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Antigua and Barbuda hands Bahamas ‘good home licking’ By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ighlighted by a hat trick from Premier League player Myles Weston, Antigua and Barbuda handed the Bahamas a “good home licking” in an impressive 6-0 victory in the battle of two winless teams in the second round of the Concacaf Nations League qualifying tournament. Coming off their 3-0 loss to St Lucia last month at home, Antigua and Barbuda struck for four goals - two on penalty shots from Weston - in an aggressive performance in the first half on Friday night and they continued to apply the pressure to keep the Bahamas scoreless in their second straight game after getting shut out 4-0 by Belize on September 7. Although Team Bahamas blew a couple of opportunities before a fairly sizable crowd of cheering spectators at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, Godet said it wasn’t a good showing and they will have to make some major adjustments moving forward. With the win, which was further fuelled by a pair of goals from Calaum Martin and another from Peter Byers, Antigua and Barbuda improved to 1-1 as they prepare for their third match against Martinique on Monday, November 19 in Martinique, while the Bahamas dropped to 0-2 heading into their next match 3pm on Sunday, November 18, against Anguilla here at the stadium. “This was a tough one. We got beat down today,” said a disappointed Bahamian coach Dion Godet. “I thought we prepared well enough, but Antigua brought in a top grade of players and not making excuses, Myles Weston plays in the English Premier League and so they had a very quality team, not the same that played St Lucia a couple weeks ago. “Long story made short, we got beat down today. We just have to go back and into the think tank and recreate some things and be ready for Anguilla on November 18. This was not a good showing for us in any way. We got beat up in front of our home crowd. We got a good home licking.” Godet admitted that some costly mistakes in the first half pushed Team Bahamas’ backs against the wall, but Antigua and Barbuda was relentless in their bid to stay on top in the second half.

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CORNER KICK: Antigua and Barbuda player takes a corner kick during the Concacaf Nations League qualifying tournament at Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Friday night. Photo: Terrel W Carey Sr/Tribune staff

IAAF WORLD RELAYS GOES TO JAPAN By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Amateur Athletics Association president Rosamunde Carey said while it’s disappointing that the Bahamas won’t be hosting the continuation of the International Amateur Athletics Federation’s World Relays, she’s excited to hear that Yokohama, Japan, will now stage the fourth edition next year as a prelude to the Olympic Games in Toyko, Japan in 2020. The IAAF announced on Friday that after the Bahamas Government confirmed that it would no longer be able to offer the financial guarantee that underpinned the event in Nassau, several member federations contacted the IAAF directly to express their interest in hosting the 2019 World Relays. Following very careful consideration, Japan was considered to be the preferred location and will be held in the Yokohama International Stadium May 11-12, 2019. The first three editions of the IAAF World Relays, in 2014, 2015 and 2017, were held in the Bahamian capital, which proved to be an exceptional host of the new event. “We were working with the former Minister of Sports (Michael Pintard) on trying to get the event to remain here, but after speaking with the Prime Minister (Hubert Minnis), we understand their reason for not wanting to continue to stage it right now,” said Carey, who was told that it was not economically feasible at this time for the government to stage the event that now has a price tag of $5 million. Carey, the first female president of the BAAA who is preparing for another term in office when she will be challenged by incumbent secretary general Drumeco Archer when the elections are held during the annual general meeting November 23-24, said a number of countries have expressed their disappointment in the Bahamas not hosting the World Relays again. “They thought that this was the Bahamas’ niche

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Curry to compete for Bahamas’ first medal today at Youth Olympics By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net SPRINTER Adrian Curry will have a chance to compete for the Bahamas’ first medal today at the third Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Friday in his heat of the men’s 100 metres, Curry posted a third place finish in a time of 11.03 seconds, which has been recorded as the 12th fastest overall. Winning the heat was Fabian Olbert of Germany in 10.93, the fourth fastest, while Shelton Keyrine St Rose of St Lucia was second in 11.01, the 10th fastest.

Curry, 17, will now run out of lane three in the fourth of five heats in the second round. He goes into the race with a lifetime and season’s best of 10.43. The two times posted by each runner will be combined to determine where they will finish at the end of the second stage today. On Sunday, Shaun Miller was tied for sixth place with Kam Kampton of Singapore in the second stage of the men’s high jump with a leap of 2.07 metres or 6-feet, 9 1/2-inches. However, they both placed seventh overall when their first round height of 2.05m (6-8 3/4) gave them a total of 4.12m apiece.

ADRIAN CURRY

MEGAN MOSS

SHAUN MILLER

Contrary to the report in Friday’s edition of The Tribune, all of the athletes will have a chance to compete. Long Chen of China held onto his first round lead of 2.13m (6-11 3/4) to take the gold with 2.22m (7-3 1/4).

The silver went to Australia’s Oscar Miers with 2.05m (6-8 3/4) in the first round and 2.22m (7-3 1/4) as well in the second stage for a total of 4.27m. Oleh Doroshchuk of the Ukraine got the bronze with a total

of 4.23m with respective heights of 2.09m (6-10 1/4) and 2.14m (7.04 1/4). On the track, Raymond Oriakhi had to settle for 13th place overall after he got second in the second of four heats in the second

round of the men’s 400m in 50.01. Improving on his first round time of 51.01 for fourth in the third of four heats, he finished the two rounds with a total of 1:41.02. Luis Antonio Aviles Ferreiro of Mexico won the gold with his total of 1:34.23 in his two times of 47.45 and 46.78. The silver went to Kennedy Luchembe of Zambia with 1:34.34 (47.98 and 46.36) and the bronze was won by American Nicholas Ramey with 1:34.87 (47.60 and 47.27). Also, Megan would have had a chance to redeem herself in the women’s 400m after she finished

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Lucius making name for himself in Arizona Fall League By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net LUCIUS Fox continues to have an immediate impact during his stint in the Arizona Fall League. Fox finished 2-5 with one home run, three RBI, one stolen base and two runs scored for his Peoria Javelinas in a 10-9 loss to the Mesa Solar Sox. Fox led the game off with a single on a line drive to left field and was eventually plated on an Evan White ground out for the first score of the game. Peoria took a 4-0 lead after the first two innings before the Solar Sox responded with eight

unanswered runs. Fox helped spark the Javelinas comeback effort in the eighth inning with a three-run home run to score Mario Feliciano and Chris Maiscal. They would take a 9-8 lead but Mesa responded with one run in the ninth to tie the game and scored the go ahead run in the tenth. He also went 1-4 in the second game of a back to back against Mesa. In his AFL debut, Fox finished 2-5 with two stolen bases and two runs scored in an 8-7 win over the Glendale Desert Dogs. After striking out in the first inning, Fox singled on a line drive to centre field in his next at bat, stole both

second and third and was eventually plated by an Evan White double for the Javelinas’ first run of the game. He returned in the fourth inning for another single and scored on a Keston Hiura double. Jazz Chisholm was named to the roster of the Salt River Rafters but has yet to see action on the field through the first three games. The two Bahamian players could go head-to-head tonight when the Javelinas host the River Rafters. Roughly 60 per cent of all AFL participants have reached the Majors, including Hall of Famer Mike Piazza and future Cooperstown inductees Derek Jeter and

Albert Pujols. The league has produced 278 All-Stars, 17 Most Valuable Players, six Cy Young Award winners and 29 Rookies of the Year. The Arizona Fall League attracts many of the top prospects in the minor leagues. Late in the minor league seasons, MLB clubs hold a position draft to determine the players who will participate in the AFL. Most are Double-A and Triple-A players. The league is designed for these prospects to refine their skills and perform in game settings in front of major and minor league baseball scouts and team executives, who are in attendance at almost every game. The 27th edition of the league

concludes in mid-November. Fox, ranked No.9 overall among prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays organisation, has been listed as the Rays top prospect in the AFL this season. Four Bahamians have advanced to the Arizona Fall League in the past three seasons following Champ Stuart in 2016 and Anfernee Seymour in 2017. Chisholm had a postseason of accolades recognised twice by the Diamondbacks as its Minor League Player of the Year and named an organisational All-Star. He was chosen as the top prospect at shortstop for the Diamondbacks and finished the season ranked No.2 overall.

Antigua and Barbuda hands Bahamas ‘good home licking’ FROM PAGE 1 “We came with one frame of mind and that was to win the game,” said Antigua’s head coach Derrick Edwards. “We have to give the Bahamas players credit because they never gave up. They fought right to the end, even though the scoreline wasn’t in their favour. They fought right down to the last minute.” Edwards, however, said his team played in spurts, but they were that much better than the Bahamas to secure the win. “They worked their socks off on the field tonight and so I’m very proud of them,” he stated. “When you get a start like that in the first half, you have to come out in the second half and just try to maintain your intensity. At the end of the day, six goals, we could leave with that. In our last game, we gave up three goals, so we basically can erase them. It was a good victory for us.” Weston, an English-born Antiguan international footballer who plays as a left winger for Ebbsfleet United, struck for his first goal on a penalty shot 12 minutes into the game. Three mutes later, Byers booted in the second goal through the middle of the Bahamas’ defence. Sensing the urgency to build on their lead, Antigua outhustled the Bahamas up and down the field and Martin took advantage of a misjudgment by goalkeeper Julio Jemison that enabled him to break away from his lone defender for their third goal at the 39th minute. Just before the half, Weston was awarded another penalty that he capitalised from the spot to extend their lead to 4-0. “I think it was a very good performance from all of the players, considering that we lost 3-0 and the bounce back today was very good,” Weston stated. For Weston, the performance could not have been highlighted more with his first career hat trick. “I’m blessed. I can’t say no more,” he quipped. “To get a hat trick today was amazing. I had a cramp, but I told them to just give

me five minutes more and I scored so God just blessed me with the last goal.” The final goal to complete the hat trick came in the 77th minute and was one that he worked for, booting it past Jemison, who couldn’t get a handle on the ball. Weston’s memorable moment came after Martin got his second goal in the 68th minute. “I think we had a game plan, we stuck to it and it worked out very well for us,” Martin said. “We knew what we came here to do and that was to get goals and we did it. We wanted to get as many goals in the first half as possible and then take it from there.” Jemison said he “made a little more saves than I wanted to, but I let a few get away that I didn’t want to.” He noted, however, that it was a good learning experience for Team Bahamas. “We’re not at that level yet, but we will get there,” he projected. “They created more chances than us.

I don’t think the defending was a problem. What happened was we found ourselves defending too much. We didn’t create as much chances as we wanted to. The ones we got, their keeper got some saves. We didn’t finish as well as they did in the goal post.” Although the game was out of reach, Team Bahamas still gave it a gallant effort down the stretch to give the fans a little more to cheer for and a glimmer of hope for their next match in November. But Antigua tightened up their defense and made the Bahamas work a little harder, but to no avail. Team captain Lesly St Fleur said they will definitely look at what went wrong and try to correct their mistakes for their next game. Hopefully, it will be enough to get them on the scoreboard before they head back on the road to play Dominica in their final qualifying match at 3pm Tuesday, March 26.

ON THE REPLAY: Antigua and Barbuda defeated the Bahamas men’s national soccer team 6-0 on Friday during the Concacaf Nations League qualifying tournament at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium Photos: Terrel W Carey Sr/Tribune staff

Curry to compete for Bahamas’ first medal today at Youth Olympics FROM PAGE 1 eighth in her first round heat in 1:02.25 as she faded from first coming into the home stretch and eventually stopped and walked across the line in the final metres with what appeared to have been a hamstring injury. But she didn’t line up in the second stage where Barbara Malikova from the Czeck Republic took the gold in her two times of 54.18 and 54.68 for her combined total of 1:48.85.

Marie Scheppanm of Germany won the silver (54.91 and 55.15 for 1:50.06 total) and Niddy Mingilishi of Zambia got the bronze (55.16 and 55.32 for 1:50.48 total). Chef de mission Clarence Rolle said Moss is okay. “She did not start today as she was managing her health,” he stated. “She will have many other opportunities and will be a bright spot for the Bahamas for a long time.” The Bahamas’ only other hope for a medal will come from

Matthew Thompson when he competes in the first of two heats in the second stage of the men’s 400m hurdles on Tuesday. He will run out of lane seven with a lifetime and season’s best of 54.04. In the first stage on Saturday, Thompson was seventh in the last of the two heats in 55.43 for 13th place overall. “We are encouraged to see the improvements as the stages advance,” said Rolle, who is assisted by Oria Wood. “The games are taking place during

an off peak time for athletics, so no one has reached top form yet. But they have made full use of the time they have had here and we are very proud of their effort so far.” The track team is being coached by Stephen Murray. Last week, the two-member swim team participated with Izaak Bastian turning in the best performance, making it back for the semi-final of the men’s 50m breaststroke. He also participated in the 100m breast, 50m free

and 200m breast. He was joined by Victoria Russell in the 50m butterfly. The swim team was coached by Sara Knowles. The Bahamas got a pair of bronze medals from swimmer Joanna Evans and quarter-miler Henri Delauze in athletics at the second Youth Olympics that was held in Nanjing, China in 2014. The initial youth Games took place in Singapore in 2010. The fourth Youth Games will be staged in Dakar, Senegal in 2022.

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William ‘Knucklehead’ Johnson Cross STRACHAN BECOMES Country Championships ‘a great event’ SEASON LEADING By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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THE light showers of rain made the course at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Driving Range a little more intriguing for the competitors in the Silver Lightning Track Club’s second annual William ‘Knucklehead’ Johnson Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Rather than just having to deal with the terrain on the course, close to 700 competitors had to traverse through the muck and the mud as they contested the boys and girls age group categories of 8-and-under, 10-and-under, 12-andunder, 14-and-under, which did one lap; 16-and-under and 18-and-under boys and girls and under-20 girls, who all did one and-a-half laps and 20-and-under, who had to complete two laps. The event, sponsored jointly by Harrison Petty and the Colony Club, Craig Flowers, who created the driving range and businessman Paul Moss, was held in honour of Johnson, one of the country’s premier distance runners, who still holds the Bahamas national record in the men’s 1,500 metres in three minutes and 45.72 seconds that he established on May 17, 1983 in Texas. “It was a great event. It seems like every year it’s getting better and better,” said Rupert Gardiner, the head coach of Silver Lightning and the architect of the event. “We had close to 700 athletes compete, which is good. So the schools and the clubs are catching on to the cross country running because they know the importance of it in their off season training.” While he gave it a grade eight, even though patron William Johnson was unavailable to attend as he had an emergency overseas to deal with his mother, Gardiner said they hope that by the time the third annual event rolls along in 2019, the rating will soar to a perfect 10. Flowers said while the Driving Range is still a work in progress, he was delighted to once again be in a position to allow the athletes to compete on it. “It’s been a long journey for me from several governments and I’m still here struggling trying to complete it,” Flowers said. “I’m just happy that so many of the young children were able to come out and participate. I’m really impressed with the turnout and from what I’ve seen in their participation.” Some of the competitors, weighing in on their performances, were quite thrilled to compete in the conditions that they encountered on the course. “I felt great about my performance. I felt I prepared well for it,” said Davia Wright, the under-18 girls’ winner. “Despite the challenge with the mud, I never gave up. I kept pushing until the end.”

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because we’ve had it from its inception and we have grown it into such a huge commodity that when everybody talks about the World Relays, it was synonymous with the Bahamas. So I’ve had a lot of persons call me hoping that it would come back to the Bahamas after going to Japan. “We will work with the IAAF and see how best we can get it back here in the future. We have asked them to consider us for 2021 and 2023. We know that Jamaica was in conversation with the IAAF about hosting it in 2021. So we are working on trying to get it back here in 2021 or 2023. IAAF President Sebastian Coe thanked The Bahamas for its key role

SOME of the winners of the Silver Lightning Track Club’s second annual William ‘Kunkclehead’ Johnson Cross Country Championship with sponsor Craig Flowers (back row) and organiser Rupert Gardiner (far right).

WITH his latest performance, Mike Strachan became the season leading receiver in the Mountain East Conference. Strachan caught seven receptions for 166 yards and one touchdown in his Charleston Cougars 35-20 loss to the Findlay Oilers on Saturday. He equalled his season high in receptions and set a new season high in receiving yards. The redshirt sophomore wide receiver has three consecutive 100-yard receiving games, but the Golden Cougars have lost three consecutive games after starting the season 4-0. He had a season debut of four receptions for 159 yards and one touchdown. His last three games were all 100-yard receiving games. He had games of seven receptions for 117 yards, six receptions for 111 yards and one touchdown. On the season, Strachan has totalled 31 receptions for 686 yards and four touchdowns. He leads the Mountain East Conference in receiving yards and average yards per catch at 22.1. He also ranks sixth in receptions, 10th in touchdowns and seventh in receptions per game at 4.4 catches. He continues to be a two-sport star for UC and is the defending conference champion in the 200m, 400m and 4x400m relay.

Wright, a 16-year-old 12th grader at Queen’s College, said she hopes to compete in other events like this to develop her stamina on the track. Polindo Boyer, a 14-yearold ninth grader at St John’s College, said the competition was stiff, but he was glad that he prevailed as the victor in the boys’ under-16 division. “The obstacles out there made it a good race,” Boyer said. “I was actually upset when I was running because it was raining and the mud made it difficult. I had no faith in myself in winning, but I stuck to my plan and I kept running at my pace and I ran with a good strategy.” As expected, the boys’ under-20 turned out to be a real battle to the end with Joel Forbes pulling off the win. “The race was good. The past couple months, my coach gave me a lot of extra miles to do in practice so it felt like another practice, but I had to push a little harder because I didn’t expect to go out there and run through the mud,” Forbes said. “Even in the course, I got dropped in the race, but I was able to come back.” Forbes, 19, got a real push from Jason Symonette, a 17-year-old 12th grader at RM Bailey Secondary High. “It was intense because it’s a challenging course,” he said. “I was expecting to come first even when I was in first. But I dropped back after I slid down in the mud. But I did good. I should have pushed a little harder and then I know I could have come first, but the guy who won it, he deserved it.” Lovena Camille, the under-20 girls’ winner, said it was hard and long. “On the last lap, something just kicked under me and I started running,”

said the 16-year-old 12th grader at CI Gibson. “After all that I went through out there, I didn’t want to lose.” Lauren Henfield, the winner of the boys’ under18 race, said he gave it his best shot for CV Bethel High. “It was great. I have never done a cross country before, but it was good to run against all type of people,” said the 17-yearold 12th grader. “This felt longer than running in a 800 or 1,500m.”

For Breyteisha Kemp, the under-10 girls’ winner, the race was hard. “I knew I could have run it. I ran my hardest and it was good,” said Kemp, a fourth grader in home schooling. “I did my best.” Tavon Sanilouis, an eightyear-old third grader at Palmdale Primary School, said it was a good race. “It feels so good to come in first place,” he said. Joshua Demeritte of Claridge Primary won the

boys’ under-8 title. “It was good. I almost slipped down in the race and hurt my ankle,” he said. “One boy passed me, but when we came close to the finish line, I sped up and came first.” And Aniyah Burrows, a seven-year-old student of Thelma Gibson Primary School, was elated with her performance. “It felt good, even though I went into the swamp,” she said. “I’m glad I won it.”

• Here’s a look at the top three finishers in each category: Girls under-8 - Aniyah Burrows, Alicia Strachan and Antoniscia McKenzie. Girls under-10 Breyteisha Kemp, Breynice Kemp and Anna Butler. Girls under -12 - D’Andra Sears, Stacyann Stuart and Shenell Stewart. Girls under-14 - Breyanna Kemp, Melvinique Gibson and Vanessa Cox. Girls under-16 - Ostavia Tynes, Brenisha Brennen and Ashanti Strachan. Girls under-18 - Davia Wright, Jade Trelamolef and Brynae Bastian. Girls under-20 - Lovena Camille, Clemika Gibson and Caryl Gardiner. Boys under-8 - Joshua Demeritte, Adrian Woodside and Jayden Knowles. Boys under-10 - Tavon Sanilouis, Teyano Murry and Denzel Clarke. Boys under-12 - Christopher Minnis, Boyhan Rolle and Breck Kemp. Boys under-14 - Felix Kevinson, Rayheem Robinson and Raymond Winder. Boys under-16 - Paulindo Boyer, Nathan Duncan and Kevin Barr. Boys under-18 - Lauren Henfield, Denzil Sawyer and Kevin Neymour. Boys under-20 - Joel Johnson, Jason Symonette and Devonti Newbold.

in establishing the World Relays as a successful competition and welcomed Yokohama as only the second city to host the event. “I am delighted that Yokohama has stepped in to host our youngest World Athletics Series event and I am confident that they will do an outstanding job despite the short preparation period,” Coe said. “Several of our member federations expressed interest in hosting the popular IAAF World Relays next year and I thank them for their efforts, which confirm the appeal of what is a very entertaining team-based competition with a unique spirit.” Carey revealed that Japanese crowds are renowned for their enthusiastic support and he’s sure they will give the athletes a tremendous reception next year. “This will also be a great opportunity for our athletes

to experience the culture and conditions of the host nation little more than a year before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,” he stated. “Yokohama has long been regarded as the gateway to Japan, as the first port opened to foreign trade in 1859, and now it will once again welcome the world.” The president of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, Hiroshi Yokokawa, said he was excited to invite the athletes of the world to compete in Yokohama. “The Bahamas has left important footprints on the history of athletics by organising the IAAF World Relays for the past three editions, and it is an honour and privilege for Japan to receive the baton from them,” Yokokawa said. “The hosting of the World Relays will provide us a platform and opportunity to build up towards

the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The advancement of athletics in Japan is closely integrated with our relay culture, and there is strong interest and excitement to welcome the top runners from around the world. “With seven months to go, Yokokawa promise that they will showcase the best competition and to mark a new page in the history of the World Relays.” The mayor of Yokohama, Fumiko Hayashi, said her city was ready to welcome athletics fans and she was confident that the citizens of her city would embrace such a vibrant event. “It is a great honour for Yokohama to be the first city in Japan to host the IAAF World Relays,” she said. “As host city, we will be working together with our citizens to stoke up excitement for the event and provide the best

possible environment for top athletes. “I hope many of you come and enjoy the fastest racing in the world as it unfolds in Yokohama.” Regrettably, Carey said they had done so much with the World Relays, including introducing a new format for the entrance of the athletes to compete in their events and the presentation of awards immediately after they completed their event. And as a climax to the third edition in 2017, the IAAF replaced the distance medley with the mixed gender 4 x 400m relay, which also became the grand finale of the two-day meet at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. As the curtains came down before a jammed packed crowd, in a fitting tribute, the Bahamas team of Steven Gardiner, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Anthonique Strachan and Michael Mathieu won the

gold. “We appreciate all that the government has done and we will continue to work with the government to build sports in the Bahamas,” Carey said. “We are also going to be looking at the government to provide that same $1.9 million that was put aside to stage the World Relays to allow us to use to send a very strong team to Japan. We have to go there and make a strong statement.” Yokohama (which means horizontal beach) is Japan’s second largest city by population with 3.7 million people and lies on Tokyo Bay, just south of Tokyo, on the main island of Honshu. Originally a small fishing village, it developed rapidly after 1859 when it became the first port in Japan opened to foreign trade. It is now Japan’s most multi-cultural city. The average high temperature in May is 22.4 degrees Celsius.

BOYS 10-and-under Denzel Clarke, Tevon Sanilouis and Teyano Young with their awards.

SPONSOR Craig Flowers presents awards to Denzel Sawyer and Lauren Henfield.

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Steelers shock Bengals in final seconds, 28-21 By The Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — James Conner ran for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the eve of Le’Veon Bell’s possible return, and Antonio Brown turned a short pass into a 31-yard touchdown with 10 seconds left as the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled off another improbable comeback in Cincinnati, beating the Bengals 28-21 on Sunday. The Steelers (3-2-1) have won eight in a row against their AFC North rival, three times rallying in the final minute at Paul Brown Stadium to keep it going. After Joe Mixon’s 4-yard touchdown run with 1:18 left got the Bengals (4-2) thinking this might finally be the time they end the streak, Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers stunned them again. Brown caught a short pass and outran the secondary for the winning score, leaving thousands of Steelers fans twirling their towels in the stands. The Steelers are 16-2 at Paul Brown Stadium during Marvin Lewis’ 16 seasons as Bengals coach, including a pair of playoff wins. RAVENS 21, TITANS 0 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Ravens piled up a franchise-record 11 sacks in the rain. Za’Darious Smith had three sacks and Patrick Onwuasor had two for the Ravens (4-2), who had six sacks by halftime. They finished a sack off the NFL record for a game, shared by five teams. Dean Pees and the Titans simply couldn’t stop his old team as the Ravens outgained Tennessee 361106 and punted only once against a defense led by their former defensive coordinator. Pees came out of a short retirement to join first-year head coach Mike Vrabel. Joe Flacco threw for 238 yards and a touchdown for Baltimore. Alex Collins scored on TD runs of 13 and 2 yards. The Titans (3-3) lost their second straight and were shut out at home for the first time since moving into Nissan Stadium in 1999. Tennessee has not scored a touchdown in eight straight quarters. The Ravens couldn’t have looked much better handing Tennessee its first shutout since Nov. 28, 2010. RAMS 23, BRONCOS 20 DENVER (AP) — Todd Gurley rushed for a career-high 208 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries and the Rams celebrated Wade Phillips’ homecoming. The Rams, who had surrendered 31 points in back-to-back games, improved to 6-0 in sending the Broncos (2-4) to their fourth straight loss. The Broncos pulled to 23-20 on Case Keenum’s 1-yard dart to Demaryius Thomas with 1:22 remaining, capping a 77-yard drive that included three defensive penalties. Rams receiver Robert Woods, however, knocked Brandon McManus’ onside kick out of bounds, and the Rams ran out the clock with Jared Goff (14 of 28 for 201 yards) twice taking a knee. Phillips was the Broncos’ beloved bandmaster when they were celebrating their Super Bowl 50 triumph, but his contract wasn’t renewed after the 2016 season and he joined Sean McVay in sunny Southern California. COWBOYS 40, JAGUARS 7 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw two touchdown passes to Cole Beasley to spark the previously punchless Dallas passing game and rushed for a career-high 82 yards. Perhaps pumped up by some pregame mingling with UFC fighter Conor McGregor , the Cowboys rolled to a 24-0 halftime lead. Beasley got his first two touchdowns of the season for the NFL’s 30th-ranked passing offense that was facing the league’s No. 1 pass defense. Prescott had 151 of his 183 yards passing in the first half because Dallas didn’t need to throw while coasting during a second-half blowout that dropped Jacksonville to 3-3. DOLPHINS 31, BEARS 28, OT MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jason Sanders kicked a 47-yard field goal on the final play of overtime after Cody Parkey missed a 53-yard try for the Chicago Bears, who blew an 11-point lead in the final 16 minutes of regulation. Miami’s Brock Osweiler threw for 380 yards and three touchdowns subbing for Ryan Tannehill, who sat out because of an injured throwing shoulder. Albert Wilson turned two short passes into long

BRADY, PATRIOTS TOP CHIEFS FOR WILD 43-40 WIN By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer

PITTSBURGH Steelers running back James Conner (30) picks up wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) after he scored a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday in Cincinnati. The Steelers won 28-21. (AP) touchdowns in the fourth quarter and finished with 155 yards on six receptions. The Dolphins took the kickoff to start overtime, marched 74 yards and were on the verge of victory when Kenyan Drake fumbled just before crossing the goal line. Eddie Goldman recovered for the Bears, who then drove to the Miami 35. But former Dolphin Parkey was wide right on his attempt with 2 minutes left. Miami (4-2) snapped a twogame losing streak and ended a three-game winning streak for Chicago (3-2). FALCONS 34, BUCCANEERS 29 ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns as the Falcons snapped a three-game losing streak, holding off Tampa Bay in Jameis Winston’s return as Buccaneers starting quarterback. The Falcons (2-4) scored on their first three possessions and held off a wild comeback by Tampa Bay (2-3), avoiding their first 1-5 start since 2007. Winston and the Bucs almost pulled off a miracle on the final play of the game after driving to the Atlanta 21. With no timeouts, the quarterback took the snap and tried to surprise the Falcons by taking off up the middle of the field. When he was about to be tackled at the 10, he pitched toward receiver Adam Humphries, who couldn’t hang on. The ball skipped to Mike Evans, who blindly flung it in the direction of DeSean Jackson at the 5. Jackson might’ve had a chance to dive for the end zone, but he couldn’t come up with another bouncing ball. It hopped out of bounds to end the game. Jackson ripped off his helmet, kicked the pylon in disgust and headed straight for the locker room. Winston threw for 395 yards and four TDs but also had a pair of interceptions. Ryan’s three TD passes gave him 274 in his career, passing Joe Montana for 16th on the career list. JETS 42, COLTS 34 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Jason Myers kicked a franchise-record seven field goals, Sam Darnold threw two touchdown passes, and the Jets held on to win consecutive games for the first time in more than a year. Morris Claiborne returned the first of three interceptions thrown by Andrew Luck for a touchdown as the Jets (3-3) moved to .500 by taking advantage of mistakes by the short-handed Colts (1-5), who lost their fourth straight. With Joe Namath and the 1968 Super Bowl-winning team celebrating its 50th anniversary, Darnold was 24 of 30 for 280 yards, with TD throws to Terrelle Pryor and Chris Herndon and an interception to give New York its first back-to-back victories since taking three in a row in Weeks 3-5 last season. Myers hit field goals from 30, 48, 32, 37, 45, 37 and 45 yards to break the Jets record previously held by Jim Turner (1968) — the kicker for the Super Bowl champions — and Bobby Howfield (1972). Luck was 23 of 43 for 301 yards with touchdowns to Marcus Johnson, Eric Ebron, Erik Swoope and Chester Rogers, the last coming with 1:51 left to make the score close. Neal Sterling recovered the Colts’ onside kick to seal the win for the Jets.

TEXANS 19, BILLS 14 HOUSTON (AP) — Johnathan Joseph’s 28-yard interception return for a touchdown with 1:23 remaining lifted the Texans. Houston trailed by three when Phillip Gaines was called pass interference on Will Fuller in the end zone with 2 minutes remaining, moving the Texans 41 yards to the 1-yard line. But the Texans (3-3) lost 7 yards on three plays, capped by an incomplete pass intended for Ryan Griffin that Matt Milano knocked down to force Houston to kick. A 27-yard field goal by Ka’imi Fairbairn tied it with 1:34 remaining. Two plays later, Joseph stepped in front of a pass from backup Nathan Peterman intended for Kelvin Benjamin and dashed untouched into the end zone to put the Texans on top and help them avoid their third straight overtime game. Kareem Jackson intercepted Peterman with 35 seconds left to secure the victory, dropping Buffalo to 2-4. Joseph’s late-game heroics helped Houston to its third straight win on a day that quarterback Deshaun Watson committed three turnovers. VIKINGS 27, CARDINALS 17 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Latavius Murray helped the Minnesota Vikings revive their running attack with 155 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries, wearing down the Cardinals. Even Kirk Cousins joined the fun for the Vikings (3-2-1) with an option-style run across the goal line in the third quarter, before throwing to Adam Thielen for a score on the following possession. Thielen had 11 receptions for 123 yards, his sixth straight 100yard game to become the first player in the NFL since 1961 to start a season with a streak that long. Thielen’s 58 catches are the most in league history through six games. Budda Baker returned a fumble off a sack by Chandler Jones for a 36-yard touchdown and Tre Boston had a diving interception later in the second quarter, and the Cardinals (1-5) constantly pressured Cousins with four sacks, seven hits and seven deflected passes. Cousins managed to complete 24 of 34 attempts for 233 yards, thanks mostly to Thielen and his exceptional ability to get open anywhere on the field and turn offtarget throws into clutch catches. SEAHAWKS 27, RAIDERS 3 LONDON (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for three touchdowns, including one off a botched snap in the second quarter. Chris Carson rushed for 59 yards and rookie Rashaad Penny gained an additional 43 for the Seahawks (3-3), who played to a vociferously supportive crowd — a Londonrecord 84,922 were in attendance — despite the Raiders (1-5) being the designated home team. Oakland quarterback Derek Carr left with an apparent left arm injury with 8:52 remaining in the fourth quarter after the last of his six sacks and did not have the chance to return before the Seahawks ran out the clock. Carr went 23 for 31 for 142 yards. He was hit by Jarran Reed on third down and immediately grabbed his upper left arm as he sat up before being helped to the sideline for evaluation.

Wilson, who completed 17 of 23 attempts for 222 yards with an interception, connected with Jaron Brown for a 5-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter; a 19-yard touchdown pass to David Moore in the second; and a 10-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett in the fourth. After picking up a low snap, Wilson faked a throw and stepped forward, then made a throw to Moore over Daryl Worley. Moore punctuated his touchdown, his third in the Seahawks’ past two games, by accidentally crashing into and tumbling over the temporary video advertising boards set up around the field. Sebastian Janikowski, who joined the Seahawks in the offseason after 17 seasons with the Raiders, made two field goals. REDSKINS 23, PANTHERS 17 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Josh Norman bounced back from his prime-time benching by intercepting former teammate Cam Newton and forcing a fumble. Norman ended his 19-game interception drought by catching a jump ball thrown by Newton on a third-and-long play early in the second quarter, his first pick since Dec. 24, 2016. Norman also popped the ball out of Panthers rookie receiver D.J. Moore’s hands in a showcase performance against the team that abruptly cut ties with him after his All-Pro 2015 season. Newton threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns on 27 of 40 passing and rushed for 43 yards in a turnover-marred loss. He engineered a late drive that got the Panthers to the Washington 16-yard line, but threw incomplete on second, third and fourth downs to seal the loss. Carolina (3-2) was long before that doomed by turnovers, including Moore’s on a punt return that set up Smith’s 22-yard TD pass to Davis. In his second game with the Panthers, safety Eric Reid continued his tradition of kneeling during the national anthem. Reid took a knee just at the corner of the American flag on the field by the Carolina sideline, the only Panthers player to do so. CHARGERS 38, BROWNS 14 CLEVELAND (AP) — Philip Rivers threw two touchdown passes to Tyrell Williams — the veteran quarterback threw a block — and Melvin Gordon had three TD runs as the Chargers banged around rookie Baker Mayfield and the Browns. The 36-year-old Rivers continued one of the best starts of his 15-year career, leading the Chargers (4-2) to their third straight win. Rivers finished 11 of 20 for 207 yards and had only one mistake, an interception midway through the fourth quarter. San Diego did most of its damage on the ground, with Gordon running for 132 yards and scoring on runs of 4, 10 and 11 yards. Rivers and Williams connected on scoring plays of 45 and 29 yards in the first half, and Gordon’s 11-yard run put the Chargers up 35-6. Mayfield’s third start as a pro was a rough one. The No. 1 overall pick was sacked five times, tweaked his ankle when he slid on a sideline marker and threw two interceptions. The Browns (2-3-1) were blown out after playing five tight games — three going to overtime — and showed there’s still a long road ahead.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Stephen Gostkowski hit a 28-yard field goal as time expired, and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 last night after blowing a big halftime lead. Tom Brady passed for 340 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in his 200th victory as a starting quarterback, tops all-time. Brady also passed former teammate Adam Vinatieri for most career wins in the regular season and playoffs combined with 227. It was the first loss of the season for the Chiefs (5-1). New England (4-2) led 24-9 at intermission, but Patrick Mahomes directed an impressive rally by Kansas City in the second half. He finished 23 of 36 for 352 yards in his first loss as a starting quarterback, with three of his four TD passes going to Tyreek Hill. Mahomes threw two interceptions in the first half, but was unflappable down the stretch. He found Hill for a 75-yard touchdown pass that tied the game with just over three minutes remaining.

PEPPERELL WINS THE BRITISH MASTERS, SETS UP DEBUT AT AUGUSTA WALTON HEATH, England (AP) — Eddie Pepperell won his second European Tour title with a two-shot victory at the British Masters yesterday and likely secured the even bigger prize of a place in next year’s Masters at Augusta National. The Englishman shot an even-par 72 and held off his playing partner, Sweden’s Alexander Bjork (71), as the pair went to the 72nd hole at a wet and windy Walton Heath with Pepperell just a stroke in front. Pepperell finished on 9-under 279. Herbert Lucas (69) and Jordan Smith (73) were tied for third, another two shots behind Bjork. English pair Sam Horsfield (69) and Tom Lewis (70) along with American Julian Suri (74) tied for fifth, one shot in front of tournament host Justin Rose (70). The victory takes Pepperell into the world’s top 35 and almost certainly secures a first appearance at Augusta in 2019. The top 50 at the end of the year are guaranteed a place in the first major of the year in April. Ryder Cup star Tommy Fleetwood (72) finished 2 under in a seven-way tie for ninth. A top-two finish on Sunday would have seen Rose reach the top of the world rankings for the second time this season, the 38-year-old having spent two weeks as No. 1 in September Pepperell was ranked outside the top 500 as recently as May last year, but won the Qatar Masters in February and followed a runner-up finish in the Scottish Open with a tie for sixth in the British Open seven days later, carding a closing 67 at Carnoustie despite saying he had a hangover. His three-shot overnight lead was down to a single stroke on Sunday when Bjork covered the front nine in 34 and Pepperell three-putted the ninth, the same hole where he enjoyed a spectacular hole-in-one on Thursday.However, the 27-year-old Pepperell promptly holed his second shot to the 10th from 122 yards for an eagle to move three clear and a par save from off the green on the 14th looked to have sealed the win.

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NOVAK DJOKOVIC, of Serbia, celebrates after defeating Borna Coric of Croatia in their singles final match in the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, yesterday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Novak Djokovic wins a record fourth Shanghai Masters title By SANDRA HARWITT Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — Novak Djokovic won a record fourth Shanghai Masters title with a 6-3, 6-4 win over 13th-seeded Borna Coric yesterday. The second-seeded Djokovic has won all four Shanghai finals he’s contested in his career (2012, 2013, 2015 and 2018). He previously shared the record of winning three Shanghai titles with Andy Murray. Djokovic holds an 11-0 overall record in finals

played in China, where he also won the Beijing tournament six times and the 2008 year-end Tennis Masters Cup held in Shanghai. “Maybe I was Chinese in the past life,” said Djokovic, smiling, in explaining impressive record in the country. “I wouldn’t be surprised, to be honest, with the way I feel here and the way I communicate and have relationship with the people. “It’s all very, very positive, for more than 10 years that I have been coming to China. There is something

special about this place that makes me feel like at home.” Djokovic dominated opponents behind his powerful serve, winning all 47 of his service games during the tournament. “Well, to be honest, I’m not sure whether it has happened ever, you know, that I go through a tournament without dropping one service game,” Djokovic said. “I’m sure that it hasn’t happened too many times if it did. So this was definitely one of the best service weeks that I had in my career.

“But for me serve was always, so to say, a hidden weapon, the shot in the game that is obviously very important, “the” most important. “But I always try to use it with an accuracy and efficiency rather than speed and power.” The Serb offered 13thseeded Coric one break point in the match, in the sixth game of the second set. Coric, who has yet to win a set against Djokovic in three matches played, sailed a forehand wide to miss out on the rare opportunity.

“It was really tough,” Coric said. “I didn’t know what to do exactly. I thought I was playing actually really well, which is in that moment not good because if I play bad, okay, I know I need to start playing better, need to change something. “I’m just happy with the whole week. I think it was a really good week for me.” Djokovic, who has now won four titles this season, will move up one ranking spot to No. 2, pushing Roger Federer back to No. 3. The victory extended his winning streak to 18

matches, the longest of the season by any male player. Federer and Rafael Nadal both had 17-match winning streaks during the year. Coric, who had his right thigh wrapped throughout the match, saved three match points on his own serve in the ninth game of the second set. But the Croatian couldn’t prevent Djokovic from snatching the title on a fourth match point in the next game. Djokovic won the final game to love when Coric sailed a backhand long.

Usain Bolt scores two goals in first A-League trial start SYDNEY (AP) — Usain Bolt scored twice in his first start for the Central Coast Mariners in an A-League trial match on Friday before being substituted with about 15 minutes remaining. The retired eight-time Olympic gold medallist sprinter is trying to secure a place with the Mariners for this season, which begins for the Mariners on October 21 against the Brisbane Roar. “My first start and scoring two goals, it’s a good feeling,” Bolt told Fox Sports television. “I’m happy I could come here and show the world I’m improving. I’m keen to be a Mariner, and get into the team.” Bolt said he hoped to sit down with the Central Coast coaching staff next week to discuss his future with the team. Bolt was in the starting lineup against a second-tier National Premier League combined team representing Sydney’s southwest region. Playing in a central striking role, Bolt struggled for touch early in the match but flourished after halftime. He showed good strength to hold off a defender and race onto a through-ball before beating the goalkeeper at the near post with a strong left-foot shot in the 55th minute. In celebration, he gave his trademark Lightning Bolt to the crowd. Just over 10 minutes later, he capitalised on a defensive mix-up to pick up a loose ball and tap in from a few metres out. Bolt had six shots overall before being substituted. He left the game with the Mariners leading 4-0, which was the final score, and spent the remaining time on the sideline signing

BOSTON Red Sox’s Mookie Betts celebrates after his RBI-double against the Houston Astros in the eighth inning in Game 2 of American League Championship Series yesterday in Boston. (AP Photo/David J Phillip)

COLE STRUGGLES IN 2ND PLAYOFF START WITH ASTROS IN this file photo, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt speaks during a press conference with the Central Coast Mariners soccer team in Newcastle, Australia. (AP)

‘MY FIRST START AND SCORING TWO GOALS, IT’S A GOOD FEELING. I’M HAPPY I COULD COME HERE AND SHOW THE WORLD I’M IMPROVING. I’M KEEN TO BE A MARINER, AND GET INTO THE TEAM.’ autographs for hundreds of fans at Campbelltown Stadium in western Sydney. Bolt wore No. 95 on his jersey, in reference to his 100-metre world record of 9.58 seconds he set in Berlin in at the 2009 world championships. The 32-year-old Bolt, who holds the 100- and 200metre world records, saw his first action for the Mariners on August 31, playing 20 minutes against a Central Coast invitational side.

He played the entire second half against the North Shore Mariners on September 19, when he alternated between left wing and forward. It’s Bolt’s first serious foray into football since retiring from athletics last year. He has trained with teams in Norway, South Africa and Jamaica, and had a much-publicised training stint with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in March.

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole struggled at the beginning of his second playoff start with the Houston Astros. By the time he recovered, it was too late. Boston was well on its way to a big win. Cole’s electric fastball was lined all over Fenway Park and he also committed a costly error in his first career appearance in the AL Championship Series, losing 7-5 to the Red Sox in Game 2 last night. One night after Justin Verlander pitched Houston to a 7-2 victory in the series opener, Cole was unable to duplicate the success of his fellow hardthrowing right-hander. The 28-year-old Cole allowed a season-high five runs and six hits — all of them on fastballs — in six innings. Game 3 is Tuesday in Houston. Cole went 15-5 with a 2.88 ERA in his first season with Houston after he was acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh, helping the World Series champion Astros return to the playoffs with a second straight AL West title. He was terrific in the AL Division Series against Cleveland, striking out 12 while pitching seven innings of one-run ball in a 3-1 victory in Game 2. He joined

Hall of Famer Tom Seaver as the only players to strike out at least 12 without walking a batter in the postseason. He had a completely different performance against the high-scoring Red Sox. Looking amped and jittery, Cole allowed his first run on his sixth pitch of the game. Mookie Betts drove his 3-1 pitch off the wall in centre, and Andrew Benintendi followed with an RBI single. After J.D. Martinez lined to second, Cole picked up Xander Bogaerts’ bouncer in front of the mound and threw wildly to first for an error. The miscue helped set up Rafael Devers’ RBI single. Houston tried to pick up Cole with two runs in the second and third, but he was unable to hold onto the 4-2 lead. Jackie Bradley Jr. put Boston ahead to stay with a three-run double off the Green Monster with two out in the third. Cole walked Devers on four pitches and struck out Ian Kinsler swinging before Bradley’s big blow. After Boston took its 5-4 lead, Cole struck out Christian Vazquez to end the inning and retired his next nine batters before he was lifted from just his third career start at Fenway. Cole was 2-2 with a 3.13 ERA in four career playoff starts coming into the night.

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NBA preseason wraps up, regular season starts Tuesday By The Associated Press FROM LeBron James’ arrival in Los Angeles to Jimmy Butler’s desire to leave Minnesota, it’s been an eventful NBA preseason. It was a rocky one for the Timberwolves, who spent most of it dealing with the Butler drama and finished it dealing with Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in just 25 minutes of Milwaukee’s 143-121 romp. And it was a rough one for the Spurs, who lost three guards to injuries, including starting point guard Dejounte Murray for the season with a torn ACL. Russell Westbrook (right knee) and Dirk Nowitzki (left ankle) couldn’t even get on the floor, still recovering from surgeries. Nowitzki has already been ruled out by Dallas coach Rick Carlisle for the regular-season opener next week. It’s still unknown if Butler will be playing then — or for what team. He didn’t travel with the Timberwolves on Friday to Milwaukee, with coach Tom Thibodeau saying he remained behind to work on his conditioning. The preseason schedule wrapped up with 11 games, with the Lakers facing Golden State in San Jose, California in the last one. James sat out, as did Kevin Durant for the Warriors. The regular season begins tomorrow with Boston hosting Philadelphia, followed by Oklahoma City visiting defending champion Golden State. NETS 113, KNICKS 107 Spencer Dinwiddie scored 19 points, D’Angelo Russell had 18 points and eight assists, and the Nets held on for a split of the preseason series with the Knicks. Tim Hardaway Jr scored 18 points for the Knicks but departed with a sprained left wrist. The Knicks said X-rays were negative. The teams meet again on October 19 in the Nets’ home opener. NETS: Joe Harris scored 16 points and Caris LeVert had 14. ... The Nets were without starters Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (left groin strain), DeMarre Carroll (ankle) and Allen Crabbe (left ankle sprain). Coach Kenny Atkinson said Hollis-Jefferson, who didn’t play in the preseason, played 5-on-5 earlier Friday and hoped the forward would be ready for opening night. Crabbe was hurt during the preseason, with Atkinson saying his injury was mild. ... G Shabazz Napier (right hamstring strain) has missed the entire preseason and Atkinson said there was no update on his condition. KNICKS: Mario Hezonja scored 14 points and Noah

Vonleh finished with 13. ... Luke Kornet made three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Knicks cut a 21-point deficit down to four in the closing minutes. ... Ron Baker started at point guard, with coach David Fizdale saying he is still undecided who his starter on opening night would be at that position. ... Second-round pick Mitchell Robinson started at center after missing the last two games with a sprained right ankle. ... Trey Burke hit from about midcourt at the buzzer to end the first quarter. SPURS 100, MAGIC 81 DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points, nine coming from the line, LaMarcus Aldridge had 13 points and 15 rebound and the injuryriddled Spurs reached the century mark for the fourth time this preseason. Evan Fournier led the Magic with 23 points. SPURS: The injuries are adding up for the Spurs as Rudy Gay (heel) and Derrick White missed the game. White underwent an MRI examination Thursday that revealed a left plantar fascia tear. ... San Antonio held Orlando to 10 first-quarter points, and the Spurs led 40-30 at halftime as both teams shot less than 31 percent. MAGIC: Orlando’s firstround picks from the past two drafts played together for the first time as secondyear forward Jonathan Isaac scored five points in 20 minutes and rookie center Mohamed Bamba added 15 points in 23 minutes. WIZARDS 140, LONG-LIONS 111 Rookie Devin Robinson scored 23 points, 15th overall pick Troy Brown Jr. added 21 and the Wizards spoiled Marreese Speights’ 41-point outburst. Speights was 13-of27 shooting, with seven 3-pointers, for Chinese Basketball Association’s Guangzhou Long-Lions. He also grabbed eight rebounds in 40 minutes. LONG-LIONS: Speights, who won a championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015, scored 16 of his teams’ 37 first-quarter points. He was 6 of 8 from the field to help the LongLions stay close at 38-37. He finished the half 7 of 10 for 20 points and he had 34 points at the end of the third quarter. ... The LongLions were 19 of 41 from 3-point range. WIZARDS: Otto Porter Jr. and Ian Mahinmi each scored 11 points in the first quarter, and Washington took control in the second quarter — outscoring the Long-Lions 34-17. The Wizards shot 61 percent in the half, and broke the century mark in the third quarter, leading 107-85. ... Washington star guards John Wall

draft pick Wendell Carter Jr. had 10 points and nine rebounds. ROCKETS 121, GRIZZLIES 103 James Harden scored 23 points and Chris Paul and Clint Capela had doubledoubles as Houston cruised at Memphis. Paul had 14 points and 11 assists and Capela 12 points with13 rebounds. Seven players scored in double figures for Houston, which made 20 of 47 3-pointers. First-round draft pick Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Rockets with 18 points in 21 minutes. ROCKETS: Carmello Anthony was 3 for 10 in 26 minutes as a reserve. He had 10 points, making 3 of 6 from long range, and averaged 13 points on four games. GRIZZLIES: Secondround pick Jevon Carter was scoreless in three minutes.

SACRAMENTO Kings guard Buddy Hield, centre, has a shot blocked by Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, right, as centre Jusuf Nurkic helps defend in the first half of Friday’s preseason game in Portland, Oregon. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) and Bradley Beal did not play. HORNETS 123, MAVERICKS 118 Kemba Walker and Jeremy Lamb each made three of Charlotte’s 19 3-pointers. Walker scored 13 points in 17 minutes, Lamb added 11 points and rookie Miles Bridges had 13 points and seven rebounds. DeAndre Jordan had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Luka Doncic also scored 18 for Dallas, which recently returned from two games in China. HORNETS: Malik Monk banked in a 3-pointer from beyond midcourt just before the first-quarter buzzer to pull Charlotte within 35-29. The teams, who entered averaging 30-plus 3-point attempts, combined to make 11 3-pointers in the first quarter. The Hornets led 58-53 at halftime behind Walker’s 13 points. MAVERICKS: Jordan had 11 points and nine rebounds in 18 first-half minutes. Doncic made three 3-pointers in the half and scored 11 points. PISTONS 129, CAVALIERS 110 Detroit’s big men dominated in East Lansing. Blake Griffin scored 29

points, Andre Drummond added 21 and the Pistons made 21 3-pointers at Michigan State’s Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Rodney Hood led Cleveland with 21 points, 11 coming from the free-throw line. PISTONS: Griffin and Reggie Jackson had eight points apiece in the first quarter as Detroit led 35-30. The Pistons extended it to 69-60 by halftime. Griffin had 19 points and five assists in 16 first-half minutes and Drummond added 16 points with six rebounds in 19 minutes. Ish Smith beat the thirdquarter buzzer with a 3-ponter from the wing to extend Detroit’s lead to 99-91. CAVALIERS: George Hill added 14 points and Tristan Thompson had 13 points and nine rebounds. HEAT 119, HAWKS 113 Josh Richardson scored 24 points and the Heat rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit with a 66-point second half against visiting Atlanta. Miami won despite going 7 of 31 from 3-point range and committing 23 turnovers. Jeremy Lin had 20 points off the bench for Atlanta, which had 24 turnovers.

HAWKS: First-round Trae Young pick Trae Young scored 11 points, making 2 of 3 from distance. He had five assists and two turnovers, finishing the preseason with 5 assists and 11 turnovers. HEAT: Bam Adebayo, last year’s No. 1 pick, had nine points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench. 3 of 17 from 3 at half, down 13 NUGGETS 98, BULLS 93 Gary Harris scored 18 points and Jamal Murray added 17 as Denver won at Chicago. Nikola Jokic backed up the two secondyear players with 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. The Bulls closed within 88-87 with 4:09 to play as Jabari Parker, who scored 19 points, scored eight straight. NUGGETS: Juan Hernangomez only had 3 points but it was his trey just before Parker’s run that gave the Nuggets a ninepoint lead. He also blocked Cristiano Felicio’s layup attempt with 2:42 and the lead at two. BULLS: Point guard Kris Dunn had two points, three assists and six turnovers in 22 minutes. Denver scored 20 points off turnovers, 19 in the first half. First-round

CHARLOTTE Hornets’ Tony Parker (9) drives to the basket around a screen by teammate Frank Kaminsky (44) on Dallas Mavericks’ J.J. Barea (5) during the second half of Friday’s preseason game in Dallas. (AP Photo/Cooper Neill)

BUCKS 143, TIMBERWOLVES 121 Giannis Antetokounmpo 32 points on 13-of-17 shooting, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as Milwaukee rolled at home. He had 14 points in the first quarter as the Bucks took a 43-27 lead and 28 at at the half when it was 84-53. Taj Gibson had 21 points for the Timberwolves. TIMBERWOLVES: In addition to missing Butler, Andrew Wiggins did not make the trip for personal reasons. First-round pick Josh Okogie scored 11 points, his high for the preseason. Second-round pick Keita Bates-Diop added eight points. BUCKS: Went 25 of 38 from 3-point range with Khris Middleton, who had 22 points, going 5 of 8. First-round pick Donte DiVincenzo had five points, giving him 31 in four preseason games. TRAIL BLAZERS 118, KINGS 115 C.J. McCollum scored 21 points, Zach Collins had a double-double and Portland held off the Kings after Frank Mason III missed a runner as time ran out. Collins, a first-round pick last year, had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Reserves Meyers Leonard had 17 points and Nik Stauskas 15. All five starters scored in double figures for Sacramento with Buddy Hield and Yogi Ferrell scoring 19 apiece and second overall pick Marvin Bagley III adding 15. KINGS: Although it was a loss, it was a pretty good bounce back after a 132-93 loss at Utah on Thursday. ... Bagley averaged 14.2 points an 7.8 rebounds in five preseason games. TRAIL BLAZERS: Damian Lillard went 2 for 10 from the field and scored seven points. ... First-round pick Anfernee Simons, expected to play in the D League, missed his only shot in five minutes of play but he had 26 points in the four previous games. LAKERS 119, WARRIORS 105 Rookie Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk scored 22 points, Kyle Kuzma added 19 and the Lakers beat the Warriors for the second time in three nights. Klay Thompson scored 21 points in the first half for the Warriors. Stephen Curry added 16 points. The duo combined for seven 3-pointers. LAKERS: Rajon Rondo and LeBron James sat out. ... Mykhailiuk was 8 of 18 from the field and fellow rookie Johnathan Williams had 14 points and 12 rebounds. WARRIORS: Every fan attending the game at the SAP Center in San Jose received a Kevin Durant San Jose Sharks-themed bobblehead. But he did not play. ... Curry scored all of his points in the first quarter when the Warriors built a 38-29 lead. Thompson had 14 in the second quarter when the lead reached 65-54 at halftime. Both sat out the second half.

THE TRIBUNE

Monday, October 15, 2018, PAGE 7

India rolls to victory over West Indies in 2nd test HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Umesh Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja shared seven wickets as West Indies crumpled to a tenwicket loss in the second test against India on Sunday. Yadav took 4-45 while Jadeja returned 3-12 as West Indies crashed to 127 all out in 46.1 overs in their second innings, leaving a paltry 78-run target for India. It was man of the match Yadav’s maiden 10-wicket (10-133) haul in test cricket. Lokesh Rahul (33 not out) and Prithvi Shaw (33 not out) made light work of the chase thereafter as India took the series 2-0 in dominant style. Post tea, West Indies were unable to salvage much from the second innings’ wreckage. Jason Holder (19) added 38 runs with Sunil Ambris (38) for the seventh wicket in what was the best passage of play from the West Indies batsmen. Jadeja broke through as Holder was caught behind

INDIA’s cricket team with the trophy after winning the India West Indies test series in Hyderabad, India, yesterday. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) in the 37th over and made it a double blow in two overs when he trapped Ambris lbw.

There was no reprieve thereafter as Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin (2-24) wrapped up the

innings quickly to leave enough overs for India to force a victory on day three of the series.

With little pressure on him, Rahul overcame his bad patch and scored freely. Towards the end, he played

THE WEATHER REPORT

5-Day Forecast

TODAY

ORLANDO

High: 91° F/33° C Low: 75° F/24° C

TAMPA

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Partly sunny and breezy

Partly cloudy and breezy

A t‑storm in spots in the afternoon

Partly sunny and breezy

High: 88°

Low: 79°

High: 88° Low: 78°

High: 88° Low: 77°

High: 88° Low: 78°

High: 87° Low: 77°

AccuWeather RealFeel

97° F

86° F

96°-82° F

96°-83° F

95°-82° F

95°-83° F

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ABACO

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 81° F/27° C

8‑16 knots

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 78° F/26° C

8‑16 knots

FT. LAUDERDALE

FREEPORT

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 80° F/27° C

W S

WEST PALM BEACH

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TONIGHT

High: 93° F/34° C Low: 75° F/24° C

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 75° F/24° C

MIAMI

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 82° F/28° C

7‑14 knots

Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday Temperature High ................................................... 86° F/30° C Low .................................................... 77° F/25° C Normal high ....................................... 85° F/29° C Normal low ........................................ 73° F/23° C Last year’s high ................................. 89° F/32° C Last year’s low ................................... 78° F/26° C Precipitation As of 2 p.m. yesterday ................................. 0.02” Year to date ............................................... 42.92” Normal year to date ................................... 31.74”

ELEUTHERA

NASSAU

High: 88° F/31° C Low: 79° F/26° C

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

KEY WEST

High: 89° F/32° C Low: 83° F/28° C

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Ht.(ft.)

Low

Ht.(ft.)

Today

12:45 a.m. 1:13 p.m.

2.5 2.9

6:50 a.m. 7:47 p.m.

0.9 1.0

Tuesday

1:41 a.m. 2:09 p.m.

2.4 2.8

7:44 a.m. 8:44 p.m.

1.1 1.1

Wednesday 2:40 a.m. 3:07 p.m.

2.3 2.8

8:44 a.m. 9:41 p.m.

1.2 1.2

Thursday

3:40 a.m. 4:03 p.m.

2.4 2.8

9:44 a.m. 1.2 10:34 p.m. 1.1

Friday

4:35 a.m. 4:55 p.m.

2.5 2.8

10:41 a.m. 1.1 11:20 p.m. 0.9

Saturday

5:24 a.m. 5:41 p.m.

2.7 2.9

11:33 a.m. 1.0 ‑‑‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑‑

Sunday

6:08 a.m. 6:24 p.m.

2.8 3.0

12:02 a.m. 0.8 12:20 p.m. 0.8

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High: 86° F/30° C Low: 81° F/27° C

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10‑20 knots Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

7:08 a.m. 6:43 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

1:02 p.m. 11:59 p.m.

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Oct. 31

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CAT ISLAND

out a dramatic over to enable Shaw, India’s teenage batting sensation, to hit the winning runs.

ANDROS

SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

High: 85° F/29° C Low: 81° F/27° C

High: 87° F/31° C Low: 80° F/27° C

W S

LONG ISLAND

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High: 85° F/29° C Low: 81° F/27° C

10‑20 knots

MAYAGUANA High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS RAGGED ISLAND High: 85° F/29° C Low: 81° F/27° C

High: 86° F/30° C Low: 80° F/27° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 87° F/31° C Low: 79° F/26° C

10‑20 knots

8‑16 knots

marine Forecast ABACO ANDROS CAT ISLAND CROOKED ISLAND ELEUTHERA FREEPORT GREAT EXUMA GREAT INAGUA LONG ISLAND MAYAGUANA NASSAU RAGGED ISLAND SAN SALVADOR

Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday: Today: Tuesday:

WINDS SE at 8‑16 Knots ESE at 8‑16 Knots E at 10‑20 Knots E at 10‑20 Knots E at 10‑20 Knots E at 12‑25 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 10‑20 Knots E at 10‑20 Knots E at 12‑25 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 10‑20 Knots E at 12‑25 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 10‑20 Knots ESE at 12‑25 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 10‑20 Knots E at 7‑14 Knots E at 8‑16 Knots E at 10‑20 Knots ESE at 12‑25 Knots E at 10‑20 Knots E at 12‑25 Knots

WAVES 3‑5 Feet 3‑6 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 3‑6 Feet 4‑7 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑6 Feet 4‑7 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 1‑3 Feet 2‑4 Feet 3‑6 Feet 3‑6 Feet 2‑4 Feet 3‑5 Feet 4‑7 Feet 4‑8 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 2‑4 Feet 3‑5 Feet

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WATER TEMPS. 81° F 81° F 84° F 84° F 83° F 83° F 84° F 84° F 82° F 82° F 83° F 83° F 84° F 84° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 85° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 84° F

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