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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

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TEAM BAHAMAS members yesterday with Bahamas Olympic Committee President Wellington Miller (far left) and Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson (centre front, during the victory celebration and award ceremony for the athletes’ performance in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Rio Olympians honoured

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

T

he country finally had an opportunity to honour the full contingent of Team Bahamas for their heroic exploits at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Buttons Formal Wear, in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, hosted a weekend of activities for Team Bahamas, highlighted by a ceremony of recognition at the Melia Resort yesterday.

Friends, family and well-wishers lauded the efforts of the 32member team that concluded last month’s Olympiad with two medals - a gold from Shaunae Miller in the women’s 400m and bronze from the men’s 4x400m relay team of Chris Brown, Steven Gardiner, Michael Mathieu, Alonzo Russell and Stephen Newbold.

Veteran spinter Jamial Rolle offered a response on behalf of the athletes to lend insight into the Olympic experience and express gratitude for this weekend’s events.

“The Olympics are the apex of sport, so when you think about the Olympics it’s synonymous with hard work, dedication and sacrifice. That’s what went into everyone in Rio. Regardless of the outcome, everyone had high expectations of what they wanted to do and for whatever reason if that did not happen, we’re still thankful we had the opportunity to go there and qualify.

“It’s a tough road and we’re thankful for your support. Track

BRONZE BOYS: The Bahamas men’s 4x400 metre relay team members (l-r) Alonzo Russell, Steven Gardiner, Chris Brown, Michael Mathieu and Stephen Newbold.

Photos by Shawn Hanna/The Tribune is an individual sport but as a team we have that innate family sense of support for each other because you know the struggles they went through to get there,” he said.

“We want to give thanks to Buttons for allowing us to celebrate as a family and bring the whole team home. Thank you to the ministry for their added support, the BOC and the respective federations, we want to thank you all. I’d like to send a heartfelt thank you to Buttons Formal Wear for this unprecedented show of appreciation toward myself and my fellow Olympians. As someone who has sacrificed blood, sweat and

tears and reached the precipice of sport which is the Olympics, this is held in high regard to me. I’m sure my fellow Olympians agree. I applaud you and I’m sure your philanthropic act will pay dividends for this team moving forward and for those to come.”

The swimming contingent of Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, Dustin Tynes and Joanna Evans were unable to attend due to academic commitments at their respective universities.

Bahamas Swimming Federation President Algernon Cargill represented them at the event.

“Rio was fantastic. While our athletes did not have the perfor-

mances they dreamed of, or our coaches prepared them for, they gave their best they had on that day and we are extremely proud of their effort,” he said. “What we can be extremely proud of is that they are a few that have dreamed, trained and made it to the Olympic Games. They can now proudly all call themselves Olympians. These exemplars of our sport represented us well.

We are proud of their accomplishments and we could not have asked for a more committed and focused ambassadors of swimming.”

Vanderpool-Wallace fell short by one spot of getting into the final of the women’s 50m free,

while Evans established a pair of national records in two of the three events she competed in and Tynes also made his Olympic debut.

“This support paves the way for greater things to come from our Olympic team in Tokyo,” Cargill said. “I can tell you that we will have the largest team ever to represent the Bahamas in the Olympic Games and I can’t wait. Let this experience be a springboard for even more success ahead.”

Bahamas Olympic Committee President Wellington Miller said the efforts of the athletes in their respective fields made them true ambassadors for the country.

“It is a pleasure for the BOC to take part and make sure our athletes compete. When they take part they give us an extra boost and people from all over the world know us because of our athletes,” he said. “What you have done, no government can pay for. I just want to thank the athletes for their competitive spirit, the hard work, the training and sacrifice for your country. We can never pay you back but we are happy to celebrate with you.”

Emily Morley was also recognised several times for her history-making efforts by becoming the first Bahamian to compete in rowing at the Olympic level. She finished sixth in the E final of the women’s single sculls.

Other highlights from the 28member track and field team included Pedrya Seymour’s record breaking performance to make

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Register for Potcakeman Triathlon before Tuesday deadline THE fourth annual Potcakeman Triathlon takes place at Jaws Beach, Clifton, on Saturday with an Olympic distance race added to this year’s schedule in addition to the traditional Sprint due to the growth of the event and by popular demand.

The swim-bike-run route starts in the ocean at Jaws Beach, heads out onto the road before returning for the run along the trails of Clifton Heritage Park. The Sprint event comprises a 750m swim, 21km bike and 5km run. Olympic distance athletes will go twice as far by completing each loop twice.

Following the main events there will be a “Puppy Tri” race for children aged six to 14.

Race Director Sarah Kennedy is encouraging anyone still wishing to register to do so before the closing deadline on Tuesday. “We are on track for a record turn out,” she said. “We have competitors travelling from USA, Cana-

YOUNGSTERS compete in the “Puppy Tri” race for children aged six to 14 at last year’s event. da, Mexico and Panama and can’t wait to see who will be crowned champions. We also have a once in a lifetime opportunity for the winners.”

Lauren Holowesko, Director of The Island House, revealed the incentive. “The Island House is excited to provide a male and female winner of The Potcakeman

Triathlon 2016 with the opportunity to take part in The Island House Invitational Triathlon‘s Fittest CEO Challenge on Saturday, October 29. The winners will be able to compete alongside the world’s greatest triathletes in a race which is fast becoming one of the most amazing events in the sport.”

As well as unique finish medals, dri-fit T-shirts and a full swag bag, all Potcakeman racers will be rewarded with a Heineken beer and hamburger from the Rotary Club East Nassau’s van. Kids will all get a Dunkin Donut. All participants will also be entered into a bib draw at the end of the race for a chance to win one of four VIP

transportation tickets to Highbourne Cay to watch the final day of competition.

In addition to presenting partners Powerade, the event is being sponsored by Albany, Subway, Purina, Think Simple, PappaSurf, Higgs & Johnson, The Pet Food Institute, Daminos Sothebys International Realty, Heinenken, Club One Fitness Centre and Golden Wings Charter. There will also be a raffle draw on race day, the top prize being a Jamis Trail XR bike donated from Cycles Unlimited.

The race is being organised by the non-profit organisation Baark! (Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness).

All money raised from the event will go towards their spay/neuter and education programmes all over the Bahamas.

More information and registration link can be found at www. potcakeman.com

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MILANO Moxey and Alexander Ferguson sailing the E-Class Sloop ‘Bluebird.’

TRISTAN ELDON, winner of the Optimist Championship Fleet.

DARRELL ROBERTS, winner of the Sunfish Class.

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GABRIEL NEWBOLD, winner of the Optimist Green Fleet.

SIR DURWARD KNOWLES BACK TO SCHOOL YOUTH REGATTA ‘GREAT FUN’ AT MONTAGU BRINGING the island’s junior summer sailing camps to a close, the Bahamas National Sailing School along with Lady Nathalie Enterprise and CV Bethel Sailing Club hosted the Sir Durward Knowles Back To School Youth Regatta earlier this month at Nassau Yacht Club and Montagu Beach.

“This is an event that was started in 2010 by Eleazor Johnson (captain and owner of Lady Nathalie), Sir Durward Knowles and Jimmie Lowe and since then has taken place every year at this time now with the support of the Regatta Desk (Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources).

“We couldn’t have asked for better sailing conditions on Montagu Bay, with winds of 10 to 12 knots out of the east,” said Robert Dunkley, director of the Bahamas National Sailing School. “This regatta was great fun for all our junior sailors from around the island and gave them the opportunity to try different boats.”

On Saturday, Optimist Dinghies (sailed by the youngest kids – eight to 12 years old), Sunfish, Lasers and Int’I 420’s raced and on Sunday the sailors were treated to racing in E-Class Sloops as well as J22’s, many for the first time in their lives.

The E-Class Sloops are small Bahamian built double-handed sailboats used

by CV Bethel Sailing Club in their junior programme.

OVERALL winner Tyler McSweeney receives his trophy from sloop legend Eleazor ‘the Sailing Barber’ Johnson and Cindy Gay from the Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources.

Photos by Robert Dunkley The J22’s are 22 foot sailboats more for adults. “It was amazing to see how well the youngsters handled these boats,” according to a press release.

Sloop legend, the very generous Eleazor ‘the Sailing Barber’ Johnson along with Stafford Armbrister, the sloop sailor behind the development of junior sloop sailing and the CV Bethel Sailing Club, were on hand to give away “Back to School” goodie bags filled with supplies - a tradition Johnson started years ago with Sir Durward Knowles.

Also, as part of the regatta tradition, a participant’s medal was awarded to each sailor and along with it words of wisdom and encouragement from Johnson.

The overall winner of the regatta was Tyler McSweeney, who sailed his Laser ‘I Got This’ to first place in all six races in the Laser Class. Another top competitor was Tristan Eldon who won all six races in the Advanced Optimist Fleet.

McSweeney broke the tie between the two by racing on Sunday in the E-Class Sloop.

Gabriel Newbold took top honours in the Optimist Green Fleet, while Darrell Roberts won the Sunfish Class. Cochise Burrows with crew Matteo Alliata won the I420Class and Marcus Parotti, who has recently moved to Nassau from Exuma, won the EClass Sloop series.

“It is so wonderful to see the continuation of this event and the support not only from our sailing legends Eleazor Johnson and Sir Durward Knowles but also the Nassau Yacht Club and “The Regatta Desk” at Ministry Of Agriculture,” Dunkley said.

“Thank you to you all.

And a big thank you to Stafford Armbrister for organising the E-Class sloops for us. We look forward to working with you in the future in further developing our junior sailing talent in the country.”

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Olympic success must inspire a system of excellence AS it is no secret that most of the country’s national sporting bodies are attempting to build quality programmes, capable of both improving and expanding their respective disciplines, track and field through its parent associations is no different.

This past week, the recently minted Olympics’ women’s 400 metres gold medallist, Shaunae Miller, returned home to New Providence to celebrate her big win in Rio. The overriding theme of her islandwide tour seem to fall in line with the dynamic of developing a sustainable national programme for track and field.

In between the spectacle of an Olympic champion returning home to inspire youth to be all they can, Miller took time to give an update on her season and future career plans. During her visit to The Tribune on Friday, I had a few minutes to catch up with her as she discussed what it would take to advance the already successful track and field product.

A product of the St Augustine’s College (SAC) programme, Miller said the growth of track and field is already clear throughout the communities of the Bahamas.

“It isn’t the way it used to be when I was coming up and getting introduced to it,” she said. “There are

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so much more kids going out to track because a lot of parents want their kids to have a chance at the sport.”

In 2009, Miller transferred from Christian Heritage School to SAC, where she blossomed into certified talent on the track. In her time at SAC, Miller flirted with volleyball and basketball but found her place quickly once introduced to track.

“I see so much more athletes, young boys and girls learning how to run, falling in love with it and it makes me so proud. We have a lot of talented programmes at the different high schools now, with recruiters that look out for young athletes and would work with them to improve their skills as they get older.”

Over the last two decades, the Bahamas has earned a name for itself as a relay power, not only in the region but around the globe, with the success of the ‘Golden Girls’ and ‘Golden Knights’ teams.

The focus has been on building that legacy.

According to Miller, it was the belief that she could one day be a part of that legacy that inspired each stride she took. Further, she said it is that very same legacy that she wants to use to inspire kids aiming to ascend in the sport.

She claimed that while the initiatives geared toward private school students, or “kids that have the means”, there is an untapped market that is bursting with potential, waiting to nurtured and progressed.

“I would love to see someone go into the government schools now, help buildup those programmes,” she told me. “We have so many great athletes there that aren’t getting the needed coaching because they aren’t a part of a track club. They have the ability though, and with the right guidance, they can be someone great. In the government schools and the Family Islands, we need to grab a few of those athletes and allow them to grow and develop.”

Miller said the time is

“I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMEONE GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS NOW, HELP BUILD UP THOSE PROGRAMMES. WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT ATHLETES THERE THAT AREN’T GETTING THE NEEDED COACHING BECAUSE THEY AREN’T A PART OF A TRACK CLUB. THEY HAVE THE ABILITY THOUGH, AND WITH THE RIGHT GUIDANCE, THEY CAN BE SOMEONE GREAT.” - Shaunae Miller now for athletes like herself and other greats in the sport to turn their focus to the development of track and field. “I can’t speak for everyone,” she said, “but as for me, that is what I am trying to do - encourage and aid in the development of track and field. I want to go into the schools and interact with these young athletes that are coming up. Be accessible to them so that they can see that it is about the sport and the growth of it - not just me.”

Miller implied that if the sport is developed adequately, the Bahamas could see a wealth of quality and top-notch athletes emerge - and not just in track and field.

“I’m trying to inspire them to be great at their various disciplines,” she said. “I want to encourage them to take on an extracurricular activity and become great at it. That is

what we need more of. We have so much talent here: you see people like Buddy (Hield) and Jonquel Jones, who are excelling in play.

Imagine what we can produce with all the resources, manpower and capital poured into the right areas.

“We have a lot of athletes doing well. We just need all hands on deck to help grow these disciplines.”

Currently, in my opinion, the Bahamas is blessed with a quality crop of great athletes in various disciplines - from Miller in track, to Buddy and Jonquel in basketball, Lucius Fox and Anfernee Seymour in baseball, Byron Ferguson in volleyball and even Alex Cooper and Mavin Saunders in American football.

From Shaunae Miller’s comments, can you imagine what we can be if the energies of these athletes and adequate capital are poured into these various

disciplines?

The equation has remained the same for some time now; the raw and innate talent is built into the Bahamian genes. The unknown has always been what are we going to do as a country to advance the base points of all these sports?

Our athletes, particularly the young ones, are crying out for a fighting chance.

The story should no longer be, in 2016, that an athlete made it big in spite of poor conditions coming up. The time is now for the narrative to be, they made it because the Bahamas has made an effort to build a system of excellence.

We made it this far on the sweat and perseverance of so many. Let’s make the switch now and build a lasting legacy.

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VICTORY CELEBRATION, AWARD CEREMONY HELD FOR OLYMPIANS FROM PAGE 1 the final of the women’s 100m hurdles as well as Donald Thomas and Trevor Barry in the men’s high jump and the record-breaking feat by Lanece Clarke, Carmiesha Cox, Anthonique Strachan and Christine Amertil in the women’s 4 x 400m relay.

“It’s great that Buttons brought us together as a team once again. In those two weeks in Rio we spent a lot of time, we had a lot of fun and we were family,” Seymour said. “I know the entire country was saying how proud they were of us but this really shows us how much they appreciated what we did. It’s overwhelming with everyone being proud and the process has been exciting. I’m just grateful to God for having such a successful and healthy season.”

Triple jumper Leevan Sands echoed the sentiments of gratitude to the public and the event organisers.

“Knowing that people care and try to do things like this and try to show appreciation is a great thing,” he said. “This is how it should be. In the future I’d like to see more people come on board and try to do things like this because it means so much to see our hard work recognised.”

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson pledged that funding for elite athletes would increase in the immediate future.

“We want our younger athletes to be the beneficiaries of a real, national sports programme. This ministry has a $15 million budget. After we pay salaries and improve the stadium we have $5 million left.

Junkanoo takes another $3 million. The other $2 million a year goes to Bahamian athletes. Every elite athlete gets a cheque and the

TEAM BAHAMAS members yesterday at the Melia, Cable Beach, during the victory celebration and award ceremony for the athletes’ performance in the 2016 Rio Olympics. sports endowment fund, now $1.5 million, goes out every year,” he said. “We are going to double that and

double the athletes’ endowment this year. All finalists, all medallists, all coaches, support staff can contact

us immediately because the endowments and incentives are ready and are at our office.”

After his fifth Olympic appearance and third medal, Chris Brown asked for the public’s continued sup-

port moving forward.

“We don’t want you to count us out when we don’t have a good season but we want the support all the time. Not just when we have a good season but when we are at our lowest point we need your support,” he said.

“Moving forward are the World Relays. We lost to the US back-to-back the last two years. We are looking forward to defending our home soil and we intend to put together one of the best teams the Bahamas and the world has ever seen. Come 2017 may be my last time running in the Bahamas on home soil.

Running with these group of guys, I think the time has come for me to pass the baton. From the time I started to now I think these guys have earned their respect and support. We will be speaking with the minister on what we can do to make sure we have the unity, support and extra funding that we need.”

Following the joint event a convoy took the athletes through the streets of New Providence, ending up at the Arawak Cay Fish Fry where the Bahamian public at large had an opportunity to interact with the athletes.

“It was a pleasure for us to help organise this event with the assistance of the Ministry of Sports, the assistance of the BOC and the federations responsible for the various disciplines that represented us at the Olympics,” said Makeva Wallace, manager and event coordinator, Buttons Formal Wear.

“To the athletes we appreciate you and as long as we are all able to work together for the common good we would like to see another event put on. It’s about Bahamas first. It’s about supporting the athletes. We want them to feel welcomed, appreciated and that can only happen by coming together.”

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Mourinho fears Manchester United succumbing to pressure after 3rd loss

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The footballing divide in Manchester is becoming clearer a month into the season.

On the blue side, Pep Guardiola is thriving at the start of his Manchester City career with five wins out of five in the Premier League.

On the red side, Jose Mourinho is discovering the toils David Moyes and Louis van Gaal endured trying to live up to Alex Ferguson’s high achievements during his 26-year reign.

After opening the campaign with three successive wins, the record 20-time English champions have now lost three games in around a week.

A 3-1 loss at Watford yesterday — ending a 30-year unbeaten run against the club based north of London — followed a losing start to the Europa League on Thursday at Feyenoord in the Netherlands. The miserable sequence started last Saturday by losing the first Manchester derby of the season to Guardiola’s City. “I feel that some individuals probably feel the pressure and re-

sponsibility too much,” Mourinho said at Vicarage Road. “We started the season very well with (winning) the Community Shield and three victories in a row in the Premier League, the best start that a new manager has had at Manchester United I think.

“But was I thinking that my team was ready, perfect, unbeatable? Not at all. I was completely aware that we were not perfect, with lots of players who are not end products and can make their own mistakes.”

Although 18-year-old Marcus Rashford marked his first start of the season for Mourinho by cancelling out Etienne Capoue’s opener, Watford surged back in front in the 83rd minute at Vicarage Road.

Substitute Camilo Zuniga scored within a minute of coming off the bench and Troy Deeney netted a penalty in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

It’s only five games into the Premier League season but United is already six points behind the leaders — Guardiola’s City.

“We have to improve, no doubt, individually and collectively,” Mourinho said. “And that’s my

job.”

If not United could be missing out on the top-four again and face another season out of the Champions League. But there’s a long way to go in the season.

• Here is a look at Sunday’s other games: CRYSTAL PALACE 4, STOKE 1 Like Sunderland, Stoke has only a solitary point after being condemned to a fourth straight league loss on a trip to south London.

Stoke collapsed inside 11 minutes at Selhurst Park, with goals from James Tomkins and Scott Dann seizing control of the game. Another goal burst came in the second half when James McArthur and Andros Townsend netted inside four minutes, while Marko Arnautovic got Stoke’s only goal in stoppage time.

SOUTHAMPTON 1, SWANSEA 0 Claude Puel’s wait for a win as Southampton manager is over thanks to Charlie Austin’s goal.

The substitute striker also got the south-coast club’s Europa League campaign off to a bright start on Thursday by netting twice against Sparta Prague.

Southampton has 5 points from five Premier League games, while Swansea is a point behind.

TOTTENHAM 1, SUNDERLAND 0 Moyes is trying to revive a reputation tarnished by his time at United at a club renowned for its struggle to stay in the Premier League. Five games into the season and Sunderland only has one point after this fourth loss.

It was a mixed day for Tottenham. Harry Kane scored in consecutive league games for the first time since March by tapping into Sunderland’s goal in the second half.

But the league’s top scorer in the last campaign was stretchered off toward the end of Sunday’s fixture at White Hart Lane with an ankle injury.

Kane left the stadium on crutches and Tottenham is waiting to discover the extent of the injury after scans today.

Real Madrid equals Barca’s winning record in Spain

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid equalled a record set by rival Barcelona as James Rodriguez and Karim Benzema scored in a 2-0 defeat of Espanyol on Sunday in the Spanish league.

It was the 16th straight league win for Madrid, going back to last season, matching Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona in the 2010-11 season.

Madrid maintained a three-point lead over Barcelona with its fourth straight league victory this season.

Celta Vigo and Valencia remained winless, while Villarreal stayed near the top thanks to a spectacular goal from near the halfway line by Italian striker Nicola Sansone.

Madrid’s victory came despite the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, who were rested by coach Zinedine Zidane.

“What is important is to keep adding points,” Madrid goalkeeper Kiko Casilla said. “We are happy because we won again and

stayed in the lead.”

Madrid is the only team to have won four straight to start the league. Barcelona won 5-1 at Leganes on Saturday to rebound from a 2-1 home loss to Alaves a week ago. Atletico Madrid routed Sporting Gijon 5-0 to win its second consecutive match and reach eight points, behind third-place Las Palmas, the league’s early surprise team.

Rodriguez opened the scoring by converting a penalty kick in first-half injury time and Benzema sealed the away victory from close range in the 71st minute.

• Here is a look at Sunday’s other games: VILLARREAL 2, REAL SOCIEDAD 1 Sansone scored a spectacular goal from just inside the opposition half with a booming strike that sailed over Real Sociedad goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli in the 25th. The Italian striker took a chance with a rightfooted shot that caught Rulli by surprise. The goalkeeper frantically raced back to try to stop the ball but couldn’t reach it as it

REAL Madrid’s Karim Benzema reacts after scoring during the Spanish La Liga match against Espanyol in Cornella Llobregat, Spain, yesterday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) went over his head.

The goal came only three minutes after Sansone had opened the scoring from inside the area.

Former Brazil striker Alexandre Pato missed a 16thminute penalty kick which happened after a foul on the Italian striker. “He has a lot of resources,” Villarreal coach Fran Escriba said of Sansone. “I’m sure that second goal will be shown all week long.”

It was the second win in a row for Villarreal, which moved to sixth in the standings with eight points. Real Sociedad, which scored with Yuri Berchiche in the 35th, is 13th.

ATHLETIC BILBAO 2, VALENCIA 1 Aritz Aduriz scored two first-half goals to give Athletic Bilbao a come-frombehind win over Valencia, the only team to have lost all four games to start the season.

Valencia went ahead with a close-range shot by midfielder Alvaro Medran just two minutes into the match at San Mames Stadium.

Veteran striker Aduriz equalised with a header in the 24th and scored the winner with a right-footed shot from inside the area the 41st.

“When you go down a

goal against a team like Valencia, it’s difficult to come back and we were able to do it,” Aduriz said.

Valencia’s next chance to rebound is Thursday at home against Alaves.

“We have to keep working hard and the victories will come, we haven’t been playing badly,” Valencia defender Martin Montoya said.

“We know that our team is capable of improving and getting the results that we deserve.”

Valencia is the last team other than Barcelona, Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid to win the league title. It lifted the trophy in 2004.

OSASUNA 0, CELTA VIGO 0 Celta Vigo and Osasuna remained winless and in the relegation zone after a scoreless draw.

The result left Celta, which secured a Europa League spot with its sixthplace finish last season, second-to-last in the standings.

It had lost three straight to start the season.

Osasuna, which had lost two in a row, is in 18th place with two points.

JUVENTUS LOSES 2-1 AT INTER AS CRACKS START TO APPEAR

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — A sixth successive Serie A title for Juventus might not be the foregone conclusion it appeared to be at the start of the season.

Cracks have started to appear and Juventus lost its perfect start to the season yesterday as Inter Milan came from behind to win the Derby d’Italia 2-1.

Mauro Icardi and substitute Ivan Perisic scored for Inter to cancel out Stephan Lichtsteiner’s opener.

“We couldn’t hold out for even two minutes (after scoring),” said Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri. “It’s brought us back to earth, we will have to fight. This defeat hurts us but at least it will do us good.

“Wednesday we’re playing against Cagliari and we have the chance to immediately get back on track and take home the three points.”

Juventus, which also drew 0-0 against Sevilla in the Champions League, was very much second best at San Siro for large periods — and this against a team which lost 2-0 at home to Hapoel Beer-Sheva in the Europa League on Thursday.

Inter had won just one of its first three league matches. Coach Frank de Boer, who replaced Roberto Mancini less than two weeks before the start of the season, was very

much under pressure amid reports of being fired if the Nerazzurri lost heavily to its bitter rival.

“I don’t want to talk about revenge, I can’t do miracles,” De Boer said. “Today we didn’t lose our heads. The team played very well and we deserved to win. Today I saw the team fight right until the end and we have so much quality if we do that. There are those who played fantastically but no one is bigger than Inter and everyone has to be proud to wear this shirt.”

Juventus broke the deadlock in the 66th minute. Lichsteiner, who had been strongly linked with Inter in the offseason, got in front of Davide Santon to volley in Alex Sandro’s cross from close range.

However, Icardi had scored six goals in his last seven Serie A matches against Juventus and he struck again, heading in a corner just two minutes after the opener.

It was the Argentina forward’s fourth goal in his last three league matches.

Indeed no one else had scored for Inter this season until Perisic headed in Icardi’s cross in the 78th.

Allegri had brought on Gonzalo Higuain four minutes earlier but Italy’s most expensive signing could not change anything.

Even the sending off of midfielder Ever Banega in the final minute, following two yellow cards in quick succession, could not dampen Inter’s spirits as it held out to seal a

first home win over Juventus in more than six years.

Juventus is second, a point behind Napoli, which is now the only unbeaten side in the league.

• Here’s what else happened in Serie A: ROMA DISAPPOINTMENT Roma lost its unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 defeat at Fiorentina.

Milan Badelj scored the only goal of the match eight minutes from time, drilling the ball into the bottom left corner through a sea of bodies. Replays showed the goal perhaps should have been ruled out as Nikola Kalinic, who was in an offside position, opened his legs to let the ball through.

Moments earlier Radja Nainggolan’s effort was fingertipped onto the post by Fiorentina goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu, in a move which was started by Francesco Totti.

Roma is three points behind league leader Napoli, with Fiorentina a point further back. Fiorentina has played one match less as last week’s encounter with Genoa was suspended 28 minutes in due to heavy rain.

HART’S HOME DEBUT Joe Hart had barely a save to make in his home debut for Torino and kept his first clean sheet for his

new team in a 0-0 draw against Empoli.

Hart, who joined from Manchester City on loan, had a Serie A debut to forget last week in a 2-1 defeat at Atalanta.

This week, however, the England goalkeeper was a spectator for most of the match and didn’t make a save until the 63rd minute.

That sparked a good spell of pressure for Empoli but Hart withstood the challenge. He punched more effectively than last weekend, when he misjudged a corner and only got a weak glove on the ball, gifting Atalanta the equaliser.

CROTONE OFF THE MARK Newly-promoted Crotone picked up its first ever Serie A point with a 1-1 draw against Palermo.

Marcello Trotta gave Crotone the lead in the 23rd minute.

Ilija Nestorovski levelled in the 66th to give new Palermo coach Roberto De Zerbi a first positive result after he replaced Davide Ballardini days before a 3-0 loss to Napoli.

All 20 teams in Serie A now have at least a point.

Marco Borriello scored twice against his former club as Cagliari won 3-0 against Atalanta, which missed a penalty when 1-0 down.

Also, Chievo Verona came from behind to beat Udinese 2-1 with a stoppage-time winner, and Sassuolo triumphed 2-0 against Genoa.

BELHANDA AGAIN MAKES AN IMPRESSION AS NICE EARNS 1-1 DRAW PARIS (AP) — Midfielder Younes Belhanda again made an impression for Nice as he scored a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw at his former club Montpellier yesterday.

Last weekend, Belhanda came off the bench to set up a late winner against Marseille in a 3-2 home win with a brilliant back heel.

This time, after going close in the first half, the lively Belhanda struck

in the 85th minute, giving Nice an important point that moves it into second place in the French league behind local rival Monaco.

Formerly one of the most highlyrated young players in the French league, Belhanda helped unheralded Montpellier win the title against all odds four years ago, with bigspending Paris Saint-Germain finishing second.

The Morocco international is currently on loan from Ukrainian side Dynamo Kiev, where he has been in and out of the side over the past three years, having also had a spell with German side Schalke last season.

Also Sunday, winger Romain Hamouma scored a penalty in the third minute of injury time as SaintEtienne beat Corsican side Bastia

1-0.

Elsewhere, Marseille drew 0-0 at home to bitter rival Lyon.

There were no away fans allowed following violent clashes between rival supporters last season before the match.

The result did nothing much for either side, with Lyon ninth and Marseille down in 15th.

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DAVIS CUP: ARGENTINA DEFEATS CHAMPION BRITAIN TO REACH FINAL GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Argentina reached its first Davis Cup final since 2011 yesterday after Leonardo Mayer sealed a 3-2 victory over defending champion Britain by beating higherranked Dan Evans.

Evans would have expected to face Juan Martin del Potro, who beat Andy Murray on Friday, in the decider but the former US Open champion did not want to risk his fragile body after wrist injuries earlier in the year.

The 53rd-ranked Evans still went down 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to Mayer, who is ranked 114th.

Argentina is through to its fifth Davis Cup final when it will be looking to win the top team prize in tennis for the first time. It faces Croatia in the final.

Earlier Sunday, a commanding performance from Britain’s Andy Murray ensured that the semi-final would go to the deciding match.

Murray, who appeared to strain a muscle in the third set, breezed past Argentina’s Guido Pella in straight sets in front of a partisan crowd in Glasgow, winning 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.

It drew Britain level again after losing the opening round of singles matches to trail at the start of the weekend.

Murray was also involved in his team’s doubles victory on Saturday, in which he played with his brother Jamie. They beat Del Potro and Mayer in four sets to trail 2-1 overnight.

CILIC BEATS GASQUET TO SEND CROATIA INTO THE FINAL ZADAR, Croatia (AP) — Marin Cilic swatted aside Frenchman Richard Gasquet in straight sets yesterday to send Croatia into the Davis Cup final for only the second time.

The 2014 US Open champion won 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 to give Croatia an unassailable 3-1 lead with one singles rubber left to play. Croatia lost that one but it made no difference.

Croatia won its only final 11 years ago away to Slovakia and will play Argentina in the final.

Cilic was Croatia’s inspiration at the Kresimir Cosic Hall in Zadar, winning both his singles and teaming up with Ivan Dodig on Saturday to stun top-ranked doubles pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

Gasquet had beaten the big-serving Cilic in two of their three career meetings, but was no competition this time.

In the first set, Cilic broke Gasquet in the eighth game and then held to clinch the set, saving a break point at 30-40 down.

He took command in the second set, securing consecutive breaks and holding for a 5-1 lead. He then held to love putting Croatia within touching distance of the final.

Pinning Gasquet to the back of the court, Cilic broke him at the start of the third set.

Although Gasquet broke back, Cilic broke him in the 11th game for 6-5 and clinched victory after following up a strong serve with a high volley. Cilic is 21-9 overall in singles and 7-6 in doubles.

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Garoppolo injured, Patriots still beat the Dolphins 31-24

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have a brand new quarterback issue.

Jimmy Garoppolo had three touchdown passes before leaving in the second quarter with a right shoulder injury as the New England Patriots outlasted the Miami Dolphins 31-24 yesterday.

It was the Patriots’ eighth straight home victory over Miami (0-2). It came at a price as New England (2-0) was dealt another blow at quarterback with Tom Brady already out his four-game “Deflategate” suspension.

Garoppolo’s injury came on third down with less than five minutes left in the first half. He was chased out of the pocket and got off a completion to Malcolm Mitchell and driven into the ground on his shoulder by Miami linebacker Kiko Alonso.

Garoppolo initially got up, before going down to one knee and being attended to by the training staff. He ended his day 18 of 27 for 234 yards and the three scores.

NFL CAPSULES STEELERS 24, BENGALS 16 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns to offset a pair of interceptions.

DeAngelo Williams churned out 94 yards on a career-high 32 carries and added a 4-yard touchdown grab. Tight ends Jesse James and Xavier Grimble also caught scoring passes from Roethlisberger as the Steelers (2-0) kept Cincinnati in check at rainy Heinz Field.

Andy Dalton passed for 366 yards and a touchdown, but needed 31 completions to reach that total, working almost exclusively on dump offs to running backs and tight ends while Pittsburgh clamped down on star wide receiver A.J. Green, who had just two receptions for 38 yards.

RAMS 9, SEAHAWKS 3 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Greg Zuerlein kicked three field goals, the longest a 47-yarder in the fourth quarter, and the Rams marked the return of pro football to Los Angeles for the first time in nearly 22 years with a win.

Plenty of penalties slowed down the game for the announced crowd of 91,046 on a searing day at the Memorial Coliseum, where the Rams commemorated the longawaited occasion by wearing blueand-gold throwback uniforms.

Seattle (1-1) racked up 10 penalties for 114 yards; the Rams had nine penalties for 78 yards.

BRONCOS 34, COLTS 20 DENVER (AP) — Von Miller gave the Denver fans a reminder of his Super Bowl 50 MVP performance, sweeping in for the sackstrip of Andrew Luck that sealed

PATRIOTS QB J Garoppolo (AP) Patriots coach Bill Belichick, never one to reveal much information, said of Garoppolo’s injury: “I don’t know yet. So we’ll take it day by day.”

Garoppolo was replaced by rookie Jacoby Brissett, who led New England to a touchdown on its first possession of the second half. Brissett was 6 of 9 for 92 yards. LeGarrette Blount rushed 29 times for 123 yards and a touchdown. Martellus Bennett also had five catches 114 and a touchdown.

The Dolphins, who beat the Patriots in Miami in last season’s finale, had no answers for New England’s offence early and fell into a 24-0 hole as they were stythe win.

With the Broncos clinging to a six-point lead with 1:51 remaining, Miller burst past right tackle Joe Reitz and swiped the ball from Luck’s grasp. Fellow linebacker Shane Ray scooped up the ball and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown.

FALCONS 35, RAIDERS 28 OAKLAND, California (AP) — Justin Hardy caught a deflected 8-yard touchdown pass to break a tie midway through the fourth quarter.

Matt Ryan threw three TD passes, but got lucky on the goahead one in the fourth quarter.

His third-down throw to Tevin Coleman was broken up, but the ball bounced high in the air and Hardy caught it in the end zone to put Atlanta (1-1) up 28-21.

The Raiders (1-1) appeared to tie on the next drive when Amari Cooper caught a 51-yard touchdown pass from Derek Carr. But officials ruled Cooper went out of bounds voluntarily before making the catch, although the Raiders contended he was pushed by Desmond Trufant.

BUCCANEERS 40, CARDINALS 7 GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carson Palmer threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns and Arizona (1-1) intercepted Jameis Winston four times.

Marcus Cooper, acquired off waivers from Kansas City on September 2, had two interceptions, returning the second 60 yards for a score. Winston also fumbled the ball away once.

Winston, who had four touchdown passes against Atlanta in the opener and was NFC player of the week, threw 51 passes, the most in his two NFL seasons, completing 27 for 243 yards for the Bucs (1-1).

Palmer completed 18 of 31

mied by three turnovers. Ryan Tannehill finally found some traction and trimmed a 31-3 deficit to 31-24 with 6:06 to play.

Tannehill didn’t complete a pass until the second quarter as the Patriots’ defensive line pressured him into quick throws. The pressure culminated with Tannehill being intercepted by linebacker Jamie Collins late in the first half.

QUOTABLE: Patriots WR Julian Edelman on losing Garoppolo: “This game is a 100 per cent injury rate. It’s football and everyone’s just gotta do their job a little bit better.”

Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill on the slow offensive start: “We couldn’t get anything going. We kept putting our defence back on the field after long drives. It’s tough on the defence. ... We need to get points on the board early — and give our defence a break.”

COMEBACK DOLPHINS: Tannehill found Kenny Stills for a 24-yard touchdown in the third quarter and connected with Jordan Cameron for a 12-yard score passes with no interceptions before sitting out most of the fourth quarter.

CHARGERS 38, JAGUARS 14 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Philip Rivers matched his career-high with four touchdown passes, including two to Travis Benjamin and Melvin Gordon ran for one score and had his first 100-yard game.

The Chargers (1-1) bounced back from their stunning loss at Kansas City, when they blew a 21-point third-quarter lead and fell 33-27 in overtime.

The Jaguars started 0-2 for the fourth time in five seasons. They crossed midfield only six times and committed three turnovers.

Casey Hayward led the Chargers’ defence with two interceptions of Blake Bortles.

COWBOYS 27, REDSKINS 23 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Alfred Morris scored the goahead touchdown on a 4-yard run with under five minutes left, leading the Cowboys over his former team.

Washington’s Kirk Cousins threw an end-zone interception that set up a long Dallas drive to the winning score.

With rookie quarterback Dak Prescott looking poised throughout and scrambling for a 6-yard TD run in the second half, Dallas (1-1) won for only the second time in its past 16 games without the injured Tony Romo — and both of those victories came at Washington (0-2).

GIANTS 13, SAINTS 10 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning hit Victor Cruz on a third-down 34-yard pass to set up Josh Brown’s winning 23-yard field goal as time

in the fourth. Kenyan Drake also had a 7-yard touchdown run as Miami closed the gap. Tannehill completed 20 of his first 21 passes to begin the second half.

The usually reliable Stephen Gostkowski missed a 39-yard field goal with 1:08 to play. But Duron Harmon intercepted Tannehill’s pass in the back of the end zone with 2 seconds remaining. Tannehill finished 32 of 45 for 389 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

“We were in a tough situation,” Tannehill said. “At that point, you can go one of two ways. You can either pack it up for the day, or battle. And those guys battled.

That’s what you want to see.”

QUICK START: Garoppolo had touchdown passes on each of the Patriots’ first three drives to build a 21-0 lead.

He had four completions of over 10 yards on the opening drive, capping it with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola. New England’s second drive mirrored the first with Garoppolo finding Chris Hogan for gains of 19 and 24 yards. The series ended expired. The Giants got off to their first 2-0 start since 2009, while New Orleans lost its second straight.

Brown’s third field goal capped an 11-play, 70-yard drive that featured two key third-down passes

by Manning and a pass interference call on a throw to Odell Beckham Jr. RAVENS 25, BRONCOS 20 CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes to Mike Wallace and the Ravens rallied from a 20-point first-quarter deficit.

Justin Tucker kicked three field goals and the Ravens (2-0) withstood Cleveland’s final drive to improve to 15-2 against the Browns under coach John Harbaugh.

C.J. Mosley intercepted Browns quarterback Josh McCown at the goal line with 13 seconds left to seal the win.

Baltimore was a point from trailing by three touchdowns in the opening quarter before blocking an extra point and returning it for two points and igniting the comeback.

PANTHERS 46, 49ERS 27 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton threw for 353 yards and four touchdowns, and the Panthers overcame four turnovers.

Newton threw two TD passes to Kelvin Benjamin and one each to Greg Olsen and Devin Funchess to pass Jake Delhomme for most TD passes in franchise history with 122.

Newton showed no ill effects from the four helmet-to-helmet hits he took in Carolina’s seasonopening loss to Denver. He took one shot to the head from linebacker Eli Harold late in the game after a pitchout on an option play,

Rosberg holds on to reclaim title race lead SINGAPORE (AP) - Nico Rosberg hung on for the narrowest Formula One victory for six years to win the Singapore Grand Prix yesterday, celebrating his 200th career start in perfect style as he reclaimed the championship lead from his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Rosberg held on to beat a fast-finishing Daniel Ricciardo, of Red Bull, by just 0.488 of a second at the Marina Bay street circuit while Hamilton took third place, narrowly ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.

Rosberg’s third successive win, and first in Singapore, took him back to the top of the drivers’ championship, eight points ahead of Hamilton with six races left.

Ricciardo, having pitted for fresh tyres with 14 laps left, sliced Rosberg’s lead from 25 seconds to under a second but ultimately fell just short of overtaking the German. It was the closest Formula One finish since the 2010 race at this venue, when Fernando Alonso edged Sebastian Vettel by three tenths of a second.

“Daniel tried to pull one up on me with the pit stop at the end, we knew it was going to be tight but we got there so I’m very happy,” Rosberg said. “The whole car was on the edge, it always is here in Singapore, so it’s very satisfying to finish like that.”

His team boss Toto Wolff perhaps summed it up best. “We nearly peed our pants at the end,” he said. “It was so close at the end, how it should be in Formula One; four really great cars, different strategies. I must take my hat off to Red Bull with their strategy by pitting him, we couldn’t do that. Ric-

ciardo was out of the blocks with amazing pace and it was really exciting at the end.”

Ricciardo was only 5.2 seconds behind with five laps to go and it looked likely he would catch RosROSBERG berg, but as the ultrasoft tyres passed their peak, he was not quite able to make up the ground.

“We tried something different with strategy and got to within half a second, it was close,” Ricciardo said. “It was nice to be able to push to the last lap and put some pressure on him and give the crowd some hope.”

Vettel finished a creditable fifth for Ferrari after having started at the back of the grid due to a technical malfunction in qualifying.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen started poorly from fourth and finished sixth, overtaking Alonso with seven laps to go. Force India’s Sergio Perez held off Daniil Kvyat to finish eighth while Kevin Magnussen was tenth to give Renault only its second points finish of the season.

After Rosberg got away well from pole position, beating Ricciardo in the race to the first corner, the safety car came out almost immediately due to a spectacular accident in the middle of the pack. Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg tried to get through a narrowing gap between the two Toro Rossos but clipped a tyre on Carlos Sainz Jr’s car and speared heavily into the pitlane

wall.

The finishing order of the top four was already in place by the end of lap one, but that disguised a thrilling finish due to some risky pit strategies.

Hamilton, running fourth, came in for ultrasoft tyres with 15 laps left, forcing Ferrari to hastily bring in third-placed Raikkonen the next lap, but they could not get the Finn back out quickly enough, and the move ultimately handed third to Hamilton.

Ricciardo had been gaining ground on Rosberg, with both on the hardest compound tyre, with the gap down to three seconds with 15 laps left. The Australian looked capable of catching the leader, but the team gambled on bringing him for ultrasofts, expecting that would force Rosberg to do the same.

Mercedes had intended to respond to Ricciardo’s stop by bringing Rosberg in, but he was in the midst of backmarkers, and the team feared that a pitstop could bring him out behind Ricciardo, so they successfully gambled on keeping him out on worn tyres and hoping he would hold on.

Raikkonen questioned Ferrari’s race strategy as the Italian team looks set for another winless season. The Finn was running in third place when Hamilton in fourth pitted for fresh tyres can’t catch up and as the team frantically weighed up the options, Raikkonen yelled over the radio, “Are we boxing (pitting) this lap?” only to get the reply from his engineer: “I’ll let you know.”

The team went for the first option, bringing Raikkonen in, but could not get him back out ahead of Hamilton.

with a 20-yard scoring strike to Bennett.

NO GRONK: Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski (hamstring) was inactive for the second consecutive game. But New England made do without him. Garoppolo completed passes to seven receivers before his injury, including six completions to Julian Edelman.

Bennett, primarily used as a blocker in last week’s win at Arizona, had an early 26-yard reception to go with his 20-yard touchdown grab in the first quarter.

HIGH RISER: Blount was active on the ground to help take pressure off both Garoppolo and Brissett. He brought the Gillette Stadium crowd to its feet during his 26-yard turn in the fourth quarter, which ended with him hurdling cornerback Byron Maxwell.

INJURIES: Miami RB Arian Foster left with a groin injury in the second quarter and did not return. Linebacker Spencer Paysinger also left the game with a neck injury. but quickly got to his feet.

Newton’s first pass was tipped and intercepted by Antoine Bethea, leading to a 49ers field goal.

But the 2015 league MVP locked in after that, completing 24 of 40 passes while running for 37 yards on six carries.

TITANS 16, LIONS 15 DETROIT (AP) — Marcus Mariota converted a fourth down with a perfectly lofted 9-yard pass TD pass to Andre Johnson with 1:13 left.

Mariota dropped the pass over linebacker Tahir Whitehead to Johnson just before safety Rafael Bush could get to the veteran receiver.

Tennessee went 93 yards on 13 plays over nearly 6 minutes on the game-winning drive.

The Titans (1-1) ended a fivegame losing streak, dating to last December, when Mariota threw two TD passes in the fourth quarter after trailing 15-3.

The Lions (1-1) had an opportunity to drive for a second straight winning field goal, but Matthew Stafford threw an interception to Perrish Cox at midfield in the final minute.

TEXANS 19, CHIEFS 12 HOUSTON (AP) — DeAndre Hopkins had 113 yards receiving and a touchdown and Nick Novak kicked four field goals. Novak connected from 32, 24, 31 and 43 yards for the Texans (2-0).

Cairo Santos made three field goals in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 19-12, but Houston recovered the onside kick with less than a minute left.

The Texans showed that they are a much different team than the one embarrassed in a 30-0 wildcard playoff loss to the Chiefs (11) in January.

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Jonquel Jones scores 21 points, Sun beat Mystics 87-78 WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 21 points and seven rebounds and the Connecticut Sun closed the regular season with an 8778 victory over the Washington Mystics yesterday.

The Sun (14-20) scored 10 straight to lead 81-70 with 5:33 left in the fourth quarter. The Mystics (13-21) responded with four straight points but got no closer.

Alyssa Thomas added 16 points and 10 rebounds, Jasmine Thomas had 14 points with a career-high 10 assists, and Chiney Ogwumike had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Washington had the first thirdquarter lead of more than four points at 62-57 with 3:32 left in the period.

But Connecticut had a 9-0 run and finished the quarter up 71-65.

Emma Meesseman and Stefanie Dolson had 18 points each to lead the Mystics. Kahleah Copper had 15, Tierra Ruffin-Pratt 13 and Tayler Hill 10.

within 64-58 late in the third, but the Mercury went on a 12-0 run to lead by 18 with 6:52 left in the game.

Fever clinch 5th seed in Catchings’ last regular-season game INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tamika Catchings scored 16 points in her final regular-season WNBA game and the Indiana Fever locked up the No. 5 playoff seed with 83-60 victory over the Dallas Wings yesterday.

Catchings received a standing ovation when she left the game with 1:33 left in the fourth quarter. She played all of her 15 seasons with Indiana, finishing her WNBA career second in points, first in rebounds and first in steals.

Mercury wrap regular season with 81-65 win over Stars SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Diana Taurasi had all of her 18 points in the first half and the Phoenix Mercury beat the San Antonio Stars 81-65 in the regular-season finale for both teams yesterday.

The Mercury pulled away with a

JONQUEL JONES, of the Bahamas, blocks a shot attempt by Dallas Wings’ Skylar Diggins, centre, as Sun’s Jasmine Thomas, right, defends during the first half of Friday’s game.

(AP Photos/Jessica Hill)

CONNECTICUT Sun’s Jonquel Jones shoots as Dallas Wings’ Courtney Paris, left, defends.

10-1 run to end the second quarter ahead 45-33. The Stars (7-27) closed

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