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SPORTS SECTION E

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016

Beach Soccer

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Serena qualifies for discus final, sets new junior national record By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

he Bahamas’ 14-member team at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships got started yesterday in Bydgoszcz, Poland, with Serena Brown qualifying for the women’s discus final with a new junior national record. Brown, one of two athletes in action on day one of the championships at the Zawisza Stadium, had the fifth best performance in Group B and was eighth overall with her heave of 50.94 metres or 167-feet, 1-inch. In the process, she not only lowered her own national record of 48.39m (158-9), but she became the first Bahamian female competitor to advance to a final in a field event at the championships.

Group B, by the way, had the three best qualifying performances, led by Germany’s Julia Ritter with a personal best of 53.84m (176-7). She was followed by American Elena Bruckner with 53.83m (1767) and Alexandra Emilianov with 53.19m (174-6). They were only three of the six competitors who surpassed the automatic qualifying mark of 51.50m (168-11). Brown’s record-breaking feat came on her third and final attempt in the qualifying round and enabled her to join five other qualifiers who got in by posting the best performances to complete the final field of 12 competitors. The final is set for Thursday when Brown will be the 11th out of 12 competitors in action. On the track, Shaquania Dorsett advanced in the 17th spot out of a total of 25 who moved onto

SERENA BROWN, of Bahamas, has qualified for the discus final at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Photo by Philip Gray/BAAAs

the semi-final. Running out of lane two in the first six heats, Dorsett ran 54.55 seconds to clinch her berth. Jamaica’s Tiffany James has the fastest qualifying time of 52.98 out of heat four, while Maureen Nyatichi Thomas from Kenya had the second fastest time of 53.04 in winning Dorsett’s heat. Dorsett drew lane two again as she runs out of the second of three heats today. She will need to at least take one of two top spots or run one of the next two fastest times to secure a berth in the final. “I think this is an excellent start for the team,” said BAAA public relations officer Philip Gray. “I think it’s indicative of what we can expect from the team going forth. We are very pleased that both Shaquania Dorsett and Serena Brown made it to the semi-final

and final respectively and we look forward to better performances from them.” Also in today’s early session, the Bahamas will have two competitors entered in the men’s 110m hurdles qualifying round. Shakeem Hall-Smith, with a PB and SB of 14.12, will be in lane nine in heat five and Tavonte Mott, with a PB and SB of 13.81, will run out of lane four in the sixth heat. They will both have to take one of the top three spots or turn in one of the next three fastest times in order to advance to the semifinal that evening. Holland Martin will be the lone representative in the men’s triple jump qualifying round. He will be the 13th out of 19 competitors in Group A with a PB and SB of 15.68m (51-5 ½).

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Warm welcome home for Fantastic 4

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

THREE weeks ago, Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association president Elwood Donaldson held a press conference to wish the Bahamas Davis Cup team every “success” in Bolivia for the American Zone III Davis Cup tie. Yesterday he congratulated them as they returned home having “advanced to Zone II.” The team of veteran player/ coach Marvin Rolle, rookie brothers Baker and Spencer Newman and four-time team member Kevin Major Jr did it. They completed the weeklong tournament with a perfect 5-0 win-loss record and a berth back in Zone II after a seven-year hiatus. “I’m definitely very proud of these guys,” said Donaldson as he led the welcome reception that included BLTA executives, players, family members and friends at the National Tennis Centre where they highlighted the festivity by cutting a cake. “We made some big surprises. We sent them a week earlier to become acclimated with Bolivia and they took advantage of it. They came out on top at the end. So we are very proud of their accomplishment.” Donaldson, however, said they could not have achieved their success without the sponsorship of AID, who assisted the BLTA and other private donors in putting the team together and getting them into Bolivia. Their achievement, according to Donaldson, will only bode well for the Georgio Baldacci Invitational in December when the Newman brothers will have to defend their top two spots in their bid to return for their second appearance on the Davis Cup team. But while that is four months away, the BLTA and the players will bask in their triumph before they look at putting the team together to play in Zone II next year. Rolle, the 32-year-old who split a pair of the Bahamas’

CONGRATULATIONS, CAKE: Shown (l-r) are veteran player/coach Marvin Rolle, rookie brothers Baker and Spencer Newman and four-time team member Kevin Major Jr. They completed the weeklong tournament in Bolivia with a perfect 5-0 win-loss record and a berth back in Zone II after a seven-year hiatus. Photo by Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff clinching victories in doubles with the Newman brothers, expressed his gratitude for the tremendous support that they all received while in Bolivia. “We felt it down there, even though you were miles away,” Rolle said. “We felt that you were right there on our backs and you carried us through. “We’ve been in zone III for 6-7 years, so it was a big victory for the Bahamas. We have

been working hard to get out of this. We had great teams in the past as well, but with the Newman brothers added to the list and KJ, who has played for four years, we finally got it done.” Through all of their matches, Rolle said he was “calm, cool and collective” and really only got out of his seat during the matches when the players came in for a change over in their games.

“When Baker got that last point, he saw everything come out of me,” Rolle said. “It was a big moment for all us. It was a great feeling.” Baker Newman, in securing the win in his three-set win over Jamaica in the crossover semifinal match to finish with a 3-2 record in singles, said they had two fans who came out and supported them all week. “For the first time represent-

ing the country along with my brother, KJ and Marvin, it was a great experience and one that I will remember for the rest of my life for sure,” said the 20-yearold Baker Newman. “I really didn’t go out with any expectations. I just wanted to play my best. We had an awesome team. This was for the boys. I hope I can come back next year because it’s not over. This is just a stepping stone to Zone One.” As for 23-year-old Spencer, he was as thrilled as Baker to have been afforded the opportunity to represent the Bahamas and to do it in grand style, not losing a match against countries, although he was 3-2 in his singles appearances. “I’m looking forward to making this team next year and looking forward to pushing it further,” he said. “Thanks to the two supporters, who flew the flags and everybody here who supported us. “It was an honour to be able to do this. This was something special. Let’s keep it going. The matches were great. We got through them all.” And 21-year-old Kevin Major Jr said although he only played a singles match, he got to watch all of the other matches and he was quite impressed with what he saw. “It was fun watching. They heard me every point until we won,” he said. “When we went to the third sets, it was crazy. When Baker won his match to win the whole thing, I was this close to running on the court, but they hadn’t shaken hands yet. So when everything simmered down, we all ran on the court to celebrate.” In his match, Major Jr said he enjoyed playing to the third set. He said he was just glad to be able to pull off a win. “This team was fun. We didn’t just play tennis. Every day, we had something to do. We even played miniature golf, we played a lot of card games. It was a genuine team. It was a lot of fun.” Omar Smith, the first vice

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Montego Bay United to face Don Bosco FC on July 29 By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE Jamaican and Haitian championship football clubs are coming to town for the first in a series of soccer matches. The Bahamas Football Association, through the sponsorship of BTC and the support of the National Sports Authority, will host the Montego Bay United Football Club against the Don Bosco Football Club at 8pm Friday (July 29) in the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. “Haiti and Jamaica are two of the premier football clubs in the region,” said Anton Sealey. “We have dubbed this the Caribbean

Club Championships and the winner of this match will play the winner of the Trinidad Club League later this year. “Nesly LaFleur is a member of the Montego Bay United Football Club, but unfortunately he won’t be here because he’s with the Bahamas national beach soccer team training in Switzerland for the next six weeks.” Sealey said it’s unfortunate that because of the timing of putting the elimination tournament together, the Bahamas won’t be able to play right now because the national team is off getting ready for the World Cup Beach Soccer Tournament here next year. But he noted that just be-

BTC presented $30,000 cash and in-kind cheque to the National Sports Authority for the Haiti vs. Jamaica soccer match. Shown (l-r) are Eldri Ferguson-Mackey, BTC vice president of marketing, brand and communications, BTC CEO Leon Williams, Lynden Maycock, chairman of the National Sports Authority and Anton Sealey, secretary general of the Bahamas Football Association. fore the Haitian-Jamaican game, the BFA would show-

case their collegiate players who are home against a se-

lected side, giving the fans a two-for-one match next week. Sealey said he appreciates the support from Leon Williams, whom he called the “sporting cultural CEO” and Lynden Maycock, the chairman of the NSA, for getting the facility ready. During the evening, there will be a number of performances to keep the fans entertained in and outside of the stadium. Also at the halftime, the Humming Bird Dancers, an arm of the Humming Bird Association of Jamaican residents in the Bahamas, are expected to perform. Sharon Purser-Cooper is the cultural director who leads the dancers. A group of Haitian dancers will also

perform. Leon Williams, the chief executive officer of BTC, who attended along with a number of executives, including Eldri FergusonMackey and Indira Collie, the public relations manager, said BTC has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the sporting community and they have always “placed our money where our mouth is and stepped up to the plate in support of many major sporting initiatives in this country. “Just a year ago, we sat right in this room as we announced a $250,000 sponsorship to the IAAF/BTC World Relays. We have title sponsored numerous

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‘Beach Soccer and Futsal Camp’ for boys and girls WITH the Beach Soccer World Cup being hosted by the Bahamas next year, some summer students are learning the required skills as a taste of what is to come in 2017. Each week during July, Elite Soccer Bahamas is holding a ‘Beach Soccer and Futsal Camp’ for boys and girls aged four to 18 at the Bahamas Football Association facility on East

Bay Street at the foot of the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge. The camp introduces the technical and acrobatic skills of beach soccer and futsal through fun activities for the children and helps improve fitness and tactical play. The Beach Soccer World Cup will be played in Nassau from April 27 to May 7 involving 16 teams from six confederations.

SUMMER CAMP: Youngsters participate in Elite Soccer Bahamas’ ‘Beach Soccer and Futsal Camp’ for boys and girls at the Bahamas Football Association facility on East Bay Street - at the foot of the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge. Photos by Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff

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BREEZES EAGLES MASTERS SOCCER CLUB CAPTURES BRONZE

BRONZE GLORY: Within its very first season, the Breezes Eagles soccer club soared to new heights and captured the bronze medal in the Bahamas Football Association’s Master’s Level Tournament at the Roscoe Davies Sporting Complex. The team is made up of past players, head coaches and team managers that once played in the premier league. 2016 is the first year that Breezes Resort & Spa entered and played against foundation teams like Cavaliers, United and Real Bahamas, just to name a few. The league has not seen the last of the Breezes Masters team - they are competitive, eager and ready to soar like eagles to capture that gold medal.

Serena Brown qualifies for discus final at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships FROM PAGE 1 Another 19 will contest Group B. The automatic qualifying mark for the final is 16.10m (52-10) or the 12 best performances. Two competitors will also suit up in the men’s 400m heats. Kinard Rolle, with a PR and SB of 46.88, will run out of lane three in heat three and Henri Delauze, with his PR and SB of 46.43, will be in lane eight in heat four. The first three in each heat and the next six fastest times will qualify for the semi-final. And Devine Parker, with her PB and SB of 11.77, will carry the Bahamian flag in the women’s 100m heats. She will compete in lane four in heat two. The first three in each heat and the next six fastest times will qualify for the semi-final on Thursday. There are no competitors entered in the men’s 100m, which has gone straight to the semi-final. “We expect a number of persons to make personal best performances on this trip and we are looking to see how many medals we can capture,” said Gray, who is accompanying the team in Poland.

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SHAQUANIA DORSETT, of the Bahamas, in action in the heats at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships.

SERENA BROWN, of Bahamas, has qualified for the discus final at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Photos by Philip Gray/BAAAs

Warm welcome home for the Fantastic Four FROM PAGE 1 president of the BLTA, said they know that everybody likes winners, but they are hoping that the performances of the team will inspire the next generation of players in the country. “They can know that if they do well and they persevere, they can be the next group of players who can carry the Bahamas to the next level,” he said. Cerene Rolle, who was responsible for getting the Newman brothers introduced to the BLTA, said he’s speechless over the accomplishment of the team. “I’m really excited, I’m really pleased to see what we have accomplished as an association,” he said. “There was a lot of work behind the scenes that we had to go through, we had to overcome some financial obstacles that we had to deal with so I am really just ecstatic right now.” Next year, Rolle said he intends to put on two international tennis tournaments that he hopes will be able to generate some funds to assist the Davis Cup team in their quest to advance to Zone One. Former BLTA president

MONTEGO BAY UNITED TO FACE DON BOSCO FC ON JULY 29

WARM WELCOME: Shown (l-r) are Baker, Spencer, BLTA President Elwood Donaldson, veteran player/coach Marvin Rolle and four-time team member Kevin Major Jr. They completed the weeklong tournament in Bolivia with a perfect 5-0 win-loss record and a berth back in Zone II after a seven-year hiatus. Photo by Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff Edith Powell, who served when the Davis Cup team was playing in Zone One, said she was praying for years that the team would move back up to Zone II and now that they are there, she’s praying to get the country to Zone One

and eventually the World Group. “They think the players played very well,” she said. “It’s hard playing in zone III, but they persevered. We’re all still behind them and will continue to push our support behind them.”

Bahamas Olympic Committee president Wellington Miller also made a brief appearance, expressing his gratitude to the players for their accomplishment. The BOC is hoping that the BLTA will have at least a player or doubles team

on the Bahamas team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when they make the official announcement today. But, in the meantime, as they now prepare for Zone II, Rolle said the BLTA is going to need all the sup-

events, including the High School Nationals and Carifta and we are committed to sponsoring Carifta again next year.” Williams said as their responsibility as a corporate citizen, they reinvest portions of their earnings back into the community and with a large block of Caribbean nationals rising in the Bahamas, especially from Haiti and Jamaica, they are elated to sponsor this tournament. “Both Haiti and Jamaica are fanatics about football, which we call soccer,” Williams said. “So we are delighted to join the National Sports Authority in making this event a success.” As a part of their partnership with FLOW TV, Williams said all territories in the region will be able to watch the soccer match live on channel 104 or on BTC website www. btcbahamas.com/btctv. Additionally, Williams said on Thursday BTC will hold another blue letter day at BTC when they endorse one of the major professional athletes. Meanwhile, Lynden Maycock said the Haitian/Jamaican soccer matchup would generate a lot of excitement and enthusiasm among soccer fans and the community at large. “It’s another demonstration of the National Sports Authority’s ability to host a variety of different major sporting events at our multi-purpose facilities here at the National Sporting Complex,” he said. “We are also expecting to get great support from the Haitians and Jamaicans residing in the Bahamas and we will be able to once again demonstrate that the NSA is equipped and ready to produce high quality sporting events for the general public.” Maycock said they are elated to be partnering with BTC once again to make this event a great success. port it can get because they will be playing against single countries in best-of-five sets and not best-of-three in a round robin format. “We will need the support for sure because we will have to go out there and play more tournaments to get ready for the tie,” Rolle said.

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‘It will be a big war’: Mollema challenging Froome at Tour By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Bauke Mollema has been in this position before: Second in the Tour de France on the second and final rest day. The difference from three years ago, when Mollema faded over the final week due to illness, is experience. “Now I know a little bit what to expect with all this kind of things,” Mollema told a packed news conference yesterday. “It’s not only cycling. Also, my level is better than it was three years ago.” While he’s still largely unknown outside his native Netherlands and cycling circles, Mollema is shaping up as the top challenger to defending champion and

race leader Chris Froome. Two-time Tour runnerup Nairo Quintana was supposed to be Froome’s top rival but the Colombian sits fourth, behind by 2 minutes, 59 seconds. Mollema was 1:47 behind in second, with Adam Yates of Britain third, 2:45 back. Flying under the radar was fine with Mollema, a father of two from Zuidhorn in the northern part of the Netherlands, where much of the land is below sea level. There is a Dutch saying, “Doe maar gewoon, dat is gek genoeg,” which translates as “Act normal. That’s crazy enough.” It applies especially to people from the north, who are usually considered more down to earth than their southern counterparts. The saying fits perfectly with Mollema,

who came late to cycling and didn’t enter his first race until he was 18. “I always did a lot of sports — football, tennis, running. We were always a sports family but my family was not into cycling,” Mollema explained. “I rode my bike to school, 12 kilometres (7 1/2 miles) every day up and down, and that’s when I started to like riding my bike. “My first years as a pro it was a disadvantage, especially technically, but now it’s more than 10 years later so maybe I’m more fresh compared to other riders.” Mollema has been able to stay with Froome in the mountains, and moved up to second with an exceptional time trial in Stage 13. The race resumes today with four gruelling stages in the Alps before the mostly

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NETHERLANDS’ Bauke Mollema of Trek Segafredo cycling team, who ranks second overall, answers questions during a press conference in the US embassy on the second rest day of the Tour de France cycling race yesterday. (AP) ceremonial finish in Paris on Sunday. “I still have something to prove,” Mollema said. “I’m happy where I am right now but in the end I will only be happy with a good result in Paris.” Mollema’s top support riders on the Trek-Segafredo team are Haimar Zubeldia of Spain and Frank Schleck of Luxembourg. Froome, meanwhile, has been able to rely on four or five lieutenants up the climbs with Team Sky. “Froome is, of course, the big favourite. He has all the pressure,” Mollema said. “For them, it would be disappointing with a team like that and the budget they have if they don’t win the Tour.” Stage 17 on Wednesday should particularly suit Mollema, with the beyondcategory uphill finish to Finhaut-Emosson. “If there’s opportunities I will go for it. That’s for sure. If I see any weaknesses with Froome for sure I will attack,” said Mollema, who prefers uphill to downhill finishes. “In the last years, he always had a bad day in the Alps or the Pyrenees, where he lost some time, so it can also happen this year. “It will be a big war until

the end.” Mollema might have been leading at this point if Froome hadn’t been allowed to keep the yellow jersey after the chaotic climb up Mont Ventoux in Stage 12. “We were in disagreement with how the rules were applied but we need to turn the page and focus on what’s next,” Trek general manager Luca Guercilena said. Guercilena extended Mollema’s contract before the Tour to keep him through 2018. “We gave him total confidence,” Guercilena said. While cycling is a passion across the Netherlands, only two Dutchmen have won the Tour: Jan Janssen in 1968 and Joop Zoetemelk in 1980. Yet, Mollema is part of a generation of outstanding Dutch cylists. Countryman Tom Dumoulin won two stages in this Tour, and is also considered a future overall contender, as is Steven Kruijswijk, who finished fourth in this year’s Giro d’Italia after losing the lead two stages from the end. Robert Gesink has finished in the top 10 of several major races, and Wilco Kelderman is

CAVENDISH PULLS OUT OF TOUR DE FRANCE BERN, Switzerland (AP) — British sprinter Mark Cavendish has withdrawn from the Tour de France in a bid to improve his medal chances at next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Team Dimension Data made the announcement yesterday on the race’s second and final rest day, with five stages remaining. Cavendish has won four stages on this year’s Tour and is preparing to race on the track at the Olympics, where he will be competing in the omnium event. “After the heat and intensity of the previous stages, we analysed my fatigue levels and decided I’m at a point that would have a detrimental effect on my other big goal for the year, the Olympic Games,” Cavendish said on the team’s website. “To leave a race and organisation that I hold so much respect for and a team that I have such a special bond with, has not been an easy decision at all.” Cavendish would have been a contender to win the final stage Sunday on the Champs-Elysees. He wore the race leader’s yellow jersey for the first time after winning the opening stage at Utah Beach, Normandy. another rising star. “This is the results of a school, a methodology that is in Holland for some years,” said Guercilena, who is Italian. “They let them ride more easy and relaxed when they are young. ... In some other countries, Italy included, very often there’s so much pressure and so much attention on the junior and the under-23 levels that it makes them explode when they turn pro.” Mollema has finished in the top 10 on the Tour in each of the past three years. Now he wants to see if he can take the next step.

IOC explores legal options on banning all Russians from Rio By STEPHEN WILSON AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — With just over two weeks until the opening ceremony, Russia still doesn’t know whether its athletes — all or even some — will be competing in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. It may all come down to the lawyers. While the IOC decided yesterday to ban from the Rio Games all Russian Sports Ministry officials and other administrators implicated in allegations of a state-run doping programme, it delayed a ruling on whether to take the unprecedented step of barring the entire Russian Olympic team. The International Olympic Committee said it “will explore the legal options with regard to a collective ban of all Russian athletes for the Olympic Games 2016 versus the rights to individual justice.” The IOC has also said it could let individual international sports federations decide on whether to ban Russians from their events in Rio, just as the IAAF has done by ruling track and field athletes from the games. The 28 international federations that govern the individual sports at the summer games have made clear that they do not support a blanket ban, The IOC’s legal options may become clearer after Thursday, when the highest court in sports will rule on an appeal by 68 Russian track and field athletes seeking to overturn their ban from the games. Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva was among those arguing the Russian track and field team’s case Tuesday in Geneva at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Should the court rule Thursday in

their favour, it would seemingly rule out the chance of the IOC imposing a blanket ban. If the court upholds the IAAF’s exclusion of the track athletes, however, that would keep the possibility of a total ban in play. Further appeals are also possible, meaning that the final word on the Russians may go down to the wire before August 5, when the Rio games open. Still, it will take a major leap for the IOC to impose the ultimate sanction of kicking out Russia entirely. IOC President Thomas Bach has repeatedly called for a balance between “individual justice and collective punishment.” No country as a whole has ever been barred from the games for doping, and Russia is a major force in the Olympic movement as well as a sports powerhouse. The last time Russia was missing from the Olympics was when it boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Games in retaliation for the US boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the doping allegations “a dangerous return to ... letting politics interfere with sport.” “The Olympic movement, which is a tremendous force for uniting humanity, once again could find itself on the brink of division,” he said in a statement Monday after the release of the report into Russian doping issued by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren. The 15-member IOC executive board met by teleconference yesterday to consider its moves following McLaren’s report. The report, commissioned by the World AntiDoping Agency, accused

the Russian Sports Ministry, headed by Vitaly Mutko, of overseeing the doping of the country’s Olympic athletes on a scale larger than previous alleged. It said the ministry had help from Russia’s intelligence service, the FSB. The investigation uncovered an alleged doping programme that ensnared 28 sports, both summer and winter, and ran from 2011 to 2015. It found 312 positive tests that Russia’s deputy minister of sport directed lab workers not to report to WADA. Mutko on Tuesday denied all wrongdoing and said he expected his subordinates to be cleared. But addressing the ban by the IOC of Russian sports administrators, he said he was ready to accept it because “we have always been guests at the Olympics,” and that the important issue was that the Russian Olympic team go to the games. The summer sports federations prefer that doping allegations are handled on an individual basis. The Association of Summer Olympic International Federation asked WADA “to immediately provide all the detailed information to the 20 international federations concerned so that they may begin processing the individual cases under their own separate rules and regulations as soon as possible, and in line with the WADA Code and the Olympic Charter.” “It is important to focus on the need for individual justice in all these cases.” Rather than applying a total ban, federations could suspend individual Russian sports. That already was the case with the IAAF ban on Russia’s track athletes from Rio following previous WADA-commissioned reports into Russian doping.

The summer association’s position falls in line with recent comments by Bach, who cited the need for balancing “individual justice and collective punishment.” He said last week that, if summer sports were implicated in the McLaren report, the federations would have to decide on the eligibility of Russians “on an individual basis.” McLaren’s report also confirmed details of statesupported doping that subverted the testing at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. That included allegations by Moscow’s former lab director, Grigory Rodchenkov, that dirty urine samples of Russian athletes — including medallists — were swapped out for clean ones in covert middle-ofthe-night operations at the Sochi lab. WADA and its president, Craig Reedie, urged the IOC to consider a total ban on Russia. Reedie, who is also an IOC vice president, presented details of the McLaren report to the executive board Tuesday and answered questions about it, before Bach asked him to recuse himself from the meeting because of a “conflict of interest.” While putting off a decision on banning Russia, the executive board announced a series of measures to punish Russian athletes and officials implicated in doping. • Among the sanctions, the IOC: — said it will not organise “or give patronage” to any sports event or meetings in Russia, including plans to hold the European Games in the country in 2019. — will launch retesting, including forensic analysis, of doping samples from the Sochi Games. It set up

a commission to carry out a “full inquiry” into all of the Russian athletes who competed in Sochi, along with their coaches, officials and support staff. — asked WADA to extend McLaren’s mandate to disclose the names of Russian athletes whose positive doping samples were covered up, and whose samples were manipulated in Sochi.

— called on all international winter sports federations to “freeze” their plans for holding major events in Russia, including world championships and World Cups, and seek alternative venues in other countries. The IOC said the “provisional measures” would apply until December 31, and be reviewed by the IOC that month.

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‘We have to stand united:’ Melo seeks more than Olympic gold By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carmelo Anthony wants more than a better US basketball team leading into the Olympics. He wants a better US. Anthony wants an end to the gun violence, the killing of blacks and the targeting of police, and right now his quest for that seems bigger than his desire for would what be a record third gold medal. “It’s unfortunate, it’s sad,” Anthony said Monday. “You can’t really put into words what’s going on throughout the whole country, throughout the whole world. For us as a country, we have to stand united. We have to come together.” The New York Knicks forward has spoken out more and more lately, challenging fellow athletes to do the same. He’s taken his message to Instagram and the ESPY Awards , and if he wants a real forum, there aren’t too many bigger spotlights than the Olympics. Will he take his message all the way to the medal podium? “We always say that the timing could not have been any better for us as a country, having a chance to come together and being united,” Anthony said, “then go over there

following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, took part with NBA players in an ad campaign to stop gun violence. And none of that changed anything. In recent weeks alone there were black men killed by police in Louisiana and Minnesota, followed by attacks on officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge. Anthony eventually was moved to write his lengthy Instagram post, and later a plea for involvement in a piece for The Guardian , where he talked about the opportunity his teammates have to make a stand during the Olympics. “I’m kind of a guy who likes speaking behind closed doors. I don’t like taking credit,” Anthony said. “I really like talking to guys one on one. Any of my colleagues will tell you I’ve had that voice. They always came to me for that type of advice. But now is an opportunity to get it out there. It’s a very sensitive time for us.” He wasn’t planning on going to the ESPY Awards until a conversation with close friends and former Olympic teammates LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul, leading to their powerful opening to ESPN’s awards show last week. “What they did at the ESPYs was unbelievable and we applaud

CARMELO ANTHONY (far right) and Golden State Warriors teammates Draymond Green, left, and Kevin Durant, middle, watch team drills during Team USA basketball practice in Las Vegas on Monday. (AP) on the biggest stage you can possibly play on and have that voice and represent something that is bigger than us as players.” For now, the US doesn’t plan to wait for Rio. Details are still being finalised, but Anthony, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and US coach Mike Krzyzewski have hinted at plans for some kind of community forum in conjunction with the league when the Americans head to Los Angeles following camp to play an exhibition game against China. “I think it can be great. When

we talk about ‘united’ that’s what we keep talking about,” US forward Draymond Green said. “Obviously we saw a lot of guys speak out about guys getting in front of this thing, and coming together right now with the opportunity to possibly win a gold medal and try to lead the charge with what’s going on in the country. I think it could be really special.” Anthony isn’t just a celebrity posting politically correct messages on social media accounts. He marched with protesters in his hometown of Baltimore last year

these guys,” Krzyzewski said. Those players were set for life financially two contracts ago, let alone what they’ll sign for this summer and next. Some members of this Olympic team are still waiting on their big endorsement dollars, and speaking out about a cause can come with a cost. Even Michael Jordan was famously unwilling to take it as a player, but Anthony — who endorses Jordan’s sneaker line — won’t hear that excuse anymore. “At the end of the day, the tragedies that’s happening, it affects people,” Anthony said. “We’re athletes, but at the end of the day we’re human beings, so we’re affected by all of that. We have families that are in some of those cities.” Anthony said he doesn’t have any solutions for the current problems and isn’t sure anyone else does. Nor is he sure what the next steps are, but he knows he has helped spark conversation in recent weeks, and his teammates know they need to help continue it. “That’s our job,” US guard DeMar DeRozan said. “A lot of people look up to us. We’re an inspiration to a lot of people. So for us to share a positive light and try to make things better, as a collective group of guys, that’s our duty to do that.”

THe WeaTHer repOrT

5-Day Forecast

TOday

OrlandO

High: 94° F/34° C low: 76° F/24° C

Tampa

THursday

FrIday

saTurday

sunday

Partly sunny, a t‑storm in spots

Partly cloudy, a t‑storm in spots

Clouds and sun, a t‑storm in spots

Partly sunny, a t‑storm in spots

Some sun with a t‑storm in the area

Clouds and sun, a t‑storm in spots

High: 91°

Low: 79°

High: 93° Low: 79°

High: 92° Low: 78°

High: 91° Low: 78°

High: 91° Low: 79°

AccuWeather RealFeel

105° F

91° F

112°-92° F

108°-91° F

109°-93° F

109°-90° F

High: 93° F/34° C low: 77° F/25° C

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

almanac

aBaCO

High: 87° F/31° C low: 81° F/27° C

7‑14 knots

High: 90° F/32° C low: 80° F/27° C

7‑14 knots

FT. lauderdale

FreepOrT

High: 89° F/32° C low: 80° F/27° C

W S

WesT palm BeaCH

uV inDex toDay

TOnIGHT

High: 89° F/32° C low: 78° F/26° C

mIamI

High: 89° F/32° C low: 79° F/26° C

7‑14 knots

Key WesT

High: 88° F/31° C low: 80° F/27° C

eleuTHera

nassau

High: 91° F/33° C low: 79° F/26° C

High: 87° F/31° C low: 81° F/27° C

N E

tiDes For nassau High

Ht.(ft.)

Low

Ht.(ft.)

Today

8:52 a.m. 9:16 p.m.

2.8 3.4

2:56 a.m. 2:52 p.m.

0.1 0.0

Thursday

9:36 a.m. 9:58 p.m.

2.9 3.5

3:37 a.m. 3:37 p.m.

0.0 0.0

Friday

10:22 a.m. 10:42 p.m.

3.0 3.4

4:19 a.m. 4:23 p.m.

0.0 0.0

Saturday

11:09 a.m. 11:28 p.m.

3.0 3.3

5:03 a.m. 5:13 p.m.

0.0 0.1

Sunday

12:00 p.m. ‑‑‑‑‑

3.1 ‑‑‑‑‑

5:48 a.m. 6:07 p.m.

0.0 0.2

Monday

12:18 a.m. 12:55 p.m.

3.2 3.1

6:37 a.m. 7:05 p.m.

0.0 0.3

Tuesday

1:12 a.m. 1:54 p.m.

3.0 3.2

7:30 a.m. 8:08 p.m.

0.0 0.4

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:32 a.m. 8:00 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

8:36 p.m. 7:08 a.m.

last

new

First

Full

Jul. 26

aug. 2

aug. 10

aug. 18

CaT Island

High: 87° F/31° C low: 80° F/27° C

7‑14 knots

8‑16 knots Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 91° F/33° C Low .................................................... 74° F/23° C Normal high ....................................... 88° F/31° C Normal low ........................................ 75° F/24° C Last year’s high ................................. 91° F/33° C Last year’s low ................................... 79° F/26° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.14” Year to date ............................................... 23.73” Normal year to date ................................... 17.46”

The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

andrOs

san salVadOr

GreaT eXuma

High: 87° F/31° C low: 81° F/27° C

High: 89° F/32° C low: 81° F/27° C

W S

lOnG Island

insurance management tracking map

High: 87° F/31° C low: 80° F/27° C

8‑16 knots

mayaGuana High: 87° F/31° C low: 81° F/27° C

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

CrOOKed Island / aCKlIns raGGed Island High: 87° F/31° C low: 80° F/27° C

High: 86° F/30° C low: 80° F/27° C

GreaT InaGua High: 88° F/31° C low: 82° F/28° C

8‑16 knots

marine Forecast aBaCO andrOs CaT Island CrOOKed Island eleuTHera FreepOrT GreaT eXuma GreaT InaGua lOnG Island mayaGuana nassau raGGed Island san salVadOr

Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday: Today: Thursday:

WINDS SE at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 6‑12 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 10‑20 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 6‑12 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 10‑20 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 10‑20 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots E at 6‑12 Knots SE at 4‑8 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots SE at 8‑16 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots

WAVES 3‑6 Feet 3‑6 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑2 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑5 Feet 4‑8 Feet 3‑5 Feet 4‑7 Feet 3‑6 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑2 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑5 Feet 3‑5 Feet 2‑4 Feet 5‑9 Feet 4‑7 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 1‑3 Feet

VISIBILITY 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles 5 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 85° F 85° F 87° F 87° F 84° F 84° F 85° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 86° F 86° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 86° F 86° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F

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