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MONDAY, JULY 18, 2016

Under-16 girls win CBC title, qualify for CentroBasket By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunmedia.net

ith just 10 players on their roster, two of whom were added for the exposure, the Bahamas girls’ team joined the boys in winning the Caribbean Basketball Confederation’s Under-16 girls championship title and qualifying for the CentroBasket Under-17 Tournament. It was the first time in history that the Bahamas has emerged as double junior champions in the same tournament, albeit they played a week a part of each other, in Georgetown, Guyana. The senior men and women, however, have won both Caricom Basketball Tournament titles in the same year. Like the boys’ team, the girls capped off a perfect run through the tournament, but the championship game turned out to be a real nail biter as they held off Suriname 55-50 at the Cliff

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: Bahamas under-16 girls’ team joined the boys in winning the Caribbean Basketball Confederation’s Under-16 girls championship title and qualifying for the CentroBasket Under-17 Tournament. Anderson Sports Hall on Saturday night. Tanae Bowleg, shooting 26-of-32 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free throw

line, led the Bahamas with 19 points, four rebounds and four steals. Valencia Demeritte, in 30:15 minutes, was 6-for-16 from the

field and 2-for-5 from the charity stripe as she ended up with 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Demeritte, by the way,

was named the most valuable player. She scored a total of 60 points. “It feels very good. It’s been a very long time since

Bahamas back in Zone II By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net A PAIR of singles victories by Spencer and Baker Newman was all the Bahamas needed to dispose of Jamaica to win their American Zone III Davis Cup semi-finals and end a seven-year drought as the Bahamas now advances back up to Zone II in 2017. Not only did the Bahamas complete a sweep of their crossover playoff match, but their week-long impressive undefeated performance in La Paz, Bolivia, as the Newman brothers, making their debut for the Bahamas, got the job done in grand style. Spencer came back from a 6-3 loss in the first set to pull off a 6-1, 7-5 win over Damian Johnson to get the ball rolling. Baker, back in action after taking a day off on Thursday to allow Philip Major Jr to play in their 3-0 sweep over Trinidad & Tobago to complete their Group B round robin, responded with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 decision over Damion Johnson to secure a 2-0 decision. With the tie complete, there was no need for player/captain Marvin Rolle and Spencer Newman to go onto the court to play the doubles against Jamaica’s Dominic Pagon and Rowland Phillips. “Bahamas did it. We came out with the team victory,” said Rolle as they celebrated in Bolivia. “Spencer played the first match. He lost the first set. He came out a little nervous, but he won the second set. In the third set, he was down 5-4 with Jamaica serving for it, and he was able to hang in there and came out with the win. “Baker came on second and he

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the women’s programme won any type of championship,” said Davis, a former national team player turned head coach of the junior programme. “So it feels really, really good.” Davis, who was assisted by Charlene ‘Swish’ Smith and Anastacia Moultrie, said the team had to dig down deep to come out on top because it wasn’t as easy as it was in their pool play where they dominated their opponents by an average of 10-20 points. “It was hard fought tonight. We really had to work hard to win this game,” she said. “We didn’t take them for granted. But in tournaments like these, you have to fight against five players and the referees. “But we pulled it off. We kept our composure, we made our free throws and we did the necessary things to win this game tonight.” During the tournament, the Bahamas also posted the highest score in a game,

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SHAUNAE MAKING ‘A STRONG CASE’ FOR 400 AND 20OM DOUBLE AT OLYMPICS By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

WELL DONE TEAM BAHAMAS: Shown (l-r) are Kevin Major Jr, Spencer and Baker Newman and Marvin Rolle proudly holding the national flag after their victory in Bolivia.

WITH her focus expected to be on the women’s 400 metres at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brail, Shaunae Miller continues to make a strong case for a double appearance with the 200m as well. Using her 6-foot-1 frame, the 22-year-old Miller exploded past her rivals coming off the curve and easily picked up another victory in the half-lap race at the Track Town Classic in Edmonton, Canada, on Friday night. The world’s second fastest woman over that distance so far this year clocked 22.38 seconds to hold off a strong field that saw Americans Joanna Atkins (22.54) and Alexandria Anderson (22.90) settle for second and third respectively. In the process, Miller erased the meet and Foote Field records that were set by American Shalonda Solomon in 2013. The Track Town Classic was the last meeting of the 2016 National Track League (NTL) Series and first major international meeting and “Olympic Preview” in

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Athletes claim 8 medals at NACAC Under-23 Championships By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net A BUSY weekend for Bahamas track and field included participation in the North American Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC U-23) Championships. The Bahamas closed out the meet in San Salvador, El Salvador, with a total of eight medals including one gold, two silver and five bronze at the Jorge Gonzalez National Stadium. The 15-member team included Tayla Carter, Carmiesha Cox, Jermeka McBride, Pedra Seymour and Danielle Gibson on the women’s side and Tadashi Pinder, Ian Kerr, Anthony Adderley, Stephen Newbold, Ashley Riley, Janeko Cartwright, Andre Colebrooke, Maverick Bowleg, Lathone Collie and Drexel Maycock.

Danielle Gibson won the country’s lone gold medal of the meet in the women’s triple jump. On her fourth jump of the competition, she leapt 13.54m to take first place. Simone Charley of the United States was second at 13.77m and Danielle McQueen was third at 13.61m. National record holder Pedrya Seymour won silver in the women’s 100 metre hurdles. Seymour took second in 12.83 seconds, behind Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico who set a new NACAC U-23 record in 12.78. In the women’s 100m final, Carmiesha Cox took the bronze medal in 11.76 while Tayla Carter was eigth in 12.07. Sashalee Forbes of Jamaica took first place in 11.51 and Shayla Saunders of the United States was second in 11.52. In the men’s triple jump, Lathone Collie-Minns won silver with a leap of 15.80m, recorded on his

DANIELLE GIBSON celebrates her gold medal performance in the triple jump at the NACAC Under-23 Championships. fourth attempt. Ian Kerr won bronze in the men’s 200m in 20.83 behind Reynier Mena of Cuba in 20.41 and

Stanly del Carmen of the Dominican Republic in 20.51. Stephen Newbold was the country’s top finisher in the men’s

400m final. He took fifth place in 46.27 in an event won by Nathan Allen of Jamaica in 45.39. Andre Colebrooke finished in seventh place in the men’s 400m hurdles in 51.85. In the men’s 100m final, Tadashi Pinder finished fifth in 10.59. Kendal Williams of the United States won first place in 10.23. Drexel Maycock finished sixth in the men’s discus with a throw of 50.50m. In the relay events, the Bahamas won a trio of bronze medals. The women’s 4x100m relay, the Bahamas’ team of Seymour, Carter, Gibson and Cox, took third place in 45.17. The US took first place and set a new NACAC U-23 record in 42.93 followed by Jamaica in 43.63. The men’s 4x100m team also finished with a bronze medal.

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Summer Youth Camp to prepare for 6th Commonwealth Youth Games By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Olympic Committee and the Bahamas Commonwealth Games Association have combined to stage its first Summer Youth Camp. In preparation for the hosting of the sixth Commonwealth Youth Games July 19-23, 2017, Miller said they want to use the camp as a means of providing an avenue for more Bahamians to get involved in some of the sports that will be offered at the CYG. “We believe that in this day and time, not being able to socialise enough has gotten our country in the state that it is today,” Miller said. “Sports is one of the greatest weapons to combat this increase in the non-socialising of our people. “We in the Bahamas Olympic Committee and the Bahamas Commonwealth Games Association

saw it fit to unite on this type of camp. We want to promote men and women to get involved in sports.” Miller admitted that they realise that not everybody will be good on the field of play, but they are always looking for good administrators and coaches to take over from those persons who are on their way out. “So we are asking for all of our local associations and federations to come out and look at the talent that will be in the camp,” he said. “Who knows, they might just find that next superstar who can be a part of their programme.” The camp, which will be headed by D’Arch Rahming Sr, will begin with registration starting today at the Holy Family Church on Robinson Road, opposite RM Bailey Secondary High. However, the camp will not officially run from 9am to 1pm on July 25 when youngsters will participate REGISTER NOW: The Summer Youth Camp, in preparation for the hosting of the sixth Commonwealth Youth Games July 19-23, 2017, will officially run from 9am to 1pm on July 25. Photos by Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff learning the art of judo, fencing, archery and boxing. Also in attendance was Romel Knowles, the secretary general of the BOC and a member of the Bahamas CGA. Drumeco Archer, another member of the Bahamas CGA, said their aim is to showcase the athletes from the 71 countries that will participate in the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games. “We are very excited because this is the first opportunity that we will have to see what the Bahamas has to offer moving into 2017,” Archer said. “I’m excited to see the large amount of competitors who showed up

for judo. “I think this is just the impetus for us as to what the Commonwealth Youth Games mean, not just to the Bahamas, but to the event itself. So we are looking forward to seeing even more young children come out and participate in this summer camp.” While the registration will be ongoing all week long, Rahming said they are eagerly looking forward to the start of the four-week camp that is free of charge and will provide hot breakfast each morning for all participants. “We are looking to have a great time,” he said. “We will have a number of Olympic disciplines that

the campers can participate in like fencing, boxing, judo and archery. “Some of these sports like boxing and judo are a part of the Commonwealth Youth Games and we are in discussions with other sporting bodies to use this as a recruiting ground. That’s our main purpose because we have access to a lot of kids in the community.” From 3-5 pm, the Bahamas Judo Federation will continue with its national team practice in preparation for the Commonwealth Youth Games. Next week, 32 of the campers involved in judo will be travelling to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to

compete in the US Open at the International Training Camp where the federation will make its first cut for the Commonwealth Youth Games. A total of 11 instructors will accompany the athletes. A number of countries are expected to participate in the event, but Rahming said he’s looking forward to the Bahamas doing quite well because they have been hard at work for the past several months. “Judo is a complex sport. You can’t just get by on talent, you have to be trained,” he said. “So we have been working very hard on this for several months. This will be our first test at the US Open.”

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Shaunae Miller says 400 metres her main focus at Rio Olympics By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net WHILE the Bahamas Olympic Committee has yet to name the team that will represent the Bahamas at the 2016 Olympic Games, quarter-miler Shaunae Miller has indicated that she doesn’t plan on going for the double in the women’s 200 and 400 metres. At the Track Town Classic in Edmonton, Canada on Friday night where she won the women’s 200 metres, Miller told Track Alerts in an interview that her focus is primarily on the 400m when the games are held August 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Miller, 22 and now engaged, won the race on Friday in 22.38 seconds to erase the meet and Foote Field records of 22.41 that was set by American Sha-

londa Solomon back in 2013. “My training has been going extremely well. I’m just excited to see what’s going to happen,” she said. “I’m glad to know that the competition is back up there and a lot of the top women will be competing, so I’m just looking forward to the competition.” With arch-rival Allyson Felix out of contention for the double after she finished fourth at the US Trials recently, leaving her with just the 400m to compete in, many are of the opinion that Miller will have a legitimate chance of going for a medal in both events. And considering the fact that she has produced the third fastest time so far this year of 22.05 in the half-lap race and the second fastest of 49.69 in the one-lap race, it gives more argument in her ability to accomplish

the feat in Rio. “We’re thinking about it,

but I think my coach is leaning more towards the 400m

this year,” said Miller, who has always maintained that she will leave the final decision to be made by the people who have prepared her for the journey to her second appearance at the biggest global event on the planet. “Although she considers the 200m to be her “baby,” having gotten started running the event, Miller said she’s now fallen in “love” with the 400m even more, having made her international breakthrough at the back-to-back IAAF World Junior Championship in Moncton, Canada in 2010 and the IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille, France in 2011. “Once I accomplished some of my goals in the 400m, I may look more towards the 200m.” After not completing her 400m heats at her debut in London, England in 2012, having to stop coming off

Men’s national beach soccer team fall 3-2 to Czech Republic

OUR men’s national beach soccer team played a tough match against The Czech Republic, falling 3-2 in a game decided in the final period. Both goals were scored by Lesly StFleur.

Urban Renewal Summer Basketball League officially launched Saturday

THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH of the Urban Renewal Summer Basketball League was held on July 16 at Bacardi Road Park, Carmichael Road. The event is one of a number of Urban Renewal Commission summer activity programmes for young people. Commission co-chair Cynthia Pratt gave the invocation. A welcome message to the young basketball players and guests was given by Commission Deputy Permanent Secretary Patricia Francis and remarks by Commission Permanent Secretary Diana Lightbourne. Photo by Raymond A Bethel Sr/BIS

the first curve when she suffered a slight hamstring pull, Miller seems to be leaning more towards getting her first Olympic medal in Rio in the 400m to go along with her silver from last year’s IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. And with Felix, last year’s champion in Beijing, nursing a slight ankle injury, Miller seems to have her sights set on getting on the dais for another medal before she tackles the 200/400m double at her next World Championships in London, England in 2017 or Olympics in 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Just for the record, the 6-foot-1 Miller has also qualified for the 100m, having produced a time of 11.19 and she showed some versatility in running an 800m as well, which she used as a warm-up to prepare for this season.

DONTE DOUBLE SINGLES CHAMPION IN BLTA JR NATIONALS THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association completed its Junior National Tennis Championships at the National Tennis Centre last week with Donte Armbrister leading the way as a double singles champion. Armbrister clinched the boys 18 singles crown with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Bradley Fowler and won by a walk/ over against Kofi Bowe in the boys 16 singles. Armbrister added another title when he and Fowler teamed up to dispose of Calum Moodie and Issac Roberts 6-0, 6-0 in the boys 28 doubles final. - Here’s a look at the results posted in all age group divisions: Boy’s 18 singles final - Donte Armbrister def. Bradley Fowler 6-0, 6-0. Boy’s 16 singles final Donte Armbrister def. Kofi Bowe W/O. Boy’s 14 singles final Kofi Bowe def. Denali Nottage 6-3, 6-1. Boy’s 12 singles final Anthony Burrows def. Michael Major Jr. 6-4, 6-1. Boy’s 10 singles round robin - Michael Major Jr winner 4-0. Jackson Mactaggart - runner up 3-1. Boy’s 8 singles champion - Miguel Smith. Girl’s 18 singles final Gabriella Donaldson def. Sydney Clarke 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Girl’s 16 singles final Sydney Clarke def. Africa Smith 6-4, 6-1. Girl’s 14 singles final Elana Mackey def. Done share Gibson 6-0, 6-1. Girl’s 12 singles final - Sierra Rodgers def. Kaylee Kanuka 6-2, 3-6, 10-8. Girl’s 10 round robin - Sierra Rodgers - winner 4-0. Saphirre Ferguson - runner-up 3-1. Girl’s 8 round robin Breann Ferguson - winner 2-0. Azaria Junaid - runnerup 1-1. Boy’s 18 doubles Final Donte Ambrister/Bradley Fowler def. Calum Moodie/Issac Roberts 6-0, 6-0. Boy’s u14 doubles final Kofi Bowe/Denali Nottage def. Anthony Burrows/Michael Major Jr 6-2, 6-1. Boy’s 12 doubles final Miguel Smith/Khai Rees def. Christopher Munroe/ McKellan Munroe 6-0, 6-2. Girl’s U-12 doubles final Breann Ferguson/Saphirre Ferguson def. Maddison Bowleg/Anaya Bootle 6-4, 6-1. Girl’s U-14 doubles final - Genesis Missick/Sierra Rodgers def. Arlena Munnings. Girl’s U-18 doubles final Gabriella Donaldson/Sydni Kerr def. Sydney Clarke/ Elana Mackey W/O.

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‘Buddy Hield Invitational’ all set for July 23 at newly refurbished Kendal Isaacs Gym By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

“The kids playing were selected based on statistics and we expect some tough competition on the court. Buddy also said that he’s bringing some surprise guests along with him as well, so we’re all looking forward to that.” Hield will serve as head coach for one of the teams while Sunland Baptist Stingers head coach Jay Phillipe will coach the opposing side. Phillipe recently led the Stingers to consecutive titles in Grand Bahama and a runners up finish in the 2016 Hugh Campbell Invitational. “There was a lot of trash talking going on between me and Buddy these last few days about whose team is going to come out on top,” Phillipe said. “It’s truly an amazing platform. It’s a chance for the elite players to be recognised for the work that they put in during the season and also a chance for them to go up against the best of the best.” In addition to the All-Star Game, invited players will also compete in the Rev TV 3-point shootout and the High Flyer’s slam-dunk contest.

BUDDY Hield is coming home and his first order of business is to give back to the local community. The New Orleans Pelicans guard will be celebrated for several days this week, highlighted by the “Buddy Hield Invitational” presented by MAD Events. The Invitational takes place at 11am on Saturday (July 23) at the newly refurbished Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. The inaugural game will feature 20 of the top boys high school basketball players in the country of varying classes. In addition to showcasing their skills before the country and the biggest name in Bahamian basketball, players will also vie for an opportunity to claim a $10,000 scholarship, awarded to the game’s most valuable player. “We’re going to have Team Elite go up against Team Alpha for the chance to be crowned as champions of the first ever Buddy Hield Invitational,” said MAD Events CEO Tamar Pinder.

BUDDY HIELD A wide cross section of players invited to the event will include local players abroad like Sebastian Gray of Sunrise Christian Academy and Livingston Bromwell of Ridley College, the GSSSA, Hugh Campbell and National Championship MVP Corey Sands of CC Sweeting, Adam Johnson of the BAISS champion Prince William Falcons, the dynamic backcourt

of Franco Miller Jr and Janeko Russell of the Tabernacle Baptist Falcons and Phillipe’s own Kaleel Solomon and Romero Cornish of the Sunland Baptist Stingers. Tickets prices for the invitational are $10 for adults and $5 for kids. The week will be surrounded by several other events to give fans the opportunity to interact with Hield, whose meteoric rise to stardom in his senior season at Oklahoma made him one of the biggest names in Bahamian sports history. After being selected by the Pelicans with the 6th overall pick in last month’s NBA Draft, Hield recently completed play in the Samsung NBA Summer League in Las, Vegas Nevada. He averaged 16.8 points, 5.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds through five games. The activities begin with a welcome reception on Wednesday at the Sir Lynden Pindling International Aitport, followed Thursday, July 21, with a meet and greet fundraiser at Sapodilla restaurant at 8pm. Those looking to RSVP for the meet and greet are asked

to call 327-2161. On Friday, Hield will conduct an autograph signing session at the Mall At Marathon at 3pm. And on Saturday night following the invitational, MAD Events will host “the MAD House Party with Buddy Hield” at Mario’s Bowling and Entertainment Palace. Tickets will be available as of Tuesday at the Royal Spa, Signature Styles and Airbrush Junkies. Said Gandhi Pinder, public relations coordinator for the event: “From what I’ve gotten from Buddy, he loves letting people know where he’s from and loves to put on for the Bahamas on the world stage. These events allow him to see the kind of mark he’s made on basketball and the country in general.” “This is just a celebration for Buddy and all that he’s done,” Pinder added. “We invite everyone to come out and support someone who loves The Bahamas and represents it everywhere he goes.” Those seeking more information on the events this weekend are asked to email tamar@madeventspresents.com.

SHAUNAE MAKING ‘A STRONG CASE’ FOR 400 AND 20O METRES AT OLYMPICS

Davis Cup: Bahamas back in Zone II for 2017 FROM PAGE 1 played a great first set. In the second set, he was up 4-2 and he got a little nervous as Jamaica came back to win it 6-4. But in the third set, he was down again, but he fought and he came out with the victory.” Rolle said he’s happy that the Bahamas is now heading back to Zone II. Spencer Newman was just elated to get the Bahamas’ first win in the pivotal tie. “I was up a set 4-2 in the first set, but my nerves just started to kick in,” he said. “The guy started playing a little better, but I was able to tough it out and gutted it 7-5 in the third.” Although he knew the tie was on the line, Spencer said he was just as thrilled as everybody else on the team that they prevailed and are out of Zone III. Baker Newman added that it was ironic that he and his brother found themselves in similar situations, but they managed to get the job done. “Both matches down 5-4 and the other guys serving for it, but we pulled through,” he said. “In my match, I was up a set, 4-2, 40-5, but my nerves started to kick in. The guy started playing better, but I was able to gut it out.” Major Jr, who only played in the match against Trinidad & Tobago, said the team went out and did what they had to do. “Today was pretty crazy. We finally made it out the trenches,” he said. “Hopefully we can continue moving forward. We don’t want to be here anymore. This is too tough.” The Bahamas advanced through pool B with a perfect 4-0 record after beating both Honduras and Costa Rica 2-1 and Bermuda and Trinidad & Tobago 3-0. Now ranked 78th in the world, the Bahamas can look forward to returning to Zone II where the team of Devin Mullings, Timothy Neilly, Bjorn Munroe and Marvin Rolle, captained by John Farrington, last played in 2009, losing first to Paraguay on the road and to Guatemala at home at the National Tennis Centre. The team is scheduled to return home tonight.

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JOB WELL DONE: Some of the players on Team Bahamas celebrate their CBC girls under-16 title.

U-16 girls win CBC title, qualify for the CentroBasket FROM PAGE 1 beating Trinidad & Tobago by 54 points (89-36). “It feels good. To take back two titles in one tournament is fantastic,” Davis said. “I think we made history because I don’t think that we have ever had two teams that won two championship titles in the same tournament, so it feels very good.” The Bahamas boys’ team, coached by Quintin ‘Three Ounce’

Hall, Wayde Adderley, Nigel Ingraham and Stephen ‘S’ Brown, pulled off a 84-57 win over Guyana to clinch the title to earn their berth in CentroBasket U-17 Tournament. Domnick Bridgewater was named the MVP after he finished with a game high 34 points and eight steals. Samuel Hunter added 10. Davis said Bahamas Basketball Federation’s vice president Mario Bowleg has informed them that there will be a massive celebrations for both the boys and girls team on Thursday.

In the meantime, she said they had their own celebrations in Guyana because of the tremendous feat that they accomplished. “We only brought 10 girls here and two of them were exposure players, so we had to work very hard to get them to where they needed to be to be able to play in this tournament,” she said. “So with the small amount of girls that we had, the youngest being 10, think they did an excellent job and we thank God for the victory. It was hard, but we did it.”

BAHAMAS CLAIMS EIGHT MEDALS AT THE NACAC UNDER-23 CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM PAGE 1 Anthony Adderley, Pinder, Newbold and Kerr finished in 39.85. The men’s 4x400m relay team - Bowleg, Ashley Riley, Janeko Cartwright and Stephen Newbold also finished with a bronze medal. The last of the six IAAF areas to hold a continental senior athletics

competition, the NACAC Championships’ inaugural edition was held in 2000 in Monterrey, Mexico. Approximately 200 athletes competed at the 2014 championships and a total of 19 nations were represented in Kamloops, Canada. The Bahamas won a total of five medals led by a pair from Trevorvano Mackey in the 100m (silver)

and 200m (bronze). The United States dominated the competition with a total of 64 medals, including 31 gold medals. Canada and Mexico took second and third places with totals of 28 and 10 medals respectively. The creation of the event took place at XVIII Central American and Caribbean Games in Marac-

aibo, Venezuela held on August 18, 1998. Initially, the competition was open for athletes aged under-25. The Congress held in Grenada in 2003 resulted in the reduction of the age limit for its bi-annual championships to athletes under-23 years of age in the year of competition.

North America after the Caribbean, Canadian and USA Championships. A number of athletes, heading to Rio, competed in the one-day meet, including Bahamians Trevor Barry, Bianca ‘BB’ Stuart, Alonzo Russell and Michael Mathieu. Barry, one of three Bahamians heading to Rio for the men’s high jump, soared 2.20m for a tied second place with Mike Mason of Canada. American Jeron Robinson won with 2.23m. Also on the field, Stuart continues to prepare for Rio, taking third place in the women’s long jump with a leap of 6.16m on her sixth and final attempt. Canadian Christabel Nettey came out as the victor with her distance of 6.65m on her third attempt. American Jasmine Todd was second with 6.24m on her last year as well. Alonzo Russell, fresh off his second place finish at the Bahamas Nationals with a qualifying standard for Rio in the men’s 400m, came in sixth in 47.00. The USA swept the top four spots with Olympic bound Arman Hall taking the tape in 45.05. Veteran Jeremy Wariner was third in 45.51. Mathieu, who has also qualified for Rio, contested the 200m where he was coming off a victory at the Blue Marlin Classic last Sunday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. The Grand Bahamian could do no better than 20.89 for seventh place. Canadian Andre de Grasse, the star of their World Championship team last year and the winner for Rio this year, was the winner in 20.20. Meanwhile at the Herculis IAAF Diamond League in Monaco, Donald Thomas was the lone Bahamian competing on Friday. He turned in a season’s best of 2.31m for sixth place after he finished tied with Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Robbie Grabarz of Great Britain at the same height, but lost out on more knockdowns. Gianmarco Tamberi turned in an Italian national record of 2.39 for the win. Bohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine came in second with a SB’s of 2.37m and Majed Ghazal of Cyprus got third with 2.34m.

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NEW PROVIDENCE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION REGULAR SEASON

Truckers rout Warriors, 11-2 THE New Providence Softball Association continued its regular season action in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night. The Commando Security Truckers pulled off an 11-2 rout over the BTC Warriors. Deigo Hutchinson went 1-for-3 with two runs batted in (RBI), scoring once and Terran Wood was 2-for3 with two runs scored to pace the Commando Security. Sherman Ferguson was 1-for-3 with a run scored for BTC. Thomas Davis was the winning pitcher and Jeffery Woodside got tagged with the loss. And on Thursday night, the NPSA staged a double header. In the ladies’ opener, the Sunshine Auto Wildcats outslugged the Lady Stingers 16-10 and the Truckers pounded the Sports Centre Dorsey Park Boys 11-4. Wildcats 16, Stingers 10 Larieka Russell had a perfect 2-for-2 night with three RBI and three runs scored and Shavonne Dames was 2-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored as Sunshine Auto picked up a big win. Keisha Pratt was 1-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored and Atiya Deal was 1-for-4 with two RBI in a losing effort for the Stingers. Mary ‘Cruise’ Sweeting was the winning pitcher and Keisha Pratt suffered the loss.

PLAY BALL: Commando Security Truckers pulled off an 11-2 rout over the BTC Warriors as the New Providence Softball Association continued its regular season action in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night. Photos by Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff

Truckers 11, Park Boys 4 Winston Seymour was 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored and Greg Jones went 1-for-3 with a RBI and two runs scored to lead the Commando Security to another win. Thomas Stubbs went 1-for-1 with a RBI and a run scored and Alfred Ferguson was 2-for-3 with a run scored in the loss for the Sports Centre. Cardinal ‘Cardi’ Gilbert was the winning pitcher and Culbert ‘Buster’ Evans was the loser. The NPSA is slated to resume action on Tuesday night with another double header at 7pm in the Banker’s Field.

Royals fall to Tigers 4-2 on 9th-inning homer By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are heading into a big series with Cleveland on a sour note. Joakim Soria allowed Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s tworun homer in the bottom of the ninth, and the Royals lost 4-2 to the Detroit Tigers yesterday. Kansas City is now eight games behind the AL Central-leading Indians, whom the Royals will host in a three-game series starting tonight. The defending World Series champions lost two of three at Detroit. After Tyler Collins hit a leadoff single, Saltalamacchia won it with a homer off Soria (3-4) that easily cleared the wall in right. “That was an inside fastball, right where I wanted it, but he’s a professional baseball player, too, and he hit it hard,” Soria said. “You don’t want to lose, but I made the pitch I wanted and he hit it. Nothing you can do about that.” Those were the only two RBIs of the day for Detroit, which scored its first two runs of the game on a balk and a wild pitch. Francisco Rodriguez (10) pitched a perfect top of the ninth for the win. Detroit rookie Michael Fulmer allowed two runs and six hits in eight innings. Kansas City starter Yordano Ventura allowed two runs and eight hits in seven innings. The Royals led 2-0 when Detroit began chipping away in the third. With the bases loaded and one out,

was able to pitch deep into the game after the Tigers used several relievers the previous night. Mike Pelfrey, their starter Saturday, didn’t make it out of the second inning. “The bullpen was taxed yesterday,” Fulmer said. “My goal was seven innings, and to run back out for the eighth was pretty cool.”

ROYALS starting pitcher Yordano Ventura throws during the first inning of yesterday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. (AP) Ventura struck out Miguel Cabrera, but with Victor Martinez up, the Kansas City right-hander was called for a balk, allowing a run to score. “There was nothing close to a balk on that play,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “They told us that it was a non-stop issue, but he stopped for more than a second, so I don’t know what threw them off. We should have been up 2-1 in the ninth with Wade (Davis) on the mound.” Ventura struck out Martinez to end the third, but

with two outs in the sixth, he gave up a drive to the gap in right-centre by Nick Castellanos that became a triple when the Royals had issues getting the ball back in. Castellanos came home on a wild pitch. Kansas City opened the scoring in the second on an RBI double by Cheslor Cuthbert, and Eric Hosmer added a run-scoring single in the third. STREAK SNAPPED Fulmer allowed more than one earned run for the first time in 10 starts, but he

SHAKEN UP Plate umpire D.J. Reyburn was hit around the neck when a third strike eluded Saltalamacchia in the eighth. The Tigers caught a break when the ball didn’t go to the backstop — after it hit Reyburn, Saltalamacchia was able to pick it up and throw to first to retire Hosmer. Reyburn stayed in the game after a brief delay. “I feel terrible. His kids were in the stands watching,” Saltalamacchia said. “Yanked change-up. I probably should have done a better job getting to it, but thankfully he’s OK.” TRAINER’S ROOM Royals: Yost said Lorenzo Cain (left hamstring strain) is “progressing” but that the OF feels he’s still somewhere between 75 and 80 per cent. “For a speed guy, still not quite right, so we’re just hoping that in the middle of next week, early next week, we might be able to get him out on a rehab,” Yost said. Tigers: RHP Warwick Saupold (right groin strain) made a rehab start Saturday night for Class A Lakeland. He allowed four unearned runs and three hits with three walks in 2 2/3 innings.

UP NEXT Royals: RHP Edinson Volquez (8-8) starts against Cleveland’s Corey Kluber (9-8) tonight.

Tigers: Detroit starts a three-game set against Minnesota with LHP Matt Boyd (0-2) on the mound against Ricky Nolasco (47).

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Froome tames his rivals in mountain stage at Tour By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer CULOZ, France (AP) — When his rivals tried to unsettle the Tour de France leader in the punishing Lacets du Grand Colombier, Chris Froome just kept calm and carried on. On a tough day through the Jura mountains featuring hardly any flat stretches, attacks from Fabio Aru, Alejandro Valverde and Romain Bardet on the final climb of yesterday’s 15th stage of the Tour left the British champion unfazed. “I was in control,” Froome summed up at the finish. So much in control that the Team Sky leader even teased his opponents, suddenly jumping out of the group of favourites near the summit in a fake attack, before stopping his move. “I just wanted to get a feeling for how the group was, and who was reacting and who to look out for,” Froome said. “What reaction I would get, who would be looming to follow me?” Froome’s short acceleration had no impact and the group crossed the finish line together, slightly more than three minutes behind stage winner Jarlinson Pantano. But the cheeky move spoke volumes about his current supremacy at cycling’s biggest event. Aside from his crash in the Mont Ventoux due to a motorbike incident last week, Froome

has been enjoying a quiet and effective fortnight. Ahead of the final week of racing in the Alps, Froome kept his 1:47 lead over Dutch rider Bauke Mollema intact, with Adam Yates in third place overall, 2:45 back. Colombian climber Nairo Quintana lags 2:59 behind in fourth. “When it looked Quintana was going to attack, he (Froome) threw a little dummy attack in and that just quietened everybody down,” said Richie Porte, who sits in seventh overall, 4:27 back. Although Froome’s rivals tried their luck in the final ascent, none of them was able to create a gap as Froome’s lieutenants Woet Poels and Mikel Nieve did not panic, pulling their leader on the serpentine climb without losing any ground. And when Quintana tried to accelerate after another attack from Bardet on the descent, once again the Sky riders shut down the move. “Coming to the Tour, I said I was in a very privileged position because it was the strongest team that Team Sky ever sent to the Tour,” Froom said. “With me, I have riders who would be leaders in other teams. It must be quite demoralising for other riders.” Quintana and Mollema have four Alpine stages next week to make up for the lost ground. “Sky were very strong yet

THE GROUP of leaders with Britain’s Chris Froome, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, climb Colombier pass during the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 160 kilometres (99.4 miles) with start in Bourg-en-Bresse and finish in Culoz, France, yesterday. (AP) again and they really made it hard for us,” said Valverde, who rides with Quintana at Movistar. “We’re going to try to do our best in the coming week. We’re definitely going to try something. I think people are expecting more fire and fight from us. We will fight in the coming stages.” Pantano, a Colombian rider with the IAM team, posted the most important win of his career after a long breakaway, outsprinting Polish rider Rafal Majka to the finish line. Majka, who started the breakaway soon after the

start of the 160-kilometre (99-mile) trek in Bourgen-Bresse, moved away on his own in the final of six climbs on the day’s agenda. A third-place finisher at the Spanish Vuelta last year, he accelerated in the punishing 8.4-kilometre climb to drop Pantano. But Majka made a mistake on the descent and allowed his rival to rejoin him. The pair did not collaborate well on the flat roads to the finish, with Majka reluctant to take his share of the work. They were almost caught by Frenchman Alexis Vuillermoz, who

finished third, six seconds back. “It’s a dream come true,” said Pantano. “I had good feelings today, I knew that if I was able to join him on the downhill I had good chances. And in the end the best rider won.” On a hot and sunny day, Majka and Ilnur Zakarin attacked on the first climb and a group of 30 riders gathered at the front. With no overall contender in the leading pack, Froome and his teammates did not chase. On a constantly undulating course, Dutch rider Dylan van Baarle tried his luck soon after the

feed zone but was quickly joined by Tom Dumoulin, who countered him in the Cote d’Hotonnes. The move sparked a reaction from former Tour champion Vincenzo Nibali, who jumped out of the chasing group alongside Pantano and Vuillermoz. The group was caught at the foot of the gruelling ascent of the Grand Colombier, with the peloton of main favourites 8:30 back. Featuring some steep slopes at an average gradient of 6.8 per cent, the 12.8-kilometre climb was too much to take for Nibali, who immediately got dropped. Majka and Zakarin once again accelerated and reached the summit with a 30-second lead over Julian Alaphilippe, who caught his rivals in the technical downhill to Anglefort but saw his hopes of victory destroyed by a crash. The Frenchman escaped unscathed and was back in the race with a spare bike. Back in the pack of favourites, Astana riders moved to the front to set a faster tempo. The sudden change in pace left Froome unfazed while Yates was seen struggling at the back. American Tejay van Garderen could not follow and dropped to eighth overall, 4:47 behind Froome. Today’s 209-kilometre (130-mile) stage takes the peloton from Moirans-enMontagne to Bern in Switzerland.

Balanced effort leads Liberty to 83-76 victory over the Sun By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With the first part of the WNBA season winding down, the New York Liberty want to head into the Olympic break on a roll. Swin Cash scored a season-high 16 points and Tina Charles and Sugar Rodgers each added 14 to help the Liberty beat the Sun 83-76 yesterday. “We have two games left and you can either head into the Olympics on a high or on a low,” Cash said. “We want to get there rolling.” New York trailed 66-65 midway through the fourth quarter before Brittany Boyd’s three-point play gave them a two-point lead. The Liberty (17-7) wouldn’t

relinquish that advantage the rest of the way. The Liberty, who are third in the AP WNBA power poll, were down 5144 early in the third quarter before they got going. New York scored the first nine points during a 17-2 run, spanning the end of the third and the start of the fourth quarter. Connecticut went without a field goal for 8:30 during that stretch. The Liberty reserves played a big part in the burst as Amanda Zahui B and Boyd were effective on both ends of the floor, scoring, blocking shots and stealing the ball. W Boyd’s three-point play with 8:45 left in the fourth quarter capped the burst and gave New York its biggest lead of the second

half — 61-53. “She found her stride. Knows her specialty is transition. “She provided a spark for us in the second half,” Charles said of Boyd. “She came up with some big plays to help us take the lead.” Connecticut (6-16) wouldn’t go away, going up 66-65 on Jasmine Thomas’ runner with 5:07 left in the game. Chiney Ogwumike had 18 points and 10 rebounds for 11th-ranked Connecticut. Thomas added 16 points. “The third-quarter players off the bench for New York made impacts. They were physical around the rim,” Ogwumike said. “They flexed their muscle and we didn’t flex our back.”

The Liberty built a 2416 lead early in the second quarter before the Sun scored 19 of the next 22 points to take a 35-28 advantage. Thomas’ shot just before the buzzer gave Connecticut a 39-36 advantage at the break. New York has two games left before the Olympic break playing a matinee game in Washington on Wednesday followed by a home matchup against Indiana on Thursday. Connecticut visits Dallas and Chicago before it goes on break. “It’s huge. We saw after the game that LA lost,” Charles said. “We know we can still get into the first one or two seeds. To win out would be really big for us.”

NEW York Liberty’s Tina Charles, left, shoots over Connecticut Sun’s Jonquel Jones, right, in a WNBA game on June 16. (AP)

With or without Bolt or Russians, athletes will shine in Rio By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer

pionship specialist who has won three world and two Olympic golds in the 100. There’s extra incentive for the 29-year-old Fraser-Pryce, too — the chance to be the first woman to win the same individual event at three successive Olympics. English Gardner leads the US contingent after a personal best of 10.74 at the trials, where she edged Tianna Bartoletta and world championship bronze medallist Tori Bowie, who both ran 10.78.

WITH so much focus on Usain Bolt’s injured hamstring and the Russian team’s ban amid charges of systematic doping, it’s easy to lose track of who could be making the headlines at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Always among the marquee Olympic attractions, the track and field competition runs August 12-21. From the 100-metre sprints to the marathons, there are 47 gold medals up for grabs. Some athletes and events to watch: BOLT, OR UNBOLTED: Even if he was fully fit, Bolt, the world record-holder and twotime defending champion in the 100- and 200-metre sprints, will have plenty of competition. World championship silver medallist Justin Gatlin recorded the two fastest times of the season to July 3 with a 9.80 and 9.83 at the US trials, holding off Trayvon Bromell in 9.84. Gatlin won the 100-200 double at the trials, a feat 2011 world champion Yohan Blake was matched at the Jamaican championships after Bolt withdrew. After edging Nickel Ashmeade to win the 100 in 9.95, Blake —the silver medallist in the 100 and 200 in London — said he felt his confidence coming back. WORLD’S FASTEST WOMEN: Dafne Schippers wants to

USAIN BOLT (AP) break the Jamaica-US dominance in the women’s Olympic sprints by improving one place on her performance at the world championships, where she won the 200 and took silver in the 100. After winning the European 100-metre title, the Dutch former heptathlete she said “I’m shaping up well for Rio.” Her personal best of 10.81 is well off the world-leading 10.70 set by Elaine Thompson at the Jamaican trials. Thompson’s time equalled the Jamaican record Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce set in 2012, and relegated the defending Olympic champion to second place. That’s not a position that sits well with Fraser-Pryce, a cham-

ALMOST A PERFECT 10: Ashton Eaton is a hot favourite to win another prize for most versatile athlete at the Olympics. Even with a tender right hamstring, Eaton won the US trials with 8,750 points in the decathlon, well below the world record 9,045 he set in winning the world championships last year but also well clear of all his peers. Eaton warmed up for London in 2012 with a world record in the US trials (9,039) and won the Olympic gold with 8,869. His aim now is to surpass 9,000 points at every major event. Roman Sebrle is the only other decathlete to break the 9,000 barrier, with 9,026 back in 2001. SEMENYA READY: Caster Semenya has been just about unbeatable this season over 800 metres and is the favourite for gold at Rio, entering with a world-leading time of 1:56.64 for the first half of

the year. Semenya has had a tumultuous career since winning the world 800 title at age 18 in 2009. The issue of gender verification and hyperandrogenism — the presence of high levels of testosterone in female athletes — gained global attention after that win and Semenya was ordered to undergo testing. She eventually was cleared to compete and won silver in the 800 at the 2012 Olympics to get her career on back on track. But she missed the 2013 world titles because of injury and didn’t make the final at the 2015 worlds. After setting Olympic qualifying times in the 400 and 800 within hours at the South African championships in April, Semenya said she felt like she was starting to enjoy the sport again. Sprinter Dutee Chand , who was suspended by the IAAF and missed two big meets in 2014 because of hyperandrogenism, took her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and had the IAAF rules suspended last year, clearing the way for her to compete for India in Rio. SUPER SATURDAY: Rule Britannia echoed around the Olympic stadium in 2012 when Mo Farah won the 10,000, Jessica Ennis-Hill won the heptathlon and Greg Rutherford won the long jump to give Britain three gold medals on one Saturday night.

The way the schedule works out for Rio, they have the chance to do it again on August 13. All three won their events at the world championships last year — Ennis-Hill successfully returning to competition after having a baby, and Farah completing the 5,000-10,000 double again. SETTING THE BAR HIGH: If Russia’s ban is upheld, the absence of world record-holder and two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva will leave a hole in the women’s pole vault competition — particularly for American Jenn Suhr . “I always said I wanted to compete against the best,” said Suhr, who won Olympic gold in 2012 on a countback from Yarisley Silva and took silver behind Isinbayeva in 2008 at Beijing. “If everything is on the up and up — and the people who know more than I do say, ‘Yeah, she’s in,’ she’s in. Right now, I have no control over it. I’m happy that I’m in.” Suhr missed a medal at last year’s worlds but her best mark of 4.91 places her second on the alltime list behind Isinbayeva. Facing heavy expectations is Brazil’s Fabiana Murer, who won the 2011 world title, the silver in 2015 and set a South American record 4.87 to qualify for her home Olympics. “There is a lot of pressure, before a home Olympics,” Murer said, “but I have the experience to deal with it.”

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Stenson wins duel with Mickelson to claim British Open By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Henrik Stenson is the champion golfer of the year, thanks to a final round for the ages. He kept hitting the best shots of his life, one after another, and he needed each one to stay ahead of Phil Mickelson in a British Open duel that ranked among the best in major championship history. Stenson made 10 birdies, including a 50-foot putt across the 15th green that had him pumping his fist in a rare show of emotion yesterday. The final stroke in this masterpiece was a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that curled into the cup on the final turn. It gave him an 8-under 63, tying Johnny Miller at Oakmont for the greatest closing round by a major champion, and Stenson didn’t even realise it until he sat down to sign his card. Records didn’t matter. This was about winning his first major. “Right now I’m running

on adrenaline. But there will be some point when I’ll struggle to make it up the stairs when I get back to the house,” Stenson said after four hours of an epic battle between two 40-somethings at Royal Troon. Mickelson was a runnerup for the 11th time in a major, but never like this. He can’t look back at a mistake because he really didn’t make any. He opened with a 63, closed with a careerbest 65, shot the secondbest score in Open history and was 11 shots better than everyone in the field. Except one. “It’s probably the best I’ve played and not won,” Mickelson said. “I think that’s probably why it’s disappointing in that I don’t have a point where I can look back and say, ‘I should have done that or had I only done this.’ I played a bogeyfree round of 65 on the final round of a major. Usually, that’s good enough to do it, and I got beat. I got beat by 10 birdies.” He got beat by arguably the best final round in 156 years of major championships.

Stenson finished at 264, breaking by one shot the 72-hole scoring record in the majors that David Toms set in the 2001 PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club. His 20-under par matched Jason Day’s record for lowest under par at last year’s PGA Championship. His biggest challenge was 46-year-old Mickelson, who has won five majors. “I knew he wasn’t going to back down at any point, and in a way that makes it easier for myself,” Stenson said. “I knew I had to keep on pushing, keep on giving myself birdie chances. He wasn’t going to give it to me, so I had to pull away. I’m just delighted I managed to do that with a couple of birdies at the right time.” This was heavyweight material, reminiscent of the “Duel in the Sun” just down the Ayrshire coastline at Turnberry in 1977, when Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus battled to the final hole, and no one else was closer than 10 shots. Stenson and Mickelson were never separated by more than two shots over 40 straight holes until the

HENRIK STENSON (AP) Miller also made 10 birdies in his final round of the 1973 US Open, and then waited to see if anyone could catch him. Stenson started the final round with a one-shot lead over Mickelson, and knew it would be a two-man race from the opening hole when Mickelson nearly holed out from the fairway. He answered great shot with one of his own, finally pulling away with birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, and then a third in a row after Mickelson drilled a 3-wood onto the green at the par5 16th and came within a fraction of an inch of making an eagle. The last birdie was for the record book.

Swede’s final birdie. In the final round, they combined to make 14 birdies and an eagle. If this was a betterball match, they would have shot 59. “I’ve always thought that he is one of the best ball-strikers in the game and that major championships are perfectly suited for him,” Mickelson said. “I knew that he would ultimately come through and win. I’m happy that he did. I’m disappointed that it was at my expense.” JB Holmes won the BFlight. He finished third, 14 shots behind. The Swede won his first major in his 42nd attempt, becoming only the ninth player to capture his first major after turning 40. Beyond the score, the measure of his performance was that he putted for a birdie on every hole Sunday in a mild wind off the Irish Sea. Stenson three-putted for bogey from just off the first green, and he three-putted on No. 11 to fall back into a tie for the lead. They matched pars on only six of the 18 holes. Stenson became only the

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fourth player to win the British Open with all four rounds in the 60s, joining Tiger Woods, Nick Price and Greg Norman. He also ended a streak of six American winners at Royal Troon that dated to 1950. He gave Sweden a longawaited major in men’s golf, 19 years after Jesper Parnevik lost a 54-hole lead at Royal Troon. Stenson said Parnevik send him a message that said, “Go out and finish what I didn’t manage to finish.” “I’m really proud to have done that, and it’s going to be massive for golf in Sweden with this win,” Stenson said. Maybe he can take that silver jug down to Rio in his search of Olympic gold. Golf’s top four players have withdrawn from the Olympics , but the Rio Games will have at least two of this year’s major champions — Stenson and Masters winner Danny Willett of England. There’s one more major to play before Rio. Take a breath, Henrik. The PGA Championship starts a week from Thursday.

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