Stamkos & Vasilevskiy Pace Lightning's Rout of Islanders
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ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021 SPORTS 14 Maharaj shines SAfrica seal series ‘win’ over Windies GROS ISLET, St. Lucia, June 22, (AP): Keshav Maharaj took a hat trick in his 5-36 to lead South Africa to a 158-run win over West Indies in the second test and a 2-0 series sweep. Maharaj became just the second South African and fi rst in more than 60 years to take a test hat trick when he dismissed Kieran Powell, Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva in the second-to-last over before lunch on the fourth day. West Indies was already under pres- sure after fast bowler Kagiso Rabada’s three wickets at the top of the order. But Maharaj hurried the home team’s demise in St. Lucia as it was all out for 165 before tea on the fourth day, well off the target of 324 set by South Africa. CRICKET Maharaj also wrapped it up when Jayden Seales was caught out on the square leg boundary to give the left- arm spinner his fi fth. Roston Chase wasn’t able to take his place at No. 4 because of a leg injury, meaning West Indies had only nine batsmen. Maharaj’s three in three balls started with a key breakthrough when Powell holed out at square leg for 51. Maharaj added the wickets of Holder and Da Silva, with Wiaan Mulder’s low one-handed catch down to his right at leg slip sealing the hat trick. It sent Maharaj running and sliding, soccer-style, on his chest on the grass in celebration. The only previous South African to take a hat trick in tests was Geoff Grif- fi n against England at Lord’s in 1960. West Indies started the day 15-0 but lost captain Kraigg Brathwaite (6) and Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pat Maroon (14) and New York Islanders left wing Matt Martin (17) battle for possession of the puck during the fi rst period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Shai Hope (2) quickly to the pace of Cup semifi nal playoff series, on June 21, in Tampa, Fla. (AP) Rabada. NCAA rules slammed Stamkos & Vasilevskiy pace Supreme Court win for college athletes in compensation case Lightning’s rout of Islanders WASHINGTON, June 22, (AP): The rejected. Gorsuch said that allow- Supreme Court ruled unanimously ing colleges and universities to offer Monday the NCAA can’t limit educa- “enhanced education-related benefi ts tion-related benefi ts - like computers ... may encourage scholastic achieve- Tampa Bay takes 3-2 series lead and paid internships - that colleges can ment and allow student-athletes a offer their sports stars, a victory for measure of compensation more con- athletes that could help open the door sistent with the value they bring to TAMPA, Florida, June 22, play goal at 5:42 of the second began to further easing in the decades-old their schools.” (AP): There was no panic in another three-goal period that made it fi ght over paying student-athletes. Under current NCAA rules, students 6-0. Schools recruiting top athletes could cannot be paid, and the scholarship the Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn finished with two now offer tens of thousands of dollars money a college can offer is capped at - just another determined goals, Brayden Point delivered his in education- the cost of attending the school. performance against the 13th of the playoffs, and postseason related benefi ts The NCAA had defended its rules scoring leader Nikita Kucherov that also include as necessary to preserve the amateur New York Islanders. extended his career-best playoff study-abroad nature of college sports, preventing Steven Stamkos had two goals points streak to eight games with three programs and a blurring of the line between them and an assist and Andrei Vasilevs- assists for Tampa Bay, which hasn’t graduate schol- and professional teams, with colleges kiy notched his fourth career play- lost consecutive playoff games since arships. How- trying to lure talented athletes by of- off shutout, helping the defending being swept by Columbus in the first ever, the case fering over-the-top benefi ts. A lower Stanley Cup champions rout the round in 2019. doesn’t decide court had upheld the NCAA’s limits Point has scored a goal in eight whether stu- on scholarships and cash awards, and Islanders 8-0 in Game 5 of their straight games, the second-longest dents can simply the high court wasn’t asked to weigh semifi nal playoff series. stretch within a single postseason in be paid salaries in on those. “I like to think we play determined NHL history. for the ben- Emmert Writing for only himself, Justice all the time, not just tonight,” coach Vasilevskiy, meanwhile, stopped all efi ts their efforts Brett Kavanaugh signaled where deci- Jon Cooper said after his team moved 21 shots he faced for his third playoff bring - measured in tens of millions for sion may lead. He said there are “se- within one victory of a return to the shutout this year. The Vezina Trophy many universities. rious questions” about whether the Stanley Cup Final. In this, Feb. 13, 2018, fi le photo, then-Vegas Golden Knights head coach finalist also blanked Florida and The high court agreed with a lower NCAA’s other restrictions on compen- Gerard Gallant calls out from the bench during the third period of an nhl Carolina in series-clinchers in the first court’s determination that NCAA lim- sating athletes can stand. Kavanaugh ICE HOCKEY hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Las Vegas. Gallant two rounds. its on the education-related benefi ts wrote that “traditions alone cannot takes on a new challenge as coach of the New York Rangers, looking Essentially taking up where the that colleges can offer athletes who justify the NCAA’s decision to build to “take a big step” with a young team that ownership and management Lightning left off in a furious third- play Division I basketball and football a massive money-raising enterprise on “It’s certainly a response and a thinks should be a contender. It’s very different than his previous stints period rally that just fell short in a violate antitrust laws. the backs of student athletes who are mindset and it starts with our goalie,” with expansion Vegas and Florida. (AP) 3-2 loss in Game 4, Stamkos, Yanni The case is important in the short not fairly compensated.” Stamkos said. Gourde and Killorn scored in the first term for students who may see schools NCAA President Mark Emmert “Vasy just has an amazing ability to since launching their 2020 title run and we’ll be back here for Game 7,” 15:27 to make quick work of competing for talent by sweetening last week urged member schools to bounce back whether he plays great or will take a 3-2 series lead over the Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. Islanders goaltender Semyon their offers with a variety of education- pass a long-stagnant names-and-im- he doesn’t play great. But when we Islanders into Game 6 of their best-of- “This result, how we played, if that Varlamov, who was replaced by Ilya related benefi ts. It’s also important in ages reform proposal before the end of lose, he takes that personally,” the seven matchup Wednesday night in doesn’t motivate us then I’m not too Sorokin after yielding three goals on the long term because it sets the stage the month. If they don’t, he will take Lightning captain added. “He was out- Uniondale, New York. sure what will,” Trotz added. “We put just 16 shots. for future challenges to NCAA rules action himself, he said. standing, made some big saves early, Game 7, if necessary, would be back ourselves in a tough bind.” The Islanders held on to win Game 4, limiting athletes’ compensation. Emmert told The Associated Press settles us down, we get some goals and in Florida on Friday. Stamkos ignited a three-goal open- evening the series at two games apiece, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the on Monday that the high court’s ruling get some confidence.” “We’re going to have to have our ing period - the first against the when defenseman Ryan Pulock’s diving court that the NCAA sought “immu- makes going about the NIL reforms The Lightning improved to 13-0 in best game, the best effort from every Islanders all season - by scoring just stop in the closing seconds prevented nity from the normal operation of the “more complicated” but “doesn’t mean games following a postseason loss player on our team. And if we do that, 45 seconds into the game. His power- the Lightning from forcing overtime. antitrust laws,” an argument the court we can’t and we shouldn’t.”.