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Ayton, Hield face off in preseason thriller

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

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n the first of several matchups this season between the country’s premier basketball talents, Deandre Ayton had the better individual performance in his debut for the Phoenix Suns but Buddy Hield and the Sacramento Kings came away with the win.

Both teams tipped off their NBA preseason slate Monday night and the Kings claimed the 106-102 victory at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

Hield finished with six points, four rebounds and three assists but Ayton emerged as the main storyline with 24 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots. The two players met head-to-head when Ayton rejected Hield at the rim and forced a turnover midway through the second quarter.

Ayton shot 9-16 from the field and was 6-8 from the free throw line in 30 minutes.

“Obviously coach didn’t want to overwork us, he really wanted us to just get a feel of the game so I just took advantage of the minutes I had to work with and I had a lot of fun. You work so hard in the offseason to get yourself in NBA-ready shape, you can have a lot of fun when you’re not fatigued.”

Ayton connected with second year forward Josh Jackson for several alleyoops off pick-and-roll opportunities.

“That man is big on his bigs rolling to the basket.

As soon as I screen, the ball is in the air and I just got to go get it. That’s just Josh, he will find you everytime,” Ayton said. “All you have to do is listen to the guys that’s been here before you and you will succeed.”

Jackson finished with a team high six assists. “I’ve known him [Ayton] since I

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SACRAMENTO Kings guard Buddy Hield (24) has his shot blocked by Phoenix Suns centre Deandre Ayton, left, during the first half of Monday night’s preseason game in Phoenix.

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Jazz chosen as top prospect at shortstop for the D-backs

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE postseason accolades continued for Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Jazz Chisholm, when he was named an organisational All-Star.

Each offseason, minor league baseball’s official website (MiLB.com) goes position-by-position across each system and honours the players – regardless of age or prospect status – who had the best seasons in their organisation.

Chisholm was chosen as the top prospect at shortstop for the Diamondbacks and finished the season ranked No.2 overall.

“Jazz really grew up this year,” said Mike Bell, vice president of player development at Arizona.

“He matured off the field and as a player with his discipline and knowledge during the game. He hits for a ton of power, particularly from the shortstop

position, and he played some good defence as the year went on.

“Some of his best production came late in the year, which was another great sign.”

His season will continue in the Arizona Fall League with the Salt River Rafters when the league opens on October 9.

The Rafters have MLB affiliations with the Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals.

Just last week, the franchise announced that the 20-year-old shortstop was named its Minor League Player of the Year.

On the season between two clubs, he hit .272 (124for-456)/.329 OBP/.513 SLG with 23 doubles, six triples, 25 home runs, 70 RBI, 39 walks, 17 stolen bases and 79 runs scored in 112 games between the Single-A Kane County Cougars and the Single-A Advanced Visalia Rawhide.

JAZZ CHISHOLM A Midwest League midseason All-Star, Chisholm led all D-backs farm system players in home runs, and ranked among the leaders in runs (3rd), triples (T-5th), RBI (7th), slugging pct. (8th) and walks (T-9th).

Chisholm began his season with Kane County, appeared in 76 games for the Cougars and hit .244 with 43 RBI, 17 doubles, four triples and 17 doubles.

Chisholm also posted an on-base percentage of .311, slugging percentage of .472 and OPS of .783 in 307 at bats. In his final game with the Cougars, he hit two home runs and set career highs with five hits and five RBIs. He received a promotion in July when the Diamondbacks assigned him to the Rawhide.

Through 36 games with the Rawhide, Chisholm hit .329 with a .369 OBP, a .966 OPS, slugging .597, 49 hits, 10 home runs, two triples, six doubles, 27 RBI, scored 27 runs with nine stolen bases. The Rawhide eventually finished as runners-up to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in the California League Championship series.

A torn meniscus cut short Chisholm’s 2017 season with the Cougars. Last year, he played in just 29 games - hit .248 with, three stolen bases, slugging .358, an onbase percentage of .325, an OPS of .683, 12 RBI and one home run.

NY METS RELEASE CHAMP STUART

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net AFTER his third season at the Double-A level, Champ Stuart was released by the Binghampton Rumble Ponies and the New York Mets organization.

Stuart was one of 49 minor leaguers released by the Mets last week.

The 25-year-old had the most challenging season of his six years thus far in the minor leagues.

In 55 games with the Rumble Ponies, he posted career lows with a .136 batting average, 19 runs, two doubles seven RBI, a .280 OBP and a .544 OPS. His 11 stolen bases were the lowest total since his 2013 rookie season in the Appalachian League.

He began the season hitless in 23 of the first 28 games and was his hitting just .094 in that timespan.

He also had two separate stint on the seven-day disabled list over the course of the year.

In 101 games last season with the Rumble Ponies, Stuart led the Eastern League with 35 stolen bases, hit .222, slugging .331, an OBP of .310, an OPS of .641 and five home runs.

Stuart was a 2013 sixthround pick by the Mets. A second generation professional player, “Champ” is the son of Jervis Sr and Cicely Stuart. The elder Stuart had a budding minor league baseball career of his own in the mid-1980s.

He joined the Baltimore Orioles farm system in 1984 and advanced to Class A baseball in 1985.

Stuart played his rookie season with the Tennessee-based Kingston Mets before he received the call to Class-A. A Bimini native, in his three-year collegiate career, Stuart was a two-time All-South Athletic Conference selection at Brevard College.

He was promoted to Single-A baseball and finished with a productive first season with the Savannah Sand Gnats of the Class A South Atlantic League.

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UB Mingoes get 3-0 win over Dynamos Football Club in preseason scrimmage THE UB Mingoes men’s soccer team defeated the Dynamos Football Club 3-0 in a preseason scrimmage Sunday as the Mingoes look to defend their Bahamas Football Association (BFA) championship title.

Stuart Hanna, the team’s leading scorer last season, scored twice - once on a penalty and in the 80th minute.

Tevin Lewis scored the other goal for the Mingoes in the 65th minute in the match at The Roscow AL Davies Soccer Field.

“This was a good first local preseason game where a lot of the new players on the team were able to get their feet wet,” Hanna said.

“We were able to see where

we fall short and where we need to improve in order to remain the top club in the country. We need to improve on accurate passing in the final third as well as we need to move the ball faster.”

The Mingoes won the BFA A-Division last season. The BFA season is scheduled to open on October 21.

The scrimmage also gave coach Dion Godet a chance to try out some players in different positions and in different combinations heading into the season.

“In the first half, I played not necessarily my strongest squad and they held their own and they earned the right to be on the

pitch,” he said. “Then we put on the stronger squad in the second half and being a team that’s very fit we were able to get into a groove and we played some good football today.”

Coach Godet pointed out that the Dynamos Club is no pushover and the fact that the team held its own gave him a good feeling for the season.

“I saw a lot of maturity from my players and I was pleased with the start,” he said.

“Hopefully we continue to grow on this as we continue into the season.”

The Mingoes ended last BFA season with a 8-1-0 record and the league championship.

ON THE REPLAY: The University of the Bahamas Mingoes men’s soccer team in action against Dynamos Football Club in a pre-season scrimmage at The Roscow AL Davies playing field on Sunday.

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‘KEEN COMPETITION’ AT ANNUAL PARADISE ISLAND OPEN SR GOLF TOURNEY ON behalf of the Bahamas Golf Federation, Atlantis and the Ocean Club Golf Course recently hosted the annual Paradise Island Open Senior Golf tournament.

“The event was held over two days in windy conditions but the competition was still very keen,” said a press release.

The Net Division was won by young Heathcliffe Kane with a score of 134 or -10 under par. Kelsey Rolle beat out Ian Howard on a countback for 2nd with a score of 140. Howard finished 3rd with the same score.

Pablo Nahmias defended his title from 2017 and emerged as the Gross Division winner with a score of 144 - 2 shots better than the previous year.

Paul Tsavoussis also repeated his 2nd place

finish with 153 and third was Peter McIntosh at 155.

Kent Bethel from Abaco won the Senior Division with a score of 142 followed by another Abaconian, Darren Roberts, in 2nd with 152. Third was Chris Harris from Freeport with 153.

The Super Senior Division was led by Freeport golfers Bobby Rose and Gaston Lampron who finished 1st and 2nd with scores of 133 and 139 respectively. Third was Peter Auberg with 142.

“The BGF extends its thanks to Atlantis and Ocean Club on another successful event. The next event on the BGF calendar is the BGF Classic at Albany on October 6th.

This is also the final event for the Sands Beer Cup so golfers will have a chance to win 2 sets of prizes,” said the release.

BAHAMAS Golf Federation President Lynford Miller presents prizes to Heathcliffe Kane (above) and Pablo Nahmias (far left).

Ayton, Hield face off in preseason thriller FROM PAGE 1

SACRAMENTO Kings guard Buddy Hield (24) drives to the basket against Phoenix Suns forward Josh Jackson (20) in the first half of Monday night’s preseason NBA game in Phoenix. The Kings defeated the Suns 106-102.

(AP Photo/Ross D Franklin)

was like a freshman in high school,” Jackson said.

“He’s a competitor and when I’m coming down the lane and I know he’s on the side rolling to the basket, it’s a pretty easy decision for me.”

The rookie centre was most encouraged by his three blocked shots and effort on the defensive end.

“On defence I talked a lot when I was out there. I think I held my guards on communication, with pick and rolls, down screens, telling them when to go under the screens, off ball screens as well for the flares and just being in their ear to help my teammates know where they are, if they’re by themselves on an island or just being their backup and if their man breaks the paint I’m always there to try to protect the basket and I think I did a great job on my verticality, I’ve just got to get better.”

Head Coach Igor Kokoškov also noted Ayton’s effort on defence and testing his young players on their ability to close out games. Ayton missed his final four shots, his only missed free throws and picked up an offensive foul in the final minute.

“I think he was engaged.

He’s a playmaker defensively, too, so that’s something that he can command. We have three young guys and the benefit of (preseason games) is having young guys on the court to see how they perform and learn from their mistakes,” Kokoškov said. “We purposely left those three guys on the court to see if we can close with them.”

Hield shot just 3-10 from the field, including 0-2 from three-point range.

Suns will play a five-game preseason schedule which tips off with three home games and concludes with two on the road. The Suns face New Zealand Breakers of Australia’s National Basketball League tonight and Portland Trail Blazers on October 5. The road slate is highlighted by a matchup against the defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors on October 8.

For the Kings, they follow the matchup against the Suns with a back-toback set at Los Angeles on October 4 and in Seattle versus Golden State on October 5.

The Kings return to the Golden One Center in Sacramento for its preseason home opener versus Maccabi Haifa on Monday, October 8.

The Kings round out their home exhibition schedule when they host the Utah Jazz Thursday, October 11 and concludes with a matchup against the Portland Trailblazers on Friday, October 12.

Ayton and Hield will face each other four times over the course of the regular season as Pacific Division rivals in the Western Conference.

The Suns will host the first of the four meetings, December 4 at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns will also host game two on January 8.

The venue shifts for game three when Hield and the Kings host the Suns February 10 at Golden 1 Center.

The final regular-season meeting between the teams takes place on March 23 in Sacramento.

NEW YORK METS RELEASE BAHAMIAN CHAMP STUART FROM PAGE 1 He hit .256 with three home runs, 28 RBI, 29 stolen bases and an on-base percentage of .341.

In 2016 he had a season of several milestones, including an appearance as a pinch runner in the final Grapefruit League game for the Mets in spring training. His last call-up was also preluded by a stellar regular season, and an offseason spent in the Arizona Fall League.

The league attracts many of the top prospects in the minor leagues and 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. He continued with the Port St Lucie Mets in Single-A Advanced, which led to a Double-A call-up with Binghamton. Through 114 games in both leagues, Stuart hit .240 with 34 RBI and eight home runs. He has also totalled an OBP of .319, slugging percentage of .349 an OPS of .663 and his aforementioned 40 stolen bases.

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APP CHAMP STUART He was assigned to the Las Vegas 51s - the Mets’ Triple A-affiliate in the Pacific Coast League - this offseason but was reassigned to Binghampton before appearing in a game.

This offseason, Stuart also received a spring training call-up from the Mets in Grapefruit League play.

Stuart was one of several Bahamian players to compete for Team Great Britain at the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Brooklyn, New York.

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BROWNS PLACE CB TERRANCE MITCHELL ON INJURED RESERVE

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns placed starting cornerback Terrance Mitchell on injured reserve with a broken right wrist.

Mitchell got hurt in the second quarter of Sunday’s 45-42 loss at Oakland.

He underwent surgery on Monday, when coach Hue Jackson said he didn’t think Mitchell’s injury was season-ending.

The team can designate two players to return from injured reserve after six weeks.

Mitchell broke his wrist while breaking up a pass intended for Jordy Nelson.

Following the play, Mitchell grabbed his arm and immediately went to the sideline.

To replace Mitchell, the Browns signed Jeremiah McKinnon from their practice squad. McKinnon is in his first NFL season out of Florida International. He was originally signed by Dallas in 2016.

Mitchell, who signed with Cleveland as unrestricted free agent earlier this year, had 19 tackles and one interception in four starts.

Jackson said either E.J. Gaines or T.J. Carrie will replace Mitchell as a starter.

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FANTASY PLAYS: Turbin, Davis, Kroft and other NFL Week 5 adds

By SCOTT ENGEL RotoExperts MORE notable injuries, plus the Buccaneers and Bears on byes this week will create a greater sense of urgency when heading to the waiver wire.

Be prepared to spend aggressively if you use a Free Agency Acquisition Budget (FAAB), or have contingent/alternative options ready in case you don’t land your preferred player on waivers because an opponent has priority.

RUNNING BACKS Robert Turbin, Indianapolis (0.3 per cent owned): Turbin returns from a four-game suspension this week. The veteran can bring a stabilising presence to the Colts’ 29th-ranked rushing game. Turbin is an adequate ball carrier and scored seven TDs two years ago.

He has flex potential, with Marlon Mack not being able to stay healthy, and Nyheim Hines possibly complementing him as a pass-catcher.

The Colts play on a short week this Thursday, but add Turbin for possible impact thereafter.

Alfred Blue, Houston (1.9): Lamar Miller has rushed for 59 yards on 24 carries in the past two games, and he sat out the fourth quarter in the Week 4 win over Indianapolis. Miller has never lived up to expectations since coming to Houston and it would not be surprising to see Blue start to cut into his workload even more.

Ty Montgomery, Green Bay (40.0): Injuries are starting to pile up at the WR position for Green Bay and despite the recent buzz about Aaron Jones, this remains a pass-first offence. Montgomery is a former wide receiver and has familiarity with Aaron Rodgers.

He has caught eight passes for 105 yards in his past two games and is

SEAHAWKS running back Mike Davis (27) celebrates his touchdown on Sunday with wide receiver Doug Baldwin (89) in the second half against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Arizona.

(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) worth an add in point-per-reception (PPR) formats. Rodgers may look to him frequently as a known target over some other less experienced pass-catchers.

Mike Davis, Seattle (0.2): He was a surprise starter over Rashaad Penny when Chris Carson (ankle) was declared a late inactive on Sunday. Davis stepped in and rushed for 101 yards and two scores. Carson has been riddled by injuries early in his pro career and the rookie Penny does not seem to have the confidence of the coaching staff yet. Davis can at least be a short-term option. Don’t bid too heavily, though, as he may only serve you well enough for a game or two.

WIDE RECEIVERS Willie Snead, Baltimore (5.5): We are witnessing the re-emergence of

the Snead we saw in his first two pro seasons with New Orleans. The resurgent Baltimore passing game has re-energised Snead fantasywise from a PPR perspective. He has scored in double figures in three of four games so far in that format and he is a fine bye week plug-in.

Keke Coutee, Houston (0.5): The fourth round rookie subbed in for Will Fuller and tied a modern NFL record for catches in a pro debut with 11 receptions vs. Indianapolis. There have been some questions about why Fuller was removed from the game and did not see second half action, but he is injury-prone and Coutee, who finished with 109 receiving yards, has a chance to stay relevant in the Texans passing game.

Chester Rogers, Indianapolis (0.3): With T.Y. Hilton hurting,

LA Rams remain the unanimous top team in latest AP Pro32 poll

By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Rams have turned the opening quarter of the NFL’s regular season into their own version of “La La Land.”

The Rams have gotten off to a dominant start.

They are 4-0 and have outscored their opponents by a league-leading combined 73

points so far this season and have the NFL’s most potent offense, averaging 468.5 yards a game.

All of that adds up to the Rams repeating as the unanimous top team in the latest AP Pro32 poll .

For the second consecutive week, the Rams received all 12 first-place votes and 384 points in balloting yesterday by media members who regularly

cover the NFL. The Rams leave Hollywood, heading out on the road for the next three weeks, as they look to stay perfect.

“The Rams are 4-0 for the first time since 2001, which is fitting, because (coach) Sean McVay and (quarterback) Jared Goff are putting on their own great offensive show,” said Jenny Vrentas of The Monday Morning Quarterback.

The Kansas City Chiefs, who overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to top the Denver Broncos 27-23 on Monday night, remained at No. 2.

“Patrick Mahomes does things every week that leave you awe-inspired,” Newsday’s Bob Glauber said. “A modern-day Brett Favre, Mahomes brought back the Chiefs against the Broncos with some of the best playmaking you’ll ever see from an NFL quarterback.”

The Jacksonville Jaguars inched up a spot to No. 3 after routing the New York Jets 31-12. The Jaguars face the Chiefs on Sunday in the top matchup of Week 5.

Running back Leonard Fournette might not play for the Jaguars because of a hamstring injury. He already has missed 2½ games with the injury.

“Worries about Fournette’s hammy,” Fox Sports’ John Czarnecki said.

The New Orleans Saints also moved up a spot to No. 4 after beating the New York Giants 33-18 and will close out the week against another NFC East opponent when they host Washington on Monday night.

“As Drew Brees closes in on the NFL record book, the Saints are rolling since that Week 1 shocker against Tampa Bay,” said Ira Kaufman of Fox 13 in Tampa, Florida.

The Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals, tied atop the AFC North at 3-1, both made major moves in the poll. The Ravens jumped four spots to No. 5 after topping the rival Pittsburgh Steelers 26-14 on Sunday night. The Bengals climbed six spots to No. 6 after rallying past the

KANSAS City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes (15) throws left-handed for the first down as Denver Broncos linebacker Bradley Chubb (55) and linebacker Shane Ray (56) pursue in the second half on Monday night in Denver.

(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Atlanta Falcons 37-36 on Andy Dalton’s TD pass to A.J. Green with 7 seconds remaining.

The New England Patriots moved up three spots to No. 7 after pounding the AFC East rival Miami Dolphins 38-7. The Patriots (2-2) are the highest-ranked team with a .500 record.

They will open Week 5 on Thursday night, when they host Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts.

The AFC East-leading Dolphins (3-1) plummeted nine spots to No. 15 and are the lowest-ranked team with a winning record.

The Chicago Bears moved up eight spots to No. 8 after dominating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-10 as Mitchell Trubisky threw six touchdown passes.

The NFC North-leading Bears have a bye this week before facing Miami on October 14.

“Not only are the Bears good now,” said Alex Marvez of The Sporting News. “The best is yet to come with Mitch Trubisky.”

The Carolina Panthers, who are coming off their bye week, slipped two spots to No. 9. They will host the Giants on Sunday.

The Tennessee Titans (3-1), who share first place in the AFC South with the Jaguars, jumped up five spots to round out the top 10.

Rogers caught eight passes for 85 yards and added a two-point conversion against Houston. Hilton could miss Thursday’s game at New England and Rogers could be ticketed for a significant role again.

David Moore, Seattle (0.0): The Seahawks need to have playmakers step forward in their passing game, and Moore, who has flashed during the preseason, has downfield and big-play promise.

He caught two passes for 39 yards last week at Arizona. Doug Baldwin is a health risk and Brandon Marshall is very obviously done and will have his snap counts reduced, so Moore may have to step forward and continue to make an impact.

TIGHT ENDS Tyler Kroft, Cincinnati (0.4): The most obvious and possibly soughtafter add this week at a very thin and unreliable position, Kroft has already effectively replaced Tyler Eifert before, as he caught seven TD passes last year. Andy Dalton loves to look for his tight ends in the red zone, so be prepared to bid heavily in FAAB situations.

Cameron Brate, Tampa Bay (10.6): Rising star O.J. Howard is expected to miss two to four weeks with a knee injury and Jameis Winston has been re-installed as Tampa Bay’s starting QB. Brate, who caught eight TD passes last year with Winston as the full-season starter, instantly becomes a TE1 candidate again.

QUARTERBACK Jamies Winston, Tampa Bay (8.4): He has been confirmed as the starter when the Buccaneers return from the bye week, and with a need to throw often to a fine receiving group because of the lack of a defence and running game, game flow will frequently put Winston in high volume passing situations.

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REPORT: PATRICK REED VENTS OVER SPIETH, FURYK IN RYDER CUP

CSKA Moscow players celebrate their victory during a Group G Champions League soccer match against Real Madrid yesterday at the Luzhniki Stadium.

(AP Photos/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Misfiring Madrid stumbles again, Juventus wins without Ronaldo

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer REAL Madrid is having trouble scoring with Cristiano Ronaldo no longer on the team. His new club, Juventus, did just fine without him yesterday.

For the first time in more than a decade, Madrid has gone three straight games without a goal after losing 1-0 at CSKA Moscow in an early setback to the Spanish club’s title defence in the Champions League.

Madrid is running into some problems in the post-Ronaldo era, having won only two of its last six games in all competitions.

They arrived at Luzhniki stadium — where Spain lost to Russia in the last 16 of the World Cup — having also failed to score in its last two Spanish league games.

Not since January 2007 has Madrid gone scoreless in three consecutive games.

Ronaldo, who joined Juventus from Madrid in a deal worth 112 million euros ($131.5 million) this offseason, was missing for the Italian champions for their match against Young Boys after his sendingoff against Valencia in the opening round of group play.

Paulo Dybala stepped up in the Portuguese star’s absence by scoring a hat trick in a 3-0 win to put Juventus top of its group.

Another of Ronaldo’s former clubs is struggling, too. Manchester United’s bus got stuck in traffic — leading to a delayed kickoff against Valencia — and the team never got going on the field either in a dull 0-0 draw at Old Trafford.

The stalemate comes after a week when United lost at home to second-tier opposition in an English League Cup game and to West Ham in the Premier League.

CSKA’s winning goal against Madrid came after 65 seconds, but it wasn’t the quickest strike of the night. Hoffenheim scored even earlier — after 44 seconds, to be precise — against Manchester City, which fought back to win 2-1 and revive its Champions League challenge after opening with a loss.

CSKA midfielder Nikola Vlasic, right, kicks the ball ahead of Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane yesterday during their Group G Champions League soccer match in Moscow, Russia.

EARLY GOALS Madrid and Man City, two of the main contenders for the top prize in European club soccer, were handed early wake-up calls and only one managed to react.

Nikola Vlasic intercepted a stray pass from Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos to score what proved to be the winner for CSKA. Madrid struck the goal frame on three occasions but couldn’t find an equaliser on a night the titleholders were without the rested Sergio Ramos, the injured Gareth Bale (thigh) and Marcelo (calf), and also Francisco “Isco” Alarcon after he underwent surgery for appendicitis last week.

With Roma beating Viktoria Plzen 5-0 on the back of Edin Dzeko’s hat trick in the other game in Group G, CSKA is the surprise leader on four points ahead of Madrid and Roma on three each. The pressure was

on City after its 2-1 home loss to Lyon in the opening round of Group F and it got worse for the English champions when Ishak Belfodil scored inside the first minute for Hoffenheim.

City hit back quickly through Sergio Aguero’s equaliser but left it late for the winner, David Silva showing speed of thought to pounce on a loose ball ahead of defender Stefan Posch and shoot home low in the 87th.

Lyon produced a brilliant comeback to recover from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Shakhtar Donetsk at home.

It was just a pity no one was there to see it.

As a punishment for the crowd disorder and racism that marred their run in the Europa League last season, Lyon was playing its opening home game in the group stage in an empty Groupama Stadium.

Lyon leads on four points, one more than City.

LATE ARRIVAL After its city rival left it late, Manchester United turned up late.

Heavy traffic en route to Old Trafford was the official reason given by UEFA for United’s delayed arrival for its match against Valencia, meaning kickoff was put back five minutes. It was somewhat embarrassing for the English club, considering it was a home fixture and that it has a history of turning up late for games in the Premier League in recent years.

A late rally on the field failed to yield a goal that would have secured a second straight win for United in Group H and it proved to be another frustrating night for Mourinho, who is under some pressure after United’s underwhelming start to the season.

United is in second place on four points, two behind Juventus which heads to Old Trafford for the teams’ third match in three weeks.

Dybala scored in the fifth, 33rd and 69th minutes against Young Boys to rediscover the scoring form that saw the Argentina international score 22 Serie A goals last season. Ronaldo was watching from the stands after getting his first red card in the competition in the previous round.

BAYERN WOBBLING Bayern Munich extended its winless run to three games in all competitions by drawing 1-1 at home to Ajax.

Noussair Mazraoui scored for Ajax after Mats Hummels headed Bayern into an early lead, and the German side was fortunate to secure a point after Lasse Schone rattled the crossbar in injury time. Bayern’s poor run has come after the team won its first seven games of the season across all competitions. Bayern and Ajax have four points.

Benfica is one behind after beating AEK Athens 3-2.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: SEMEDO HELPS BENFICA BEAT AEK 3-2

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Substitute Alfa Semedo rescued 10-man Benfica with a late goal to secure a 3-2 win over AEK Athens yesterday as the Greek champion was punished for chaotic defending with a second straight Champions League defeat.

AEK had come from two goals down to level the

match after Ruben Dias was sent off just before the break.

But Semedo was left unchallenged and ran through the static AEK defence to fire past goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas in the 74th minute at Athens’ Olympic Stadium.

“I came on to help the team and I’m so happy to get that goal,” Semedo said. “The coach (Rui Vitoria) told me to support the counterattacks.”

Benfica looked to have wrapped up the Group E match early, scoring twice in the opening 15 minutes.

Haris Seferovic tapped in the opener in the sixth minute after AEK goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas blocked a shot from Gedson Fernandez.

The Portuguese side looked threatening on every push forward and added another nine minutes later when the unmarked Alex Grimaldo headed

in a free kick from Pizzi.

But the visitors lost control after Dias received a second booking for a foul on Ezequiel Ponce.

Viktor Klonaridis scored twice in the second half but missed a clear chance for the winner moments before Semedo’s goal. “I wanted to get a third goal,” Klonaridis said. “The truth is when you score that boosts your confidence to score more. But I made the wrong decision at that moment.”

AEK lost its opening game 3-0 at Ajax, and showed little imagination before the break, while center-back duo Marios Oikonomou and Dmytro Chygrynskiy struggled to contain Benfica’s three forwards.

“We started out looking scared and there’s no real explanation for that,” AEK coach Marinos Ouzounidis said.

“When they went down to 10 men, we reacted well

NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Reed blames Jordan Spieth for them not playing together at the Ryder Cup and told The New York Times that US captain Jim Furyk was not smart to sit him out twice.

Europe won the Ryder Cup 17½-10½ at Le Golf National outside Paris.

Europe now has won nine of the last 12 times, and it was the third time in its last five victories that it won by seven points or more.

Spieth and Justin Thomas went 3-1, the only American tandem to play all four matches.

Reed was paired with Tiger Woods in fourballs, losing both matches, and sitting out both foursomes matches.

In an interview with the Times an hour after the closing news conference, Reed said he was fully expecting Furyk to pair him with Spieth again.

“The issue’s obviously with Jordan not wanting to play with me,” Reed said. “I don’t have any issue with Jordan. When it comes right down to it, I don’t care if I like the person I’m paired with or if the person likes me as long as it works and it sets up the team for success. He and I know how to make each other better. We know how to get the job done.”

They were 4-1-2 in the previous two Ryder Cups and not had any other partners.

On Monday, Spieth was in Bosnia to see his brother, who is playing basketball in a European league. Furyk was travelling.

Thomas was a Ryder Cup rookie who has known Spieth since they were 14, a friendship that coincidentally took root in France when they played for the US in the Evian Junior Masters.

Spieth and Reed were asked at the end of the US press conference Sunday night if they were surprised they didn’t play together. Both looked at each other to see who would respond before Spieth spoke first.

“We were totally involved with every decision that was made,” Spieth said. “We had two potentially fantastic teams (Spieth-Thomas and Woods-Reed) and we went out confidently and tried to play our best.”

Furyk said it was his call to put Spieth and Thomas together.

The news conference ended before Reed had a chance to answer. He told the Times in the interview an hour later that he was looking at Spieth “like I was about to light the room up like Phil in ‘14.”

That was a reference to Phil Mickelson’s critical comments about US captain Tom Watson after another American loss at Gleneagles.

Reed and Woods lost both matches to Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood.

In the second match, Woods often was playing the hole by himself because Reed hit into the water, the ankle-deep rough or out-of-bounds.

Woods played his lone foursomes match with Bryson DeChambeau and lost that one, too.

“For somebody as successful in the Ryder Cup as I am, I don’t think it’s smart to sit me twice,” Reed said.

Reed won his singles match well after Europe had enough points to win back the Ryder Cup.

and should have won it.

That third goal came after we had worked so hard.

“It was very unfortunate,” he added.

Bayern and Ajax drew 1-1 in the group’s other game yesterday.

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Kerber, Osaka, Garcia march into China Open 3rd round BEIJING (AP) — Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber came back from a break down twice in the first set to beat Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 (4), 6-1 in the second round of the China Open yesterday.

“The conditions with the shadow on court were not so easy to play in the first set,” the third-ranked Kerber said.

Defending champion Caroline Garcia survived another tough match to book her place in the third round when she defeated Polona Hercog 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Garcia was stretched to three sets in her first-round win over Yafan Wang.

Garcia will next face new Wuhan Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, who saw off Garbine Muguruz 7-5, 6-4 on her third match point.

No. 8-seeded Naomi Osaka celebrated qualifying for her first WTA Finals next month by beating Danielle Collins of the United States 6-1, 6-0.

Osaka was broken in the first game and won the next 12.

She faces No. 10-seeded Julia Goerges for a place in the quarter-finals.

Qiang Wang blanked No. 12 seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-0. Ostapenko struggled with a left arm injury.

No. 9-seeded Sloane Stephens qualified for the round of 16 for the second time when she beat Saisai Zheng 6-1, 6-3.

By The Associated Press

NAOMI OSAKA, of Japan, rests between points yesterday during a second-round match against Danielle Collins of United States at the China Open Tennis tournament in Beijing, China. Osaka beat Collins 6-1, 6-0.

(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Halep wrote on Twitter yesterday that she had an MRI exam that revealed the injury.

She retired from her firstround match at the China Open on Sunday, citing a back problem that has been bothering her.

The season-ending WTA Finals begin in Singapore on October 21.

Halep has lost her past four matches, including at the US Open. She became the first top-seeded woman to lose in the opening round in New York in the 50-year professional era.

The Romanian, who turned 27 last week, is 46-10 with three titles in 2018. Halep won her first Grand Slam championship at the French Open in June, and was the runnerup at the Australian Open in January.

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PHOENIX Suns centre Deandre Ayton defends the basket on a shot by Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III (35) as Kings forward Harry Giles (20) looks on in the second half of Monday night’s preseason game in Phoenix.

DEANDRE AYTON, left, dunks against Kings centre Willie Cauley-Stein, back right, as Kings guard Buddy Hield (24) looks in the first half.

(AP Photos/Ross D Franklin)

Dominant debut for No. 1 pick Ayton in Suns’ exhibition game

By The Associated Press DEANDRE Ayton might be the NBA’s next great man in the middle.

The No. 1 pick had a dominant debut Monday night, finishing with 24 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots in the Phoenix Suns’ 106-102 loss to the Sacramento Kings.

The exhibition opener for both teams featured the top two picks in the most recent draft. Marvin Bagley III of Duke came off the Sacramento bench for seven points in 25 minutes.

Ayton — Bagley’s onetime high school teammate — looks a little more NBAready. The former Arizona star leaped high for alleyoop and showed off a nice touch with a hook, finishing 9 for 16 from the floor and 6 of 8 from the free throw line.

Joel Embiid, perhaps the league’s top current big man, matched up Monday with another top-10 centre from the draft, Orlando’s Mo Bamba.

Embiid kept Philadelphia unbeaten with 21 points in the 76ers’ final game before they head to China for a pair of games against Dallas.

KINGS 106, SUNS 102 Yogi Ferrell had 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 6 of 9 from 3-point range, and Willie Cauley-Stein added 14 points and 12 rebounds for Sacramento.

Josh Jackson added 17 points and six assists for Phoenix, and TJ Warren scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting.

Ayton missed his final four field-goal attempts and went 2 of 4 from the line with an offensive foul in the final minute.

KINGS: Bogdan Bogdanovic (knee), Kosta Koufos (hamstring), Iman Shumpert (calf) and Nemanja Bjelica (knee) did not play. ... Harry Giles III, who missed all of last season after being selected 20th overall in the 2017 draft, scored 14 points. ... Bagley shot 2 for 7 and grabbed two rebounds.

SUNS: Mikal Bridges, the 10th overall selection in June’s draft, was scoreless with one rebound in 12 minutes. ... Devin Booker, who had surgery on his right hand last month, did not play. He is expected to miss all of the preseason but expects to be ready for the start of the regular season.

UP NEXT: The Kings (1-0) travel to Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Thursday. ... Phoenix (0-1) will play host to the New Zealand Breakers on Wednesday.

76ERS 120, MAGIC 114 Joel Embiid had 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in 22 minutes. Ben Simmons added nine points, five rebounds, seven assist, two steals and a block.

Furkan Korkmaz made 6 of 8 from the field, including 3 of 5 from behind the arc, and finished with 18 points in 18 minutes for the 76ers.

Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 20 points and blocked two shots. Terrence

Ross hit three 3s and finished with 13 points and three steals.

76ERS: Markelle Fultz, the top pick in the 2017 draft who missed 68 games last season, had 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting and grabbed six rebounds. ...

Jerryd Bayless did not play after suffering a sprained knee during practice Sunday. He’ll be re-evaluated in 3-to-4 weeks.

Wilson Chandler, who strained his hamstring in Friday’s preseason opener, did not play. MAGIC: D.J. Augustine and Mo Bamba, the No. 6 overall selection in June’s draft, scored 12 points apiece. Augustine hit 3 of 4 from 3-point range and had six assists. ... Isaiah Briscoe had 11 points and Aaron Gordon added 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

UP NEXT: The 76ers (2-0) play Dallas in Shanghai on Friday. ... Orlando (0-1) returns home to play Flamengo.

KNICKS 124, WIZARDS 121, OT Rookie Kevin Knox had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the Knicks’ preseason opener.

The No. 9 pick in the draft started and added three assists and two steals in 26 minutes. Lance Thomas scored 12 points.

John Wall played just 9 ½ minutes of Washington’s exhibition opener, scoring six points. Bradley Beal had 11, but shot just 3 for 12 in 22 minutes.

KNICKS: Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing, now coaching Georgetown, spoke to Knicks players

DEANDRE Ayton (22) boxes out Kings forward Marvin Bagley III, right, in the first half.

DEANDRE Ayton (22) dunks over Kings forward Harry Giles (20) in the second half. earlier Monday. ... Damyean Dotson scored 12 of his 14 points in overtime, making all three shots, including two 3-pointers. ...

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 11 points. ... Second-round pick Mitchell Robinson, who didn’t play in college last season, had six points and seven rebounds. ...

Rookie Allonzo Trier, signed to a two-way contract, had 13 points. ...

Courtney Lee sat out with a strained neck.

WIZARDS: Dwight Howard remained out with a back injury that has sidelined him since training camp began. ... Kelly Oubre Jr led Washington with 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists. ... Otto Porter Jr scored 13 points. ... Markieff Morris was ejected after exchanging words with Mitchell. ...

Austin Rivers had seven points off the bench in his first game with the Wizards. ... Jordan McRae was 4 for 4 for nine points in OT. UP NEXT: The Knicks visit Brooklyn on Wednesday. Washington (0-1) hosts Miami on Friday.

PELICANS 116, HAWKS 102 DeAndre’ Bembry had 20 points, five rebounds and four assists and John Collins scored 18 points for Atlanta. Rookie Trae Young had 11 points and eight assists, but was just 5-of-16 shooting.

Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 17 minutes, and Jrue Holiday hit 3 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with 13 points. Julius Randle had 11 points on 5-of-7

shooting and grabbed seven rebounds.

PELICANS: Jahlil Okafor (ankle), Darius Miller (biceps), Nikola Mirotic (Achilles) and Alexis Ajinca (quadriceps) did not play. ...

New Orleans shot just 36.5 per cent (38 of 104) from the field, including 8 of 39 (20.5 permcent) from behind the arc.

HAWKS: Justin Anderson (leg) Dewayne Dedmon (ankle), Daniel Hamilton (rotator cuff) and Omari Spellman did not play. ...

Alex Poythress had 13 points and five rebounds in 14 minutes. ... Tyler Dorsey scored 11 points.

UP NEXT: The Pelicans (0-2) travel to New York to play the Knicks on Friday. ... Atlanta (1-0) plays the Grizzlies in Memphis on Friday.