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Claressa Shields celebrates on the podium with her medals after the women’s middleweight competition on Sunday at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Riocentro Pavilion 6.
US boxer wins second gold Shields hopes to inspire African-American women REUTERS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Two-time boxing gold medallist Claressa Shields said she hoped her victories would help inspire other young African-American women to reach for success. Shield’s triumph in the women’s middleweight final on Sunday against the Netherlands’ Nouchka Fontijn means that at the age of just 21, she is a double Olympic gold winner, the 2014 World Champion, and the 2015 Pan American Games champion. She also became the first U.S. boxer in 112 years to win two Olympic gold medals. Born and bred in Flint, Michigan, her father was in prison for most of the first nine years of her life. Al-
Basketball Continued from Page B4 The final was a classic David and Goliath matchup, with basketball superpower the United States, now winners of 15 of the 18 Olympics in which it has participated, going up against tiny Serbia, who were appearing in the Olympic tournament for the first time as an independent nation. Serbia however also brought a considerable basketball pedigree to the gold medal game, having been part of the former Yugoslavia, once a European
Red Sox Continued from Page B4 been very appreciative of this all year. They’ve kept me in good spirits.” “It’s huge,” winning pitcher Justin Verlander (13-7) said. “I talked about Brad (Ausmus, the Tigers manager) giving him a couple days just to kind of relax, compose his thoughts, get himself back and ready to play some baseball.” J.D. Martinez got a key two-run double just ahead of Upton’s first home run. Verlander held Boston to one run in six innings, and
though he introduced her to boxing, he believed it was a man’s sport and initially discouraged her from taking it up herself. She has said that it was her grandmother who pushed her. Shields has named her hero as tennis player Serena Williams. Told after her win on Sunday that her name was trending on #blackwomenmagic, she said that when she was 17 she was enjoying her success after her gold at the London Games and did not really want to talk about black or political issues. That has changed, she said. “When I started my quest for 2016 I decided I had a great story to tell, that I wanted to inspire people, give them a little bit of hope, because I didn’t have that when I was little. Your
life is your decisions and I decided to be great.” “I’m a great boxer but I’m also a person who loves uplifting people and make them feel great.” She said in the past, she had been worried about her features and appearance. “There have been times when I wished my hair wasn’t so thick, but at the same time I love everything about me. Black women doing great things is magic. People don’t seem to expect much from black females, or females period, so that the fact I can be so dominant in a male-dominated sport means a lot.” Her father was at the ringside in Rio Janeiro on Sunday and she also paid tribute to him, saying he was a constant source support for her.
basketball power. More significantly, Serbia had given the United States its biggest scare in Rio, battling the Americans right down to the final buzzer in a Group A clash that offered up at least the possibility of an intriguing final. But the United States would not be caught off guard again, their class evident from the start. “We played them already so we were familiar with the faces and familiar with their game,” U.S. guard Paul George said. “It was about taking the fight to them and I thought we did a great job of doing that tonight.”
The Americans had difficulty breaking down a determined Serb defense in the opening quarter but still ground out a 19-15 lead. Then the U.S. shifted into top gear, blowing past the overwhelmed Serbs to open up a 23-point halftime advantage. “They played better than us,” said Serbian center Vladimir Simac. “We fought and gave it everything, playing for our people. I think we made them (proud).” “This is a golden silver medal.” Earlier, Spain edged Australia 89-88 to take home the bronze.
fresh-off-the-disabled-list Cameron Maybin had a tworun single in the sixth as Detroit won for just the fourth time in 14 games while handing Boston only its second defeat in its last 10. Verlander shut the Red Sox out on two hits for five innings before giving up a run in the sixth on a leadoff triple by rookie Andrew Benintendi plus a sacrifice fly by Dustin Pedroia. He walked one and struck out five. Shane Greene took over in the seventh and gave up four quick runs that cut the Red Sox’s deficit to 10-5. Sandy Leon had an RBI single, Travis Shaw hit into a
run-scoring forceout and Benintendi launched his first major league home run, a two-run shot to extreme right. Justin Wilson pitched the eighth for the Tigers and Kyle Ryan the ninth for Detroit. NOTES: The Red Sox optioned SS Deven Marrero to Triple-A Pawtucket on Sunday to clear a spot for LHP Henry Owens, brought up to make an emergency start for the Red Sox. … Boston intends to activate Chris Young (hamstring) off the disabled list Monday. He is likely to be used off the bench to give Red Sox outfielders a breather.
induction occurred I thought, ‘Wow,’ when I looked at the list of names. I never, and I’m not trying to be falsely modest, but I never thought my name would be called in the third year. This is unbelievable for me, I’m just overwhelmed.” Lane Kolyszko joins older sister and fellow former Cony of Augusta star Marcie Lane Schulenberg, a 2015 inductee, in the hall while Whitmore, who starred at Waterville High School and Colby College, joins his father Dick Whitmore as an inductee. Dick Whitmore, the longtime former men’s basketball coach at Colby, was part of the inaugural class in 2014. “It’s a great honor, first of all,” said Kevin Whitmore, “and to be inducted with this particular group for me is so meaningful because I played with or against or saw play a lot of them. Some of these guys were my idols when I was growing up so to be included with them is something I’ve looked forward to.” Among other unique Hall of Fame combinations was that of Nelson and Smith, both of whom hailed from the small town of Monson before earning Bangor Daily News first-team All-Maine honors at Foxcroft Academy and then starring at the University of Maine. “Going into the Hall of Fame is just a special time for me,” said Nelson, a 6-foot-8-inch center who led Foxcroft to its only boys basketball state championship in 1975. “I’ve known Dean all my life, and what are the chances of two guys from
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Maine Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Fern Masse (left) poses for a photo with Hall of Fame board of directors chairman Tony Hamlin, also a 2016 inductee, during Sunday’s induction ceremony at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Monson being inducted in the same year? I’m kind of overcome just by the specialness of all this.” Smith, a first-team allconference choice as a senior at Maine, also won the 1990 Walter Byers Award symbolic of the NCAA’s top male scholarathlete. “Kevin was an idol of mine growing up,” said Smith. “He was a kid from Monson, Maine, where I was from who had a great career, and just to have him there and to know there was a pathway out of Monson to actually play basketball and to essentially get paid for that in college [through an athletic scholarship], he was my inspiration.” Two teams also were honored during the banquet. One was the 1995 Cony High School girls basketball team that capped off an undefeated winter by winning the Class A state championship. Coach Paul Vachon’s high-powered club had an average victory margin of 33 points (74-41) and also
won each of its tournament games by double figures. The second team recognized was the 1947 boys basketball squad from Patten Academy — a school of 88 students, 29 of them boys — that won the Class B state championship and then defeated Boston Latin — a school of 1,800 students — for the unofficial New England Class B title before a crowd of nearly 14,000 at the Boston Garden. Selected as Legends of the Hall were James Connellan, a former state championship basketball player and coach who also was architect of the “T” defense, a 3-1-1 collapsing zone; longtime Portland sportswriter Dick Doyle; Eddie Griffin, sponsor of the Portland-based Griffin Club semi-pro basketball team; legendary Aroostook County sports announcer Dewey Dewitt; and former Stearns of Millinocket star Terry Healey, who went on to play competitively for 15 years while serving in the Air Force.
and caught 36 passes for 388 yards before suffering the season-ending knee injury. Continued from Page B4 The Patriots’ backfield includes LeGarrette Blount, 622 yards from scrimmage James White, Brandon and four touchdowns. He Bolden, Donald Brown and rushed 49 times for 234 yards James Develin.
In addition, starting right tackle Sebastian Vollmer is likely headed to injured reserve with a hip injury and second-year right guard Shaq Mason has a broken hand, according to the Boston Globe.
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Claressa Shields celebrates on the podium with her medals after the women’s middleweight competition on Sunday at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Riocentro Pavilion 6.
US boxer wins second gold Shields hopes to inspire African-American women REUTERS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Two-time boxing gold medallist Claressa Shields said she hoped her victories would help inspire other young African-American women to reach for success. Shield’s triumph in the women’s middleweight final on Sunday against the Netherlands’ Nouchka Fontijn means that at the age of just 21, she is a double Olympic gold winner, the 2014 World Champion, and the 2015 Pan American Games champion. She also became the first U.S. boxer in 112 years to win two Olympic gold medals. Born and bred in Flint, Michigan, her father was in prison for most of the first nine years of her life. Al-
Basketball Continued from Page B4 The final was a classic David and Goliath matchup, with basketball superpower the United States, now winners of 15 of the 18 Olympics in which it has participated, going up against tiny Serbia, who were appearing in the Olympic tournament for the first time as an independent nation. Serbia however also brought a considerable basketball pedigree to the gold medal game, having been part of the former Yugoslavia, once a European
Red Sox Continued from Page B4 been very appreciative of this all year. They’ve kept me in good spirits.” “It’s huge,” winning pitcher Justin Verlander (13-7) said. “I talked about Brad (Ausmus, the Tigers manager) giving him a couple days just to kind of relax, compose his thoughts, get himself back and ready to play some baseball.” J.D. Martinez got a key two-run double just ahead of Upton’s first home run. Verlander held Boston to one run in six innings, and
though he introduced her to boxing, he believed it was a man’s sport and initially discouraged her from taking it up herself. She has said that it was her grandmother who pushed her. Shields has named her hero as tennis player Serena Williams. Told after her win on Sunday that her name was trending on #blackwomenmagic, she said that when she was 17 she was enjoying her success after her gold at the London Games and did not really want to talk about black or political issues. That has changed, she said. “When I started my quest for 2016 I decided I had a great story to tell, that I wanted to inspire people, give them a little bit of hope, because I didn’t have that when I was little. Your
life is your decisions and I decided to be great.” “I’m a great boxer but I’m also a person who loves uplifting people and make them feel great.” She said in the past, she had been worried about her features and appearance. “There have been times when I wished my hair wasn’t so thick, but at the same time I love everything about me. Black women doing great things is magic. People don’t seem to expect much from black females, or females period, so that the fact I can be so dominant in a male-dominated sport means a lot.” Her father was at the ringside in Rio Janeiro on Sunday and she also paid tribute to him, saying he was a constant source support for her.
basketball power. More significantly, Serbia had given the United States its biggest scare in Rio, battling the Americans right down to the final buzzer in a Group A clash that offered up at least the possibility of an intriguing final. But the United States would not be caught off guard again, their class evident from the start. “We played them already so we were familiar with the faces and familiar with their game,” U.S. guard Paul George said. “It was about taking the fight to them and I thought we did a great job of doing that tonight.”
The Americans had difficulty breaking down a determined Serb defense in the opening quarter but still ground out a 19-15 lead. Then the U.S. shifted into top gear, blowing past the overwhelmed Serbs to open up a 23-point halftime advantage. “They played better than us,” said Serbian center Vladimir Simac. “We fought and gave it everything, playing for our people. I think we made them (proud).” “This is a golden silver medal.” Earlier, Spain edged Australia 89-88 to take home the bronze.
fresh-off-the-disabled-list Cameron Maybin had a tworun single in the sixth as Detroit won for just the fourth time in 14 games while handing Boston only its second defeat in its last 10. Verlander shut the Red Sox out on two hits for five innings before giving up a run in the sixth on a leadoff triple by rookie Andrew Benintendi plus a sacrifice fly by Dustin Pedroia. He walked one and struck out five. Shane Greene took over in the seventh and gave up four quick runs that cut the Red Sox’s deficit to 10-5. Sandy Leon had an RBI single, Travis Shaw hit into a
run-scoring forceout and Benintendi launched his first major league home run, a two-run shot to extreme right. Justin Wilson pitched the eighth for the Tigers and Kyle Ryan the ninth for Detroit. NOTES: The Red Sox optioned SS Deven Marrero to Triple-A Pawtucket on Sunday to clear a spot for LHP Henry Owens, brought up to make an emergency start for the Red Sox. … Boston intends to activate Chris Young (hamstring) off the disabled list Monday. He is likely to be used off the bench to give Red Sox outfielders a breather.
induction occurred I thought, ‘Wow,’ when I looked at the list of names. I never, and I’m not trying to be falsely modest, but I never thought my name would be called in the third year. This is unbelievable for me, I’m just overwhelmed.” Lane Kolyszko joins older sister and fellow former Cony of Augusta star Marcie Lane Schulenberg, a 2015 inductee, in the hall while Whitmore, who starred at Waterville High School and Colby College, joins his father Dick Whitmore as an inductee. Dick Whitmore, the longtime former men’s basketball coach at Colby, was part of the inaugural class in 2014. “It’s a great honor, first of all,” said Kevin Whitmore, “and to be inducted with this particular group for me is so meaningful because I played with or against or saw play a lot of them. Some of these guys were my idols when I was growing up so to be included with them is something I’ve looked forward to.” Among other unique Hall of Fame combinations was that of Nelson and Smith, both of whom hailed from the small town of Monson before earning Bangor Daily News first-team All-Maine honors at Foxcroft Academy and then starring at the University of Maine. “Going into the Hall of Fame is just a special time for me,” said Nelson, a 6-foot-8-inch center who led Foxcroft to its only boys basketball state championship in 1975. “I’ve known Dean all my life, and what are the chances of two guys from
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Maine Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Fern Masse (left) poses for a photo with Hall of Fame board of directors chairman Tony Hamlin, also a 2016 inductee, during Sunday’s induction ceremony at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Monson being inducted in the same year? I’m kind of overcome just by the specialness of all this.” Smith, a first-team allconference choice as a senior at Maine, also won the 1990 Walter Byers Award symbolic of the NCAA’s top male scholarathlete. “Kevin was an idol of mine growing up,” said Smith. “He was a kid from Monson, Maine, where I was from who had a great career, and just to have him there and to know there was a pathway out of Monson to actually play basketball and to essentially get paid for that in college [through an athletic scholarship], he was my inspiration.” Two teams also were honored during the banquet. One was the 1995 Cony High School girls basketball team that capped off an undefeated winter by winning the Class A state championship. Coach Paul Vachon’s high-powered club had an average victory margin of 33 points (74-41) and also
won each of its tournament games by double figures. The second team recognized was the 1947 boys basketball squad from Patten Academy — a school of 88 students, 29 of them boys — that won the Class B state championship and then defeated Boston Latin — a school of 1,800 students — for the unofficial New England Class B title before a crowd of nearly 14,000 at the Boston Garden. Selected as Legends of the Hall were James Connellan, a former state championship basketball player and coach who also was architect of the “T” defense, a 3-1-1 collapsing zone; longtime Portland sportswriter Dick Doyle; Eddie Griffin, sponsor of the Portland-based Griffin Club semi-pro basketball team; legendary Aroostook County sports announcer Dewey Dewitt; and former Stearns of Millinocket star Terry Healey, who went on to play competitively for 15 years while serving in the Air Force.
and caught 36 passes for 388 yards before suffering the season-ending knee injury. Continued from Page B4 The Patriots’ backfield includes LeGarrette Blount, 622 yards from scrimmage James White, Brandon and four touchdowns. He Bolden, Donald Brown and rushed 49 times for 234 yards James Develin.
In addition, starting right tackle Sebastian Vollmer is likely headed to injured reserve with a hip injury and second-year right guard Shaq Mason has a broken hand, according to the Boston Globe.
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