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BUDDY HIELD: ‘I HAVEN’T ESTABLISHED MYSELF YET IN THIS LEAGUE’ By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
NO MERCY: The Charles W Saunders Cougars senior boys defeated Kingsway Academy Saints 26-3 in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ softball game yesterday. Playing on their home field, the Cougars took advantage of the lack of fence on the outfield to rout the Saints by hitting the long ball to push their undefeated record to 3-0. Photos by Tim Clarke/The Tribune
Cougars rout Saints, 26-3 By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
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he Charles W Saunders Cougars didn’t have any mercy on the Kingsway Academy Saints in their Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ senior boys softball game yesterday. Playing on their home field, the Cougars took advantage of the lack of fence on the outfield to rout the Saints 26-3 by hitting the long ball to push their undefeated record to 3-0. “I’m proud of my team today. We came out and executed. Our game plan was to stop them by the mercy rule and get ready for our big game when we play SAC on Monday,” said Shorn Davis. “Hopefully we will be ready for that game when it comes and we can come out of that game victorious.” Charles W Saunders, coached by Brad Wood, is hoping that they can avenge their exit in the playoffs to the Big Red Machine when the two square off at St Augustine’s College. Against the Saints, the Cou-
CHARLES W SAUNDERS SENIOR BOYS SHOW NO MERCY AGAINST KINGSWAY ACADEMY gars rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the bottom of the first inning to plate 11 runs on the scoreboard. They added 15 more in the second and it was just a matter of what the final score would be after Kingsway Academy tried to add a few more runs to the other one they picked up in the second. But Cougars’ pitcher Nat Ferguson got all the help he needed from his field behind him to preserve the abbreviated victory. His teammates had already given him enough runs to work with after batting around the clock in both innings. In the 11-run first inning, third baseman Khawan Dames blasted a three-run home run, Taneir McKinney had a run-producing single, centre fielder Van Woods followed with a three-run double, Davis contributed with a RBI triple and Dames ended the rally with a RBI sacrifice fly.
Then in the second, Nacassin Pinder led off another potent offensive attack with a two-run single, Shantano Watkins and Shorn Davis had back-to-back RBI singles, Khawan Dames had a tworun double, Kristin Fulford and Taneir McKinney consecutive RBI singles and Nitro Dean a RBI single. The only thing the Cougars didn’t do was bat around the clock for a second time in the rally. “We are off to a great start and we’re looking forward to playing even better this year,” Davis said. “The only thing we want to do is get past SAC on Monday and we should be alright.” The Saints, on the other hand, opened the game with a two-run homer from Zachary Sweeting and in the second inning, Veron Marshall led off with a walk and with two-out, caught a ride home
on Cameron Turner’s RBI single. The loss dropped Kingsway Academy to 1-2, but coach Rico Seymour said there was a legitimate reason for his team’s dismal performance. “We had four guys out of position today,” Seymour said. “The pitcher didn’t show up, the second baseman didn’t show up, the shortstop didn’t show up and the right fielder didn’t show up.” Seymour, who has added the senior boys team to his duty this year as the returning coach of the junior boys, credited Aaron Gibson, who did his best on the mound to try and hold Charles W Saunders at bay. But he said it was just not their day. “No fault to Charles W Saunders, it is what it is,” he said. “So we go back to the drawing board on Wednesday and get ready for St Anne’s.”
NBA training camps get underway this week and fans had their first opportunity to see rookie guard Buddy Hield and this season’s New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans hosted media day last weekend and the development of Hield in his rookie campaign was one of the major talking points for members of the organisation. Hield talked about his interaction with the veterans and what he expects to learn in training camp. “You have to pick their brains,” he said. “If you don’t ask questions, you’re not going to learn much. And if you don’t ask them questions, you think you know it all. You don’t know it all. I ask guys, ‘What did you do in this situation?’ I’m talking to coaches, learning and watching film. I haven’t established myself yet in this league to where I can do everything I want.” In his brief practice experiences thus far, Hield has already established a reputation as a hard worker that he became known for during his career at Oklahoma. It was reported that Hield routinely arrives at 7:45am for 10am practices. “I’m an early-morning person. I have to be one of the first guys in the gym. I can’t just come to practice and hope I have a good shooting day. How my mind works, I’ve got to be early,” he said. “I’m a scorer, man. You want to look for the ball. I’m just learning how spacing is very important in this league. I have to wait for my opportunity. I’m too anxious, but I’m a rookie. It’s good.” On draft night, Hield immediately foreshadowed his anticipation of life in New Orleans. He said he was now ready to embrace the culture of a new home. “The big thing is the transition from being in college to playing all man-to-man and the speed of the game and fighting over screens and things like that, which will all come with experience. You can’t do anything about it except put him out there and give him some experience in those areas,” he said. “Everybody’s great in the NBA, so you’re not going to win every battle. That’s the reality, because everybody is good. You are going to lose some battles, but you just have to try to contain them as much as you can and make them hit tough shots or make tough plays.”
Seminoles’ Mavin Saunders gets more minutes against USF By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net LAST weekend’s win was a bounce back game for the Florida State Seminoles and provided the first opportunity for Bahamian tight end Mavin Saunders to have an impact on the field. Saunders caught a 12-yard reception, his first of the season, in the No.13 ranked Seminoles’ 55-35 win over the South Florida Bulls at Raymond James Stadium. The win improved the Seminoles to 3-1 and got them back in the win column after a 63-23 upset on the road against the Louisville Cardinals. After seeing action sparingly in the first three games of the season, Saunders saw increased minutes against USF, but remains second on the depth chart behind Ryan Izzo. Midway through the third quarter, Seminoles quarterback Deondre Francois connected with Saunders on a second down play
to give FSU a first Roll. down. They would The Orlando Seneventually score a tinel’s Brendan Sontouchdown on the 10none outlined the play, 95-yard drive to impact he expects go ahead 45-14. Saunders to have on Saunders was the the Seminoles and its only FSU tight end tight end group this with a reception, and season. Francois completed “Saunders’ developjust 11-19 passes on a ment should be fun to day dominated by the watch, simply because Seminoles’ rushing any improvement he attack. makes should be noFlorida State was ticeable given how raw SAUNDERS dominant on the he is. Coach Jimbo ground against USF Fisher is very high on and finished with 478 yards on 63 Saunders and thinks he can evolve carries led by Dalvin Cook’s ca- into a dynamic receiving threat. reer-high 267 yards. Cook also set “As productive as Nick O’Leary a career-high with 329 total yards. was for FSU, he wasn’t a true The Seminoles return home to downfield threat, but Saunders’ face the North Carolina Tar Heels athleticism could enable him to on October 1, in a game broadcast be a matchup nightmare all over live on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. the field,” he said. “Working on Saunders, headed into his red- becoming a more polished blockshirt sophomore season with the er is going to be big for Saunders Florida State Seminoles this fall, so the staff can feel comfortable was named to the Atlantic Coast using him in every situation. On Conference’s Academic Honour top of that, he must also come
down with more 50-50 passes and take full advantage of his athletic gifts.” Saunders, the 6’5” 258-pound redshirt freshman tight end and Bimini native, has appeared in six games last season before being relegated to the sidelines due to a nagging back injury. In the season opener, he caught a single pass for five yards. His best game of the season was the first start of his collegiate career, when he finished with three receptions for 26 yards – both career highs – in the Seminoles’ 29-24 win over in-state rival, the University of Miami Hurricanes. In other Division I football highlights from the weekend, other Bahamian players saw their teams emerge with wins in their respective conferences. Kato Fawkes and his Idaho Vandals scored a 33-27 win over the UNLV Rebels, one that Vandals head coach Paul Petrino called one of the most special of his career. “Just where this programme is,
where we need to get. That’s as proud of a group of guys as I’ve ever been around,” he said. Fawkes, now in his post graduate season, appears in a reserve role for the Vandals behind starting guards Noah Johnson and Mason Woods. The 6’4” 303-pound guard, a native of Freeport, Grand Bahama, graduated in May while he saw his first official game time as a member of the Vandals. In the 2014 season, he was sidelined with an injury and redshirted. The Vandals completed the three-game road trip at Washington, at Washington State and at UNLV, before returning to the Kibbie Dome for Homecoming against Troy on October 1. In the American Athletic Conference, Chris Ferguson and the Cincinnati Bearcats improved to 3-1 with a 27-20 win over Miami (Ohio). In the Colonial Athletic Association, Rondre KnowlesTener and the James Madison Dukes won 31-20 over Maine Black Bears.
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WELCOME BACK: The Miami Heat, of the NBA, received a warm welcome at Odyssey Aviation Bahamas yesterday. The team arrived in New Providence on Monday afternoon for the start of their week long training camp, during which time the championship team will also hold a basketball clinic for 150 school children from across The Bahamas. The Alonzo Mourning clinic will take place at noon on September 29 at the Atlantis Ballroom, which has been transformed into a basketball court for the week. The Miami Heat previously held a training camp at the Atlantis ahead of its 2013/2014 season as part of its ongoing multi-year partnership with the Ministry of Tourism. The ministry is bringing in the top basketball students from various Islands of The Bahamas to benefit from the once in a lifetime opportunity. Photos by Kemuel Stubbs
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For whom the final whistle blows far too early ABOUT two minutes before going live on air for ‘The Press Box’ on Sunday, my broadcast partner Renaldo Dorsett broke the tragic news of the passing of Florida Marlins ace pitcher Jose Hernandez. The 24 -year-old Hernandez perished in a boating accident off South Beach, Miami, in an area known as the Government Cut. It was quite a shock, and I must admit my mind ran instantly to my son, Santxol, a catcher, and his peers, all budding baseball players in their own right in the JBLN’s Minor League division. To kids in the nine to 10 age bracket, Hernandez was a hero larger than life to many of them. The questions surrounding Hernandez’s death are going to flow like a tsunami. Hernandez, in my opinion, should be considered a hero for his exploits off the mound rather than on it. Hernandez defected from Cuba four times, was intercepted three times before finally proving successful on his fourth attempt. It was also on his fourth attempt that he had to rescue his mother from drowning, surviving the elements on limited rations that were almost completely gone when the group were rescued. Jose Hernandez soared over many hurdles in his young life and career. Proving his mettle, gritting it out through many a tough situation in life and on the mound. I think it’s important to make sure, for the record, that no negative scenarios are associated with his death. - Here are five key facts provided by Captain Leonel Reyes, of the MiamiDade Fire Rescue’s Marine Services Bureau. Hopefully it will help quell the unfortunate and ugly rumours swirling around his death. 1. Speed may have been a factor in the accident. 2. The time the crash occurred is not clear.
3. Fernandez was not driving the boat. 4. Fernandez was not wearing a life jacket. 5. Alcohol and drugs do not appear to have been involved. Jose Hernandez’s untimely death also made my mind wander to other brilliant young athletes struck down in their prime. The number is staggering and there are far too many to mention; however, I will highlight a few that are not too far from the recesses of our memories. I always wonder how great they would have been and what legacy they would have left for their sport if not cut down so tragically way too soon.
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Lou Gehrig Gehrig was cut down in his prime by ALS, which is commonly referred to this day as ‘Lou Gehrig’s Disease’. Gehrig died two years after diagnosis halting his streak of 2,130 straight games played. Brian Piccolo Piccolo exited a Chicago Bears football game in 1969, complaining of having difficulty breathing. He was diagnosed with‘embryonal cell carcinoma. Despite two surgeries, Piccolo was dead eight months after diagnosis. Benji Wilson Garnett, Kobe, Dwayne Wade or LBJ couldn’ tcarry his jock. At the age of 17, while on his high school campus Simeon Career Academy in Chicago, Wilson and his girlfriend were involved in an argument. During the row, Wilson bumped another young man from a different high school, another argument ensued after which the other male in question with hand ties, pulled a hand gun out, shooting Wilson twice in the stomach. Wilson died during surgery the next morning. Wilson has long been considered one of the best,
BASEBALL fans stand for a minute of silence for Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, who was killed early Sunday in a boating accident in Miami, before a baseball game between the St Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y Huh) if not the best, high school recruit of all time. Drazen Petrovic Petrovic was a stellar shooting guard for the Croatian national team, which included names like Vlade Divac, Toni Kukoc and Dino Radja. All went on to solid NBA careers, Petrovic also, but sadly his life was taken during his third NBA season when he was killed in a car crash in Germany. Four passengers were in the car. Petrovic, who wasn’t driving, was the only occupant to perish. He died instantly.
Caleb Moore At the 2013 Winter X games, Moore was attempting a backflip, when the ski from his snow mobile hit the guard rail, causing Moore to crash. In the accident he was hit by the snowmobile. Despite walking away, Moore was rushed to hospital to treat excessive bleeding around his heart but during surgery he became brain dead and pronounced deceased after the surgery. Ed Sanders During the 11th round of their scheduled 12-round fight, Willie James landed
a fatal punch on Sanders. He never regained consciousness after the impact of the fatal blow. Doctors tried to remove a blood clot on his brain but it was too late. Eighteen hours after the knockout Sanders was dead, only two short years after winning Olympic gold in the heavyweight division in Helsinki in 1952. Other famous athletes taken too soon include Len Bias - Boston Celtics, Sarah Burke - Super Pipe Skiing X Games, Hank Gathers College basketball, Jasper Howard - College football, Reggie Lewis - Boston Celtics, Steve Prefontaine
- Track and field, SeanTaylor - Washington Redskins, Derrick Thomas - Kansas City Chiefs, Pat Tillman Arizona Cardinals/ USMC, Joe Roth - College football. So until next week, maximise your full potential, leave it all on the field. Tomorrow is promised to no one! • Naughty presents ‘Mischief and Mayhem in da AM’ from 6am to 10am, Monday to Friday and ‘The Press Box’ sports talk show on Sunday from 10am to 1pm, on KISS FM 96.1. Comments and questions to naughty@ tribunemedia.net
LAKERS BEGIN LIFE AFTER KOBE BRYANT WITH YOUTH AND OPTIMISM By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Nick Young took a long look around the Los Angeles Lakers’ bustling practice gym Monday, surveying the large gathering of cameras, reporters and teammates with a sardonic smile. “It’s kind of boring in here,” the veteran guard said. For all the hubbub and optimism around the Lakers as they returned for a new season, the LA native realized something was missing. For the first time since 1995, the Lakers are heading into training camp without Kobe Bryant. The third-leading scorer in NBA history is ensconced in retirement in Orange County, his 60-point farewell game fading into legend with each pass-
ing week. Bryant left behind a franchise that must return from a team-worst 17-65 season with a new coach, several new players and a young core seeking an identity. “It was all about Kobe,” point guard D’Angelo Russell said of his rookie season. “Now it’s a different headline. It’s about the young guys, the coaching staff. There’s so many more headlines.” The Lakers have missed the playoffs in three straight seasons for the first time in franchise history, and coach Luke Walton isn’t primarily concerned about ending that skid as he installs his system and attempts to mold a cohesive team for the first time in his own career. The former Golden State assistant and Lakers forward doesn’t share Bryant’s binary belief that every season is either a champion-
ship campaign or an utter failure. “Patience will definitely be important,” said the 36-yearold Walton, who is four months younger than Lakers forward Metta World Peace. “As we set our foundation, it’s important that we don’t let whether or not we’re winning games take us from that path. We need to stay the course and see the big picture.” Bryant’s final season was a traveling carnival devoted to showcasing the largely beloved star, with teammates reflexively deferring to him as the losses mounted. Nobody will defer to anybody else in the game plan envisioned by Walton, whose flowing offensive plan is welcomed by the Lakers’ top draft picks over the previous three years: Julius Randle, Russell and Brandon Ingram. “Last year, we played a little bit too much for ourselves,
thinking about our stats or whatever it may be,” Randle said. “That just doesn’t work. We’re playing for each other now. The energy, the vibe is different. You win 17 games, and everything is a press, a struggle. It’s not fun. But it’s starting to become fun again.” Some changes are bigger than others: After years of quiet in the Lakers’ practice gym, this team practices with musical accompaniment. Walton liked it when he played, and the Warriors do it. The Lakers have been working out together constantly for more than two weeks, but they still have plenty of team-building work to do this week at training camp in Santa Barbara. Los Angeles paid exorbitantly to sign free agents Luol Deng and Timofey Mozgov, and they added a grab-bag of veteran talent including Spanish point guard Jose
Calderon, Chinese big man Yi Jianlian and forward Thomas Robinson. The Lakers also have 10 returning players from last season’s 17-win team, although Young is widely expected to be jettisoned at some point in the preseason. No newcomer is more important than Ingram, the rangy teenage forward and No. 2 pick from Duke. Russell is determined to take control of the Lakers’ offense after averaging 13.2 points and 3.3 assists as a rookie, while Randle said his recent workouts with Bryant have given his career the proper direction. “I think it’s going to be fun,” said guard Jordan Clarkson, who got a four-year, $50 million contract extension in July. “We’ve got a young, talented group of guys coming together. These are exciting times for us. We’ve got a lot of work to do, but we’ve got a lot of room to grow.”
Curry encourages peaceful protesting in hometown By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry follows every little thing about his hometown of Charlotte. Last week was hard to watch from way out West. He is all for residents back home expressing themselves and their disappointment and heartbreak in the death of a black man at the hands of police. Curry just hopes they can keep finding positive ways to influence change, without violence. The two-time reigning NBA MVP and Golden State star is just as devastated after the death of Keith Lamont Scott — and took to Twitter last week to say, “We deserve better than this.” “You don’t ever want it to be violent. The first day in Charlotte it turned that way,” Curry said Monday. “That’s tough to see, especially growing up in that city. I know that’s not what we’re about, who we are as Charlotteans. You never
want to be in that negative spotlight. As it went forward, everything was very constructive and productive. “I think it made a huge turn for the greater good of taking a stand and doing what you can to make your voice be heard. I pray for Keith Lamont Scott’s family, the officer’s family, there are plenty of people that are going through some very tough situations but also just for the people of the city to understand that they can use their voice and they should do that, but violence is never going to solve anything.” As the Warriors gathered for media day and Kevin Durant pulled on his new white No. 35 jersey and posed for playful photos with Curry, Golden State’s players took time to express support for 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has refused to stand for the national anthem, citing racial injustice and police brutality. “Very proud of him,” Durant said.
WARRIORS’ KEVIN DURANT, left, and Stephen Curry joke as they pose for photos during NBA media day yesterday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) “I think it’s important to speak out because we’re human,” Draymond Green said. “There are a lot of changes that need to be
made. It’s not just the killing of black people — that’s obviously rough and crazy to me — there are a lot of changes that need to be
made in this country.” Curry, All-Stars and Rio Olympics gold medalists Durant, Green and Klay Thompson all plan to stand for the anthem beginning with Saturday’s preseason opener against Toronto in Vancouver. They appreciate Kaepernick starting an important conversation and putting it on the national conscious. “What Colin’s doing it’s amazing because he’s backing up what he’s representing,” Thompson said. “He’s not just going off and seeking the spotlight or looking for attention, he’s really trying to make a change. It’s very honorable.” The new-look Warriors don’t expect to be in sync from the start when practice begins Tuesday. Not with so many new faces, so many stars trying to share one basketball. But they are determined to build off the experience of squandering a 3-1 Finals lead and falling short in Game 7 to LeBron James and Cleveland in June, missing out on a repeat
championship. “The hope is we’re going to look our worst on Tuesday,” general manager Bob Myers said. “If you’re watching practice, I hope that it’s the worst it is, and if you come to a playoff game, you’re seeing an entirely different product.” Golden State set records with a 24-0 start last season and a 73-9 finish. Nobody is thinking about that, either. Green is ready to move forward from a summer that included a special run in Rio but also questions about accidentally posting a graphic crotch shot on his Snapchat account, saying Monday he is a better man now and has “definitely grown up a lot going into this season.” He knows the Warriors will have to be patient when workouts begin. “Everything isn’t going to be great from Day 1. I’d be shocked it was,” Green said. “To be quite frank with you, I don’t even want to win 74, 75 games. That’s brutal.”
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TRIATHLON LOVERS compete in the 2016 Potcakeman Triathlon at Jaws Beach on Saturday. SEE PAGE 5 Photos by Tim Clarke/The Tribune
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Will Cristiano Ronaldo show another type of reaction? By NESHA STARCEVIC AP Sports Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s anger could work in Real Madrid’s favour. The Portugal winger was visibly upset when he came off in the 72nd minute of the 2-2 league draw at Las Palmas. Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he pulled Ronaldo to rest him for today’s match against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Ronaldo did not play well but he did set up one goal and he is likely to be eager to dispel any doubts about his and the team’s form in the match against Dortmund. Two consecutive draws in the Spanish league and Ronaldo’s little rant have put Real Madrid on the verge of an early crisis. With 97 goals in the Champions League, Ronaldo is close to becoming the first player to score a century in the elite club competition. • Here’s a look at today’s matches in the Champions League: GROUP E Monaco, which hosts Bayer Leverkusen, is sweating on the fitness of striker Radamel Falcao, who is recovering from a concussion sustained in a midweek French league defeat against Nice. Monaco said Falcao has resumed training but on an adjusted programme as he continues his recovery.
The 30-year-old Colombia striker has made a decent start to the season with three goals in six games. Leverkusen escaped another Bundesliga embarrassment when Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored a hat trick in Mainz for a 3-2 win. Leverkusen drew 2-2 with CSKA Moscow to open its Champions League campaign, while Monaco won 2-1 at Tottenham. Security will be in tight in Moscow for the arrival of Tottenham. Russian and English fans fought each other on the streets of Marseille before their national teams played at the European Championship in June, and in the stands after the final whistle. CSKA’s fans have a record of racism and violence. Tottenham arrives without injured forward Harry Kane, though Son Heungmin has deputised recently with some success. CSKA’s main concerns will be at the back, with an aging centre-back pairing and a goalkeeper, Igor Akinfeev, who has not kept a clean sheet in the Champions League in 10 years. The Russian champions have one win from their last four games in all competitions. GROUP F Borussia Dortmund opened its campaign with a 6-0 win over Legia Warsaw and followed with 14 goals in its next three Bundesliga matches. New signings Raphael Guerreiro, Ousmane Dem-
Porto hasn’t won any of its 16 matches away to English opposition in the competition. FC Copenhagen, which opened with an impressive 1-1 draw at Porto, is at home against Brugge. They last met in the group stage of the Europa League in 2014, with Brugge winning 4-0 in Denmark.
REAL Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo shoots the ball in a Spanish La Liga match against Las Palmas at the Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas, Spain, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Jesus de Leon) bele and Emre Mor are getting plenty of playing time and are living up to expectations, while striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang already has five goals in five matches in the Bundesliga. But Aubameyang is nursing a left-ankle injury, while backup Adrian Ramos and defender Marc Bartra have groin problems. Forward Andre Schuerrle is back in training after a knee sprain. Dortmund has won its last three home matches against Real Madrid and has never lost at its stadium against the 11-time Champions League winners in five matches.
Zidane will not be able to count on left back Marcelo and defensive midfielder Casemiro because of injuries, but central defender Pepe is set to return to the lineup. Legia seeks to bounce back with a new coach, Jacek Magiera, who has replaced Besnik Hasi. But Sporting Lisbon also needs a win after losing 2-1 at Real Madrid. GROUP G Leicester manager Claudio Raniero has swatted away suggestions that his players are saving their best for the Champions League this season. Results may
show otherwise. The English champions have lost 4-1 in the Premier League the weekend before their first two matches in the Champions League, first to Liverpool and on Saturday to Manchester United. With Europe in mind, Ranieri even took Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez off at halftime against United — with Leicester 4-0 down and seemingly no way back. After the drubbing by Liverpool, Leicester responded by easing past Club Brugge 3-0 in its first ever game in the Champions League and next faces FC Porto today.
GROUP H Dinamo Zagreb, which lost 3-0 at Lyon, is another team with a new coach. Zlatko Kranjcar was replaced by Zeljko Sopic after a 5-2 domestic league loss at Rijeka. Dinamo hosts Juventus, which was held to a 0-0 draw by Sevilla in its opener. Juventus has lost Daniele Rugani and Kwadwo Asamoah for six weeks, both with right-knee injuries. It is a blow for the five-time Serie A champions, since Medhi Benatia and Claudio Marchisio are also injured. Sevilla hosts Lyon in the other match. Lyon is missing striker Alexandre Lacazette, who is nursing a thigh injury. Lacazette scored 48 league goals in the past two seasons and had six in four matches to start the latest campaign. In his absence, Lyon coach Bruno Genesio must decide whether to play roaming forward Nabil Fekir as a central striker or give that role to 19-yearold Maxwell Cornet, who scored in the win over Dinamo.
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Pat Riley says Bosh likely played last game with Heat By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh has more than likely played his final game for Miami, with the All-Star forward’s latest health setback apparently convincing the team that a return from multiple bouts of blood clots is no longer feasible. Bosh failed a physical last week, keeping him from getting clearance to return to the court. “Chris is still open-minded,” Heat President Pat Riley said yesterday. “But we are not working toward his return.” Each of Bosh’s last two seasons ended at the All-Star break because of blood clots, but he was planning to come back this season while on a regimen of blood thinners. This month, he even pronounced himself ready to play, saying nothing would keep him off the floor. “There is not a next step for us,” Riley said. “It’s pretty definitive for us in our position.” Bosh is not expected to even be around the Heat, at least for the foreseeable future. He will not accompany the Heat to training camp that starts in the
Bahamas today. With Bosh out of the mix, that means 11 of the 19 players who got minutes for the Heat last season are no longer with the team. Of the starters from Miami’s last game — Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semi-final series in Toronto — only Goran Dragic and Justise Winslow remain, with Dwyane Wade, Luol Deng and Joe Johnson all signing elsewhere this summer. “Everybody knows how much CB means to me and his family,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Monday. “I love CB dearly. It was tough to watch CB and his family go through this the last couple years. Your heart just goes out to him.” Bosh said in a video released this month on LeBron James’ digital platform called “Uninterrupted” that Heat doctors wrote him off this past February when the second clot saga began, telling him then they believed his career was over. Riley strongly disagreed with Bosh’s assessment, insisting the team worked for months to help Bosh get healthy and back on the floor. “He wasn’t just written off.
Was not,” Riley said. “That may have been his perception because he simply didn’t want to believe what’s out there.” Bosh was told last week he failed his physical, and after several days of meetings with doctors the Heat revealed Friday he was not cleared for camp. Bosh called that a setback but added that his intentions do not change. Bosh is Miami’s highest-paid player, set to earn about $76 million over the next three seasons. His money is guaranteed, though the Heat can get salarycap relief next February from the bulk of that money if Bosh doesn’t return to the court. “We never, ever thought about that,” Riley said. “If we didn’t care about Chris, we would have played him in the playoffs.” Dragic would be the only returning player who started more than 43 games for the Heat last season. And, with Bosh out, two-thirds of the Heat starting lineups from a year ago are no longer with Miami. “We’re rebuilding,” Riley said. “But we’re rebuilding to win now and that’s always been our attitude.”
HEAT forward Chris Bosh (1) shoots in front of Thunder forward Kevin Durant, left, in the first quarter of a game in Oklahoma City. Miami Heat President Pat Riley says the team is ‘not working toward’ a return for Bosh, who failed his preseason physical and is not cleared to play. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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High: 89° F/32° C low: 77° F/25° C
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High: 89° F/32° C low: 78° F/26° C
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High: 86° F/30° C low: 78° F/26° C
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5:59 a.m. 6:24 p.m.
3.0 3.3
12:06 p.m. 0.4 ‑‑‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑‑
Wednesday 6:49 a.m. 7:10 p.m.
3.1 3.3
12:41 a.m. 0.4 12:56 p.m. 0.4
Thursday
7:33 a.m. 7:52 p.m.
3.2 3.3
1:24 a.m. 1:41 p.m.
0.3 0.3
Friday
8:13 a.m. 8:30 p.m.
3.3 3.2
2:03 a.m. 2:23 p.m.
0.3 0.3
Saturday
8:51 a.m. 9:07 p.m.
3.3 3.2
2:39 a.m. 3:02 p.m.
0.3 0.3
Sunday
9:28 a.m. 9:44 p.m.
3.3 3.0
3:14 a.m. 3:41 p.m.
0.3 0.4
Monday
10:04 a.m. 10:20 p.m.
3.3 2.9
3:48 a.m. 4:19 p.m.
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Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 86° F/30° C Low .................................................... 75° F/24° C Normal high ....................................... 87° F/30° C Normal low ........................................ 74° F/23° C Last year’s high ................................. 89° F/31° C Last year’s low ................................... 73° F/23° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 1.82” Year to date ............................................... 36.24” Normal year to date ................................... 28.46”
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CrOOKed Island / aCKlIns raGGed Island High: 86° F/30° C low: 80° F/27° C
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GreaT InaGua High: 89° F/32° C low: 83° F/28° C
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WINDS SW at 4‑8 Knots SW at 6‑12 Knots SW at 3‑6 Knots S at 3‑6 Knots SSE at 6‑12 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots S at 6‑12 Knots SSE at 6‑12 Knots W at 4‑8 Knots WSW at 6‑12 Knots S at 4‑8 Knots SE at 4‑8 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots E at 6‑12 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots ESE at 7‑14 Knots SW at 3‑6 Knots S at 3‑6 Knots SE at 7‑14 Knots E at 6‑12 Knots S at 6‑12 Knots SE at 6‑12 Knots
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PAGE 8, Tuesday, September 27, 2016
THE TRIBUNE
Palmer’s impact: Grand Slam, endorsements, TV, private jets By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth all chased the Grand Slam, golf’s holy grail of winning all four majors in one year. Arnold Palmer is the one who created it. When he turned 50, it was Palmer who brought enthusiasm and credibility in 1980 to a fledgling circuit known then as the Senior PGA Tour. And it flourished because no one got tired of watching Arnie. Today, nine players who probably should be retired already have made at least $1 million. The Golf Channel interrupted coverage of the PGA Tour Champions event Sunday night when Palmer died at age 87, and the network provided continuous reports on his legacy, highlights of his greatest victories and images of the countless relationships Palmer developed. One of those legacies was the Golf Channel itself, which he cofounded in 1995. “It is not an exaggeration to say there would be no modern day PGA Tour without Arnold Palmer. There would be no PGA Tour Champions without Arnold Palmer. There would be no Golf Channel without Arnold Palmer,” PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said. • Some of Palmer’s greatest influences on the game: GRAND SLAM It was rare for Americans to play in the British Open in the decade after World War II, mainly because the prize money wasn’t enough to cover travel expenses.
THIS April 5, 2007, file photo shows former Masters champion Arnold Palmer acknowledging the crowd after hitting the ceremonial first tee shot prior to the first round of the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta. Palmer, who made golf popular for the masses with his hard-charging style, incomparable charisma and a personal touch that made him known throughout the golf world as “The King,” died Sunday in Pittsburgh. He was 87. (AP Photo/David J Phillip)
THIS 1962 file photo shows Arnold Palmer concentrating on his next move during the Lucky International Open at San Francisco’s Harding Park. (AP) Palmer helped return golf’s oldest championship to its glory in 1960, and he gave
the sport a new standard to chase. He won the Masters and US Open in 1960 when he travelled over to St Andrews for the British Open. On the journey across, he raised the notion of the modern Grand Slam — the four professional majors — to sports writer Bob Drum. Palmer was runner-up to Kel Nagle that year. He won the British Open at Royal Birkdale in 1961, and he defended his title the following year at Royal Troon. Americans followed his lead soon thereafter. “His contribution to The Open Championship was, and remains, immeasurable,” R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said. TELEVISION Palmer came along about the time television began to take an interest in golf, and he quickly became a star.
Two years after CBS Sports first televised the Masters, Palmer won the first of his four green jackets. The marriage of Palmer and TV sent golf to an unprecedented level of popularity. Frank Chirkinian, the late golf producer for CBS Sports, once said Palmer “had more charisma than any 10 guys I ever met. Maybe more than any 100. You just had to know to keep the camera on him.” ENDORSEMENTS One of the more pivotal moments in the history of modern golf — all sports, for that matter — was the handshake agreement between Palmer and IMG founder Mark McCormack to represent him in contract negotiations. Palmer was more than a golfer. Companies couldn’t get enough of him, and he capitalised on the oppor-
THIS July 31, 1972, file photo shows Jack Nicklaus kneeling as partner Arnold Palmer looks over his shoulder while they study a putt on 18th green at Laurel Valley Golf Club at the PGA National Team Championship in Ligonier, Pa. (AP) tunity. His earnings went from $6,000 a year to more than $500,000 in the first two years of his agreement. He had deals with Pennzoil and Rolex, Cadillac and United Airlines, Callaway and Heinz Ketchup. In 2011, nearly 40 years after his last PGA Tour victory, Palmer was No. 3 on Golf Digest’s list of top earnings at $36 million a year. He trailed only Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. GOLF CHANNEL Palmer and Joe Gibbs founded a new network in 1995 called the Golf Channel, which immediately was panned as a waste of air time. Tennis magazine described it as “24 hours of chubby guys in bad clothes speaking in jargon that only they understand.” In the early days, even Palmer had his doubts, and the question arose whether investors should cut their losses. They asked Palmer what he thought, and his answer is now on a wall at
Golf Channel headquarters in Orlando, Florida. “I said, ‘Let me say this to you: If I didn’t try to hit it through the trees a few times, none of us would be here,’” Palmer said in 2015. Now, every golf fan knows about the European team at the Ryder Cup because Golf Channel televises the European Tour, along with the LPGA Tour, the PGA Tour Champions and the weekday rounds of all PGA Tour events. PRIVATE TRAVEL Palmer piloted his first aircraft in 1956, and 10 years later, he had a licence to fly jets that now are the standard mode of transportation for top players, even though most are merely passengers. He set a record in 1976 when he circumnavigated the globe in 57 hours, 25 minutes and 42 seconds in a Lear 36. He stopped flying his Cessna Citation 10 when he was encouraged not to renew his licence at age 81.
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