2B Wednesday, May 3, 2017 The Commercial Appeal In the news COMMERCIAL APPEAL ALL-METRO BOYS SWIMMING TEAM Recovering from knife attack, Kvitova back eet the semifinalists for The Commercial Ap- at practice: Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra peal's male swimmer of the year. Kvitova is back at practice, less than six months M The winner will be announced the inaugural after being attacked by a knife-wielding intruder. Commercial Appeal Sports Awards at the Orpheum on Kvitova posted a photo on Instagram on Tues- June 9. day showing herself swinging a tennis racket . The semifinalists and their two guests are invited to She included the message: “I hope this picture attend the ESPY-type awards show for free. Tickets are makes you as happy as it makes me! I am in Mona- on sale for the event are also available for $31.50 at co and guess what? I’m back on the tennis court, sportsawards.commercialappeal.com. hitting with some proper balls. ...” More than 100 Memphis-area athletes and coaches Kvitova has missed all season so far while re- will be honored at the event, which will also feature covering from surgery on her left, racket-holding guest speaker Archie Manning. hand in December. She was injured during an at- tack at her home in the Czech Republic. MALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR SEMIFINALISTS She said last month that she was signing up for the French Open, which begins May 28, in hopes of competing. But she wasn’t sure whether she would be ready. Kvitova was the Wimbledon champion in 2011 and 2014. She climbed as high as No. 2 in the WTA rankings. LeBron to pay teammate’s $6K fine for ejec- tion: LeBron James will save Dahntay Jones some money again. After Jones was assessed two technical fouls and ejected from Monday’s series opener be- tween the and Toronto Rap- Christian Berry, MUS, senior: Liam Kaltenborn, MUS, Parker Kaye, MUS, senior: Jack McCaghren, MUS, sen- tors, James said he planned to pay the automatic One of the most decorated junior: MUS dominated local After earning all-metro ior: McCaghren earned two $6,000 fine ($2,000 for each technical, $2,000 for swimmers in recent memo- waters once again, winning recognition in 2016, Kaye runner-up medals at state, the ejection) that accompanied the penalties. ry, Berry was a finalist the county championship closed his Owls career with finishing second in both the a great state meet. He was Last year, after Jones was fined for punching three years in a row under for the ninth straight sea- 100 butterfly (48.48) and 100 the old Best of the Preps son. Kaltenborn was a key second in both the 100 backstroke (48.78). He is a Toronto’s in the groin and was format and is in the top contributor to that success, breastroke (56.72) and the three-time all-metro per- suspended, James paid for his teammate’s misbe- eight again this year. He set winning the 100 and 200 200 individual medley former and was a finalist havior. the Shelby County record in individual medleys. (1:51.18). He set meet rec- last season under the previ- “First of all, I said I was going to pay the fine winning the 50 freestyle ords while winning both ous BOP format. (20.76) before finishing events at the county meet. before I even knew what it was,” James said fol- second in state in that race lowing Cleveland’s 116-105 win in Game 1. “It and the 100 free. didn’t matter. And I told him tonight, I said: ‘Lis- ten, Dahntay, now enough is enough. Stop getting kicked out against Toronto all the time. I’m going to stop paying your damn fines.’ But yeah, he don’t have to worry about it. He’s good.” While Jones, a 14-year veteran can probably afford the fine, James, who will make $31 million this season, seemed more than happy to pick up the tab. Northwestern DE suspended after drug charge: Northwestern University says it has indefinitely suspended defensive end Xavier Washington after a drug arrest. Evanston Police Commander Joe Dugan says Rick Reinhard, MUS, junior: Alex Robinson, MUS, senior: Jonathan Simcoe, Collierville, Joshua Walsh, Collierville, officers called to a disturbance in Evanston on Reinhard was another valu- A finalist last year under junior: An all-metro repeat- senior: Before heading off able points contributor as the old BOP format, Rob- er, Simcoe helped the Drag- to the University of Ten- Sunday when they saw the 20-year-old at an in- the Owls finished second at inson came through with ons win the combined boys- nessee, Walsh was the only tersection, stopped him, searched him and found state. He placed third in the fourth-place state finishes girls title at the Shelby Shelby County boy to win a he was carrying a half-gram of cocaine. The Chi- 500 freestyle in a time of in both the 100 backstroke County meet. Then at the state championship. He cago Sun-Times reports that Washington faces a 4:35.12 and wound up fifth (49.50) and the 200 freestyle state meet in Knoxville, he captured the 100 freestyle felony count of unlawful possession of a con- in the 200 free (1:42.13). (1.39.50) to help the Owls finished eighth in the 100 in 44.60 after earning sec- Reinhard was an all-metro finish second as a team. freestyle (47.32). ond in the 200 freestyle. He trolled substance and records show he was re- choice as a sophomore. won both of those events at leased from jail and appeared in court Monday. the county meet, setting a School officials say the university is investi- record in the 200 (1:39.34). gating. Washington is from Cedar Hill, Texas. He started eight times last season, finishing with 38 ALL PHOTOS BY KRIS RUARO/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL tackles and 4.5 sacks. Washington didn’t have a listed phone number in Evanston to pursue comment. He didn’t imme- ALL-METRO TEAM COACH OF THE YEAR diately reply to an email seeking comment. Police investigating assault involving 2 John Barton, St. George's; Christian Berry, MUS; Bryan Parker, MUS: Parker’s Owls won the Gamecocks: Police are investigating an incident Roland Chang, White Station; Hunter Jones, DeSoto county championship for the ninth year in a where South Carolina linebacker Skai Moore and Central; Liam Kaltenborn, MUS; Parker Kaye, MUS; row before going on to place second at state, receiver Deebo Samuel have been accused of as- Jack McCaghren, MUS; Rick Reinhard, MUS; Alex Rob- one year after winning it all in 2016. This is the saulting a customer at a bar early Saturday morn- inson, MUS; Jonathan Simcoe, Collierville; James Tows- sixth coach of the year award for Parker. ing. din, Harding; Joshua Walsh, Collierville; Daniel West, No one has been charged in the incident. Colum- Houston; Taylor Williams, Center Hill Reach John Varlas at john.varlas@ commer- bia Police Department spokeswoman Jennifer cialappeal.com or on Twitter @johnvarlas. Timmons said the inquiry was ongoing. According to an incident report, Moore, Samuel and former Gamecocks linebacker Jalen Dread assaulted patron Payton Douglas after a verbal confrontation. The report said Douglass was HORSE RACING: punched in the face several times and had swelling around his left eye. South Carolina coach Will Muschamp was out of Brooklyn Boyz have magical week the office and did not immediately respond to mes- sages. DAN WOLKEN Moore is a junior linebacker who sat out last USA TODAY SPORTS year after neck fusion surgery. Samuel, a sophomore, led the Gamecocks with LOUISVILLE, Ky. - To hear Anthony Bonomo tell it, he 59 catches and 783 yards. and his racing partner “Vinny” are just two boys from Kohlschreiber starts with win in Munich: Brooklyn living out their sports fantasy. As underage Defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber began kids, they’d sneak to into Aqueduct with six dollars be- his bid for a fourth BMW Open title with a 6-4, 6-3 tween them and convince someone to place their bets. defeat of Norwegian wild card Casper Ruud on Now, despite being relative newcomers to horse own- Tu e s d a y. ership, they have one of the leading contenders for the Kohlschreiber saved two of the three break Kentucky Derby in , who put in argu- points he faced from the 18-year-old Ruud to set ably the most impressive performance in any prep race up a second-round meeting with Horacio Zeballos with his five-length romp in the Florida Derby. of Argentina. “I don’t even think you can even imagine it, even now,” Zeballos beat Andreas Seppi of Italy 5-7, 6-2, Bonomo said. “I pinched myself when we got here be- 7-5. Zeballos had previously reached the semi- cause we’re just walking around hugging each other all JAMIE RHODES/USA TODAY SPORTS finals in Barcelona, where his tournament run day. We can’t believe where we are.” Anthony Bonomo, part owner of Kentucky Derby hopeful was brought to a halt by Rafael Nadal. Of course, the partnership that owns Always Dream- Always Dreaming, talks with reporters after morning Wozniacki, Strycova, Stosur advance in ing — known as “Brooklyn Boyz Stables” — isn’t exactly a workouts Tuesday at . Prague Open: Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki group of small-timers who made good. Nor is it entirely advanced to the second round of the Prague Open the kind of fairy tale Bonomo tried to portray on the Tues- by beating Misaki Doi of Japan 6-0, 7-5 Tuesday. day outside of trainer ’s barn, where he was til an injury knocked Greenpointcrusader off the trail the The former No. 1 from Denmark will next face making small talk with Kentucky governor Matt Bevin. following spring. Jelena Ostapenko. Bonomo, a New York political mega-donor who ran More recently, Bonomo and Viola agreed to go into Also, third-seeded Barbora Strycova dis- one of the state’s largest medical malpractice insurance partnership on some horses and bought Always Dream- patched Julia Goerges of Germany 6-4, 6-0 to companies, was tied to the corruption scandal that ing for $350,000 as a yearling on the recommendation of play another Czech, qualifier Lucie Hradecka. brought down former state Senate majority leader Dean bloodstock agents Chris Brothers, Steve Young and Jim Fourth-seeded Sam Stosur beat Evgeniya Ro- Skelos last year. (Bonomo testified that he gave Skelos’ Crupi, who had all put the son of 2012 Kentucky Derby dina 6-2, 6-3. The Australian will play next face son a no-show job out of fear of political retribution. Ske- runner-up on their watch list for the auction Brazilian qualifier Beatriz Haddad Maia, who los is currently appealing a five-year prison sentence.) at Keeneland. Though the price went above Bonomo’s defeated Christina McHale 6-3, 6-4. And when Bonomo talks about his partner “Vinny,” he’s budget, his son, Anthony Jr., kept bidding anyway. referring to Vincent Viola, his lifelong friend who owns “On the day we bought him, I was really upset,” Bono- the Florida Panthers hockey team and was nominated by mo said. “Now I can’t kiss him enough.” President Trump to be secretary of the Army before pull- On pure talent, Always Dreaming might be the best On the air ing his name from consideration in February. horse in the field. But he’s also got some question marks These are connected, powerful, and sometimes con- with just five career starts. The Florida Derby, as impres- Television troversial men who have spent their careers making sive as it looked, was his first stakes race. Baseball: MLB, Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, ESPN, 6 p.m. high-stakes business deals. But on the backstretch of Always Dreaming has also been exceedingly eager on Baseball: MLB, New York Mets at Atlanta, FSSE, 6:30 p.m. Churchill Downs this week, they are simply wide-eyed the track since arriving at Churchill Downs, which can Baseball: MLB, Milwaukee at St. Louis, FSTN, 7 p.m. owners going through the Derby pressure cooker for the cut one of two ways. While it shows he’s sharp and feeling : NBA Playoffs, Toronto at Cleveland, Game 2, first time and celebrating the good fortune that has good, Pletcher doesn’t want the horse to leave his race on TNT, 6 p.m. brought them here. the track in the mornings. Basketball: NBA Playoffs, Houston at San Antonio, Game 2, “It’s magical,” said Bonomo, who stepped down as Pletcher has made some adjustments, sending Always TNT, 8:30 p.m. chairman of the New York Racing Association in 2015 Dreaming out for his morning gallops at the break of Hockey: NHL Playoffs, Washington at Pittsburgh, Game 4, when the Skelos story began to bubble, just two months dawn before the large crowds arrive and changed exer- NBCSN, 6:30 p.m. after Gov. Andrew Cuomo named him to the position. cise riders in hopes of controlling his energy better. Hockey: NHL Playoffs, Anaheim at Edmonton, Game 4, “You stand around Aqueduct at 14 watching racing and “For whatever reason, he’s been more aggressive NBCSN, 9 p.m. saying, oh, yeah, the Kentucky Derby. And now all the since we’ve been here at Churchill,” Pletcher said. “The Soccer: UEFA Champions League, AFC Ajax vs. Olympique sudden you’re standing here with a horse in the race and a gallop on Saturday was good and (Sunday’s) was too Lyonnais, FS2, 11:30 a.m. decent horse who has a decent shot, I don’t know. Even strong so we had to make a change. Some horses in this Soccer: UEFA Champions League, AS Monaco vs. Juventus, when you’re dreaming, you can’t dream it.” field don’t want to train, some want to train too much, so FS1, 1:30 p.m. He certainly didn’t 12 years ago when his wife, Mary it’s part of your job to make adjustments and make sure Ellen, dragged him to Saratoga, a place he saw as “the end everything’s going as smoothly as possible.” Radio of the world” from Brooklyn. But by the second race on Bonomo said he isn’t concerned about Always Dream- Baseball: Redbirds at Omaha, WHBQ 87.7, 10:40 a.m. that day’s race card, he was hooked. By the end of the day, ing’s disposition. He said he lives by a simple phrase, “In Baseball: ULM at Ole Miss, WHBQ 87.7, 2 p.m. he had applied for an owners’ license. By the next week, Todd We Trust,” and tries to let all his friends back in Baseball: MLB, Milwaukee at St. Louis, WMC 790, 6:20 p.m. he and his wife owned a pair of Thoroughbreds. Brooklyn pretend to call the shots. Basketball: NBA Playoffs, Toronto at Cleveland, WMFS The stable grew from there to as many as 60 horses at “It’s a lot of fun,” he said. “We have the whole neigh- 92.9/680, 6 p.m. one point, though none achieved significant success in borhood on our back. Everybody calls and tells you what graded stakes until 2015 when Greenpointcrusader won we should be doing, what the horse should be doing, how This listing is compiled using information supplied by stations the Champagne Stakes, one of the biggest races for 2- he should eat. But that’s our neighborhood. It’s nothing and networks, and is subject to late changes without notice. year-olds. That got Bonomo thinking Kentucky Derby un- bad. Everybody wants us to win. I hope we do.”