bando (14-12-1, 11 KOs) Middleweight Records: Esquiva Falcao (15-0, 12 KOs) TKO6 Josue Obando (14-12-1, 11 KOs)Rafaels r

CHILMARK, Mass. -- When President Barack Obama goes on vacation, he plays a lot of golf. And when he plays, he likes to hang out with big-name basketball players.Five days into his family vacation on Marthas Vineyard, the president has spent four of them hitting the links. While the president rarely plays basketball anymore, he could put together a pretty strong pickup team with his golfing partners if he were so inclined.In his first outing, Obama joined up with Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers. In the second round, it was Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, and in his third and fourth rounds, Obamas foursome included former all-stars Alonzo Mourning and Ray Allen. The latter two were playing partners during last years vacation as well.The round with Curry makes good on Obamas promise of a rematch when the Warriors visited the White House in February to be honored for winning the 2015 NBA championship.I heard during this summer, after our golf game, that Steph was using the excuse of Secret Service being intimidating for why he lost the match, Obama said at the time. That is not the case. But he will have another opportunity.When Obama golfs, a handful of reporters, a camera team and photographers -- known as the pool -- are nearby, usually kept far enough away so the president doesnt see them, and vice versa. But the press was allowed to watch Obama on the first hole on the first day.A skunk livened things up when it waddled by the press van on the second day of golf. No damage was done before it wandered over to an area where the Secret Service was checking cars for bombs before their drivers were allowed to enter the courses parking lot.Many weekends in Washington, Obama also goes golfing, but generally on just one of the days.On Marthas Vineyard, Obama also has gone out twice for dinner. In the town of Oak Bluffs, he dined Sunday evening at Down Island, a new, trendy restaurant that has a $59 prix fixe menu.Executive Chef Scott Cummings told the Cape Cod Times the president shook hands with staff and posed for photos. The menu included island-caught striped bass, roasted carrots, octopus and chocolate pate. Obama tried all the dishes that were brought to him, Cummings said.Hundreds lined the street hoping for a glimpse of the president and first lady, cheering enthusiastically as their motorcade sped away to drop them off on the other side of the island. Its friendly country for Democrats, though a couple of Trump supporters watched the motorcade Thursday behind a Trump sign.The Clintons also frequented the vineyard during Bill Clintons two terms, and the motorcade passed a permanent sign reading Hoo-rah for Bill. The sign was erected by the late Craig Kingsbury, an eccentric local who was the inspiration for Quint in the movie Jaws. Much of the movie was filmed on the island.For their second dinner out, the Obamas headed back Tuesday to State Road restaurant in West Tisbury, which has become a yearly stop for them. Lobster salad, local greens, striped bass, monkfish, duck breast and cheeseburgers were on the menu.The Obamas have vacationed every year but one on Marthas Vineyard. They generally keep a low profile, and indeed there were few people on the street in West Tisbury when they left the restaurant around 10:30 p.m.On the day Obama didnt golf, he and the first family went to a private beach. The White House said Thursday he and daughter Malia also went for a walk in the morning on a trail near the house the Obamas are renting. The White House doesnt disclose exactly where he is staying, but hes in the same neighborhood of a home the Obamas stayed at in 2014 and 2015. One of the local papers, the Marthas Vineyard Times, describes the home as containing seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, expansive views of Vineyard Sound, a swimming pool, a hot tub and a dual tennis-basketball court.Obama has added a new event to this years itinerary, a fundraiser Monday for the Democratic National Committee. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton will be on the island as well on August 20. Her campaign website stated that shell be in Edgartown at the home of Carol and Frank Biondi, a former CEO for Viacom and Universal Studios. Its unclear for now whether the two politicians will spend any time together.---Sara Brown and Peter Brannen contributed to this report.Nike Air Force Ones Sale . 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Nike Air Force 1 Clearance . -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose.A roundup of the past weeks notable boxing results from around the world:Saturday at San JuanJuan Manuel Lopez TKO11 Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. - Fight recap Junior lightweight Records: Lopez (35-5, 32 KOs); Vazquez Jr. (24-7-1, 19 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Lopez, 33, and Vazquez, 32, both former world titleholders from Puerto Rico well past their best days -- Lopez came out of a 25-month retirement after being knocked out in three of his previous four bouts and Vazquez has now lost four fights in a row -- met in a grudge match to settle their intense and long-simmering feud in what turned out to be an exciting fight with a wild ending. Vazquez was in control for most of the first half of the fight but Lopez, a southpaw, really picked things up in the later rounds before sending Vazquez to the mat courtesy of a flurry of shots, including a powerful left hand, in the 11th round. When he landed on his rear end along the ropes, referee Ramon Pena immediately called off the fight at 2 minutes, 29 seconds.But that was not the end of the fight because as Lopez celebrated he stormed toward one of Vazquezs cornermen and they began punching each other, setting off a near-riot that took a few minutes to calm down. Eventually Lopez and Vazquez (who announced his retirement) hugged it out and seemed to have settled their differences, but Lopez could be in hot water. Puerto Rican commission members went to the television truck to get video of the post-fight melee, for which Lopez and the unidentified Vazquez cornerman probably will face sanctions.The co-feature was scheduled to match former world title challenger Jonathan Oquendo (26-5, 16 KOs), 33, of Puerto Rico, against Gustavo Molina (23-13, 9 KOs), 27, of Mexico, but the fight was canceled hours before they were to enter the ring when the Puerto Rican commission discovered that Molina was on an indefinite suspension following a knockout loss in his previous fight in September.Saturday at Los Cabos, MexicoCesar Juarez W10 Richard PumicpicJunior featherweight Scores: 98-91, 96-93, 95-93 Records: Juarez (19-5, 14 KOs); Pumicpic (18-8-2, 6 KOs)Rafaels remarks: In December 2015, Juarez faced Nonito Donaire for a vacant junior featherweight world title and gave him everything he could handle in a decision loss that was a fight of the year candidate. Then Juarez dropped his next fight also, a split decision to Giovanni Delgado in March. But in July, Juarez, 25, of Mexico, scored a big upset as he knocked out unbeaten rising contender Albert Pagara (26-0 at the time) in the eighth round. In winning his second fight in a row, Juarez got it outfought the game Pumicpic to win a decision in a crowd-pleasing fight.Fighting outside of Asia for the first time, Pumicpic, 26, of the Philippines, and Juarez really slugged it out in the sixth round with Pumicpic suffering a flash knockdown on a left hand. They traded most of the rest of the way but Juarez was the boss as he ended Pumicpics three-fight winning streak and called for a rematch with Donaire, who is scheduled to defend his title against Jessie Magdaleno on Saturdays Manny Pacquiao-Jessie Vargas card.Also on the card: flyweight Israel Gonzalez (16-1, 5 KOs), of Mexico, scored knockdowns in the second and third rounds and won an eight-round unanimous decision against former junior flyweight world titleholder Ramon Garcia Hirales (20-9-1, 12 KOs), 34, of Mexico. Gonzales won on scores of 79-73, 79-73, 78-72 as Hirales lost his fifth fight in a row.Saturday at Gomez Palacio, MexicoCristian Mijarres W12 Shohei KawashimaFeatherweight Scores: 115-113 (three times) Records: Mijares (55-8-2, 26 KOs); Kawashima (14-1-2, 3 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Mijares, 35, of Mexico, a former unified junior bantamweight world champion, did not look very good in his first hometown fight since 2008.dddddddddddd He was pushed to the limit by the totally unknown Kawashima, 24, of Japan, who was fighting for only the second time outside of Japan -- he had one fight in South Korea -- and facing by far the most notable opponent of his career. He gave the somewhat lethargic Mijares all he could handle in a sloppy fight in which he sliced open a cut over his left eye during the seventh round.Mijares, who is on track to become an eventual mandatory challenger for the 126-pound belt by Gary Russell Jr., won his sixth fight in a row since a one-sided decision loss challenging then-junior featherweight world titleholder Leo Santa Cruz in March 2014.Also on the card, former unified strawweight world titleholder Francisco Rodriguez Jr. (20-4-1, 13 KOs), 23, of Mexico, won his third bout in a row as he dropped Crison Omayao (20-13-3, 7 KOs), 23, of the Philippines, three times en route to a fifth round knockout victory in their of a flyweight fight.Friday at Laredo, TexasErick De Leon TKO3 Aldimar Dos Santos Silva Junior Lightweight Records: De Leon (14-0, 8 KOs); Dos Santos Silva (19-11, 10 KOs)Rafaels remarks: De Leon, 24, of Detroit, is crowd-pleasing fighter who comes forward throwing punches, many of his found the face of Silva, 35, of Brazil, who was little more than a punching bag that threw a few wild punches in the main event of Top Ranks Solo Boxeo card.De Leon cruised through the first round and then battered Silva in the second round, including scoring two knockdowns. First he nailed Silva with a left hand in the midst of unloading a combination and he went down on his rear end. He seemed hurt but got up quickly. De Leon relentlessly attacked him for the rest of the round. As he unleashed numerous punches, a caught him with a left hand to the head and went down for the second time with a few seconds left in the round. It was over quickly in the third as De Leon landed a six-punch combination that knocked Silva into the ropes, causing referee Ellis Johnson to correctly rule a knockdown because the ropes held him up. As Johnson completed his mandatory eight-count, Silva shook his head as to say he wanted no more and Johnson waved off the fight at 1 minute. De Leon is a fun fighter worth keeping an eye on.Esquiva Falcao (15-0, 12 KOs) TKO6 Josue Obando (14-12-1, 11 KOs) Middleweight Records: Esquiva Falcao (15-0, 12 KOs) TKO6 Josue Obando (14-12-1, 11 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Falcao, 26, a 2012 Olympic silver medalist from Brazil, had an easy time with late substitute Obando, 26, of Mexico, who had little to offer but a good workout for his opponent. Falcao ripped him to the head and body throughout the fight and had his way. Obando never appeared to have any serious steam on his punches and he took a beating until his corner stopped the fight with him on the stool after the sixth round.Also on the card, Houston welterweight Arturo Marquez (5-0, 3 KOs), the 19-year-old son of former junior middleweight titleholder Raul Marquez, won a four-round decision against Stephen Bass (1-4, 0 KOs), 33, of Savannah, Georgia. Marquez won by scores of 40-36, 39-37 and 39-37. ' ' '