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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025

Bahamas falls to Uruguay 100-91

By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

The Bahamas gave it a gallant effort, but fell short 100-91 to Uruguay in their final game yesterday at the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 at the Poldeportive Alexis Arguello Arena in Managua, Nicaragua.

Team Bahamas opened play in Group A on Saturday, losing 105-93 in overtime to the United States of America. They suffered their second loss to Brazil in a 84-66 defeat on Sunday.

The two losses forced The Bahamas to have to rely on a victory against Uruguay in order to try and secure one of the three

remaining spots behind the top two finishers in each of the three groups to advance to the playoffs.

However, Uruguay was able to hold off The Bahamas down the stretch to fold the country’s bid to stay alive in the tournament, falling 0-3 in the round-robin.

Despite the losses, first year coach Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn said he’s very proud of the way the team competed in all three games in the tournament.

“All of our games were tough. We had a chance to win all of them, but we came up short,” Nairn said. “Our programme continues to grow and head in the right direction.”

With head coach Chris DeMarco, an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA, not available, Nairn - a former player on the men’s teamwas given the nod to coach the team, a feat he said he will cherish.

“It was an honour to coach these guys and work with the coaching staff,” said Nairn, now the associate head coach at Bowling Green State University.

“This was one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done in my life. There is no need for us to hang our heads, the world is on notice about Bahamian basketball!.”

Uruguay 100, Bahamas 91

The backcourt duo of point guard Domnick Bridgewater and guard Franco Miller Jr put together another impressive 1-2 punch, but it wasn’t enough to prevail against

Uruguay. Bridgewater, who didn’t play in game two, returned to the starting line-up and finished with 29 points on 11-of-19 from the field, 4-of-10 from the three-point line and 3-for-5 from the free throw line.

He also had five assists and two steals. Miller Jr, one of the leading scorers in all three games, shot 8-for-15 from the field, 2-for-9 from behind the three-point line and 2-for-3 from the

By JONATHAN BURROWS

BAHA Mar’s Racquet

Club added a new addition to its growing amenities with the official ribbon cutting of two state-of-the-art paddleball courts.

The opening ceremony was held at the Racquet Club at Baha Mar this past weekend.

Present at the ceremony were Derron Donaldson, director of the Racquet Club, Robert Sands, senior vice president of Baha Mar, and Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg.

“Today’s ribbon cutting is not only about inaugurating two new courts but also about affirming Baha Mar’s commitment to innovation, accessibility, and excellence in sports and leisure,” said Donaldson.

Donaldson emphasised the accessibility of the new facilities, noting that courts are open to both guests of the resort and local Bahamian residents for rent at a residential rate and a resort rate.

Robert Sands spoke to the inclusion of the facilities at Baha Mar’s Racquet Club. “We are not an enclosed community, we

courts

are an open community and we open all of our facilities both to our guests as well as to the Bahamians at large to allow them to participate in the various offerings that we have,” said Sands. Players can book the court for private matches and tournaments or pair their sessions with a professional coach available for hire, to learn the fundamentals of

“We’re

charity stripe for 20 points with four assists and three rebounds. Small forward Kentwan Smith was the only other player in double figures for

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Rice hit the longest homer of his career, Cody Bellinger had three RBIs and rookie Cam Schlittler worked six scoreless innings as the New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 10-5 Monday night.

Bellinger opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly off Brad Lord (4-7) in the first before Rice hit a 435foot homer to right in the third.

The Yankees chased Lord with a five-run outburst in the fifth when Aaron Judge hit an RBI double, Bellinger added a two-run single and Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr hit a two-run homer.

The homer was Chisholm Jr’s third in two games and his career-high 25th. New York’s Jasson Domínguez hit a three-run homer — his first since July 23 — in the seventh.

Schlittler (2-2), who carried a perfect game into the seventh inning last Wednesday against Tampa Bay, allowed four hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in six innings. He has thrown 14 1/3 consecutive

TEAM BAHAMAS NAMED FOR THE BATTLE OF THE ISLANDS TOURNAMENT IN SINT MAARTEN AUGUST 30

THE All-Out Boxing Club and the Bahamas World Boxing Federation has named the team that will represent The Bahamas at the Battle of the Islands Tournament in Sint Maarten on August 30.

Under the leadership of Bahamas national head coach Jermaine Gibson, the All-Out Boxing Club will proudly represent The Bahamas in the tournament with the following players: Team Members - Jahmal Smalls, Keano Cox, Colon

Smith and Ania Powell. The coaches are Jermaine Gibson and Richard Dean.

“With four fighters and two coaches, our team is prepared to face strong competition from St. Kitts, Sint Maarten and Barbados,” the BWBF said.

“Through dedication, preparation, and heart, we are determined to bring home the gold for The Bahamas.”

‘One Team. One Fight. One Bahamas’ is the motto for the BWBF.

SOFTBALL ATLANTIS ALL-STAR WEEKEND THE Atlantis Softball League has announced that its All-Star Weekend is scheduled for 3:30pm Wednesday, September 3, in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds. The draft is slated to be held for the team

selection for the All-Star Game and Community Family Fun Day that will be staged at 11am on Saturday, September 13. BASKETBALL BBSF

TOURNAMENT THE Bahamas Baptist Sports Federation is scheduled to hold a meeting 6pm Thursday, August 28 at its office upstairs in the

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SWIMMERS MAKE THEIR DEBUT ON THE WORLD STAGE

THE Bahamas was proudly represented by a six-member team at the World Junior Swimming Championships held this past week in Otopeni, Romania. Among more than 900 athletes from over 130 nations, our

swimmers made their debut on the world stage and showcased the growing talent within Bahamian swimming. Each athlete competed in multiple individual events as well as relays. The team’s top relay finish

was 19th overall in the 4x100m mixed freestyle, swam by Caden Wells, Ellie Gibson, Saleste Gibson and Zoe Williamson. Individually, Caden Wells earned the best result with 40th in the men’s 200m breaststroke,

RUSSIAN SWIMMER MISSING AFTER CROSS-BOSPHORUS RACE IN TURKEY

ISTANBUL (AP) — Coast guard and maritime police vessels in Istanbul were searching Monday for a Russian swimmer who went missing during a cross-Bosphorus race a day earlier, Turkish state-run media reported. The swimmer, named by the Anadolu news agency as Nikolai Svechnikov, failed to complete the 6.5-kilometre (4-mile) annual race from Istanbul’s Asian shore to the European side.

A statement from the Istanbul governor’s office said security camera footage and a chip worn by the participants showed the 30-year-old professional swimming coach had

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started the race but “had not exited the sea at the finish line.”

More than 2,800 swimmers from 81 countries took part in Sunday’s competition, which is considered one of the world’s leading open-water races.

Swimmers face strong currents and choppy waves while traversing the waterway, which links the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and divides Turkey’s largest city. The strait was closed to maritime traffic for the event, which is organised by the Turkish National Olympic Committee.

SwimTrek, a company offering entry to the race,

interested in participating in the 2025 Basketball Tournament. The tournament is scheduled for the weekend of September 26-27 at the CI Gibson Gymnasium for

describes race conditions as “challenging” on its website, adding that “experience of swimming in all sea conditions is essential.”

In a statement, the Olympic committee said it was “deeply saddened by the disappearance of one of our athletes during the race.”

It said 100 vessels, including boats from various emergency services, were monitoring swimmers during the race.

At the end, the route was scanned for stray competitors and none were found.

Officials realised a swimmer was missing by comparing the lists of participants and those who finished, the statement said.

the 12-and under and open divisions.

Each team will consist of 12 players. Trophies sponsored by AID will be distributed to the champions and runners-up in each

followed by Zoe Williamson (44th in the women’s 200m freestyle) and Ayrton Moncur (44th in the men’s 200m butterfly).

“We are proud of the team’s performance at this elite level of competition for athletes under

19,”

“Their results highlight both their commitment and the bright future of Bahamian swimming as they continue preparing for senior international championships,” said the press release.

category as well as medals for the third-place teams. Interested persons can contact Sean Bastian at seanbasbastian@gmail.com or call 826-8535 or Brent Stubbs at stubbobs@gmail.

com or call 426-7265 for more information.

SOFTBALL ESA FAST PITCH

CLINIC THE Exuma Softball

Association is scheduled to hold a softball fastpitch pitching clinic over the weekend of August 29-30 in George Town, Exuma. Friday’s session will run from 6-9pm and Saturday will be from 10am to noon and 6-9pm. Male pitchers Thomas Davis and Delano Cartwright and female pitchers Mary “Cruise” EdgecombeSweeting and Marissa Lockhart as well as coach Desmond “Big Country” Dean will conduct the sessions. Interested persons can call 242-457-0180 for more details.

SOFTBALL NPSA REGUAR

SEASON ACTION THE New Providence Softball Association is scheduled to continue its regular season action this week in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex with the following games on tap: Thursday 7pm - Platinum Sharks vs Black Scorpions (L) 9pm - Gremlins vs Titans (M) Saturday 7pm - Ballers Elite vs Pool Sharks (L) 9pm - Gremlins vs Renegades (M)

LEGENDS TRACK MEET THE Devynne Charlton Barrier Breakers Foundation is scheduled to hold the Legends Track and Field Devynne Charlton Invitational on January 24, 2026 at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The event, which is expected to bring in a

number of top athletes from around the world, will be held in honour of Charlton for her achievement as the world indoor two-time 60 metre hurdles champion and world record holder.

BAPTIST TRACK & FIELD

CLASSIC

THE Baptist Sports Federation is slated to hold its 2025 Track and Field Classic during the Baptist month of activities on Saturday, October 25 at the Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium. Odd distance events will be staged for competitors in the under-7, under-11, under-15, under-17, under20, under-40, under-60 and 60-and over categories for men and women. There will also be a Pastors/Ministers category. Trophies will be presented to the divisional champions and medals to the top three finishers in each event. Interested persons can contact Ann Thompson at ann87609@gmail. com or call 425-3667 or Brent Stubbs at stubbobs@ gmail,com or call 426-7265 for more information.

TRACK

MEET

THE Devynne Charlton Barrier Breakers Foundation is scheduled to hold the Legends Track and Field Devynne Charlton Invitational on January 24, 2026 at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The event, which is expected to bring in a number of top athletes from around the world, will be held in honour of Charlton for her achievement as the world indoor two-time 60 metre hurdles champion and world record holder.

BSF’S FIRST BEST-OF-THE-BEST MODIFIED SOFTBALL TOURNEY SET FOR ELEUTHERA

By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

WITH their mandate to revive the sport of softball in all of the Family Islands, the Bahamas Softball Federation will return to the once capital of softball in Eleuthera for their first Best-of-the-Best Modified Softball Tournament.

Scheduled for the weekend of September 25-28, in Palmetto Point, the BSF will pay honour to a pair of deceased softball legends from Eleuthera in versatile Van “Lil Joe” Johnson and veteran pitcher Reggie “The Juicer” Knowles for their contribution to softball.

BSF president Marvin ‘Togie’ Wood said as the governing body for softball in the country, they will introduce events such as these to the various islands in their quest to get softball up and running again.

“We want to jumpstart softball on the Family Islands. Hopefully we can get them excited on the islands once they can see the competition from New

Providence,” said Wood, who is serving the first year of his term as president. “This is a modified pitch, but it’s only the pitch that is different. We have a contingent going to Exuma this weekend as well to put on a pitching clinic there, so we want to try to get interest back in softball.”

The tournament is expected to attract at least four teams from New Providence and four from Eleuthera, along with one from Grand Bahama and another expected from Exuma.

The champions will take the trophy along with a $1,000 in cash prize with 15 cases of Ultra Michelob and 15 championship hats.

The runners-up will receive a trophy, $500 in cash and five cases of Ultra Michelob.

“We wanted to give out rings, but hopefully next year,” said Wood about the attractive prizes being offered. “Gone are the days where people were playing for trophies when you can get rings at affordable prices. We’re just trying to get the interest back. So we

want to allow the islands to understand that if you can play modified pitch, you can play fastpitch. “It’s just a difference in the speed of the ball. It’s the same form, not like slowpitch where the ball is thrown high in the air.”

Johnson, short in stature, played slowpitch, modified and fastpitch softball during his era both in Eleuthera and New Providence. He passed away on Thursday, February 8, at the age of 60.

Knowles, primarily a fastpitch pitcher in both Eleuthera and New Providence, was a long-time men’s national team player. He passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2024.

Wood said the federation is honoured to be able to show their appreciation to two former softball legends, who actually came from Eleuthera.

“Lil Joe actually played a modified pitch. In fact, he played slowpitch as well,” said Wood of Johnson, who was also a long-time member of the men’s national softball team.

“I don’t remember the Juicer playing modified

pitch, but the tournament is being held in Palmetto Point and he was a very significant figure in Palmetto Point, so we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to recognise him for his accomplishment in fastpitch.”

Wood noted that it’s not too late for teams who are interested in participating. They can contact him at 242-808-7281 or Brian “The Ninja” Neely at 242-553-0244.

While the BSF will be holding the modified pitch tournament in Eleuthera, a fast-pitch pitching clinic will be held at the same time in Exuma.

The Exuma Softball Association is scheduled to hold the clinic in George Town, Exuma, on Friday from 6-9pm and on Saturday from 10am to noon and 6-9pm.

Men’s pitchers Thomas Davis and Delano Cartwright and women’s pitchers Mary “Cruise’” Edgecombe-Sweeting and Narissa Lockhart, along with coach Desmond ‘Big Country’ Dean, will conduct the clinic.

The clinic is being sponsored by the BSF, the ESA, the Exuma Junior Baseball and the Exuma Sports Council and will be free of charge to all participants.

Interested persons are urged to call 242-457-0180 for more details.

Once they are done with the tournament and clinic, Wood said the BSF will be focusing on a conclave where they will be inviting every league and association which plays softball in one forum to discuss the future of the sport.

He also noted that next year, the BSF will be working in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture for the staging of the Bahamas Games. Additionally, he noted that The Bahamas is also gearing up to host the ECAST Tournament for men and women with teams coming in from around the Caribbean. “We know that the government has been spending money on baseball on several tournaments, basketball, track and field, swimming and volleyball,” Wood said.

“We in softball want to get some of the money to flow our way again, so we are looking forward to hosting our tournaments with the financial support from the government.”

Bahamas suffers 100-91 loss to Uruguay

game of the FIBA AmeriCup 2025

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Point guard Bruno Fitipldo paced Uruguay with a game high 33 points, 13 assists, eight rebounds and two assists.

And his teammate, shooting guard Joaquin Rodriguez, added 21 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Team Bahamas with 16 points. centre Jaraun “Kino” Burrows scored nine points with seven rebounds and a pair of assists and steals, centre Isaiah Mobley had seven points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals and guard Garvin Clarke added five points.

The Bahamas fell behind 22-16 at the end of the first quarter with Bridgewater leading the way with six points, including a pair of three-pointers. Burrows added four.

But in a 30-24 spurt in the second half, including an 11-0 run, The Bahamas surged back to level the score at 46-46 at the half as Miller had 12 and both Burrows and Bridgewater added nine up to the halftime break.

Rodriguez was the only player in double figures for Uruguay with 13 points at the half.

After hitting another free throw, with just three seconds to go, Smith was awarded three shots and he converted them all to push

The Bahamas up 72-66 at the final break. In the first two minutes of the fourth quarter, Uruguay stormed back to out-score

In the third quarter, the game remained close until Bridgewater hit a jumper to break a 66-66 tie for a 68-66 lead for The Bahamas with about 10 seconds left.

The Bahamas 10-4 to pull even at 76-76. With about three minutes left, The Bahamas bounced back to even the score at 84. But Uruguay used a 6-0 run to extend their lead to 90-84 over the next minute.

And they finished the game with a 10-6 spurt to claim the victory.

GIANTS TO HOST ‘JAZZ’ AND YANKEES IN 2026 MLB OPENER

NEW YORK (AP) — The San Francisco Giants will host the New York Yankees to start Major League Baseball’s season on March 25, the earliest opening day other than international games. MLB said yesterday the other 28 teams open the following day, with Kansas City at Atlanta, Minnesota at Baltimore, Washington at the Chicago Cubs, Boston at Cincinnati, the Los Angeles Angels at Houston, Arizona at the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado at Miami. the Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, Pittsburgh at the New York Mets, Texas at Philadelphia, Tampa Bay at St. Louis, Detroit at San Diego, Cleveland at Seattle and the Athletics at Toronto. San Francisco started the 2023 season at the Yankees. Other than international games, the previous earliest openers were this year on March 27. Five games are scheduled for March 27 next season and all 30 teams are to play the following day. The final day of the regular season is scheduled for September 27, the earliest since 2020. In their second of three seasons playing most home games in West Sacramento, California, the Athletics will host consecutive threegame series at the Triple-A Las Vegas Ballpark against Milwaukee and Colorado from June 8-14. The A’s, who played in Oakland from 1968-24, hope to move into a new

Las Vegas stadium in 2028. Plans are not yet finalised for a Phillies-Twins game at Dyersville, Iowa, during August 13-16 and for a two-game Padres-Diamondbacks series at Mexico City on April 25-26. The Field of Dreams, site of the 1989 movie, hosted the Yankees and White Sox in 2021, and the Cubs and Reds the following year before closing for renovations. A contemplated YankeesBlue Jays series at London in June likely won’t take place because of scheduling issues caused by West Ham being home for its Premier League final match on May 24, delaying when Olympic Stadium would be available for conversion to baseball. While regular-season games

were to be played in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in September 2025 and 2026, according to the collective bargaining agreement, none were scheduled for this season and none have been announced for next year.

MLB scheduled a rivalry weekend for May 17-19, featuring Dodgers at Angels, Boston at Atlanta, Cincinnati at Cleveland, San Francisco at Athletics, Yankees at Mets, Milwaukee at Minnesota, Kansas City at St. Louis, San Diego at Seattle, Miami at Tampa Bay, Baltimore at Washington and Cubs at White Sox. Other regional matchups that weekend include Arizona at Colorado, Toronto at Detroit, Texas at Houston and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.

Matchups are the same as May 16-18 this year, with home teams reversed. The All-Star Game, announced in 2019 for Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park to mark the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence, is slated to be played July 14. Off days were built into the schedule to accommodate World Cup matches at stadiums that share parking lots: on June 17 and July 3 at Arlington, Texas; June 20 and July 3 at Kansas City, Missouri; and June 19 and July 1 at Seattle. Because of the off day, the Mariners will host the Red Sox in a doubleheader on June 20. The Yankees and Mets will play in the Bronx from September 11-13, marking

the 25th anniversary of the terrorists attacks. They played at Citi Field to mark the 20th anniversary. In the fourth straight season of a balanced schedule, a team will play 13 games against each division rival and six or seven against each other club in its league for a total of 62. The remaining 48 games are against interleague opponents, with a single three-game series against each of the 14 other clubs in the opposite league. Teams will be home against the same interleague opponents they hosted in 2023.

The American League used a balanced schedule from 1977-2000 and the National League from 1993-2000.

Wimbledon champions Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek get off to good starts at the US Open

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

NEW YORK (AP) —

Iga Swiatek is trying to do something no woman has done since Serena Williams in 2012: win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon in the same season.

Jannik Sinner is trying to do something no man has done since Roger Federer in 2008: repeat as U.S. Open champion.

By the looks of things yesterday in Arthur Ashe Stadium as the now-threeday first round wrapped up, the two players who triumphed at the All England Club last month — and who both served short doping-related bans last year — look ready to contend again in New York. And how. The second-seeded Swiatek was up first in the U.S. Open’s main arena and needed merely an hour to dismiss Emiliana Arango of Colombia 6-1, 6-2. No.

1 Sinner then took only 39 minutes more to finish off his 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Vit Kopriva of the Czech Republic.

“Obviously, every year is different,” said Sinner, sporting the white arm sleeve he began wearing after hurting his elbow in a fall during Wimbledon.

“You come here starting this tournament, hopefully, the best possible way — which I did.”

He certainly showed no signs of the virus that forced him to quit in the first set of

the Cincinnati Open final against his biggest rival, No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, last week. Either Sinner or Alcaraz, who have combined to win the past seven major titles, can own the top ATP ranking after these 15 days. Similarly, Swiatek, Coco Gauff or No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the defending champion, can leave New York atop the WTA. Yesterday, Sinner saved both break points he faced and won 33 of 40 first-serve points.

Swiatek was even more dominant, not only never facing a break point but

never even being taken to deuce in any of her eight service games, while accumulating a 26-5 edge in winners.

There was a time when some folks, perhaps swayed by Swiatek’s dominance on the French Open’s red clay, thought she couldn’t succeed on the speedier surfaces of hard and grass courts. That certainly was not the case, as her championships at Wimbledon in July and at the U.S. Open in 2022 make obvious.

Ten women have split the past 11 trophies in New York; only Naomi Osaka, in

2018 and 2020, won more than one in that span. And Williams, with three in a row from 2012 to 2014, was the last woman to leave as the champion in consecutive years.

As for the men, no one has collected two in a row at the U.S. Open since Federer’s five straight titles from 2004 to 2008, before he lost in the 2009 final to Juan Martin del Potro.

Sinner was asked why that might be.

“We are heading towards end of the season, so some players, they are tired. Some players, they are

feeling different. Many things can change. It’s also the last big trophy of the year. ... I always say that the future is unpredictable,” he said. “So I don’t know what’s going to happen this time.” What else happened at the US Open on Tuesday?

Seeded winners included No. 8 Amanda Anisimova, the Wimbledon runner-up to Swiatek; No. 18 Beatriz Haddad Maia and No. 27 Marta Kostyuk among the women, and No. 10 Lorenzo Musetti, No. 19 Francisco Cerundolo, No. 23 Alexander Bublik — who

eliminated 2014 champion Marin Cilic — and No. 27 Denis Shapovalov among the men. No. 3 Gauff, who won the 2023 U.S. Open, was due on court at night to play Ajla Tomljanovic, followed by No. 3 Alexander Zverev against Alejandro Tabilo. Who is scheduled to play Wednesday at Flushing Meadows?

Sabalenka, Alcaraz, 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic and 2024 U.S. Open runner-up Jessica Pegula are on the Day 4 schedule as the second round begins.

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

NEW YORK (AP)

— Venus Williams will compete in women’s doubles at the U.S. Open after receiving a wild-card entry with 2021 singles runnerup Leylah Fernandez yesterday.

The 45-year-old Williams is appearing at her first Grand Slam tournament in two years after making a comeback to pro tennis in July following 16 months away from the tour. She competed in mixed doubles

last week, then in singles on Monday night — both also via wild-card invitations from the U.S. Tennis Association. Williams exited in the first round each time, but was thrilled to be back out on court after dealing with injuries and illness. She had surgery for uterine fibroids last year, and spoke Monday following her three-set exit in singles against 11th-seeded Karolina Muchova about being relieved to be pain-free. “Oh, what did I prove to myself?” Williams

said, repeating part of a reporter’s question at her postmatch news conference.

“I think for me, getting back on the court was about giving myself a chance to play more healthy.

“When you play unhealthy, it’s in your mind. It’s not just how you feel. You get stuck in your mind, too. So it was nice to be freer.”

She was the oldest person to play singles at the U.S. Open since 1981, and the spectators loved every moment of it, greeting her with camera phones held

aloft, shouting “Let’s go, Venus!” during the match and ushering her off the Arthur Ashe Stadium court with a standing ovation. In addition to her seven Grand Slam singles trophies, Williams owns 14 major titles in women’s doubles, all with her younger sister, Serena, as her partner. Two of those came in New York, in 1999 and 2009. They last played together at the U.S. Open in 2022, the year Serena played her final singles match there.

Williams and Fernandez, a 22-year-old from Canada, will face the sixth-seeded pair of Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine and Ellen Perez of Australia in the first round. Fernandez lost to Emma Raducanu in the U.S. Open singles final four years ago. Williams hadn’t played an official

Torrens’ three-run homer lifts Mets over Phillies 13-3

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Torrens hit a three-run homer and matched his career high with five RBIs as the New York Mets overcame an early three-run deficit and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 13-3 on Monday night in a matchup of the top teams in the NL East.

Mark Vientos snapped a 3-all tie with the first of his two RBI doubles down the right field line off Cristopher Sánchez (11-5). Vientos sparked a three-run fourth with another RBI double down the left field line.

Torrens drove in five runs for the second time in his career and first since Aug. 14, 2021 for Seattle. He hit an RBI double for a 5-3 lead in the sixth and homered in the seventh off Jordan Romano to push New York’s lead to 10-3 before lining a single for New York’s final run in the eighth.

Jeff McNeil drove in three runs with a pair of RBI singles and a sacrifice fly as the Mets won for the sixth time in nine games and moved within six games of the division-leading Phillies.

Brandon Nimmo and Juan Soto added RBI singles and Tyrone Taylor had three hits, including a runscoring single, as the Mets went 11 for 19 with runners in scoring position.

Trea Turner hit a leadoff triple and scored on a ground ball by Kyle Schwarber in the first inning. Alec Bohm hit a two-run single in the third off Senga to give the Phillies an early three-run lead.

Bohm also prompted about a 10-minute delay in the fifth when he complained about the presence of a parabolic microphone in center field after grounding into a double play.

Senga allowed three runs and six hits in four-plus innings.

Sánchez allowed season highs of six runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings, his shortest outing since May 24.

MARLINS 2, BRAVES 1

MIAMI (AP) — Edward Cabrera struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings, and Miami beat Atlanta.

Troy Johnston hit an RBI double and Máximo Acosta homered for the Marlins, who matched their win total from last year with their 62nd victory.

Cabrera (7-7) allowed one hit and walked two. The right-hander lost his previous two starts, yielding nine earned runs and 18 hits in 9 2/3 innings.

Rookie Drake Baldwin hit his 14th homer for Atlanta with two down in the ninth. But Calvin Faucher earned his 12th save when Ozzie Albies grounded out to third.

Miami jumped in front in the fifth against Spencer Strider (5-12). Otto López drew a leadoff walk and stole second before Johnston hit a drive that bounced off the warning track in right-center field. Strider surrendered three hits in seven innings. He struck out three and walked two.

RED SOX 4, ORIOLES 3

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jarren Duran hit a

three-run homer off Tomoyuki Sugano and Roman Anthony contributed a solo shot to help Boston beat Baltimore.

Duran’s 13th homer erased a two-run deficit in the fifth inning and propelled the second-place Red Sox to their fourth win in five games.

Sugano (10-6) gave up four runs and six hits in six innings to absorb his first loss in eight starts since July 2. Six days earlier, the 35-year-old rookie from Japan held Boston without an earned run over five innings in a Baltimore victory.

After Anthony hit the first leadoff homer of his career, Baltimore’s Colton Cowser smacked a solo homer in the second inning and added a two-run single in the third.

Duran connected after singles by Connor Wong and Anthony, and the onerun lead held up.

Boston’s Richard Fitts (2-4) gave up three runs in four innings before leaving with right biceps tightness. Garrett Whitlock struck out the side in the eighth after Gunnar Henderson hit a leadoff double, and Aroldis Chapman worked a perfect ninth for his 25th save in 27 tries.

BLUE JAYS 10, TWINS 4

TORONTO (AP) — Max Scherzer pitched six innings and won his third straight start, Alejandro Kirk and Andrés Giménez homered and Toronto beat Minnesota.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a two-run single as the AL East-leading Blue Jays won for the 30th time in 39 home games.

Scherzer (5-2) allowed four runs and four hits, including two home runs. He struck out five and walked one.

The three-time Cy Young Award winner is 10-2 in 19 career starts against the Twins.

Minnesota’s Matt Wallner homered twice off Scherzer, his 18th and 19th, but the Twins lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Twins starter Joe Ryan gave up four runs and four hits in a shaky first inning. Bo Bichette hit an RBI single and a second run scored on Daulton Varsho’s sacrifice fly before Kirk hit a two-run homer, his 11th. Giménez extended the lead with a 422-foot drive on Ryan’s first pitch of the second. The homer was Giménez’s sixth.

Ryan (12-7) matched a season high by allowing six runs and seven hits in five innings. He lost consecutive starts for the first time this season.

WHITE SOX 7, ROYALS 0 CHICAGO (AP) — Shane Smith allowed one hit in a career-high seven innings, Korey Lee hit a two-run homer, and Chicago beat Kansas City. Smith (4-7) pitched into the seventh inning for the first time in his career, facing just 23 batters on 80 pitches.

Lee, in his first start since getting called up from Triple-A Charlotte, drove a shot over the left-field wall for his first home run of the season for a 5-0 lead in the fourth. Brooks Baldwin followed with a home run near the same spot for a six-run lead.

Chicago has won three straight games after losing 14 of 18.

Kansas City dropped to 13-10 in August. The Royals entered having scored at least five runs in 20 of 34 games (58.8%) since the All-Star break, tied with Milwaukee for the most in the majors.

Kansas City starter Noah Cameron (7-6) allowed six earned runs and eight hits in five innings.

Mike Yastrzemski hit a double in the third and Bobby Witt Jr. had one in the ninth for the Royals’ two hits.

RAYS 9, GUARDIANS 0 CLEVELAND (AP) — Junior Caminero homered twice and drove in three runs, and Tampa Bay beat slumping Cleveland.

Yandy Díaz also connected for Tampa Bay, and Carson Williams had two hits and two RBIs in his third major league game. The Rays finished with 14 hits in their third consecutive win.

Tampa Bay left-hander Ian Seymour (2-0) struck out eight in five innings in his first career start. He allowed one hit and walked one. Cleveland has dropped six straight and nine of 10 overall. It has been shut out in its last three games.

Caminero, who turned 22 in July, had four hits and scored four times. He has 39 homers on the season.

Díaz hit a 384-foot solo homer in the seventh, ending Tanner Bibee’s start. After a brief rain delay, Caminero hit his second homer, and Williams added a two-run double.

Bibee (9-10) was charged with five runs and eight hits in six-plus innings.

He has allowed four or more runs in five of his seven starts since the AllStar break.

BREWERS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 5 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Caleb Durbin homered for a second straight game and Andruw Monasterio also went deep to help Milwaukee beat Arizona.

Monasterio and Christian Yelich each had two hits and two RBIs for NL Central-leading Milwaukee.

William Contreras also had two hits.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a three-run homer for the Diamondbacks.

The game featured two five-run rallies. Milwaukee broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the third. Arizona trailed 6-0 before getting five runs in the sixth.

After Arizona’s Eduardo Rodríguez (5-8) retired his first six batters, he allowed the first seven Milwaukee batters to reach in the third inning. Yelich had a basesloaded single.

Rodríguez lasted just 2 1/3 innings in his shortest start of the season.

Monasterio added a 404foot solo shot off Bryce Jarvis in the fourth.

Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff (5-1) was cruising along before running into trouble in the sixth. Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll hit consecutive RBI singles before Gurriel connected for a 380-foot drive to left.

Durbin provided some insurance for the Brewers with a leadoff drive in the eighth off Jarvis.

ANGELS 4, RANGERS 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Zach Neto homered on the game’s first pitch and Los Angeles, with manager Ron Washington present for the first time in more than two months, beat Texas and All-Star pitcher Jacob deGrom.

José Soriano (9-9) struck out six over 5 1/3 innings and allowed four hits in his first start since coming off the paternity list. Four relievers finished off the Angels’ sixth shutout this season.

Washington hasn’t managed the Angels since June 19, and revealed before the game that he is recovering from quadruple bypass heart surgery eight weeks ago. He won’t return to managing this season, but wants to be with the Angels, and watched from a booth upstairs after being with them pregame.

DeGrom (10-6) is 0-4 in five starts since his last win July 22, and the righthander was pitching for the first time in 10 days after Texas skipped his last scheduled start because of shoulder fatigue.

The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner struck out seven, walked two and hit a batter over five innings. He gave up two runs and three hits.

CARDINALS 7, PIRATES 6 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Burleson hit a game-ending solo homer with two out in the ninth inning, lifting St. Louis to a victory over Pittsburgh. Burleson drove an 87 mph slider from Dennis Santana (4-5) deep to center for his 16th homer. It was his fourth hit of the night. It was the first run allowed by Santana since August 6. The right-hander surrendered three hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings over his previous six appearances.

Willson Contreras had two RBIs for St. Louis, which had dropped eight of 11. Michael McGreevy permitted four runs and six hits in six innings. Bryan Reynolds and Spencer Horwitz hit back-to-back homers for Pittsburgh in the third.

St. Louis grabbed the lead with five runs in the fifth. Contreras hit a tying two-run single and scored on Nolan Gorman’s double against Andrew Heaney. Thomas Saggese made it 6-4 with an RBI single. Nick Gonzales got one back for Pittsburgh with a sacrifice fly in the seventh, and Ronny Simon hit a tying RBI double off Riley O’Brien (2-0) in the ninth. Contreras and Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol were ejected in the seventh after arguing a called third strike.

MARINERS 9, PADRES 6 SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 50th homer, Jorge Polanco drove in four runs and Seattle beat San Diego. J.P. Crawford had two hits and two RBIs as Seattle moved within 1 1/2 games of idle Houston for the AL West lead. Josh Naylor had two hits and scored twice.

Raleigh hit a solo shot off JP Sears in the first for his third homer in two games. The 419-foot drive

to left had a 107.2 mph exit velocity.

Raleigh joined Mickey Mantle as the only switchhitters to hit 50 homers in a season, and he became the eighth player in major league history to reach the half-century mark in August.

Fernando Tatís Jr., Gavin Sheets, Jake Cronenworth and Ramón Laureano homered for San Diego. Cronenworth and Luis Arraez each had two hits.

DODGERS 7, REDS 0

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emmet Sheehan tossed seven innings of two-hit ball with a career high-tying 10 strikeouts, Andy Pages homered twice and Los Angeles defeated Cincinnati to regain sole possession of first in the NL West.

San Diego dropped a game behind the Dodgers with a 9-6 loss at Seattle after taking two of three from them last weekend.

Sheehan (5-2) gave up a double to former Dodger Gavin Lux in the second and a single to Austin Hays in the seventh, the longest outing of his career. He walked one. Pages homered into the Dodgers bullpen in left leading off the third against Hunter Greene (5-4). Michael Conforto doubled leading off the fifth and Pages followed with another shot to left for a 3-0 lead.

The Dodgers added two runs in the sixth. Freddie Freeman doubled and Will Smith walked. Pages reached when the ball rolled through the legs of shortstop Elly De La Cruz for an error and left fielder Hays airmailed the throw to the plate for an error, scoring Freeman and Smith. Mookie Betts extended the lead to 6-0 with a solo shot off Sam Moll in the seventh. Pages’ sacrifice fly scored the Dodgers’ final run.

ATHLETICS

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TIGERS 3 WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit his second career grand slam and Colby Thomas added a solo homer — all in a fiverun seventh inning — as the Athletics rallied to beat Detroit.

Langeliers was 0 for 8 with the bases loaded this season before his 450-foot shot over the left-field wall. It was the first grand slam allowed in Detroit ace Tarik Skubal’s career.

Skubal was in full control through six innings before running into trouble in the seventh. Thomas opened the inning with a homer and the Athletics had two straight hits and then an error, loading the bases. Skubal got backto-back strikeouts before Langeliers’ blast gave the A’s a 6-3 lead. Rookie Nick Kurtz added his 27th home run of the season in the eighth — the first of his career as a pinch hitter.

The Athletics have won six straight games against left-handed starters.

Skubal (11-4) allowed six runs, one earned, in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out 12 in his 10th game this season with double-digit strikeouts, moving within one of tying the club’s single-season record held by Mickey Lolich (11) since 1971.

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