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SPORTS SECTION E

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016

Young Sailor

BOC Award, 2E

CAFL president describes BAFF as ‘rogue group’

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

A LEADERSHIP struggle atop the International Federation of American Football has reignited the controversy surrounding which organisation acts as the local governing body of the sport in the Bahamas.

Antonio Maycock, president of the Commonwealth American Football League, described the Bahamas American Football Federation as a “rogue group” which could leave the hosting of the proposed IFAF Flag Football World Championships in jeopardy.

ANTONIO MAYCOCK SAYS BAHAMAS AMERICAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION COULD LEAVE HOSTING OF PROPOSED IFAF FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN JEOPARDY “We have heard the stories of the BAFF but since my administration came in nothing official has come to my desk regarding the BAFF. I have not seen any documentation regarding the BAFF as to whether they are a legitimate group in the Bahamas,” he said.

“Many people, myself included, consider them a rogue group in the Bahamas. They have no application to the local game, no teams, they put themselves together, but they are not sanctioned by the

CAFL, which is the governing body of American football in the Bahamas.”

IFAF has had leadership struggles of its own with one administration, led by the former IFAF vice president and current Finnish federation president Roope Noronen, and IFAF President Tommy Wiking who had been on a leave of absence which concluded in May. “We have had recent discussions with the president of IFAF, the faction who has been recog-

nised by the International Olympic Committee. He himself has identified certain groups within the organisation who have tried to form a coup, and the BAFF is a part of that,” Maycock said.

“The CAFL has been doing its own KYC with the flag football programmes because we have to ensure that all of our ducks are in a row. We have held back from putting many statements out there but we have reached a stage where the record has to be set straight on certain things.”

LaLisa Anthony, president of the BAFF, issued a statement refuting recent claims of the league’s illegitimacy and offered an expense report outlining the $20,000 seed money given to the group by the Ministry of Tourism in preparation for the Flag Football World Championships, scheduled for September 7-12 in Grand Bahama.

“At the present time, BAFF is working closely with IFAF and

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‘CHAMP’ STUART ENJOYS 8-GAME HITTING STREAK

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net JERVIS “Champ” Stuart has had a standout month of June for the Port St Lucie Mets.

Stuart recently enjoyed an eight-game hit streak, which came to an end Tuesday night, but has been one of the driving STUART forces behind the Mets’ resurgence and 2nd place in the Class A-Advanced Florida State League North.

In his best performance over the course of the streak, Stuart finished 3-5, including a triple, with two runs scored and one stolen base in the Mets’ 10-9 extra innings win over the Dunedin Blue Jays.

In a game that featured several scoring runs, the Mets scored the first three, followed by six from the Blue Jays, while the Mets scored the final seven runs, all with two outs.

Trailing 6-3 with two outs in the eighth, Stuart blasted a two-run triple and plated the game-tying run on a bunt single.

The Blue Jays would later intentionally walk Stuart in the 11th inning before they eventually also walked in the winning run.

His only other multiple hit game of the streak came the following afternoon in a 3-2 win over the Blue Jays. He blasted his fourth home run of the season and finished 2-4 with one run scored. His solo

SEE PAGE 4E

WARRIORS VS. CAVALIERS GAME 6 @ 9PM TONIGHT SEE PAGE 3

Bahamas Bowl Summit ahead of third edition

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

s the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl prepares to host its third edition, the organising committee promises to extend its reach within the local community as the event continues to make an impact on the NCAA Bowl season.

Various stakeholders of the event, including the Bowl Committee, ESPN Events, The Ministry of Tourism, the National Sports Authority and participating conferences, delivered their reports on the previous matchup and expectations for the upcoming year at the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Summit.

Pete Derzis, senior vice president and general manager of ESPN Events, said his

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organisation welcomed the addition of the bowl to its staple of events in 2015.

“The Bahamas rolls out the red carpet for us and it’s a great experience to see the warmth and hospitality. Our history shows that we have had improved ratings on all different platforms with our events.

This is year three of a six-year contract and we look forward to the growth of this relationship.”

The bowl was acquired from Bahamas Bowl, LLC, which owned the inaugural game in 2014.

For the first time in its brief three-year history, the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl will shift from its Christmas Eve date.

This year, the game is scheduled for 1pm on Friday, December 23, in an effort to take full advantage of the long holiday weekend.

“With the move of the game to Decem-

ber 23, we look forward to seeing more Bahamians and families attend the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl as schools are out of session and many workers will have the day off prior to the holiday weekend,” said Richard Giannini, executive director of the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

“I would like to thank our staff that works primarily on the bowl game here.

Lea [Miller] and Chris [Pika] play a significant role in organising the games. It’s been a lot of hard work and challenges but it’s really been great. Thanks of course also goes out to the Ministry of Tourism and the NSA has been tremendous as well.

With Popeyes, we couldn’t have asked for a better title sponsor.”

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has extended its title sponsorship in a multi-year deal

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Centrobasket: DeAndre joins Team Bahamas

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

TEAM Bahamas looks to bolster its Centrobasket 2016 roster as one of the biggest names on the basketball recruiting scene joined them in training camp.

DeAndre Ayton joined Team Bahamas as they prepare for the 2016 Centrobasket Championship, all set for June 20-26 at the Roberto Duran Arena in Panama.

The 7’0 foot″, 235-pound high school basketball phenom was back in New Providence yesterday and joined the team

for his first practice session and scrimmage where he finished with 17 points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes.

Currently with Hillcrest Academy in Phoenix, Arizona, Ayton is widely regarded as the top player in high school basketball, irrespective of class, and tops the ESPN 60 list for the class of 2017.

The team has been working for the last few weeks under head coach Mario Bowleg alongside Wayde Watson and Kevin Johnson.

Other training camp participants include collegiate players Michael Carey, Travis Munnings, CJ Hinds, Able

Joseph, JR Cadot, at 19.8 points per Shakwon Lewis, game followed by D’Shon Taylor, JefMychel Thompfrey Henfield, Leon son’s 9.3 points Cooper, Tehran per game and 8.8 Cox, David Nespoints from Marvin bitt, Eugene Bain, Gray.

Kentwan Smith, In nearly a comNashad Mackey plete roster turnoand Kino Burrows. ver from the 2014 The final roster Centrobasket, just for Team Bahamas three players from will be named at a that team – Kino later date.

Burrows, CJ Hinds The Bahamas and Kentwan AYTON finished in seventh Smith – are curplace at their last appearance rently in training camp for this in the Centrobasket tourna- year’s team. ment in 2014.

Buddy Hield led that team SEE PAGE 4E

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Young Long Island sailor wins the BOC President’s Award SIXTEEN-year-old Paloma Cartwright, of the Long Island Sailing Association, has won The Bahamas Olympic Committee’s President’s Award for 2015 for outstanding sporting performance. Recently, BOC President Wellington Miller travelled to Long Island to present the award to Miss Cartwright in a ceremony at her NGM Major High School in the settlement of Buckleys.

Miss Cartwright is shown being presented with the trophy by Mr Miller as her parents (at left and right), look on. Second from right is Mrs Lori Lowe, president of The Bahamas Sailing Association. Miss Cartwright won the award last year but because of Hurricane Joaquin, she was prevented from travelling to Nassau to receive the award. The BOC team then decided to travel to Long Island to present the award at Miss Cartwright’s school. The award is given to one of the most outstanding and accomplished young sportspersons each year.

Among many other awards, Miss Cartwright was also the National Spelling B Champion in 2012 and won a medal at the recent Long Island Regatta.

Photos by Kevin Major/BOC

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‘It is my honest belief that tonight’s Game 6 will end the NBA season’ I WRITE this week’s column with a sense of finality.

It is my honest belief that tonight’s Game 6 will end the NBA season.

As predicted at the start of the Finals, the Golden State Warriors will claim the second consecutive Larry O’Brien trophy.

The absence of Draymond Green in Game 5 made it obvious that he is, without doubt, the heart and soul of the Warriors.

He will be named Finals MVP at the end of tonight’s game.

Now that all of my stances are clarified and etched in stone, here goes it. I have been amazed by the sport of basketball and those that have performed so well for most of my life.

In 15 cognisant years I have watched, the premise runs true - we love those that show us pieces of ourselves and hate those we can’t understand.

Up until this year’s season and playoff I have misunderstood and therefore hated a man that is often criticised unrelentingly.

LeBron James. Taken with the No.1 overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, I have despised everything he has done without merit.

My appreciation for Kobe Bryant and my lobbyist mentality for his historic placement forced me to view “King James” through tinted lenses.

Every spectacular performance, I felt slighted because it was one more reason he would be mentioned alongside Kobe.

Prior to the Finals, as I moved away from my bitterly built stance of one or the other, I paid attention to LeBron for the first time as a person that played basketball and not a basketball player. There is a tremen-

FOURTH QUARTER PRESS

BY RICARDO WELLS

GOLDEN State Warriors’ Draymond Green yesterday answers questions before practice for Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland. The Cavaliers will play the Warriors tonight in Cleveland. (AP) dous difference, trust me.

Down by 10 to start the fourth quarter a fan doesn’t see the humane side of his favourite player. A fan sees habits. A fan recalls the last place his favourite players shot from, his “hot spot” on the court. That area where the defence is lacking. The combination of moves needed to get a basket.

An objective observer sees only a person attempting to be their best at a sport they have dedicated themselves to.

The first round of these playoffs I saw LeBron, the player I have always viewed as a spoiled brat. The sore loser. Except I didn’t. I saw LeBron, the floor general that ran his teams offence from the wing. A 6’10 power forward, packaged as a small forward that moved like a guard.

I couldn’t believe it. He rebounded with the tenacity of a Dennis Rodman.

He passed with the procession of Steve Nash. Also, he could score at will, and I do dare say it, a lot like Kobe Bryant.

WARRIORS’ Klay Thompson drives during practice for Game 6 of the NBA Finals. (AP)

“THE ABSENCE OF DRAYMOND GREEN IN GAME 5 MADE IT OBVIOUS THAT HE IS, WITHOUT DOUBT, THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE WARRIORS. HE WILL BE NAMED FINALS MVP AT THE END OF TONIGHT’S GAME.” This one player could do it all and I couldn’t help but be happy that I could watch him play basketball so well.

To bring it back, a fan sees stats. A fan sees the machinery.

An observer sees the performance. You follow along as if you were reading a script.

‘The Cavs are running through the east. Can they be stopped,’ shorelines - we read them.

Observers see LeBron encourage his team to embrace their three-point shooting in one round and adapt to lock down defence in another.

An observer marvels at the ability to morph and

LeBron and Cavaliers pushing for ‘best words ever, Game 7’

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James has watched “The Godfather” trilogy over and over during these playoffs. The Oscar-winning films about crime, family, honour — and revenge — soothe and motivate him. He can’t get enough.

But while he’s not tired of the classic films, there’s a final scene in the NBA Finals he has witnessed too many times, and if he can avoid it again tonight, there will be an offer he and the Cleveland Cavaliers can’t refuse.

“Two of the best words ever,” James said, “Game 7.”

On the strength of an historic performance by James and Kyrie Irving in Game 5, the Cavs saved their season and are home with a second chance to even this unpredictable series against the defending champion Golden State Warriors, who will have forward Draymond Green back from his one-game suspension for bad behaviour.

James has been in this spot before.

So have the Warriors.

It was on June 16 last year when they closed out a short-handed Cavaliers squad in six games to win their first title since 1975. The Warriors, their families and friends partied into the early morning hours in Quicken Loans Arena, spraying champagne around their small locker room and adding another close-but-no-title entry to Cleveland’s 52-year-old list of sports misery.

The Cavs, who are trying to become the first team in history to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the finals, can’t bear the thought of Stephen Curry and Co. doing it to them a second time.

“No matter where it gets done, stopping them is the point,” J.R. Smith said. “If they win it here, it’s going to hurt. If they get it there, it’s going to hurt.”

To avoid any pain whatsoever, and pack this series up for a third trip to Northern California, the Cavs can’t count on James and Irving to duplicate their effort in Game 5, when they scored 41 points apiece and had a hand in

CAVALIERS’ LEBRON JAMES, left, shoots as Channing Frye watches during practice for Game 6 of the NBA Finals yesterday in Cleveland. The Cavaliers will play the Golden State Warriors tonight in Cleveland. (AP) 97 as Cleveland won 112-97. It would help if they got something from Kevin Love, who scored just 2 points in the close-out game and added only three rebounds in 33 minutes.

Love’s first finals — he missed last year’s with a shoulder injury — have gone poorly. He missed

Game 3 with a concussion, and his ineffectiveness in this series is driving discussion about the Cavs moving him this summer.

Following yesterday’s practice, Love spent several minutes sitting on the scorer’s table and chatting with Cavs coach Tyronn Lue, who must weigh whether to

stick with the struggling forward or start Richard Jefferson, who gave Cleveland a huge spark in its Game 3 win.

Whatever Lue decides, James knows how Love can help.

“Just need him to be aggressive,” he said. “From the defensive side of the floor and the offensive side of the floor, go out and make an impact on the game, no matter if he’s not scoring, no matter if at times he feels like he’s not getting touches. We all just need to continue to be aggressive. He needs to be aggressive to help us try to send this game back to Golden State.

“I think he’s looking forward to the challenge. I think he’s looking forward to the moment. We definitely need him. He’s too big of a piece to our puzzle.”

Although the Cavs face an unnerving task trying to unseat the Warriors by beating them three times in a row, James is no stranger to the challenge.

In the 2013 finals, he twice helped Miami stave off elimination against San Antonio before the Heat beat the Spurs in seven games. James, who is 2-4 in the finals, has saved his best performances for close-out games, averaging 32.4 points, 11 rebounds and 6.6 assists in 15 of them. His teams are 8-7.

While others wilt in do-or-die games, James thrives.

“I’ve just been fortunate enough to make some shots, for one,” he said, explaining his calm under pressure. “Grab some rebounds, find some teammates. Guys put the ball in my face and get some blocks, and guys throw some errant passes and I’m able to get some steals. It’s that simple. It’s not easy, but it’s that simple. I know what happens in elimination games. I understand the magnitude of it, but it doesn’t bother me too much.

“I know how true I am to the game. So I’m able to try to just bottle that and live with the results. It’s not always been great, but I guess the last few elimination games it’s been pretty good, and hopefully I can continue that tomorrow.”

If he does, there’s a long flight to Oakland awaiting him.

Plenty of time to watch his favourite movie again, too.

become what the game demands.

I spent so long hating LeBron I overlooked a style of play that transformed the game I love.

Over the last two weeks I have settled on the Warriors being the better team, but I have ventured into the realm of understanding the superior nature of LeBron ‘The King” James.

Crowns aren’t always given, sometimes they are violently taken - even if he doesn’t win another championship, he has earned his throne.

• Ricardo Wells writes every Thursday on the NBA. Comments to rwells@tribunemedia.net

SPORTS NOTES SOFTBALL NPOTSA ACTION THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association continued its regular season at the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds over the weekend.

• The following results were posted: Da Boyz 12, Lone Rebels 11: Marvin Wood was 3-for5 with a home run for a run batted in (RBI) and two runs scored to lead the winners to victory.

Vernon Clarke was the winning pitcher and Steven Robinson suffered the loss.

DKS Crusaders 16, KC Construction 6: Mario Ford was 3-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored in leading the Crusaders to victory.

Don Dean was the winning pitcher and Johnny Armbrister was tagged with the loss.

Dozer Pros 15, Coors Light 7: Mike Smith went 4-for-5 with a homer, three RBI and three runs scored as the Pros pulled off the victory.

Alfred ‘Skater’ Munnings was the winning pitcher and Ivan Hanna was the loser.

All-Star Truckers 15, Coors Light 5: Brian Cartwright went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in securing the win for the Truckers.

Kermit ‘Shaft’ Mackey picked up the win and Gay Knowles was handed the loss.

Q-Club Divers 12, The Sharks 6: Hiram Cox went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in pacing the Divers to their victory.

Lester Stuart was the winning pitcher and Foster Dorsett got the loss.

Dozer Pros 30, BTC Vibes 8: Godfrey ‘Gully’ Willie went 5-for-6 with two homers, four RBI and four runs scored in the win for the Pros.

Alfred ‘Skater’ Munnings was the winning pitcher and Thomas Sears was the loser.

• The NPOTSA is scheduled to return to action on Saturday and Sunday.

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Without Devynne, Pedrya and Adanaca on 100m hurdles duty SEYMOUR AND BROWN TO REPRESENT BAHAMAS AT THE RIO OLYMPICS

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

FOR the first time in its history, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations would have had three athletes qualified to compete in the women’s 100 metre hurdles at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Unfortunately, Devynne Charlton suffered a back injury and had to shut down the remainder of her season, leaving new national record holder Pedrya Seymour and Adanaca Brown as two of the recipients to carry the Bahamian flag in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August.

Seymour, who is having a sensational season so far at the age of 21, said she feels honoured to be on her way to the four-yearly global competition to compete for the first time.

“I was a little surprised, although from 2011 it was prophetically spoken over my life that I am going to the Olympics,” Seymour told The Tribune. “Not in my wildest dreams that I thought it was going to be in 2016.”

She began the 2016 season by accepting an invitation by the International Amateur Athletic Federation to represent the Bahamas at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in March in Portland, Oregon.

Seymour, a sophomore at the University of Illinois, made her senior international debut by placing fifth in her heat and 11th overall in a personal best of 8.15 to improve on her performance at the NCAA Division One Indoor Championships two weeks before

ADANACA BROWN

DEVYNNE CHARLTON (left) and PEDRYA SEYMOUR. in Birmingham, Alabama.

During the NCAAs, Seymour clocked 8.19 seconds to finish sixth in the preliminaries. In that same heat, Charlton, representing Purdue University, got second in 8.08 to qualify for the final where she emerged as the third place finisher in 7.99.

Charlton was on her way to the World Indoors, but she withdrew to concentrate on the preparation for the outdoor season.

The stage was getting set for Charlton and Brown, who were joint holders of the national record until Seymour carried the mo-

mentum from indoors to the outdoors and became the third qualifier and the new national record holder.

“I am still basking in the glory and giving God thanks and praise that I am one of the three Bahamian athletes who have qualified for Rio,” said Seymour, who surpassed the qualifying mark of 13.00. “It was not an easy season for me.”

It was a remarkable turnaround for Seymour, who went through a series of personal problems and setbacks.

“After not doing well last year and coming off an injury, when I lost my only

sibling on February 10, 2016, I tried not to lose focus. I tried to put all I learnt in practice on the track every time I competed.”

Now she’s reaping the fruits of her labour.

“With this being my first year on the senior circuit, it is a joy and privilege for me (to be where I am right now,” she said. “It was not easy to get here. Through much pain, practice, perseverance and eating healthy, I knew that one day I would have made it to the senior ranks.”

Not only has she made it, but Seymour is currently the leader of the hurdles crew, having lowered the national record to 12.86 in qualifying for the final of the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

She expected to run even faster in the final, but she tumbled and fell crossing the second hurdle and failed to finish the race. But it’s not as disappointing as not having Charlton in the mix in Rio. “You know that I would really miss my comrade Devynne Charlton on the trip as she had won the race

at the Indoors this season,” said Seymour of Charlton, the NCAA indoor champion.

“Although she will not be running I know she would be on the sidelines just cheering me on. I would try to enjoy my experience because I am certain Devynne would want it no other way.

So I would do my endeavour best for both of us.”

Before she gets to Rio, Seymour will be home to compete in the BAAAs National Open Track and Field Championships, scheduled for June 24-25 at the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

While she will not have Charlton to contend with, Seymour is looking forward to the challenge from Brown, who has done a season’s best of 13.21 on May 14 in Clermont Florida, as well as former national record holder Ivanique Kemp, who

competed over the weekend in the Star Athletics Pro Meet at the Monte Verde Academy in St Montverde, Florida, where she got seventh in 13.41.

Whatever happens, Seymour said her focus is on her Olympic debut in August. “In Rio I hope to go out there and do my best every round to represent my county and hopefully to get on the podium to hear our national anthem play,” she said. “I am looking forward to good team spirit among the athletes and just being able to compete for my country and enjoy every moment with the best athletes in the world.

“And through it all I would like to give God the glory and praise. From here on in, every race is dedicated to the memory of my brother, Keron Dean, 19832016. I know that this is my year to shine.”

CAFL president describes BAFF as ‘rogue group’ FROM PAGE 1E the 17 member countries that will be participating in the 2016 FFWC in Grand Bahama to ensure that they will have the best experience possible,” she said.

“Even though there are persons that see things in a different manner, BAFF will not be derailed and is only focused on bringing close to 1,000 tourists to Grand Bahama during the first twoweeks in September 2016.”

The Local Organising Committee of the event has hosted tryouts for the Bahamian national team on various islands, however the team has yet to be named.

In relation to the IFAF 2016 World Championships, CAFL executives said the BAFF has no jurisdiction to usurp the various flag football leagues in their bid to host the event.

The last local venture associated with the BAFF was facilitating the youth clinic hosted by

the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. The committee announced yesterday that in 2016 they will partner with the Commonwealth American Football League for this year’s event and any ventures moving forward for the development of the sport.

The CAFL has played American football in the Bahamas since the 1950s and as an organised league in the 1970s while the BAFF was established by Anthony in 2006.

The rift at the local level follows what has happened with IFAF internationally.

The group cancelled its 2016 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden in December 2015 and reached an impasse at the rescheduled event in Canton, Ohio in July 2016.

Noronen and his faction denied Wiking a position on the IFAF Executive Board while Wiking and his faction conducted their own alternate congress. The

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Summit is held ahead of the third edition FROM PAGE 1E with the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

Added Hector A Muñoz, chief marketing officer in the US for Popeyes: “I would like to thank everyone for what they’ve done to make this event what it is today and also the local community for embracing the Popeyes brand. This is a special event and we take this seriously, store advertisements eight billion impressions. Packaging, or and advertising something we are proud of. Record setting opening second restaurant in south west Nassau. Last year was great both teams brought their a games.

Munoz also said that after the franchise experienced a record setting performance of its Prince Charles restaurant, they

are set to add another in Southwest New Providence, in particular the Carmichael area.

Under the theme “Football, Family and Fun” the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl continues to expand its reach with each edition.

Despite critics citing a lack of attendance in the 15,000 seat Thomas A Robinson Stadium for both previous editions of the game, the game continues to garner notoriety and viewers as one of the bowl games now in the ESPN stable of events.

According to Sports Media Watch, the 2015 Christmas Eve matchup, which saw the Western Michigan Broncos top the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders, drew in 2.1 million viewers on ESPN. The 45-31 win for the Broncos was the first bowl win in school history.

The offensive display between the two teams featured six touchdowns of 40 yards or

more.

Those viewing numbers from 2015 represented a 43 per cent increase from the 2014 game, its inaugural edition.

The high scoring matchup that saw the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers win 45-31 over the Central Michigan Chippewas, drew in an estimated 1.5 million viewers.

In total, the inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl locked in 11 million views on ESPN, was featured in 401 news segments and there were 1,587 news articles written about the game.

Director General of Tourism, Joy Jibrilu, looks for the event to continue its upward trend.

“Not only is the game well known, but now it falls on the perfect day. Both previous editions were a resounding success.

The coverage has created invaluable exposure for the Bahamas and the 2016 game is shaping up

to be another fantastic event,” she said.

General Manager of the National Sports Authority, Jeffrey Beckles, said his organisations goal is to ultimately generate a progression in the amount of local patrons to the Thomas A Robinson stadium with a goal of 10,000 for this year.

The Bahamas continues to grow sports tourism brand and this partnership counties to provide positive results,” he said. “Many of the participants didn’t know about the Bahamas but now we have become an integral part of their life. Even bowl games are better in the Bahamas.”

Both bowl game winners have hailed from the Mid-American Conference. In those editions the opponent was from Conference USA and in 2016 it will be from the American Athletic Conference.

CENTROBASKET CHAMPIONSHIPS: DEANDRE AYTON JOINS TEAM BAHAMAS FROM PAGE 1E

The Bahamas also recorded a fifth place finish in 2012, fifth place in 2003, fifth place in 1995 and eighth place in 1989.

The team received automatic qualification to the 2016 Centrobasket after their success in the last two editions of the Caribbean Basketball Confederations Championship.

In 2014, the Bahamas defeated Cuba 75-64 in the goldmedal game of the CBC Championship at the Multipurpose Complex in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, led by a combined 44 points from the backcourt of

Gray and Hinds.

Gray finished with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists while Hinds’ 22 points included 4-4 shooting from three-point range and 6-6 shooting from the free throw line.

Magnum Rolle finished with 12 points and nine rebounds, Kadeem Coleby added 11 points, while Mitch Johnson chipped in with four points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

In 2015, the Bahamas finished the CBC Championships with the silver medal after a 71-65 loss to the USVI, again in Tortola, BVI.

The Centrobasket group is considered the top 10 teams from the Central American and Caribbean region tested in a round robin format. The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-final where the winners will contest the gold medal and losers will play for bronze. The top five teams in the 2016 Centrobasket Championship will automatically qualify for the Division A of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers and for the 2017 FIBA Americas Cup. In addition, the fourth place teams of each group in the

Group Phase will play for seventh place.

The top seven teams in the 2016 Centrobasket Championship will qualify for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Panama has hosted the competition on two previous occasions - 1977 and 2006 - having won the gold medal in the latter.

Puerto Rico is the country with the most medals in the history of the competition with 22, followed by Cuba with 14 and Panama with 12, including 4 gold medals in its history (1967, 1969, 1981 and 2006).

groups have operated independently ever since.

The group led by Noronen will host the IFAF U-19 World Championship this summer in Austin, Texas, while the opposing group last hosted a Central American Four Nations tournament in Guatemala.

The International Olympic Comitte has stepped in to solve the dispute, chiding the organisation to solve its leadership structure for the good of the sport.

‘CHAMP’ STUART FROM PAGE 1E shot over left centre field tied the game at two in the top of the fifth inning. The Mets would eventually win in extra innings.

The streak came to an end Tuesday night when he finished 0-3 in his team’s 2-0 win over the Tampa Yankees.

Stuart leads all players in the New York Mets’ minor league farm system with 18 steals.

Through 55 games in the Florida State League, Stuart is hitting .242 with 17 RBI and four home runs. He has also totalled an on-base percentage of .329, slugging percentage of .386 and an OPS of .715.

He has already tied his home run total through 97 games last season and is just three stolen bases shy of last year’s mark.

The four-year veteran received the highlight of his career when he got the Major League call-up in spring training.

Stuart made an appearance as a pinch runner in the final Grapefruit League game for the Mets in a loss to the Washington Nationals.

In his second season in Class A-Advanced, Stuart started out the season with a promising multiple hits in five of his first eight games.

In 2013, Stuart was selected out of Brevard College by the New York Mets in the sixth round with the 176th pick.

The Class A-Advanced level, is often a second or third promotion for a minor league players, although a few high first-round draftees, particularly those with college experience, begin at this level. These leagues play a complete season like Triple-A and Double-A, April through early September.

The St Lucie Mets will host a Unity Night on Thursday in support of the Orlando massacre relief efforts. A mobile blood centre will be at Tradition Field. The shooter purchased the gun used in the weekend massacre in Port St Lucie, according to authorities.

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Late goals from Griezmann EURO 2016 AT A GLANCE and Payet rescue France THE HOSTS France progressed to the second round of the European Championship with a 2-0 win over Albania yesterday but kept their supporters and coach Didier Deschamps on edge right to the end.

For the second successive match, France left it late to secure victory with Antoine Griezmann giving the home team the lead in the 90th minute with a header. Dimitri Payet put the result beyond doubt with his second impressive goal of the tournament deep in stoppage time.

“I would prefer us to break the deadlock a little earlier,” Deschamps said.

Leaving it late is not ideal certainly not for frayed French nerves, including those of French President Francois Hollande, who jumped out of his seat and thrust his arms in the air when Griezmann scored. And the Stade Velodrome rose as one to hail Payet after another outstanding finish a few minutes later.

With grace and poise reminiscent of France great Zinedine Zidane, Payet cut in from the left and beat two players before firing in the second goal. He was France’s creative force and is fast forging a reputation as both a supplier of chances and a finisher of lethal quality.

“He’s always had ability,” Deschamps said. “He’s got a lot of confidence.”

It was cruel on Albania, who nearly took the lead early in the second half when right back Elseid Hysaj drove in a powerful cross that France defender Bacary Sagna turned onto the post while under pressure from midfielder Ledian Memushaj.

The ball flicked back off the post onto Memushaj’s head and rolled wide.

It was a reprieve for a complacent France side that was jeered off the pitch at half-time, the team’s supporters doubtless hoping for an easy ride against a team most observers had written off as defensive workhorses.

At 29, Payet is a revelation in international football, galvanised by a successful season for Premier League side West Ham where he scored several spectacular free kicks.

His dangerous passes and crosses deserved far better finishing - with Olivier Giroud heading over early on and winger Anthony Martial fluffing his chance midway through the first half. The introduction of mid-

FRANCE’S ANTOINE GRIEZMANN, left, and Albania’s Arlind Ajeti vie for the ball during the Euro 2016 Group A match against Albania at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, yesterday. (AP) fielder Paul Pogba at halftime had a dynamic effect, and he went close with a rasping drive - with Payet again the supplier.

France meet Switzerland in their last Group A match in Lille on Sunday, when the Swiss are hoping to qualify for the knockout stages of the European Championship for the first time.

Switzerland closed in on the round of 16 yesterday, rallying for a 1-1 draw with Romania at the Parc des Princes in Paris.

Bogdan Stancu put Romania ahead in the 18th minute with a penalty - his second at Euro 2016 - after Switzerland captain Stephan Lichtsteiner pulled an opponent’s shirt. Admir Mehmedi equalised in the 57th minute with a powerful left-foot shot to give the Swiss four points after two games.

In the only Group B match played yesterday, Slovakia beat Russia 2-1 in Lille. The victory owed much to midfielders Marek Hamsik and Vladimir Weiss, who combined for both of their team’s goals.

Slovakia withstood sustained Russian pressure in the second

half but it was only in the 80th minute that Russia got a goal back with Denis Glushakov’s header.

England and Wales meet today in Lens, which is only 20 miles from Lille. The proximity of the two cities and the arrival of thousands of English fans in the city where Russia played their second game stoked concerns of a repeat of the violence that marred last Saturday’s match between England and Russia in Marseille.

Russian soccer authorities have been put on notice from UEFA that their team could be kicked out of Euro 2016 if there is any repeat of the violence that marred the match in Marseille.

At one point last Saturday, Russian fans stormed an English section in the stadium in Marseille.

French authorities say police made 36 arrests yesterday in Lille in a largely peaceful day interspersed with bursts of crowd trouble and a few fights.

Authorities also say 16 people have been hospitalised but gave no details about their injuries or ailments.

ARGENTINA ROLLS PAST BOLIVIA 3-0 TO WIN COPA AMERICA GROUP

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — By the time Lionel Messi checked in at halftime, Erik Lamela, Ezequiel Lavezzi and the rest of his teammates had Argentina well on its way to the top spot in Group D of the Copa America.

Lamela and Lavezzi scored 2 minutes apart early in the first half, Victor Cuesta scored his first international goal later in the half and Argentina dominated Bolivia 3-0 on Tuesday night to be the only team in the entire tournament to win all three group games.

Messi subbed on at the beginning of the second half for his most extensive game action

Chile defeats Panama 4-2, advances to quarterfinals PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eduardo Vargas and Alexis Sanchez each scored twice and Chile advanced to the Copa America Centenario quarterfinals with a 4-2 win over Panama on Tuesday.

Chile (2-0-1) clinched second place in Group D and will face Mexico in the next round on Saturday in Santa Clara, California. Panama (1-0-2) was eliminated.

Miguel Camargo scored for Panama in the fifth minute with a shot that deflected off Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo. Vargas equalised 10 minutes later on a rebound off an Alexis Sanchez shot.

The Hoffenheim striker added his second goal with a header just before halftime, and Sanchez scored in the 50th and 90th minute. Abdiel Arroyo scored for Panama in the 75th.

QUARTER-FINALS Thursday, June 16 United States v Ecuador Friday, June 17 Peru v Colombia Saturday, June 18 Argentina v Venezuela Mexico v Chile ARGENTINA’S VICTOR CUESTA, centre, is congratulated by Ezequiel Lavezzi, front, and Ramiro Funes Mori after scoring his side’s third goal against Bolivia. (AP) since Barcelona beat Sevilla 2-0 to win the Copa del Rey on May 22.

In the time since, Messi suffered a back injury, testified in his tax fraud trial in Spain and scored a hat trick off the bench in a 5-0 win over Panama last week.

But the goals came from his teammates as Argentina clinched a matchup with Venezuela in the quarterfinals. And all that dominance came with Messi relaxing on the bench, hearing his name chanted by the crowd throughout the first half as they eagerly anticipated the chance to see the best player of this generation coming off a memorable reserve performance just a few days earlier against Panama.

“People want to see him.

People pay all over the world to see him and he has to deal with that,” Argentina manager Gerardo Martino said through an interpreter. “Sometimes he has to play and sometimes he has to be on the bench but he has that obligation to follow through for the fans who are paying to be there. He has to live with that.”

Argentina is in search of its first major international champi-

onship since winning the Copa America in 1993.

“It’s time to think about Venezuela,” Messi said. “Win that game and advance.”

Bolivia last beat Argentina in 2009, but that victory came at nearly 12,000 feet at home in La Paz. At sea level in Seattle, the Bolivians stood no chance.

The closest Messi came to finding the net was a free kick from 30 yards early in the second half that teased the far post but didn’t curl enough. Bolivia’s Diego Bejarano was Messi’s shadow, ignoring anyone else in white with the ball and focusing just on No. 10.

Messi’s best moment came in the 77th minute when he was flagged for offside, but continued the play long enough to nutmeg Bolivian goalkeeper Carlos Lampe as he dribbled around the penalty area.

“Regardless of the result, regardless after the first half he knew he was going to play for 45 minutes,” Martino said of Messi. “He is growing compared to the last game. The last game he played 30, today 45 and he is feeling more confident. That is what we were going to do regardless.”

Bolivia played with a defensive posture all night, but it held for all of 13 minutes until Lamela’s free kick deflected off the back of Yasmani Duk and left Lampe moving the wrong direction as the shot found the net.

Kick offs Bahamian time All matches televised live on ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPN Deportes Friday, June 10 Group A: France 2 (Giroud, Payet) Romania 1 (Stancu) Saturday, June 11 Group A: Albania 0 Switzerland 1 (Schar) Group B: Wales 2 (Bale, Robson-Kanu) Slovakia 1 (Duda) Group B: England 1 (Dier) Russia 1 (Berezuktski) Sunday, June 12 Group D: Turkey 0 Croatia 1 (Modric) Group C: Poland 1 (Milik) Northern Ireland 0 Group C: Germany 2 (Mustafi, Schweinsteiger) Ukraine 0 Monday, June 13 Group D: Spain 1 (Pique) Czech Republic 0 Group E: Ireland 1 (Hoolahan) Sweden 1 (Clark og) Group E: Belgium 0 Italy 2 (Giaccherini, Pelle) Tuesday, June 14 Group F: Austria 0 Hungary 2 (Szalai, Stieber) Group F: Portugal 1 (Nani) Iceland 1 (Bjarnason) Wednesday, June 15 Group B: Russia 1 (Glushakov) Slovakia 2 (Weiss, Hamsik) Group A: Romania 1 (Stancu) Switzerland 1 (Mehmedi) Group A: France 2 (Griezmann, Payet) Albania 0 Thursday, June 16 Group B: England v Wales (9am) Group C: Ukraine v Northern Ireland (noon) Group C: Germany v Poland (3pm) Friday, June 17 Group E: Italy v Sweden (9am) Group D: Czech Republic v Croatia (noon) Group D: Spain v Turkey (3pm) Saturday, June 18 Group E: Belgium v Ireland (9am) Group F: Iceland v Hungary (noon) Group F: Portugal v Austria (3pm) Sunday, June 19 Group A: France v Switzerland (3pm) Group A: Romania v Albania (3pm) Monday, June 20 Group A: Slovakia v England (3pm) Group A: Russia v Wales (3pm) Tuesday, June 21 Group C: Northern Ireland v Germany (noon) Group C: Ukraine v Poland (noon) Group D: Croatia v Spain (3pm) Group D: Czech Republic v Turkey (3pm) Wednesday, June 22 Group F: Hungary v Portugal (noon) Group F: Iceland v Austria (noon) Group E: Sweden v Belgium (3pm) Group E: Italy v Ireland (3pm)

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P W D L F A Pts Hungary 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Iceland 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Portugal 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Austria 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw Top two teams in each group plus the four third-place teams with the best records qualify for the knockout stages Leading goalscorers 2: Stancu (Romania), Payet (France).

1: Giroud (France), Schar (Switzerland), Bale (Wales), Robson-Kanu (Wales), Duda (Slovakia), Dier (England), Berezutski (Russia), Modric (Croatia), Milik (Poland), Mustafi (Germany), Schweinsteiger (Germany), Pique (Spain), Hoolahan (Ireland), Giaccherini (Italy), Pelle (Italy), Szalai (Hungary), Stieber (Hungary), Nani (Portugal), Bjarnason (Iceland), Weiss (Slovakia), Hamsik (Slovakia), Glushakov (Russia), Mehmedi (Switzerland), Griezmann (France).

ROUND OF LAST 16 Saturday, June 25 1 Group A second v Group C second (9am) 2 Group B winner v Group A, C or D third (noon) 3 Group D winner v Group B, E or F third (3pm) Sunday, June 26 4 Group A winner v Group C, D or E third (9am) 5 Group C winner v Group A, B or F third (noon) 6 Group F winner v Group E second (3pm) Monday, June 27 7 Group E winner v Group D second (noon) 8 Group B second v Group F second (3pm) QUARTER-FINALS Thursday, June 30 A Winner (1) v Winner (3) (3pm) Friday, July 1 B Winner (2) v Winner (6) (3pm) Saturday, July 2 C Winner (5) v Winner (7) (3pm) Sunday, July 3 D Winner (4) v Winner (8) (3pm) SEMI-FINALS Wednesday, July 6 Winner A v Winner B (3pm) Thursday, July 7 Winner C v Winner D (3pm) FINAL Sunday, July 10 At Saint-Denis, Paris (3pm)

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RADWANSKA AND BENCIC BOTH SURPRISED IN THE FIRST ROUND

ROGER Federer of Switzerland returns a ball in the match against Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany during the Gerry Weber Open ATP tennis tournament in Halle, Germany, yesterday. (AP)

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Agnieszka Radwanska, the top seed, and Belinda Bencic, the youngest player in the top world’s top 10, both fell at the first hurdle on a day of shocks and rainstorms at the Aegon Classic.

Radwanska, a former Wimbledon runner-up, had intended to use the grass court event as a springboard for another assault on the oldest Grand Slam title, but was halted 7-5,4-6, 6-3 by CoCo Vandewegh, a hard-hitting American ranked outside the top 30.

Vandewegh had never come close to winning a set against Radwanska’s consistently skilful ground strokes in four previous meetings, but used her strength and power to good effect.

Even after the Pole intelligently played her way back to parity, Vandewegh maintained a fierce flat attack and managed to break serve three times in the final set.

“Last week helped me get out of tricky situations because I had done it before,” said Vendewegh, referring to her capture of the den Bosch title

FEDERER ADVANCES, NISHIKORI QUITS GERRY WEBER HALLE, Germany (AP) — Top-seeded Roger Federer began his bid for a ninth title at the Gerry Weber Open with a routine 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over wild card Jan-Lennard Struff yesterday.

Federer never faced a break point and fired 11 aces to reach the second round.

Second-seeded Kei Nishikori pulled out with a rib injury. Nishikori reached the second round and was due to face Florian May-

er yesterday but told organisers that he was unable to play. Mayer advanced to the quarterfinals with a walkover.

Third-seeded Dominic Thiem, coming off his first title on grass in Stuttgart two days ago, beat Joao Sousa 7-5, 6-4.

In other first-round matches, eighth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated Marcel Granollers 6-2, 7-6 (4), while Teymuraz Gabashvili beat Paolo Lorenzi 6-1, 6-4.

In a second-round match, Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarterfinals when Benjamin Becker retired with a back injury with Zverev leading 7-5, 3-0.

Zverev lost the first four games of the match but recovered against his German opponent.

Andreas Seppi also reached the quarterfinals by beating qualifier Yuichi Sugita 6-3, 6-0, as well as Marcos Baghdatis, who defeated wild card Dustin Brown 7-5, 7-6 (8).

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“I don’t think I played so bad today - she was just really good,” said Radwanska, disappointed to have had little practice on grass because of the bad weather. This was her first tournament on this surface this year.

Earlier Bencic, arguably the world’s most promising player, suffered another injury just 10 days after a lengthy spell on the side-lines with a bad back.

The 19-year-old Swiss player’s movement had been painful and ponderous before she quit half way through the second set during her first round match against Irina-Camelai Begu.

Bencic’s retirement gave the world No. 26 from Romania a victory by 6-4, 4-3 retired, though there was hardly a moment when Bencic had been mobile enough to win the match. She took a tumble on the damp lush grass in the first game, and as early as the fifth game she was seeking help from the trainer.

The injury was later described as a thigh strain. “I continued playing more than I should have,” Bencic admitted.

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