finished with 25 points and eight rebounds.

He extended his stay for several weeks and Jerry Mayer, director of scouting for 247Sports, tweeted that Ayton was stuck in the Bahamas “on a Visa issue.”

Ayton was not with his Hillcrest teammates for their games at the Marshall County (Kentucky) Hoop Fest last weekend which led some to question his status.

Ayton clarified those reports with ESPN Insider Jeff Goodman.

“DeAndre Ayton, the No. 1 player in the Class of 2017, told ESPN he went home to the Bahamas to get his visa renewed. Was back home in Nassau for a little more than two weeks. Said he expects to return to Hillcrest Academy in Phoenix tomorrow - and also said he will play college ball at Arizona,” Goodman tweeted.

This year’s Hoophall

SHOCKERS STOP PIRATES 87-82, STAMPERS BEAT KINGS 64-61 THE Shockers and the Triple K Stampers were the winners as the New Providence Basketball Association staged a double header at AF Adderley Gym on Wednesday night.

While the Shockers knocked off the Pirates 87-82 in the division one feature game, the Stampers prevailed 64-61 over the Bargain Wholesale Kings in the division II opener.

• Here’s a summary of the games: Shockers 87, Pirates 82 Except for the third quarter, the Shockers led for three periods as they went on to hold off the Pirates.

They opened a 24-22 first-quarter lead and extended it to 45-36 at the half, only to watch as the Pirates rebounded for a 3019 rout to go up 66-64 at the end of the third.

Salathiel Dean pumped

in a game high 21 points with 16 rebounds in the win.

Floyd Armbrister came off the bench with 19 points and six rebounds, Shakwon Lewis also came off the bench with 12 points, six rebounds and four assists and William Rigby added 11 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

In a losing effort, both Domonique Fernander (six rebounds) and Kramer Taylor (five rebounds) had 13 points apiece. Kronoff Dean had nine points, Donathan Johnson had eight points and 12 rebounds and Kevin Wright Jr added eight points and six rebounds.

Stampers 64, Kings 61 The Triple K opened a 12-6 lead in the first quarter and extended it to 30-25 at the half. The Kings used a 19-15 spurt in the third to cut the deficit to 45-44 before the Stampers went on

a 19-17 run in the fourth to preserve the win.

Johnley Noel (seven rebounds) and Elkin Sherman both came off the bench with 19 points to pace the Triple K to the win. Michael Turnquest also added 13 points with five rebounds off the bench.

Antoine Levarity had 16 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Wholesalers. Carlos Forbes had nine points and seven rebounds, Richard Kemp had eight points and seven rebounds, Dennis Turnquest had eight points and four rebounds, Anthony Arthur had six points and 10 rebounds and Leon Rahming had six points, three rebounds and three assists.

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who came out and participated in the programme.

The year will close out with the Short Game Scoring (Operation 36) set for 11am Saturday. The cost is $10 which includes lunch, drinks and prizes based on performances. The Spring 2017 season will open on Saturday, January 16.

Meadows, The next event will be the Buccaneers’ Boxing Day 7s at the same facility on December 26.

GOLF SKILLS COMPETITION THE Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy, headed by Georgette Rolle, is scheduled to hold its final day of class/competition for the Fall 2016 in the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Driving Range at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday.

Rolle expressed her gratitude to all of the coaches who assisted her in making the year a successful one and to the many youngsters

RUGBY BRU ACTION THE Bahamas Rugby Union is all set to hold a Nassau Cup game between Buccaneers and Cuckoos 3pm Saturday at the Winton rugby pitch in Winton

GYM TENNIS IN TERCLUB MATCH The Gym Tennis Club is slated to host its National Tennis Centre to a challenge match 9:30 am to noon this Sunday.

Teams will compete in men’s singles and men’s doubles in a home-andaway series with the Gym Team visiting the National Tennis Centre.

West is scheduled for December 9-10 at Chaparral High in Scottsdale, Arizona. The event serves as the west coast version of the Hoophall Classic that takes place in Springfield, Massachusetts, in January.

Ayton has risen to the top of the high school basketball circuit after just a few short years and chose to end his recruitment process before his senior season ever began when he announced his decision to attend Arizona in a press conference broadcasted live on ESPN’s

SportsCenter this summer.

The 7’0”, 235-pound phenom had a busy summer on the circuit which included stops on the Nike EYBL, Adidas Nations and for the Bahamian national team.

He is just one major name in a stacked field filled with elite Division I talent, including LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball of Chino Hills, both commits to UCLA, Alex Barcello of Corona del Sol - an Arizona commit - and La Lumiere’s duo of forward Jaren Jackson - a Michigan State

commit - and wing Brian Bowen.

Arizona head coach Sean Miller recently expressed his happiness with Ayton’s reiteration that he plans to attend college.

When Bruce Pascoe of The Arizona Daily Star asked Miller in a press conference if a possibility exists that Ayton turns pro overseas rather than play for Arizona — similar to Terrence Ferguson in Australia this year — Miller said emphatically: “He is going to go to college.”

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ORGANISERS PLAN FOR BEST-OF-THE-BEST IN 2017

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BEST-OF-THE-BEST: With a successful inaugural Best of the Best regatta now history, officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Ministry of Tourism are already getting plans underway for the Best of the Best Regatta in 2017. The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism teamed up with officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources and the Stars Sailors League (SSL) to put on this year’s event in Montagu Bay December 1-4.

60TH CAT ISLAND REGATTA CLASS C WINNER GETS CASH PRIZE

ETHRIC BOWE presents a cash prize to Colin Cartwright, the overall winner in the C Class in the 60th Annual Godfrey Kelly Cat Island Regatta. The Class C winner’s cash prize was presented in honour of the late David Bowe - a Cat Island native, boat owner, sailing enthusiast and influential member in the Cat Island Sailing Club Association. From (l-r) are Tominique Ferguson, Ethric Bowe, Colin Cartwright, Pat Strachan, Danielle Stubbs and Linamae Bowe.

organisers focus on these particular divisions for the players to compete in.

In the last edition, hosted in 2014, division winners included Freedom Baptist (primary girls), Temple Christian (primary boys), Harbour Island (junior girls), Aquinas College (junior boys), CR Walker (senior girls) and Queen’s College (intermediate boys).

In 2013, Harbour Island All Age School captured three of the six contested divisions – junior boys, intermediate boys and junior girls. Temple Christian won primary boys, The Carlton Francis Shockers won the primary girls’ division and CR Walker won senior girls.

Scooter Reid, the tournament director in recent years, told the Tribune in previous interviews that immediate goals would include expanding the reach to have more girls’ teams.

“It is our intentions next tournament to have more girls play. Even though the games in the divisions for girls are good, we need to have more girls in the tournament. This was originally a girls’ tournament, so to have a decline in numbers in those divisions is a little disappointing,” he said. “So we would like to tell all the teams or as many as possible, if they want to play they have to bring a girls team.”

With a year of additional planning, organisers have had an opportunity to correct several issues which have hindered the tournament in recent years, including eligibility violations.

Father Marcian Peters, who passed away in 1981, was known as a national sporting icon for his contributions to basketball and softball as tools of social development. Today the tournament stands as the largest and most popular interschool basketball event.

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“As a matter of fact, at the opening on Monday, the Prime Minister and some of our other leaders came in and were really amazed at the transformation of the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

“What we would like to say is that it was done by all an All-Bahamian talent.

The team here at the NSA and LOC Bahamas pooled our resources. We have some creative persons on our team and together we were able to transform the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium and transform the western grandstand of the stadium and transform the Betty Kelly into one of best places to hold a reception.”

On the outside of the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium, more than 45,000 square feet in parking space has been paved, providing a smooth access to the service entrance and into the three outdoor basketball courts.

“We can now set up and host an exterior event because much like we did with the Aviation conference where we hosted an event and didn’t even go into the stadium, we have multiple means of driving revenue by hosting events outdoors,” Beckles said.

“I’m very proud at this time to be a part of the NSA to see where we have been able to achieve as a collective team and to showcase the facilities that we have here at the NSA. We have to show what the future use of these facilities are and how they can play into the

future of our economic life here.”

In addition to all of the upgrades to the facilities at the QESC, Beckles said the NSA has replaced the old field on the infield of the TAR Stadium in time for the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl college (American) football game on December 23 at a cost of $800,000.

“Once completed, the infield will have a brand new drainage system, irrigation system and will also be celebration Bermuda, similar to that at the National Stadium,” Beckles said.

He also noted that the second part of the upgrade involves the development of a throwing practice area for discus, javelin and shot put.

“Beckles said they have identified the areas just west of the 110m warm-up stretch where we will have an IAAF approved runway, which was installed by MONDO earlier.

“The creation of this throwing area also alleviates the safety concerns that existed at the TAR infield where during the season as many as 400 young track athletes were competing for the same space in the infield as those athletes who were practicing their throwing disciplines,” he said.

“So this goes a long way in eliminating that safety issue and allows for coaches and trainers to pay closer attention to their athletes without the hassle of working in a congested area.”

Meanwhile, the NSA is also looking at the opening of the Sports Museum in the old bunker opposite

AN INSIDE LOOK at the new sports museum. the TAR Stadium and the KGLI Gymnasium.

“This is a World War II bunker on the original site of that was the largest airport in the world in 1942,” Maycock said. “This was where the fighter pilots used to fly out of. It’s a World War II bunker that we have transformed into the NSA Museum.

“In this bunker, we will be exhibiting our sporting heroes. Right now we are exhibiting artifacts for the International Civil Aviation Organisation conference.”

The field that was dug

up from the infield of the TAR Stadium is being used to cover the ground on the outside of the bunker while on the inside, portions of the floor that was removed from inside the TAR Stadium, has been used to cover the ground.

Maycock said they have gotten a lot of assistance from a number of Bahamians who have provided artefacts that they will have on display on the wall and used on the monitors of the large TV screens.

“This is a proud day for us. We see this as another

tourist attraction for the Bahamas,” he said. “We have thousands of tourists who come through here on a daily basis. It’s a facility where they can come through and see our sporting heroes.”

The museum will be able to secure some funding as persons will be charged a fee of $2-3 to enter to tour the facility and also purchase items from the logo store that will be erected at the back of the museum.

Maycock is also hoping that the local schools will be able to take advantage of

the museum by coming in and researching the sports legends on display.

Students will be charged $1 for entry into the facility, which cost about $6070,000 for its total restoration.

It is expected to be officially opened and in full operation by February 2017.

With all of the upgrades to the facilities, Beckles said they have tightened up their security in and around the facilities because the NSA has to ensure that the venues will remain a viable entity for all to enjoy.

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Chiefs hold off Raiders 21-13 to take control of AFC West

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyreek Hill had touchdowns receiving and on a punt return, Kansas City’s defence made life miserable for Oakland quarterback Derek Carr, and the Chiefs beat the Raiders 21-13 on a frigid Thursday night to take control of the AFC West.

Charcandrick West also had a touchdown run for the Chiefs (10-3). They moved into a first-place tie with Oakland (10-3) but holds the tiebreaker with two wins over their longtime divisional rival.

Carr was 17 of 41 for 117 yards passing, though the ugly stat line wasn’t entirely his fault.

Seth Roberts dropped just about everything thrown at him, Amari Cooper couldn’t adjust to a long throw for a wouldbe touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and several more passes were dropped to the rock-hard turf of Arrowhead Stadium on a night when wind chills approached single digits.

Alex Smith threw for 261 yards with a touchdown and an interception to help the Chiefs, returning home after back-to-back road wins, beat Oakland for the seventh time in their last eight meetings.

Hill didn’t seem bothered by the cold, scorching the Raiders for a 36-yard TD reception before bringing a punt back 78 yards for another score. It made him the first rookie since Gale Sayers in 1965 with touchdowns on the ground, through the air and on punt and kickoff returns in a single season.

It was still 21-3 when the Chiefs lost linebacker Derrick Johnson to an Achilles injury, and that seemed to briefly deflate them. Oakland proceeded to march 92 yards for a touchdown just before halftime.

But the Raiders kept coming up empty with their chances in the second half.

Smith threw a pick on the second play of the third quarter, but Oakland had to settle for a field goal.

And when Smith was stripsacked by Khalil Mack on the next play, the Raiders again had to try a field goal — only this time, holder Marquette King couldn’t get the snap down.

The Raiders’ last chance came with about two minutes left, when a questionable pass interference penalty and a fourth-and-4 conversion got them deep into Kansas City territory.

But after a false start on fourth-and-1, Carr’s pass toward the end zone was batted incomplete.

The Chiefs went on to

pick up the first down they needed to put the game away.

CATCHING KELCE Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had five catches for 101 yards, his fourth consecutive game with at least 100 yards receiving. That matches the franchise record set by former tight end Tony Gonzalez.

NBA CAPSULES WARRIORS 106, JAZZ 99 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 26 and the Golden State Warriors controlled the Utah Jazz from start to finish in a 106-99 victory Thursday night.

Curry scored 14 points during a 29-1 run that made it 29-5. The Jazz’s only lead of the game was 4-2.

Kevin Durant added 21 points and 11 rebounds for Golden State.

Jazz center Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds, Joe Ingles scored a career-high 21 points, and Shelvin Mack added a season-high 19.

WARRIORS guard Klay Thompson, left, of the Bahamas, shoots as Jazz guard Shelvin Mack, right, looks on during last night’s game in Salt Lake City. (AP)

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MACK DADDY Mack had a strip-sack for the third straight game, and a sack in his eighth straight dating to the Raiders’ loss to Kansas City in October.

That matches Lance Johnstone for the longest streak in franchise history since sacks became official in 1982.

INJURIES Johnson went down untouched late in the first half, and it appeared the veteran linebacker knew right away his Achilles was injured. He ruptured his right Achilles two years ago and missed the rest of the season. ... Defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches left with back spasms and did not return. Raiders OL Kelechi Osemele was a late scratch with an illness.

Safety Karl Joseph was inactive with a toe injury and defensive tackle Stacy McGee was sidelined by an ankle injury.

RAPTORS 124, TIMBERWOLVES 110 TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 27 points, Kyle Lowry added 25 and the Raptors handed Minnesota its 13th straight loss in Toronto.

Lowry was 5 of 7 from 3-point range and had 11 assists, and Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 10 re-

CHRIS BROWN REMEMBERS COAKLEY AS AN ‘ANGEL’

CHIEFS running back Charcandrick West (35) celebrates his touchdown during the first half of last night’s game against the Oakland Raiders. (AP) UP NEXT Oakland remains in the AFC West when it heads to slumping San Diego on

December 18.

Kansas City continues its three-game homestand December 18 against Tennessee.

bounds for his team-leading sixth double-double of the season.

Zach Lavine scored 29 points for the Timberwolves, and Toronto-area native Andrew Wiggins had 25. Center Karl-Anthony Towns added 17 points and 11 rebounds. The Timberwolves last won at the Air Canada Centre on Jan. 21, 2004.

overcame a sluggish start in front of a sparse, silent crowd and with a malfunctioning scoreboard.

John Wall scored only 15 points one game after a career-best 52, but nine came in the fourth quarter for Washington. The Wizards trailed by as many as 14 in the first half.

Nikola Jokic had 17 points for Denver.

GRIZZLIES 88, TRAIL BLAZERS 86 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marc Gasol scored 36 points and Toney Douglas made two free throws with less than a second left to lift Memphis past Portland.

Douglas had 11 points, scoring the game’s final six points to seal Memphis’ fifth straight victory.

CJ McCollum led the Trail Blazers with 24 points, and Damian Lillard had 19 on 6-of-18 shooting. Evan Turner had 15 points and 10 rebounds.

76ERS 99, PELICANS 88 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ersan Ilyasova scored 23 points, Sergio Rodriguez added 16, and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a franchise record-tying 23-game road losing streak, beating the reeling New Orleans Pelicans 99-88 on Thursday night.

The Pelicans became the first team to lose at home to the Sixers since last season when Orlando fell to Philadelphia on Jan. 20.

Joel Embiid had 14 points, four blockes and three steals. Nik Stauskas also scored 14 points.

Anthony Davis had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Langston Galloway

WIZARDS 92, NUGGETS 85 WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 26 points and Washington

WESTERN CONFERENCE

“I got a lot of knowledge from him, even on his dying bed. He was still mentoring me, telling me what to do and what not to do,” he said. “It was an honour to work with him and to know him. He will definitely be missed.

“The memories will always be there. I’m still in shock that he’s gone. But I was happy to sit with him and share some of the memories. He said this was destiny. That was one of the things he talked about on a regular basis.”

With 2017 expected to be his last hurrah competing on the international scene, the former national 400m record holder, who has and is still held in high esteem by his peers for his longevity as a top notch competitor, Brown said he intends to dedicate his season to his late coach and mentor.

Coakley is survived by a host of family and friends, including children Darron, Toni, Denari, Daud, Lloyd, Joshua, Tracey, Teegan and Precious Williams and his sister Jennifer Mackey.

The Tribune extends its condolences to his family.

May his soul rest in peace. added 19 points for New Orleans. The Pelicans labored through shooting droughts and made only 12 of 40 shots during the second half.

BULLS 95, SPURS 91 CHICAGO (AP) — Dwyane Wade scored 20 points, and the Chicago Bulls handed San Antonio its first road loss after a 13-0 start, hanging on to beat the Spurs 95-91 last night.

San Antonio fell one win shy of matching the NBA’s best road start set by the Golden State Warriors last season.

Kawhi Leonard scored 24 for San Antonio. Patty Mills added 16 points, hitting 4 of 6 3-pointers. Former Bull Pau Gasol had 13 points and 10 rebounds in his first game in Chicago since signing with San Antonio in the summer, but the Spurs lost a road game for the first time since Oklahoma City knocked them out in the Western Conference semifinals last season.

Jimmy Butler scored all of his 13 points for Chicago in the second half.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

PELICANS guard Buddy Hield (24), of the Bahamas, goes to the basket against Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid (21) in the first half of last night’s game in New Orleans. (AP)

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Jamie Vardy symbolising decline of champion Leicester

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — After spending last season as one of the key forces behind Leicester’s rise to the Premier League title, Jamie Vardy is now the symbol of the team’s alarming decline.

The rough diamond unearthed in non-league soccer helped power Leicester to its first English title by scoring 24 goals. Defences struggled to contain him as he scored in a record 11 consecutive Premier League games from August to November 2015.

Now, the striker can barely get a shot on target and Leicester is struggling because of it.

If Vardy fails to score against Manchester City on Saturday, it will be 11 consecutive games without a Premier League goal. And if results go against Leicester, the team could start the game in the relegation zone.

The 29-year-old Vardy rejected the chance to join perennial topfour team Arsenal to see if Leicester could build on its fairytale season. That has happened in Europe, with Leicester qualifying for the round of 16 in its Champions League debut as group winners.

Leicester collected as many

points in the six group games as in the 14 Premier League matches so far: 13.

Vardy didn’t find the net once in five European games before being rested in Wednesday’s 5-0 loss to FC Porto, which didn’t affect Leicester’s status as group winners but was a high-profile humiliation.

Vardy has only contributed two Premier League goals and managed a mere four shots on target in the competition dominated by Leicester so unexpectedly last season. What’s also been noticeable is how Vardy is no longer linking so effectively with Riyad Mahrez — if at all — as the supply line for scoring opportunities has fractured.

Unless the symbiotic relationship between Vardy and Mahrez rejuvenates in the second half of the season, Leicester is in real danger of seeing its three-season stay in the Premier League end on the first anniversary of its title triumph in May. “Of course he’s not happy,” Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri said of the central England club’s Thai owner. “No one at the club is.”

The one player Leicester couldn’t persuade to stay offsea-

Many at the club have publicly attributed the drop in domestic form to the desire to impress on the continent. Now there are no distractions for the next two months before the Champions League knockout phase begins.

The visit of Manchester City is a timely reminder about the fate of champions. City was the last team to follow a title triumph with relegation, far back in 1938.

City’s current mission is coping for the next four games without Sergio Aguero, with Kelechi Iheanacho replacing the banned striker in the starting lineup. City is fourth in the standings, four points behind Chelsea.

SWANSEA vs SUNDERLAND With only one win in seven games as Swansea manager, Bob Bradley has seen his new team slide to the bottom. The American’s dire introduction to the Premier League was heightened when his disjointed team lost 5-0 at Tottenham last week.

Is Bradley’s job already under threat?

“You go in every day and at any moment the club can say ‘We need to make a change,’” Bradley said yesterday. “But if you worry about

LEICESTER CITY’S Jamie Vardy reacts after missing a chance to score against Sunderland in their English Premier League match at the Stadium of Light, in Sunderland, England, on December 3. (AP) son is being sorely missed. N’Golo Kante produced a league-leading 175 tackles and 156 interceptions last season before joining Chelsea. The midfielder would seem to perform the work of two men when he was on the field and without him Leicester’s defence has seemed easier to break through.

that, the players will spit you out fast. They will see through you. If I am telling the players they have to look adversity in the eye and have some courage, then I have got to do that, too.”

Bradley shouldn’t give up hope.

He only has to look to Sunderland, the team that was last when he took charge in south Wales and plays Swansea on Saturday.

Sunderland has hauled itself to a point from safety by winning three of its last four games under David Moyes.

BURNLEY vs BOURNEMOUTH There’s a meeting Saturday between two of the league’s four English managers.

What is surprising is that only Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe, rather than Burnley counterpart Sean Dyche, was seriously linked with the England coaching job when it came up twice this year.

In its second-ever top-flight campaign, Bournemouth is 10th in the 20-team standings after beating Liverpool last weekend by winning 4-3 from 3-1 down.

Burnley, after making an instant return to the Premier League, is 15th.

THE WEATHER REPORT

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