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White team victorious By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

Brajaxba Elite Tennis Exhibition wraps up in Winton

evin Major Jr pulled off a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Justin Roberts, but it wasn’t enough for the blue team to stop the white team from sealing a close 16-15 decision in Brajaxba 2016 Elite Tennis Exhibition on Saturday at the Winton Tennis Centre. Competing for the white team, Roberts teamed up with fellow collegian Christian Cargill and rising young star Jacobi Bain and female players Savannah Roberts and Vika Malman as they outlasted the blue team that included Major Jr, Philip Major Jr, Joshua Turnquest, Jodi Turnquest, Iesha Shepherd and Sydney Clarke. The exhibition featured a series of matches, commentated by the colourful Eddie Carter. Each match was a best-of-four set with the tie-breaking with no advantage to determine a winner at 2-2. In matches played, Bain and Cargill won 3-1 over Turnquest and Turnquest in men’s doubles; Roberts and Cargill won 3-2 (2) over the Majors in another men’s doubles; the combo of Jodi and Joshua Turnquest and Clarke slipped past Bain and Roberts 3-2 (9) in mixed doubles; Shepherd and Clarke knocked off Malman and Roberts 3-1 in ladies’ doubles; Bain def. Joshua Turnquest 4-0 in men’s singles; Philip Major Jr beat Cargill 3-2 (1) in another men’s singles and Roberts sealed the deal with his 3-2 win over Kevin Major Jr in the final men’s singles. Brajaxba founder and head coach Bradley Bain said the exhibition was to provide the public an opportunity to view some of the best players in the country in action as they return home for the Christmas break from playing in college, academies or on the pro

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team for ladies. Roberts, along with Cargill, didn’t participate. But Roberts, a junior at the University of South Florida where he’s having a sensational season with the Bulls, said he had a lot of fun. “I grew up with these guys, so it was good to come back and play against them after two of three years,” Roberts said. “So it was nice to become and play in front of the crowd. It was only an exhibition, so it was all about having

IN his second New Year’s Six Bowl game, Mavin Saunders and his Florida State Seminoles capped his sophomore campaign and a dramatic mid-season turnaround on a winning note. The No.11 ranked Seminoles captured Capital One Orange Bowl with a thrilling 33-32 win over No.6 Michigan Wolverines at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. “What a game, what a season, we just getting started,” Saunders posted on various social media platforms. Seminoles quarterback Deondre Francois connected with Nyqwan Murray on a 12-yard touchdown pass for the game winning score with 36 seconds remaining. “This is what you’ve got to play for, to be able to make it to an Orange Bowl,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “Even though you didn’t win a national championship, to make it to an Orange Bowl, to play a team like Michigan, to play in an environment and atmosphere like this. Any time you keep score, that’s what you’ve got to play for.” Expected to be a national title contender early on, the Seminoles struggled in the first half of the season with a 3-2 record. They finished strong by ending the year with wins

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JUSTIN ROBERTS returns against Kevin Major Jr during the Brajaxba 2016 Elite Tennis Exhibition at Winton Tennis Centre on Saturday. Roberts lost the match but his white team prevailed with the victory over the blue team. Photo: Shawn Hanna/The Tribune circuit. “Most of the times they are in college and after college they are on the tour playing in Futures tournaments, so we don’t get the opportunity to see them,” Bain said. “They are some of the best players and so we wanted to take the opportunity to expose them to the public, who only get to read stories about them and now they can see them in person.” The event also turned out to be a charity one for Brajaxba, which raised some funds that they presented to Special Olympics Ba-

hamas at the end of the night. In the future, Bain said they hope to expand on what they are doing by honouring some of the former outstanding tennis players in the country. The exhibition came just after the conclusion of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s annual Giorgio Baldacci National Open Tennis Tournament that was played at the National Tennis Centre and featured the majority of the top players in the country, who tried out for both the Davis Cup for men and the Fed Cup

Tabernacle Baptist Falcons take 3rd place AYTON By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THEY missed out on the opportunity to play for the 2016 Arby’s Classic, but the Tabernacle Baptist Falcons made sure that the consolation crown didn’t slip out of their grasp as well as they took the third place prize with them back to Grand Bahama over the New Year holiday weekend. The Falcons, coached by Kevin Clarke, pulled off a 79-73 victory over Gate City in the tournament’s consolation game at the Viking Hall in Bristol, Tennessee, on Saturday. “The team had a successful tournament,” Clarke told The Tribune. “In the first game, we played against McCallie, who played in the championship game. We played them tough, but some missed assignments cost us the game. “The next two games we played some pretty tough teams, but we managed to win both games. Franco (Miller) led us in scoring. I think he averaged 20-plus points throughout the whole tournament. But overall, the team played good as a whole. The Bahamian people would have been proud of the way we played and would have appreciated the way

we represented them over here.” Clarke said the tournament opened a lot of doors for their players as they got the opportunity to meet a number of college coaches who are interested in securing athletic scholarships for them. And Shyrone Kemp got some extra exposure as he was splashed across the front page of the Bristol Herald Courier, winning the Slam Dunk title. With their performance, Clarke said he and the rest of the coaching staff, including past head coach Norris Bain and assistant Quincy Gray, are confident that Tabernacle Baptist will be a force to reckon with in their drive to win both the Grand Bahama Secondary Schools Sports Association and the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic titles in February. Miller, who was named to the All-Tournament team, and Desmond Butler - their two top-notch players - combined for 51 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in the victory. While Miller paced the way with 29 points on 8-19 from the field and 9-13 from the free throw line, Desmond Butler went 7-16 from the field and 4-4 from the charity stripe for 22. Alfredo

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SHYRONE KEMP, of the Tabernacle Baptist Falcons, hangs from the rim after dunking in the final round of the Slam Dunk Contest. Photo courtesy of Bristol Herald Courier

BASKETBALL doesn’t stop during the holiday season, and DeAndre Ayton’s Hillcrest Prep Bruins captured another early season tournament title over the weekend. Ayton was named the Most Valuable Player as the Bruins won the John Wall Holiday Invitational’s “TJ Warren Bracket” in Raleigh, North Carolina and also took the time to discuss the changes he wants to see in Bahamian basketball. The top ranked player in the class of 2017 and Arizona Wildcats commit finished with 30 points and 13 rebounds in a

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Buddy scores 20 as short-handed Cavs get 90-82 win over Pelicans By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 26 points and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 90-82 win over the New Orleans Pelicans last night. Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving missed his second straight game because of tightness in his right hamstring. Cleveland dressed only 10 players thanks to a rash of recent injuries. After Buddy Hield hit two free throws to pull the Pelicans to 84-82 with 2:56 remaining, James scored six straight points and blocked a shot over a 1:47 stretch to seal the Cavaliers' eight win in nine games. Cleveland's Kevin Love had 12 points and 11 rebounds despite playing only 24 minutes. Channing Frye added 14 points for the defending NBA champions, who have won 13 of 15. Anthony Davis scored 20 points with 17 rebounds for the Pelicans, whose fourgame winning streak came to an end. Cleveland erased a 10-point deficit late in the third quarter and took a 73-

BUDDY HIELD drives against Cavaliers’ LeBron James last night. 71 lead on a basket by rookie Kay Felder, who scored eight points in the fourth. Felder and Iman Shumpert each finished with 12

points. James and Davis tumbled into the courtside seats chasing a loose ball late in the hotly-contested game.

NEW Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry talks with Buddy Hield in the second half of last night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland.

Cleveland was 6 of 26 from the field and missed all 10 of its 3-point attempts in the first quarter, which ended with New Orleans leading 22-15. The Cavaliers shot 34 for 90 from the field for the game. The Cavaliers were also without Mike Dunleavy (sprained right ankle), JR Smith (fractured right thumb) and Chris Andersen (torn ACL in right knee). Davis, who was moved to centre last week, was 10 of 27 from the field. New Orleans didn't shoot a free throw until midway through the second quarter when Davis missed two attempts. The Pelicans were 7 of 10 from the line. TIP-INS Pelicans: Omer Asik and Alexis Ajinca have seen their playing time cut with Davis moving to centre. Asik hasn't played in five straight games while Ajinca hasn't seen action in the last four. ... New Orleans plays five of its next six on the road.

BUDDY HIELD drives to the hoop against Cavaliers’ Channing Frye last night in Cleveland. (AP Photos) Cavaliers: Dunleavy also missed his second straight game. ... James' late flurry helped the Cavs avoid their season low in points (85), set against Memphis last month when James, Irving and Love all sat out.

UP NEXT Pelicans: Host Atlanta on Thursday. Cavaliers: Host Chicago on Wednesday. The Bulls won their lone meeting this season.

FLORIDA State players celebrate their win at the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game on Saturday in Miami Gardens. Florida State defeated Michigan 33-32. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

MAVIN SAUNDERS AND SEMINOLES WIN CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL FROM PAGE 1 in seven of their last eight games to finish 10-3 and reach double-digit victories for the fifth straight season. They also snapped a twogame bowl skid to avoid becoming the first FSU team to drop three straight bowl games. Saunders finished the season with 10 receptions for 182 yards, both career highs. After seeing action spar-

ingly in the first three games of the season, Saunders saw increased minutes against USF when he caught his first pass of the season - a 12-yard reception. In the following game Saunders finished with three catches for 74 yards - both career highs - in the Seminoles’ 37-35 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels. He caught one pass for 11 yards the following week against Miami which marked his third consecu-

tive game with a reception and saw that streak come to an end against Wake Forest. This year marked his second bowl appearance in two years. The 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl featured Alex Cooper and his Houston Cougars with a 38-24 win over Saunders and the Seminoles at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the first time Bahamians squared off on oppo-

site sides of a major NCAA football bowl game. Saunders joined the Frank Rutherford Foundation Programme in Houston, Texas in 2009 as a basketball recruit and played the sport until his junior season when he made the transition to football. The decision to pursue a career on the gridiron full time has paid great dividends for Saunders as he joined an elite NCAA programme. He joined a list

of Bahamian football players at FSU that includes Kamari Charlton, Devard Darling, the late Devaughn Darling and Myron Rolle. Saunders committed to Florida State during his junior season with the Kinkaid Falcons in Houston. He chose the Seminoles over Arkansas, Houston, Illinois, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Texas Tech and Utah.

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Super Bowl: Cowboys vs Patriots ‘bold prediction’ WE ARE back after the holidays, and I hope you all had a safe, enjoyable holiday season. Now back to the bump and grind - another day, another dollar. Now with that being said, let’s see who’ll be bumping and grinding, moving and shaking in the NFL PLAYOFFS. NAILED IT When I went out on a limb in early September on the Press Box on KISS96FM with my Super Bowl prediction of the Cowboys vs Patriots in the Super Bowl, it was a shot in the dark, (I wasn’t serious about the Patriots) one of those tongue in cheek gems that actually plays out in reality. Forward the tape to today, I stand solidly by my bold prediction, which looks on course, destination the Super Bowl in Houston. Both squads are clearly the best in their respective conferences, and barring catastrophic injuries and upsets (which are a real possibility) they should be the participants in this year’s Super Bowl. Fans of both teams and football salivate a Cowboys vs Patriots Super Bowl, old vs new. The Evil Darth Lord (Brady) battling the two young Jedi Masters from the lone star state (Elliott and Prescott) for the games richest prize. A classic battle of ‘good vs evil’ in the making. THE FAVOURITES AFC - NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Despite being 39 years old and quite possibly the best quarterback to ever play the game -- Tom Brady just completed what might be the most impressive season of his 17-year career, with his third-highest mark ever in yards per passing attempt (8.2) and a breathtaking/record-setting 28:2 touchdown-to-interception ratio. In 2007, when the Patriots were a perfect 16-0, Brady completed nearly 69 per cent of his passes while throwing 50 touchdowns to just eight interceptions -- but he also had Randy Moss and Wes Welker. This year, in his 12 games, Brady posted a better TD-to-INT ratio with a more pedestrian receiving corps (other than Julian Edelman) and without Rob Gronkowski for half the season. Brady is absolutely the main reason the Patriots are the favoUrites to win the AFC, but he isn’t the only one. The Pats entered Week 17 with an NFL-best point differential of 170 -- and that was before putting a serious 21-point beatdown on another playoff team, the Dolphins, at their place. Each of

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the last three teams to lead the NFL in point differential (2013 Broncos, 2014 Patriots, 2015 Panthers) have gone on to play in the Super Bowl. And while Brady obviously plays a role in that point differential -- the Patriots rank third in the NFL in scoring at 27.6 points per game -- it is New England’s top-ranked scoring defence that has been the difference maker in this area. This will be the first time since 2003 that Belichick enters the postseason with the NFL’s stingiest defence -of course, he went on to win the Super Bowl that season. To put this year’s defensive effort into perspective, the vaunted Broncos D that carried a hardly recognisable Peyton Manning to his second Lombardi Trophy last season allowed an impressive 18.5 points per game -- and as the confetti dropped on Super Bowl Sunday, that unit was being considered by many as one of the best defences in NFL history. This year’s Pats are allowing nearly three full points fewer, at 15.6 points per game! Yet, this defence is still flying somewhat under the national radar. But to me that unit will allow the Patriots to cruise to their seventh Super Bowl appearance in the Brady/Belichick era. (Well, along with a kind draw, which guarantees New England will be playing an underwhelming quarterback at home in the Divisional Round.) NFC - DALLAS COWBOYS The Cowboys are clearly the most balanced and best overall team in the NFC. Unlike the AFC favourites -- the Patriots, who can change their entire offensive scheme from week to week -- the Cowboys don’t overcomplicate the formula. They are going to line up and punish you with the most physical offensive line the NFL has seen in a decade, wearing you down with body blow after body blow. The difference with this rushing attack is that rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott is so much more than a downhill, punishing one-trick pony. He can hit the home run at any given moment with blazing speed -- and, like Adrian Peterson in his dominant years, Elliott can do it against a stacked box. In fact, he excels at it. Because once he punctures the first line of

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COWBOYS’ Tony Romo looks to pass during the first half of Sunday’s game against the Eagles, in Philadelphia. The Eagles won 27-13. (AP)

defence, there is no cavalry to come and save the day. The rushing game is also aided by stellar backups Alfred Morris and Darren McFadden -- the Cowboys can run at you all day. Though the Cowboys can rush the football, I still think it will come down to rookie quarterback Dak Prescott winning a playoff game from the pocket. This team, at least offensively, reminds me a little of the 2013 Seattle Seahawks -- while they had a dominant rushing attack with Marshawn Lynch and Russell Wilson, it was Wilson’s maturation from within the pocket that was the difference come playoff time. I have no doubt that the Cowboys will have to win at least one postseason game in which it will fall squarely on Prescott and how well he can perform from within the pocket. I like what I see, but it’s also true that the playoffs are a different animal than the 16-game regular season. If form holds true in Round 1, Prescott’s playoff career will start by hosting the red-hot Green Bay Packers. But the ‘Boys are still the favourites to run the table in the NFC.

ond in the NFL in rushing yards coming into Week 17 (Jordan Howard, DeMarco Murray and Jay Ajayi surpassed Bell while the Steelers back was held out for rest, Ezekiel Elliot won the NFL rushing title) and Bell finished second among running backs in receiving yards with 616 (only David Johnson had more). Meanwhile, Antonio Brown barely missed out in leading the NFL in catches for the third consecutive season, kept from doing so by the Steelers’ decision to rest him in Week 17. Ben Roethlisberger started the season looking like an MVP candidate -averaging nearly 300 yards through Week 10 while throwing 20 touchdowns to just seven picks -- but the wins weren’t following, as the Steelers opened 4-5. Part of the problem was a lack of continuity -- with Bell missing the first three games, and then Roethlisberger banged up midseason, it was hard for the Steelers to get into a groove. In the final seven weeks of the season, when Pittsburgh went undefeated, Big Ben averaged just 236 yards per game while recording a mediocre TD-to-INT ratio of just 9:6. But that’s also a product of how well the Steelers have run the ball. Starting with a Week 11 win over Cleveland to even their record at .500, the Steelers ran for 146, 148, 117, 240, 97 and 127 yards in a six-game surge to the AFC North title and No. 3 seed, an average of more than 145 rushing yards per game. Combine that with the overall explosiveness of the Steelers’ offence -- Roethlisberger, Brown and Bell can score from anywhere -and Pittsburgh is the team

THE UPSET BIRD IS CIRCLING As in all things there are road blocks on any road to greatness, here are two teams that could derail both the Cowboys and Patriots. AFC - PITTSBURGH STEELERS Pittsburgh has the best players in the NFL at the skill positions of running back and wide receiver, and that fact alone will keep opposing coaches up at night. Le’Veon Bell, despite missing three games to suspension, ranked sec-

that no one wants to play. If the Steelers beat Miami on Sunday, they’ll have to travel to Arrowhead, but it’s worth remembering that they hammered the Chiefs, 43-14 (in Pittsburgh), earlier this season. NFC GREEN BAY PACKERS With all due respect to Tom Brady, there isn’t a hotter quarterback in the NFL right now than Aaron Rodgers. The emergence of Davante Adams and the position change for Ty Montgomery (from receiver to running back) have been instrumental in the Packers closing out the season on a six-game winning streak, but Rodgers has been frighteningly accurate in the process. With those three hitting their stride and Jordy Nelson leading the NFL in touchdown receptions (14), Green Bay has scored 30plus points in four straight games -- and 30 appears to be the Packers’ magic number on the other side of the ball ... (The Cowboys also beat the Packers earlier this season in Green Bay 30-16 since 30 is the number of the day). Green Bay is 10-1 when allowing fewer than 30 points this season. Read that again: The Pack is 10-1 when ALLOWING FEWER THAN 30. That is amazing to me, and not too much to ask of a defence, especially one coordinated by Dom Capers. Quality usually reveals itself, and after the Packers’ midseason slump brought panicked calls for Capers’ job, Green Bay’s defense matured into an effective unit. In Weeks 12 through 16, the Packers surrendered just 17.6 points per game while also manufacturing

14 takeaways in the process. (Without a garbage-time Hail Mary in Week 17, the Packers also held the Lions to 17 points while adding another takeaway.) OTHER POTENTIAL UPSET BIRDS AFC - CHIEFS, DOLPHINS CHIEFS need to win one at home to set up a rematch from last year’s playoff with the Patriots. Andy Reid is an excellent coach, WR Tarik Hill and TE Travis Kelcie are beasts.... but Alex Smith is their QB???? DOLPHINS can become a headache for teams once they pull the upset in Pittsburgh this weekend. This team plays on momentum and running the football, if they can recapture their early season magic against Pittsburgh, the fish could make a run. Be reminded though, this is a totally different Steelers team than earlier in the year. NFC - FALCONS, GIANTS FALCONS have a high octane offence to go along with their ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ defence, which will be their undoing eventually, along with QB Matt Ryan having his usual playoff meltdown. GIANTS need to survive the Packers in Green Bay, once they do that, we will revisit them. OBJ spotted partying in South Beach, Miami over the holiday weekend, not a good sign. Until next week enjoy the Wild-Card weekend, I sure will, my Cowboys are chillin’ until next week, no anxiety. I’m free to enjoy football in all its splendour, complete with libations and munchies in abundance. Let there be football!!!

White team wins as the Brajaxba Elite Tennis Exhibition wraps up FROM PAGE 1 some fun.” Roberts, leaving town on January 5, said he’s now preparing for the Bulls’ season starting with the ITA Tournament on January 28 against LSU in Gainesville, Florida, heading into the ITA National Indoor Championships in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend of February 17-19. Cargill, who will be preparing to graduate in May from college, said he was pleased to participate for the first time. “It’s good to be back here to play with the juniors, who were really young when I left here at 15,” Cargill said. “I’m glad to see how they are improving, so it’s good to be able to give back to the players who are the future. But it was also good to play with players like Justin, who is doing really well in college too.”

BEST-OF-THE-BEST: Shown (l-r) are Sydney Clarke, Jacobi Bain, Iesha Shepherd and Kevin Major Jr in action during Brajaxba 2016 Elite Tennis Exhibition at Winton Tennis Centre on Saturday. Photos: Shawn Hanna/The Tribune For Kevin Major Jr, the fourth place finisher in the Giorgio Baldacci Open, said the final outcome didn’t matter. “It was all about having fun,” said Major Jr, who displayed some high level tennis during his match with Roberts. “I was just having fun. It was more for the audience to see our talent. When I heard the score, I tried to win it outright for my team, but my strings popped at the end of the match and I couldn’t do it. It was fun, but I did try to win it so we could win the whole thing.” Major, 21, is looking forward to

enrolling at Seminole State Junior College in Oklahoma in two weeks and may not be available for Davis Cup duties in February against Venezuela. Joshua Turnquest, who also participated in the Giorgio Baldacci, said he was delighted to play with his friends and former teammates. “The level was very high. Despite the fact that we really didn’t get to warm up, it was pretty good,” said Turnquest, who will continue his freshman year for Asbury University on February 29 against Union College in Wil-

more, Kentucky, Clarke, the runner-up to Shepherd in the Giorgio Baldacci Nationals in the ladies’ singles, said she was delighted to be a part of the field of competitors. “I felt I played great and I thought I played great and I had a good time interacting with everybody,” said the 15-year-old 10th grader at CR Walker Secondary High School. “I love playing in front of the crowd. Everybody was excited about the shots that we made and so I’m happy.” And Savannah Roberts, enrolled at the Hotchkiss School in

Connecticut, said she looks forward every year to being a part of the tournament. “This year I wasn’t as nervous. It was better,” she said. “I feel the competition was much better and so I was really excited to play.” Both the audience and the players were entertained by the comic comments from chair umpire Eddie Carter during the matches. Bain said he anticipates that the competition will be even better in December when they look forward to getting more of the top players to come out and participate.

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Travis Munnings ties career high 22 in Warhawks’ 79-75 OT loss to Trojans By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

TRAVIS MUNNINGS in action. (AP)

TRAVIS Munnings continues to post career high numbers for the ULM Warhawks in his sophomore campaign but they fell short in a rematch against the team that kept them out of the NCAA tournament last March. Munnings tied his career high with 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Warhawks’ 79-75 overtime loss to the Arkansas Little-Rock Trojans inside the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was his fifth double double of the season and the ninth of his career. He made 6-11 from the floor, shot 2-3 from beyond the arc and also made 8-10 from the free throw line. It was the 30th meeting between the Warhawks and

Trojans and with the last two wins, the Trojans have a 17-13 lead in the all time series. The Warhawks finished just one game shy of an automatic NCAA Tournament berth last year, but eventually lost to the Trojans in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship. “Last season was tough, we had a great year and the way it ended it doesn’t take away from what we did, but losing that game was heartbreaking. I still think about that game to today and it just made us more hungry. It motivates us more and puts a chip on our shoulder to get back to that point and make it to the dance. I think we have a great chance to make it there I really do,” Munnings said. “We are trying to make it to the tournament. That’s a major key, the number one goal

for the year. I have personal goals and I have to bring it each and every day and it starts in practice so when it comes to the games it’ll be easier. Ultimately I want to be first team all conference on offence and defence.” He is currently ranked No.18 in the conference in scoring at 12.9 points per game and second in rebounding at 8.9 per game. ULM is 6-8 on the season. “We competed at a high level today,” Warhawks head coach Keith Richard said. “Little Rock made a few more plays than we did, which was the difference in the game. We are getting better and gained experience even though we came up short.” Earlier in the week, he posted 16 points and six rebounds in an 81-45 win over Grambling. This year, Munnings is intent on becoming an im-

proved ballhandler and shooter as he makes the transition from energy player off the bench to full-time starter. “Being one of the leaders on the team they watch me, they listen to the things I say so it starts from Nick [Coppola] and me. Once we key on something the rest of the guys will do the same thing. We have to just stay together as a team and keep fighting all season. A lot of people wish they had this opportunity so we have to take advantage,” Munnings said. “I have to get in the gym, get up a lot of shots so I can make big shots in big moments. I’ve been working on my ball-handling skills so I can have more control over everything I do. I just want to be more skilled overall for every situation so I have to work on everything to help to get us to where we need to be.”

AYTON NAMED MVP AS BRUINS CAPTURE THE JOHN WALL INVITE TITLE FROM PAGE 1 77-60 win over the Tampa Catholic Crusaders. Following the tournament, Ayton spoke with Lamont Taylor of GetMeRecruited.com and discussed the changes he would like to see in the development of young Bahamian basketball players so they can follow the same path he has toward stardom. “We need to have more mentors. More people that do things to give back to the kids and not just do it to get something out of it. When I went back home there was a lot of big kids in the supermarket packing bags and nobodys working with them. It’s a waste of height - 6’7” or 6’8” - I just wish we had more mentors working with these kids and helping to developing them,” Ayton said. He talked about the struggle of the transition for many Bahamian basketball players making the jump to the United States. “In the Bahamas you can count how many indoor courts we have in Nassau, in the whole city. Everybody plays outdoors and their is not much opportunities for a kid to come to the US and play. The competition doesn’t really help you to get better and we lack the basics. When we come to the US and we see the big crowds, the lights and the indoor courts we get distracted. It’s hard coming from the Bahamas sometimes especially without having the right culture of basketball because basketball isn’t that big,” Ayton said. “There’s not a lot of people

coming back to show the kids how to play, everybody just wants to run and jump but the IQ and how to play the game isn’t there. We think when you can dunk you think you’re good. It’s just stuff like that we have to change but we don’t have the opportunities with the mentors to teach us how to be better off the court and on the court.” In the Wall Invitational, Ayton said he relished the opportunity to compete against another highly rated player in the class, No.7 ranked Kevin Knox of the Crusaders. Knox finished with 22 points and five rebounds. “Playing against Kevin was fun,” Ayton said. “But we just had to buckle down and play hard. I knew that if we did that we could get it done.” “We did what we said we were gonna do,” Ayton said. “To get a win like this is big for our team.” Ayton scored 27 and grabbed 13 rebounds and the Bruins advanced to the final with a 72-64 win over Tampa Bay Catholic. In round one they defeated the Northwood Eagles 69-57 and Ayton’s 11 points and seven boards. Ayton has risen to the top of the high school basketball circuit after just a few short years and chose to end his recruitment process before his senior season ever began when he announced his decision to attend Arizona in a press conference broadcasted live on ESPN’s SportsCenter this summer. Ayton previously attended the Balboa City School in San Diego, California after he left the Bahamas

DEANDRE AYTON in action in this file photo. just over three years ago to complete his education and compete against better basketball talent. At Balboa City, he rose to national prominence and

was evaluated as one of the top ranked players in his class by ESPN, Scout, Rivals and several other recruiting services. “It’s rough but if you real-

ly want it and you put your heart to it and your mind to it and you bring the dedication every day it’ll be much easier. It’s a whole different ball game and you have to

adapt to it quick or they will take advantage of you,” he said. “You just have to be humble and hungry and put God first and stay grounded.”

TABERNACLE BAPTIST FALCONS TAKE 3RD PLACE AFTER CONSOLATION FROM PAGE 1 Brown added nine, Regis Cooper and Seandre Todd both had six, Micheal Williams chipped in with five and Kemp helped out with a field goal. “Franco and Desmond are our team captains,” Clarke said. “And the team goes as they go. We feel really comfortable once we get the ball in their hands.” Mac McClung, a high-flying junior of the Blue Devils, left a lasting impression as he collected

31 points, six rebounds and three assists. Zac Ervin added 21 points for Gate City, which lost its three games in the event by four, five and six points. “McClung, oh man,” Clarke said. “He’s a hell of a player.” The Falcons trailed Gate City by 13 points at one point in the third quarter, but roared back and took advantage when Gate City went cold. “We know that the shots will eventually fall,” Clarke said. “They zoned us and they didn’t play us man-to-man basically the whole first half. Then we started

to make some shots and started making chances a little easier for us. I knew that we weren’t going to give up.” The Falcons rebounded after losing their opener 71-53 to McCallie from Tennessee. They took their frustration out on David Crockett from Tennessee in a 7431 decision to get into the consolation final. The night before. Kemp emerged as the third Tabernacle Falcon to don the mantle of tournament Dunk King on Friday. “I came here for this,” said Kemp, a 6-foot-3 forward, who

showcased his explosive leaping ability from the get-go. In the first round, Kemp started with a slam over Todd, his 5-foot10 teammate, on his first dunk in the opening round and then turning to the tried-and-true hop over the chip stand in the semis. In the finals, Kemp took off from just inside the free throw line for a soaring finish and then brought down the house by hanging by his bent elbow on the rim after throwing down a thunderous closing flush. The two crowd-pleasing dunks in the finals gave Kemp the win

over local fan favourite Mac McClung of Gate City and McCallie’s Robert Riddle. Kemp credited his older brother for training him to be a dunker and his fellow Falcons for the inspiration for his clinching slam. “My teammates told me to do it and I just listened to them,” said Kemp, who also acknowledged that he’s aware of the similarly named former NBA dunkmeister Shawn Kemp. In the process, Kemp joined previous Falcons’ slam dunk champions Lennis Pinder in 2001 and Travis Wildgoose in 2009.

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Rodgers-Manning headlines NFL’s wild-card weekend By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer AARON Rodgers vs. Eli Manning will headline the NFL’s wildcard weekend. Rodgers tossed four touchdown passes to help the Green Bay Packers capture the NFC North title with a 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night. The Packers (10-6) will host the Giants (11-5) next Sunday while the Lions (9-7) visit Seattle (10-51) on Saturday night. New York’s 19-10 win at Washington eliminated the Redskins (8-7-1) and allowed the Packers and Lions to secure playoff spots before their game kicked off. But the teams are heading in opposite directions. The Packers have won six in a row while the Lions lost three straight. Earlier in the day, Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons (11-5) secured a first-round bye with a 38-32 win over New Orleans. The Seahawks beat San Francisco 2523 and earned the No. 3 seed. The Cowboys (13-3) already locked up the NFC’s No. 1 seed before they played last week.

In the AFC, Tom Brady and the Patriots (14-2) beat Miami 3514 to secure the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Chiefs (12-4) clinched a first-round bye thanks to Denver’s win over Oakland coupled with their victory over San Diego. The Raiders (12-4) fell from No. 2 to the fifth spot and will open the playoffs on the road at Houston (9-7). That matchup could feature rookie quarterback Connor Cook making his first career start for the Raiders after they lost Derek Carr last week and backup Matt McGloin went down in the second quarter against the Broncos. The Texans also have uncertainty at quarterback. Tom Savage sustained a concussion in a loss at Tennessee and was replaced by former starter Brock Osweiler. The Steelers (11-5) will host the Dolphins (10-6) in the AFC’s other wild-card game. • Here’s a look at the playoff teams by seed: AFC 1. NEW ENGLAND PATRI-

NFL CAPSULES

fell to the No. 5 seed. They will play at Houston on Saturday.

GIANTS 19, REDSKINS 10 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Facing an opponent with nothing to play for, the Washington Redskins blew their chance to make the playoffs with an uninspired 19-10 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. The Redskins would have made the playoffs with a win as long as the Green Bay Packers-Detroit Lions night game didn’t end in a tie. Instead, Kirk Cousins was intercepted twice in the second half by Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Washington (8-7-1) goes into an offseason filled with questions.

FALCONS 38, SAINTS 32 ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan bolstered his MVP credentials with a brilliant first half, throwing four touchdown passes to secure a first-round playoff bye. Ryan wdas 17 of 19 for 235 yards by halftime, directing the Falcons (11-5) to touchdowns on all five possessions and a commanding 35-13 lead. He finished 27 of 36 for 331 yards, leaving him with a franchise-record 4,944 yards, 38 touchdowns and just seven interceptions this season.

PACKERS 31, LIONS 24 DETROIT (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw three of his four touchdown passes in the second half, lifting the Packers to an NFC North clincher. Detroit’s Matthew Stafford connected with Anquan Boldin for a 35-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds left, but the Packers recovered the onside kick., The Packers (10-6) closed the regular season with six straight wins, running the table as Rodgers said they could after losing four straight midway through the season. They won the division for the fifth time in six years. Like his team, Rodgers has been perfect during the streak with 15 TD passes and no interceptions. CHIEFS 37, CHARGERS 27 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alex Smith threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and the Chiefs clinched the AFC West title and a first-round playoff bye in perhaps the final NFL game in San Diego. The Chiefs (12-4) took the division with the win and Oakland’s loss at Denver.San Diego fired coach Mike McCoy after the game. Smith, who went to nearby Helix High in La Mesa, scored on a 5-yard scramble early in the second quarter to tie the game at 10. He threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide-open Charcandrick West later in the quarter to put the Chiefs ahead for good. That followed the first of two interceptions of Philip Rivers that led to 10 points for the Chiefs. BRONCOS 24, RAIDERS 6 DENVER (AP) — In a game that couldn’t have gone much worse, Oakland lost its latest starting quarterback, Matt McGloin, to a shoulder injury, then fell to a team with nothing to play for. Broncos coach Gary Kubiak will be stepping down for health reasons. Combined with Kansas City’s win over San Diego, the Raiders (12-4) squandered the AFC West title and the first-round bye that went with it — and instead

SEAHAWKS 25, 49ERS 23 SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for 258 yards and a touchdown and the Seahawks rallied from an early 11-point deficit in what could be coach Chip Kelly’s final game with the 49ers. The NFC West champion Seahawks (10-5-1) head to the playoffs as the third seed in the NFC. The Seahawks will host Detroit on Saturday night. The loss capped an awful season for the 49ers (2-14), who matched the franchise record for losses in a season previously reached in 1978, ‘79 and 2004. San Francisco fired general manager Trent Baalke and coach Chip Kelly. PATRIOTS 35, DOLPHINS 14 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) —Tom Brady threw for 276 yards and three scores, and the Patriots clinched home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. New England took a 20-0 lead in the first half, and turned away Miami’s comeback bid with the help of a 77-yard touchdown catchand-run by Julian Edelman and a 69-yard fumble return by linebacker Shea McClellin. The Patriots (14-2), already assured of a firstround bye, became the ninth team since 1972 to go undefeated on the road during the regular season. STEELERS 27, BROWNS 24 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers backups assured the Browns of the top pick in the 2017 draft. Landry Jones hit Cobi Hamilton with a 26-yard touchdown with 2:57 left in overtime. The Browns took a lead on Cody Parkey’s 34-yard field goal with 7:17 remaining in the extra session. Jones, who started while the playoff-bound Steelers rested Ben Roethlisberger, took the Steelers 75 yards in nine plays. The last was a pretty lob to the end zone that Hamilton hauled in to give Pittsburgh (11-5) its seventh straight victory. JETS 30, BILLS 10 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ryan Fitzpat-

AARON RODGERS OTS: Brady and coach Bill Belichick will begin their quest for a fifth Super Bowl championship against either Houston, Oakland or Miami January 14 at 8:15 pm. 2. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: Coach Andy Reid is 3-0 in divisional playoff games when his team has a bye. All three wins came with the Eagles. The Chiefs open against Pittsburgh, Houston or Oakland January 15 at 1:05 pm.

rick threw two touchdown passes in what was likely his final game for the Jets. Despite a 5-11 record, the Jets are making no changes in leadership, meaning both coach Todd Bowles and general manager Mike Maccagnan will remain with the team next season. The team announced the moves after the game. TITANS 24, TEXANS 17 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A concussion that sidelined quarterback Tom Savage could have the biggest impact coming out of the Texans’ loss. Savage started for the AFC South champions, left in the second quarter to be evaluated for a concussion and was cleared. He took a snap to kneel down on the final play of the first half and was diagnosed with a concussion after being reevaluated at halftime. That left Brock Osweiler, benched for Savage last month, running the offense. He threw for 253 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a 1-yard TD on fourthand-goal in the fourth quarter. Houston (9-7) will host an AFC wild-card game next Saturday against Oakland, possibly with uncertainty at quarterback. EAGLES 27, COWBOYS 13 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tony Romo threw his first touchdown pass in nearly 14 months and the playoff-bound Cowboys played it safe. The Cowboys (13-3) locked up the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs when the Eagles (7-9) beat the Giants December 22. So Dak Prescott played only two series and Ezekiel Elliott watched from the sideline. Carson Wentz tossed two TD passes to Zach Ertz to help Philadelphia finish with a two-game winning streak. BUCCANEERS 17, PANTHERS 16 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston threw for 202 yards and one touchdown And the Buccaneers broke up Cam Newton’s 2-point conversion throw in the closing seconds for their first winning season in six years. Winston threw a 10-yard pass to Mike Evans to snap a fourth-quarter tie and became the first player in NFL history to start his career with consecutive 4,000-yard seasons. But the Bucs (9-7) were eliminated from playoff contention, not getting the help they needed in other games for their first berth since 2007. VIKINGS 38, BEARS 10 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sam Bradford concluded his first season with Minnesota with three first-half touchdown passes. Bradford went 25 for 33 for 250 yards and one interception, finishing with

3. PITTSBURGH STEELERS: Ben Roethlisberger, Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown had an early bye. They sat out an overtime win over Cleveland in preparation for the Dolphins next Sunday at 1:05pm. 4. HOUSTON TEXANS: They need to sort out their quarterback issues before the Raiders visit next Saturday at 4:35pm. Oakland beat Houston 27-20 in Mexico City on November 21. 5. OAKLAND RAIDERS: Carr’s season-ending injury deflated a team making its first playoff appearance since losing the 2003 Super Bowl to Tampa Bay. 6. MIAMI DOLPHINS: It’s unknown whether QB Ryan Tannehill will return from injury when the Dolphins play their first playoff game in eight years. Matt Moore was 2-1 in Tannehill’s absence. NFC 1. DALLAS COWBOYS: Dak Prescott only played two series and Ezekiel Elliott sat out a loss at Philadelphia to get ready for the playoffs. The Cowboys will open against Green Bay, New York or

a 71.6 percent completion rate to set an NFL singleseason record. Drew Brees (71.2 for New Orleans) set the league mark in 2011. Kyle Rudolph caught 11 passes for 117 yards and a score for the Vikings (88), who started 5-0 before stumbling out of their bye week and never recovering. The Bears (3-13) wound up with their fewest wins in a non-strike year since 1973 after turning the ball over five times. Everson Griffen returned one of their three lost fumbles for a touchdown. COLTS 24, JAGUARS 20 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jack Doyle with 9 seconds left. Indy (8-8) went 75 yards in 84 seconds with no timeouts to avoid its first losing season since 2011, sending retiring linebacker Robert Mathis out with a win in his final NFL game. Jacksonville (3-13) matched the second-worst record in franchise history after blocking a punt with 1:54 to go and breaking a 17-17 tie with 1:33 left. BENGALS 27, RAVENS 10 CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton completed his first 10 passes, one for a touchdown, and Rex Burkhead ran for a pair of scores in the Bengals’ fifth straight win at home over the Ravens. The Bengals (6-9-1) missed the playoffs for the first time in six years, and haven’t won a playoff game in 26 years, the sixth-longest streak in NFL history. Coach Marvin Lewis, 0-7 in the postseason, says he’ll return in 2017. Baltimore (8-8) failed to reach the playoffs for the third time in four years. The Ravens played their final game as if they were emotionally hung over from a last-minute loss at Pittsburgh last Sunday that eliminated them. CARDINALS 44, RAMS 6 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carson Palmer threw touchdown passes to Jeremy Ross, Darren Fells and Larry Fitzgerald, and the Cardinals wrapped up a frustrating season. Fitzgerald caught five passes and took the overall NFL lead with 107 catches in perhaps his final game for the Cardinals (7-8-1). Arizona missed the playoffs one year after reaching the NFC championship game despite an offense and a defense ranked in the top quarter of the league. Arizona still finished the year strong with wins over NFC West champion Seattle and Los Angeles (4-12), which has lost seven straight. The Cardinals’ defense sacked Jared Goff seven times and allowed just 122 yards by the Rams, who wrapped up their homecoming season with their worst record since 2011.

Detroit January 15 at 4:40 p.m. 2. ATLANTA FALCONS: They will host Seattle, Green Bay or New York January 14 at 4:35 pm. 3. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Russell Wilson and the Seahawks start their drive for a third NFC championship title in four seasons against the Lions next Saturday at 8:15pm. 4. GREEN BAY PACKERS: Rodgers has the Packers riding high into the playoffs. They were a No. 6 seed in 2010 when the last won a Super Bowl. Green Bay plays the Giants in this season’s final wild-card game next Sunday at 4:40pm. 5. NEW YORK GIANTS: Were locked into the No. 5 seed, but Manning played the entire game and the Giants knocked out the Redskins. Manning has won two playoff games at Lambeau Field, beating Brett Favre and the Packers in a frigid NFC championship game following the 2007 season. 6. DETROIT LIONS: Wilson, Richard Sherman and The 12s stand in the way of Detroit’s first playoff win since the 1991 season.

THE STANDINGS

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Liverpool’s pursuit of Chelsea frustrated, Manchester City wins By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Liverpool’s pursuit of English Premier League leader Chelsea stalled yesterday as Juergen Klopp’s four-match winning run ended at Sunderland. Liverpool’s 2-2 draw against a relegation-threatened Sunderland side gives Chelsea the platform to open up an eight-point lead by beating Tottenham tomorrow. Twice Liverpool led in northeast England — through Daniel Sturridge and Sadio Mane — but on both occasions Jermain Defoe scored penalties to draw Sunderland level. Mane’s hand-ball was responsible for conceding the second spotkick. “I must be honest, it doesn’t feel good and it’s not because of the point, it’s because two penalties in a game,” Klopp said. “Usually what you have to do to get a penalty, to get two, that was harsh, very hard to accept. “But obviously I have to accept it, so I will do it.”

MAN CITY 2, BURNLEY 1

WEST HAM 0, MAN UNITED 2

A victory for City but Pep Guardiola was still tetchy after the game, even suggesting he might not have long left in management. Halfway through his first season at City, the 45-yearold former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach said: “It might be one of my last teams.” English football is proving far tougher for Guardiola than Spanish or German. After losing at Liverpool on Saturday, City started badly against Burnley when captain Fernandinho was sent off in the 32nd minute for a two-footed lunge on Johann Gudmundsson. City held off Burnley with 10 men and seized the lead in the second half through Gael Clichy. Sergio Aguero came off the bench to score a second, ensuring Ben Mee’s goal for Burnley would only be a consolation. City regained third place ahead of Arsenal, which is at Bournemouth today, and Tottenham.

contributed the third as 10th-place Southampton lost a third match inside a week. Everton is seventh.

United reeled off a sixth successive league victory in a match that turned on Sofiane Feghouli being harshly sent off for a late challenge on Phil Jones in the 15th minute. Even with a man advantage, United took until the 63rd to score when substitutes Marcus Rashford and Juan Mata combined. Mata turned Rashford’s pullback past goalkeeper Darren Randolph before Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 17th goal in his first season with United.

WEST BROM 3, HULL 1 Hull is now without a win in nine games and three points from safety after throwing away the lead at West Bromwich Albion. Robert Snodgrass’ opener was cancelled out by Chris Brunt before Gareth McAuley and James Morrison put the hosts in front. MIDDLESBROUGH 0, LEICESTER 0

EVERTON 3, SOUTHAMPTON 0

With Slimani and Drinkwater out injured and Vardy suspended, Leicester was satisfied with a point and a second successive clean sheet. It’s all about avoiding a relegation dogfight for struggling champion Leicester, which is six points from danger. “Middlesbrough pushed a lot but we were so solid and I am pleased with the spirit we showed,” said Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri.

Everton scored three times in the last 17 minutes to ensure manager Ronald Koeman emerged victorious against the club he left in the offseason. Enner Valencia was the game-changer, coming off the bench to score the opener in the 73rd minute and then winning the penalty that Leighton Baines converted. Romelu Lukaku

MANCHESTER City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, left, attempts to punch the ball out before Burnley’s Ben Mee scores during yesterday’s English Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England. (AP)

THE WEATHER REPORT

5-Day Forecast

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ORLANDO

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Statistics are for Nassau through 1 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 81° F/27° C Low .................................................... 73° F/23° C Normal high ....................................... 78° F/25° C Normal low ........................................ 66° F/19° C Last year’s high ................................. 86° F/30° C Last year’s low ................................... 75° F/24° C Precipitation As of 1 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.00” Year to date ................................................. 0.00” Normal year to date ..................................... 0.12”

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CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS RAGGED ISLAND High: 79° F/26° C Low: 75° F/24° C

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