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Council now faces decision on buying back hotel land
Support grows to shift how we vote SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS
The currently vacant site for the proposed SSS Manhao 21-storey hotel off of downtown Nanaimo’s Gordon Street. Council voted Monday against giving a one-year extension for its right to buy back the property. [SPENCER ANDERSON/DAILY NEWS]
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anaimo city council will revisit its option to buy back the proposed site of a 21-storey, $50-million hotel project next to the Vancouver Island Conference Centre next Monday, albeit with a shorter extension than what was sought by the developer. The decision will be another key vote for the project. On Monday of this week, council voted 5-4 to turn down a one-year delay on its right to buy back the property from Chinese tourism firm SSS Manhao International Tourism Group at the original price of $565,000 paid by the firm to acquire the land from the city in 2013. Under an option to purchase agreement signed by the developer, the city can now buy back the site because the developer missed a May 30 deadline to
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“I don’t care how many years it takes, I just want the project moving.” Jerry Hong, city councillor
obtain a permit to begin construction the foundations of the building. Five councillors, including Jerry Hong, Bill Bestwick, Jim Kipp, Bill Yoachim and Gord Fuller, voted to deny the one-year request, citing concerns about a lack of construction on the site as well as a lack of communication from the developer on progress on the site. Mayor Bill McKay and councillors Diane Brennan, Ian Thorpe and Wendy Pratt had supported the request. However, council unanimously backed a motion from Hong that would seek a six month exten-
sion of the option to purchase agreement. In practice, that means the city would have the right only to buy back the land if SSS Manhao has not obtained a building permit and started construction work by Nov. 30. Under the motion, city staff would also be directed to get a formal commitment from the developer to invest $100,000 in improvements to Piper Park and give up its right of first negotiation for management of the conference centre. Hong said he would likely support the new motion, which would provide the pivotal fifth vote to see it passed on council. However, he said he will also seek assurances from the developer that a construction timeline provided to council Monday night will be followed. Under that timeline, site preparation and foundation work would begin in early November.
“I don’t care how many years it takes, I just want the project moving,” he said. Hong said Monday that work on Piper Park would be “a gesture of good faith” to the city. SSS Manhao’s lawyer Perry Ehrlich said he and other representatives for the company left Monday’s council meeting “devastated” the city has not granted a one-year extension. However, he said he was “pleased that staff . . . had taken the initiative in this regard,” he said, referencing the city report. Ehrlich said he is seeking direction from his client. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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Canadians head into this year’s federal election with three of the four major parties in favour of reforming how voters cast ballots and how MPs are elected. The New Democrats and Green Party have supported proportional representation for years, but Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau announced Monday that his party too supports scrapping the current first-past-the-post system and replace it with an alternative system, amid other proposed measures. The first-past-the-post system is often criticized for producing election results that are out of sync with how the population actually voted. With only a few exceptions, the system has awarded majority governments to parties with less significantly less than half of the total ballots cast, for example. However, the system is also credited with providing clear-cut election results and being simple to understand. Proponents also cite its tendency to create a strong local link between constituencies and MPs. Still, issues like proportional representation rarely, if ever, show up as major campaign issues. Dennis Pilon, a leading expert on Canadian electoral reform at York University in Toronto, said he doubts the issue will have much impact. “I don’t think that voting system reform is going to be decisive in this campaign,” he said. Pilon believes the issue may be used as a “boutique” policy in an attempt for a party to consolidate support at the expense of other parties. “These kinds of policies are designed to say, ‘Hey, come to us instead of the other guys,’” he said. Wendy Bergerud, a national council member for Fair Vote Canada based out of Victoria, said she thinks promises to scrap FPTP will resonate come election time. “A lot of people I talk to want to see the voting system changed,” she said. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255
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Young Nanaimo man has big plans Cedar Secondary graduate to spend summer interning for International Space University ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS
When it comes to career options, Andrew Gates has his eyes set just a little higher than most people. Gates, 21, who graduated from Cedar Secondary School in 2012, is spending his summer interning for the France-based International Space University, which is offering a nine-week program at Ohio University. Gates is on loan to the ISU from the Royal Military College of
Canada in Ontario, where he will graduate in 2017 with a double major in physics and space science. He said he’s “very happy” to be attending courses in the ISU’s Masters-level university program, which is a pipeline for aspiring astronauts and supporting scientists looking for a career in space exploration. But Gates, who has a pilot’s licence and will begin his formal flight training with the Royal Canadian Air Force next summer, said he still has a long way to
go before he would even be considered for astronaut training. “If I was contacted by the Canadian Space Agency or NASA, I certainly wouldn’t say no,” he said. “But it’s a very competitive process. People like (Canadian Space Agency astronauts) Jeremy Hansen and David SaintJacques spent years working towards their doctorates in very intense fields of study before being chosen to fly in space by 2024. It’s hard to speculate where I’ll be later in my career.”
But if he did decide to focus on being an astronaut and was successful in the application process, Gates said he has no desire to be the first man on Mars. “At this stage, any trip to Mars would likely be one-way,” he said. “I’d like to be focused on nearspace flights, like to the International Space Station, but my goals could change over time.” Robert.Barron @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234
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As electric bicycles rise in popularity Nanaimo cyclists are unhappy sales taxes are paid on e-bikes, unlike pedal bicycles or electric cars. Leo Boon, Greater Nanaimo Cycling Coalition chairman is mounting a push to get senior government to scrap sales taxes applicable on the purchase of e-bikes. Boon said cyclists see it as a good way to encourage a green, healthy alternative to driving. That’s the reason the provincial government gives incentives worth up to $5,000 off the cost of an electric vehicle. “In the 1980s we managed to convince government to drop PST on bikes and also to reduce import duties on bikes,” Boon said. “We had our little trial with HST and when it went back to GST we asked them to eliminate bikes and bike accessories, with they did. But they didn’t do it for e-bikes.” While the province provides sizable cash incentives to buyers of electric vehicles, retailers wonder why similar incentives don’t exist for e-bikes. “That doesn’t make sense,” said Ruby Berry, owner of Pedego Electric Bikes in Qualicum Beach. “If we’re encouraging people to use alternate transportation, an electric bike is more of a car replacement than a regular bike.” On an e-bike purchase of $2,500
or more, the sales tax can be significant, and customers are surprised to learn they aren’t tax exempt, like regular bikes.” In response, Berry encourages clients to contact their elected representative. “We want our MLAs to know, and we also want to provide some indication that there are a lot of us that believe that,” she said. Lorne Freedman, a Nanaimo e-bike owner, enjoys riding around town but questions the discrepancy between electric and pedal bikes. “You’re still pedalling on two weeks and can go on all paths,” Freedman said. “It’s not a motorcycle. In the U.S. they have already attempted, I think there’s a 10-per cent tax rebate for electric bikes. It’s time to do something.” Boon prefers tax breaks to incentives. “With the PST, its very hard to reverse it,” Boon said. “With rebates, when the government is looking for more money, they’ll just and the rebate program.” Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
Leo Boon rides his bike through Pleasant Valley in north Nanaimo. He and other cyclists want government to remove sales tax on electric bikes. [DARRELL BELLAART/DAILY NEWS]
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A development variance permit, denied by Ladysmith council two weeks ago, was given the green light Monday night. Town residents Stephen and April Marrington approached council with a coach house proposal for the second level of their accessory building, but were denied in a 4-3 vote at the June 1 meeting. But Mayor Aaron Stone brought the issue back to the table after receiving a “high volume of supportive feedback” from the Marrington’s neighbours. Stone had voted for the variance on June 1, alongside councillors Steve Arnett and Rob Hutchins, with councillors Carol Henderson, Joe Friesenhan,
Duck Paterson and Cal Fradin against. But Paterson admitted he ‘made a mistake’ and changed his mind, which meant the vote changed to 4-3 in the Marrington’s favour. “I had a lot of input from people in and around the area of the building and they were all OK with it,” said Paterson. “The people in the area is what the building has the most impact on.” The Marringtons live near the downtown and the councillors who voted in favour put forward the argument that more people in that area add to the vibrancy and sustainability of what is a key part of the community. Those against said the bylaws were for the whole community and had to be adhered to.
The Marrington’s proposed a variance 6.9 square metres in floor area and a foot in height for the coach house to fit the dimensions permitted in the coach house zoning bylaw, which came into place last summer, as well their accessory building. They also requested a variance of 2.87 metres in the distance between the coach house and the principal dwelling. Under the bylaw, coach houses should be six metres from the principal dwelling — the Marrington’s will be 3.13 metres. Stone said he had received more feedback on this issue than any other since his election last November. “I was frustrated that negative feedback from outside the area had played into our decision,” said Stone.
Ahead of granting the permits, the town asks for feedback from residents within 60 metres of the building, which Paterson said he would like to see increased in the future. Town residents Russell Barling and Pam Fraser both spoke against the variance at the meeting. They stated it would set a bad precedent for the future. Staff members denied that and said that each variance is treated on its own. Council denied a similar permit application in January but Stone said council received “only negative” feedback and acted accordingly. Ross.Armour @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4230
Mid-Island communities are joining forces on the war on knotweed. A new regional program was launched jointly the cities of Nanaimo and Parksville and the town of Qualicum Beach to get ahead of the leafy but invasive weed June invasive species action month. This new program is in partnership with the Coastal Invasive Species Committee to verify all knotweed reports within these municipalities and to treat knotweed on select priority sites at no cost to landowners. With home pesticide application now banned in many municipalities, the partnership is designed to provide residents with the resources needed to fight this difficult to control plant. Knotweed is a hollow-stem shrub that resembles bamboo. It can grow four centimetres a day and causes serious damage to foundations, driveways, septic systems, and natural habitats. For information: www.coastalisc.com.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
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n Monday night, Nanaimo city councillors debated for hours before deciding, in a 5-4 vote, to reject a request an extension for the development of a proposed downtown hotel. On the surface, it seems like an actual decision, giving the city the right to buy back the land where the much-ballyhooed 21-story hotel would be located. But then, in what has become typical of Nanaimo politicians, the waffling began. After rejecting the request, council then unanimously supported a separate motion to get a staff report back on giving a shorter extension of six months (as opposed to a year), as well as requiring the company to give away its right of first negotiation to operate the Vancouver Island
Conference Centre. So you pretend to stand firm for a few notable seconds, then hedge your bets by asking for a report on a slightly shorter extension? You can spare us the perfunctory “we’re just trying to get assurances it will get built, so we need more information” bafflegab. What happens next? If yet another report comes back and recommends the shorter extension be given, what was the point of not granting the request in the first place? Asking for some extra money for park cleanup hardly seems worth this rigamarole. We’ve said before, it’s time to shout or get off the pot. In this case, our leaders have essentially whispered a little and slid slightly off said pot.
It’s too reminiscent of the way things have been done here. Take the Colliery dams. Within three years, city council has decided to remove the dams, remove and rebuild them, upgrade them, deny there is a problem and do nothing, choose a previously rejected option, then appeal the province’s order compelling the city to do something — against legal advice. Flip-flop, waffle, waffle could be our official motto. The bureaucratic bungling has driven developers of all stripes crazy for years, and it has to stop. The 5-4 vote Monday night came despite assurances from hotel developer SSS Manhao’s lawyer that his client intends to follow through on its agreement with the city.
Perry Ehrlich also said his client has already invested close to $5million in total costs for the project, including hundreds of thousands in local costs to contractors. “Dark day,” Mayor Bill McKay uttered following the vote. He may be right, but what really tends to make for dark days is the lingering inability, through countless administrations, to actually get things done. There were legitimate reasons to consider the extension. The potential for ongoing dealings with Chinese companies. The fact the struggling Vancouver Island Conference Centre can use all the help it can get. Has the city done enough to properly communicate with the developer in this case? There’s
even the “well, it’s better than nothing” argument that gave us the VICC in the first place. The reasons against were fairly straightforward as well. We’ve seen this movie before. How many missed deadlines do you need before it’s time to cut bait? Do we really think the thing is actually going to be built? We needed a decision. One that shows developers (and taxpayers) that our leaders mean business, one way or the other. Instead, we got yet another wishy-washy attempt at a pseudo-solution that leaves no one confident or happy. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this editorial to letters@nanaimodailynews.com.
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com Key questions for hotel project need to be asked With the proposed downtown redevelopment project I have only three questions. How much money and concessions do they want from taxpayers? In what order will the different parts of the proposal be built? What zoning changes, particularly for height, will the developer demand? Let’s not buy another pig in a poke. S.I. Petersen Nanaimo
Partnership should be goal in hotel negotiations Re: ‘Hotel Extension bid turned down’ (Daily News, June 16) I have great difficulty in interpreting the headline in Tuesday’s Daily News. When I read the story what I in fact find, is that what was turned down was the first pro-
posal from the hotel group, i.e. that there be no real consequences to their failure to meet the contract originally signed and that they proposed to double the contract time available for a penalty of $2. It should come as no surprise that such an offer, particularly in the light of its apparent failure to keep council informed of what was going on, would be seen to be an insult. I have had a feeling that this deal could work both for the project proponents and for the city. Certainly no other proposal to bring in a regular external clientele has been forthcoming. But such an arrangement requires an active partnership which seems to have been neglected by the proponents and perhaps by the city as well. Discussions in this matter should have taken place long before last night. They apparently did not. There appears to be a gap in the roles of staff and council which leaves us open to such miscommunication and misunderstanding.
What I see here is a negotiation process which is being played as if it were a war. Theatre is fine — and there was a lot of it Monday night — but I hardly think that it is appropriate for a city administration in a matter as important as this one. I look forward to reading about the negotiations with SSS Manhao and whether they are to join us as partners in the enterprise of the City of Nanaimo. Ron Bolin Nanaimo
Racism and intolerance in city are unacceptable Re: ‘North-end graffiti investigated as hate crime’ (Daily News, June 16) We here at Nanaimo Youth Services Association want the racists amongst us in this and any other community to know that racism and intolerance is not OK.
The positive past and current Chinese contribution to the health and wealth of the Nanaimo and area community is well-documented and their presence among us needs no defence. The board, staff and youth we serve at NYSA apologize to anyone who was hurt and harmed as a result of this act, because in our collective experience it does not represent the majority of opinion of the local population. So again to the racists among us, know that racism and intolerance is not OK. Not here. Not now. Not Ever. Steve Arnett Nanaimo Letters must include your hometown and a daytime phone number for verification purposes only. Letters must include your first name (or two initials) and last name. Unsigned letters and letters of more than 350 words will not be accepted. Email to: letters@nanaimodailynews.com.
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Modern Cafe in Nanaimo has new owners
1945 and currently also includes Wenner Sound & Vision. Owner Ryan Wenner said the decision to open Wenner Security was to “fill the void” in the region for a new and reputable security company. “Our plan is for Wenner Security to operate from our Northfield Road location for the next 18 months until we build our new corporate headquarters on Boxwood Road,” said Wenner.
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owntown Nanaimo’s Modern Cafe on Commercial Street has new owners. The husband-and-wife culinary team of Daniel Caron and Tammy Deline, owners of Commercial Street’s 2 Chefs affair, took possession of the Modern Cafe on June 1. Caron said, because the restaurant has been part of the downtown landscape for decades, it will retain the same name under its new ownership. He said the couple also are keeping the same staff that were working at the Modern Cafe up until they bought the business from long-time owner Bill Belland. Caron said he’s working on changes to the menu and intends to work with farmers in the region to introduce a lot more local products. He said 2 Chefs affair will continue operations as usual. “We’re taking baby steps now that we’ve taken over operations at the Modern Cafe and working with our staff on research and development to find ways to make it even better,” Caron said.
Motorcycle tours Siegfried Hildebrandt is not ready to retire. Hildebrandt was the owner of Nanaimo’s Ziggy’s Driving Academy before he recently closed the long-time business and planned
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Dan Caron and Tammy Deline, owners of downtown’s 2 Chefs affair, are the new owners of the Modern Cafe. Above is Caron at the Modren Cafe with waitress Kaitie Delorme in the background. [ROBERT BARRON/DAILY NEWS]
to sit back and smell the roses after a full and successful career. But driving is in Hildebrandt’s blood and he decided to establish Discovery Motorcycle Tours Nanaimo, which offers customers a variety of motorcyle tours around Vancouver Island that he personally leads and provides his riders with bikes and all the required equipment. “I loving riding motorcycles and
showing people around the Island so I’ve taken this on as sort of a hobby,” Hildebrandt said. For information, go to www.discoverymotorcycletours.com.
Security launch The newest addition to the Nanaimo-based Wenner Group of Companies, Wenner Security, will officially launch on July 1.
Wenner Security, which will operate out of the Wenner Group’s headquarters at 1920 Northfield Rd., offers complete home and business security systems across Vancouver Island, including monitored alarms, video surveillance and access control systems. The family-owned and operated group of companies began in Nanaimo as Wenner Electric in
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More housing is going up in Nanaimo, as the rental market tightens. Housing starts hit 339 units by the end of May, according to the latest data from Central Mortgage and Housing Corp. At the same time, the national housing agency reports a shrinking rental market, with vacancies down to 2.9 per cent in April this year, the latest month available in quarterly reports by CMHC. The vacancy rate was reportedly 5.3 per cent last spring. Nanaimo’s housing industry was slower than usual last year, but now it’s showing signs of recovery. Builders started work on 44 new single homes in April, up from 41 a year ago. Multiple housing was much stronger, with 133 units started, from 13 in April 2014. Year-to-date, multiple housing was up as well, with 201 units started, versus 63 units in 2014. Single family homes rose to 138, from 100. Economists know house construction is tied to demand, including rental availability. “There is a link,” said Carol Frketic, CMHC regional economist. “In the last couple of years, there has been more purpose-built construction in Nanaimo, and it takes a while for that to be absorbed into the market. So the vacancy rate has
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moved lower, as those units are occupied.” In April a total of 177 new units of housing started, for what Frketic describes as a “rebound” in the housing industry. The average Nanaimo renter paid $703 for a one-bedroom suite in April. A benchmark two-bedroom apartment rented for $811, a 1.6 per increase from last year. That’s roughly half the provincial rent increase of three per cent. Market forces may partly explain the sharper provincial change. Across B.C., vacancy rates are tighter, on average, at 1.8 per cent. Nanaimo’s spring vacancy rates peaked at 8.3 per cent in April, 2013.
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Worldwide Knit in Public Day was celebrated at the Wellington Branch library Tuesday and attracted a crowd of yarn enthusiasts.
‘I’m on a dishcloth bender,’ says Paula Bernard. She first started knitting as a way to earn her craft badge in Brownies.
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The largest knitter event in the world, Worldwide Knit in Public Day started in 2005 as a way for knitters to gather, enjoy each other’s company and share skills while completing projects. Paula Bernard shows off her first large knitting project — a delicate shawl she completed with the help of a Knit-A-Long or KAL group run through local knitting supply shop Mad About Ewe. [JULIE CHADWICK PHOTOS/DAILY NEWS]
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Furlong’s response to Homeless man hands in article shocked journalist $2,000 found in street A journalist who is suing former Vancouver Olympics CEO John Furlong for defamation says she was devastated by his response to an article she wrote alleging he abused students at a northern British Columbia school more than 40 years ago. Laura Robinson began her testimony Tuesday in her civil trial, where she is alleging that Furlong’s public comments after the story was published in the Georgia Straight newspaper have damaged her reputation, career and health. Furlong held a news conference the day the story was published in September 2012, where he absolutely denied any wrongdoing and accused Robinson of “a shocking lack of diligence” and a “personal vendetta.” “I was completely shocked,” Robinson testified.
The honesty of a homeless man who turned in more than $2,000 he found on a suburban Victoria street could pay off for the unidentified Good Samaritan. West Shore RCMP Const. Alex Berube said Tuesday that police are looking for the man to tell him his good deed has spurred people to donate to a fundraising effort that’s already hit $1,400. Berube said police patrols are keeping watch for the man, who has no fixed address but is known in the community of Langford, just west of Victoria. He said police have had numerous media requests to allow the man to tell his story, but he hasn’t been located. RCMP said the man handed over the money because he felt it was the right thing to do. Police will return the money to him if no one claims it within 90 days.
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family history of alcohol abuse. Robinson, who is in his mid-40s, left the RCMP in 2012 and has been sober since then, Crossin said. The RCMP has held up Robinson as an example of a bad apple in its ranks, and that assessment included a separate, unrelated case when he was convicted of obstruction of justice before he left the force in 2012. Robinson was behind the wheel in October 2008 when his vehicle struck and killed a 21-year-old motorcyclist in Delta, south of Vancouver. He told his trial that immediately after the crash he went home and drank two shots of vodka to calm his nerves. Robinson was given a conditional sentence of 12 months after a judge ruled he had used his police training to fend off
The owner of a motorcycle has been fined about $13,500 after the vehicle failed to stop for police as it was driven down an escalator at a suburban Vancouver mall. Mounties in Surrey seized the bike captured in a Feb. 20 video and say they’re holding it pending the outcome of a civil forfeiture hearing, though they can’t positively identify the driver. Police say registered owners are responsible for their vehicles at all times and can choose to provide officers with information about who was driving during an offence. Mounties say owners who don’t co-operate can be charged with the offence under the Motor Vehicles Act. Police say the 58 traffic violations that led to the fine included speeding, disobeying a red light and driving without insurance.
A 17-year-old Vancouver resident has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing in Whistler. RCMP say a warrant for the teen’s arrest was issued in Surrey on Monday, when he made a court appearance. Whistler RCMP Sgt. Rob Knapton says the suspect is being held in custody for another appearance on Thursday and that his name isn’t being released because of his age. Police say the stabbing occurred in May, the same month 19-year-old Luka Gordic was killed in Whistler. Eighteen-year-old Arvin Golic was released from custody Monday after a court appearance and is under house arrest in the Gordic case. Golic was charged with manslaughter along with three other underage male suspects.
Benjamin (Monty) Robinson called ‘poster child for failure’ GEORDON OMAND THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for an ex-Mountie who lied at a public inquiry into Robert Dziekanski’s death is recommending house arrest and community service for his client, calling him a “poster child for failure.” “He’s fallen a long way and I think he could bring some insight to others who struggle, particularly in the aboriginal community,” said David Crossin, who represents former RCMP corporal Benjamin (Monty) Robinson. Robinson was in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday for a sentencing hearing, three months after he was convicted of perjury stemming from testimony he gave at an inquiry into Dziekanski’s death at Vancouver’s airport. Crossin recommended Robinson be sentenced to one year of house arrest followed by 12 months of curfew and 200 hours of community service, preferably in the area of drug and alcohol counselling. Reading from a doctor’s submission, Crossin said Robinson suffered from undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol abuse when he testified at the inquiry in early 2009, and that he remained in that state until his trial in 2012. “It was the conviction in 2012 that brought these matters, in a way, crashing down on Mr. Robinson,” Crossin said. “He began in March of 2012 the process of recovery.” Crossin also brought up Robinson’s aboriginal heritage as a mitigating factor, as well as his
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Changing way Canadians vote just part of 32-point proposal JOAN BRYDEN THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau wants this fall’s national vote to be the last federal election conducted under the first-past-thepost electoral system. And, if the Liberal leader becomes prime minister, it may also be the last election in which Canadians can choose not to vote, as well as the last in which the only way to vote is by marking an X on a paper ballot. Changing the way Canadians vote is just one element of a 32-point plan to “restore democracy in Canada” that Trudeau announced Monday. Some of the measures have been previously announced, such as strengthening access-to-information laws; empowering backbench MPs by allowing more free votes and beefing up legislative oversight by Commons committees; and ending partisanship in the scandal-plagued Senate. Others are new or build upon previous commitments. Among other things, Trudeau promised a Liberal government would: • Reform question period in the House of Commons so that one day each week would be devoted solely to grilling the prime minister. • Impose spending limits on political parties between elections, not just during election campaigns. • Appoint an equal number of men and women to cabinet and adopt a government-wide appointment policy to ensure gender parity and greater representation of aboriginal people and other minorities. • Create performance standards for services offered by the federal government, complete with streamlined application processes, reduced wait times and money-back guarantees. • Create individualized, secure online accounts for Canadians who want to access all their government benefits and review key documents. Perhaps the most ambitious promise is Trudeau’s vow to do away with first-past-the-post in time for the next election. The current system badly distorts voters’ choices, allowing a party to win the majority of seats in the House of Commons with less than 40 per cent of the
Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau makes an announcement on fair and open government in Ottawa on Tuesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
vote, and delivering wildly different seat counts to parties that win similar shares. Trudeau promised he’d introduce electoral reform legislation within 18 months of forming government. The legislation would be based on the recommendations of a special, all-party parliamentary committee mandated to fully and fairly study alternatives to first-past-the-post, including ranked ballots and proportional representation. The committee would also explore the notions of mandatory voting and online voting. Electronic voting has also been touted as a way to entice busy Canadians to cast ballots. But Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government last year effectively scotched Elections Canada’s plans to experiment with online voting, requiring any such tests to be approved by Parliament. First-past-the-post has long been viewed as the primary culprit behind declining turnout, contributing to Canadians’ belief that their votes don’t count. Trudeau has also said he’s willing to consider proportional representation, a more complex reform for which there are a variety of possible models.
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Two Montreal teens facing terrorism-related charges were denied bail Tuesday by Quebec Court Judge Robert Sansfacon. El Mahdi Jamali, 18, and Sabrine Djermane, 19, will remain in detention until the end of the legal case against them. Family and friends were present in the courtroom as the decision came down. The pair, a couple, have been detained since their arrests in mid-April. From the outset, Sansfacon said granting bail would have been “particularly difficult” given the circumstances.
An Ottawa teen whose alleged crank tweets and 911 calls put law enforcement officials from across North America on his trail may face charges in Florida. The youth was in an Ontario youth court for the start of his trial for “swatting,” a practice where emergency services or police tactical units — also known as SWAT teams — are called out to bogus crises. Prosecutor Kerry McVey delivered a lengthy opening statement describing the Crown’s case, which will include teen witnesses from California, Florida, Laval, Que., and Milton, Ont.
The owner of a Regina barber shop has apologized to a woman who was refused a haircut. Evie Ruddy complained to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission after she couldn’t get a cut last August. A statement from the commission says Ruddy has reached a settlement with Ragged Ass Barbers. The owner of the shop, Craig Zamonsky, has apologized and acknowledged it was wrong to turn the woman away. He says the shop will provide service to anyone who wants a traditional, men’s-style haircut.
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Canadian rock music legend and environmental activist Neil Young has postponed a planned benefit concert in Edmonton. Eriel Deranger, spokeswoman for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, says the delay is due to internal management issues. No new date for the concert has been set. The show was to have been one of several concerts to benefit the northern Alberta band which lives in the oilsands region. The First Nation has mounted court challenges to development approvals in the region.
Newfoundland and Labrador will announce a new royalty regime in coming weeks to help speed up offshore oil development. Premier Paul Davis announced the move as he opened a major oil and gas conference in St. John’s today. Davis says the new regime is modelled on a more streamlined and agile approach that has succeeded in Norway and other offshore sectors. The oil price plunge since last June has hammered provincial finances, which rely on those earnings for about one-third of revenues.
A former federal Liberal candidate in Nova Scotia said he quit his foray into politics over the party’s support for the government’s anti-terror law, Bill C-51. David MacLeod, a former Canadian Forces member, said he resigned his candidacy in Central Nova as a matter of principle. MacLeod said as a former member of the military who served in Cyprus, Bosnia and Kosovo, he couldn’t support Bill C-51. “The whole idea of serving in the military was to protect the rights and freedoms of Canadians,” he said.
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OTTAWA — The mortgages, Senate salary, private side business and the famous $90,000 repayment from Nigel Wright — Sen. Mike Duffy’s financial history was laid out for all to see at his trial Tuesday. Government forensic accountant Mark Grenon’s testimony on his analysis of Duffy’s financial data trail won’t necessarily be accepted as fact. Ontario Justice Charles Vaillancourt has yet to decide on that point. But Crown prosecutors appear to be using the dizzying array of numbers to paint a picture of a high-flying senator who was perpetually living on the edge — a senator who perhaps had a compelling reason to pad his income and to extort the prime minister’s chief of staff into covering a $90,000 reimbursement of his contested expense claims. Duffy has pleaded not guilty to 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery related to his Senate living, travel and office expenses.
Suspended Senator Mike Duffy arrives at court in Ottawa on Monday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
The court was shown slide after slide of balance sheets and pie charts, chronicling Duffy’s financial life from late 2008 to mid-2013. In that time period, $1.2 million got deposited into his bank account. In addition to his Senate salary, Duffy received a pension from CTV and from the government. He also made $25,000
doing speaking engagements through his side company. The sale of his late mother’s home netted approximately $50,000. Still, the available records showed that money was flowing out faster than it was coming in, with a line of credit that crept up steadily to over $100,000 at one point in 2012. Duffy’s Ottawa-ar-
ea home is heavily mortgaged. His vehicle is leased. “There was a continued amount of overspending in the account that had to be funded with some sort of money. That money was the line of credit,” Grenon said. Grenon revealed that the agency that follows potential money laundering and terrorist activity, Fintrac, raised the alarm at one point that Duffy’s line of credit had risen to more than $100,000. It’s not clear when that discovery was made. Duffy’s defence lawyer Donald Bayne argued that Grenon’s testimony should not be entered into evidence, that it amounted to innuendo and was irrelevant to the charges at hand. “You just let their dump truck back up to your courtroom and dump thousands and thousands of records ... and just leave it hanging there like a Sword of Damocles for the rest of the file,” Bayne said. “For what purpose? Is Sen. Duffy in his defence then going to have to account for 5,500 transactions over his financial life? It will distort this trial.”
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Beer complements many favourite summer foods Lynette Burns The Lucky Gourmet
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ith all this hot weather and the limited number of sunny days we all get to enjoy, Islanders are cooking outdoors whenever they can. With a little imagination and tin foil, good meals can be turned out on the barbecue. Surprise, surprise, hot weather can also make us thirsty too. Not so much for wine but for that carbonated stuff that’s a little lower in alcohol, but a true thirst quencher nonetheless. Enter the art of beer and food pairings. Just as with wines, certain beers can either complement or overpower your favourite foods. Should you be turning out chicken quesadillas in foil on your BBQ, the recommended best to compliment this Mexican delicacy would be an amber or red ale. More specifically, an excellent complementing craft beer would be Dageraad Amber Ale. Its medium body is balanced by toasty malt that boosts the cheesy goodness of the quesadilla. Dageraad Amber’s slightly dry and bitter finish accents the quesadilla spices. A little bit more beer improves the taste of
Burgers and beer go well together, especially in the hot weather.
the chicken which, pretty much makes it a match made in heaven! At $6.10 for a large bottle that shares well between two people, it’s easy on the pocket book while big on the flavor front. What would a barbecue be without burgers? Beef or salmon burgers are well paired with a dark lager and the dark roasted malts in the Okanagan Springs Brewmaster mirror the richness of beef or salmon. The Brewmaster’s crisp, clean finish cleanses your taste buds for another big bite. It’s great for entertaining and comes with a decent price tag of $12.25 for a six-pack. If barbecued seafood is your thing, look no further than a refreshing Hefeweizen or Witbier wheat beer which makes Kronen-
bourg Blanc an ideal choice. Light and slightly tart with an exciting effervescence, this pale wheat beer delivers lemon/lime flavours with a hint of coriander and orange peel. The subtle flavors let your seafood shine through and while you can find the six packs under $13, Kronenbourg Blanc is so refreshing it serves well as a good aperitif. An overall crowd pleaser that also works with a wide range of dishes is pale ale. Not too heavy, not too malty, not too bitter, it’s a good smooth beer that works with most foods. Offer it at your next potluck when you want to make a good impression. On the other hand, a couple of beer styles should be avoided when cooking on the BBQ.
Strong ales and barley wine, for instance, will overwhelm most foods. These beers go well with bold cheese, game and some deserts, but are difficult to pair with most foods, especially off the grill. Luckys Liquor’s Gourmet Mezzanine at Country Club Centre is hosting a beer pairing event in our Eat, Drink & Learn series. On Friday, June 19 at 7 p.m. join us as we explore and enjoy an evening of beer and sliders. Delectable mini-burgers with unique house-made accompaniments will be paired expertly with unique local craft beers. For more information visit us at www.luckysliquor.ca or find us on Facebook. To reserve your spot call us at 250-585-2275.
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lthough men have been assigned the stereotype of working the backyard grill, it is a joy that is shared by all home culinary enthusiasts. It’s a summertime passion. The aroma of lump charcoal being lit starts my mouth watering as my mind conjures up recollections of flame-licked meats, and fire caramelized vegetables. Lump charcoal is the new black when it comes to barbecuing, and with a few basic tips and some research, you can overcome any intimidation you may have towards this natural fuel. Before I get into the benefits of lump charcoal, I must stress that the quality of equipment is important. I hear of so many people purchasing equipment just because the price is right. Your outdoor cooking appliance is a significant purchase and should not be looked upon differently than the purchase of a new oven/stove for your kitchen. If anything, quality in an out-
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door cooker should be of higher importance that your indoor oven/stove because it will be subjected to the elements; even with a cover over it the environment is more humid than anything you use indoors. A barbeque should not be considered a disposable fixture. You should not have to replace it every few years. You would never dream of doing that with your indoor oven/stove, so why do you expect to do that with your barbecue? Do your research. How long has the company been operating for? How long is the warranty? Is the warranty administered through the retailer or do you have to deal with the manufacturer yourself? How easy is it to get replacement parts and accessories? Taking the time to investigate before you purchase will pay off in the long run. Barbecued flavor from natural wood is the best in my opinion and natural lump charcoal is arguably the way to go. Sure there are other products that will give you smoke flavor like pellets or bisquettes in different smokers. However these are made from wood chips and/ or sawdust compressed together, and because of that they are
more susceptible to moisture absorption, and also not usually used in direct high heat searing. The old standby square formed briquettes, compressed with binding ingredients, are also no comparison to natural lump charcoal. Lump charcoal is basically just chunks of wood that have been heated with little oxygen. This process carbonizes the wood and transforms it into this incredible long-lasting fuel that naturally adds amazing flavor to anything grilled with it. I have read that archeological digs have proven that we as humans have been making charcoal for the purpose of cooking for over thirty thousand years. This would then be the oldest known form of cooking to mankind. It’s simple: we take from nature through sustainable resources, cook our food, and give back to nature by contributing the compostable ash to our gardens. The bag you purchase must say “lump charcoal” to know that you’re getting the real deal. There are many brands in the market place to choose from. Charcoal made from only hardwood will be the premium choice. Hardwood lump charcoal lasts longer, is easier to light,
makes food taste better in my opinion, and is more receptive to oxygen flow. To have fire, in the simplest form, is to have fuel, ignition and oxygen. Controlling the flow of oxygen through air vents on a charcoal grill to increase/decrease temperature will replace the working of gas knobs on a gas/propane grill. A fire can’t burn, or let alone increase in temperature, without oxygen. Increase the oxygen and you will increase the amount of fire, and thus increase the temperature of the cook. The opposite will happen with the decrease of oxygen. It’s that simple, and your food has never tasted better. To make Dad the true king of the barbecue this Father’s Day get him cooking on the most natural fuel and the taste of his famous barbecued food will increase dramatically. There is a ton of information on the internet and in books on charcoal cooking that will help make the transition as easy as possible. » Chef Dez is a food columnist, culinary instructor and cookbook author. Visit him at www.chefdez.com, or write to him at dez@chefdez.com or P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6R4
n a recent news story, there has been yet another recall of foods causing illness by Listeriosis. This time it was ice cream products from Blue Bell Creameries in Texas. Listeriosis is a potentially serious food borne infection. It comes from eating foods contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium (germ) lives in the soil, on vegetation and in the feces of animals and humans. Food may be contaminated by food handlers or unclean equipment where food is prepared. For most people, if they get ill from food contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes, they may have a mild flu-like illness and nothing more. For a pregnant woman, this illness can cause serious harm to the unborn child. Listeriosis can start with flulike symptoms such as fever and muscle aches, headache and backache, and maybe diarrhoea. In serious cases, the illness may lead to meningitis or blood infection, which could be fatal especially in the very old, the very young or those with other medical conditions. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriage or stillbirths in pregnancy and can be passed to newborns by infected mothers. Sadly, a mother may have only mild symptoms, which can be mistaken for symptoms of pregnancy so she may not even know that she has an infection from listeriosis. You can reduce your risk of contracting Listeriosis by being very careful with food handling. • Thoroughly cook all raw foods of animal origin (beef, fish, poultry, and eggs). • Wash vegetables and fruit well before cooking or eating them raw. • Keep uncooked meats separate from vegetables and other readyto-eat foods. • Wash hands, knives and cutting boards after handling or processing uncooked food. • Make sure all milk and milk products and fruit juices have been pasteurized. • Do not keep foods in the refrigerator for more than two days because Listeria may grow even in cold temperatures. If you are pregnant, the following foods should be avoided or cooked thoroughly: Soft cheeses such as brie, camembert, feta, blue veined, and Mexican style cheeses such as queso blanco fresco, hot dogs, cold cuts or deli meats, fresh patés or meat spreads, smoked sea foods, sushi or previously cooked seafood. All of these foods go through processing that could allow them to become contaminated. Listeria is killed by cooking. Thoroughly cooking these foods to 165ºF/74ºC will kill the bacteria. peak to a registered dietitian for more information about food safety during pregnancy.
» Eileen Bennewith is a registered dietitian in the public health program for Island Health. She can be reached at eileen.bennewith@viha.ca.
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CLEVELAND — Revived by a fresh-faced shooting superstar and a first-year coach who made them believe, the Golden State Warriors again reign supreme. Their 40-year NBA championship drought is finally over. A half century of misery in Cleveland drags on. LeBron James just didn’t have enough help. Stephen Curry and finals MVP Andre Iguodala scored 25 points apiece, Draymond Green recorded a triple-double and the Warriors — using a barrage of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter — won their first title since 1975 by finishing off James and the Cavaliers 105-97 on Tuesday night in Game 6. For the first time since Gerald Ford was in the White House, disco was in vogue and Rick Barry was flicking in free throws under-handed, the best pro basketball team resides in the Bay Area. And these Warriors are a lot like Barry and his old crew: fluid, balanced, together. Just like coach Steve Kerr hoped. After falling behind by two points early in the third quarter, the Warriors took control with Curry, the league’s MVP, and Iguodala, who made his first start of the season in Game 4, leading the way. “World champs,” Curry said, letting the title sink in. “This is truly special. This group is a special group. From the time we started the season this is what we envisioned and a lot of hard work goes into it, all the way down to the last minute of this game. This is what it’s all about. . . . We’re going to remember this for a long time.” Golden State allowed the Cava-
Golden State Warriors centre Festus Ezeli hugs the trophy after winning the NBA championship in Cleveland on Tuesday. [AP PHOTO]
liers to creep within eight points in the fourth before unleashing a flurry of 3s to ensure they would be taking the Larry O’Brien Trophy back to California. Curry’s step-back made it 78-68, and after the Cavs closed within seven on J.R. Smith’s trey, Iguodala, Curry and Klay Thompson each drained one in a span of 81 seconds to make it 89-75. Iguodala added another long shot for good measure before he strutted back on defense holding out three fingers on each hand. He could have shot an index finger into the air at that point — Golden State is No. 1. James returned from Miami to deliver a title to his home region, but the 30-year-old, left to do most of the work by himself after All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love were injured in the postseason, came two wins shy of giving Cleveland its first pro sports championship since 1964. They city’s three pro teams — the Cavs, Browns and Indians
— have gone a combined 144 seasons without one of them winning it all. James had 32 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists in Game 6 and was dominant during the series, showing why he’s the world’s best player. The Warriors were simply the better team. James was replaced in the final seconds, but before he left the court, the four-time MVP shook hands with Curry and offered congratulations to Kerr and the rest of the Warriors. “The sacrifice every guy made from Andre and David (Lee) stepping away from the starting lineup, we just played,” Kerr said. “And they were all in it just to win. That’s all that mattered. This is an amazing group of guys.” This series, which opened with two overtime games in Oakland, flipped when Kerr employed a small lineup in the fourth quarter of Game 3 and the Warriors nearly overcame a 20-point deficit before losing.
The Nanaimo White Rapids Summer Swim Club has kicked off its season in spectacular fashion with a stack of medals won at the opening meet. The Icebreaker Meet was held at the Cowichan Pool in Duncan on June 6 and 7 with 65 local swimmers in attendance from the Nanaimo club. Danielle Barberie was arguably the star of the show with five first place finishes in Division 1. Those included the 100m IM, 50m free, 50m back, 50m fly and the 50m breast as well as a silver in 100m free. Grace Lim finished third in the 50m back in the same division. In Division 2, Dylan Barberie finished second in the 100m IM, 50m fly, 50m breast and third in the 50m free. Carter James was third in the 50m back, 50m breast and 100m free. Peter Morch won all five of his events in the 100m IM, 50m fly, 50m back, 50m breast and 100m free. Cadence Jones was first in the 50m breast, second in the 100m IM, 50m back and 100m free. In Division 3, Yulia Bobkova was third in the 50m breast. Nyah De Pol finished the same in the 50m back. Gus Johnson was first in both the 100m IM and 50m breast. Jack Laroche finished third in the 50m fly. Cam Laturnus was second in the 50m free and also third in the 100m IM and 50m back. Bryan Moore was third in the 50m breast. Kayley Morch was first in the 100m free, second in the 50m back, 50m fly and 100m IM and also third in the 50m free. Finally in Division 3, Stewart Stephen was first in the 50m free,
50m fly as well as second in the 100m IM, 50m back and 100m free. In Division 4, Tayden DePol finished in the top two across six events which included a win in the 100m back. Ava Johnson was similar and won the 100m back and 100m free. In Division 5, Finn Bodnar had four top three finishes, Eric Labas had two and Delaney O’Toole won the 100m breast. In Division 6, Sarak Kirkhope won the 50m fly and 100m free to go alongside two other top three finishes. Nyree McGonigle was second in the 50m free and Moira McGorman also had three top three finishes and won the 100m back. In Division 7, there was wins for Baylee Munro in the 100m breast and 100m free, Riley Prout Holm in the 50m free and 100 back, and Hayley Price in the 50m free and 50m fly. Steven Moore was third in the 50m free. Finally, in Division 8, Byron Trajan won the 100m back to go alongside five other second place finishes. The club will head to Courtenay for a meet this weekend before hosting their three-day NWRSC Invitational on June 26-28. “It was great to be able to take such a large group of swimmers down to Cowichan and kick off the swim season with two days of fast racing,” said head coach Gareth Saunders. “Our focus now turns to the NWRSC Invitational at the Bowen Park Kin Pool. We have teams from all over Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland prepping for our meet in which we will have close to 500 swimmers racing.” The club is the defending Island champion.
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“I just talked to him right after we won,” Bowman said after Chicago’s clinching victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 on Monday night. “We gave a hug and said, ‘This is the first of many. We’re going to win a lot together.’ He gave me a big hug and said, ‘Let’s go.’ He’s going to be here. I don’t think he’d want to leave after this scene here.” The sixth NHL title in franchise history was the first time since 1938 that the team wrapped up the championship at home.
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s the world’s best golfers converge on Chambers Bay, they are finding a mix of the sublime and the diabolical. That’s quite different than “a farce,” which was Ian Poulter’s word-of-mouth assessment of a course that is unlike most anything seen on American shores. To these eyes, that’s a very good thing. And I’ll wager that by Sunday, most eyes will agree with me, except maybe the ones attached to hidebound PGA golfers. “It’s a fun challenge,” said Jordan Spieth, the 21-year-old savant. “It’s a beautiful challenge as well.” The visuals on Monday, while players went through their practice rounds and the fans soaked it all up (at least the ones who weren’t jamming the merchandise pavilion), were suitably spectacular. At times, when I was on the higher elevations, looking back toward the sparkling Sound, with the Olympic Mountains in the background, it was downright breathtaking. And yet the course, aesthetically pleasing as it is, will be filled with unique challenges. That includes holes that will be magically transformed overnight by virtue of the tee box, pin placement, or a combination thereof — “four new golf courses every day” is the way Tiger Woods recently put it after a practice round. Challenged to describe the course in one word, Spieth came up, finally, with “inventive.” And don’t think the United States Golf Association (USGA), which will determine the setup each morning, isn’t milking the intrigue (and angst) amongst the golfers over the daily layout par-
Martin Kaymer hits out of the bunker on the fifth hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay Tuesday in University Place, Wash. [AP PHOTO]
ticulars. “To be honest, I think it’s more just to get in our heads ahead of time,” Spieth said when asked about the “elasticity” of Chambers Bay. Many other features will test the creativity of golfers. The elevation changes on the course can be daunting. As with most linksstyle courses, the ball will roll and roll, potentially negating the advantage of long hitters. The slopes and swales on the greens will turn seemingly spot-on approach shots into catastrophes if the ball rolls askew. Or, conversely, it can make a resourceful golfer look like a genius if he correctly reads the angles. Most people have seen video of the practice-round putt that Bubba Watson put up on social media, in which he turned his back to the hole, sent it up and back down a steep slope and right into the cup, like some cutup at the local putt-putt course. The only thing missing was the clown’s mouth, which helps explain Martin Kaymer’s recent description of Chambers Bay as “a tricked-up links course.” Maybe, but it’s OUR tricked-up links course. There’s definitely some Northwest pride at stake here. You can’t help but want
the rest of the world to see our region with its finest foot forward; the glorious weather Monday was a great start. Yet the strangest fact of all is that while Chambers Bay is surrounded by characteristic Northwest beauty, and quirky regional charm (like the train that periodically rumbles past, and the military planes that fly overhead), the course itself can be antithetical to Puget Sound stereotypes. This may be the Evergreen state, but the fescue grass of Chambers Bay is not of a particularly vivid green color. To be perfectly honest, it has more of a brownish hue, particularly on the, uh, green. Ryan Moore, whose University Place roots are strong, was asked if the fescue meant that golfers were going to miss a lot of putts “Yeah, just like every tournament, we miss a lot of putts,” he said wryly. “We make a lot, too. But honestly, they’re definitely not the prettiest greens in the world, but no fescue greens are that pretty. “But it actually rolls a lot better than it looks.” There is water everywhere — but none on the course. And while we’re renowned in these parts for our copious quantity of
trees, this course has just one, a Douglas fir behind the 15th green that won’t be a factor. That last fact amused Lee Janzen, who won a U.S. Open title in 1998 in part because a ball presumed to be stuck in a tree fell down right before he was going to re-hit. “Where is it?” Janzen asked of the lone tree at Chambers Bay, then joked: “Actually, I sent some guys out here a few months ago to try to chop it down, but they didn’t get it done.” Added Janzen, “I usually like to play courses with trees because they frame the hole. But on links courses, with the dunes and the hillsides and the background, can also shape the hole really well, too.” So the first U.S. Open in the great Northwest features no water and one tree, framed in beige. Go figure. “I think the golf course isn’t really going to portray the Pacific Northwest,” Janzen said. “It’s so unique to itself that I don’t know if anybody has played any course like this, from what I’ve read and what I’ve seen in print.” I guess you could say, to paraphrase the commercial, it’s a lot like us — a little different.
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TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts won’t have quarterback Ricky Ray under centre when they open the 2015 CFL season. The Argos put their star quarterback on the six-game injured list Tuesday as he continues to recover from off-season shoulder surgery. Ray, 35, was the CFL’s passing leader last season and the East Division nominee for the league’s outstanding player award. Toronto head coach Scott Milanovich said the club made the move now so as to not create a distraction next week as the Argos prepare for their season-opening home game June 27 against the Edmonton Eskimos in Fort McMurray, Alta. Backup Trevor Harris assumes the starting position. “We knew for a couple of weeks that was probably the case so we wanted to go ahead and get this over with,” Milanovich told reporters. Milanovich said Ray continues to make progress and remains on schedule.
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SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015
SCOREBOARD BASEBALL
Mets 3, Blue Jays 2
MLB - Results and standings
ab r h bi ab r h bi Reyes SS 4 1 1 0 Gran’son RF 4 0 0 0 Donaldson 3B3 0 0 0 Lagares CF 4 1 2 0 Bautista RF 3 0 1 1 Duda 1B 4010 Enc’acion 1B 4 0 2 1 d’Arnaud C 4 0 1 0 Colabello LF 4 0 1 0 Flores SS 3 1 1 1 Martin C 4 0 0 0 Ceciliani LF 3 0 2 0 Carrera CF 3 0 1 0 Tejada 3B 3 1 1 1 Navarro PH 1 0 0 0 Herrera 2B 3 0 0 0 Goins 2B 3 1 0 0 Harvey P 2 0 1 1 Copeland P 1 0 0 0 Mayberry PH 1 0 0 0 Smoak PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 9 3 Pillar CF 1010 Totals 32 2 7 2
American League East W L Tampa Bay 36 30 NY Yankees 34 30 Baltimore 33 31 Toronto 34 32 Boston 28 38 Central W L Kansas City 36 25 Minnesota 34 30 Detroit 34 31 Cleveland 30 33 Chicago Sox 28 35 West W L Houston 38 28 Texas 35 30 LA Angels 32 32 Seattle 29 36 Oakland 28 39 National League East W L NY Mets 36 30 Washington 34 31 Atlanta 31 34 Miami 29 37 Philadelphia 22 44 Central W L St. Louis 43 21 Pittsburgh 37 27 Chicago Cubs 34 28 Cincinnati 29 35 Milwaukee 24 42 West W L LA Dodgers 37 28 San Francisco 35 31 Arizona 31 32 San Diego 32 35 Colorado 28 36
Toronto
PCT .545 .531 .516 .515 .424 PCT .590 .531 .523 .476 .444 PCT .576 .538 .500 .446 .418
GB Strk - L1 1.0 L2 2.0 W2 2.0 L2 8.0 W1 GB Strk - W2 3.5 L2 4.0 L1 7.0 W1 9.0 L5 GB Strk - W3 2.5 W2 5.0 L2 8.5 L1 10.5 W3
PCT .545 .523 .477 .439 .333 PCT .672 .578 .548 .453 .364 PCT .569 .530 .492 .478 .438
GB Strk - W3 1.5 W1 4.5 L1 7.0 W2 14.0 L8 GB Strk - W5 6.0 W6 8.0 L1 14.0 W1 20.0 L4 GB Strk - L2 2.5 W1 5.0 W4 6.0 L3 8.5 L2
Yesterday’s results St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2 Houston 8, Colorado 5 Oakland 6, San Diego 5 San Fran 6, Seattle 2 Boston 9, Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 3, Chicago Sox 0 Baltimore 19, Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 5, Detroit 2 Miami 12, NY Yankees 2 NY Mets 3, Toronto 2 Washington 16, Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland 6, Chicago Cubs 0 Texas 3, LA Dodgers 2 Kansas City 7, Milwaukee 2 Arizona at L.A. Angels Today’s schedule with probable starters Baltimore at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Jimenez (4-3) vs Correia (0-0) Tampa Bay at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Archer (7-4) vs Zimmermann (5-4) Miami at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Urena (1-2) vs Pineda (7-3) N.Y. Mets at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Niese (3-6) vs Hutchison (5-1) Chi. Cubs at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Hammel (5-2) vs Salazar (6-2) Detroit at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Price (6-2) vs Cueto (4-4) Boston at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Kelly (2-4) vs Wood (4-4) St. Louis at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Garcia (2-3) vs Milone (2-1) Milwaukee at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Fiers (3-6) vs Ventura (3-6) Pittsburgh at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Locke (3-3) vs Danks (3-6) Houston at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Oberholtzer (1-1) vs Kendrick (2-8) L.A. Angels at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Santiago (4-3) vs Anderson (2-1) San Diego at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Despaigne (3-4) vs Chavez (2-6) San Francisco at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Bumgarner (7-3) vs Hernandez (9-3) Texas at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Rodriguez (3-2) vs Kershaw (5-3) Thursday, June 18 (Early games) Baltimore at Philadelphia, 10:05 a.m. Norris (2-4) vs O’Sullivan (1-5) St. Louis at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m. Lyons (1-0) vs Pelfrey (5-3) Houston at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. McHugh (6-3) vs Hale (2-1) San Diego at Oakland, 12:35 p.m. Kennedy (3-5) vs Graveman (3-3) L.A. Angels at Arizona, 12:40 p.m. Wilson (4-5) vs Collmenter (3-6)
NY Mets
Toronto 000 000 020 2 NY Mets 021 000 00x 3 SB: NYM Lagares (5, 2nd base off Schultz/Martin, R). 2B: TOR Encarnacion (10, Harvey); NYM Flores, W (9, Copeland), Harvey (1, Copeland). 3B: TOR Bautista (2, Harvey). GIDP: NYM Herrera, D. Team Lob: TOR 6; NYM 5. DP: TOR (Donaldson-Encarnacion). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO S Copeland (L, 1-1) 4.0 8 3 3 0 1 P Schultz 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 D Tepera 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 R Osuna 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO M Harvey (W, 7-4) 7.0 4 0 0 0 6 C Torres 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 Time: 2:35. Att: 24,522.
Giants 6, Mariners 2 Seattle
San Fran
ab r h bi ab r h bi Morrison 1B 3 0 0 0 Aoki RF-LF 4 0 1 0 Smith LF 3 0 1 0 Panik 2B 3010 Cano 2B 4 0 0 0 Pagan CF 4 0 1 1 Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 Posey 1B 3 2 1 0 Seager 3B 4 1 1 0 Crawford SS 3 1 0 0 Jones CF 2 0 0 0 Duffy 3B 4233 Miller SS 4 1 2 2 Belt LF 3000 Zunino C 4 0 1 0 McGehee PH 1 0 1 2 Happ P 1 0 0 0 Susac C 3110 Ackley PH-LF 1 0 0 0 Lincecum P 2 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 5 2 Maxwell RF-CF 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 6 9 6
Seattle 000 011 000 2 San Fran 020 010 03x 6 SB: SEA Jones, J (1, 2nd base off Lincecum/Susac), Morrison (4, 2nd base off Lincecum/Susac). 2B: SF Susac (3, Happ), McGehee (4, Wilhelmsen). GIDP: SEA Happ; SF Pagan 2. HR: SEA Miller, B (6, 5th inning off Lincecum, 0 on, 0 out); SF Duffy, M (6, 2nd inning off Happ, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: SEA 6; SF 5. DP: SEA 2 (Miller, B-Cano-Morrison, Seager-Cano-Morrison); SF (Susac-Crawford, B-Panik). E: SF Susac (4, throw). Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Happ (L, 3-3) 6.0 7 3 3 2 5 F Rodney 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 T Wilhelmsen 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 San Fran IP H R ER BB SO T Lincecum (W, 7-3)5.2 5 2 2 4 3 G Kontos 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 J Lopez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 S Romo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 S Casilla 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:39. Att: 41,267.
Marlins 12, Yankees 2 NY Yankees
Miami
ab r h bi ab r h bi Gardner CF 3 0 0 0 Gordon 2B 5 2 3 1 Williams CF 1 0 1 1 Dietrich 3B 4 1 2 1 Gregorius SS 4 1 1 0 Yelich LF 4320 Teixeira 1B 2 0 0 0 Stanton RF 4 2 2 3 Murphy C 1 0 1 0 Ozuna CF 4 1 2 2 McCann C-1B 4 0 2 1 Bour 1B 5111 Headley 3B 4 0 0 0 Realmuto C 5 1 2 2 Beltran RF 4 0 1 0 H’varria SS 4 1 2 2 Young LF 2 0 0 0 Baker PH 1 0 0 0 Drew PH-2B 1 1 0 0 Phelps P 2000 Ryan 2B-SS 4 0 0 0 Solano PH-SS1 0 0 0 Capuano P 1 0 0 0 Totals 39121612 Jones LF 3010 Totals 34 2 7 2
NY Yankees 000 001 100 2 Miami 800 030 01x 12 2B: NYY Beltran (14, Phelps), Williams, M (1, Phelps); MIA Dietrich (2, Eovaldi). 3B: MIA Hechavarria (3, Eovaldi). GIDP: NYY Headley. HR: MIA Stanton (24, 5th inning off Martin, Ch, 2 on, 2 out). S: MIA Phelps. Team Lob: NYY 7; MIA 8. DP: MIA (Dietrich-Hechavarria-Bour). E: MIA Dietrich (1, fielding), Hechavarria (4, throw).
Seattle Mariners pitcher J.A. Happ throws against the San Francisco Giants in an MLB game on Tuesday in San Francisco. [AP PHOTO]
Mariners continue slide with 6-2 loss JOSH DUBOW THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — J.A. Happ hit his spot the first time he faced Matt Duffy only to watch the ball leave the ballpark. Duffy helped wake up San Francisco’s silent bats with a two-run homer in the second inning and added an RBI single in a three-run eighth that helped the Giants snap a nine-game home losing streak by beating the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Tuesday. “The pitch before was also down and in,” Happ said. “How many people hit that ball where it was? That was pretty frustrating. I wasn’t as sharp as I wanted to be but I gave us some innings and a chance.” It wasn’t enough as Seattle failed to generate much offence and the bullpen allowed the Giants to break it open late. Brad Miller homered and drove in two runs for the Mariners, who split the two-game series in San Francisco and finished 4-4 on an eight-game road trip and fell seven games under .500. “It’s perception versus reality,” manager Lloyd McClendon said. “The perception is we’re treading water and the reality is we’re not playing as well as we should be playing. Today was a perfect example. We did not get the one hit to get us over the top.” Casey McGehee added a two-run double and Angel Pagan hit an RBI single as the Giants snapped their longest home skid since an 11-gamer at New York’s Polo Grounds in 1940. Tim Lincecum (7-3) allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings to get the win in his second start against his hometown team. “This is a game we needed just to kind of change momentum of how things have been going,” McGehee said. “Definitely a better taste in our mouth getting on the plane this way rather than the alternative.”
Marlins 12, Yankees 2 (Cont’d) NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO N Eovaldi (L, 5-2) 0.2 9 8 8 0 0 C Capuano 4.0 4 2 2 2 5 C Martin 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 J Ramirez 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 Miami IP H R ER BB SO D Phelps (W, 4-3) 7.0 6 2 2 2 5 S Cishek 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 S Dyson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 HBP: Ozuna (by Capuano). Time: 3:09. Att: 33,083.
BASKETBALL
Nationals 16, Rays 4
Cleveland MIN PT RB A ST B TO James 46:42 32 18 9 2 0 6 Thompson 37:27 15 13 0 0 1 1 Mozgov 32:31 17 12 2 0 4 3 Shumpert 35:58 8 3 0 0 1 2 Dellavedova 25:20 1 4 2 0 0 2 Smith 34:16 19 5 1 1 1 1 Jones 27:24 5 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 97 56 14 3 7 16 G’den State MIN PT RB A ST B TO Iguodala 36:21 25 5 5 2 0 0 Barnes 35:27 9 2 2 1 0 0 Green 41:28 16 11 10 3 1 3 Thompson 24:40 5 5 2 0 1 2 Curry 43:06 25 6 8 3 0 3 Livingston 32:19 10 3 0 0 1 0 Ezeli 10:56 10 4 0 0 1 1 Barbosa 14:30 5 3 1 2 0 0 Totals 105 39 28 11 4 9 Cleveland 15 28 18 36 Golden State 28 17 28 32 3 FG: Cleveland 6-26, Golden State 13-34. FT: Cleveland 27-39, Golden State 18-29. Fouled Out: Cleveland - I. Shumpert, M. Dellavedova, Golden State - K. Thompson
Washington
Tampa Bay
ab r h bi ab r h bi Span CF 4 1 2 1 Kiermaier CF 5 0 1 0 den Dekker LF1 0 0 0 Butler DH 3 0 0 1 Rendon 3B 5 2 2 2 Casali C 1000 Escobar DH 4 1 1 3 Longoria 3B 2 0 2 0 PH-DH 1 0 0 0 Franklin IF-P 2 0 0 0 Harper RF 3 1 3 1 DeJesus LF 3 0 0 0 Moore PH-1B 2 0 0 0 Guyer PH-LF 1 0 0 0 Ramos C 5 2 2 4 Forsythe 2-3B4 0 2 0 Rob’son 1B-RF5 3 4 2 Souza Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 Espinosa 2B 5 3 5 0 Cabrera SS 3 1 1 0 Taylor LF-CF 6 2 2 1 Elmore IF-P 3 1 0 0 Desmond SS 4 1 2 1 Rivera C-1B 4 2 2 3 Totals 45 16 23 15 Totals 35 4 8 4
Washington 060 040 312 16 Tampa Bay 000 010 003 4 2B: WSH Harper (14, Colome), Robinson, C (5, Colome), Rendon (4, Franklin); TB Rivera, R (9, Roark). GIDP: WSH Desmond, Ramos, W. HR: WSH Robinson, C (2, 2nd inning off Colome, 0 on, 0 out), Harper (22, 5th inning off Riefenhauser, 0 on, 0 out), Ramos, W 2 (7, 8th inning off Elmore, 0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Franklin, 1 on, 2 out); TB Rivera, R (3, 9th inning off Storen, 2 on, 2 out). Team Lob: WSH 10; TB 6. DP: TB 3 (Cabrera, A-Forsythe-Elmore, Souza Jr.-Rivera, R, Elmore-Forsythe-Franklin). E: TB DeJesus (1, fielding). Washington IP H R ER BB SO T Roark (W, 3-2) 7.0 6 1 1 1 4 F Rivero 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 D Storen 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 M Thornton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO A Colome (L, 3-3) 2.0 7 6 6 3 2 C Riefenhauser 2.1 2 2 2 1 0 E Romero 2.0 6 5 4 1 1 B Gomes 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 J Elmore 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 N Franklin 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 HBP: Espinosa (by Franklin). Time: 3:08. Att: 11,491.
Athletics 6, Padres 5 Oakland
San Diego
ab r h bi ab r h bi Burns CF 3 1 1 2 Alonso 1B 4 0 2 0 Sogard SS 5 0 1 1 Upton LF 4 1 1 0 Reddick RF 5 1 1 0 Kemp RF 4 1 1 1 Zobrist 2B 4 1 1 2 M’brooks 3B 4 0 2 0 Butler 1B 2 0 1 0 Barmes SS 3 0 1 1 Muncy 3B-1B 4 1 1 0 Venable PH 1 0 0 0 Phegley C 4 0 0 0 Span’berg 2B 4 0 0 0 Fuld LF 2 1 0 0 Hedges C 3 1 1 1 Kazmir P 2 1 1 1 Norris PH 1 0 0 0 Semien PH 1 0 1 0 Cashner P 2 0 0 0 Vogt PH 1 0 0 0 Solarte PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 6 8 6 Totals 31 3 8 3
Oakland 000 032 001 6 San Diego 001 110 020 5 SB: OAK Burns (13, 2nd base off Kimbrel/Hedges), Sogard (4, 2nd base off Kimbrel/Hedges)GIDP: OAK Phegley; SD Upton, J. HR: OAK Zobrist (3, 6th inning off Cashner, 1 on, 0 out); SD Hedges (1, 3rd inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 1 out), Kemp (3, 8th inning off Scribner, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: OAK 6; SD 3. DP: OAK 2. E: OAK Kazmir (2, throw). Oakland IP H R ER BB SO S Kazmir 5.0 5 3 2 1 6 F Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 T Pomeranz 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 E Scribner (BS, 4)(W, 2-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 T Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO A Cashner 5.0 5 5 5 3 3 D Thayer 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 B Maurer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 C Kimbrel (L, 1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 Time: 2:57. Att: 28,482.
West Coast League East Yakima Valley Kelowna Walla Walla Wenatchee South Bend Medford Corvallis Klamath Falls West Bellingham Kitsap Cowlitz Victoria
W 7 6 5 2 W 7 5 5 2 W 7 4 3 4
L 3 3 5 5 L 3 5 5 8 L 3 5 5 7
PCT GB 0.700 0.667 .5 0.500 2 0.286 3.5 PCT GB 0.700 0.500 2 0.500 2 0.200 5 PCT GB 0.700 0.444 2.5 0.375 3 0.364 3.5
Strk W1 W4 L1 W1 Strk L2 L4 L1 W1 Strk W2 W2 W2 L2
Yesterday’s results Klamath 4, Bend 3 Cowlitz 3, Victoria 2 Yakima Valley 4, Corvallis 3 Wenatchee 8, Medford 3 Bellingham 4, Walla Walla 3 Today’s schedule Bend at Klamath, 6:35 p.m. Victoria at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m. Yakima Valley at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m. Medford at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m. Walla Walla at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, June 18 Bend at Klamath Falls, 6:35 p.m. Medford at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m. Yakima Valley at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m. Walla Walla at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m.
Black Bears 3, HarbourCats 2 Victoria Degoti Rankin Guibor Collard Thoreson Fougner Floyd Goldstein Francis Rogers Totals
Cowlitz ab r h bi 4 1 1 0 Aguilar 4 0 0 0 Benard 3 0 1 0 Bevacqua 4 0 2 1 Archibald 4 0 0 0 Ogata 3 1 0 0 Henderson 3 0 1 0 Perrin 2 0 0 0 Graffanino 2 0 1 1 DeMarco 3 0 0 0 Lande 32 2 6 2 Totals
ab r h bi 3001 4000 4010 3110 3110 4000 3020 3111 1000 1000 29 3 6 2
Victoria 000 001 100 2 Cowlitz 000 300 00x 3 2B: HAR A DeGoti (1). E: BLA Graffanino Victoria IP H R ER BB SO J Walker (L) 3.2 4 3 3 4 4 N Wojtysiak 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 M Wright 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 S Kennedy ll 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Cowlitz IP H R ER BB SO C Neely (W) 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 J Nelson 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 S Rayburn 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 Att: 1,013. Time: 2:36
B.C. Premier League Team North Shore Langley Vic Eagles Nanaimo North Delta Okanagan Whalley Coquitlam Abbotsford Vic Mariners White Rock Parksville
W 21 22 23 18 13 18 17 12 9 8 9 5
L Pct GB 6 .7778 10 .688 2.5 10 .697 3.0 11 .621 3.5 9 .591 5 14 .563 5 17 .500 7.5 20 .375 11 19 .321 12 17 .320 11.5 22 .300 13 20 .200 14.5
NBA Championship final (Best-of-seven series) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors Yesterday’s result (Game 6) Golden State 105, Cleveland 97 (Golden State wins series 4-2)
Warriors 105, Cavaliers 97
Att: 20,562 Time of game: 2:47
SOCCER
Soccer (Cont’d) CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers Yesterday’s result Canada 4, Dominica 0 at BMO Field, Toronto
Open Cup, Round Four All teams MLS unless noted Today’s schedule Philadelphia Union 0(3), Rochester Rhinos (USL) (1)0 New York Red Bulls 3, Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) 0 Sporting Kansas City 1, Saint Louis FC (USL) 0 Chicago Fire 1, Louisville City (USL) 0 Football Club Dallas 4, OKC Energy (USL) 1 Colorado Rapids 4, Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL) 1 Real Salt Lake 2, Seattle Sounders 2, (USL) 1 San Jose Earthquakes 2, Sacramento Republic (USL), 2, Seattle Sounders 1, Portland 2 Wednesday, June 17 Richmond Kickers (USL) vs. Columbus Crew SC, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) vs. D.C. United, 4 p.m. New York Cosmos (NASL) vs. New York City FC, 4:30 p.m. Charleston Battery (USL) vs. Orlando City, 4:30 p.m. New England Revolution vs. Charlotte Independence (USL), 4:30 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. Austin Aztex (USL), 6 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. PSA Elite (USASA Reg. IV), 7:30 p.m.
FIFA Women’s World Cup June 6-July 5 Defending champion: Japan Yesterday’s results (Final group games) (Groups C, D) Japan 1, Ecuador 0, at Winnipeg Scoring: Ogimi 6’ Cameroon 2, Switzerland 1, Edmonton Scoring: Cameroon Onguene 47’, Ngono Mani 62’; Switzerland Crnogorcevic 24’ USA 1, Nigeria 0, at Vancouver Scoring: Wambach 45’ Australia 1, Sweden 1, at Edmonton Scoring: Australia De Vanna 5’; Sweden Jakobsson 15’ Today’s schedule (Final group games) (Groups E, F) Mexico vs. France, 1 p.m. at Ottawa England vs. Colombia, 1 p.m. Montreal Costa Rica vs. Brazil, 4 p.m. at Moncton South Korea vs. Spain, 4 p.m. at Ottawa Group standings, rules Two top teams in each group plus the four best third-place teams advance to the tournament’s knock-out stage, the Group of 16. Group A W D L GF GA Pts 1 Canada (H) 1 2 0 2 1 5 2 China 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 Netherlands 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 New Zealand 0 2 1 2 3 2 Monday, June 15 Netherlands 1, Canada 1, at Montreal China 2, New Zealand 2, at Winnipeg Thursday, June 11 at Edmonton China 1, Netherlands 0 Canada 0, New Zealand 0 Saturday, June 6 at Edmonton Canada 1, China 0 Netherlands 1, New Zealand 0 Group B W D L GF GA Pts 1 Germany 2 1 0 15 1 7 2 Norway 2 1 0 8 2 7 3 Thailand 1 0 2 3 10 3 4 Ivory Coast 0 0 3 3 16 0 Monday, June 15 Norway 3, Ivory Coast 1, at Moncton Germany 4, Thailand 0, at Winnipeg Thursday, June 11 at Ottawa Germany 1, Norway 1 Thailand 3, Ivory Coast 2 Sunday, June 7 at Ottawa Norway 4, Thailand 0 Germany 10, Ivory Coast 0 Group C W D L GF GA Pts 1 Japan 3 0 0 4 1 9 2 Cameroon 2 0 1 9 3 6 3 Switzerland 1 0 2 11 4 3 4 Ecuador 0 0 3 0 17 0 Tuesday, June 16 Japan 1, Ecuador 0, at Winnipeg Cameroon 2, Switzerland 1, Edmonton Friday, June 12 at Vancouver Switzerland 10, Ecuador 1 Japan 2, Cameroon 1 Monday, June 8 at Vancouver Cameroon 6, Ecuador 0 Japan 1, Switzerland 0 Group D W D L GF GA Pts 1 United States 2 1 0 4 1 7 2 Australia 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 Sweden 0 3 0 4 4 3 4 Nigeria 0 1 2 3 6 1 Tuesday, June 16 USA 1, Nigeria 0, at Vancouver Australia 1, Sweden 1, at Edmonton Friday, June 12 at Winnipeg Australia 2, Nigeria 0 United States 0, Sweden 0 Monday, June 8 at Winnipeg Sweden 3, Nigeria 3 United States 3, Australia 1 Group E W D L GF GA Pts 1 Brazil 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 Spain 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 Costa Rica 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 South Korea 0 0 1 0 2 0 Saturday, June 13 at Montreal Brazil 1, Spain 0 South Korea 2, Costa Rica 2 Tuesday, June 9 at Montreal Spain 1, Costa Rica 1 Brazil 2, South Korea 0 Group F W D L GF GA Pts 1 France 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 Colombia 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 Mexico 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 England 0 0 1 0 1 0 Saturday, June 13 at Moncton Colombia 2, France 0 England 2, Mexico 1 Tuesday, June 9 at Moncton France 1, England 0 Colombia 1, Mexico,1
MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L DC United 28 17 8 5 N. England 24 16 6 4 Orlando 20 15 5 5 Toronto 19 12 6 5 NY Red Bulls 17 13 4 4 Columbus 17 15 4 6 Philadelphia 15 16 4 9 Montreal 14 11 4 5 Chicago 14 14 4 8 NY City FC 14 15 3 7 Western League Club PTS GP W L Seattle 29 15 9 4 Vancouver 26 16 8 6 Sporting KC 24 14 6 2 Portland 22 15 6 5 Dallas 22 15 6 5 Los Angeles 22 17 5 5 Houston 20 15 5 5 San Jose 19 14 5 5 Salt Lake 18 15 4 5 Colorado 14 14 2 4 Friday, June 19 Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m.
T 4 6 5 1 5 5 3 2 2 5
GF GA 20 16 22 20 20 19 19 16 17 17 21 22 18 25 14 18 17 22 15 19
T 2 2 6 4 4 7 5 4 6 8
GF GA 23 11 18 15 22 15 15 14 18 22 16 19 21 19 14 15 13 18 11 12
Saturday, June 20 San Jose at Seattle, 1 p.m. NY City FC at Toronto, 4 p.m. Orlando at Montreal, 5 p.m. Houston at Portland, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 21 New England at DC United, 2 p.m. Sporting KC at Salt Lake, 7 p.m.
Pacific Coast Soccer League Van United Victoria Mid Isle Van Tbirds Khalsa Kamloops Tim Hortons Abbotsford FC Tigers
W 7 6 6 3 3 2 2 1 0
L 2 5 2 5 1 1 1 3 2
D 0 1 1 1 4 4 6 5 8
GF GA Pts 19 5 23 25 13 23 16 8 20 18 13 14 12 13 10 12 16 7 14 26 7 10 16 6 13 29 2
Sunday’s results Vancouver United 3, Tim Hortons 2 Victoria 2, Vancouver Tbirds 2 Mid Isle 1, Khalsa 0 Saturday’s results Abbotsford 3, Tim Hortons 0 Mid Isle 1, Vancouver Tbirds 0 Victoria 4, Khalsa 1 FC Tigers 0, Vancouver United 3 Saturday, June 20 Kamloops at Mid Isle, 5 p.m. FC Tigers at Khalsa, 5 p.m. Van United at Vancouver Tbirds, 6 p.m. Tim Hortons at Abbotsford, 7 p.m.
FOOTBALL CFL
Last Saturday’s results Montreal 26, Ottawa 9, at Stade TELUSUniversite Laval, Quebec City Edmonton 31, Saskatchewan 24 at SMS Equipment Stadium, Fort McMurray Last Friday’s result Calgary 20, BC Lions 6 (at McMahon Stadium, Calgary) Preseason C Thursday, June 18 Toronto at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 19 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m. Calgary at Saskatchewan, 6:30 p.m. Edmonton vs. BC Lions, 7 p.m., at David Sidoo Field, Thunderbird Stadium, UBC Regular season Week 1 Thursday, June 25 Ottawa at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 26 Hamilton at Calgary, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27 Edmonton at Toronto, 2 p.m., at SMS Equipment Stadium, Fort McMurray Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m. Week 2 Thursday, July 2 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 3 Calgary at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4 BC Lions at Ottawa, 3 p.m. Sunday, July 5 Toronto at Saskatchewan, 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 20 Round of 16 begins (All games elimination) Winner Group B vs. 3rd Group A/C/D Match 39 at Ottawa, 1 p.m. Runner-up Group A vs. Runner-up Group C Match 37 at Edmonton, 4:30 p.m.
NFL
Yesterday’s results North Shore 1, Langley 0 Whalley 8, White Rock 7 Saturday June 20 Parksville at Vic Mariners, 12 p.m. Nanaimo at North Shore, 12 p.m. Coquitlam at Abbotsford, 12 p.m. Vic Eagles at North Delta, 1 p.m. Parksville at Vic Mariners, 2:30 p.m. Nanaimoi at North Shore, 2:30 p.m. Coquitlam at Abbotsford, 2:30 p.m. Vic Eagles at North Delta, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, June 22 Runner-up B vs. Runner-up Group F Match 43 at Ottawa, 2 p.m. Winner Group D vs. 3rd Group B/E/F Match 38 at Edmonton, 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 Winner Group C vs. 3rd Group A/B/F Match 42 at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
GOLF
Current tournamaents ATP
Winnings, year to date and upcoming schedule
Gerry Weber Open, June 15-21 Halle, Germany Surface: Grass. Purse: €1,574,640 Doubles - Round 1 Eric Butorac, United States, and Scott Lipsky, United States, def. Julian Knowle, Austria, and Vasek Pospisil (3), Vernon, B.C., 6-7 (5), 6-4, 10-8. Rohan Bopanna, India, and Florin Mergea (2), Romania, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, and Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 2-6, 6-3, 10-8. Singles - Round 1 Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 7-6 (4), 7-5. Tomas Berdych (3), Czech Republic, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 7-5, 6-3. Gael Monfils (4), France, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4. Tommy Robredo (5), Spain, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (1). Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, def. Pablo Cuevas (6), Uruguay, 6-3, 6-4. Steve Johnson, United States, def. Bernard Tomic (7), Australia, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Ivo Karlovic (8), Croatia, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4. Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Tommy Haas (96), Germany, 7-5, 6-2.
PGA
Aegon Championships, June 15-21 Queen’s Club, London, England Surface: Grass. Purse: €1,574,640 Singles - Round 1 Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Lu YenHsun, Taiwan, 6-4, 7-5. Stan Wawrinka (2), Switzerland, def. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 6-3, 6-4. Marin Cilic (4), Croatia, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Rafael Nadal (5), Spain, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4. Grigor Dimitrov (6), Bulgaria, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Gilles Simon (7), France, def. David Goffin, Belgium, 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-2. Feliciano Lopez (8), Spain, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-3, 6-4. John Isner, United States, def. Jared Donaldson, United States, 7-6 (11), 6-4. Doubles - Round 1 Marc Lopez, Spain, and Rafael Nadal, Spain, def. Milos Raonic, Toronto, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-4, 6-4.
WTA Aegon Classic Birmingham, June 15-21 Birmingham, England Surface: Grass. Purse: $665,900. Singles - Round 2 Simona Halep (1), Romania, def. Naomi Broady, Britain, 6-4, 6-2. Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. Andrea Petkovic (7), Germany, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4). Round 1 Barbora Strycova (10), Czech Republic, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Victoria Azarenka (12), Belarus, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 7-6 (7), 6-4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (13), Russia, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-2. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. Irina-Camelia Begu (14), Romania, 4-6, 7-6 (10), 6-4. Jelena Jankovic (15), Serbia, def. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4. Caroline Garcia (16), France, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (6).
AUTO RACING NASCAR Next race Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sunday, June 28, 12:19 p.m. Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California Qualifying: Saturday, June 27, 11 a.m. Driver standings, year to date Driver Pts Winnings 1 Kevin Harvick 576 $4,840,151 2 Martin Truex Jr. 561 $2,668,758 3 Joey Logano 520 $4,015,820 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 508 $3,171,955 5 Jimmie Johnson 506 $3,718,871 6 Brad Keselowski 480 $2,790,295 7 Jamie McMurray 464 $2,431,215 8 Matt Kenseth 456 $2,835,930 9 Kasey Kahne 447 $2,175,249 10 Jeff Gordon 434 $2,835,180
Pre-season schedule
Thursday, June 18 Friday, June 19 Rest and travel days
Sunday June 21 Winner Group E vs. Runner-up Group D Match 41 at Moncton, 10 a.m. Winner Group F vs. Runner-up Group E Match 40 at Montreal, 1 p.m. Winner Group A vs. 3rd Group C/D/E Match 44 at Vancouver, 4:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Preseason schedule Sunday, Aug. 9 Hall of Fame game, Canton, Ohio Minnesota at Pittsburgh 5 p.m. Week 1 Thursday, Aug. 13 New Orleans at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m. Green Bay at New England, 4:30 p.m. NY Jets at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 5 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Dallas at San Diego, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 Tennessee at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Carolina at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 4:30 p.m. NY Giants at Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Oakland, 7 p.m. Denver at Seattle, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 San Francisco at Houston, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Kansas City at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Formula One Austrian Grand Prix Spielberg, June 21, 5 a.m. Qualifying Saturday, June 20, 5 a.m. Track Length: 4.326 Km 2014 winner: Nico Rosberg F1 Leaders Driver, Team 1 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes 2 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes 3 Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari 4 Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari 5 Valtteri Bottas, Williams 6 Felipe Massa, Williams 7 Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull 8 Felipe Nasr, Red Bull 9 Romain Grosjean, Lotus 10 Daniil Kvyat, Sauber
Pts 151 134 108 72 57 47 35 19 17 16
LACROSSE Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP New Westminster 6 Victoria 6 Coquitlam 5 Burnaby 7 Maple Ridge 7 Langley 6 Nanaimo 7
W 6 4 3 3 2 2 2
L 0 2 2 4 5 4 5
T Pts 0 12 0 8 0 6 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 4
Yesterday’s results Burnaby 5, Maple Ridge 4 (OT) Today’s schedule Burnaby at Langley, 7:45 p.m. Thursday, June 18 Langley at New Westminster, 7:45 p.m. Friday, June 19 Coquitlam at Victoria, 7:45 p.m. Saturday, June 20 New Westminster at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Sunday, June 21 Victoria at Maple Ridge, 6:45 p.m.
BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Coquitlam 14 13 1 0 26 Delta 15 11 4 0 22 Victoria 14 9 5 0 18 New Westminster 13 8 5 0 16 Langley 15 4 9 2 10 Nanaimo 13 4 8 1 9 Port Coquitlam 15 4 10 1 9 Burnaby 15 2 13 0 4 Yesterday’s results Coquitlam at New Westminster, 8 p.m. Thursday, June 18 Port Coquitlam at Langley, 8 p.m. Friday, June 19 New Westminster vs. Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m.
This week: U.S. Open Championship, June 18-21 (Major) Chambers Bay Golf Club, University Place, Washington. Par 72, 7,585 yards. Purse: $9,000,000. 2014 champion: Martin Kaymer Player 2015 Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth $6,063,838 2 Jimmy Walker $4,102,257 3 Rory McIlroy $3,912,533 4 Dustin Johnson $3,448,960 5 J.B. Holmes $3,116,200 6 Charley Hoffman $3,049,872 7 Justin Rose $3,007,424 8 Bubba Watson $2,838,174 9 Brandt Snedeker $2,811,110 10 Rickie Fowler $2,758,848 11 Hideki Matsuyama $2,734,824 12 Patrick Reed $2,604,191 13 Jason Day $2,400,513 14 Ben Martin $2,396,211 15 Kevin Kisner $2,387,707 16 Robert Streb $2,317,172 17 Ryan Moore $2,317,101 18 Jim Furyk $2,313,161 19 Gary Woodland $2,305,905 20 Steven Bowditch $2,275,123 Canadian golfers 71 Nick Taylor $1,006,519 108 Graham Delaet $634,967 109 Adam Hadwin $629,685 202 Mike Weir $72,800
Canadian PGA Tour No tournament this week The Syncrude Boreal Open, June 25-28 Fort McMurray Golf Club, Fort McMurray, Alta. Par 72, 6,912 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Joel Dahmen NOTES: Winnings in CAD$. * denotes Canadian golfer 1 *Riley Wheeldon $56,873 2 *Mackenzie Hughes $53,820 3 *Albin Choi $44,134 4 Mark Hubbard $40,696 5 Hugo Leon $39,897 6 Wil Collins $39,708 7 Joe Panzeri $39,313 8 *Nick Taylor $36,715 9 Chris Epperson $36,296 10 Drew Weaver $35,525 11 John Ellis $33,984 12 *Cory Renfrew $33,701 13 Carlos Sainz Jr $33,106 14 Kyle Stough $32,920 15 *Eugene Wong $32,914 16 Stephen Gangluff $32,461 17 Nathan Tyler $30,468 18 Max Gilbert $28,541 19 Lucas Lee $25,824 20 David Skinns $25,744
LPGA No tournament this week Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, June 26-28 Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas. Par 71, 7,001 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis. Player 2015 Winnings 1 Inbee Park $1,422,500 2 Sei Young Kim $1,096,834 3 Lydia Ko $942,476 4 Stacy Lewis $804,768 5 Brittany Lincicome $719,143 6 Morgan Pressel $663,951 7 Hyo Joo Kim $639,784 8 Anna Nordqvist $618,794 9 Amy Yang $584,967 10 Cristie Kerr $577,043 11 Lexi Thompson $506,712 12 Suzann Pettersen $505,423 13 Mirim Lee $479,344 14 Minjee Lee $427,876 15 So Yeon Ryu $426,232 16 Shanshan Feng $419,009 17 Na Yeon Choi $413,911 18 Ha Na Jang $341,236 From Canada 78 Alena Sharp $70,638
Champions Tour No tournament this week U.S. Senior Open Championship, June 25-28 Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, California, Par 71, 7,121 yards. Purse: $3,500,000. 2014 champion: Colin Montgomerie Player 2015 Winnings 1 Colin Montgomerie $1,043,700 2 Bernhard Langer $904,261 3 Joe Durant $886,206 4 Jeff Maggert $690,865 5 Esteban Toledo $648,886 6 Olin Browne $644,465 7 Tom Pernice Jr. $609,450 8 Kevin Sutherland $594,810 9 Paul Goydos $583,920 10 Tom Lehman $555,721 11 Billy Andrade $539,419 12 Bart Bryant $539,128 13 Marco Dawson $536,298 14 Michael Allen $514,288 15 Ian Woosnam $499,880 16 Kirk Triplett $489,477 17 Mark O’Meara $480,347 18 Gene Sauers $464,461 19 Lee Janzen $457,263 20 Russ Cochran $424,449 Canadian golfers 31 Rod Spittle $298,601 44 Stephen Ames $184,894 95 Jim Rutledge $28,412
Web.com Tour No tournament this week Air Capital Classic, June 25-28 Crestview Country Club, North Course, Wichita, Kansas. Par 72, 6,959 yards. Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Sebastian Cappelen Player 2015 Winnings 1 Patton Kizzire $254,699 2 Peter Malnati $234,163 3 Kelly Kraft $197,524 4 Wes Roach $180,170 5 Shane Bertsch $178,678 6 Miguel Angel Carballo $175,545 7 Tyler Aldridge $166,113 8 Smylie Kaufman $164,247 9 Patrick Rodgers $162,070 10 Andrew Landry $150,870 11 Rod Pampling $147,460 12 Steve Marino $145,744 13 Dawie van der Walt $140,565 14 Kevin Tway $127,191 15 Harold Varner III $122,953 Canadian golfer 77 Brad Fritsch $35,165
European Tour No tournament this week BMW International Open, June 25-28 Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, Munich, Germany. Par 72, 6,963 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Fabrizio Zanotti Player 2015 Winnings Note: €1=CDN$1.359 1 Rory Mcilroy €2,665,169 2 Danny Willett €1,823,656 3 Byeong Hun An €1,148,456 4 Justin Rose €1,037,717 5 Bernd Wiesberger €1,003,339 6 Thongchai Jaidee €939,402 7 Louis Oosthuizen €927,563 8 Branden Grace €909,739 9 Miguel Angel Jimenez €886,590 10 Alex Noren €835,252 11 Ross Fisher €834,249 12 Anirban Lahiri €823,389 13 Kiradech Aphibarnrat €776,981 14 Tommy Fleetwood €776,565 15 Soren Kjeldsen €753,104
DIVERSIONS ARCTIC CIRCLE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 | NANAIMO DAILY NEWS |
B5
BRIDGE
WORD FIND
Frozen Dealer: East N-S vulnerable NORTH ♠Q104 ♥AQ1085 ♦Q53 ♣82 WEST EAST ♠J98 ♠K732 ♥972 ♥KJ3 ♦1092 ♦A8 ♣J1043 ♣K765 SOUTH ♠A65 ♥64 ♦KJ764 ♣AQ9 W N E S 1♣ 1♦ Pass 1♥ Pass 1NT All Pass Opening Lead: ♣3 S h d h ki ih
SHERMAN’S LAGOON
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ZITS
ANDY CAPP
SOLUTION: HEARS EVERY BID
CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT
outh topped the king with the ace and drove out the ace of diamonds. The club return was taken by the queen and declarer ran the diamonds, discarding two hearts from the table. West won the club exit and cashed another culminating in a four-card ending. Dummy had reduced to the queen-ten of spades and the ace-queen of hearts but East had retained the king- seven of spades and the king-jack of hearts. West played a heart but South put up the ace and exited with the queen throwing East on play. The forced spade return resulted in nine tricks, N-S +150. There was no escape for West because the opening bid had marked him with both major suit kings. If West elects to play a spade in the endgame, South will insert dummy’s ten to score another nine tricks. The nine-trick game is a viable proposition but perhaps too hard to reach. North could not reasonably offer an invitation by raising to 2NT. Partner would not hold 15 HCP and would venture a diamond overcall with substantially less than the 14 HCP that he actually held. Game would not be reached when East passed as dealer. After a sequence of one diamond - one heart - 1NT, North would simply pass to ensure a plus score. Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca
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CROSSWORD NUMERO UNO ACROSS 1 Most Saudis 6 Grad 10 Thick slice 14 Stopped slouching 15 Leaning Tower city 16 Bit of folklore 17 Project leader 19 Sneaky scheme 20 Frame of cartoon art 21 Raring to go 22 Stringency 23 Magazine piece 25 Calorie-laden 26 Inauguration Day VIP 31 Rob of Parks and Recreation 34 Carnival attraction 35 Prom wear, for short 36 “To a . . .” poem 37 Any flowering plant 40 Guitar cousin 41 “. . . __ a lender be” 42 Objectives 43 Friends of Tarzan 44 Most righteous objective 49 Headed for overtime 50 Shows up 54 Oslo inlet 56 White-plumed bird 58 Conk 59 Actor Neeson 60 Entrée 62 Ultimatum ender 63 Map speck 64 Track star Bolt 65 Letter-routing notation 66 Cherished 67 Now under control DOWN 1 Pet-adoption org. 2 Tougher to find 3 On a slant 4 Ne’er-do-well 5 Formal talk 6 Orbital high point 7 Not prerecorded
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29 Salad-bar veggie 30 Former partners 31 Overly extended 32 Scent 33 Goner’s cry 37 Held back, as breath 38 Told a whopper 39 Meditation syllables 43 Suffix for stock 45 Military pilots 46 Accumulate 47 Oil ministers’ org. 48 Get off the list 51 James __ Garfield 52 O’Donnell of TV 53 Pay out 54 Leaping insect 55 Cast aside 56 Lessen 57 __ monster (large lizard) 60 Starter meaning “central” 61 Security Council permanent member
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U.S. drops Nigeria to clinch top spot in Group D
After sitting out, maligned college star now competing for Eagles’ third-string role BARBARA BARKER NEWSDAY
PHILADELPHIA — During a single practice, coach Chip Kelly’s mix tape can lurch from genre to genre without any apparent rhyme or reason. In one 30-minute period at the Philadelphia Eagles minicamp Tuesday, it went from heavy metal to hiphop to pop to house music. As of yet, Kelly has not included Christian rock in his practice repertoire. But don’t rule it out. With Tim Tebow competing with Matt Barkley to be the Eagles’ third-string quarterback, it appears that anything is possible in Philadelphia. Tebow hasn’t worn a NFL uniform since Patriots coach Bill Belichick cut him right before the 2013 season. In the intervening 22 months, he has worked as a broadcaster on the SEC network, co-hosted Good Morning America, kept a grueling public speak/preaching schedule, worked on his foundation and been the target of numerous jokes about his inability to catch on in the NFL with even “Orange Is the New Black” getting in on the act this past week. He also put in hundreds of hours with California-based quarterback guru Tom House in order to modify a throwing motion that many felt kept him from sustained success in the league. Tebow no longer makes an exaggerated looping motion when preparing to pass the ball. These new mechanics have led to a quicker release, a better outlook and a shot of making a NFL roster. Tuesday, after the first day of a mandatory three-day mini-camp, Tebow told reporters that, thanks to House, he feels like a new player. “I just feel so much more confident, so much more accurate,” Tebow said. “I feel quicker, able to trust a lot more.”
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Tim Tebow, left, throws a pass as quarterback Sam Bradford moves to his next drill during NFL football minicamp, Tuesday, in Philadelphia. [AP PHOTO]
Tebow, 27, hasn’t played in a regular season game since the final game of the Jets regular season in 2012. But he sees no reason why his new mechanics won’t make the transition from seven-on-seven drills to a gameday situation. “I’ve gotten so many thousands and thousands of reps. It’s so ingrained,” he said referring to the amount of work he’s done with House over the past two years. “It’s muscle memory.” It was House’s endorsement that got Tebow a visit with Kelly this past winter and then a oneyear contract. At first glance, Tebow and Kelly seem like the oddest of couples. Kelly is a culture guy, a coach who puts a premium on how a player fits the team’s overall philosophy and
system. This was driven home this week when it was revealed that the team had released guard Evan Mathis, a two-time Pro Bowler, after a second offseason in dispute of his contract. Tebow, with his legion of rabid fans, has always been a bit of a freelancer. He proved to be a big distraction three years ago with the Jets and he also did not fit in well enough with the Patriots to hang on past training camp. Kelly, who missed the playoffs last year after his team went 10-6, has always seen himself as a maverick. Figuring out how to use Tebow, succeeding where coaches such as Bill Belichick have failed, has it’s appeal. What’s more Kelly is bringing in Tebow with no pressure,
no oversized expectations. He already has two quarterbacks capable of being starters in Sam Bradford and Mark Sanchez with Bradford expected to start if he is healthy enough. In Kelly’s round-robin-style practice system, backup quarterbacks get plenty of reps. Tebow, with is mobility and arm, has a chance to flourish in Kelly’s system. Wide receiver Jordan Matthews believes the quarterback competition will make everyone a better player. “We’ve got four guys who are all hungry and all want to work,” he said. “I don’t want to see whose the front runner. I just catch the ball. I see a brown thing and I catch it. “To me, it doesn’t matter who throws it.”
Flynn not focused on Patriots’ starting QB job HOWARD ULMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Matt Flynn is back at the stadium where he made his first NFL start. He’s not focusing on making another in place of Tom Brady. Flynn practiced with the New England Patriots on the first day of their three-day mini-
camp Tuesday, four days after signing with the Super Bowl champions. Brady is appealing his four-game suspension for using deflated footballs in the AFC championship game. If NFL commissioner Roger Goodell doesn’t eliminate it after an appeal hearing Tuesday, Flynn or second-year quarterback Jimmy
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that’s the only thing that they’re telling me to do right now, that’s to learn, learn, learn.” Flynn fondly recalled his starting debut on Dec. 19, 2010, with Green Bay as the replacement for an injured Aaron Rodgers. Facing the Patriots at Gillette Stadium, Flynn completed 24 of 37 passes for 251 yards.
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VANCOUVER — Abby Wambach scored just before halftime Tuesday as the United States defeated Nigeria 1-0 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The American captain flicked her boot at a Megan Rapinoe corner kick in the 45th minute, slicing the ball home to give the U.S. a deserved lead. With the victory, the Americans won Group D — the so-called “Group of Death” because the U.S., Sweden and Australia are all ranked in the top-10 — with seven points and will play its match in the round of 16 on Monday in Edmonton. Australia secured second spot in the group after tying Sweden 1-1 in Edmonton. The Australians wound up with five points, while the Swedes picked up its third straight draw to finish third with three points. Nigeria, meanwhile, completed its World Cup at the bottom of the group with a tie and two losses. The 35-year-old Wambach, who had blamed a lack of U.S. goals on the tournament’s use of artificial turf, came off the bench as a substitute in her team’s 0-0 draw with Sweden on Friday. She got nod the from the start in this one alongside fellow striker Alex Morgan, leading the charge for an American side that had a number of chances before the breakthrough. U.S. defender Julie Johnston’s effort that beat Nigerian goalkeeper Precious Dede off a free kick was ruled offside in the eighth minute, while Wambach saw a header go up and over the bar in the 18th. Despite the pressure from the Americans, Nigeria had a great chance to open the scoring in the 25th minute when Asisat Oshoala got on the end of a perfectly weighted pass behind the U.S defence. But with the striker bearing down on American goalkeeper Hope Solo, Johnston recovered just in time to block Oshoala’s shot. B.C. Place Stadium could have been mistaken for U.S. territory during the match as thousands of fans draped in red, white and blue roared with approval.
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