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Lady Truckers take commanding 2-0 lead By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

he Johnson’s Lady Truckers survived a scare, pulling off a marathon 19-11 slugfest over the Lady Hitters to move into the driver’s seat in their New Providence Softball Association ladies’ best-of-five semi-final playoff series. The Lady Truckers, an easy 14-2 winner in game one of the series last week, needed three hours yesterday in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex to take a commanding 2-0 lead. The winner of the series will go on to play the Sunshine Auto Wildcats, who made it look so easy in game three of their series against the Platinum Lady Pool Sharks with an 11-0 victory and a 3-0 sweep to clinch their berth into the final. Also yesterday, the BTC Elite Warriors didn’t waste any time with the Chances Mighty Mitts, stopping them 15-0 in three innings. The defending champions C&S Hitmen played the Commando Security Truckers in the late game. The NPSA will continue its playoff action with another double header tonight and hope to get its best-of-seven championship series, named in honour of immediate past president Godfrey ‘Gully’ Burnside, started on the weekend. Lady Truckers 19, Lady Hitters 11: It was a close game until the fourth inning when the defending champions rolled past their opponents, who had taken an 11-8 lead. Johnson’s put on the gas as they erupted for five runs in the fifth, one in the sixth and four more in the seventh as they held the Lady Hitters scoreless to breeze through the latter half of the seemingly endless game. “The first part of the game we were flat and I noticed that the pitcher wasn’t on her game,” said Lady Truckers’ manager Mario Ford. “We made some defensive mistakes, but luckily we were able to come back. “They hit the ball very well tonight. I have give them credit. But I just think we need to put our defence together. I’m not concerned about the offence because I know we can hit the ball. Once we do that, we will do the things we need to do to win ball games.” In ripping out 15 hits off two Lady Hitters’ pitchers, shortstop Melinda Bastian led the Lady

‘I’VE NEVER COACHED A PLAYER LIKE DEANDRE’ By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

Sunshine Auto Wildcats rout Platinum Pool Lady Sharks 11-0, clinch berth into final

ARIZONA Wildcats head coach Sean Miller is focusing on the expectations for the 2017-18 season and the immediate impact of a talented recruiting class highlighted by Bahamian prep superstar – DeAndre Ayton. “I’ve never coached a player like DeAndre and I don’t think [our players] have seen anybody like him,” Miller said. “He’s 7 feet, 260, his body fat is probably close to six per cent and he had a max vertical jump a couple of weeks ago of 43.5 inches. To put that in perspective with his size, that means he touches the top of the backboard.

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CAREY JR SIGNS UP IN FRANCE By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE Sunshine Auto Wildcats made it look so easy in game three of their series against the Platinum Lady Pool Sharks with an 11-0 victory and a 3-0 sweep to clinch their berth into the final. Photo: Terrel W Carey/Tribune Staff Truckers by going a perfect 5-for-5 with six runs batted in (RBI) and scored four times. Centre fielder Tyrese Curry was 2-for-5 with five runs scored, second sacker Shaquell Bain was 3-for-4 with two RBI and four runs scored, catcher Shevette Taylor, intentionally walked twice, was

1-for-3 with a RBI and three runs scored, third sacker Ruthann Simms was also 1-for-3 with a RBI and three runs scored, pitcher Marvel Miller was also 1-for-3 with a RBI and left fielder Keisha Pratt was 1-for-5 with two RBI. Miller went the distance for the win, while Thela Johnson switched

from shortstop as she came in for starter Amaraige Taylor in the first inning to suffer the loss. Lady Truckers led the Lady Hitters’ attack by going 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored, centre fielder Nadia Thompson

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THE next step on the pro basketball journey for Michael Carey Jr will be in France. Carey signed with Étoile Charleville-Mézières of French Basketball’s Pro B Division, the second tier level league in the country. He joins a club that, last year, achieved one of his best performances by finishing fifth in Pro B. He becomes the second Bahamian to compete in the league this season, following Jaraun “Kino” Burrows who plays with FOS Provence Basket. The top two placed teams from each season’s Pro B are promoted to the top-tier level, LNB Pro A. Carey’s first first pro assignment came last season with Soles de Santo Domingo of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB) in the Dominican Republic.

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AXEMEN WIN TWO STRAIGHT GRANT POWERS THUNDERWOLVES TO CHAMPIONSHIP By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net EUGENE McMinns had another efficient all-around game and helped the Acadia Axemen to their second straight win and fourth in their last five games. The Axemen improved to 4-2 and swept the season series with a 27-24 come from behind win over Bishop’s Gaithers. McMinns finished with 211 all purpose yards on the afternoon. He finished with six receptions for 80 yards, four kick returns for 96 yards and three punt returns for 35 yards. Fellow Bahamians Arrien McDonald had one pass breakup in the defensive backfield and Shelton Williams

played a reserve role on the offensive line. The Axemen converted two field goals in the fourth quarter to seal the win and complete a deficit that was once 24-12 in the third quarter. Through six games, McMinns leads all of Atlantic University Sport with 1143 all-purpose yards and is second at 190.5 yards per game. Acadia won the first matchup against Bishop’s 27-10 for their first win of the season back on September 2. The Axemen will look to complete the season sweep over the St.FX X-Men on Homecoming Weekend, Saturday October 14. The regular season finale takes place the following weekend, Saturday October 21.

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THE Lakehead University Thunderwolves were excited about the possibility of adding Leashja Grant to its frontcourt and the Bahamian forward has paid immediate dividends in their first few games of the season. Grant powered the Thunderwolves to an undefeated record and tournament championship at the BOB FM Shooutout. They claimed the tournament title with an 82-62 victory over the UNBC Timberwolves Sunday in Winnipeg, Canada. Grant led the Thunderwolves with a double double - 25 points and 19 rebounds. She was named the Tournament MVP for her dominance over the course of the three game stretch.

In game one, the Thunderwolves escaped with a 64-63 victory over Winnipeg 76-56 over Manitoba in game two. Thunderwolves head coach Jon Kreiner said: “Proud of this group that has battled through some tough adversity to come out on top as BOB FM tourney champs. We are a tight group that plays hard but it was nice to see some outside shots fall this weekend.” Grant was named to the AllTournament team along with teammate Bridget O’Reilly. The Thunderwolves continue their schedule this weekend with a back to back against Algoma, October 13 and 14. Grant came to Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada, after playing at both the JuCo and NCAA Division I levels in the United States.

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US Visa issues periodically stalled her athletic and academic progression last season, but she now joins a programme looking to contend in the Ontario University Association with a repeat trip to the Final Four. Thunder head coach Jon Kriener said it was an amazing signing for his programme, a team that reached the Ontario Universities Association Final Four last season.

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was also 3-for-5 with two runs scored, first sacker Lashonda Greenslade was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored, third sacker Rhyessa Stuart was 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored, Taylor was 1-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored and left fielder Vandette Smith was 1-for-5 with two runs scored. Lady Wildcats 11 Lady Sharks 0 The more experienced Sunshine Auto proved to be a little too much for the youthful Platinum Pool to handle and it showed in the final score. Sunshine Auto, winners of the first two games 8-4 and 7-5 respectively last week, made this one look so easy as they advanced to the final as centre fielder Lashonda Bethel went 2-for-4, scoring twice and second sacker Rebecca Moss was 3-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored. Mary ‘Cruise’ Sweeting was stingy on the mound, giving up just one hit with four strike outs. Catcher Sophia Cartwright got the only hit with two out in the fourth for the Lady Sharks, who saw Brendia Ferguson give up 10 hits with three strike outs in the loss. “Some how that team broke down and it worked to our advantage,” said Sunshine Auto’s manager Anthony Bullard. “This is the best that I’ve seen our girls together. Now we have to get over the next hump.” The Lady Wildcats celebrated with a dinner on the outside of the stadium as they watched the Lady Truckers and the Lady Hitters slug it out. Bullard said once they can improve on their hitting, they will be

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“Wow,” Kreiner said. “She’s a legit NCAA Division I post. She’s undersized by NCAA Division I standards, but oversized with respect to her rebounding ability. She’s a beast inside and the type of player that we’ve been looking for to complement our shooters and the talent we already have. Her strengths are going to be controlling the paint at both ends of the floor. She’s a big-time rebounder and kind of gives our shooters a little bit more leeway to let loose a little bit. Also we’ll look at getting the ball inside and playing that inside game.”

She will have two years of eligibility remaining for the Thunderwolves. “I hope to accomplish a lot both on and off the court and I have confidence that will happen at Lakehead U,” Grant said in a press release. “I am looking forward to a great first year at Lakehead with a fresh start.” Grant last played collegiately for the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Big 12 at the NCAA Division I level during the 2015-16 season. She averaged 7.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game for the Red

Raiders in her lone season in Lubbock, Texas. She spent the past off-season with a noteworthy appearance on the Women’s Senior National team for the second time. Despite a 5th place finish at this year’s Women’s Centrobasket Championships, Grant led the Bahamas and averaged a double double with 15.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. Prior to her time with Texas Tech, Grant played at the junior college level with the Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals.

In her sophomore and final season with the Cardinals, Grant averaged a double double with 12.1 points and 12.9 rebounds per game. Her highlight of the season came when she grabbed 31 rebounds to become the school’s single game leader and broke Portia Hill’s 27-year-old record. Grant helped the Cardinals to claim an eighth straight Region XIV championship and national tournament berth. She posted 23 double doubles in 34 games, including six games with at least 18 rebounds or more.

able to take on whoever comes. “We’re hungry for another championship. We’ve been too close. We got to get it now,” said Bullard of the Lady Wildcats, who have not tasted the thrill of victory since four years ago. Warriors 15 Mighty Mitts 0 Thomas Davis spun a one-hitter with six strike outs to help propel BTC Elite to the shutout as they avenged their disappointing forfeiture loss in their last game. After winning game one, BTC suffered a forfeiture after it was ruled that they used an illegal player in Richard Bain, whom the league indicated had not completed a five-game suspension that he was serving. Last night, they took their frustration out on the Mighty Mitts as they batted around the clock, scoring 10 runs in the first inning and they continued to apply the pressure in the abbreviated game. First baseman Sherman Ferguson went 2-for-2 with four RBI and three runs, shortstop Austin Hanna was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, catcher Jordan Gibson was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored, Thomas helped out his own cause going 1-for-1 with a RBI and two runs scored and left fielder Carlos Pratt was also 1-for-1 with a RBI and two runs scored. Centre fielder Moses Kerr got the only hit for the Mighty Mitts with a two-out single in the first. Kayle Carey gave up 12 hits for the loss. The Warriors took over from the Wildcats as they staged a grill out on the same spot as they watched the Hitmen take on the Truckers.

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“To see DeAndre’s athleticism, for somebody as big as he is, you don’t often times see that.” The Wildcats fanbase had an opportunity to witness Ayton’s impact during Arizona’s foreign tour in August. He averaged 14 points and nine rebounds in two games against Cobinado Valenciano and the Mataro All-Stars. “He’s learning how to work hard. The thing that I’m the most pleased about is he’s really just done everything we have asked of

CAREY JR SIGNS UP IN FRANCE FROM PAGE 1

THE Sunshine Auto Wildcats made it look so easy in game three of their series against the Platinum Lady Pool Sharks with an 11-0 victory and a 3-0 sweep to clinch their berth into the final.

him on and off the court and I think if you talked to him he’ll probably tell you he’s never worked harder. But that’s one of the big reasons he came here is to be pushed and to put himself in that highly competitive environment and I think in his case it will take him to some great heights.” Ayton is expected to fill the void in the frontcourt left by 2016 NBA Lottery Pick Lauri Markkanen and join potential All-Americans wings Allonzo Trier and Rawle Alkins to lead the Wildcats attack which is expected to be one of the top offences in college basketball. “With the players that we have lost

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clearly this is a pivotal class for us,” Miller said. “I think we have the making of something special but it’s just too early to tell. You have to have younger players that grow by leaps and bounds each week because our game has never been more for the younger players. It’s a balancing act on this year’s team. I think the one thing we have going for us is we have that blend that you want to have and that is youthful talent - willing learners that are youthful, but also the guys that have been through the battles. It’s how all of that comes together, the blend of the new and the old which

will determine if this team can be special. Junior centre Dusan Ristic is already excited at the possibility of being paired alongside Ayton in the frontcourt. “Last year we had Lauri who was great outside player, perimeter player, he used to stretch the floor but now we have DeAndre who can do both play inside and stretch it outside and I think it’s going to be a great challenge for teams that we play against this year,” he said. “Its not going to be easy to guard both of us the same time and I’m really excited to play alongside DeAndre.”

Through 13 games, the 6’5” guard has averaged 12.3, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Carey completed his two-year career at Wagner University last March with a number of accolades for his numbers in the senior season. His list of postseason awards include: Third Team All-Metropolitan, First Team All-Northeast Conference, All-NEC Tournament honours and the National Association of Basketball Coaches District 18 First Team. Carey scored in double figures in 47 games, hitting for 20 or more points 13 times and pulling down 10 or more rebounds in 31 games while leading the Seahawks on the boards in 42 contests. He also became just the fourth player in Wagner men’s basketball history to record 20 double-doubles or more for a career, as he finished his playing career with 27. He started all 30 games for the Seahawks in 2016-17 and played an integral role on a Seahawks team that qualified for the NEC postseason tournament for the seventh consecutive season and fifth straight under head coach Bashir Mason. In NEC contests during the 2016-17 regular season, Carey averaged 13.8 points per game while grabbing a team-high 9.6 rebounds per game.

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THE VISITING delegation was headed by Bahamas Olympic Committee president Wellington Miller (fourth from right).

Special assembly for reconstruction of Carl Oliver Track and Field Stadium By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net NICHOLLS Town, Andros — It was like Christmas came a couple months early for the students of the Huntley Christie High School. One day after the official announcement was made at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, a special assembly was held at the high school in Nicholls Town, Andros, on Friday for the reconstruction of the Carl Oliver Track and Field Stadium. The visiting delegation, headed by Bahamas Olympic Committee president Wellington Miller, Evon Wisdom, Sports Officer at the Ministry of Education, Tim Munnings, the Director of Sports at the Ministry of Sports and Michael Tovan, representing Mondo, were well received as they were joined by Carlton Bowleg, the Member of Parliament for North Andros and the Berry Islands. During the ceremony, which was attended by Huntley Christie, whom the former North Andros High has been named after, the principal, Edward Rolle, the staff and the students entertained the visitors before a site inspection took place on the facility adjacent to the school. “It’s good to see that there is a surface here. It’s always good to have something than nothing at all,” said Tovan, who returned to the United States to begin preparing the design and the layout for the new Mondo surface that will be sent back to the Bahamas for its final approval. “That’s a lot of work today because the stadium was built in 1992 and it’s not

up to standard. We will do a few adjustments before we come back here to install the surface. But I like the location of the track. I think it’s at an advantage being near a school.” Tovan said he was impressed with the response they got from the school and so he’s even more eager to try and get the track completed within the six-month period that they anticipate. He said it should take about two weeks for their engineers to complete their work before they send it here for the approval. Once that is done, Tovan said the work will commence immediately. Once the facility is completed, it’s expected to meet the requirements for international training and even competition, according to Tovan, which should open the door for so many other incentives for the island. Bowleg, a former student of North Andros High, said he expected more damage to be on the surface, but he was surprised at what he saw. “The track is still holding a very good surface, so I don’t think that Mondo will have that long a period as they originally expected to have this track competed,” Bowleg said. “I was very pleased with the response from the students. It mean that they are looking forward to it. “Like I told them during the assembly, this is something that was in the making for a long time. I’m just glad that we are going to finally get it done. We have been told that once the design is completed, we will get to look at it and make any final adjustments. So we are looking forward to that.” Through the Pan American Sports Organisation,

ONE day after the official announcement was made at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, a special assembly was held at the high school in Nicholls Town, Andros, for the reconstruction of the Carl Oliver Track and Field Stadium. Miller said the BOC was able to secure a grant of $200,000 for the resurfacing of the track. As a native of Andros, Miller said the project will also revitalise the community. “With this track going there, this will provide a redevelopment of Andros,” he stated. “It will attract a lot of things. A lot of things will change. I’m looking forward to getting on it soon and opening it up early next year.” The two principal ministries are on board with the project from the break and Wisdom said the Ministry of Education welcomes the idea. “I congratulate the Bahamas Olympic Committee for working with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Youth, Sports

and Culture,” Wisdom said. “I think that because of this collaboration, a lot of things will happen. We bring different things to the table. In our case, we have the children and the infrastructure. “So it depends on all of us working together to assist the development of this community. As you have seen, infrastructure is there and now it’s important for us to work with PASO and the Olympic Committee to make it happen because they have provided the funding.” With Andros being so close in proximity to New Providence, Wisdom said there is a lot of spin off effects that could take place as a result of the new stadium when it’s completed. And Munnings said his ministry, headed by Minister Michael Pintard, is

looking for ways in which they can benefit from the resources of international bodies, such as PASO and the International Olympic Committee, which is willing to assist the country in its sporting endeavours. Munnings is a former team-mate of Oliver, whom the track and was named after following the bronze medal performance by the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay team at the 2000 Olympic Games. “This is an exciting time for the students of Huntley Christie High School,” Munnings pointed out. “The excitement was shown by the reception we received today. We know that this will have many spin offs for this community. “So this will not only provide an avenue for the kids to develop their athletic skills, but it will

CYBOTS TO FACE CRIMESTOPPERS IN BGDBA BEST-OF-5 CHAMPIONSHIPS THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association’s bestof-five championships is all set. It is scheduled to begin 8pm Wednesday at AF Adderley Gymnasium and will be played between the Bamboo Shack Cybots and the Police Crimestoppers. Last night, the two teams clinched their berth after they swept their respective best-ofthree playoff series. While the Cybots finished off the Real Deal Rangers 83-77 in game two after winning the opener 103-98 to secure their berth, the Crimestoppers knocked off the Airport Avengers 111103 in game two and 87-72 in game one. • Here’s a summary of the games played last week: Cybots 83, Rangers 77 Eugene Bain pumped in 20 points with 13 rebounds to power Bamboo Shack into the final in game two as

they got a balanced scoring attack. Ernest Saunders had 16 points and four assists, Cordero Pinder 15 points and 11 rebounds and Georgio Walkes had 10 points, six steals, four assists and two rebounds. Chico Frances scored 15 points with 16 rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocked shots for the losers. Salathiel Dean also had 15 points with 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks, Kevin McPhee had 12 points and eight rebounds. Cybots 87, Avengers 72 Ernest Saunders led four players in double figures with 17 points and four rebounds in their opening victory. Eugene Bain had 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals, Georgio Walkes had 14 points, three rebounds and three assists. Jason Collie had 10 points and four rebounds and two steals. Cyril Rolle had 19

points, five rebounds and three assists to lead the losers. Salathiel Dean had 16 points and five rebounds and Shad Edgecombe added 12 points. Crimestoppers 111, Avengers 103 Mark Hanna’s game high 29 points, six assists and five rebounds, along with Randy Williams’ 28 points and 10 rebounds were good enough to enable the Police to handcuff the Airport Authority in game two to advance to the final. Dion McPhee had 23 points and five assists, Vernon Stubbs 15 points and six rebounds and Ishmeal Curtis added 11 points, 12 rebounds and three assists. Jorann Adderley had 27 points, six rebounds and three assists in a losing effort. Adorn Charlow came up with a double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds, Devonn Brennen had 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals and Brian Bain chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Crimestoppers 103, Avengers 98 Randy Williams was unstoppable, pouring in a game high 30 points with six rebounds, four blocks, three assists and three steals as the Police took the opener. Mark Hanna had 23 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks, Vernon Stubbs had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Ishmeal Curtis 14 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals and Dion McPhee finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Brian Bain had 21 points, three rebounds and three steals to lead the losers. Cecil Mackey had 18 points and four rebounds, Adorn Charlow had 17 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals, Kamal Murphy had 15 points, six assists and three rebounds, Jorann Adderley had 13 points, three rebounds and two assists and Devonn Brennen had 12 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists.

also provide an economic opportunity for the entire community. The process for this will start with the Mondo representative, who will provide us with the design for us to approve. “Once that is done, they will bring in their technical team and lay down the surface. It’s expected to take about six months to be completed. But this is a very good day for the community of North Andros and the students of the Huntley Christie High School.” In another part of the trip to North Andros, the principals will talk about the addition of the restoration of the gymnasium that is adjacent to the school. There will also be an extra piece on the coaches and students talking about their expectations for the new facility.

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SOPHOMORE SLUMP? COWBOYS 3RD LOSS AS PACKERS BEAT DAK, ZEKE By STEPHEN HAWKINS Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys already have as many losses as they did last season. And it’s only Week 5. While Elliott leaped over the top for a fourth-down conversion before Prescott scored a go-ahead touchdown with 1:13 left, they just left too much time for Aaron Rodgers. The Green Bay quarterback pulled off another late comeback, just like in the divisional playoff win nine months ago to end the Dallas duo’s rookie season. “It’s a little bit difficult to think about,” Elliott said after the 35-31 loss Sunday that dropped the Cowboys to 2-3. “We’re still confident. We know what we can do.” For now, Prescott and Elliott have lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time and the Cowboys go into their bye week with a losing record. They won a division title with an NFC-best 13-3 record last season and to match that would have to win their last 11 games — they did

NFL CAPSULES COLTS 26, 49ERS 23, OT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After blowing a 14-point lead in the final eight minutes or regulation and surviving an interception in scoring position in overtime, Marlon Mack’s 35-yard run set up Adam Vinatieri for a 51-yard field goal as the Indianapolis Colts beat the San Francisco 49ers. Vinatieri made four field goals to move into second on the NFL’s career list, one ahead of Gary Anderson (538). Mack and Jacoby Brissett each scored on TD runs for the Colts (2-3), who have won both games against winless teams. San Francisco (0-5) is one of three teams that still has not won this season. The Browns and Giants are the others. In many ways, the mistake-prone game became a sideshow for what happened around it. While many showed up to thank Manning, who played his final home game in Indy on January 8, 2011, most didn’t anticipate becoming part of another political statement. CHIEFS 42, TEXANS 34 HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Smith threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns to help Kansas City remain undefeated in a game where Houston star J.J. Watt broke his left leg. Deshaun Watson’s 48-yard touchdown pass got the Texans within six early in the fourth quarter before Smith extended the lead

win a franchise-record 11 straight after dropping the 2016 opener. “There’s a lot that you can build on,” veteran tight end Jason Witten said. “Certainly, the foundation was laid last year, but it’s a new year, you’ve got to re-establish it.” The Packers (4-1) rallied from a 21-6 deficit after Prescott threw TD passes on the first three Dallas drives. There were five lead changes in the fourth quarter, the first on Jordy Nelson’s 10-yard TD catch from Rodgers. Green Bay has won seven of its last eight against Dallas. The latest was sealed when Rodgers led a 75-yard drive that took just 62 seconds and ended with Davante Adams’ 12-yard catch with 11 seconds left. “When you’ve got 12 (Rodgers) back there, it allows you to be a little more calm,” Adams said. “You know he’s going to take full control of the offence, take full control of the game. He orchestrated a beautiful drive there.” It was the second TD catch for Adams only 10 days after leaving the field on a stretcher on a helmet-to-helmet hit that resulted

for Kansas City (5-0) to 32-20 on a 10-yard pass to De’Anthony Thomas with about 9 minutes left. Tyreek Hill padded the lead when he returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdown. Watson threw for 261 yards and five touchdowns, but the Texans (2-3) failed to recreate the magic they found last week when they scored a franchise-record 57 points in a victory over Tennessee. Watt, the three-time Defensive Player of the Year, was injured in the first quarter and the team announced that he sustained a tibial plateau fracture, but didn’t provide any details on how long he’ll be out. CHARGERS 27, GIANTS 22 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Philip Rivers threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Melvin Gordon with 2:58 to play and the Chargers rallied to beat the Giants in a game worthy of two teams that started the season 0-4. The touchdown pass was Rivers’ third of the game and came three plays after Kyle Emanuel had a sack, forced fumble and recovery against Eli Manning at the Giants 11-yard line. It also came four plays after Odell Beckham Jr. hurt an ankle and become the fourth Giants receiver knocked out of the game. Rivers also hit Gordon on a 6-yard TD pass in the second quarter and had a 25-yarder to tight end Hunter Henry in the third as the Chargers ended a nine-game losing streak dating to late November.

in a suspension for Chicago linebacker Danny Trevathan. Adams had seven catches for 66 yards. “I was going to call another play,” Rodgers said about the winning score. “But taking it back was a good call. ... I wanted to put a better throw on it, and he made a great catch.” WHERE’S JORDY? Nelson, who is up to sixth touchdowns receiving, wasn’t on the field during the winning drive. Coach Mike McCarthy said Nelson was being evaluated at the end of the game for an undisclosed injury. He had two catches for 24 yards.

DALLAS Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) throws a lateral pass as Green Bay Packers cornerback Quinten Rollins (24) gives chase in the final seconds of the second half of Sunday night’s game. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

Manning had given the Giants a 22-17 lead early in the fourth quarter with a 48-yard TD pass to a wideopen Beckham. New York missed the 2-point conversion attempt after being hit with a delay of game penalty. JAGUARS 31, STEELERS 9 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Telvin Smith and Barry Church returned a pair of Ben Roethlisberger’s interceptions for touchdowns and Jacksonville stunned Pittsburgh. Jacksonville (3-2) beat the Steelers for the first time in a decade by relying heavily on the NFL’s topranked pass defense. The Jaguars picked off Roethlisberger five times in all and sacked him twice. Rookie Leonard Fournette ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns for the Jaguars, who are over .500 after five games for the first time since 2010 and have already matched their victory total from 2016. Roethlisberger completed 33 of 55 for 312 yards and his career-high five interceptions, the most by a Pittsburgh quarterback since Mark Malone threw five against Cleveland in 1987. A week after a sideline outburst generated headlines and drew Roethlisberger’s ire, wide receiver Antonio Brown caught 10 passes for 157 yards for Pittsburgh (3-2). EAGLES 34, CARDINALS 7 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carson Wentz threw a career-best four touchdown passes and the Eagles continued their impressive start. Wentz tossed three scoring passes in the first quarter, including 59 yards to Torrey Smith, 11 yards to Zach Ertz and 15 yards to Trey Burton. He connected with Nelson Agholor for a 72-yard TD in the third quarter that left six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson shouting on the sideline. The Eagles (4-1) have won three straight games. Carson Palmer and Arizona’s one-dimensional offence were held to 279 yards. The Cardinals (2-3) have alternated losses and wins since Week 1. Wentz torched a secondary that features Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu, finishing 21 of 30 for 304 yards. Peterson held Alshon Jeffery to three catches for 31 yards, but Wentz spread the ball around. DOLPHINS 16, TITANS 10 MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Jay Cutler finally silenced the boobirds with a fourth-quarter touchdown pass, and the Dolphins overcame another dismal offensive showing. The jeers started in the first quarter of the Dolphins’ home debut, and soon the crowd was chanting for backup quarterback Matt Moore. But coach Adam Gase stuck with Cutler, who capped a 58-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Jarvis Landry for the tiebreaking score.

GOTTA HAVE LATERAL PLAY The Cowboys actually made it past midfield on the prototypical desperation lateral play to end the game. Most of it came on a 20-yard run by Elliott after the first lateral from Brice Butler. It was the first of five laterals, the last an errant toss that became the first of three fumbles. The play was finally ruled over when centre Travis Frederick

The Titans (2-3) played without quarterback Marcus Mariota, who was inactive because of a left hamstring injury suffered a week ago. Replacement Matt Cassel went 21 for 32 for 141 yards and was sacked six times. Miami (2-2) came in ranked last in the NFL in points and yards per game, and struggled against a Titans team that allowed 57 points against Houston a week ago. PANTHERS 27, LIONS 24 DETROIT (AP) — Cam Newton showed he was very focused on football, throwing three touchdowns to help the Panthers build a lead big enough to hold off the Lions. The Panthers (4-1) scored 24 straight points after trailing 10-3 early in the second quarter. Detroit rallied, but could not stop Newton on his last drive to get the ball back. Newton came under fire for making sexist comments to a female reporter this week. He apologized after losing an endorsement deal and getting criticized by the NFL. He was 26 of 33 for a season-high 335 yards. On perhaps the game’s key play, he converted a thirdand-19 from the Carolina 24 with a sharp, 17-yard pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 2:00 left while clinging to a three-point lead against a team out of timeouts. BENGALS 20, BILLS 16 CINCINNATI (AP) — A.J. Green had a hand in three turnovers that kept it close, but the receiver also pulled off a 77-yard touchdown and another long catch that set up a score. After losing their first three games, the Bengals (2-3) have salvaged their season by getting the ball to their playmakers at decisive moments. Green’s 47-yard catch set up a 5-yard touchdown run by Joe Mixon that put Cincinnati ahead to stay in the fourth quarter. The Bills (3-2) got off to an encouraging start by relying heavily on kicker Stephen Hauschka and a defence that led the league, allowing only 13.5 points per game in the first four. The combination wasn’t enough this time. Buffalo’s depleted offence couldn’t take advantage of Cincinnati’s three turnovers. Tyrod Taylor’s off-target pass was picked off near midfield with 2:14 left, clinching it for Cincinnati. Taylor finished 20 of 37 for 166 yards and was sacked six times. The Bengals changed offensive coordinators after failing to get a touchdown in their first two games. Green complained that they weren’t getting the ball to their difference makers. He made the difference Sunday, catching seven passes for 189 yards. JETS 17, BROWNS 14 CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh McCown came back to Cleveland and beat the team that cut him, throwing two touchdown passes and leading the surprising Jets over the winless Browns,

fumbled after an 11-yard run to the Green Bay 38 and Quinten Rollins recovered at the 42. MONTGOMERY’S FILL-IN If Ty Montgomery is out for any length of time with broken ribs, expect Aaron Jones to get plenty of chances. He’s the first Green Bay running back with 100 yards in his first start as a rookie since Samkon Gado in 2005. He had 19 carries for 125 yards and a touchdown. Jones’ 15-yard run put the Packers in field goal range before they went for the win on the final drive. “I told him before the game I had absolutely zero worries about him back there,” Rodgers said. SIGNS OF LIFE Dallas had its second straight 400-yard game, and Prescott found eight different receivers, a season high. That included an 18-yard completion to seldomused running back Rod Smith when Prescott escaped the pocket and made a strong throw on the run. “We’re getting where we want to be,” Prescott said.

who benched rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer and fell to 1-20 under coach Hue Jackson. McCown went 1-10 in two seasons as a starter for the Browns, who released him on February 7 in a cost-cutting move. The 38-year-old wasn’t seeking revenge, but he got it with two second-half scoring tosses. McCown threw a 2-yard TD pass to Austin SeferianJenkins in the third quarter and a 24-yarder to Jermaine Kearse in the fourth to give the Jets (3-2) a 17-7 lead en route to their third straight victory. Kearse’s TD capped a 97-yard drive after Jackson decided not to try a potential tying field goal — rookie kicker Zane Gonzalez missed two attempts in the first half — and went for it on fourth down. However, running back Isaiah Crowell was stopped short by New York’s defense. RAVENS 30, RAIDERS 17 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Joe Flacco hit Mike Wallace on two deep passes to spark Baltimore’s struggling offence, and the Ravens got a fumble return for a touchdown by Jimmy Smith to beat short-handed Oakland. Flacco had struggled to get the ball downfield in losing the past two weeks. He changed that on the opening drive of the game for the Ravens (3-2) when he connected on a 52-yard pass to Wallace that set up an early touchdown and established the tone for the day. The Raiders (2-3), playing without injured star

quarterback Derek Carr and two key cornerbacks, played from behind all game as Smith returned Jared Cook’s fumble 47 yards for a touchdown that made it 14-0 just 3:50 in. SEAHAWKS 16, RAMS 10 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Russell Wilson passed for 198 yards and a touchdown, and Earl Thomas forced two of the Rams’ five turnovers in Seattle’s win. Jimmy Graham scored late in the first half in a defence-dominated win for the Seahawks (3-2), who shut out the NFL’s highest-scoring offence in the second half of their second straight win over their NFC West rivals. Thomas made enormous defensive plays early and late for Seattle. The veteran safety stripped the ball from Todd Gurley at the goal line to kill the Rams’ opening drive, and he intercepted Jared Goff’s fluttering pass at midfield with 6:02 to play. Sheldon Richardson also came through with two big plays, diving to intercept a deflected pass in the third quarter before scooping up Goff’s fumble near midfield with 2:45 left. Goff moved the Rams 55 yards in the final 1:09, but Seattle’s defence made its final stop. Rams rookie Cooper Kupp barely missed a diving TD grab on third down, and Goff’s fourthdown pass to Kupp was too low. Tavon Austin rushed for a 27-yard TD for Los Angeles (3-2), and Goff went 22 of 47 for 288 yards with three costly turnovers.

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Astros beat Red Sox 5-4 in Game 4, advance to ALCS By JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander outpitched Chris Sale in a relief role reversal of aces, and the Houston Astros advanced to their first AL Championship Series, rallying past the Boston Red Sox 5-4 yesterday in Game 4 of their playoff matchup. Houston will open the ALCS on Friday, either at Cleveland or at home against the New York Yankees. The Indians held a 2-1 edge over the Yankees going into Game 4 of the AL Division Series last night. With Verlander and Sale — the Game 1 starters — both pressed into relief, the Astros prevailed to win the ALDS 3-1. Alex Bregman homered off Sale to tie it in the eighth and Josh Reddick hit an RBI single off closer Craig Kimbrel later in the inning. The Astros last reached the league championship series in 2005 as a National League team, and were swept in the World Series by the White Sox. Carlos Beltran added to his legacy of postseason success with an RBI double in the Houston ninth for a 5-3 lead. Red Sox rookie Rafael Devers opened the bottom of the ninth with an inside-the-park homer off Ken Giles, the ball hitting above centre fielder George Springer’s leap and bouncing off the angled Green Monster. Giles retired the next three batters for a six-out save. Springer and Yuli Gurriel each had three hits for the AL West champions, and Reddick’s go-ahead single

made up for misplaying a fly ball into a home run in Game 3 to force a fourth game. Verlander allowed just one hit: A two-run homer to Andrew Benintendi — the first batter he faced — that gave Boston a 3-2 lead in the fifth. Verlander wound up with the win in his first pro relief appearance after making 424 starts in the majors and minors. The big-hander, acquired late in the season from Detroit, also beat Sale in the playoff opener and is now 7-0 for his new team. Verlander went 2 2/3 innings in relief of starter Charlie Morton. Sale pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and four hits, striking out six. On a rainy day at Fenway Park — the fourth straight day game — the Red Sox again saw a starter struggle early, with Rick Porcello giving up Houston’s eighth first-inning run of the series. The reigning AL Cy Young winner, who led the AL with 22 wins last year and the majors with 17 losses in 2017, gave up two runs in three innings, walking three and striking out four while allowing five hits. Like Houston, the Red Sox called on their ace in relief. Sale was sharp before giving up Bregman’s leadoff homer in the eighth. He allowed a one-out single to Evan Gattis before closer Kimbrel came on with two outs, walked Springer and gave up Reddick’s single. Xander Bogaerts also homered for the AL East champion Red Sox, and Hanley Ramirez had two hits a day after going 4 for 4 in Boston’s only postseason win since the end of the 2013 World Series.

SEE YA Red Sox manager John Farrell was ejected by home plate umpire Mark Wegner in the bottom of the second inning after coming out to argue a called third strike on Dustin Pedroia. The previous batter, Jackie Bradley Jr, had also been called out strikes on a close pitch. It is the 19th ejection of Farrell’s career and his third this season.

HOUSTON Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (2) celebrates his home run yesterday with Carlos Correa, rear, and Evan Gattis, right, during the eighth inning of Game 4 in the American League Division Series against the Boston Red Sox. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

BOSTON Red Sox designated hitter Hanley Ramirez breaks his bat in the 3rd inning on Monday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Hamilton wins Japanese GP to move closer to F1 title By JIM ARMSTRONG Associated Press SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Championship leader Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, taking a major step toward winning his fourth Formula One title. The Mercedes driver crossed the finish line 1.2 seconds ahead of Malaysia GP winner Max Verstappen to claim his eighth F1 victory of the season and third at the Suzuka circuit. Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo was third. “The track was fantastic today and the team did an unbelievable job,” Hamilton said. “Max drove an outstanding race. Obviously, it wasn’t easy for us.” Hamilton moved 59 points clear of title rival Sebastian Vettel with four races left. Vettel was forced to retire on the third lap when his Ferrari lost power. Starting from pole position next to Vettel, Hamilton held the lead through the first turn. With Vettel out of the race, it quickly became a showdown between Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Hamilton built up a foursecond lead over the Red Bull driver through the first 15 laps and made his only pit stop on the 23rd lap. Verstappen pitted a lap earlier than Hamilton, then produced some good laps to cut the lead to 1.7 seconds midway through the race. Verstappen closed to within a second at the start of the final lap but traffic allowed Hamilton to escape once more and seal the narrow win. “I was able to hold him behind me but he got very close,” Hamilton said. “We had a bit of traffic but it was very close at the end.” Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas was fourth followed by Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. The Force India duo of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez

MERCEDES driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, throws his trophy aloft as he celebrates after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka, Japan, on Sunday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) was sixth and seventh, respectively. Haas driver Kevin Magnussen was eighth followed by teammate Romain Grosjean. Williams driver Felipe Massa rounded out the top 10. Vettel’s early retirement put a serious dent in his fading hopes of coming back to win the championship. He also had mechanical issues at Malaysia and started at the back of the grid before working his way to a fourth-place finish. “It is obviously a pity the last two races with the reliability issues,” Vettel

said. “But you know, it’s like that sometimes. Of course it hurts, and we’re all disappointed.” Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson also retired early when he ran across the gravel and dived nose-first into the barriers. Carlos Sainz lost control of his Toro Rosso, spinning across the gravel into the wall on the outside and retiring after the second lap. Mercedes also increased its lead in the Constructors’ standings to 145 points over Ferrari. Red Bull is in third place with 303 points. The next race is October 22 in the United States.

INTERFERENCE The Red Sox ball girl was called for interference when she tried to field Gattis’ fair-ball grounder down the third base line in the eighth. Instead of a potential double, Gattis was sent back to first; pinch-runner Cameron Maybin took second on a wild pitch and scored the go-ahead run on Reddick’s single. WASTED OPPORTUNITIES The Red Sox loaded the bases with nobody out in the second inning and failed to score. They also ran themselves out of the third inning, when they got two singles and a double without getting a run. Benintendi led off with a single and then got doubled off first on Mookie Betts’ hard liner to third. Mitch Moreland doubled, and then got thrown out at the plate — easily — on Ramirez’s single to left. The Red Sox had 29 runners thrown out at the plate this season, the most in the majors. PLAYING THE SCHEDULE The teams finished Game 3 before 6:30pm on Sunday but didn’t find out until about 11pm what time they would be playing Game 4.

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Goffin wins Japan Open for 2nd title in two weeks

Nadal wins 6th title of year in Beijing, Garcia beats Halep By SANDRA HARWITT Associated Press Rafael Nadal beat Nick Kyrgios of Australia 6-2, 6-1 Sunday in the China Open final to win his sixth ATP title of the year, and Caroline Garcia defeated soon-to-be-No. 1 Simona Halep 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the women’s event. Top-ranked Nadal, who was tied with Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev at five titles this season, picked up his 75th career singles trophy with the win in Beijing. The 15th-ranked Garcia, who lost to Halep the two previous times they played, won her second consecutive WTA title. The 31-year-old Nadal’s six trophies this year include a record 10th title at the French Open and a third at the US Open. The last time the Spaniard won at least six titles in a year was in 2013 when

he captured 10 trophies for the season. Kyrgios started Sunday struggling with his serve and never found a confident range throughout the match. His first-serve percentage mostly languished under the 50 per cent mark. In contrast, Nadal always looked in charge and saved all four break points he faced. Kyrgios offered Nadal eight break points in the first set with Nadal taking two service breaks. Kyrgios was angered by a line call in the first set and his complaints eventually cost him a penalty point at the start of the eighth game. Kyrgios didn’t make it onto the board in the second set until he was serving with Nadal already leading 5-0. Garcia also won her final in straight sets. For Halep, the loss was particularly disappointing

RAFAEL Nadal poses with the winner’s trophy. (AP) as she was unable to back up her guaranteed debut in the No. 1 ranking on Monday. She secured the top spot on Saturday with her semi-final victory over French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Halep’s best opportunity to rebound against Garcia ended when she failed to make good on any of the nine break points she had at 3-3 in the second set. In the second-set tiebreaker, the unseeded Garcia jumped out to 4-1, and on a first match point

at 6-3 with Halep serving, the Romanian netted a forehand. Garcia fell to her knees in celebration. She is enjoying an 11-match winning streak, having captured her first title of the season at Wuhan last week. This is the second time she’s won a career-best 11 straight matches. Garcia saved a match point in her three-set quarter-final victory over third-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. The last time Kyrgios played a No. 1 it was also against Nadal. In that 2014 fourth-round encounter at Wimbledon, the then 144th-ranked Kyrgios emerged a four-set winner. This was Nadal’s second China Open title in four trips to the final. He won his first in his Beijing debut in 2005. Nadal leads Kyrgios 3-2 in career meetings, and 2-1 this season.

By DAVID HULMES Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — David Goffin atoned for his defeat in the Japan Open final last year by winning it on Sunday, beating Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 7-5. The victory extended Goffin’s winning streak to nine matches, including four in Shenzhen last week when he won his first title in more than three years. He lost last year’s Tokyo final to Nick Kyrgios. The Belgian stands at No. 8 in the ATP Race to London rankings. With the injured Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka ruled out, 10th place will be good enough to secure a place at the end-of-season showpiece. Mannarino started slowly in his attempt to win a first ATP title. Goffin broke in the fourth game with a forehand winner down

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the line, and again in the seventh. Frenchman posted his first victory over a top-five opponent when defeating Marin Cilic in the semifinals. As in that match, he gained a foothold in the middle of the second set, breaking Goffin to lead 4-2. However, Goffin immediately broke back, and again in the 11th game before serving out to love for the title. Goffin has 33 hard-court wins this year, joint-top on the tour with Rafael Nadal, who played the China Open final later Sunday. Mannarino leaves Japan having equalled his 2015 career-best 28 wins in a season. Also, Japan Davis Cup duo Ben McLachlan and Yasutaka Uchiyama surprised hot favourites Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 6-4, 7-6 (1) to claim the doubles crown.

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