After recent statements from both Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis this weekend and Super Value owner Rupert Roberts earlier this month, tell ing Bahamians to expect a peak in the rise of food and gas prices in the upcoming months due to inflation, Mr Wilchcombe echoed their sentiments.Headded that the ten percent increase that was approved for various MORE LETRE
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A TEENAGE boy was taken to the Magistrate’s Court yesterday to face charges in connection with a string of murders that occurred in the nation’s cap ital, including last week’s baby shower shooting. The 16-year-old accused, who cannot be named because of his age, faced three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder before Chief Magistrate Joyann RussellshootinghimFerguson-Pratt.Hismotheraccompaniedtocourt.HeisaccusedofthedeathofAinsleyonAugust12in
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Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net ‘GOVT MUST TACKLE ISSUE OF AGGRESSIVE ANIMALS’ AN animal advocate believes successive govern ments have failed to deal with aggressive animals, and owners of dogs that attack people should be heldBahamasaccountable. Humane Society (BHS) president Kim Aranha spoke to By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis and Chinese ambassador Dai Qingli share a lighter moment during a signing ceremony yesterday to formalise agreements with the Hunan province in China. This year marks 25 years of diplomatic links between The Bahamas and China. See PAGE FIVE for more. Photo: BIS 25 YEARS OF CHINA LINKS SEE PAGE FIVE MINISTER of Social Services and Urban Development ObieFULLWilchcombe. STORY - SEE BUSINESS SEE PAGE THREE TUESDAY HIGH 89ºF LOW 78ºF i’m lovin’ it! Volume: 119 No.192, August 30, 2022 THE PEOPLE’S PAPER: PRICE–$1 Established 1903The Tribune CARS! CARS! CLASSIFIEDS TRADERWOMAN & HEALTH The Tribune Monday, February 8, To Advertise Call 601-0007 or 502-2351 Starting $33.60 Biggest And Best! LATEST NEWS ON TRIBUNE242.COM Guava créme Pie
The recent police statis tics also show there were 69 cases of indecent assault reported to local authorities and ten reported incidents of incest between January 1 and August 23. As it relates to unlaw ful sexual intercourse, data shows there were seven cases reported to police; while there were 39 incidents of unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 14 and another 37 reported unlawful sex cases with individuals between 14 and 16 years of age. The figures were pre sented yesterday by Assistant Commissioner of Police Dellareece Fergu son, who is also the head of the RBPF’s Domestic Vio lenceSheUnit.was speaking to those attending yesterday’s consultation meeting on the draft CARICOM Regional Gender Equality Strategy (CRGES) at Superclubs Breezes. By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net 16 AND ACCUSED OF STRING OF MURDERS
DESPITE the reduction in Bahamians applying for some assistance services, Social Services and Urban Development, Minister Obie Wilchcombe says he expects to see that change due to recent predictions of increased and continued inflation for the rest of the year.“We are seeing infla tion. We do expect to see additional requirements, additional clients and that is what we’re preparing for,” he said.
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A NORTH Eleuthera developer plans to create “a Bali in beautiful Bahamas” through a project forecast to generate up to 200 fulltime jobs via a $50m resort investment.EricHarari said the Bel Air Resort would be “very special and unique”.
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LATEST statistics released by police continue to show an increase in reported rapes, with 51 matters reported so far for the year when compared to 48 incidents that were recorded in 2021 - with police calling the figures for sexual violence “startling”.
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“By Thursday and Friday, we’re gonna have 100 per cent face to face, which is the first time in more than two years,” she said.
“Teachers sometimes determine ‘I’ve been here too long, I’m feeling stale. I wanna go some place with a new challenge’ and we don’t stop them. We could also identify perhaps this person is not being their best here or this environment doesn’t enable them to be their best or we need this type of skill over in that dentsencouragedthetourMartinMinisterMeanwhile,school.”EducationGlenysHannaembarkedonaofselectedschoolsonfirstdayofschoolandreturningstuyesterday.Shesaidtherewillbea
“In some instances, not all of the students reported to school. That could have been in part because of the rain and then some schools brought in children you know to deal with certain things like orientation, but in some schools they had all the children in. So it’s a range – it’s different by school,” he said.
UNION CLAIMS TEACHERS REASSIGNED IN BREACH OF INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT
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has happened and now our lawyers along with those teachers are in the Labour Department. Maybe the director of education should follow the rules just how everyone else is expected to follow the rules,” she said. She added: “As far as we’re concerned, they’re teachers at Stephen Dillet Primary School and that is where they should remain.”
“SoBUT.we followed it and we hope the union follows it Those matters, Stephen Dillet and that matter, have gone to consideration. I’m awaiting now, Mr (Robert) Farquharson’s judgement and we will go by the judgement. We’ll accept the judgement and I hope that the union accepts the judgement.”Astothe circumstances regarding teachers who were reassigned, Mr Taylor explained: “It was deter mined that they would be better off in another school, that we could better utilise them in another school. We try our best to put people in environments where they’re going to have success.
“So we’re excited, we are gearing up these young people to be the best that they can be in this year and in the succeeding years.”
For his part, Mr Taylor said the reports from some principals early yesterday were that schools were “off to (a) good start”.
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EDUCATION Minis ter Glenys Hanna Martin admitted she agrees with observers who feel that “we have a long way to go in education” after the recent release of the BJC and BGCSE statistics. The minister added that the BGCSE and BJC exams reflect “something”, but the fundamental reflec tion she believed requires their “intense scrutiny” and attention and that is what officials are aiming to do. The statistics have been met with public dis appointment as well as observers regarding it as unsatisfactory.Whileeducation director Marcellus Taylor said there was a 15 percent increase in the number of BGCSE candidates who received a C or higher in five or more subjects this year, an analy sis shows only 12.9 percent of the 4,906 candidates fell into this category. There was also a 4.68 percent decrease in the number of candidates who sat the exam this year. As a result of the decrease in candidates, the number of awarded grades decreased by comparison to lastMsyear.Hanna Martin gave her opinions on improve ment in education yesterday at Thelma Gibson Primary School — one of the stops on her tour of selected public schools on the first day back to school. “My view is we have a long way to go — that’s my view. We have a long way to go in education and in catching up. The BGCSE and BJC exams reflect something, but the funda mental reflection I believe requires our intense scru tiny, intense attention and that is what we’re aiming to do. Not every child is going to do a BGCSE, have ten BGSCEs – that’s the real ity. In fact, not many of us here will have that, but they will have their unique talents and abilities,” the Englerston MP told reporters.“Wewant to ensure that they have literacy and numeracy as a fundamen tal and then from there as a staging ground we want to ensure that they are able to develop their full poten tial. “Even special needs children, they don’t do BGCSEs. We want them to be all that they can be, so that is the objective. Not necessarily to create a cookie cutter of a student, but to be able to create the appropriate environment for our young people to thrive, to succeed and to be able to go out there in the world when the time comes to manage themselves and to do well and to live good lives.”Speaking directly to the backlash about the exam results, particularly BJCs, she acknowledged peo ple’s feelings of unmet expectations as “legiti mate observations” but elaborated on measuring achievement.“Iagreewith everyone that we have a long way to go in education. Every person in this country has a vested interest in education and if you have expecta tions and you feel as if these results do not meet those expectations – those are legitimate observations. For myself, my observation of the results is that we have a long way to go. That is what I say – we have a long way to go, but what I would say, however, is we must ensure when we measure attainment that we do not get stuck on the BGCSE or even the BJC exams,” she told“They’rereporters.important and where students can attain they will, but we have a lot of children that are going to excel in other areas like technical and vocational. They will excel in the arts. We want to ensure that our children have literacy and numeracy and that they meet the minimum require ment to graduate from high school – that’s the objective. And so I say to the critics we have a long way to go, that’s what my response is to Asthem.”itrelates to the BJC test results, Mr Taylor said last week there was an increase in the total number of grades and candidates. “This year 9,571 candi dates from 113 centres were registered to sit the exami nation. Fifty-one were government schools while 62 centres were independ ent or “Theprivate.total candidature represents an increase of 0.23 percent when com pared to 2021, when 9549 candidates from a total of 112 centres. The total number of grades was 35,340 when compared to 2021. Which was 34,62. This represents an increase of 2.07Thepercent.”total number of grades awarded at A-D increased significantly, while the E-U grades decreased which serves as an indication of an improved performance, it was noted.
For his part, Mr Taylor said education officials adhered to the agreement the government signed with the
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EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin speaking to students during a tour of schools around the capital on the first day of classes.
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson claimed a handful of teachers at public schools were reassigned in breach of the union’s industrial agreement.Shesaid when the teach ers reported to work yesterday, they were “locked out of the school gate”.However, education director Marcellus Taylor said officials followed the union’s agreement. The BUT president spoke to The Tribune yes terday about the first day of school saying things were fine in most cases, but reported some concerns. “We still have the concern about the ongo ing construction on TA Thompson, Government High, CH Reeves, Sybil Strachan – works should be completed soon. And we still have the matter of Stephen Dillet, five teach ers and now we had another teacher at Yellow Elder who was locked out of the school gate today. So our attorneys along with our area vice president are at the Labour Department as we speak, mitigating those matters.”Asked if these teachers were being locked out due to refusing reassignments, she claimed Mr Taylor was in breach of the union’s agreement.“Thedirector of edu cation should be truthful and he should say how he breached the union’s indus trial agreement and the reassignment was not done in the manner in which it should have been done. He did not follow the agree ment, he is in breach and we are opposed to what
“Our young people are resilient. But this pandemic and all of the associated dis ruptions, naturally will have some impact on many of the young people in these varying schools.
She said officials will undertake universal testing to ascertain learning loss levels from the pandemic and put in place accel eration programmes for learning.“Theother thing we’re gonna do is we’re going to begin an analysing the exam results and the test ing, GLAT and the other exams, so that we can understand where there are any vulnerabilities in the performance of young people to see whether we can create interventions, so that we don’t end up push ing children through school, when they continue to carry the burden of deficits until they graduate and then it becomes a crisis,” she said.
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin speaking to students yesterday during her tour of schools.
Minister agrees a long way to go in education
phased return to full faceto-face leaning over the next few days.
“If we have a dog that we feel is aggressive, if we love them very much we should keep them out of circula tion, we should keep them in our property, we should be mindful of it and we should not breed it. Your dog will still protect your property without it being aggressive.“Ithink it’s always been handled very badly by both administrations. I’m not picking on anybody here. I don’t think The Bahamas has ever han dled dog attacks properly. You need to start handling this before it happens. You need to have the rules in place, and actually the legislation is in place, but it’s not applied that people must keep their dogs on their property. Now I know that’s difficult because there are what I call community potcakes that wander around and it’s going to take a while for us to get everybody to where they can fence in theirSheproperties.”saidtheBHS can help people with guidelines on how to fence in their properties.
Anthony’s brother said his mother was distraught over his brother’s death. He explained his mother tried to help Anthony repeatedly by trying to treat his con dition and help him in any way she could.
too easy to put the dogs to sleep and then the matter is not closed.” She said that there has been a trend in people raising aggressive dogs to protect property. She added that if people choose to go that route they need to take the necessary precautions to ensure public safety. The BHS president was also critical of the current and previous veryaddressingthatofadministrations’governmenthandlingaggressivedogs,sayingwhilelegislationexiststheissue,itisrarelyactedupon.
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THE brother of a 61-yearold man who police suspect was mauled to death by several dogs remembered him as a promising young basketball player who lost his way due to drugs and mentalArthurillness.Swan told The Tribune yesterday that his brother, Anthony Swan, could always go to their mother’s restaurant, Peggy’s Quick Serve, for a hot meal even though he chose to live on the streets. Mr Swan said he initially heard his brother was the possible victim of the dog attack on social media; however, he did not believe it was true until he saw police press liaison officer, Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings report ing on the Accordingscene.to reports, around 4am on Satur day police were called to the intersection of Palm Tree Avenue and East Street where they discov ered a body with injuries consistent with bite marks. Mr Swan said it was no secret that his brother used to be on the streets asking people for money due to his mental condition, however that did not stop his family from loving him. “He’s been in that con dition for some 40 plus years,” Mr Swan explained. “As a result of the drugs and the drugs led into a mental issue, he never rebounded. As much as my family tried, because we had him committed to Sandilands on numerous occasions. We paid a private psychologist and psychia trist to deal with him on numerous occasions, but to noMravail.”Swan said even though they tried to get Anthony the mental health assistance he needed it became challenging because he would often spiral back into old habits. When asked how he would describe the victim, Mr Swan said he was a “coolBeforebrother”.hisbrother grew to have a drug problem and became known to the police for his behaviour, Mr Swan said Anthony was a star athlete who had a promis ing“Hecareer.was one of the top basketball players in his time. He was also one of the best skaters in The Baha mas when we had places like the skating rink. He used to win skating cham pionships on numerous occasions. He was an excel lent basketball player and a great skater. In his time, he was well known until drugs took hold of him, and that affected him tremendously mentally,” Mr Swan said. Although The Tribune was not able to speak to the victim’s mother, it was said she loved Anthony dearly.
The Tribune after a sus pected dog attack left a man dead on the weekend. Police said the man’s body was found around 4am Saturday with appar ent dog bite injuries. Ms Aranha noted this is the second major dog attack that happened this year after Alicia Barton was nearly killed by a pack of dogs in January. A 27-year-old man was charged in the Magis trate’s Court in February in connection with that dogMsattack.Aranha fears this latest attack will be swept under the rug. “And until we make people responsible for their own animals it’s never going to stop. Because if they do pick up the dogs and they take them to the pound and they put them to sleep, the owner doesn’t care. You need to prose cute and charge the owner to the highest possible extent of the law because they are the ones respon sible for those animals. It’s
She also called on the public to be more respon sible with their animals to prevent future attacks. “This cannot actually go on. People have to be held responsible for what they or their animals have done. And that actually some body lost their life in this it’s just sickening, it’s sick ening and it’s unforgivable and there’s nothing that can ever be said to the fami lies let alone the poor man who’s dead.” A relative identi fied Saturday’s victim as 61-year-old Anthony Swan.
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He added: “She knew the road he was on was going to lead to an untimely death, but the manner in which he died, how he was killed, that was even more disturbing.”
Mr Swan said he hopes that one day there will be stricter enforcement on laws pertaining to vicious dogs and those who own them.He said there has been a dog issue for a long time in the country and unfor tunately his brother was killed as a result. Police are encourag ing members of the public who have overly aggres sive or uncontrollable dogs that they cannot restrain in aggressive situations or circumstances, consistently bark, are always agitated, fight, create disturbances with other animals, or try to attack people, to ensure their yards are properly secured and enclosed to prevent their animals escaping.
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PEGGY’s Quick Serve restaurant, run by the mother of brothers Anthony and Arthur Swan. Yesterday, Arthur Swan paid tribute to his “cool brother”, who died after being mauled to death in an attack by dogs.
In the second incident, shortly after 7am, the team of officers while in the area of Bass Lane stopped and searched a male pedes trian. They found two clear plastic bags contain ing a quantity of suspected marijuana. The man was arrested.Inthe third incident, shortly after 8am officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Chip ping Hill Drive, Fortune Bay. During a search of the house, officers found a black plastic wrapper containing a quantity of suspected marijuana in the toilet tank. An adult male and female were arrested as a result. ASP Rolle thanked the general public for its con tinued support.
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“As part of our mandate to achieve regional integra tion within the 20 member states, 15 full members and five associate mem bers, The Bahamas being a full member, the ideas, experiences and voices of all citizens must be con sidered across all policies and programmes and their interventions.”Shesaidthe strategy provides a roadmap for member states to report on mainstream gender-based issues and also coordinate a regional approach to achieving gender equal ity and promoting women empowerment.Italsofocuses on sev eral key areas, including social inclusion; freedom from violence; economic empowerment; good governance; access to health services; inclusive quality education, and sus tainable natural resource management.According to Ms Wil iams, the strategy is guided by several international human rights obligations, regional policies and frameworks among other factors.“There’s a monitoring and evaluation account ability and learning plan or meal plan for short that’s attached to the strategy,” she added, “and this plan use the CARICOM gender equality indicators which is rights base and was devel oped with support from UN Women and is in line with the Sustainable Devel opment Goals, which we follow which we all pledged to achieve by 2030. “I look forward to a spirited discussion in an effort to finalise the first ever CARICOM regional gender equality strategy and count yourself lucky that The Bahamas is a part of it. A document that member states are encouraged to use to align their strategies and their policies and take action in order to accelerate the effective implementa tion of key priority actions through a regional coordi nated approach, which is gender equality, equity and to empower all women and girls.”At yesterday’s meet ing, Leslia Miller-Brice, ambassador to CARI COM, also delivered brief remarks, telling those in attendance that she was looking forward to the livelyShediscussions.alsoexpressed hope that the outcome of the dis cussion will prove fruitful and bring Bahamians closer to the “day when every young woman in The Baha mas experiences the same level of empowerment and opportunities.”“Formanyin our coun try, the issues surrounding gender equality are dis cussed in the narrow confines of a particular referendum question or a single legislative proposi tion,” Mrs Miller-Brice said. “Such discussions often become mirrored in politics and dominated by competing interests, creat ing barriers and obstacles to meaningful dialogue. “The strategy put for ward for consultation across the Caribbean com munity takes a different approach I have every confidence that within this framework, we will dis cover a pathway for real progress.”
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DOZENS of Bahamians visited SuperClubs Breezes yesterday to take part in consultations and give recommendations on the draft CARICOM Regional Gender Equality Strategy (CRGES), which aims to strengthen gender equality and women empowerment in the Caribbean. In her welcoming remarks, Ann-Marie Wil liams, deputy programme manager for gender of the CARICOM Secretariat, spoke on the importance of the meetings and what offi cials are hoping to achieve. “Today marks the fifth in a series of seven in person consultations, mostly by Secretariat gender develop ment programmes which I lead on in partnership with the various member states,” she“Today,said. it’s The Baha mas’ turn. So far, since the start of August the fifth to be exact, I’ve been to Belize. We’ve covered St Lucia, Trinidad, Dominica. We came from Dominica over the weekend and after The Bahamas, then we want to (go to) Anguilla and finish with Jamaica.” She added: “The Caricom Secretariat developed ‘step ping it up’, a draft strategy to achieve gender equality in the Caribbean commu nity to focus attention on actions to reduce social inequalities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic that adversely affected and con tinue to affect the lives and circumstances of women, men, boys and girls in our region.
MAN, 70, ACCUSED OF REPEATED UNLAWFUL SEX WITH 13-YEAR-OLD
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She also revealed there was one reported case of sexual violence with a men tally ill person and seven reported incidents involv ingPolicedependents.alsoreceived six unnatural male sexual intercourse reports. She added: “That’s our numbers for the year to date from the first of Janu ary to the 23rd of August. Those numbers, ladies and gentlemen in the room, (are)Shestartling.”alsogave recent sta tistics on domestic violence related incidents, saying there have been six domes tic violence murder cases recorded so far for the year. She also warned that if the trend continues, this year’s figures could surpass that of 2021 and 2020 which represented eight and six respectively.“Ladiesand gentlemen, these are the numbers that we deal with on a daily basis and some of the incidents that come to our attention,” she said.
A NASSAU Village man was arrested in Ocean Cay, Bimini, following the discovery of suspected mar ijuana concealed in a snack container, police reported. Police on the cay made the discovery shortly before 2pm on AssistantFriday.Superintendent of Police Stephen Rolle said officers at Ocean Cay Police Station were con ducting a check of the dock, along with security person nel, when they observed a dark-skinned male clad in a white shirt and blue shorts pants carrying a black plastic bag and acting in a suspicious manner. The officer approached the man and informed him of his suspicion. They searched the man and his belongings, including a black plastic bag he was carrying. Officers noticed a Lay’s Chip container in the bag and upon closer inspec tion found two plastic bags containing a quantity of suspected marijuana.
The man was arrested and taken into Police custody.Inother crime news, five persons on Grand Bahama were arrested as a result of a police operation that was conducted on Friday. ASP Rolle said “Opera tion Shock and Awe” targeted persons suspected of being in possession of unlicensed firearms, dangerous drugs, and out standing suspects wanted for serious matters. The first incident occurred shortly after 6am when a search warrant was executed at a residence located on Indiana Lane. According to reports, a team of officers from Central Investigation Department, Drug Enforce ment Unit, Intelligence Unit and K-9 Unit searched the residence and found four clear plastic wrappers, containing a quantity of suspected marijuana in the bathroom.Asaresult, a man and woman were arrested and taken into police custody in that matter.
from page one AN elderly man was denied bail after being charged with having unlaw ful sex with a 13-year-old girl three times this year. Keyvon Mackey, 70, faced Senior Magis trate Derence A Rolle Davis charged with three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse.Mackeyis charged with having sex with the child on June 1, 4 and 17 in New Providence.Dueto the nature of the offence, Mackey was not required to enter a plea in court. He was informed that his case would proceed by way of a voluntary bill of indict mentMagistrate(VBI). Rolle Davis further told the accused that he would be denied bail at this time, but that he could apply for it through the Supreme Court, where his matter will ultimately be heard.Until he is granted bail, the accused will be remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correc tional Services (BDCS). His VBI will be presented on November 15.
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“But (what) I’d like to encourage you to do for us at the Domestic Violence Unit is to re-encourage those persons that you may know to give us a call and come and visit with us so that we can sit down and help them to go through the various situations that are going on,” she added. “I can tell you that we are working diligently, day in and day out to make sure that if a report is made against our very own, that we leave no stone unturned.”Shealso committed the unit to ensuring that domestic violence and gender-based violence is eliminated or “minimised to the greatest extent.” According to ACP Fergu son, the Domestic Violence Unit was formed in July of this year as mandated by new police commissioner Clayton Fernander. She said key priori ties of the unit include training officers on how to effectively respond to gender based or domes tic violence situations, and collaboration with various government agencies to raise awareness on social issues among other things. “Some of the key indi cators for us,” she added, “will be greater awareness of gender based violence and domestic violence among our officers, greater awareness of human smug gling and trafficking in persons, increase in the numbers of persons charged with gender based violence and domestic violence, but reduction in exploita tive incidents, and number five effective, efficient and effective investigations geared towards gender based violence and domes ticDomesticviolence.”abuse and vio lence have been a serious problem in the country over the years, prompting numerous calls for more to be done to protect victims of gender-based violence.TheDavis administra tion has already said it is working on proposed legislation that addresses gender-based matters, with drafts to Parliament said to be forthcoming.
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“We are analysing every aspect of the 49th and in our humble opinion, there are some areas that we have to improve on and so we are making our notes as we move“Asforward.itrelates to the 50th, it’s extremely important to us that we get feedback from the Bahamian public.
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there is a large number of per sons who are disabled,” Mr Wilchcombe said. “We’re seeing an increasing number, but for the most part, we were not aware. So our approach is to not avoid the problem, but to find the issues, deal with the issues and so that we can provide the attention that is required. Yes they have required more atten tion, yes we are going to make some changes to the islands, but right now, I’m very pleased as to the fact that we’re discovering, we’re out there and we’re finding all the issues,” Mr Wilchcombe said.He said that his ministry is dedi cated to bettering its services and making sure people feel free to talk and receive the service from the“We’reministry.making sure that Social Services is social. We’re making sure we have a heart and we’re reaching out to touch the lives of our people. I have heard the complaints and I have met with people, who have been rejected and sometimes, they thought that they’ve been handled poorly,” he said.Mr Wilchcombe added: “We’re now moving toward a rapid rota tion (of employees) to ensure our people stay as fresh as possi ble. Our people are being treated professionally and are being recognised for the service they provide.”InDecember, the Disability Unit of the Ministry of Social Ser vices and Urban Development will launch an accessible app for Bahamian disabled persons, said MrLastWilchcombe.month,he first announced the plan to increase the rates of financial assistance rendered through the community support services division by ten percent of the Department of Social Ser vices effective this month. This increase was made in response to the increasing financial challenges faced by Bahamians across the country due to increased prices, insufficient minimum wage and inflation.
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We want to include all Bahamians. It’s not a 50th anniversary celebration that should be decided between ten persons sitting at a “Weroundtable.wantBahamians to tell us what is it that you want to see, what is it that you want to do and we want to ensure that all Bahami ans from all walks of life are included and the events and activities that we do produce, we want to ensure that all demographics are included in that.” The country’s 49th Independence Day Cele brations were a rich display of Bahamian culture with days long celebrations that saw the return of the ecumenical service at Clif ford Park and the people’s Junkanoo rush. The celebrations were held under the theme “Proud to be Bahamian.” Costs associated with the events are still being cal culated, The Tribune was told.Next year, Mrs MillerBrice said she expects that the nation’s independence celebrations will be even bigger and better. “With the 49th, it was extremely important to us to ensure that our events were not just Nassau cen tric. The Family Islands and, of course, our foreign missions are extremely excited as we move into our 50th anniversary,” she added.“We will ensure that events are held in all of our Family Islands. We will partner with the ministry of agriculture because they are responsible for regat tas and we will ensure that when we visit those family islands that the family island administrators are well involved, and we do plan to have lots of events and activities on the Family Islands.”Shealso revealed that a number of special guests have been invited to attend next year’s festivities, saying Bahamians “can definitely expect lots of visitors to our shores.”“Justknow that there is a lot of excitement and a lot of buzz around the world as it relates to the Bahamas’ 50th independence,” she also said.
assistance initiatives offered by the government, which will help with the rising prices, officially took effect yesterday.
PLANS for the country’s 50th Independence Day celebrations are already underway with special activities planned for the Family Islands, according to Seabreeze MP Leslia Miller-Brice.“Wehave an amaz ing team that we have put together as we plan our 50th anniversary,” she told reporters at SuperClubs Breezes yesterday.
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PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis presided over a joint signing ceremony to formalise agree ments between The Bahamas and the Hunan Province of China yesterday. “This year marks the 25th anniversary of diplo matic relations between The Bahamas and China,” said Prime Minister Davis before offering sincere thanks to the Chinese government for their support in helping to strengthen The Bahamas’ infrastructure. The Chinese government has previously donated medical equipment and supplies to aid the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and hemodialy sis machinery and equipment. Mr Davis said both countries share several pri orities, which “include matters relating to health, agriculture, and the human connections between our respective countrymen”. He pledged to match the Chinese commitment to strengthening ties. Photos: CHINA
Obie: More will need help due to inflation
Mr Wilchcombe added, “The truth is for our income services, we’ve seen a reduction. We’ve seen less people apply for our uniform assistance in this period than before. It might have been because of uniforms they would have had in place for several years now, and not utilised because the children were not required to be at school. But whatever the cir cumstances are, the truth is, there was a “Todayreduction.(Monday) officially, more than 10,000 are receiving now an increase in the rate of ben efits for food supplies, for utilities, for mental assistance, funerals, we have increased it by ten percent across the board and it took effect on the first of August, but today being the first pay period, they are now receiving the provisions,” Mr Wilchcombe said. He said with the expected onset of clients in the coming months the Social Services centres across the island have improved in a number of ways as well. “If you go to any of the centres, you’d realise, we also no longer have people standing outside seeking assistance, we’ve now taken all the centres and we’re working with the church and others and we’ve been able to put services to people in the comfort of the halls, so they no longer have to stand outside in the sun,” Mr Wilchcombe said. Mr Wilchcombe said that the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development is about two months away from relaunching the RISE programme, which will assist those below the poverty line.“The RISE programme was a programme that was intended to provide and monitor the growth and development of the clients we have. If you are entered into the programme, what you want to do is break the vicious cycle of continuation to the programme where your children — you’re required to do certain things so that the programme can see a change in your behavioural pat terns to move people away from the process. Of course we have to break the cycle so the RISE programme is always intended to take you and lift you above being below the poverty line, because you want to get more Bahamians out of dependence into independ ence,” Mr Wilchcombe said. He added that his ministry is also finding that there are many in need throughout the Family Islands.“What we’re discovering though is that over the many years the islands have not received the attention required. So we have the permanent secre tary leading teams to the various islands and we are discovering, not only are we finding that there are many in need and many have not received home repairs in years, we’re also finding that
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HAVING attended the Village Road improvement project virtual meeting in March, I was shocked to learn the Ministry of Works now proposes to install a roundabout in the area of Queen’s College and the Bahamas National Trust. Why was this kept under wraps until now? This is a major develop ment and the matter should have been raised at the March meeting to allow area residents an opportu nity to Howrespond.willthis impact home values, pedestrian traffic and BNT’s Retreat Gardens?TheRetreat is part of the national park system, inter nationally famous with its garden of palms, rare tropi cal plants, rock grottos and secluded walking paths. It’s a sanctuary for migra tory and resident birds and serves as a venue for wed dings, farmers markets and art and cultural gatherings. Residents of the many neighbourhoods off Vil lage Road enjoy strolling to this Garden of Eden to enjoy the beauty and quiet it offers and to instill in their children an apprecia tion of nature. It’s a tourist attraction.Surelythe government, which is championing sus tainability and working to combat climate change, doesn’t intend to encroach on a national park or install a roundabout on its front doorstep?Aroundabout will alter the character of this his toric community and turn green into hardscape. It will alter the quality of life for residents.Ahundreds of years old and protected silk cotton tree is already sacrificed for theTheproject.Ministry must host another town meeting to allow area residents an opportunity to respond to this major development. Residents have a right to be heard.QC says it will stagger school hours for the various departments for the dura tion of the roadworks to ease traffic congestion. This model was adopted by one of the private schools in the east some years ago and it has sig nificantly improved traffic flows. Perhaps QC would consider making it permanent?
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Contract bid and given in January 2022 but nine months on Public Works and Lands have not concluded seemingly the acquisition of land for the roundabout they plan! Seems no definitive discussion with the Direc tors of Queen’s College or Bahamas National Trust whose land it seems will be compulsorily purchased to create the roundabout. Well, well good planning can you imagine what could happen if Public Works gets to widening Gladstone Road?
Let’s hope Village Road will be complete preChristmas festivities so the Trust can have their big fund raiser or will that be smashed?School starts Monday, can you Anywayimagine?thePLP has the plan or plans so they con tinuously tells us but do they?
ROAD works on Vil lage Road completion contracted for September now delayed till Novem ber, but the comment of the good Minister on the proposed new roundabout midst Village Road close to entrances of Queen’s College and National Trust beats it Incredible.all.
EDITOR, The Tribune. FREE National Move ment (FNM) chair Dr Duane Sands’ bold asser tion that the Dr Hubert Minnis era is over brings to mind the latter’s claim about the Hubert Ingraham era being over a decade ago.If my memory serves me correctly, Minnis uttered those words, which offended many of Ingra ham’s diehard loyalists, immediately following the North Abaco by-election, that saw the FNM’s Greg Gomez handily defeated by the Progressive Liberal Party’s Renardo Curry. Curry polled 2,367 votes to Gomez’ 1,513. It was thought back then that the enigmatic Gomez was Ingraham’s handpicked candidate, which might have strained whatever relationship he had with Minnis.Throughout his tenure as official Opposition leader, Minnis was constantly har assed by hostile elements within the FNM, some of whom were alleged to be Ingrahamites. The great est challenge Minnis would face would come from the Loretta Butler-Turner camp. Despite the rheto ric in the printed press and social media concerning Minnis’ leadership flaws, neither he nor any of his allies, as far as I’m aware, were physically assaulted. Current FNM leader Michael Pintard faces a very unique dilemma. His Parliamentary caucus includes the Killarney MP who seems to have diehard loyalists hellbent on oppos ing the Marco City MP, even to the extent of using physical violence and smear tactics to intimidate Pin tard into relinquishing his post he has held since late November.Theunfortunate situation at the FNM Golden Gates Constituency Association meeting at the Gerald Cash Primary School last week, in which an FNM Meri torious Council Member was allegedly assaulted by an alleged Minnisite, rein forces this preception. The current stand-off between the Pintard and Minnis camps brings to mind the Tonton Macoutes, the secret paramilitary of Haitian dictator Papa Doc François Duvalier, whose regime ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1986. Organised by Duvalier and Clément Barbot in 1959, the Tonton Macoutes, also known as the Volontaires de la Sécu rité Nationale, were used to harass the opponents and critics of Papa Doc. The rabid devotion towards Minnis within the FNM among certain ele ments is preventing the party from galvanising into a cohesive unit and appears to have morphed into a personality cult. This bloc seems to be operat ing under the delusion that Minnis will regain the lead ership reins of the FNM and will eventually become prime minister again. They appear unwilling to accept the results of the Septem ber general election. If it is true, as alleged by the major newspapers, that a group of individuals loyal to Minnis, whom I have dubbed the FNM Tonton Macoutes, are attending FNM meetings with the aim of intimidating Pintard and his camp, these people need to be excommuni cated. Minnis should also issue a public statement denouncing the alleged vio lent altercation in addition to distancing himself from the culprits. He should also state unequivocally that he supports Pintard as FNM leader.
PEOPLE cool off in a fountain just outside Jerusalem’s Old City yesterday. Israel and the Palestin ian territories are in the grip of a heat wave this week, with temperatures hitting 40 Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in Jerusalem, and 45 Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Jordan Valley. Photo: Mahmoud Illean/AP
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THE familiar ingredients of a warming world were in place: sear ing temperatures, hotter air holding more moisture, extreme weather get ting wilder, melting glaciers, people living in harm’s way, and poverty. They combined in vulnerable Paki stan to create unrelenting rain and deadly flooding. The flooding has all the hallmarks of a catastrophe juiced by climate change, but it is too early to formally assign blame to global warming, sev eral scientists tell The Associated Press. It occurred in a country that did little to cause the warming, but keeps getting hit, just like the relent less“Thisrain. year Pakistan has received the highest rainfall in at least three decades. So far this year the rain is running at more than 780% above average levels,” said Abid Qaiyum Suleri, executive director of the Sus tainable Development Policy Institute and a member of Pakistan’s Climate Change Council. “Extreme weather patterns are turning more frequent in the region and Pakistan is not a exception.”Climate Minister Sherry Rehman said “it’s been a catastrophe of unprec edentedPakistanproportions”.“isconsidered the eighth most vulnerable country to climate change,” said Moshin Hafeez, a Lahore-based climate scientist at the International Water Management Institute. Its rain, heat and melting glaciers are all climate change fac tors scientists warned repeatedly about.While scientists point out these classic climate change fingerprints, they have not yet finished intricate calculations that compare what happened in Paki stan to what would happen in a world without warming. That study, expected in a few weeks, will formally determine how much climate change is a factor, if at all.The “recent flood in Pakistan is actually an outcome of the climate catastrophe... that was looming very large,” said Anjal Prakash, a research director at India’s Bharti Institute of Public Policy. “The kind of incessant rainfall that has happened... has been unprecedented.”Pakistanisused to monsoons and downpours, but “we do expect them spread out, usually over three months or two months”, said the country’s climate minister Rehman. There are usually breaks, she said, and not as much rain -- 37.5 centim eters (14.8 inches) falls in one day, nearly three times higher than the national average for the past three decades. “Neither is it so prolonged. ... It’s been eight weeks and we are told we might see another downpour in September.”“Clearly, it’s being juiced by climate change,” said Jennifer Francis, a climate scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center in There’sMassachusetts.beena400% increase in aver age rainfall in areas like Baluchistan and Sindh, which led to the extreme flood ing, Hafeez said. At least 20 dams have beenThebreached.heathas been as relentless as the rain. In May, Pakistan consistently saw temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit). Scorch ing temperatures higher than 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) were recorded in places like Jacobabad and Dadu.Warmer air holds more moistureabout 7% more per degree Celsius (4% per degree Fahrenheit) — and that eventually comes down, in this case in torrents.Across the world “intense rain storms are getting more intense,” said Prince ton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer.Andhesaid mountains, like those in Pakistan, help wring extra moisture out as the clouds pass. Instead of just swollen rivers flood ing from extra rain, Pakistan is hit with another source of flash flooding: The extreme heat accelerates the long-term glacier melting then water speeds down from the Himalayas to Pakistan in a dangerous phenomena called glacial lake outburst floods. “We have the largest number of gla ciers outside the polar region, and this affects us,” climate minister Rehman said.“Instead of keeping their majesty and preserving them for posterity and nature. We are seeing them melt.” Not all of the problem is climate change.Pakistan saw similar flooding and dev astation in 2010 that killed nearly 2,000 people.But the government didn’t imple ment plans to prevent future flooding by preventing construction and homes in flood prone areas and river beds, said Suleri of the country’s Climate Change Council.Thedisaster is hitting a poor country that has contributed relatively little to the world’s climate problem, scientists and officials said. Since 1959, Pakistan has emitted about 0.4% of heat-trap ping carbon dioxide, compared to 21.5% by the United States and 16.4% by“ThoseChina. countries that have developed or gotten rich on the back of fossil fuels, which are the problem really,” Rehman said.“They’re going to have to make a critical decision that the world is coming to a tipping point. We certainly have already reached that point because of our geographical location.”
Pakistan fatal flooding has the hallmarks of warming
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Redland Acres. Another man, Parnato Gibson, was also shot and injured during this incident.
Cenopha “Donkey” Augus tin, 24, faced Magistrate Algernon Allen, Jr, on a charge ofHemurder.isaccused of fatally shoot ing George Seymour, Jr, after getting into an argument on August 20 at the Charms nightclub in Centreville.
And on August 21, the boy is accused of fatally shooting Jaordly Avril at a baby shower on Stack Avenue in Nassau Village. Four other men — Perry Johnson, Tyrone Smith, Anwar Watkins and Donovan Newbold — were also hit in the crossfire during this same cel ebration turned nightmare.
To502-2394Tribune,advertiseinThecontact from page one THE BODY of Jaordly Avril being taken away from the scene of the August 21 shooting at a baby shower.
On August 13, the juvenile is said to have shot and killed Meckel Bain outside his South Beach residence.
A FATHER and son from Inagua were granted $7,000 bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on firearm and ammunition charges.
Due to the gravity of the offences, the boy was not required to enter a plea in court. He was informed that his matter would proceed by a vol untary bill of indictment (VBI).
The teen was also told that the chief magistrate lacked the jurisdic tion to grant him bail and that he would have to apply to the Supreme Court for it, as that is where his trial will be Untilheld.bail is granted to him, the accused will be remanded to the Simpson Penn Centre for Boys. His VBI will be served on December 13. The accused is represented by Tonique Lewis.
16 and accused of string of murders
On August 25 in Mat thew Town, Inagua, the two fishermen were alleg edly found by police with a black and silver Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol with the serial number erased. At the time of their arrest, they were also found with 15 unfired rounds of 9mm ammunition. In court, the accused pleaded not guilty to both charges against them. They are represented by attorney Mario Gray. Magistrate Serville granted the pair bail at $7,000 each with one or two sureties. Under the condi tions of their bail, the father and son are expected to sign in at Matthew Town Police Station every Monday and Saturday by 7pm. Their trial is to begin on November 14.
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NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING SUSPECT DENIED BAIL BY COURT
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged in connection with a fatal nightclub shooting that left a man dead.
Dura Lightbourne, Sr, and Junior, both of Mat thew Town, stood before Magistrate Shaka Serville on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition.
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Augustin was not required to enter a plea in court. He was informed that his case would proceed by a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI). The magistrate also told the accused that he lacked the jurisdiction to grant him bail, but that Augustin could apply for it through the Supreme Court, where his matter will be heard.Until he is granted bail the accused will be remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correc tionalAugustinServices.isexpected to be served his VBI on October 29.
“I taught for a while in Florida; the pay was very good,” Brian shared. “But I quickly returned home, because my girl friend at the time had just given birth to my second child. I told them that I missed home. So, they flew in my girlfriend and children. I stayed an extra week, then I left. I wanted to come back home to my kids and family. I also wanted to represent my country and put it on the map as a powerhouse when it comes to martial arts. I was never interested in living anywhere other than home.”Brian cherishes his Baha mian heritage. He was born in Nassau, and he grew up between Oakes Field and Golden Gates. He spent time with family on Long Island, Andros and Exuma. No matter which Family Island he visited, church was always a big part of two brothers. Brian comes from a musical family, and his mother, a Leadon before marriage, was a member of the Dixie Hummingbirds, a popular Gospel group in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He attended Oakes Field Primary, SC McPher son, and AF Adderley Sr High. While in high school, Brian attended the Indus trial Training College as a mechanic. He completed this course even before he graduated high school. He also attended the Col lege of the Bahamas’ one year Executive Protection course while in high school, and graduated from both high school and the College course at the same time. He first worked as a mechanic’s helper, then he moved on to Butler & Sands. He eventually went to Pom pano Beach, Florida to teach for a while, before returning home. He started his own company, which offers body guard services, and has been contracted to provide ser vices for some of the biggest concerts in Nassau. Brian continued to compete internationally, winning titles in Jamaica, Trinidad, Canada and across the United States. He also continued to teach karate, and served as President of the Bahamas Martial Arts Federation for more than 20 years.
“Back home I was most feared with not many fight ers wanting to fight me and tarnish their record,” he said.By 1987, Brian’s karate career really took off, as he gained international exposure. He was travel ling three times a month, representing the Bahamas at various competitions. He was footing his own bill; he did not have a sponsor. As he succeeded on the international circuit, Brian got offers from American schools to come and teach children karate. He was offered a green card, hous ing, and a good salary. He was even offered a posi tion - twice - on the USA national karate team after defeating all of their fight ers in his division at the 1994 Pan Am Games.
My dad and his brothers, to this day, swear that wrestling is notSo,fake.”Brian joined karate with high hopes that this was something he could believe in. “I wanted to do Kung Fu, which was my first love,” he said. “There was nothing fancy or pretty about karate. But I joined anyway. I thought the stage to get to all the good stuff was fast... it took forever!”Brian’s karate teacher was a police officer and a strict disciplinarian. Brian had to sit and watch the class in the beginning, although he was eager to jump in and start practising. “That was a lesson in itself,” Brian said. “It taught me patience. It also taught me to study one’s moves and learn from them. You learn more out of the ring than inside it.” The Sensei would drill Brian in the basics, the foundation of karate. “He told me that a roof cannot be pitched before the walls and the walls cannot be erected without the foun dation,” Brian recalled. “The better the founda tion, the better the martial artist.”Karate classes were four days a week for at least three hours. On Sundays, the team would meet at South Beach canal or Fort Charlotte for “gruesome training”.“Iwas the only child in the class,” he said, “But that didn’t matter. “I was seen just like any other student - they weren’t considering my age, or weight, or height. Every instruction or exercise that was given, had to be done.”
HE was like The Baha mas’ own Karate Kid back in the day. Brian Beckford earned a brown belt at age 15 and by age 17, he was a blackbelt champion. Today, he is a 7th degree blackbelt Shihan who has sown seeds of positivity and personal power with those who will carry the torch and take karate to the next level in TheBrianBahamas.was11 years old when this journey began. He was attending SC McPherson at the time. He saw some adults entering the gymnasium with karate uniforms on. Intrigued, the young student followed them. But, they told him that unless he was going to join them, he couldn’t stay and watch. He went home that day and asked his father. Brian was granted permission to explore an after school activity that would end up becoming a way of Priorlife.to this, Brian was interested in wrestling. Like many young boys back then, he would practice his moves as he watched televi sion and imagined himself as the champion in the ring. Rick Flair was one of his favourite wrestlers - “he was flashy, inspired, moti vating, and confident”. Brian’s father took him to the Nassau Stadium on Fowler Street to see a live wrestling match. He wanted to find out if Brian would still love the sport so much after that. The Nassau Sta dium, in its heyday, was home mentinopenedmylanded,blowthematch.wrestlingfirsttoeyedhisdadBrian’scrowd.livelyandmatcheswrestlingincredibletoatookeager-boyseehislive“Whenfirsteyesamazeas the sound echoed back to Kemp Road,” he said. “But I was discouraged after seeing sworn enemies in the ring, having drinks
BRIAN takes a martial arts pose, captured by Nicole Campbell during the National Youth March, and inset, Brian as a ring an nouncer at Kent Bazzard BOMAC, captured by Rashad Penn.
“I reached an hour before class and an hour after class, destined to keep up or surpass those I met practising martial arts before me. Once you line up, anyone standing to your right is your senior. I had a very long way to go, because there were about 35 people to my right.”
Brian began to move up the ranks as his adult class mates began dropping out because of the hard work or because of their jobs. Some missed examinations and slowly but surely, the young Brian became their senior. “My mind was set to the top, being the youngest and furthest from the right,” he said. “Years passed and I was still consistent. I was ploughing harder than ever before. I moved up that line until there were only a few people ahead of me. I said to myself, ‘I can’t quit now’. Failure was not an option, nor was quitting. At this time, I was making a name for myself in the ring, competing against other schools.”Brian’s path to being a karate teacher also started from the beginning: “I was always being prepared to teach. I was always given the beginners to teach them theBybasics.”the time Brian reached the level of purple belt, as a young teenager, almost all his siblings were also in the class, and they were all making a name for themselves on the circuit. “At one point, after I attained the rank of black belt,” he said, “I became obsessed, because my next rank would be black belt.” “That exam would be the hardest challenge in my life. I still was not an adult. But, I am going all in, get ting mentally and physically prepared. I was training all day, every day. The adults had to go to work. But I was able to train at will. Sometimes I would go out in the yard and hit the boxing bag at 3 o’clock in theOncemorning.”Brian got the black belt, he took his training to a whole new level. He was determined to be the best blackbelt martial artist in The Bahamas. He com peted in all divisions that were available at the time: Kata, weapons and fight ing. He would compete in matches at the Wulff Road Theatre, the Golden Gates Theatre, and the Sunshine Twin Theatre, which was like his home base. Brian “Da Prowler” Beckford was also making a name for himself on the international circuit. The first time he became an international blackbelt champion, he was awarded by the Florida Black Belt Association. He went on to become Florida State Champion several times.
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Karate king Brian and his journey to the next level
“Winning became the norm,” Brian said. “I got bored fighting, with not many fighters elevating. The game is the same - body language or motion. Once you know how to read it, then every thing should fall into place. I cannot remember how many times I have won. But, to give you some idea, at home, the front room and dining area could not accommodate all the tro phies. We were storing them in the hallways, or giving some away to family members. Then I started giving away trophies that I won to kids at events or adoringWhenfans.”asked about the current state of karate in the country, Brian said that there are “lots of multitalented individuals in the discipline with much to offer” - kids and adults alike. The issue, he said, is that the sport, if you will, is underfunded.“WehadCoca-Cola from the states that sponsored us, but we were turned down by Coca-Cola here,” he“Theresaid. is a growing inter est from the public. We are constantly being asked to compete. Internationaal fighters ask about attending events here. We need the support of the government and private institutions to assist with funding and take us to the next level.” In the meantime, this father of five will continue pouring his love into his children, and his passion into karate, ensuring that the next generation under stands the discipline, the skill, and the drive it takes to be the best at whatever they set out to do.
BRIAN in Karate action as a blackbelt, photographed by Marlin Young.
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Furthermore,Ukraine.hehas pro duced an article, published exclusively in the Daily Mail a few days ago, setting out some of his achievements as PM and saying why he con sidered that, even though the next few months will be tough for Britain, the country will bounce back since the foun dations for long-term gains in prosperity and productivity have already been laid. Is this delusional or is his optimism justified? Who can tell, but some are saying these were hardly the words of a leader who, after having just lost what he called the best job in the world, intends to stay down for long.
BRITAIN’S Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool)
CONSERVATIVE Party leadership contender Liz Truss. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Reporting of human rights issues in China
I am indebted to a friend for sending me an interesting UK press report recording the views of Rishi Sunak, the former UK Chancellor of the Excheq uer and one of the two final contenders in the Tory leadership contest, about the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis in Britain. He said that it was now clear that it had been wrong to ‘empower scientists’ to such a degree during the pandemic – and, specifically, to allow the Scientific Advi sory Group for Emergencies, known as SAGE, to have so much sway over policy. He considered that there had been insuf ficient consideration of the downside of locking down the country, in particular the foreseeable damaging effects on the econ omy and, for example, the consequences of shutting down schools. With the benefit of hindsight, it had become evident that too much weight had been given to the views of the scientists, some of whom had exaggerated the danger and threat of the virus and had created a climate of exces siveRishifear.Sunak also revealed that the coun try was within a hair’s-breadth of another lockdown in December last year -- includ ing over Christmas -- in response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 that had suddenly appeared in South Africa. In the end, no such restrictions were imposed. But my wife and I were interested to hear about this because we had made plans for a family Christmas and New Year in the UK. We decided to cancel late in the day for fear of another lockdown that would have probably prevented us from getting home again as scheduled – knowing, as we did, that at the height of the pandemic in 2020 some people who had travelled to England were unable to return for many months. But all was not lost because at least Virgin Atlantic allowed us to reuse the tickets!
FOLLOWING last week’s column about the Con servative Party’s leadership contest in Britain, I should like to offer further comment today on the situation facing the winner that includes an immediate predecessor who remains very much on the scene. This ought to be timely because the result of the protracted two-month process will be announced next Monday. As I have men tioned before, since Britain’s voice is influential around the world, information about a new Prime Minister and gov ernment creates considerable interest both domestically and overseas.TheUK press is already talking about when -- rather than if -- frontrunner Liz Truss takes up residence at No 10 Downing Street, since all the indications are that that is the most likely out come. It is said she will be presented with some of the most daunting challenges for the nation in recent history. Top of the list are the cost of living crisis with double digit inflation and soaring energy prices, no end to the Ukraine war and growing industrial unrest and strikes at home. There is also an immigration crisis with illegal crossings of the English Channel from France out of control as well as continuing wrangling with Brussels in connection with Britain’s departure from the European Union, including over the Northern Ireland Protocol – and these are to name just a few of the current issues.Certainly, they constitute formidable problems and their seriousness should not be underestimated. But some of them -- like the energy crisis which is even worse elsewhere in Europe -- are not unique to Britain. So, to my eye, some parts of the UK press are indulg ing in hyperbole in calling the situation the ‘most hor rendous inheritance’ since Winston Churchill took over the premiership from Neville Chamberlain during wartime in 1940 or even suggesting that it is as bad as that facing Margaret Thatcher in 1979. At that time, after a period of political and economic turmoil in the 1970s, Britain was considered by many to be in terminal decline as the sick man of Europe in the grip of trade union power and, as such, virtually ungov ernable – and, whether one liked her or not, Britain’s first female Prime Minister will go down in history as having successfully restored the UK’s fortunes in many different ways during the course of the nextManydecade.observers believe that the UK’s supposed demise is being overplayed, with scaremongering by the so-called merchants of doom, who are intent on the country talking itself into a recession and are still trying to prove that Brexit is to blame for all its current woes. One of the difficulties for a new Tory leader will be the fractious and rebellious mood within a parliamentary party still divided over Britain’s relationship with the EU so that MPs’ support and loy alty for any leader – partly but not exclusively because of differences over Europe -- may be in doubt. Their infighting and lack of disci pline were also demonstrated when Prime Minister Boris Johnson was ousted by his Tory MP colleagues despite his ensuring their own success in individual constituencies when he carried all before him in winning the 2019 Gen eral Election with a thumping 80-seat majority. But it seems to be the case that unlike, for instance, Conservative pre decessors John Major and Theresa May – or, indeed, Margaret Thatcher herself -who clearly had come to the end of their careers in high office, Johnson still has politi calApparently,ambitions. he harbours thoughts of a second coming, not dissimilar to his hero Churchill who had been thrust into the political wil derness before his dramatic recall to save Britain from Nazi Germany. If that sounds fanciful, according to all reports Johnson continues to command substantial sup port in the Tory party in the country, with many even having demanded he should be included as a candidate in the leadership contest. So he is now in a unique position to wreak political havoc if he chooses to do so. However, he could opt to return to his lucrative work as a highly successful newspaper columnist when his utterances will be followed eagerly, and also boost his bank balance by commanding huge fees on the after dinner speaking circuit.Bethat as it may, if he man ages to survive the pending investigation by the Commons Privileges Committee about his having potentially misled Parliament over ‘partygate’ allegations, and he decides to address the Tory annual conference in the autumn, he is likely to overshadow new leader Liz Truss. But, mind ful of a possible political future, he will surely swear loyalty to her as his successor and bide his time for a call to return when – as he presum ably hopes -- the Party comes to realize that she will be unable to deliver victory at the next General Election. It is, of course, bordering on the foolish to seek to judge a new Prime Minister who has not even taken office. But, for some people, the comparisons in favour of Johnson are obvious as they fear Liz Truss will soon show herself to be out of her depth in the top job, though others predict she will be a steady hand on the tiller and an effective leader. As is well known, Boris Johnson thrives on publicity. His visit to Kyiv last week to mark Ukraine’s 31st anniver sary of independence from the Soviet Union, when a special plaque dedicated to him was unveiled, came as no surprise. But some ask whether his trip was necessary given his imminent departure as PM. He took the opportu nity to speak about another UK major support package, which apparently had already been announced at the recent meeting of defence ministers in Copenhagen, and pledged yet again Britain’s long-term commitment to
RISHI SUNAK, the former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer and one of the two final contenders in the Tory leadership contest.(AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
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Although it is said that the origins of the concept can be traced to ancient Greece, a brief study shows that an understand ing of human rights and its expression in modern par lance started only after the United Nations was founded in 1945.The UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and the post of UN High Com missioner for Human Rights was established -- much later in 1993 -- ‘to promote and protect’ such rights ‘for all people’; and this included, in particular, promoting international co-operation on the Interestingly,issue. two major current international human rights issues came to the fore last week that have hitherto attracted relatively little media attention. So they might be worth examining. These are the Rohingya Muslim refugees hounded out of Myanmar and the alleged mistreatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China.The Rohingya refugee crisis is said to be the larg est of its kind in the world today. This Muslim ethnic minority group, originally from Bengal, emigrated generations ago to live in the neighbouring major ity Buddhist country of Myanmar. Despite the large numbers involved, they are not recognised there and have historically been denied any legal identity or citizenship, thus becoming the world’s largest stateless population. Being margin alised with limited access to education, jobs and health services, they lapsed into poverty and despair. As early as the 1980s, Roh ingya refugees started moving to Bangladesh in the face of violence, and later, in 2017, after continu ing armed attacks on them and other serious human rights violations, thousands were forced to flee their homes and seek sanctuary in other countries -- mainly Bangladesh but also smaller numbers in India and Thai land. Reportedly, up to one million displaced Rohingyas are now trapped in rambling refugee camps in Bangla desh. The issue has attracted publicity recently because India, which regards these refugees as illegal immi grants, has revoked a plan to offer them free residential housing in Meanwhile,Delhi. the UN has been pressing for a strong, coordinated inter national response to the crisis including measures to hold the ruling military junta in Myanmar account able for its mistreatment of the Rohingya people. But the military coup there in February, 2021 and the consequent political and economic turmoil has made any resolution of the prob lem less likely than before. Nonetheless, the UN consid ers that the only ‘sustainable solution is for the Rohingya people to be returned to a peaceful, inclusive and dem ocratic Myanmar’. As for the Uyghurs, this important issue is now receiving publicity again because of claims that China is seeking to prevent publi cation of a special UN report that is expected to criticise the government’s ‘inhu mane’ treatment of over a million Muslims -- mainly Uyghurs -- in the northwest region of Xinjiang. It is claimed the evidence shows they are being detained in heavily fortified so-called ‘re-education centres’ and, in some cases, subjected to forced labour. This situation has been under interna tional scrutiny for several years. But China has pub licly rejected any likely criticism in the UN report, calling allegations of human rights violations, genocide and forced labour the ‘lie of the century’ while reiterat ing that the detention camps are for counterterrorism purposes and to deradicalise extremists.While the long-awaited report may be further delayed, the UN Human Rights Commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, has said she had hoped to publish it before the end of her term of office on August 31. Her role is often called the UN’s toughest and trickiest job and is said to require courage in confronting governments.Sheinsists publicly that she has been doing an ‘inde pendent assessment’ of continuing news ‘that points to wide patterns of enforced disappearances and arbi trary detentions’ while looking in depth at allega tions of ‘serious human rightsTheviolations’.reportis seen by some as a test of the cred ibility of the UN in its capacity as a watchdog of human rights interna tionally, but the Chinese government is reported to regard the issue as an inter nal matter. Even if the UN voted to establish a formal probe or investigation, it appears that there is no mechanism to compel China to comply with any recom mendations which could simply be ignored. But many believe it is impor tant to publicise the issue in the hope of persuading a change of policy and to rein force the UN’s obligation to investigate abuses of human rights around the world.
ROLANDO José Cisneros Borroto travelled through eight countries and crossed two rivers to reach the US. Photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP
Pennsylvania State University glaciologist Richard Alley, who wasn’t part of the study but said it made sense, said the committed melting and sea level rise is like an ice cube put in a cup of hot tea in a warm room. “You have committed mass loss from the ice,” Alley said in an email. “In the same way most of the world’s mountain glaciers and the edges of Greenland would continue losing mass if temperatures were stabilized at modern levels because they have been put into warmer air just as your ice cube was put in warmer Althoughtea.”ten inches doesn’t sound like much, that’s a global average. Some coastal areas will be hit with more, and high tides and storms on top of that could be even worse, so this much sea level rise “will have huge soci etal, economic and environmental impacts”, said Ellyn Enderlin, a geosciences professor at Boise State University.
Time is the key unknown here and a bit of a problem with the study, said two outside ice scientists, Leigh Stearns of the University of Kansas and Sophie Nowicki of the University of Buffalo. The researchers in the study said they couldn’t estimate the timing of the com mitted melting, yet in the last sentence they mention, “within this century”, without sup porting it, Stearns said.
Colgan responded that the team doesn’t know how long it will take for all the doomed ice to melt, but making an educated guess, it would probably be by the end of this century or at least by 2150.
NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dum mies aboard yesterday after a last-minute cascade of problems culminating in unexplained trouble related to an Theengine.nextlaunch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest and could be delayed until midSeptember or later. The mission will be the first flight in NASA’s Arte mis project, a quest to put astronauts back on the moon for the first time since the Apollo program ended 50 years ago. As precious minutes ticked away yesterday morning, NASA repeat edly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch System rocket because of a leak of highly explosive hydrogen, eventually suc ceeding in reducing the seepage. The leak happened in the same place that saw seepage during a dress rehearsal in the spring. The fueling already was running nearly an hour late because of thunderstorms. Then, NASA ran into new trouble when it was unable to properly chill one of the rocket’s four main engines, officials said. Engineers struggled to pinpoint the source of the problem well after the launch postponement was announced.
The soldier was one of three members of the Dutch Commando Corps who were shot and wounded early Saturday after what Indianapolis police believe was a disturbance outside the hotel where they were staying, authorities said. The Marion County coroner’s office in Indianap olis identified the victim as Simmie Poetsema, 26, but didn’t immediately release any additional information.
A 19-YEAR-OLD man suspected of randomly killing three people on Detroit streets over roughly two hours may have been emboldened when he didn’t encounter police after the first shooting, the mayor saidTheyesterday.victims included a single mother of five chil dren who was waiting for a bus on Sunday. Lari Brisco was planning to move this week to a suburb closer to her job as a medical assis tant at an allergy clinic. “You never expect gun violence to hit close to home. You always hear about shootings, but it’s never someone you know until it is,” said her boss, Dr Kathleen Dass. Police still were sorting out details while a suspect who may have a mental ill ness remained in custody. The man was peacefully arrested at home after a 12-hour search on Sunday, following a tip from some one close to him. He “terrorised our com munity,” Chief James White said.
A BOAT navigates at night next to large icebergs in eastern Greenland in 2019. Photo: Felipe Dana/AP
MAN SUSPECTED OF KILLING 3 ‘TERRORISED’ DETROIT STREETS
Study lead author Jason Box, a glaciologist at the Greenland survey, said it is “more like one foot in the grave”. The unavoidable ten inches in the study is more than twice as much sea level rise as scientists had previously expected from the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet. The study in the journal Nature Climate Change said it could reach as much as 30 inches. By con trast, last year’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report projected a range of two to five inches for likely sea level rise from Greenland ice melt by the year 2100. What scientists did for the study was look at the ice in balance. In perfect equilibrium, snowfall in the mountains in Greenland flows down and recharges and thickens the sides of glaciers, balancing out what’s melting on the edges. But in the last few decades there’s less replenishment and more melting, creating imbalance. Study authors looked at the ratio of what’s being added to what’s being lost and calculated that 3.3 percent of Greenland’s total ice volume will melt no matter what hap pens with the world cutting carbon pollution, Colgan said. “I think starving would be a good phrase,” for what’s happening to the ice, Colgan said. One of the study authors said that more than 120 trillion tons of ice is already doomed to melt from the warming ice sheet’s inability to replenish its edges. When that ice melts into water, if it were concentrated only over the United States, it would be 37ft deep. This is the first time scientists calculated a minimum ice loss - and accompanying sea level rise - for Greenland, one of Earth’s two massive ice sheets that are slowly shrink ing because of climate change from burning coal, oil and natural gas.
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer
ZOMBIE ice from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least ten inches on its own, according to a study released yesterday. Zombie or doomed ice is ice that is still attached to thicker areas of ice, but is no longer getting fed by those larger glaciers. That’s because the parent glaciers are get ting less replenishing snow. Meanwhile, the doomed ice is melting from climate change, said study co-author William Colgan, a glaci ologist at the Geological Survey of Denmark and“It’sGreenland.deadice.
ONE of three Dutch sol diers wounded in a shooting outside a hotel in down town Indianapolis over the weekend has died, the Dutch Defence Ministry saidTheyesterday.commando died of his injuries “surrounded by family and colleagues,” the ministry said in a statement.
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A DESPERATE VOYAGE ON A HOMEMADE RAFT Cubans who can’t afford a
Cubans flee island’s economic troubles
AssociatedMIAMI Press ONE Cuban man endured a trek through eight countries that lasted more than a month. Another man paid a small fortune for a furtive speedboat trip passing through Bahamian waters. A third decided to risk a perilous passage aboard a homemade raft rather than stay a moment longer on the island. Cubans are fleeing their country in the largest numbers in more than four decades, choosing to stake their lives and futures on a danger ous journey to the United States by air, land and sea to escape eco nomic and political woes. Most fly to Nicaragua as tour ists and slowly make their way to the US border, often to Texas or Arizona. A smaller number gamble on an ocean voyage. Three men who survived the odyssey spoke to The Associated Press about it. Tens of thousands of others share the same goal. From Janu ary to July, US border authorities stopped Cuban migrants entering from Mexico nearly 155,000 times, more than six times as many as in the same period of 2021. From October to August, the Coast Guard intercepted more than 4,600 Cubans, an almost sixfold increase over the entire previous year.The vast majority are released with notices to appear in immigra tion court or report to immigration authorities.Inall,it is the largest flight of Cuban exiles since the Mariel boatlift in 1980, when nearly 125,000 Cubans came to the US over a six-month period. The exodus is fueled by Cuba’s worst economic conditions in dec ades — a result of tightened US sanctions and a hangover from COVID-19.Massivestreet protests in mid2021 triggered widespread arrests and fears of political oppression that prompted more to flee. An additional enticement emerged in November, when Nicaragua stopped requiring visas for Cubans to promote tourism.
It’s just going to melt and dis appear from the ice sheet,” Colgan said in an interview. “This ice has been consigned to the ocean, regardless of what climate (emissions) scenario we take now.”
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‘Zombie’ ice to raise sea level by ten inches
Scientists used an accepted technique for calculating minimum committed ice loss, the one used on mountain glaciers for the entire giant frozen island.
speedboat. Among the migrants were a pregnant woman and a 7-year-old boy. They passed through The Baha mas and, after 12 hours, arrived at an unknown place in the Florida Keys, at dawn. The boat stopped in a mangrove swamp. Then they came ashore, and several cars picked them up on a highway. A Cuban friend met him at a house where he was taken. CROSSING EIGHT COUN TRIES AND TWO RIVERS Rolando José Cisneros Borroto, who worked as a street vendor in Camaguey, a city in central Cuba, said he was tired of going hungry and decided to leave his wife and three children in hope of finding a job in the US that would help sus tain his Borroto,family.42, sold everything — his house, furniture and television — to pay for the journey, collect ing $13,000. His family stayed in another house that belongs to the wife.After taking six flights, he finally arrived in Nicaragua in June. From there he went overland to Hondu ras, Guatemala and Mexico. He crossed two rivers on an inflatable rubber ring, walked through mountains and along high ways, and got rides aboard buses, cars and motorcycles. While hiding from Mexican police, he spent days drinking water from a river and eating only grass. He finally crossed into the US south of Del Rio, Texas, and surrendered to the Border Patrol. Borroto was released after three days of detention and now lives in Algona, Iowa, where a cousin offered him a room in his house and food. The trip lasted 36 days. “I never thought it would take so much work to arrive,” said Bor roto, who was detained at least three times in Cuba for selling garlic in the streets. “What one goes through along the way I do not advise anyone, but Cubans prefer to die on the way before staying in Cuba.”
speedboat or the $10,000 to $15,000 for travel and smuggling fees to fly to Nicaragua sometimes flee on rafts made from pipes or wood. Among them was a 37-year-old man who occasionally worked in construction and fished. He couldn’t pay a smuggler, so he built a raft of ten-foot aluminum tubes. In May 2021, he traveled with three friends for 22 hours until they reached south Florida. “The first thing one thinks of is leaving, that either we all die of hunger little by little, or we make an attempt,” said the man, who secretly constructed the raft over six months. “I knew I could die in the water, but I needed to take the risk.”He built the raft alone and kept it hidden in bushes and mangroves. The same day of the journey, he purchased a small engine that allowed him to travel at about 6 mph.No one knew about the trip, except his three companions, his mother and his wife. For fear of being discovered, he told his com panions the date of their travel just a few hours before they left. They departed late at night, rowing out from a fishing port west of Havana, he said in a long inter view at Allen’s office. With no GPS, they navigated by the stars. A whole day passed, and when night started to fall again, they saw the entry buoys to an island. They approached the coast and walked.“At least we’re alive,” he thought, but they soon realised that someone was calling authorities to report them. They immediately ran back to the boat and returned to the sea, fearing that they would be detained and deported. They waited in the water for a while and later reached a beach in Key West, where a group of Cuban tourists offered to take them to Miami. The man called his wife to tell her that he had arrived safely and was on his way to his in-laws’ house.Heis now seeking asylum and hoping to bring his wife and three teenage daughters to join him in the US.
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The two other wounded soldiers were conscious, the Defence Ministry said. The shooting occurred about 3.30am in Indianapo lis’ entertainment district. The Defence Ministry said the three soldiers were from the Commando Corps and were in Indiana for training.
A PROTEST, A PROSECUTION AND A SPEEDBOAT One Cuban man, 35, participated in protests in July 2021, when thou sands of people across the island clamored for food and a change of government. He was tried on charges of public disorder and con tempt and freed after 30 days in jail to await sentencing. He fled in February, the month before he was to be sentenced to five years in prison. Air travel was out of the question because he would be stopped at the airport upon showing his passport. A raft was too dangerous. A speedboat “was the only way to escape”, the man said in an interview at the office of his Miami attorney, Wilfredo Allen. He left the island without telling his 5-yearold daughter. Only his wife, his mother and a brother knew. Unemployed, he asked his father, who lives in Texas, for about $15,000 to pay smugglers who gave him instructions over the phone. Two days before the trip, he traveled 250 miles to Ciego de Avila, a city in the center of the island. From there, a bus picked him up along with 30 other people, and took them about 60 miles to one of the Cuba keys to board the
INDIANAPOLIS Colts quar terback Matt Ryan (2) gives a thumbs up to a fan before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Saturday. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger)
“Poverty wages, oppres sive reserve rules, discipline without due process, everexpanding offseason obligations, appropriation of intellectual property, substandard attention to player health and safety, and a chronic lack of respect for minor leaguers as a whole (to name just a few) — these cancers on our game exist because minor league players have never had a seat at the bar gaining table. It’s time for that to change.” The union’s execu tive board unanimously approved the minor league initiative on Friday. Clark was not available to respond to questions, spokesman Chris Dahl said. Signed cards from 30% of the estimated 5,000 to 6,000 minor leaguers in the bargaining unit would allow the union to file a petition to the National Labour Relations Board asking for an union authori zation election. MLB also could voluntarily recognise the union representing the bargaining unit, a process that typically can occur if a majority of the unit signs cards. The staff of Advocates for Minor Leaguers, which formed two years ago, quit and will work for the MLBPA. The union gave the minor league group $50,000 last November.“Thisgeneration of minor league players has demon strated an unprecedented ability to address workplace issues with a collective voice,” Harry Marino, the executive director of Advo cates for Minor Leaguers, said in a statement. “Join ing with the most powerful union in professional sports assures that this voice is heard where it matters most — at the bargaining table.”
lineman Kenyon Green, the 15th pick overall, dealt with an injured knee and concus sion in camp. And second-round pick John Metchie III is dealing with acute promyelocytic leukemia.
THE TRIBUNE Tuesday, August 30, 2022, PAGE 11 US Open champs Medvedev, Murray
NEW YORK (AP) — Daniil Medvedev had an easy start to his US Open title defence, beating Stefan Kozlov 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 yesterday.Simona Halep had another early exit, this one coming in a memorable first tour-level win for Ukrain ian Daria Snigur. Snigur upset the No. 7 seed 6-2, 0-6, 6-4, then struggled through tears to explain what the victory meant to her family and her country, which is at war withOnRussia.the same Arthur Ashe Stadium court where that night Serena Williams was set to begin what could be the final tournament of her career, the top-seeded Medvedev looked just as strong as he did in sweep ing past Novak Djokovic in last year’s final for his first majorMedvedevtitle. advanced to face Arthur Rinderknech of France. The Russian is trying to become the first repeat champion at the US Open since Roger Federer won five straight from 2004-08.“Ineed to be at my best on Wednesday and I’m going to try to make it,” Medvedev said. Andy Murray was another early winner, 10 years after winning the first of his three Grand Slam titles in Flushing Mead ows. He had one of the first upsets of the tournament by beating No. 24 seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. “It seems like a long time ago,” Murray said of his vic tory over Novak Djokovic in 2012. “A lot’s happened since then in my career.” Djokovic couldn’t travel to the tournament this year because he isn’t vaccinated againstManyCOVID-19.fansarriving for the day session at the final Grand Slam event of the season were focused on the match that would lead off the action at night. Williams, the 23-time major champion who has said she is preparing to end her tennis career, was scheduled to face Danka Kovinic. Williams figured to face more comfortable conditions after a hot start under a sunny sky in Flush ing Meadows. Leading 3-0 in the third set, Medvedev told the chair umpire he wanted a bag of ice so he could put it on his head. “Pretty hot and humid here,” Medvedev said after theSnigurmatch.was playing her first match in the main draw of a Grand Slam. The 20-year-old wore a ribbon in the blue and yellow col ours of Ukraine’s flag on her chest, and she put her hands around it after finish ing off the victory. She played last week in the “Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition” to raise money to aid Ukraine. That was on Louis Armstrong Stadium, which may have calmed her nerves a bit when she was sent back out onto the same court Monday. “I think it helped me because I was here in ‘Tennis Plays for Peace’ and I think it helped me a little bit,” Snigur said as she fought through tears during an on-court interview. Halep had won 19 of her last 22 matches and recently returned to the top 10, but the US Open has been the most challenging major for the two-time Grand Slam champion. She is 21-11 in New York and has lost in the first round of three of her last five appearances. Coco Gauff was a straight-sets winner, while 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu needed three to get past Harmony Tan, the French player who beat Williams in the first round at AnotherWimbledon.pastUS Open champion, 2016 winner Stan Wawrinka, retired from his match against Corentin Moutet after losing a sec ond-set tiebreaker. He has been plagued by injuries in recent years. No. 29 seed Tommy Paul overcame the heat to outlast Bernabe Zapata Miralles 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5 in 3 hours, 10 minutes. Fellow American Sebas tian Korda also got his first win at his home Slam, beat ing Facundo Bagnis in four sets.Another American advanced in an upset, with J.J. Wolf ousting No. 16 seed Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets. Also, Wu Yibing became the first Chinese man to win a US Open match in the professional era, upset ting No. 31 seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 6-4, 6-0. He had played his way into the field through the qualifying tournament, joining coun tryman and fellow qualifier Zhang Zhizhen as the first Chinese men in the US Open main draw since the open era began in 1968. Zhang lost his first-round match. Third-seeded Maria Sakkari and No. 17 Caro line Garcia were among the early winners on the women’s side, with Sakkari overcoming Wimbledon semifinalist Tatjana Maria in three sets.
US Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C Spero in San Francisco granted pre liminary approval to the settlement on Friday and scheduled a February 17 fairness hearing ahead of possible final approval.
win, Ukrainian stuns Simona Halep
By TERESA M WALKER AP Pro Football Writer
mark to draw closer at 38-32. With 1:48, Jones got another dunk for a 43-40 deficit. A dunk at 1:01 by Jones pulled the Bahamas to a one-point deficit at 43-42 before Hield canned a jumper 30-sec onds later to give the Bahamas a slim 44-43 lead. With five-seconds left, Hield got a block and Davis got the defensive rebound as the Bahamas held onto the advantage at the half. At the intermission, Jones led the Bahamas with 13 points, Clarke Jr had 10 and Hield came through with eight. The Baha mas also had seven turnovers compared to eight by Argentina, who had a 16-14 advantage on the boards.Gabriel Deck paced Argentina with 14 at the break. Coming out of the locker room, the Bahamas didn’t score until two minutes into the third on Miller Jr’s lay-up for a 48-46 defi cit. Argentina again made a run that was snapped by Kentwan Smith’s dunk for a 57-51 deficit at 5:52. A minute later, Thompson Jr’s jumper trimmed the lead to 57-53.Argentina managed to pull away by 10, 66-56, with 1:57 on the clock, but the Bahamas made a gallant comeback as Clarke Jr got a steal and after he made the pass to Miller Jr, he pushed it to Smith for a three-pointer and a 68-59 deficit with 35-seconds left. The Bahamas had one last chance before the final break to cut it down further, but Jones missed a three-pointer at the buzzer as Argentina held onto the nine-point lead going into the fourth quarter. As the fourth quarter unfolded, the Bahamas came out ice cold as Argentina took advantage to surge ahead 76-59 before Thompson Jr finally canned a turnaround jumper at 7:40 for a 76-61 deficit. The Baha mas didn’t score again until 5:31 when Jones’ dunk made it 78-63. At 4:04, Bradley Nairn Jr canned a three-pointer off the glass for a 80-66 deficit and with 3:07 on the clock, Thompson Jr hit another three-pointer for a 82-69 deficit before Miller Jr’s jumper drew it to 84-71 with 2:43 left.Nairn Jr managed to get two consecutive three-pointers down the stretch, but it was a little too late as Argentina held on for the win.The Bahamas will now have a chance to regroup before they play their next game in Panama on Thursday, November 10. 16
The players’ association said yesterday it is circu lating union authorisation cards among players with minor league contracts to form a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers. While the average major league salary is above $4 million, players with minor league contracts earn as little as $400 a week during the six-month season.
CHANGESTEXANS Houston is on its third different coach in as many seasons with Deshaun Watson finally gone and no longer the Texans’ problem. Now Lovie Smith faces rebuilding a franchise that won the AFC South as recently as 2019. Smith is working on a run-focused offense to help Davis Mills and gauge whether the third-round pick out of Stanford in 2021 can be the quarter back who finished the final month with eight touch down passes and only two interceptions.Lefttackle Laremy Tunsil is back after missing 12 games because of thumb surgery.TheTexans will have to be patient with their rook ies. Cornerback Derek Stingley Jr, the third over all pick, was limited this preseason after surgery to repair a torn foot ligament but is expected to be ready for the Offensiveopener.
COCO Gauff reacts after defeating Leolia, Jeanjean, of France, in the first round of the US Open tennis championships yesterday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) players in double figures, led by Gabriel Beck with a game high 37 points and seven rebounds as they got their first win in this window after losing 99-87 to Canada on Thursday as well. Argentina got out-rebounded 34-35, but they held a 13-21 advantage in turnovers over the Bahamas, who had 23 personal fouls, compared to 13 by their home court in the first of two meetings between the two coun tries. Their second game will be played on Sunday, November 13 in the Bahamas. As the game got started, the Bahamas got a three-pointer from Mychel Thompson Jr, a dunk from Kai Jones and a lay-up from Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn to force a 7-7 tie at the 7:32 mark. But Argentina reeled off the next 10 points to extend their lead to 17-7 at Jones3:37.broke the scoring drought with a jumper as the Bahamas went on a 8-4 to trim the deficit to 21-15 at the end of the period, thanks to a three-pointer from Garvin Clarke Jr and a lay-up from Rashad
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Another year, yet another new starting quarterback for the Indi anapolis Colts brings high expectations that this time Matt Ryan will put them back atop the AFC South. Then there’s the defending two-time divisional champ. The Ten nessee Titans insist they aren’t paying much atten tion being given to the Colts.“I’ve been here long enough to understand that we’ve never been the talk of the town,” Titans twotime All-Pro safety Kevin Byard said. “I mean, that’s just what it is. It’s not nec essarily that I prefer it that way.”The Titans have put together six straight win ning seasons with playoff berths in four of the past five seasons. Tennessee sur vived using an NFL-record 91 players — most ever in a non-strike season — to earn the AFC’s No. 1 seed for 2021. They also have a healthy Derrick Henry back.“Who’s finished stronger?” Byard said. “So that’s really what it’s about for us, and for me just try to make sure as a team we’re just staying locked in on the now and not worried about what they’re saying about the rankings and Madden ratings and all this stuff because it doesn’t matter.”
The Colts just lost punter Rigoberto Sanchez last week to a torn Achilles tendon, and he also was their kickoff specialist and holder. Indianapolis signed former Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins punter Matt Haack.
HEALTHY TITANS The NFL’s two-time rush ing leader insists his foot is healthy again. Henry was on his way to a third straight title when he broke a bone in his right foot October 31 at Indianapolis. Henry still finished ninth in rushing despite missing nine games, and he went for a surgical repair designed to keep his foot strong for the longThehaul.Titans gave Ryan Tannehill more help on offense. They traded for receiver Robert Woods and swapped A.J. Brown for the 18th pick overall in April when contract negotiations turned into a trade request. Treylon Burks has shown flashes of being the physi cal, fast and strong receiver Brown was for them the past three seasons. They also signed tight end Austin Hooper and drafted a new right tackle in Nicho las Petit-Frere and tight end Chig Okonkwo. Cor nerback Roger McCreary, a second-round draft pick from Auburn, could be the lone new starter on a defence that was the NFL’s sixth-stingiest scoring unit in 2021.
The Jaguars and Texans both have new coaches. Jacksonville has spent tens of millions rebuilding its defense and giving Trevor Lawrence help. Houston needs to see if Davis Mills can be an NFL starting quarterback.
The Jaguars have another new coach, this time in Doug Pederson, a young quarterback in Trevor Law rence and confidence that this time they’ve made all the right moves to turn around a franchise whose four wins combined over the past two seasons are the fewest in the NFL in that span.Jacksonville has spent more than $200 million in free agency over the past two years along with all the draft capital earned from those poor finishes to stock pile
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Base ball Players Association is attempting to unionise minor leaguers, reversing decades of opposition.
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“The working condi tions facing these players have been nothing short of offensive,” union head Tony Clark wrote in a letter Sunday to player agents.
Thetalent.Jaguars didn’t ignore the offense, signing Chris tian Kirk, Zay Jones and tight end Evan Engram. They signed left tackle Cam Robinson to a new deal and added five-time Pro Bowl guard Brandon Scherff in freeTravisagency.Etienne also is back after the running back missed his rookie season with an injured foot.
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH Titans, Colts, Jaguars, Texans.
INDY OPTIMISM Colts owner Jim Irsay’s impatience is high after one playoff win in seven seasons and Indianapolis missing the postseason twice in threeIrsay,seasons.and the rest of the Colts, see the NFL’s 2016 MVP as the quarter back who can avoid the issues that cost them a playoff berth last season with Carson Wentz. Ryan is poised to be the Colts’ sixth consecutive different starter on opening day. “We’re really, really excited,” Irsay said. “I think we have a reason to be.” The Colts also have NFL rushing leader Jonathan Taylor back. Three-time All Pro left guard Quenton Nelson anchors an offen sive line that will have two new starters with Matt Pryor likely at left tackle and Danny Pinter at right guard.General manager Chris Ballard also traded for defensive end Yannick Ngakoue and signed Ste phon Gilmore, the 2019 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Three-time AllPro linebacker Shaquille Leonard is expected back for the start of the season despite being on the physi cally unable to perform list since back surgery in June.
Players with major league contracts, of which there are approximately 1,200, are represented by the union, which since the 1981 strike settlement also has negotiated terms for those on option to the minor leagues.MLB raised weekly mini mum salaries for minor leaguers in 2021 to $400 at rookie and short-season levels, $500 at Class A, $600 at Double-A and $700 at Triple-A. For players on option, the minimum is $57,200 per season for a first big league contract and $114,100 for later big league contracts.Inaddition, MLB this year began requiring teams to provide housing for most minorProddedleaguers.by the minor league advocacy group, leaders of the Senate Judi ciary Committee said last month they planned a hear ing on the sport’s antitrust exemption.Unionising could limit the minor leaguers’ abil ity in future lawsuits. The Supreme Court ruled in the 1996 case Brown v. Pro Football Inc. that unionised industries are exempt from antitrust challenges. The big league union had long declined to represent minor leaguers, though its labour contract speci fies terms for the amateur draft and signing bonuses for amateur players. There were 128 draft picks this year who agreed to signing bonuses of $500,000 and up, including 82 for at least $1 million.Theplayers’ association negotiated its first collective bargaining agreement in 1966 and has gone through nine work stoppages, the latest a 99-day lockout that delayed the start of this season.Major League Base ball and lawyers for minor leaguers agreed this year to a $185 million settlement of an 8-year-old federal law suit alleging violations of minimum wage laws. An early estimate is that perhaps 23,000 play ers could share roughly $120 million with an aver age payment of $5,000 to $5,500, and their lawyers will split $55.5 million.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — The University of The Bahamas cross-country runner Lhevinne Joseph finished ninth in a time of 18 minutes 4.5 seconds at the St Thomas University Cross Country Invitational over the weekend. “The whole plan was to come in the top 10 in this competition,” Joseph said after the 5km race. “I took it easy on the first lap of the course and made the first lap as comfortable as possible and then really push it in the second lap,” heJosephsaid. added he used his experience in the 5,000 metres event in the crosscountry to put him in a good position in the final lap on the two-lap course. “I used all of that expe rience here today,” Joseph said after his first race as a UB“InMingoe.the last lap even though I was a little tired I really pushed to catch who ever was in front of me.” The UB team finished fourth with 93 points. Nova Southeastern won the event with 18 Kenoldpoints.Jean finished second for UB and 21st overall in 20:47.8. Ralph Wood was third and 22nd overall in 21:41.8. Donrick Rolle was the fourth fastest Mingoe and 23rd overall in 22:25.8. Cameron King had the fifth fastest time of the team in 28:31.2. “This was our first crosscountry event since the pandemic and we really didn’t know what to expect,” said cross-country head coach Ednal Rolle. “We are a smaller school but we have a great team and I’m excited to see what we can do moving forward. When we get back we need to hit miles and get the team more in sync so we can have a better overall placing.” In cross-country team competition, the top five runners are used for scor ing. Points are assigned based on placing with first place getting one point, second place two points, and that convention used throughout. However, only the top five from each team will score points. Similar to golf, lower scores are more desirable. Rolle added he wants the team to place better overall. “You are only as strong as your weakest link,” Rolle said. “I have three solid guys and I need the rest of the team to step up to put us in contention for a top finish.”UB’s cross country team is set to compete at The Embry Riddle Cross Coun try Classic in Daytona Beach, Florida, September 17.
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UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas runner Lhevinne Joseph passes a Nova Southeastern runner at The St Thomas University Cross Country Invitational on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida. Photos: UB Athletics
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MADRID PERFECTSTAYS Madrid was a few min utes away from losing its perfect record when Ben zema came through with two late goals against Espanyol.Madrid was far from its best but Benzema helped to salvage the win with a nice close-range touch to complete a well-placed cross by Rodrygo. Ben zema than easily converted a free kick after Espanyol defender Leandro Cabrera had to play in goal because goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte was sent off and all substitutions had been made.Vinícius Júnior had put Madrid ahead in the 12th and Joselu equalized for the hosts in the 43rd. It was the third match in a row on the road for Madrid, which asked to start away from home because of renovation work at its Santiago Berna béu Stadium. The team will be back at the venue for its match against Real Betis onMadridSaturday.beat Almería and Celta Vigo in its first two games. Espanyol stayed winless after having drawn at Celta before losing to Rayo Vallecano at home.
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer
“Iftransfer.aclub offers you 100 million (euros) for a player, it’s difficult not to take that into consideration,” Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti said.Fiorentina threatened midway through the second half with a dangerous shot from Antonin Barak that was only slightly wide. Napoli’s last significant chance was a long effort from new signing Giacomo Raspadori that was palmed wide by Fiorentina goal keeper Pierluigi Gollini.
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GÖTZE GOAL Mario Götze’s first goal since his return to the Bundesliga helped set Ein tracht Frankfurt on the way to its first win of the season as it beat newly promoted Werder Bremen 4-3. Frankfurt was looking for improvement after two draws and that opening 6-1 loss to Bayern Munich and also hoping to give coach Oliver Glasner something to celebrate on his 48th birthday. The visitors took the lead with less than two minutes on the clock.
COLOGNE’S JAN THIELMANN, centre, and Luca Kilian and Stutt gart’s Silas Katompa Mvuumpa, left, vie for the ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Cologne and VfB Stuttgart at the
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REIGNSPARITY IN SERIE TEAMSPERFECTNOAGAINAWITHMORE PSG drops points after 1-1 draw
PSG’S PRESNEL KIMPEMBE, left, and PSG’s Neymar celebrate after scoring during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/ Aurelien Morissard)
MADRID (AP) — With a defender moving in front of him and block ing his view inside the area, Robert Lewandowski stayed calm. The veteran striker patiently waited for a gap, then quickly used his back heel to gently send the ball into the far corner for a beautifulLewandowskigoal. continues to make scoring look easy after joining Barcelona from Bayern Munich. Bar celona’s top signing this season found the net twice on Sunday to lead the Cat alan club to a 4-0 rout of Valladolid in the Spanish league.Real Madrid relied on Karim Benzema, its trust worthy striker for years, to maintain a perfect start with its third straight away victory. Benzema scored in the 88th minute and deep into stoppage time to give the defending champion a 3-1 win at Espanyol. It was the third league goal for Benzema, while Lewandowski took his tally to four. The Poland striker had also scored a double in the 4-1 victory at Real Sociedad last weekend. He was also twice denied by the woodwork at the Camp Nou on Sunday. “He is extraordinary,” Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández said of Lewan dowski. “He is a natural leader who has been help ing us Pedrigreatly.”González and Sergi Roberto also scored for Barcelona, which had opened with a disappoint ing 0-0 draw against Rayo Vallecano at home. The 34-year-old Lewan dowski, signed from Bayern for nearly $50 mil lion, got on the board in the 24th by completing a nice pass by Raphinha, another one of Barcelona new signings who has been playing well. Pedri added to the lead in the 43rd from near the penalty spot after an assist by Ousmane Dembélé, who also set up Lewan dowski’s superb backheel goal in the 64th. Roberto closed the scoring in stop page“Wetime.knew what kind of player we had signed,” newly signed Barcelona defender Jules Koundé said of Lewandowski.
STUTTGART STILL WINLESS AFTER 0-0 DRAW AT COLOGNE
VILLARREAL HELD Villarreal ended its per fect record with a 0-0 draw at Getafe, which was yet to win a point this season. Unai Emery’s Villarreal had most of the scoring chances. A penalty kick in its favor deep into stop page time was reversed after video review. Getafe had conceded three goals in each of its first two matches. Cádiz was the only other team without a point enter ing the weekend. It will have a chance to end its losing streak when it hosts unbeaten Athletic Bilbao on Monday.
BARCELONA’s Robert Lewan dowski celebrates after scor ing his side’s opening goal against Valladolid CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barce lona, Spain, on Sunday. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort) packed with castoffs look ing for fresh starts. It is no coincidence the NFC South had two teams — Atlanta and Carolina — risk negative publicity by dem onstrating interest in trades for Deshaun Watson before Watson finally landed in Cleveland.Instead, the Falcons signed veteran Marcus Mariota, who last started a regular-season game in 2019, to a two-year deal after trading Ryan to Indi anapolis. Atlanta also drafted Desmond Ridder from Cincinnati in the third round and made plans for former backup Feleipe Franks to spend most of his time at tight end, com pleting their depth chart makeover.Meanwhile, Carolina acquired Baker Mayfield from Cleveland after draft ing Matt Corral from Mississippi in the third round. Corral tore the Lis franc ligament in his left foot in a preseason game and will miss the season. Mayfield has been selected as the Panthers’ starter, beating out incumbent Sam Darnold, who suf fered a high ankle sprain in the team’s final preseason game.The Saints are hoping for good health from Jameis Winston, who is returning from a knee injury for his second season as the starter. New Orleans also added offseason help by signing veteran Andy Dalton. FROM
PARIS (AP) — Neymar won and scored a penalty as Paris Saint-Germain ral lied to draw 1-1 at home to Monaco and stay in first place in the French league onNeymarSunday.
An attack was kept alive after a corner was cleared off the line and Randal Kolo Muani cut the ball back for Götze to net his first Bundesliga goal since DecemberFrankfurt2019.started the second half almost as quickly as they began the first and Djibril Sow fired into the top right corner three minutes after the break.Bremen had fought back from two goals down to win 3-2 at Borussia Dortmund last weekend, with a record three goals from the 89th minute, and it appeared as if another unlikely come back might be on the cards when it was awarded a last-minute penalty for a push by Evan N’Dicka on Marvin Ducksch. Niclas Füllkrug converted the pen alty but Frankfurt held on to consign Bremen to its first defeat back in the top flight.
latched onto Lionel Messi’s pass down the left and cut inside cen tral defender Guillermo Maripan, who appeared to catch him with an out stretched leg. The referee waved away PSG’s penalty claims but then awarded the kick fol lowing a video review. Neymar used his usual staggered run-up to con fuse goalkeeper Alexander Nuebel before casually guiding the ball inside the left post. It was Neymar’s sixth goal in the league and eighth goal in five games overall.PSG has 10 points and leads on goal difference from bitter rival Marseille and northern side Lens. Monaco rode its luck at times but closed down PSG well early on, deny ing space to its famed attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, then took the lead in the 20th. After recent signing Mohamed Camara tackled Messi near the halfway line, Russia midfielder Alek sandr Golovin sent a pass into the path of German striker Kevin Volland, who held off central defender Presnel Kimpembe before striking a low shot into the bottom right corner.
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“He is a top striker and he shows it with his goals and with how he helps the team.”Barcelona finally could count on Koundé, who had not been registered ahead of the first two rounds because the club wasn’t able to abide with the league’s fair play regulations.Theformer Sevilla defender started in the right back position and impressed in his debut. Valladolid, owned by former Brazil and Bar celona great Ronaldo, is back in the first division after a one-year absence. It was coming off a home loss against Villarreal and a draw at Sevilla.
BERLIN (AP) — Stutt gart’s winless start to the Bundesliga season contin ued but it did manage a 0-0 draw at unbeaten Cologne on Sunday despite playing most of the second half with 10Stuttgartmen. forward Luca Pfeiffer was sent off in the 56th minute for a terrible tackle on Timo Hübers. American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo, who had been incensed by his player’s dis missal, was later also sent to the stands following two yellow cards. It was Cologne’s third straight draw after starting the season with a win over Schalke. Stuttgart has three draws and a loss from its opening four matches. Stuttgart dominated from the start in Cologne and Silas had two golden opportunities. He saw one denied by a flying save from Marvin Schwäbe and the goalkeeper managed to stick out a leg to clear the second after the forward had been sent through oneon-one by a delightful ball over the top from Chris Führich.However, it needed a goal-line clearance from Stuttgart defender Kon stantinos Mavropanos to prevent Julian Chabot’s header from giving Cologne the lead on the stroke of halftime. And Stuttgart’s good work appeared to have become undone when Pfeiffer was shown a straight red card for a dan gerous tackle on Hübers 11 minutes after the restart. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Stuttgart con tinued to create chances. Stuttgart goalkeeper Flo rian Müller had been given little to do all match but he proved invaluable in stoppage time with a mag nificent save to keep out a 20-yard screamer from Jan Thielmann.
ROME (AP) — Three rounds into Serie A and parity is again the theme of the Italian league. After last season’s title was decided on the final day of the season, there are already no longer any clubs with perfect records in this campaign.Napoli, the last squad that had remained perfect, was held to a 0-0 draw at Fiorentina on Sunday. Napoli still remained atop the standings courtesy of its goal differential, but it is level on seven points with five other clubs: defend ing champion AC Milan, Lazio, Atalanta, Torino and Roma.Roma and Inter Milan were the only other clubs to have won their opening two matches but Roma drew 1-1 at Juventus on Saturday and Inter was beaten 3-1 at Lazio on Friday. After producing five and then four goals in its first two matches — convincing wins over Hellas Verona and Monza, respectively — Napoli was off target against the Viola. Irving Lozano missed wide on a close-range header to waste Napoli’s best chance early in the second half, while Napoli center forward Victor Osi mhen had a goal waved off for offside shortly before theOsimhenbreak. has been involved in the specula tion over a potential move by Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United to Napoli, with the expecta tion that the 23-year-old Nigeria international would replace the five-time world player of the year at the English club in an expen sive
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PSG’s strike force had netted 17 league goals in the three previous league games under new coach Christophe Galtier, but did not hit the target until Mbappe’s tame shot in the 37th. “They closed us down well,” PSG captain Marquinhos said. “They stopped us bringing the ball out from the back.” PSG then struck the post twice in first-half injury time, with Messi’s curler from 20 meters clipping the left upright and bouncing to Mbappe, who rushed his shot and hit the base of the rightMarquinhospost. conceded a clumsy corner right at the start of the second half and, minutes later, Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder went close with a lob for 12th-place Monaco after goalkeeper Gianluigi Don narumma rushed off his line.Nuebel made a fine stop to deny Neymar in the 59th but was well beaten on his penalty.Meanwhile, coach Igor Tudor’s new-look Marseille is looking good as Alexis Sanchez scored twice and his team won 3-0 at south ern rival Nice in an earlier game.Nice recruited strongly, bringing in established Premier League players like goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, midfielder Aaron Ramsey and for ward Nicolas Pepe, but is still seeking a win and is in 18thMarseilleplace. has made a strong start under Tudor, who is known as a disciplinarian and whose appointment was ques tioned by fans — especially when he left veteran play maker Dimitri Payet out of the first three games. But Tudor is winning the fans over with a highoctane brand of pressing soccer. He also said he’d give the 35-year-old Payet games. This time, he started him playing just behind Sanchez — a muchheralded signing from Italian champion Inter Milan.The Chile forward grabbed his first goal in the 10th minute and, after former Arsenal fullback Nuno Tavares made it three goals in four games this season, Tavares com bined with Payet to help set up Sanchez’s second goal in the 42nd. OTHER MATCHES Marseille was not the only side scoring freely away from home, with Montpellier netting five first-half goals in a 7-0 vic tory at Brest. The 19-year-old striker Elye Wahi scored twice and veteran forward Valere Germain added two second-half goals for eighth-place Montpellier. It was a stinging defeat for Brest coach Michel Der Zakarian, who played 10 years for the club as a defender and coached it fromStriker2017-21.Moussa Dem bélé’s towering late header earned fourth-place Lyon a 1-1 draw at PromotedReims.Toulouse led early with a goal from mid fielder Zakaria Aboukhlal but conceded three secondhalf goals in a 3-1 loss at midtableNigeriaNantes.striker Terem Moffi scored both goals as Lorient beat Clermont 2-1 at Elsewhere,home. Troyes beat Angers 3-1 in a scrap between lowly sides.
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer
CHELSEA STRIKER Chelsea is the biggest spender in Europe this summer, having splashed out around $200, and still manager Thomas Tuchel remains without a genu ine striker. His current front three of Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling and Mason Mount looks light weight, with the departure of Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner meaning there isn’t much back-up in terms of proven scorers. Barcelona’s Pierre-Emer ick Aubameyang has been linked with Chelsea for much of the summer and that would mean a rapid return to London for the former Arsenal striker. Everton’s Anthony Gordon is another possible arrival, though he is more of a winger.
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They were there to honour her and show appreciation for what she’s done on the court and off. After watching the victory over Kovinic, spectators held up blue, white or red placards that were distrib uted at their seats to spell out “We (Heart) Serena.” After Kovinic was intro duced simply by name, making clear to even her what an afterthought she was on this muggy even ing, Williams’ entrance was preceded by a tribute video narrated by Queen Latifah, who called the American the “Queen of Queens.” The arena announcer called Williams “the greatest of all time,” and intoned: “This U.S. Open marks the final chapter of her storied tennis history.”
Jones finished with 12 points and nine rebounds in the Sun’s 68-63 win over the Chicago Sky in game one of the best-offive semifinals Sunday night at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The reigning MVP set the tone for the game with eight points, four rebounds and two steals in the first half alone as the teams strug gled through seven lead changes and five ties. In a defensive struggle, neither team shot better than 38 percent from the field.“It all started with our energy and effort,” Sun head coach and gen eral manager said. “We have to make this series messy. A lot of free flow ing offences of the four teams left and we know who we are. We are blue collar, we are going to be good around the basket, we are going to rebound and defend our tails off, but we have to make it messy, and we got the game messy [in game 1] which was our advantage.”TheSkywill host game two Wednesday night. This series will be the continuation of the rivalry that saw the Sky upset the top ranked Sun 3-1 in the 2021 semifinals and followed with four wins in the 2022 regular season.The Sun opened the playoffs with a 2-1 over the Dallas Wings in the openingThroughround.four play off games, Jones is averaging 18 points and nine rebounds per game while shooting 53 percent from the field, 50 percent from three-point range and 89 percent from the free throw line. In 33 games this season, Jones averaged 14.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists. She also shot 51 percent from the field, 80 percent from the free throw line and 37 percent from beyond the arc. She recorded 11 double-doubles on the season.
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FOREST’S SPLURGE Eighteen players have been signed by Nottingham Forest at a cost of more than $150 million, with only Chelsea and Barcelona spending more in Europe. But that still might not be the end of the spending for the team from central England, which is likely to bring in at least one more defender. It’s the biggest summer splurge ever by a promoted team, piling the pressure on manager Steve Cooper as he looks to keep Forest in the lucrative Pre mier League and prevent a firesale next season if the team was to go back down to the Championship.
While Williams did not exactly declare that the US Open definitively would be her last hurrah, she has made it sound as if it will be.So this opening outing became an event with a capitalSpike“E.”Lee participated in the pre-match coin toss. Former President Bill Clin ton was in the stands. So were Mike Tyson and Mar tina Navratilova, sitting next to each other. When Williams made the short walk to the prac tice courts beside Ashe Stadium for a half-hour hitting session to warm up before yesterday’s match, people packing the bleach ers above the practice area greeted her with shrieks of “Serenaaaaa!” on her way in, and again yelled on her way out, receiving a wave of her racket as acknowl edgment before Williams strode, lips pursed, back into the stadium. She means a lot to a lot of people. As a tennis player. As a woman. As an African American. As a mother. As a businesswoman.“Whenshestarted out, female athletes weren’t getting recognised. She’s done so much,” said Quin tella Thorn, a 68-year-old from Columbus, Georgia, making her eighth trip to the US Open. “And now, she’s“Evolving,”...”
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It has taken until the final week of the transfer window for Liverpool man ager Jurgen Klopp to finally accept that he needs to buy a midfielder.
ANYONE LEICESTER?FOR In a strategy at odds with its rivals, Leicester is the only Premier League team to have spent no money so far in this transfer window. Indeed, its only signing was a third-choice goalkeeper on a free transfer, filling the vacancy in the squad left by the departure of captain and long-time goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. With no European involvement for Leicester this season, trimming a bloated squad has been the priority and that is expected to involve selling centre back Wesley Fofana to Chelsea before the window shuts. The team is in last place in the stand ings, though, on one point from four games so incom ings are needed to freshen up a group that might have become stale under man ager Brendan Rodgers.
STRACHAN FROM PAGE 16 returned to the practice field and eventually live game action when caught three passes for 45 yards – including a 25-yard touch down against the Detroit Lions.”“Iknew we didn’t have any time to waste — the first game was right around the corner,” Strachan said. “So I had to come strong and come ready to roll. My team depends on me, and I’m ready for whatever my team needs.”TheColts will make cuts to finalise the 53-man open ing day roster for the regular season at 4pm Indianapolistoday.head coach Frank Reich said he was impressed by Strachan’s abil ity to return to the field and produce immediately. “It’s seemed like he’s gone from zero to 60 in a second,” Reich said. “There was a couple of weeks back I was thinking, I’m not even sure he’s going to be ready to practice until the season opener. Then, all of a sudden, he made a speedy recovery and next thing you know he’s out there catching a big-time touchdown in this game today. Credit to Mike and credit to our training staff.”The Colts will look to acclimate Matt Ryan, the team’s new 15-year-veteran quarterback, to the fold, along with a relatively inex perienced group of wide receivers.Michael Pittman Jr leads the wide receiver corps that also includes, Stra chan, Parris Campbell, Alec Pierce, Ashton Dulin and Dezmon Patton. “With Matt Ryan and the new additions I feel like this team is on the road to greatness and we can get to a championship,” Strachan said of the addition of the former league MVP to the locker room. “He’s some one we all look up to, it’s like having another coach. It’s crazy because he’s a great leader, he knows the game inside and out and he teaches us. He’s been a certi fied veteran for years in the NFL so he’s somebody that I listen to and look up to.”
Strachan’s standout per formance last training camp led the seventh round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, to a spot on the 53-man opening day roster. Strachan totalled 10 receptions for 130 yards in three 2021 preseason games. In his preseason debut, Stra chan finished with three receptions for 57 yards in the Colts’ 21-18 win over the Carolina Panthers. In his second appearance, Strachan finished with two catches for 12 yards in the Colts’ 12-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings and con cluded with five receptions for 61 yards in the Colts’ 27-17 win over the Detroit Lions.He began the year with appearances in the first two games of the regular season but played sparingly for the remainder of the campaign. In week one, he finished with two catches for 26 yards in the Colts’ 28-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Stra chan was on the field for 18 snaps and was targeted three times, a higher rate than any other receiver in the lineup.
Arnett out of Inagua and Elijah Smith, who is trained by Nathan Davis in Grand Bahama. “The tournament was great with the exception of some awful officiating,” said federation president Vin cent Strachan, who served as the team’s manager. “Case in point, Keano Cox was well ahead but the referee gave him a stand ing eight count when he landed a punch that sent his Guyanese appointment backwards.“Heproceeded to give him two more unwar ranted counts and awarded the match to home town.” Strachan also noted that they felt that Jailen Young should have won most outstanding boxer award, having won two bouts, but instead a local boxer got it with one silverthenationaltory,chancejuniorgoodStrachanDespitevictory.whattranspired,saiditwasastillplatformfortheboxerstogetagoodfortheexperience.“Thisteammadehisbeingthefirstofanysport,whereallathleteswongoldandmedals,”Strachan said. “They did excellent, beyond measures. Three members of the team are just thecountryboxersanticipatedFloridapionshipstopreparingingBahamasairbeforethroughingMiami,brothersing,theyofMondayStrachanveauxHieldlevelthemleftdodictedtheyeauxHieldtheStrachanbeginners.”commendedcoachingstaffofCarlandVincentDelevforthefantasticjobbothdid.Heprethattheteamwouldverywellbeforetheyandthecoacheshadcompetingatahighinthetournament.“Thecoaches,CarlandVincentDelearewelltrained,”said.TheteamleftGuyananightforPortSpain,Trinidadwherestayedovernight.OnTuesdaymornHieldandtheYoungreturnedtowhiletheremainteammemberswentHavana,Cubacatchingtheirflighthome.Thefederation,accordtoStrachan,isnowtotakeateamtheSugarBertChaminKissimmee,inNovember.It’sthatsome15willrepresenttheatthetournament.“Thefinaleventforyearwouldbethe
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun are back in the WNBA semifinals for the fourth consecutive time and continued their 2022 playoff run with an upset win on the road over the defending champions.
Klopp’s hand might have been forced by injuries, especially to Thiago Alcantara and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and his team’s below-par start to the season where his midfield has underper formed. Liverpool has long been linked with Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Belling ham, but more likely could be a move for Moisés Caicedo, an Ecuador inter national at Brighton.
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams is not ready to say goodbye just yet. Nor, clearly, are her fans.In her first match at what is expected to be the last US Open — and last tournament — of her remarkable playing career, Williams overcame a shaky start to overwhelm Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3 last night in a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium with an atmos phere more akin to a festival than a farewell. Looking ahead to a future without tennis com petition, Williams told the crowd: “There’s other chapters in life.”
Serena not done yet, wins 1st match at US Open
There can be no doubt, the folks so enthusiasti cally backing Williams on Monday will come again to the US Open from far and wide for Serena — no last name required, befit ting someone as much an icon as superstar athlete — eager to see her play or, if not lucky enough to hold the right ticket, hoping for an autograph, a glance at her practicing or merely the chance to breathe the same Flushing Meadows air as her.
SERENA WILLIAMS, of the United States, gets a kiss from her husband Alexis Ohanian as their daughter Olympia looks on after Williams defeated Danka Kovinic, of Montenegro, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships yesterday in New York.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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but still there are no takers. The latest team linked with a move for Ron aldo, who is unsettled at United because he will not be playing in the Champi ons League this season, is Napoli in Italy. But time is running out for the Portu gal star, who has been on the bench for United’s last two games and might not be a regular starter under recently hired manager Erik ten Hag, especially with Ajax forward Antony reportedly on his way to Old Trafford for 95 mil lion euros ($95 million). A rare season playing in the Europa League — hardly ideal for Ronaldo’s brand — beckons for one of the world’s greatest ever players.
Early, Williams was not at her best. Maybe it was the significance of the moment. There were dou ble-faults. Other missed strokes, missed opportuni ties. She went up 2-0, but then quickly trailed 3-2. Then, suddenly, Williams, less than a month from turning 41, looked a lot more like someone with six championships at Flushing Meadows and 23 Grand Slam titles in all — num bers never exceeded by anyone in the professional era of tennis, which began in She1968.rolled through the end of that opening set, capping it with a service winner she reacted to with clenched fists and her trademark cry of “Come on!” The more than 23,000 in the stands (thousands of others watched on a video screen outside Ashe) rose for a raucous standing ova tion — and did so again when the 1-hour, 40-minute contest was over, celebrat ing as if another trophy had been Instead,earned.there is plenty more work to be done. Williams will play in the second round of singles on Wednesday against No. 2 seed Anett Kontveit of Estonia.And there’s also dou bles to come, too: Williams and her sister, Venus, are entered together in that competition, with their initial match slated for Wednesday or Thursday. “Just keep supporting me,” Williams said, “as long as I’m here.”
chimed in Thorn’s friend, Cora Monroe, 72, of Shreveport, Louisiana, which she noted is where Richard Williams — the father of Serena and sister Venus, and the central figure in the Oscar-winning film “King Richard” — is from, too. That word, “evolving,” is the one Williams said she preferred to the more com monly used “retirement” when she wrote in an essay for Vogue released about three weeks ago that she was ready to concentrate on having a second child and her venture capital firm.Her daughter, Olympia, who turns 5 on Thursday, wore white beads in her hair while sitting with her father and grandmother in the stands yesterday, a nod to her mom’s hairstyle when she won her first U.S. Open in 1999 at age 17. “Once Serena announced she would play the U.S. Open, we sold out in a nanosecond for Monday night and Tues day night. You can see on the secondary market, the get-in price is $230. I saw $5,800 for a courtside seat this evening. Look, this is a historic moment for the Williams family, for Serena and our sport,” said Stacey Allaster, the tournament director of the American Grand Slam event. “It is so difficult to really capture what Serena and Venus have done for the sport of tennis. They have trans formed our sport. They’ve made us more inclusive. And they’ve transcended sports.”Which is why Monday mattered more than the usual Day 1 at a major tournament. And why the daily program did not make mention of any other of the dozens of athletes in action, showing instead a montage of six images of Williams holding her six U.S. Open trophies above the title: “Serena Williams, A Legacy of Greatness.” And why there was a sense of less importance for matches involving wins for other elite players such as past U.S. Open champions Bianca Andreescu, Andy Murray and Daniil Med vedev, or French Open finalist Coco Gauff, an 18-year-old American. The USTA said it sold more than 16,500 tickets for the tournament on the day Williams revealed her intentions, more than in the previous seven days combined. That included more than 4,600 for Monday night alone, making it a sellout.
Caribbean Boxing Cham pionships in Dominica in December,” Strachan revealed. “We are also looking forward for a full team for that event. “We are building boxing in the Bahamas, the right and legal way. It is my hope that right thinking boxing coaches and officials will continue doing the right thing with regards to the development of boxing.” Strachan further revealed that several team members are expected to travel to the USA for a six to eight-week camp in preparation for the upcoming events. “With the financial assis tance needed to get the boxers prepared and have regular competitions, the sky is not the limit,” Stra chan declared. “With the talent search throughout the country the future is evenNextbrighter.”year,Strachan said the federation intends to take a team to the Junior Pan American Games and these tournaments will only help to boost the morale of the boxers as they get in the much needed exposure and experience of interna tional competition.
MANCHESTER United’s Cris tiano Ronaldo. (AP)
ZION Bannister received his second promotion of the 2022 season within the Texas Rangers organisation.Bannister was assigned to the Hickory Crawdads, the Rangers’ High-A level in the South Atlan tic League club based in Hickory, North Carolina. The highly touted 6’3”, 190pound outfield prospect began the year on a high note when he joined the Rangers’ Spring Train ing roster for Cactus League play in Surprise, Arizona. In late March, his first assign ment of the season was in Arizona Complex League at the Rookie level. He spent 10 games with the ACL Rangers and hit .281 with fourBannisterRBI. went 3-4 with a double in the Rangers’ 4-2 win over the ACL Dodgers in the season opener.OnJuly 12 he was assigned to the Down East Wood Ducks, the Rangers’ Single-A affiliate, based in Kinston, Carolina in the Caro linaHeLeague.madehis debut with the club on July 15 and finished 1-2 with a run scored in the Ducks’ 6-3 series opening win over the Columbia Fireflies on July 13. In his tenure with the club, he hit .184 with nine hits with four RBI and two stolen bases. Bannister was originally signed by the Rangers in July 2019 and was made his debut on the Domin ican Summer League roster the following month. As a member of the DSL Rang ers 2, he hit .273 with six hits, one RBI, and a .333 OPS. He progressed to the AZL Rangers of the Arizona Rookie League on August 15 as a late season call up and appeared in 37 games where he hit .227 with six doubles, two home runs and 15 RBI.In 34 AZL games, he hit .308 with a .425 OBP, .442 slugging percentage, and an .866 OPS. He totalled 37 hits, including four dou bles, three triples and two home runs with 14 RBI, 27 runs scored and eight stolen bases. MLB Pipeline previously ranked Bannister as the fastest player within the Rangers’ farm system, with his fastest time being a 6.3 second 60-yard dash. PROMOTED FOR SECOND TIME THIS SEASON RENALDO DORSETT Tribune
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INDIANAPOLIS Colts wide receiver Mike Stra chan spent much of training camp sidelined on the Phys ically Unable to Perform list, but returned ahead of schedule to take the field in the final two games of the NFLThepreseason.secondyear wideout finished his two presea son appearances with four receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown following his speedy recovery from knee surgery.“Itwas great to see it through this process,” Strachan told reporters at training camp. “It’s been a long process for me, just trying to get back out there. I’ve been working. But I’m happy to be back with the team.”After nearly three weeks on the PUP list, Strachan
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The Bahamas men’s didn’tbasketballnationalteamhaveany answers for Argentina as they pulled away in the second half for a 95-77 win for their second con secutive loss in five days in the FIBA Americas 2023 World Cup Qualifier.
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THE Boxing Federation of the Bahamas’ five-mem ber boxing team will return home today from the High School/Junior Champi onships in Georgetown, Guyana, with two gold medals and a silver. Team Bahamas finished behind host and champions Guyana and ahead of third place Trinidad & Tobago and fourth place St Lucia.. Brothers Jaiden and Jailen Young, who are both trained by the team’s head coach Carl Hield in Miami, Florida, won the two gold medals, while the silver was secured by Andrew Curtis, who is trained by Valentino Knowles.Theother two members of the team were Keano Cox, who is trained by the team’s assistant coach Vin cent Deleveaux and Rico
BUCCANEERS quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws before preseason game against the Colts on Saturday.(APPhoto/AJ Mast)
PREMIER League clubs have never spent more in a summer trans ferTheywindow.aren’t done yet. After a record summer outlay of more than 1.5 billion pounds ($1.75 billion) according to analysis from soccer finance expert Deloitte, England’s top-flight clubs have until late Thursday to finalise their squads for this season. And there are still many unanswered questions.Where will Cristiano Ronaldo end up, if indeed he leaves Manchester United at all? Will Liverpool sign a midfielder? Will Chel sea sign a striker? Will Leicester sign anyone? What seems certain is that Premier League clubs will break the record for spending in a single season — cur rently that stands at 1.86 billion pounds ($2.18 billion) in 2017-18 — in just this summer’s trans fer window alone. That’s before any incomings in the January window. The league’s huge domestic and interna tional broadcasting deals are putting clubs on a powerful financial footing in the post-pandemic era, overwhelming Europe’s other major leagues. Expect plenty more comings and goings ahead of the closing of the trans fer window at 2200 GMT on Thursday. FUTURERONALDO’S Ronaldo’s representa tives have spent the entire summer looking for a new club for the five-time world player of the year,
The loss last night in the Polodeportivo Isles Malvi nas arena in Mar del Plata, Argentina came after the Bahamas dropped an 86-81 decision to Venezuela on Thursday night at the jammed-packed Kendal Isaacs andBahamasproductiveKaiCharlotteGymnasium.Hornets’JonesJrhadanothergameforthewith16pointssixreboundsandtwo assists, Garvin Clarke Jr, making an impression off the bench at the guard position, had 12 points and four steals, Mychel Thompson Jr had 11 points and seven rebounds. Grand Bahamian Chavano “Buddy” Hield of the Indiana Pacers, fouled out late in the fourth quarter after he ended up contributing 10 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two blocks. The Bahamas, coached by Chris DeMarco, an assistant coach of the Golden States Warriors, also got nine points from Bradley Nairn Jr, eight points and four rebounds from Kentwan Smith and six points and five rebounds from Franco Miller Jr. Argentina, coached by Nestor Garcia, had four
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ANFERNEE Seymour was on the move in the Atlantic League of Professional Base ball and has made an immediate impact with his new franchise. On August 19, Seymour was traded from the Charleston Dirty Birds to the Long Island Ducks in exchange for a player to be named later. The Ducks released infielder Jacson McGowan to complete theIntransaction.hisLong Island debut, Seymour quickly became a fan favourite with a power-hitting display to lead the Ducks to a 16-9 win over the York Revolu tion on August 21. His first hit as a Duck was a two-out grand slam over the left field wall to highlight a sevenrun inning for Long Island to take an 8-3 lead. In eight games with the Ducks, Seymour is hitting .276 with a .783 OPS, eight hits, seven runs scored, seven RBI, and three stolen bases. The Ducks are currently 19-28 in the second half of the ALPB North division. In total, they are 55-58, six games behind in the Wild Card SeymourRace.was traded away from a Charleston team that is 46-66 in the standings. In his debut season with the club, Seymour appeared in 79 games and led the club with 24 stolen bases and 18 doubles. He also ranked second on the team with 50 runs scored, a .253 batting average, 75 hits, slugging .387 with a .317 OBP. He also had a .704 OPS with six home runs and 36 RBI. Seymour opened his 2022 season on a high note with a solo home run in his Dirty Birds debut.The ALPB is an official MLB Partner League based in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States.
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ATLANTA (AP) — In only two seasons in the NFC South, Tom Brady has cast a shadow that stretches from Charlotte to Atlanta to New Orleans. In those two years, Brady’s dramatic impact with the Tampa Bay Buc caneers has forced other teams in the division to scramble. It’s no easy task trying to keep up with the quarterback regarded by many as the best in NFL history.Brady won his record seventh Super Bowl in his 2020 debut season with the Buccaneers. He added a division title — Tampa Bay’s first since 2007 — last season.Brady is 45, but he has looked sharp since rejoining the Bucs following what coach Todd Bowles described as a planned, 11-day break from training camp for personal reasons. He completed 6 of 8 passes for 44 yards and led the Buccaneers to a field goal on his first and only drive in the team’s final preseason game on Saturday night. Teammates expect another big year from the future Hall of Famer. “He hasn’t lost a step,” running back Leonard Fournette said. “He is who he is.” Make no mistake, Brady was the difference-maker last season. He led the NFL in completions, attempts, passing yards and touch downs. The Bucs set a franchise record with 13 regular-season wins. The NFC South once was the place to find stability at quarterback with Drew Brees in New Orleans, Matt Ryan in Atlanta and Cam Newton in Carolina. Now, the division’s quar terback depth charts are NFC South rivals add QBs as Bucs’ Brady keeps rolling at 45 SEE PAGE 14
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SEE PAGE 11 TEAM Bahamas’ Kai Jones, of the Charlotte Hornets, dunks the ball last night in the FIBA Americas 2023 World Cup Qualifier against Argentina. At right, Buddy Hield and Jones have a few words. SEYMOUR ZION
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