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Tokyo and Seoul are also working on ways to ensure that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye hold talks on the sidelines of the three- way summit meeting, ac- cording to the sources. If realized, the Japan- South Korea summit talks will be the first since Abe and Park took office. The last three-way summit meeting took place in Beijing in May 2012. At a press conference on Thursday morning, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the Japanese government would agree to hold three- way summit talks. The government “hopes to make arrangements in close coordination with China and South Korea regarding the specific timing and venue [for the summit meeting] through further communication” with Beijing and Seoul, Suga said. Japan, China and South Korea are facili- tating arrangements for the planned summit talks, which will likely take place in South Korea on Oct. 31 or Nov. 1. “China and South Korea have complied with a schedule arranged by Japan,” a Japanese gov- ernment source said. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will likely at- tend the three-nation summit talks. Japan, China and South Korea are still divided over questions of histor- ical perception. Probable major themes to be ad- dressed in the three-way talks include negotiations over a proposal to con- clude a free trade agree- ment involving the three nations, and the North Korean issue. Abe intends to agree if Seoul proposes a Japan- South Korea summit meeting. The prime min- ister and Park have not held such talks since they took office, only making brief contact at international conferences and elsewhere. The main focus of the envisaged Abe-Park meeting will be how to address so-called com- fort women. However, the Japanese government has remained unchanged in its official position that the question of compensation between the two nations has already been resolved. © 2015, The Japan News/Yomiuri Turkey skeptical Bangkok bomb suspects are Turks BANGKOK (AP) – Turkey ex- pressed skepticism Thursday over reports that its nationals were involved in the Aug. 17 bombing of a Bangkok land- mark that killed 20 people, as Thai authorities reported finding a “suspicious fluid” during a raid at a third home linked to suspects in the attack. National police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri said po- lice found items including a “suspicious fluid in a barrel” during the raid Thursday at a home in the outskirts of Bangkok. He said the items were being examined by a police explosives unit. Thai authorities have sug- gested that at least two of the eight suspects are pos- sibly Turkish, prompting the Turkish Embassy in Bangkok to issue a state- ment Thursday saying that it has not received confir- mation from Thai authori- ties about the nationalities of the suspects. The Turkish connection has boosted a theory that the suspects may be part of a group seeking to avenge Thailand’s forced repatria- tion of more than 100 ethnic Uighurs to China in July. Thailand is believed to be a transit stop for Chinese Uighurs attempting to go to Turkey. Uighurs are related to Turks, and Turkey is home to a large Uighur commu- nity. The bombed site, the Erawan Shrine, is especially popular with Chinese tour- ists, feeding the speculation that it could have been tar- geted by people who believe the Uighurs are oppressed by China’s government. China has alleged that the repatriated Uighurs included some who intended to join Islamic State fighters in Syria. In another finding that could support a link to Uighurs, police said Thursday that a man ar- rested Tuesday who is con- sidered a main suspect in the bombing was carrying a Chinese passport. The pass- port indicated he was from the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, but Thai au- thorities had not yet veri- fied its authenticity, said national police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri. Xinjiang is the home of the Turkish- speaking Uighurs. Authorities on Thursday identified the suspect but issued two different spellings of his name – Mieraili Yusufu and Yusufu Meerailee – and said he faces charges of possessing unauthorized explosives. Police said they found his fingerprints on a bottle of bomb-making material re- covered from an apart- ment that was raided over the weekend. The other suspects in- clude a Thai woman identi- fied as Wanna Suansan said to be married to a Turkish man. Both are being sought by Thai police. The home police raided Thursday was leased by Wanna, the police spokesman said. “The Explosives Ordnance Disposal Team is examining the scene now,” Prawut told reporters. “Don’t go there yet. It could be dangerous.” The home is in the outer Bangkok neighborhood of Min Buri near another apart- ment also leased by Wanna where police found gun- powder, fertilizer and other bomb-making materials in a raid over the weekend. In interviews with Thai media, Wanna said she is in- nocent and is currently living in Turkey. Thai authorities have been careful not to state publicly that the case may be linked to the Uighurs. They have said that such speculation could affect international re- lations and hurt tourism. “We have agreed already that I won’t mention the name of a country, the name of a group or their religion. Please allow me to say that it is a network, and let’s wait and see which group it is,” Prawut said Thursday when asked if the case was linked to Uighurs. Thai security officials have suggested the suspects are part of a human traf- ficking ring with a grudge against Thailand. However, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, known for his outspokenness, has stretched the theory to acknowledge it could have been a gang in- volved in smuggling Uighurs out of China. The embassy statement highlighted the confusion surrounding the ongoing in- vestigation. It quoted the Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman in Ankara as pointing out Thai press re- ports saying that Mieraili, who was reportedly detained near the Thai-Cambodian border, had a Chinese pass- port and that the first sus- pect, arrested in the raid on the Bangkok apartment, had a fake Turkish passport. “There is no clear infor- mation on the issue,” the spokesman was quoted as saying, urging Thai authori- ties to “provide clear and cor- rect information.” While suggesting that Thai officials have been pro- viding little or no response to Turkish diplomatic que- ries, the statement acknowl- edged that each country’s embassy has been in touch with its host country’s for- eign officials. Prawut responded late Thursday to the criticism, saying Thailand is still inves- tigating and once it has com- pleted forensics and other tests it will send the pass- ports to Turkey and China for verification. Judge jails Kentucky clerk for refusing marriage licenses ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) – A fed- eral judge ordered a defiant county clerk to jail for con- tempt Thursday after she in- sisted that it would violate her conscience to follow court or- ders to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Rowan County clerk Kim Davis and her deputy clerks were summoned to appear be- fore U.S. District Judge David Bunning after she repeatedly denied them marriage licenses, cited her religious beliefs and “God’s authority.” “You can’t be separated from something that’s in your heart and in your soul,” Davis told the judge as she explained how the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide conflicts with the vows she made when she be- came a born-again Christian. “I promised to love Him with all my heart, mind and soul because I wanted to make heaven my home,” Davis said. The judge said she left him with no alternative but to jail her, since fines alone would not serve to change her mind. She was escorted out of his courtroom by a deputy, al- though not in handcuffs, to be turned over to the custody of federal marshals. The judge also told all five of her deputy clerks that they are free to issue licenses to all applicants, and also face fines or jail if they refuse to comply. He gave them a chance to meet with lawyers before re- turning to his courtroom to reveal their decisions. The lawyer for Davis, whose defense is funded by the Liberty Counsel, a re- ligious freedom group, ar- gued that the deputy clerks can only issue licenses under Davis’ authority, but the judge overrulled this objection. Hundreds of people chanted and screamed, “Love won! Love won!” as word of these decisions reached the crowds outside the federal courthouse. Kim Davis testified about 20 minutes and was very emotional. She described how she became a Christian and said she is unable to believe anything else. April Miller, one of the women trying to obtain a li- cense, also testified. She said she voted for Kim Davis in the election and that this was only about getting her license, not about trying to change Davis’ beliefs. In front of the federal courthouse, demonstrators shouted at each other, sang hymns and waved signs, which ranged from the violent – turn to Jesus or burn – to simple statements of support. A small plane flew over the courthouse, carrying a banner that said: “Stand Firm Kim.” Davis stopped issuing li- censes to all couples in June after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively legalized gay mar- riage. Despite rulings against her, she’s turned away couples again and again. The couples who origi- nally sued in the case asked Bunning to punish Davis with fines but not jail time. One of the suspects, supposedly from Turkey, in the Thailand bombing investigation. - Photo: AP21 WORLD&REGIONAL Cayman Compass • Friday September 4, 2015 The Management of Alfresco wishes to advise its customers that they will be closed 1-23 September, 2015. 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The spectacle through the heart of Beijing commemo- rated Japan’s World War II defeat seven decades ago, with helicopters zooming across the sky in an array forming the number 70, but the event also underlined President Xi Jinping’s deter- mination to make China the pre-eminent Asian power. Xi kicked off the pro- ceedings with a speech from atop iconic Tiananmen Gate, flanked by Chinese leaders past and present along with foreign dignitaries in- cluding Russian leader Vladimir Putin, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “The experience of war makes people value peace even more,” Xi said. “Regardless of the progress of events, China will never seek hegemony, China will never seek to expand and will never inflict the trage- dies it suffered in the past upon others.” To underline that point, Xi said the 2.3 million-member People’s Liberation Army would cut 300,000 troops. However, it will still remain the world’s largest standing military and the reduc- tion comes at a time when growing technological capa- bilities reduce the need for large numbers of troops. Wearing a grey high-but- toned suit of the sort worn by past Chinese leaders, Xi then drove past the assem- bled troops in a Chinese- made Red Flag limousine. Standing in the sunroof with four microphones mounted in front of him, he called out “Greetings, Comrades” every few moments be- fore the troops started their marching. The event involved more than 12,000 troops, 500 pieces of military hardware and 200 aircraft of various types, representing what military officials say is the Chinese military’s most cut- ting-edge technology. The parade is part of com- memorations packaged to bolster the ruling Communist Party’s self-declared role as the driving force behind Japan’s defeat 70 years ago and savior of the nation, though historians say the rival Nationalists did most of the fighting. The events also minimize the role of the U.S., Britain and others, although Beijing has attempted to stress the support it has re- ceived from a wide spectrum of foreign nations. Most leading democra- cies kept high-level repre- sentatives away, reflecting concerns over the pa- rade’s anti-Japanese tone and China’s recent asser- tive moves to press territo- rial claims. The U.S. sent only its ambassador to observe. In Washington, U.S. Defense Department spokesman Bill Urban said the U.S. main- tains such commemorations should be about reconcilia- tion and that a “large mili- tary display would not ap- pear to be consistent with this theme.” Under Xi, who took power as party leader in late 2012, Beijing has sent ships to con- front Japan’s coast guard near disputed islands in the East China Sea, challenged Philippine outposts near the country’s shores and con- structed whole islands from reefs, topping them with air- strips and other military infrastructure. China usually holds lavish military parades only every 10 years to mark the anniver- sary of the founding of the Communist People’s Republic in 1949. By holding an addi- tional one now, Xi ensures that he’ll preside over at least two of the prestigious events during his decade- long tenure in power ending in 2023. The parade panders to a prickly strain of nation- alism in a Chinese public constantly reminded by state propaganda of China’s past humiliations at the hands of foreign powers, especially Japan, which is widely de- spised for its perceived failure to properly atone for invading China. While a hit at home, such sentiments heighten fears abroad about China’s in- tended uses of its newfound power, frustrating Beijing’s attempts to market itself as a responsible member of inter- national society committed to the common good. “In domestic terms, it’s certainly a plus for Xi. But in foreign policy terms, it’s controversial. It doesn’t en- hance China’s soft power. It doesn’t help China’s image as a force for peace, sta- bility and development,” said Joseph Cheng, a retired aca- demic and political analyst in Hong Kong. “Regardless of the progress of events, China will never seek hegemony, China will never seek to expand and will never inflict the tragedies it suffered in the past upon others.” President Xi JinPing Boat carrying migrant workers capsizes off Malaysia; 14 dead KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – A wooden boat crammed with migrant workers who were headed back to Indonesia cap- sized Thursday off Malaysia’s western coast, killing at least 14 people, a maritime official said. The boat was believed to be carrying 70 people, said First Adm. Mohamad Aliyas Hamdan, district chief of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. Fishermen had earlier estimated that 100 people were on board. He said 13 women and one man were confirmed dead, and 19 people had been rescued. Agency official Mohamad Hambali Yaakup said the boat sank in bad sea conditions not far from the coast, and several vessels and an aircraft were searching for survivors near the coastal town of Sabak Bernam in central Selangor state. He said the boat was be- lieved to have been taking mi- grant workers home to Tanjung Balai in Indonesia’s Sumatra province and was likely to have been overcrowded. Such incidents are common in Malaysia, which has up to 2 million Indonesian mi- grants working illegally. The Indonesians work without per- mits in plantations and other industries in Malaysia, and often travel between the coun- tries by crossing the narrow Strait of Malacca in poorly equipped boats. Such incidents are common in Malaysia, which has up to 2 million Indonesian migrants working illegally. A rescue team carries a victim retrieved from a search operation near the area where a boat carrying Indonesian migrants sank near Hutan Melintang, Malaysia. - Photo: AP22 WORLD&REGIONAL Friday September 4, 2015 • Cayman Compass Lots of trees to hug: Study counts 3.04 trillion trees WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 3 trillion trees now grow on Earth, seven times more than scientists previously thought. But it’s also trillions fewer than there used to be, a new study concludes. A United Nations- affiliated youth group had a goal of planting one billion trees and Yale forestry re- searcher Thomas Crowther was asked if planting that many trees would do any- thing to help combat human- made climate change. Trees capture and store heat-trap- ping carbon dioxide. Crowther said first he had to figure out how many trees are on Earth and that number was far more than anyone expected: 3.04 trillion trees, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The previous estimate was 400 billion trees, and that rough count was based on satellite images peering down from space. Crowther and colleagues used 429,775 ground-based measurements along with satellite measure- ments and computer models to get a more accurate figure. “These things really dom- inate our planet,” Crowther said. “They are the most prominent organisms on our planet and there are 3 trillion of them.” But Earth used to be cov- ered with far more trees. Using computer models, Crowther and colleagues esti- mated that before human civ- ilization Earth had about 5.6 trillion trees. So the number of trees on Earth has been chopped nearly in half. Crowther mostly blames people. His study found that 15 billion trees are cut down each year by people, with another 5 billion trees re- planted. That’s a net loss of 10 billion trees a year. At that rate, all of Earth’s trees will be gone in about 300 years. “Humans are diminishing that huge population on such a global scale,” Crowther said. Nearly 1.4 trillion of Earth’s trees are in tropical and subtropical forests, but that was also where the rate of forest loss is the highest, the study found. So if there are so many trees on the planet, the planting of a billion trees would not do too much to fight climate change on its own, Crowther conceded. But he said that did not stop the tree planters group; they just upped their goal. On its web- site, Plant for the Planet says the objective is now 18 billion Now that was over many decades, and it might be hard to find space, but it can be done, Crowther said. Outside scientists such as Norm Christensen of Duke University said the way the study was conducted made sense and is well executed. But he wonders how useful it is to know the number of trees. Former U.S. Forest Service chief Mike Dombeck said the same thing, adding the issue is more than a number but the big picture of what trees do to help Earth and local ecosystems. Crowther said he and his colleagues all wondered the same thing, but the detailed maps of forest density can help conservation efforts. For example, if a jaguar needs a certain number of trees to survive, this can help in re- building the right habitat for the large cat, Crowther said. Also, it spurs people to re- alize how important it is to take care of and replant for- ests, Crowther said. More than 3 trillion trees now grow on Earth, more than seven times greater than scientists previously thought. But it’s also trillions fewer than there used to be, a new study concludes. - Photo: AP Soyuz cArrying 3-mAn crew blAStS off for iSS BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) – A Soyuz spacecraft car- rying a Russian, a Dane and a Kazakh blasted off on Wednesday for a two- day trip to the International Space Station. The rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, a Russian launch facility in Kazakhstan, on schedule at 10:37 a.m. (0437 GMT), with “everything going flaw- lessly,” according to a com- mentator on NASA tele- vision. It was the 500th launch of both manned and unmanned spacecraft from the launch pad used in 1961 by Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, the com- mentator said. Andreas Mogensen is the first Dane in space. Russia’s Sergei Volkov is following in the footsteps of his father, who 24 years ago launched into space with the first as- tronaut from Kazakhstan. The Kazakh on the current mission, Aidyn Aimbetov, got his seat when British singer Sarah Brightman pulled out. The new three-man crew will arrive at the or- biting outpost on Friday after a two-day flight through space. For the past two years, the crews have taken a more direct, six- hour flight, but the Russian Federal Space Agency de- cided last week to revert to the traditional route, citing security concerns after the International Space Station had to adjust its orbit to dodge space junk. The arrival of Volkov, Aimbetov and Mogensen will bring the number on board the station to nine for the first time since Nov. 2013. The Kazakh and Dane are scheduled to return to Earth on Sept. 12 with Russian Gennady Padalka, the cur- rent station commander. ‘Jurassic National Monument’ proposal gets local support SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A pro- posal from two congressmen to convert a central Utah di- nosaur fossil quarry rich in Jurassic-period bones into a national monument gained a key endorsement Tuesday from county officials. The Emery County public lands council voted unani- mously to back a plan that would elevate the Cleveland- Lloyd dinosaur fossil quarry to what could be known as the “Jurassic National Monument,” said Randy Johnson, Emery County’s public lands adviser. The Emery County commission is also expected to back the idea. The quarry was desig- nated a national natural landmark in 1966, and it is a mecca for paleontologists who have been coming since the 1920s to dig in what the Bureau of Land Management says is the densest concen- tration of Jurassic-period bones in the world. More than 12,000 fossils have been discovered. “It’s a great idea. It’s a na- tional treasure out there, and it’s unexploited,” Johnson said. “Nobody knows about it, and it gets very little use. It deserves to be enhanced and protected.” Making the site into a national monument would require Congressional ap- proval. The idea is being promoted by U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz as part of a broad eastern Utah land deal the congressman has been working on with Rep. Rob Bishop. They plan to intro- duce it later this year. Ethan Migliori, chair of the Emery County Commission, said he has heard only minimal opposi- tion, and that most of it came from ranchers worried about losing cattle-grazing rights in the monument’s boundaries. Migliori said they have been assured that will not happen, clearing the way for wide- spread support. The hope is that making it a monument would bring greater exposure, luring more tourists who often only pass through the county on their way to other national parks and natural destinations in southern Utah. “If something like this can draw more of those tourists into the heart of the county, it would help restaurants, hotels and even retail,” Migliori said. The quarry site – about 150 miles southeast of Salt Lake City – has a small mu- seum with exhibits and a skeleton of an allosaurus, a species common in the sed- iment that preserved the bones of dinosaurs that died there about 145 million years ago. Visitors can also see par- tially exposed bones still in the ground that are housed in a building. The site is absolutely de- serving of increased recog- nition, said Mark Loewen, a University of Utah pale- ontologist. The site and the Dinosaur National Monument on the Utah-Colorado border are the two most impor- tant quarries of Jurassic pe- riod bones in North America, Loewen said. “We know more about al- losaurus from this single hole in the ground than we’ve learned from anywhere else in the world,” Loewen said. “Researchers come from all over the world to study the bones that have come from that quarry.” Utah state Sen. David Hinkins, a Republican whose district covers the site, said making it a monument would open the door to more funds that could help make the quarry nicer and more of a magnet. Residents of the region support the idea because the acreage of the protected land would not expand much and because they’ve been told it could be run by a Utah-based advisory council rather than bureaucrats in Washington D.C., Hinkins said. Johnson said he loves the proposed name, but said is- sues with naming rights because of the popular “Jurassic Park” movie se- ries would need to be figured out. If it’s allowed, though, Johnson said it would be a great marketing strategy. The Soyuz-FG rocket booster blasts off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. - Photo: AP The quarry was designated a national natural landmark in 1966, and it is a mecca for paleontologists who have been coming since the 1920s to dig in what the Bureau of Land Management says is the densest concentration of Jurassic-period bones in the world.23 EntErtainmEnt Cayman Compass • Friday September 4, 2015 Sony, back in the crosshairs, defends ‘Concussion’ film NEW YORK (AP) – Nearly a year after the devastating hacking attack that leaked thousands of emails, Sony Pictures Entertainment again finds itself trying to justify its own inner dealings, this time over the upcoming Will Smith film about head trauma and the NFL, “Concussion.” The question surrounds just how hard-hitting is “Concussion,” a film due out in December that dramatizes the forensic pathologist, Dr. Bennet Omalu, who uncovered the fatal effects that repeated head trauma has had on many NFL players. After a New York Times report on Tuesday, based on leaked emails, that Sony blunted parts of the film to avoid upsetting the NFL, Sony fired back on Wednesday. In a statement, Sony Pictures called the Times story “misleading” and noted it was written without the benefit of seeing the film. “As will become immedi- ately clear to anyone actu- ally seeing the movie, nothing with regard to this important story has been ‘softened’ to placate anyone,” said Sony. Claims that “Concussion” was altered to appease the NFL proved inconclusive fol- lowing an Associated Press re- view of the leaked Sony emails regarding the production and positioning of the film. Instead, the exchanges between Sony Pictures Entertainment executives, lawyers, external consul- tants and filmmaker Peter Landesman paint a less de- finitive picture of the behind- the-scenes motivations of script changes and strategy. “We always intended to make an entertaining, hard- hitting film about Dr. Omalu’s David-and-Goliath story, which played out like a Hollywood thriller,” said Landesman in a statement to the AP. “Anyone who sees the movie will know that it never once compro- mises the integrity and the power of the real story.” While the emails re- flect near-constant hand- wringing about NFL back- lash, which prompted Sony to hire an independent con- sultant to manage the com- munications strategy with the NFL, the emails also show a rigorous obsession with de- picting real people and events with accuracy and fairness. That’s not an uncommon practice for any fact-based movie – especially one with awards aspirations. In early July 2014, Sony executive Hannah Minghella sent page notes to a group of executives from a pre- greenlight meeting. “Rather than portray the NFL as one corrupt organization can we identify the individuals within the NFL who were guilty of denying/covering up the truth.” Landesman has acknowl- edged a scene featuring NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was cut from the film. Emails suggest that at one point, he tried to reach out to an NFL executive with the hope of getting more insight into a closed door conversation he sought to dramatize in the film. Later in July, Sony chairman Michael Lynton emailed then-co-chair Amy Pascal, writing that Landesman informed him that Sony attorney Aimee Wolfson “took out most of the bite for legal reasons with the NFL.” Concerns were motivated not just by the threat of re- course from the NFL, but in antagonizing the enormous potential audience of movie- going football fans. Emails show planning to promote Smith as “pro-football.” In October, Doug Belgrad, president of Sony’s motion picture unit, wrote to a group of executives reiterating their need to fact-check: “If we fudge or embellish the NFL’s actions on this issue, it could compromise the success of our pic,” he said. Australian police will not charge Mel Gibson over tirade claim Director defends Taylor Swift’s ‘whitewashing’ video SYDNEY (AP) – Police do not intend to charge Mel Gibson over an allegation that the Oscar-winning di- rector shoved and abused a newspaper photographer who snapped pictures of him and his new girlfriend in Sydney last month, officials said Thursday. The Daily Telegraph staff photographer Kristi Miller complained to police about the Aug. 23 altercation with Gibson, 59, after he and Rosalind Ross, 24, were pho- tographed leaving an Israeli Film Festival screening of “Matti Caspi – Confession” at the Palace Verona Cinemas in inner-suburban Paddington. State police said in a state- ment that “the matter was … investigated thoroughly.” “At this stage, based on the evidence gathered, no formal action will be taken,” New South Wales Police said. Gibson’s Sydney lawyer, Christopher Murphy, was in- formed on Thursday of the police decision not to press charges, his publicist Rogers and Cowan said. “Mel Gibson has totally denied from the onset these disgraceful allegations,” Rogers and Cowan said in a statement. “He is now satisfied that the police, after speaking to witnesses and reviewing CCTV footage and other evidence, have found there is no sub- stance to the claim,” it added. Miller told The Daily Telegraph that she had turned away from Gibson after taking his photo and he then shoved her in the back. She said he abused her until Ross intervened by grabbing his shoulder. “I thought he was going to punch me in the face,” Miller told the Sydney- based newspaper a day after the incident. Gibson, who has a his- tory of angry tirades, is in Sydney to direct a World War II drama, “Hacksaw Ridge,” starring Andrew Garfield and Vince Vaughn. NEW YORK (AP) – The di- rector of Taylor Swift’s new music video is defending the singer after some claimed she whitewashed her video based in Africa. Joseph Kahn said that the video for “Wildest Dreams” includes black people and was produced by a black woman and ed- ited by a black man. “This is not a video about colonialism but a love story on the set of a period film crew in Africa, 1950,” Khan said in a state- ment Wednesday. “There are black Africans in the video in a number of shots, but I rarely cut to crew faces outside of the director as the vast majority of screen- time is Taylor and [actor] Scott [Eastwood].” Kahn, who directed Swift’s “Blank Space” and “Bad Blood,” is Asian. “Wildest Dreams” por- trays Swift as an actress who falls in love with her co-star on the set. Black ac- tors are seen in some of the clips from a distance. “The reality is not only were there people of color in the video, but the key creatives who worked on this video are people of color. … We cast and ed- ited this video. We collec- tively decided it would have been historically inaccu- rate to load the crew with more black actors as the video would have been ac- cused of rewriting history,” Khan said. “This video is set in the past by a crew set in the present and we are all proud of our work,” he added. Swift is donating all of the proceeds from the “Wildest Dreams” video to the African Parks Foundation. The song is the fifth single from her best- selling “1989” album. ‘Concussion,’ is due to be released in U.S. theaters on Christmas Day. - Photo: Sony PictureS via aP Mel Gibson PoliSh fireman returnS diamond ring to PariS hilton WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Paris Hilton got lucky in Poland. The 34-year-old socialite lost an enormous diamond- studded ring on an airport shuttle bus in the Polish city of Lodz last week. But she will not be parted from the jewel for long: an honest fireman who found it is re- turning it to her. Ewa Bienkowska, the air- port spokeswoman, said Hilton lost the ring on Friday as she was leaving the city after taking part in a fashion event. Two days later a fireman who works at the airport found it on the floor of the bus. At first he as- sumed it belonged to a flight attendant, though none re- ported missing a ring. Soon after he noticed Hilton on TV wearing the ring and contacted the orga- nizers of the fashion event. Director Joseph Kahn and Taylor Swift appear on stage as Swift accepts the award for female video of the year for ‘Blank Space’ at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Aug. 30. - Photo: aP Miller told The Daily Telegraph that she had turned away from Gibson after taking his photo and he then shoved her in the back. “This is not a video about colonialism but a love story on the set of a period film crew in Africa, 1950,” Joseph Kahn, DirectorThe islands’ most-trusted news source 24 SportsNEWS Friday September 4, 2015 • Cayman CompaSS Lotus money worries Lotus will race at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix despite the British-based team’s uncertain future. After last month’s Belgian Grand Prix, where Frenchman Romain Grosjean finished third, bailiffs moved to impound the Lotus cars. Judge nullifies Brady’s four-game ‘DeflateGate’ suspension U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Berman on Thursday nullified the four- game suspension given to New England Patriots quar- terback Tom Brady by the NFL over the DeflateGate case. At issue was whether NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell followed the rules set forth in the league’s collective bar- gaining agreement when he suspended Brady for four games and then upheld that suspension upon appeal. The league’s main argument was that Goodell had the right to punish Brady however he saw fit, based on the collective bargaining agreement, and that courts have long deferred to arbitrators when ruling on similar labor conflicts. Lawyers from the NFLPA, representing Brady, con- tended that Brady’s punish- ment went above and be- yond anything outlined in the collective bargaining agree- ment and that the league kept changing the reason why it punished Brady, ini- tially claiming he had a “gen- eral awareness” of the plot to deflate footballs but then saying he had an active role in the scheme. The NFLPA also argued that Brady’s appeal should have been heard by someone other than Goodell, claiming he was biased against Brady. In his ruling, Berman wrote that the NFL’s case had several “significant legal deficiencies”: ■■ “Inadequate notice to Brady of both his po- tential discipline (four- game suspension) and his alleged misconduct.” ■■ “Denial of the oppor- tunity for Brady to ex- amine one of two lead investigators, namely NFL Executive Vice President and General Counsel Jeff Pash.” ■■ “Denial of equal ac- cess to investigative files, including wit- ness interview notes.” Berman also wrote that the Brady’s punishment for an equipment violation was unduly harsh when compared to other league sanctions: “The court finds that no player alleged or found to have had a general aware- ness of the inappropriate ball deflation activities of others or who allegedly schemed with others to let air out of footballs in a championship game and also had not co- operated in an ensuing in- vestigation, reasonably could be on notice that their dis- cipline would (or should) be the same as applied to a player who violated the NFL Policy on Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances,” Berman wrote. Berman had urged the two sides to settle, to no avail. During testimony, he seemed skeptical of the league’s arguments, and in his ruling he said that the NFL’s justification for sus- pending Brady in the Wells Report – that Brady had “general awareness” of the scheme – was invalid. “With respect to ‘general awareness’ of others’ miscon- duct – which is the principal finding in both the Wells Report and the Vincent Letter – Brady had no notice that such conduct was prohibited, or any reasonable certainty of potential discipline stem- ming from such conduct,” Berman wrote. The decision was seen as a major loss for the NFL, which had steadfastly held that Brady broke the rules by being aware that foot- balls were being deflated ahead of last season’s AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts. The league more or less hand- picked Berman to rule on the matter, thwarting an at- tempt by the NFLPA to have the case heard by a judge in Minnesota who has issued player-friendly rulings in the past. The victory also could have positive reverberations for the players’ union beyond simply getting Brady off the hook, as it sets a favorable new precedent. © 2015, The Washington Post Triple Crown winner will raCe again; Breeders’ Cup is goal Lost to Keen Ice in the Travers at Saratoga racetrack NEW YORK (AP) – Triple Crown winner American Pharoah will get another chance to race before being retired, with the goal the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic next month. Owner Ahmed Zayat said Thursday that racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner and first in 37 years re- mains in top form after his loss to Keen Ice in the Travers following eight straight victories. “The champ deserves an- other chance!” Zayat tweeted. After the Travers, an emotional Zayat was leaning against running again. He said his “gut feeling” was retirement. But after a four-hour meeting with trainer Bob Baffert, assistant Jimmy Barnes, jockey Victor Espinoza and his son and racing manager Justin Zayat, the owner decided to move forward. “I have discussed all aspects of American Pharoah’s race last Saturday in the Travers – and his condition since the race – with our whole team,” Zayat said in a state- ment. He is now pointing to the Breeders’ Cup Classic. After the Travers, which drew a sellout crowd of 50,000 to Saratoga Race Course, plus 15,000 to watch a morning gallop, American Pharoah traveled back to his home base at Del Mar Racetrack in California. He is scheduled to be paraded for the fans at the track this weekend, and then move to Santa Anita to resume training. There’s also a chance he could travel to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky for training in the weeks leading to the Classic at nearby Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. Hewitt, in final US Open, not relishing match vs countryman NEW YORK (AP) – Lleyton Hewitt cheered from the stands Tuesday night as one young Australian took the court in the U.S. Open. On Thursday, the two- time major champion will be across the net from an- other. The 34-year-old Hewitt has served as a mentor to his country’s up-and-coming players as his career nears its end, so he cringes to see them pop up in his draw. “Just awkward,” Hewitt said about facing 22-year- old Bernard Tomic in the second round. “That’s the only thing to summarize that. I get along great with Bernie. Helped him out a lot. Hit with him this week.” Hewitt, the 2001 U.S. Open champ, is playing the tour- nament for the last time. He plans to retire after the Australian Open, but first, he’ll lead his country into the Davis Cup semifinals against Britain starting Sept. 18. Hewitt could reach the third round of a major for the first time since the 2013 U.S. Open, but it would mean beating the 24th-seeded Tomic in their first meeting. “For me, in the position that I’m in now, trying to help these guys especially with Davis Cup and the rest of it, it’s tough,” said Hewitt, who is ranked 166th and got in with a wild card. On Tuesday, Hewitt watched as 20-year-old Nick Kyrgios lost to third- seeded Andy Murray in the first round. The young Australians have had their share of off-the-court troubles. For a few hours Thursday, the focus will be on the court for a matchup between the country’s tennis hopes past and future – with Tomic seeking to reach the U.S. Open third round for the first time. Triple Crown winner American Pharoah is led off the track by a groom after losing the Travers Stakes horse race at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York on Aug. 29. - phoTo: ap Tom Brady will be back in action for the Patriots. Lawyers representing Brady successfully contended that his punishment went above and beyond anything outlined in the collective bargaining agreement and that the league kept changing the reason why it punished him. - phoTo: ap ‘Just awkward’ is how Lleyton Hewitt descirbes his facing 22-year-old fellow Australian Bernard Tomic, pictured, in the second round of the U.S. Open. - phoTo: ap The decision was seen as a major loss for the NFL, which had steadfastly held that Brady broke the rules by being aware that footballs were being deflated ahead of last season’s AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts.25 SPORTS Cayman Compass • Friday September 4, 2015 Duran keeps Panthers stalking Ron ShillingfoRD rshillingford@pinnaclemedialtd.com The Burger King Panthers are the second best team on Cayman’s flag football scene right now, but they are grad- ually closing the gap on the mighty Kensington Hellcats. Panthers beat the Hellcats twice earlier in the season but on Saturday were 14-3 losers to the perennial champs who aim to retain the champion- ship this season. Two years ago, the Panthers grabbed the title from the Hellcats and despite Saturday’s loss, key players like Glenn Duran believe re- gaining the championship is well within their grasp. “Naturally, I think that any loss stings a bit, espe- cially when I know that we are capable of winning every game based on the caliber of team,” Duran said. “However, an occasional loss can be great motivation to get a team rolling again and that’s our outlook for the balance of the regular season and on into the playoffs.” He admits that the Hellcats are a tough side to beat three games in a row, so losing this time was no disgrace. “They wanted it more than us this time around and the way they played was a reflection of that so it was a well deserved vic- tory for them.” Duran was the Panthers quarterback and he made his typical impression with darting runs and slick passes and feints. He felt he was a little off his game but credit should be given to the formidable Hellcats defense, adept at snuffing out opposition danger men and preventing opponents from finding their rhythm. Duran insists that his side is “extremely confident that we can be champs this year.” They have held both the top offense and defense re- cords for the majority of the season which is a testament to their cohesiveness and all-around team chemistry. “When we execute well and limit our mental errors, we are a tough team to beat.” Panthers play Island Heritage Predators on Saturday at the Ed Bush stadium in West Bay and expect to get back to their winning ways. “We just need to regroup and get most of our kinks out and I believe that will put us back on track and give us the momentum that we need heading into the playoffs,” he said. Other key Panthers players are Brendon Malice, who Duran says “has been a great leader for our team on a perennial basis.” Malice is a meticulous student of the game and he radiates that knowledge throughout the team. “Brendon does a great job of keeping us organized and getting us prepared week after week and season after season.” Neil “Nelly” Daniels, is also a good coach/player who provides critical guidance, said Duran. “Collectively we are great team with awesome role players. However, I would say that our key contribu- tors offensively are wideouts Brandon Copico, Jon Pump, monster offensive tackle Greg Miller, explosive running back Rashad Rankin and an- chor center Conrad Gough.” Defensively, Duran praises Malice, the brilliant safety unit of Nick Roberts and Andrew Frederick and also John Carter, Jamall Dell, Chip Whitney and the superb leadership qualities of Jermaine Sharp. Duran has had a solid season so far considering he has not really played quarterback regularly for a while. Physically and ath- letically, he “feels great” and attributes that to his strength and conditioning program that “complements my God given abilities.” Mentally, he feels sharp and sees the field fairly well despite the rust. “The quar- terback position is a very ce- rebral one, so I am proud to have one of the top QB rat- ings in the league. It’s been refreshing getting back in the driver’s seat and leading my offense to a hot start.” Duran has played for the Panthers for the past two sea- sons after previously turning out for the Hurricanes and the Farm Soldiers. His versatility and athleti- cism allows him to also play running back, defensive back and kick returner. Duran was the starting running back for the Panthers last season and felt honored to be named the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. His family is from the U.S. Virgin Islands and in his formative years led a no- madic life through his fa- ther’s stint in the U.S. Army. The operations super- visor at a financial firm, 32-year-old Duran is also a trained exercise physiolo- gist as well as strength and conditioning specialist with extensive experience in the health and fitness industry. Besides flag, he has played a little basketball and softball here. As for unfulfilled sporting ambitions, he claims to have no more personal goals having had “a great collegiate career that I am content with – I just love being competitive and staying active now.” His true ambition is to help local youngsters like his son Immanuel, 10, ac- complish their sporting goals which could lead to athletic scholarships and even pro careers. The young Duran is already displaying his father’s sporting genes and excelling in soccer, baseball and flag football. “I am super proud of him.” Duran has a varied sporting background which includes soccer, basketball, American football, track and field, Olympic weight lifting and tennis. “I started with soccer at 7 years old while my father was stationed in Germany. After moving to Fort Hood, Texas, I picked up basketball when I was 9 and it was my favorite sport for a few years.” Then it was American football at middle school, the sport he took most seriously. “I played most of my high school football in South Florida and was re- cruited to play football at multiple universities, but chose to attend Concordia University-Wisconsin (a National Collegiate Athletic Association university).” He had a glittering college career in various positions and also played semipro briefly in Wisconsin be- fore suffering an injury that prompted him to leave con- tact football behind. Despite the demands of family and professional life, there is no compromise in pur- suing sports recreationally. Flag football’s evolution here has been pleasing for Duran. “It has experienced growth from year to year and is be- coming more competitive with each passing season. “I’ve been here since 2009 and the league is improving with great consis- tency. The youth league partic- ularly is a testament to that.” Duran believes American football is “the ultimate team sport that helps build great character,” adding, “It is by far the most strategic sport and takes great cohesiveness by every player on the field to do their job in order for one play to be successful. “My hope is to continue to share my talents and knowl- edge of the sport locally to see continued growth and matu- ration of our local athletes.” Matthew Bone is a Panthers wide receiver. Simon Rivers kicks for the Panthers.Glenn Duran has played well as the Panthers quarterback. - PHOTOS: RON SHILLINGFORD Craig ‘Festa’ Frederick closes in on Duran for the Hellcats.26 SPORTS Friday September 4, 2015 • Cayman Compass Taylor fits the bill for Buffalo ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who goes by the nickname “T-Mobile,” got the call to be the Buffalo Bills’ season- opening starter. Though he’s never started an NFL game in four seasons, Taylor’s dynamic dual-threat potential trumped the expe- rience of his two competi- tors when coach Rex Ryan made his long-awaited deci- sion on Monday. “It came down to basically that explosiveness that Tyrod brings to us,” Ryan said. “All three guys made it difficult, but at the end of the day, that’s kind of what we went with.” Taylor won the job over former Bills starter and 2013 first-round draft pick EJ Manuel, and Matt Cassel, a 10-year journeyman who was acquired in an offseason trade with Minnesota. The decision was made two days after all three quarterbacks played with the starting offense in a 43-19 preseason win over Pittsburgh on Saturday. Taylor displayed his po- tential against the Steelers, when he went 12 of 13 for 122 yards passing and scored on a 20-yard run. In 11 preseason series, Taylor went 24 of 31 for 236 yards with no touchdowns or in- terceptions. But he had a hand in four touchdown drives, all scored on rushes. For Taylor, this was the opportunity he was seeking in March, when he signed a three-year contract with the Bills in free agency. He’s now gone from spending the past four seasons entrenched as Joe Flacco’s backup in Baltimore to overseeing a retooled Bills offense fea- turing running back LeSean McCoy and receivers Sammy Watkins and Percy Harvin. “I’ve had a goal in mind and just continued to keep working, and excited that they gave me the opportunity to start,” Taylor said. “And we can do special things on the offensive side of the ball.” Taylor was the Ravens’ 2011 sixth-round pick out of Virginia Tech, where he went 34-8 and set school records with 7,017 yards passing and 2,196 yards rushing (the most by a quarterback). In Baltimore, he completed 19 of 35 attempts for 199 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions in 14 ca- reer appearances. Taylor also has 27 rushes for 136 yards and a touchdown. Ryan, who took over after Doug Marrone stepped down on Dec. 31, prompted the Bills’ interest in signing Taylor. Ryan said he ex- pressed interest in acquiring Taylor during his time coaching the Jets. The only knock against Taylor has been his height. At 6-foot-1, he’s compara- tively small for an NFL quar- terback. And Taylor occasion- ally struggled seeing above onrushing linemen to find receivers downfield during training camp. Harvin has been a big fan of Taylor’s since their high school days in Virginia, and pleased with Ryan’s decision. “He didn’t surprise me,” Harvin said. “With the weapons we already have, I think teams are going to have to worry about that, and now have to worry about his legs, too, I think it’s going to be tremendously dangerous for opponents to prepare for us.” Manuel, who lost his starting job to Kyle Orton a month into last season, was disappointed upon learning he did not reclaim his old job, but fully backed Taylor. “I thought I had a pretty good preseason. But it’s the coach’s decision. And all I can do is work hard and be a good teammate for this team,” Manuel said. “If you weren’t chosen, it’s not the end of the road for you.” Ryan declined to reveal whether Manuel or Cassel will be the primary backup. Ryan expects all three quar- terbacks to remain on the Bills roster when they open the season at home against Indianapolis on Sept. 13. Fourth-stringer Matt Simms was expected to start and play most if not all of Buffalo’s preseason finale at Detroit on Thursday night. Quarterback has been a question mark in Buffalo since Hall of Famer Jim Kelly retired following the 1996 season. In that time, the Bills have had eight different season-opening starters, and 12 quarterbacks start at least five games. Cassel had an efficient but not spectacular preseason. He showed a capability of making smart and quick passes, and finished 13 of 15 for 83 yards and no touchdowns in four preseason series. Manuel led all Bills quar- terbacks by going 20 of 30 for 358 yards passing with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Murray will help Eagles soar PHILADELPHIA (AP) – When DeMarco Murray traded the blue star on his helmet for silver and white wings, the balance of power in the NFC East shifted from the Dallas Cowboys to the Philadelphia Eagles. That might be the differ- ence in a division that was had four different champions in the past four years. Last season, Murray helped the Cowboys end a string of mediocre seasons with a record-setting perfor- mance that catapulted Dallas to 12 wins and its first divi- sion crown in five years. But the All-Pro running back got a better free-agent offer from Philadelphia, where Chip Kelly overhauled the roster following a 10-win season that was not good enough for a playoff spot. Murray is one of five new starters on an offense that has thrived since Kelly’s ar- rival in 2013. He joins new quarterback and former college roommate Sam Bradford, who looked sharp in limited preseason action. While the Cowboys still have Tony Romo, Dez Bryant and perhaps the best offen- sive line in the league, they’ll miss Murray’s franchise-re- cord 1,845 yards rushing. “We don’t say let’s take this player over that player because it’s going to make that team weaker,” Kelly said. “I know Dallas is going to be a tough opponent when we play them this year.” Murray does not have to be a workhorse in Philadelphia. The Eagles also signed former Pro Bowl back Ryan Mathews and they have Darren Sproles. Dallas is counting on Darren McFadden and Joseph Randle to replace Murray’s 497 carries. “I think we’ll be just fine,” Randle said. The Cowboys are aiming to become the first repeat champions in the East since the Eagles won four titles in a row from 2001-04. The New York Giants and Washington Redskins will not be a threat to knock them off. Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr. and the of- fense will score points, but defense is the big question for New York. The Redskins are a daily soap opera making headlines for the wrong reasons. Odegbami wants FIFA presidency LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – Former Nigeria international Segun Odegbami says he wants to run for the FIFA presidency and succeed Sepp Blatter. The 63-year-old Odegbami, a former national team for- ward, said that his bid may seem “far-fetched” but “the in- ternational football environ- ment reveals the real possi- bility of such change.” “The world is very inter- ested in who becomes the next president of FIFA con- sidering the present im- ages and state of this in- stitution,” Odegbami said in a statement published in the Nigerian media on Wednesday. “I see myself fit- ting into this role.” Blatter is stepping down amid American and Swiss in- vestigations into corruption at the world body. Odegbami, a star for Nigeria in the late 1970s and early ‘80s, has worked as a football commentator and analyst in his home- land. However, he has never held a job at the top level of football administration. He joins two other Africans who have declared their interest. Liberia Football Association President Musa Bility announced his in- tention to stand in June. Another Nigerian, former state governor Orji Uzor Kalu, has also said he wants to be a candidate. VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) – Rory McIlroy will be able to compete in the Race to Dubai even though he will fall short of the minimum 13 tournaments required by the European Tour. Keith Pelley, the new chief executive of the European Tour, says he consulted with McIlroy and medical officials before agreeing to make an exception for the world’s No. 1 player. McIlroy missed two months this summer be- cause of an ankle injury. He missed three events on the European schedule – the Scottish Open, British Open and Bridgestone Invitational. He has played nine European events. Players are required to play 13 to be el- igible for the Race to Dubai. McIlroy says he is kept from adding four more events through global commitments, such as the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour, and his recovery program that limits how many weeks he can play in a row. McIlroy gets a pass DeMarco Murray runs against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. – pHoto: ap Rory McIlroy can compete in Dubai. – pHoto: ap Tyrod Taylor has impressed the Bills coaching staff. – pHoto: ap27 SPORTS Cayman Compass • Friday September 4, 2015 Jaguars aim for London JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – The Jacksonville Jaguars want to be London’s team for the foreseeable future. Jaguars owner Shad Khan said he expects to sign a long-term deal to continue playing annually in London. If Khan gets his way, it will be a 14-year commitment. Speaking at a kickoff luncheon inside EverBank Stadium, Khan said he’s “op- timistic, obviously, that we’ll have a renewal on (London) and it will go for a long time.” Khan then added that he would like to see the contract extended until 2030. The Jaguars are entering the third year of a four-year deal to play one game annu- ally at Wembley Stadium. “It’s been probably the No. 1 element to stabilizing the Jacksonville Jaguars,” Khan said. “Hard to believe it’s over, the four-year deal now. But I think it’s a critical part of our franchise to be able to play games there, get the recogni- tion, build the fan base and get sponsors.” The Jaguars say their annual trip to London – one of 10 home games – ac- counts for 15 percent of the franchise’s local revenue. “For us, London and Jacksonville is great, almost a marriage made in heaven for us,” Khan said. “I would expect the NFL would maybe look at other areas, other markets to develop. But we want to have a focus, and Jacksonville sup- plemented with London is our focus.” Khan said there are no plans for Jacksonville to play more than one game in London and he does not want to play at any venue other than Wembley Stadium. He also expects the NFL to play no more than five games a year in London. “It’s my guess, but I think that’s probably what they’ll end up with,” Khan said. “Looking at the market, we spent obviously three years studying it. So that’s my best guess. It’s pretty much my assessment, but I think most people agree with that.” Foles gets Keenum as bacK up ST. LOUIS (AP) – When the Rams pulled off their block- buster trade of Sam Bradford to the Eagles for Nick Foles back in the offseason, they also sent a seventh-round pick to the Texans to re-ac- quire Case Keenum. Rams coach Jeff Fisher announced that Keenum has “locked up” the No. 2 quarter- back spot behind Foles. “He just has a good feel for offense and timing and re- lease and is a natural athlete,” Fisher said. “Since the trade he’s been able to sit here and really, really grasp the of- fense, so he has a good feel for what we’re doing.” Keenum, who started 10 games over the past two sea- sons for the Texans, has im- pressed the Rams throughout training camp and in the three preseason games. He has completed 20 of 34 passes for 255 yards with one touchdown and a QB rating of 92.2. “I felt pretty good,” Keenum said. “Obviously there’s things you want back and decisions you make that you learn from, but I feel like overall we’ve moved the ball fairly well and done some good things and grown. We’ve gotten better each week I feel like.” A year ago, Keenum was in training camp with the Texans and competing for a spot on Houston’s roster after starting eight games the previous season. Then the Texans traded for Ryan Mallett from the Patriots and released Keenum, who was claimed by the Rams. In St. Louis, Keenum joined a quarterback group that included Shaun Hill and Austin Davis following the season-ending injury to Bradford. He served as the backup to Davis for a Week 2 win at Tampa Bay, but did not appear in the game. He was later released by the Rams, but signed to the practice squad. When the Texans’ quar- terbacks struggled with in- juries late in the season, they signed Keenum off the practice squad and started him the final two weeks. He then led Houston to wins over the Ravens and Jaguars, throwing for 435 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Blake Bortles, the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback, will be playing in London. – pHoto: ap Hurricanes rely on new wave CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) – Of all the players who will be on the field for Miami this season, only one has scored multiple rushing touchdowns so far in his Hurricanes career. That would be Dallas Crawford. And he’s now a starting safety for the Hurricanes, long removed from his run- ning back days. Losing Gus Edwards late last month to a season-ending foot injury means there’s many more carries are up for grabs in a relatively untested Miami backfield. Edwards had 11 touchdowns in his first two Miami seasons, and he and Duke Johnson (now of the Cleveland Browns) combined for 16 of the 19 ground scores the Hurricanes had in 2014. So when the season starts Saturday night against Bethune-Cookman, it’ll be Joe Yearby, Mark Walton and Trayone Gray getting the bulk of the handoffs. Yearby was last year’s backup who got 86 carries and most of those in second halves, Gray had just six carries in three games a season ago, and Walton is a true freshman. “We don’t feel like we’re going to miss a beat there,” Miami coach Al Golden said. “We feel badly for Gus, disap- pointed for him. He worked really hard but he’s coming back, he’s in great spirits and it’s a great opportunity for the other three guys to step up and execute.” The severity of the in- jury in Edwards’ left foot – at first thought just to be a bruise of some sort – was not fully known until he un- derwent a surgical procedure on Saturday. Edwards has the mix of size (241 pounds was his listed weight on this year’s roster) and speed (21 mph top-end sprinting speed according to the school’s GPS data) that had him squarely in the mix to start. “We didn’t know how serious it was,” Crawford said. “I know he’ll rehab and come back stronger than ever next year.” But for this year, Yearby might have the edge on being the starter. A backfield-by- committee situation seems more than a little possible. “That was heartbreaking,” Yearby said of the news that Edwards’ season ended before it started. Yearby was then asked if he and Walton were ready to assume a heavier workload, and he nodded. “Me, Mark and Choc,” Yearby said, the last name being the moniker teammates have given to Gray. Even with Edwards gone, Miami’s backs could get off to a good start. Bethune- Cookman lost its top seven tacklers from last year, and Week 2 opponent Florida Atlantic gave up a stag- gering 34 touchdowns on the ground last season – only nine of the 125 teams at college football’s highest level gave up more in 2014. After that, the Hurricanes should have a much better feel for what the rotation taking handoffs from quarterback Brad Kaaya will look like. “It is a big deal because (Edwards) is a weapon,” Kaaya said. “It sucks to lose a weapon but we also have three other guys who were recruited by us, good, athletic running backs.” IRVING, Texas (AP) – Darren McFadden wants to be one of the replacements for NFL rushing champion DeMarco Murray. If he is one of two, or even three, running backs trying to match the pro- duction Murray gave NFC East champion Dallas last season, that was fine, too. McFadden is used to it. “It’s something I’ve done pretty much throughout my career, at school or being with the Raiders,” said McFadden, the fourth overall pick out of Arkansas by Oakland in 2008. “It’s one of those deals, it’s the NFL, it’s a long season.” The Cowboys added McFadden as an affordable free agent in March. mcFadden wants in Darren McFadden wants to establish himself at the Cowboys. – pHoto: ap Jaguars owner Shad Khan said he expects to sign a long-term deal to continue playing annually in London. Nick Foles was traded from the Eagles to the Rams. – pHoto: apThe islands’ most-trusted news source 28 Friday September 4, 2015 • Cayman Compass “With an A(Excellent) financial strength rating, our home insurer delivers on its promises.” Achievement Island Heritage, with you all the way. 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