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‘Tum Tum’ ties career high in Spartans OT win By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

he injury plagued and slumping Michigan State Spartans received a lift off their bench from Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr to open conference play on a winning note. Nairn tied his career high for the second time this season with 13 points and also added four rebounds and three assists in the Spartans’ 75-74 overtime win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Miami, on Tuesday night. Nairn’s three-pointer from the top of the key with 2:33 left to play in overtime gave the Spartans breathing room at 71-68. He finished 5-11 from the field, including 2-5 from beyond the arch. Spartans senior guard and former Minnesota commit Alvin Ellis III made two free throws with 10.6 seconds left to finish with a career-high 20 points to give the Spartans the lead for good. His free throws capped a 13point second half comeback, as the Spartans emerged with a win in their first overtime game of the season. Minnesota led by as much as 15 in the first half and held a 13-point advantage at the break. The Spartans went on a 7-0 run to open the second half and cut the deficit to 39-31. MSU later used an 18-3 run to go up 58-57 and take its first lead since 6-5. It was the latest chapter in a heated Big Ten rivalry that has produced several close finishes in recent years. The Spartans and Golden Gophers went to overtime for the third time in the last four meetings. It was also Michigan State’s first overtime game of the season. The game featured nine ties and 13 lead changes. The Spartans improved to 9-5 while the Golden Gophers fell to 12-2.

MICHIGAN State’s Lourawls Nairn Jr (centre) lays up in from of Minnesota’s Nate Mason, right, during the first half of Tuesday’s NCAA college basketball game in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) The Spartans will continue conference play when they host Northwestern Wildcats, currently in the midst of a nine-game winning streak, on Friday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. Wildcats also opened Big Ten play with a win, an 87-77 decision over the Penn State Nittany Lions. Tuesday’s offensive outburst from Nairn was a timely one for the Spartans who have suffered numerous injuries this season and are still without leading scorer and rebounder, freshman forward

Miles Bridges – currently sidelined with an ankle injury. Prior to the matchup against Minnesota, Spartans head coach Tom Izzo revealed that Nairn is currently wearing a precautionary walking boot due to “a little stiffness in his foot.” He reiterated the soreness was not related to the plantar fasciitis that sidelined Nairn for seven games last year and limited him for much of conference play. The junior guard did not miss any practice time during the week. “(Team doctors) don’t want it

to get to anything, so it was totally precautionary,” Izzo said. “I think he’ll be fine, I really do.” Tuesday’s win was also the first time Nairn has posted double digit scoring since last month’s Battle 4 Atlantis. Nairn scored 13 points and set a new career high with three, threepoint field goals made in the Spartans’ 73-62 win over the St John’s Red Storm. He originally set the career high during his sophomore season when he posted 13 points and eight assists against Boston College last season.

Bahamas Bowl draws estimated 1.37m viewers to ESPN By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE Popeyes Bahamas Bowl made history for the Old Dominion University Monarchs when the team won its first bowl game and it also became the most watched game in programme history. The event has been the subject of much scrutiny and sparked dialogue in regard to fan attendance at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium. However, the television ratings continue to bolster its status among the ESPN lineup. The Monarchs’ 24-20 win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles on December 23 drew an estimated 1.37 million viewers to ESPN, the lowest in the three-year total of the game. Ray Lawry rushed for 133 yards on 23 carries, including the game- clinching first down. He was named the offensive MVP. Monarchs quarterback David Washington finished 11-20 for 188

yards and three scores and linebacker TJ Ricks was named the defensive MVP. The announced crowd at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium was 13,422. The numbers represent a decline from the 2015 game which saw the Western Michigan Broncos top the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders and drew in 2.1 million viewers on ESPN. Those viewing numbers from 2015 represented a 43 per cent increase from the 2014 game, its inaugural edition. The high scoring matchup between the Central Michigan Chippewas and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers drew in an estimated 1.5 million viewers. The 2016 game finished fifth among cable television broadcasts on December 23. The Dollar General Bowl, which saw Troy defeat Ohio, topped the chart of programmes on the day at over 2.5 million viewers, followed by the Armed Forces Bowl with over 2.3 million viewers.

Said Monarchs head coach Bobby Wilder, following completion of the historic season: “I just want to say how excited we are to win the game, but number two how grateful we are for how we were treated this week by everybody associated with the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl – all the wonderful people we met. This was a lifechanging experience. We talked about this all week. We made memories to last a lifetime, and to win the game makes it that much more special. But you can get caught up so many times in college athletics with wins and losses that you forget the experiences

you have. I met so many people that had nothing to do with this bowl game – whether it was at the hotel, or when we left the Atlantis, it just reminds me how special everybody is here.” Despite the loss, Eagles head coach Chris Creighton said it was a rewarding experience for his programme. “Our guys had so many different experiences. We had some time the other night where some of the guys were sharing their time with the kids. The community service trip was a big deal to some guys. And some guys, being in the ocean for the first time was a big deal. Some of our captains were swimming with dolphins for the first time,” he said. “But I think we would all, in the end, just say it was a special team we had, and just being together on a trip like this, preparing to try to achieve our goal – our full goal – being here and having that opportunity I think was our best experience.”

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CAMERON RILEY TIED FOR 6TH IN AMERICAN JUNIORS By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN junior national golf standout Cameron Riley is currently representing the country on the international circuit against elite golfers from around the world. Riley is tied for 6th at the 2016 American Junior Tournament at the World Golf Village in St John’s County, Florida. Riley shot an opening round 75 (+3) to tie Adam Guedra of Sweden and Stefan Holczer of Venezuela. Thacher Neal of the United States was the only golfer to shoot under par in round one and leads the field with a round of 70 (-2). Riley bogeyed holes three, eight and nine to finish the front nine at +3. On the back nine, he was even through the first five holes and birdied the 15th. He would bogey 17 to finish the day at +3. The tournament continues today and Riley will tee off at 9:30am along with Holczer and Jun Kim of the United States. Riley finished last year’s event tied for No.25 overall when he shot rounds of 81, 81 and 77. The WJGS hosts sanctioned junior golf tournaments around the world designed to enrich young golfers, patrons, and sponsors lives by creating a unique competitive experience. Tour organisers herald the “family friendly environment” for players, parents, coaches and others as one of its main attractions. In addition to the tournaments, the events also give golfers an opportunity to learn about the physical, mental and technical aspects of their game through educational seminars and individualised help offered at each event. The structure of the series is designed to showcase the best junior players (ages 12-19) on the world stage, mimicking the “Harder German Junior Masters” series. According to its website: “The new junior series pursues a goal of operating each tournament at “major tour” standards agreed to by tournament directors and sponsors. The World Junior Golf Series will also initiate a new World Ranking System as a result of this international play. Those players qualifying for series play may also apply for a scholarship to the Foundation’s golf academy located at Jacksonville, Florida, that features academic and golf schooling, mental awareness and tips on how to live a healthy life.” Riley is the current Bahamas junior boys national champion and a veteran player for the Bahamas. Most recently, the Florida A and M Rattler helped team Bahamas finish sixth at the 29th edition of the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships last summer. Riley was the second best finisher for Team Bahamas, 29th overall and 10th in the boys’ 17-and-under division.

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THE EXPERTS’ VIEW - HOW THEY ARE FARING

WEEK 16

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WEEK 16 AWARDS The “You’re Not Even Good At Being Awful” Award presented by the 2011 Miami Dolphins - The Cleveland Browns. All I wanted was a float parade celebrating a perfect 0-16 season. Was that too much to ask? The “Thought They Had My Back Against The Wall, Tell Me That I Don’t Deserve To Ball…Well, Then Tell Me Who Deserves It” Award presented by Drake - Dak Prescott. The Romo debate is over. Dakota put an end to all that, but it was fun while it lasted. The “Football Isn’t Fun When You Football Too Hard” Award presented by Will Smith’s awful Bennet Omalu accent and “Concussion” movie – Injuries to marquee quarterbacks. The Titans wild card chase crashed, so have the Super Bowl hopes in Oakland. Hold firm Matt Moore.

WEEK 17 By SANCHESKA and RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Reporters rdorsett@tribunemedia.net New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins RENALDO: I’m usually apprehensive when the Dolphins are playing the Patriots under regular circumstances which means this week I’m pretty much walking around like Woody Allen at his most neurotic. Both teams have something to play for - New England clinches home-field advantage in the AFC with a win and a Dolphins win is the first step in becoming the fifth seed. The ‘Phins also need the Chiefs to lose to the Chargers. I guess I should just be happy to be in the conversation after Miami finally made its way back to the playoffs after a nearly 10-year hiatus but the goal post has moved. I mean if you had the choice of going on the road and playing Big Ben, Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown or playing Tom Savage…who

would you choose? Can’t help but shake the eerie feeling that Michael Floyd is going to…never mind. DOLPHINS over Pats SANNIE: The Dolphins have been doing well but I don’t think they are ready for the Patriots. Sorry. PATS over Dolphins Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Bucs RENALDO: The Bucs need a ton of help, and not just because they chose Winston over Mariota. Tampa controlled their own fate until back-to-back losses, now their only way to get into the playoffs is to win in addition to a Racial Slurs tie, Packers loss and wins by the Titans, Colts, Cowboys and Niners. The Panthers are just hoping Cam Newton doesn’t get impaled and comes out of this game healthy enough for next year as the team attempts to get Cam some help at the skill positions and a new stylist in the offseason. Even if Cam gets impaled, is that even enough to draw a flag? BUCS over Panthers

SANNIE: Boy, this one is rough. I want to be loyal but I also want to be smart. I’m way behind now. Ummmm, Bucs, I’m sorry Cam, I hope you understand. BUCS over Panthers Jacksonville Jags at Indianapolis Colts RENALDO: So many games with non-playoff implications this week. Can we just flex them out of the schedule to never? COLTS over Jags SANNIE: Well the Jags have only won three games so this choice wasn’t hard. COLTS over Jags Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings RENALDO: Nope. There’s no chance anyone pays attention to this game. VIKINGS over Bears SANNIE: The Bears have also only won two games. I will pass on them as well. VIKINGS over Bears

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers RENALDO: I’m aware the Browns exist only to disappoint, but what if their one game-winning streak built up some sort of momentum inspiring them to play than ever before. I would never wish CTE or injury on any player, just saying…the Browns need to make it as difficult as possible for the Steelers to recover. Stranger things have happened – LeBron chose to live there after living in Miami for four years. STEELERS over Browns

SANNIE: There are two New York teams? Yes, I am just learning this after all this time and this is the team that sucks. No thanks. I love New York but not this team. BILLS over Jets

SANNIE: Good Lord, the Browns only won one game. What is happening with these teams and this season? STEELERS over Browns

SANNIE: Well this is easy, the Cowboys have one of the best records in the league. COWBOYS over Eagles

Buffalo Bills at New York Jets RENALDO: There’s a chance the Ryan brothers are stationed outside MetLife Stadium either panhandling, looking for work or just generally being gross. BILLS over Jets

Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles RENALDO: Tannehill, Carr, Mariota all went down. The Cowboys need to take a look at possibly sitting Dak Prescott down and playing that other guy….whatever his name is. COWBOYS over Eagles

Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans RENALDO: No playoffs, no franchise quarterback, every reason to pack it in early and get started on vacation plans. TITANS OVER Texans SANNIE: Sticking with Queen B and her home

town, even though this strategy doesn’t really seem to be working. TEXANS over Titans Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals RENALDO: I’m just here to see if Steve Smith fights some young corner in his last NFL game…or if he gets hurt again and has to come back another year to “go out on his own terms.” I get the feeling “out on his own terms” means the Super Bowl so he definitely ends up in New England next year right? RAVENS over Bengals SANNIE: Let’s go with the Dirty Birds, only because the Ravens (not this team) has a place in my heart. RAVENS over Bengals Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers RENALDO: The Chiefs can win the AFC West title with a win and an Oakland loss, but they could also fall to the sixth seed with a loss

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THANK YOU

BAHAMAS! The 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl was a success from the play on the field to the over 13,000 fans who attended the game, and ESPN Events is grateful to all who assisted in making “Football, Family and Fun” a reality for the third consecutive year. We thank our title sponsor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Atlantis and Caribbean Bottling Company for their valued support. We also thank local Bahamas sponsors Burns House and The Tribune. All of our partners help provide a first-class bowl experience for everyone. Thanks also go to the numerous local Bahamas businesses who provided support to our game. We appreciate the Bahamas Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, the National Sports Authority and their staffs in preparing Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium for our event, our transportation partners Bahamas Experience, Leisure Travel and Tours and Majestic Travel, USA Football for conducting the Youth Football Leadership Clinic, the Commonwealth of American Football League for their assistance and our bowl staff, who spent countless hours to make the week successful and fun for our teams, conference partners (Mid-American Conference and Conference USA), fans, alumni and sponsors.

We thank our participating institutions, Eastern Michigan University and Old Dominion University, their administrative staffs, coaching staffs and student-athletes for a great week, and for their time during our Youth Clinic and Ranfurly Homes for Children visit to give back to youth of the Bahamas. To the people of the Bahamas, we thank you for the warm hospitality you showed and for making our game part of your long holiday weekend. Bowl games are truly “Better in the Bahamas” because of your welcome to every visitor. Every person who entered Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on gameday experienced that tremendous Bahamian hospitality, and everyone who watched on television experienced the spectacular scenery the Bahamas offers. We hope that you will make plans to join us again next December. Sincerely, The Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

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‘It’s going to be a terrific finish to the NFL regular season’ SUNDAY will mark the end of the 2016-17 NFL regular season and it’s going to be a terrific finish. All the AFC teams have been determined - Patriots, Raiders, Steelers, Texans, Chiefs and Dolphins. In the NFC, second place is still at stake for the Seahawks and Falcons. The NFC North title will come down to a winner-takes-all match in Detroit this weekend - and the loser of that game could fall all the way out of the playoffs depending on what Washington and Tampa Bay do. At 10-6 last week, 144-912 on the year, I am somewhat disappointed in my performance in this year’s Tribune picks challenge but I am very excited for what the playoffs have to offer. New Orleans Saints (6-8) @ Atlanta Falcons (9-5) FALCONS Baltimore Ravens (8-6) @ Cincinnati Bengals (5-8-1) RAVENS

WEEK 17

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BY RICARDO WELLS rwells@tribunemedia.net

New York Giants (10-4) @ Washington Redskins (7-6-1) GIANTS

New England Patriots (12-2) @ Miami Dolphins (9-5) PATRIOTS

Houston Texans (8-6) @ Tennessee Titans (8-6) TEXANS

Chicago Bears (3-11) @ Minnesota Vikings (7-7) VIKINGS

Carolina Panthers (6-8) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-6) BUCCANEERS

Buffalo Bills (7-7) @ New York Jets (3-10) BILLS

Green Bay Packers (8-6) @ Detroit Lions (9-5) PACKERS

Dallas Cowboys (12-2) @ Philadelphia Eagles (5-9) COWBOYS

Jacksonville Jaguars (2-12) @ Indianpolis Colts (8-6) COLTS

Cleveland Browns (0-14) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5) STEELERS

ONE year after throwing 35 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton has been limited to 18 TD passes and has 11 picks entering the season finale at Tampa Bay. He’s completed a career-low 53.5 per cent of his passes. (AP) Arizona Cardinals (5-8-1) @ Los Angeles Rams (4-10) RAMS Oakland Raiders (11-3)

@ Denver Broncos (8-6) BRONCOS Kansas City Chiefs (10-4) @ San Diego Chargers (5-9)

CHIEFS Seattle Seahawks (9-4-1) @ San Francisco 49ers (13-1) SEAHAWKS

Happy New Year and ‘How Bout them Cowboys’ DOWN the stretch they come.....fighting for second place! Like I said three weeks ago, I’ve got this on ice. Start putting my name on the trophy. Great late push by my colleagues, but I won’t be caught. The race for second will be hot, AP, Leo B, Sannie and Ricardo should come right down to the wire. See you next week for the playoffs! Happy New Year and ‘How Bout them Cowboys’.

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and a Dolphins win. Seems like the perfect game for Alex Smith. At some point Phillip Rivers has to be down by four with less than a minute left to play and actually score the touchdown. He’s due. CHARGERS over Chiefs SANNIE: Chiefs. Because the Chargers are in the top 5 teams that are trash (my personal list). CHIEFS over Chargers Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos RENALDO: I just read an article entitled “Ten things to know about Raiders QB Matt McGloin” – not one thing was interesting. BRONCOS over Raiders SANNIE: Boy, can the

• Here’s who I like this week: SUNDAY RAVENS COLTS DOLPHINS BEARS BILLS STEELERS EAGLES BUCS TEXANS FALCONS

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WEEK 17

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BRONCOS CARDS CHIEFS

ZELAYA

SEAHAWKS REDSKINS PACKERS

Raiders beat the Broncos? I can’t believe I am about to choose the Raiders again. Eddie, you better bring me good luck. RAIDERS over Broncos

SANNIE: Well the Rams seem to be bad as well. These teams are really making these picks easy for me. CARDS over Rams

RENALDO: The de facto NFC West champs could become the second overall seed with a win and an Atlanta loss or tie. They’d also be No. 2 if they tie, the Falcons lose and the Packers/ Lions game ends in a tie. I hate playoff math. SEAHAWKS over Niners

Arizona Cardinals at St Louis Rams RENALDO: Being flexed out of week 17…this

RAVENS COLTS PACKERS REDSKINS SEAHAWKS CHIEFS CARDINALS

isn’t how Larry Fitzgerald should go out. I blame James Harrison and Santonio Holmes. CARDS over Rams

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers

SANNIE: Russell Wilson SEAHAWKS over Niners

SUNDAY

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

PACKERS’ Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson have worked with each other for so long that it often seems they can create plays when Rodgers is in trouble just by making eye contact. The prolific duo is on a roll headed into the Packers’ winner-take-all showdown this Sunday against the Lions in Detroit for the NFC North title. (AP)

RENALDO: More playoff math talk, but of a slightly less annoying version. Falcons win and they get the second seed. It’s that simple, however, this is the Falcons and nothing is that simple. So even after they play the Saints to a 38 all tie, they still get the second seed with a Seahawks loss or tie, a Seahawks loss coupled with a Lions loss or tie and a Seahawks tie coupled with a Lions loss. Ok I was wrong, that was just as annoying as the rest of it. FALCONS over Saints SANNIE: Let’s go Atlanta! And please hurry up and bring a new episode of Real Housewives. It’s irritating how long this is taking. FALCONS over Saints New York Giants at Washington Racial Slurs RENALDO: The Racial

BRONCOS FALCONS TEXANS BUCCANEERS STEELERS EAGLES BILLS VIKINGS PATRIOTS

Slurs are still alive and with our luck they’ll probably make a run at the Super Bowl so we have to see their mascot as much as we were forced to see Cleveland’s baseball team. So the Racial Slurs get in if they win. A loss by the Packers or Bucs wouldn’t hurt. GIANTS over Racial Slurs SANNIE: New York… just because. GIANTS over Racial Slurs Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions RENALDO: This is how the season should end. One game, loser goes home match. Technically it’s a playoff game for both of these teams already. The winner gets the division. The loser starts vacation plans. Everyone should be allowed to use PEDs for this game. The Lions should get to bring Calvin Johnson back but only if the Packers can bring back the Alabama version of Eddie Lacy…before he started consuming cheeseburgers like tic-tacs. PACKERS over Lions SANNIE: Same record. Ok, the Lions because I want to go to Africa. It’s my reasoning; you don’t have to understand it. LIONS over Packers

PRO PICKS WON’T GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS IN WEEK 17 By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Wrier WEEK 17 always is a tough one for Pro Picks. Some teams have nothing to gain as they prepare for the playoffs, wanting to merely stay as healthy as possible. Others have everything to gain — a playoff berth, better seeding — and go hard from opening kickoff to final whistle. Deciphering who is ready to do what is difficult. Then throw in the clubs whose coaching staffs probably

are lame ducks, or whose coaches the players don’t want back, and it can become dizzying trying to find the best choices. But we won’t go through the motions, even as many others on the field will. KNOCKOUT LEAGUE TIP Major kudos to anyone still alive in one of these. We bit the bullet a long time ago. But we still have kept our suggestions to different teams weekly, so with whom we have left, try BILLS.

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Star Trackers Track Club hosts its 15th

A NIGHT WITH THE STARS: Star Trackers Track Club recognised some of their star scholar athletes for their stellar accomplishments over the academic terms from September 2015 to June 2016. A number of the student athletes, who would have benefited from the club by attending college and universities overseas, were on hand to lend their support to the rising young stars of the club.Â Photos: Kermit Taylor/Bahamas Athletics

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Anniversary Recognition Gala Awards

GALA AWARDS NIGHT: The Star Trackers Track Club hosted an elaborate 15th Anniversary Recognition Gala Awards night at Holy Trinity Activities Centre under the theme â€œCelebrating A Night With the Stars.â€? The club honoured its founders David and Laura Charlton, as well as Eugene and Marsha Wright, on Friday, December 23. Photos: Kermit Taylor/Bahamas Athletics

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Tottenham recovers to beat 10-man Southampton 4-1 in EPL SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Tottenham recovered from conceding a goal after 69 seconds to beat 10-man Southampton 4-1 in the English Premier League yesterday, keeping the team in touch with its rivals for Champions League qualification. Dele Alli began Spurs’ fightback with the equaliser at St Mary’s stadium and completed it with their fourth goal in the 87th minute, with the visitors threatening to score each time they attacked. Tottenham’s other goals in its third straight win were scored by Harry Kane, who also missed a penalty, and substitute Son Heung-min. Mauricio Pochettino’s side stayed in fifth place, but moved back to within a point of the top four and 10 points off Chelsea. It completed a perfect set of results for the league’s title chasers this round, with Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United also winning across Monday and Tuesday. The top six teams are seven points clear of the

rest, setting up a fierce fight for the four Champions League qualification spots. Virgil van Dijk gave Southampton the perfect start by heading in a free kick with barely a minute gone. But the hosts faced an uphill task after winger Nathan Redmond was given a straight red card in the 56th minute — with the score at 2-1 — for bringing down Alli in the box, conceding the penalty that Kane missed. “This changed the whole game for me,” Southampton manager Claude Puel. “It’s difficult to keep going with this level of intensity (by Spurs).” Kane blazed the spot kick over the crossbar, with his standing foot moving a piece of turf and, as a consequence, the ball before the England striker made connection. It didn’t stop Pochettino making a successful return to the team he managed for 16 months over 2013-14. “After yesterday’s result (Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Stoke) and the others (on Monday), when the big

TOTTENHAM Hotspur’s Harry Kane celebrates scoring his side’s second goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Southampton at St Mary’s, Southampton, England, yesterday. (AP) teams won, it was very important for us to win the game for our belief,” Pochettino said. Alli beat Van Dijk to Moussa Sissoko’s left-wing

cross and steered home a header into the top corner for Spurs’ equaliser in the 19th minute. Tottenham went ahead in the 52nd when Kane lost

marker Oriol Romeu to head home Christian Eriksen’s corner, his first goal in four games. Eriksen struck the bar with a deflected shot before

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Son drilled in a third goal in the 85th at the end of a counter-attack, and Alli curled home the fourth for his 16th goal in 50 Premier League appearances.

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LONG ISLAND

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High: 79° F/26° C Low: 72° F/22° C

4-8 knots

MAYAGUANA High: 80° F/27° C Low: 73° F/23° C

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

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS RAGGED ISLAND High: 78° F/26° C Low: 73° F/23° C

High: 79° F/26° C Low: 73° F/23° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 83° F/28° C Low: 74° F/23° C

7-14 knots

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

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WINDS SW at 6-12 Knots NNW at 10-20 Knots NE at 3-6 Knots N at 10-20 Knots E at 4-8 Knots NW at 7-14 Knots ENE at 7-14 Knots N at 6-12 Knots SSE at 3-6 Knots NNW at 8-16 Knots SW at 6-12 Knots N at 10-20 Knots NE at 4-8 Knots NNW at 7-14 Knots NE at 7-14 Knots N at 7-14 Knots ENE at 6-12 Knots NNW at 6-12 Knots E at 6-12 Knots NNW at 4-8 Knots VAR at 3-6 Knots N at 15-25 Knots NE at 7-14 Knots N at 7-14 Knots E at 4-8 Knots NW at 8-16 Knots

WAVES 3-6 Feet 6-10 Feet 0-1 Feet 2-4 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 2-4 Feet 3-6 Feet 3-6 Feet 1-3 Feet 6-10 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-3 Feet 3-5 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-2 Feet 4-8 Feet 3-6 Feet 1-2 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet

VISIBILITY 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles 10 Miles 8 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 78° F 78° F 80° F 80° F 79° F 79° F 79° F 79° F 80° F 80° F 81° F 81° F 79° F 79° F 80° F 80° F 81° F 81° F 79° F 79° F 80° F 80° F 80° F 80° F 79° F 79° F