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Major wins his ‘last dance’ by knockout

CHRIS BROWN NEW ASSISTANT COACH AT CLAYTON STATE

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

M

eacher Major brought the pain one last time and ended his storied boxing career with a knockout win in what he called a “homecoming” for himself, family, friends and supporters.

Major’s right hook to the body floored Martin Anderson of Jamaica and secured the knockout at the 2:10 mark in the third round in the main event of the “The Last Dance” at the CI Gibson Gymnasium on Saturday.

“In the first round I felt I had some good body shots early, so I thought I just had to take my time, pick the right shots rather than just going out there and trying to go all out and it would come naturally, and it did,” Major said. “I wanted to give him more, that’s why I decided to throw lighter punches in the earlier part of the rounds. He caught me with a few good shots, which I liked because I wanted the fans to see a good performance for the last time, before I hang up the gloves forever.”

Major and Anderson first faced each other in April 2016 at the Caribbean Showdown, hosted at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

In a super featherweight main event, Major secured a second round TKO. He concludes his professional career 24-6-1 (19 KOs).

on the scorecard via split decision.

There was also an exhibition featuring some of the youngest members of Major’s “Major Pain Boxing Club.”

In his time away from the ring, Major established his MPBC in an effort to develop a new generation of young fighters and give

CHRIS ‘The Fireman’ Brown, the country’s most decorated quarter-miler, has decided to step away from competing after an illustrious 20-year career and focus on his new challenge as an assistant coach at Clayton State in Morrow, Georgia.

Brown, who resides in Atlanta with his wife Faith and their two daughters, was named to the team on Thursday by Ryan Erlacher, the athletic director, and will join the staff on the track team headed by Mike Mead.

Having celebrated his 40th birthday on October 15, Brown becomes the latest Bahamian track athlete to make the transition, following national 100 metre record holder Derrick Atkins, who last month was named an assistant coach of Western Carolina Catamounts Track and Field, with a focus on sprints, hurdles and relays.

A veteran of five Olympic Games, Brown steps into collegiate coaching for the first time following a tremendous international career. Over the course of his career that has spanned two decades, Brown has won medals world-wide but reached the apex of his career on the grandest stage of them all – the Olympic Games.

At the age of 21, Brown got his international

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ON THE REPLAY: Meacher ‘Major Pain’ Major in action against Martin Anderson, of Jamaica, in the main event of the “The Last Dance” at the CI Gibson Gymnasium on Saturday.

Photo: Terrel W Carey Sr/Tribune Staff From the fight was first announced, Major said it was important to both him and his fan base to host the event at CI Gibson.

A minor injury forcing a date change may have also been an act of serendipity to coincide with his birthday and the first fight of his career nearly 18 years to the date.

“I got a few good rounds in but I wanted to go at

least four to five rounds,” Major said. “Tonight was all about a celebration for the fans, the support was fabulous. I have to thank God for the opportunity of having my last fight at home, at my school, CI Gibson. I thank my family, friends and supporters for coming out. It was an awesome feeling coming back to fight here, the storyline behind it is great. This was

where I had my first fight, where I had 90 per cent of my amateur fights, where I fought for the Bahamas lightweight title and there was no better way for me to end my career than here at home. It was a homecoming.”

The undercard was highlighted by Bahamian pro Anthony “Psycho” Woods against Neco Yeyo of Jamaica. Woods won

Kings exercise team option on Buddy Hield

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

BUDDY Hield has increased his scoring and productivity with back-to-back 20-point games and the Sacramento Kings exercised the team option on the third-year guard.

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The Kings made the announcement following their 116-112 win over the Washington Wizards at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.

Hield finished with 22 points, five rebounds and two assists in 36 minutes. He shot 8-17 from the field, 2-7 from three and 4-5 from the free throw line.

With point guard De’Aaron Fox in foul trouble, Hield assumed much of the ball-handling and play-calling responsibilities.

“Foxie was in a bit of foul trouble, coach was trusting me with the ball and our offence is simple.

Once we know the spots we can play other spots.

“We made some good plays, was able to maintain the lead until our point guard got back into the game.

“Made some defensive stops, made some shots and we finished the game strong,” he said.

It was also the second straight win for the Kings as they improved their record to 3-3 headed into tonight’s game on the road against the Miami Heat.

Hield finished with 23 points on 10-20 shooting from the field, including 3-6 from three-point range in the Kings’ 97-92 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

He also added seven rebounds and two assists in 41 minutes.

“It gives us a lot of confidence, especially being a young team. We have vets but this is still a young team for the most part.

“Once we keep moving the ball, playing together and playing for each other, no matter who scores 20, all we want is the win.

“When we win we all celebrate, we are all a part of it. I’m just happy the team can get back to .500 and hopefully we keep moving in the right direction.”

Through six games this season, Hield is averaging 17.2 points and five rebounds per game on 50 per cent shooting from the field and 43 per cent from three-point range.

Back in training camp, Hield foreshadowed his preparation to see some action at the point guard position.

“I have confidence I can do that. Why not?” he said. “We’re packed at the point guard spot, but you never know, this is the NBA. “It happens where I may have to move to the one, coach may draw up a play where I have to bring the ball down or we have a offence where I get it, I push it and we go but I’m available, that’s why I’ve been working so hard on stuff like that, there’s nothing wrong with making plays for your teammates. Teammates like that,” he added.

KINGS guard Buddy Hield celebrates in the closing moments of the Kings’ 116-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday.

(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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THE LAST DANCE: Meacher ‘Major Pain’ Major in action against Martin Anderson of Jamaica in the main event of the “The Last Dance” at the CI Gibson Gymnasium on Saturday.

Photos: Terrel W Carey Sr/Tribune Staff

Major wins ‘last dance’ by knockout FROM PAGE 1 back to the community.

In his post-fight career, he now supplements that with Major Pain Fight Promotions. “I just want to build the sport of boxing here in the Bahamas with my new company. My passion has always been the youth and building this sport of boxing,” he said. “I would like to thank all my fans that have supported me throughout my career. You all have motivated me to go harder each time I step in the ring. I will continue to help those I can, mainly the youth from who are my priority to help first. To all

the youth coming up, never give up on your dreams, no matter what it is. Believe in yourself and ability. Keep God first as the priority. I am one of the males from the ghetto that was told won’t make it.”

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Major got his career started under the tutelage of Ray Minus Jr and Michelle Minus on October 28, 2000, when he pulled off a technical knockout

(TKO) over Juan Trevino on the undercard of the Ray Minus Jr vs Quincy Pratt Final War at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.

He made his debut overseas with a unanimous decision over Mario Jones two years later on March 23, 2002 at the West Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. At the time, he was working in the Warriors Boxing Club in Hollywood, Florida under the supervision of Jesse Robinson, who gave him his nickname, “Major Pain.”

However, he suffered his first loss in his next fight in a split decision to Edner Cherry on August 9, 2002

at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa before he went on another threewin streak.

He then got his first and only draw on his birthday again in 2004 at the Seminole Hark Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida against Felix Lora before he reeled off two more victories here at the Wyndham resort.

After another loss to Lamont Peterson on August 20, 2005 at the Isle of Capri Casino in Biloxi, Major won his next five fights, including the vacant Bahamas lightweight title over Richard ‘the Hammer’ Pitt on December 17, 2005

at the CI Gibson Gymnasium and the vacant World Boxing Association’s Fedecaribe lightweight title over Luis Couch on May 19, 2006 at the Wyndham resort.

During the rest of his career, Major fought three for the WBA-NABA title, losing his bid for the lightweight crown back-to-back in 2009 to Michael Clark and Dorin Spivey at the Convention Center in Buffalo, New York and for the super featherweight title to Logan McGuinness on May 12, 2012 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga.

Following two consecutive losses on the road,

Major returned home and was triumphant in three of his last four fights, the last coming on December 16, 2016 against Roberto Acevedo at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. “There were a lot of bitter sweet highs and lows. I don’t try to overlook the situations I had to go through, it would only keep me down and I don’t want to hate anyone,” he said. “I’m just happy with the things I was able to accomplish. I was happy I was able to sustain a long successful career without getting hurt, without looking punch drunk or being used and abused within the boxing game.”

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Ayton delivers in loss to Grizzlies

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

WITH lead guard Devin Booker sidelined, Deandre Ayton stepped up and delivered the best offensive performance of his young NBA career thus far.

Ayton scored a career high 24 points in the Suns’ 117-96 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

He shot 12-13 from the field, added eight rebounds, five assists in 33 minutes.

In the first half, he was a perfect 7-7 from the field.

“The stat line sounds good, but you know, we lost,” Ayton said. “We really wanted to get a win.

We gave them the game when we came out lackadaisical with the turnovers and stuff. They started getting a rhythm early and they started making a lot of shots in the first half, especially in the second quarter.

This is the NBA, it’s hard to play from behind.

“It’s another learning experience, you just want to keep your foot on that gas, never stop. Defensively I think we are getting better but we weren’t consistent. I felt like we were locked in from the jump but we just kind of lost it as a team.”

Following last night’s 117-110 loss on the road to

SENIOR NATIONALS: WINNERS GET THEIR TROPHIES

SATURDAY marked the end of a very exciting two weeks of competition at the Gym Tennis Centre where the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) Senior Nationals was held.

The event was sponsored by Corner Bank and P&C Supplies. The tournament included singles, doubles and mixed doubles categories in different age groups.

The annual tournament featured some of the best senior players over the age of 35 in The PHOENIX Suns centre Deandre Ayton (22) shoots against Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) on Saturday.

Bahamas. The tourna(AP Photo/Brandon Dill) ment referee was Bradley Bain.

Ayton has scored at least The BLTA congratuthe Oklahoma City Thun- lose sometimes but you encourage them, lift them lates the various trophy der, the Suns have lost five have to still play. I’m trying up because we have a lot of 20 points and added at least nine rebounds in three of winners for their splenconsecutive games after an to show that as an exam- games to go. ple and to stay consistent,” “There will be some ups his last four games did display of skills and opening night win. and downs. When we win On the season, the showmanship during the Ayton finished with his Ayton said.

“I have great vets keep- we have fun, but when we number one overall pick course of the tournament. fourth double double of the Special thanks is season - 16 points and 11 ing me positive telling me lose we have to keep it pro- is averaging 17.5 points — we have to move on to fessional, get on each other, shooting 62.8 per cent from extended to Mickey Wilrebounds. liams and the organising “We just can’t roll over the next one, to never be watch film and get back at the field — 10.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.0 blocks. committee for the 2018 and lose like this. You’ll down on your teammates, it.”

Senior Nationals, Bradley Bain, The Gym Tennis Centre, Corner Bank, P&C Supplies and all the participants and spectators who supported the 2018 Senior Nationals.

The list of trophy shots as she controlled the seven, wanted it a little bit of the offence to our pace them everything in the prewinners are: tempo of the game. more and we played like and made it our game. We season. The Falcons will be Ladies 35 Singles “I felt we could have that.” played more efficient.” back bigger and better.”

Champion: Kelly Kerr done better, but we pulled Veronaya Charlton had With 45 seconds left in Stevens led the Falcons Ladies 35 Singles Runout the win,” said Collins, a game high 18 points and regulation, Brianna Ste- with seven and Dwaniqua ner-up: Rita Roy who at 5-feet, 11-inches, Ceira McKenzie chipped in vens went to the line with a Rolle helped out with four.

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Men’s 35 Dbls Runand Johneisha Nixon added White team 23, “I think they performed Organisers ners-up: Bjorn Ferguson a basket.

Falcons 17 very well, despite being pleased & Devlin Fisher The game saw coach Tied at 15-15 at the end short handed,” said Anasta“It started off rough Mixed 35 Dbls ChamTerrance ‘Red Etye’ of regulation, the White cia Moultrie, coach of the because we had some teams pions: Robie Isaacs & McSweeney secure a win team went to work in the White team. “A lot of our who didn’t show up and we Kelly Kerr for St John’s over his extra three minutes as they players were not here for had to revise the schedule,” Mixed 35 Dbls Runformer Jordan Prince Wil- used a 8-2 spurt to secure the tournament, but it was said Dee Johnson, the new ners-up: Jon Isaacs & liams team. the win. good for those who came president of the NPWBA. Richette Percentie “It’s always n opportuThe White team had too to get in some work before “We used the Men’s 65 Singles Chamnity to give God thanks much firepower when it they start playing in the teams that we had. pion: Austin Burrows and praise,” McSweeney counted the most, using an school league.

At the end, it came out Men’s 65 Singles said. “We want to thank effective fast-break attack “They did an excellent good and the girls played Runner-up: Mike the NPWBA for putting on to penetrate their way to job and we just wanted to well. The tournament ran Lightbourne this much needed tourna- victory. keep them focused as they well and so we’re looking Men’s 55 Singles Chamment. It’s very timely for Kardyn Baptiste, named played some basketball.” forward to a bigger and pion: Stephen Thompson the organisers, Dee and his the MVP, ignited the charge “I guess the girls were better tournament next Men’s 55 Singles Runcommittee for putting this and scored a pair of baskets a little fatigued. It’s the year. We see a lot of potenner-up: Jon Isaacs on. I was hoping that more in OT as she ended up with pre-season and we didn’t tial in the girls moving Men’s 45 Singles Chamjuniors played to see where eight points. Rachel Rolle execute as we should down forward. This is what it is all pion: Stephen Thompson they are. and P Haye both had six the stretch,” said Tarek about. We just need to let Men’s 45 Singles Run“We give hats off to and Makayla White con- Williams, coach of Jordan them play basketball.” ner-up: Brent Johnson Jordan Prince Williams tributed four.

Prince Williams.

Johnson thanked his Men’s 45 Dbls Chamwhere I’ve been up to 2017 “I felt like we played “They made more plays executive team for joinpions: Brent Johnson & and to see the young ladies alright,” stated Baptiste, than us. We just played a ing him in pulling the Stephen Thompson who I worked with back a 16-year-old grade 11 game before that and we’re tournament off and they Men’s 45 Dbls Runand now they are coming student at St Augustine’s working on some new plays, look forward to expanding ners-up: Terry North & into full bloom of their College. “We executed on so we will be ready for the on the success as they host Mickey Williams game. But my girls, which defence and that is what season. We were holding another edition next year.

• SEE PHOTOS IN is a young group of about created our offence. We back on one or two things.

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NPWBA ALL-GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT GETS HIGH MARKS

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

THE St John’s College Giants and the White Team were a little too much for the Jordan Prince William Falcons to handle in the junior and senior girls’ championship games in the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association’s All-Girls Basketball Tournament.

Held in honour of Linda Davis, one of the premier women’s basketball players in the country, the pre-season event saw the Giants roll past the Falcons 30-24 in the junior girls’ finale and the White team prevailed with a 23-17 overtime decision over the Falcons in the senior girls’ division.

Giants 30, Falcons 24 Aptly nicknamed the Giants, St John’s used their height to dominate the smaller Jordan Prince Williams in the second half as they pulled away from a close first half.

The game was tied 7-7 at the end of the first and 13-13 at the half. But the Giants put their stamp on the game with a 7-3 spurt in the third and they never relinquished it the rest of the way.

Most valuable player Rhema Collins put her approval on the victory as she scored four points in the third and finished with 17 points and a pair of block

‘Golden Knight’ Chris Brown new assistant coach at Clayton State FROM PAGE 1 breakthrough at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia where he teamed with Avard Moncur, Troy McIntosh and Carl Oliver to clinch the bronze medal in the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay in a time of 2:59.23.

Although he returned to compete in his second Olympics in Athens, Greece in 2004, it wasn’t until 2008 in Beijing, China where he got back on the podium with the silver with the combo of Andretti Bain, Michael Mathieu and Andrae Williams as they ran 2:58.03. At that same games, Brown had his best individual showing, placing fourth in the men’s 400m.

Four years later, Brown ascended to the top of the podium with the combo of Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller for the gold in 2:56.72 in London, England. Then in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016, Brown and the team

of Alonzo Russell, Michael Mathieu and Steven Gardiner had to settle for the bronze.

Also in four appearances at the IAAF World Championships, Brown competed with different partners as the Bahamas won gold in Edmonton, Canada in 2001, silver twice in Helsinki, Finland in 2005 and Osaka, Japan in 2007 and a bronze in Paris, France in 2003.

Brown’s best individual feats would have been achieved at the IAAF World Indoor Championships where he was crowned champion in 2010 in Doha, Qatar, silver in 2014 in Sopot, Poland and three silver medals in Moscow, Russia in 2006, Valencia, Spain in 2008 and Istanbul, Turkey in 2012.

At the Commonwealth Games, Brown would have secured silver in Glasgow, Scotland in 2014 on the men’s 4 x 400m team and bronze in Manchester, England in 2002. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007 at

the Pan Am Games, Brown captured gold in the men’s 400 and was a part of the men’s 4 x 400m team that was also victorious.

And at the Central American and Caribbean Championships, Brown also ran on the winning men’s 4 x 400m relay teams in St George’s, Grenada in 2003 and here at home in 2005. He was also a 400m silver and bronze medallist respectively.

When he got his international career started, Brown made his debut at the CARIFTA Games in 1997 in Bridgetown, Barbados where he claimed the bronze in both the 400 and 800m as a native from Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera making his transition to New Providence where he attended RM Bailey High.

Brown, who would also produce a pair of silver medals on the men’s 4 x 400m relays at the IAAF World Championships here in 2014 and 2015, is a graduate of Norfolk

CHRIS Brown and Ryan Erlacher.

State University.

The former Bahamas national 400m record holder with a personal best of 44.40, currently holds the national records of 15.10 in the 150m, 31.99 in the 300m and 1:49.54 in the 800m.

While still competing, Brown showed his versatility by hosting two successful versions of the Chris Brown Invitational in 2013 and 2016.

After the third edition in 2017 was cancelled, he was contracted as a consultant and athletes’ liaison for the inaugural Grenada Invitational that was held at the National Athletic Stadium in St George’s on April 8, 2017.

Although he has not yet officially announced his retirement from competing, Brown is pressing on with his new role as an assistant coach at Clayton State, whose nickname is the Lakers. They are a NCAA Division II school that competes in the Peach Belt Conference.

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Rams rally to beat Packers, stay unbeaten

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Greg Zuerlein hit a 34-yard field goal with 2:05 left and Ramik Wilson forced and recovered Ty Montgomery’s fumble on the ensuing kickoff return, allowing the Los Angeles Rams to remain unbeaten without a late defensive stand in a 29-27 victory over the Green Bay Packers yesterday.

Jared Goff passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns while the Rams (8-0) were sternly tested by the Packers (3-3-1) and Aaron Rodgers, who threw for 286 yards.

Both teams rallied from 10-point deficits to take a lead in front of a bipartisan Coliseum crowd, but Rodgers never got the chance to mount one of his trademark winning drives.

Instead, the Rams extended their best start to a season since 1969 with another key play from LA’s superlative special teams — and two crushing specialteams mistakes by Green Bay. Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers with 8:50 left to put the Packers ahead 27-26, but Goff and Todd Gurley drove the Rams into range for Zuerlein’s second field goal of the fourth quarter after a 25-yard punt

by JK Scott.

Montgomery then coughed up his return.

Gurley ran 17 yards for a key first down and stopped before reaching the end zone in the final seconds — probably enraging his fantasy owners, but allowing the Rams to run out the clock.

Josh Reynolds caught two touchdown passes for Los Angeles, while Gurley rushed for 114 yards and scored a touchdown in his franchise record-tying 11th consecutive game on a 30-yard pass in the third quarter.

EAGLES 24, JAGUARS 18 LONDON (AP) Carson Wentz threw three touchdown passes to different players.

Tight end Dallas Goedert caught one of the touchdown passes in the first half, and running back Wendell Smallwood and tight end Zach Ertz scored theirs in the second half for the Eagles (4-4), making their first appearance in England.

Blake Bortles, restored as the starter despite being pulled in a loss to the Houston Texans a week earlier, completed 24 of 41 passes for 286 yards for the slumping Jaguars (3-5), who lost their fourth consecutive game.

Despite Jacksonville’s familiarity with playing in England — it was the Jags’ sixth consecutive year of playing overseas, and they had won their last three — the record crowd of 85,870 formed a decidedly proEagles crowd.

Philadelphia lost 2017 All-Pro RT Lane Johnson injured his left knee on the

Eagles’ opening drive and did not return.

CARDINALS 18, 49ERS 15 GLENDALE, Ariz.

(AP) — Josh Rosen threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to fellow rookie Christian Kirk with 34 seconds to play to rally the Cardinals in a matchup of teams with two of the worst records in the NFL. The Cardinals beat San Francisco for the eighth straight time and second time in three weeks.

Arizona (2-6) got two fourth-quarter touchdown passes from Rosen after the 49ers (1-7) had built a 15-3 lead.

Rosen’s 13-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald cut the lead to 15-10 with 11:06 to play. Fitzgerald also caught a 2-point conversion pass after Kirk’s TD. Fitzgerald, in his 15th NFL season, caught eight passes for 102 yards, his best game of the season.

C.J. Beathard connected with Marquise Goodwin on a 55-yard play for the 49ers’ only touchdown.

Fitzgerald’s 112th career touchdown catch moves him past Tony Gonzalez alone into seventh on the NFL career list. He’s caught a TD pass in each of his last two games after getting none the first six games of the season. He needs three to tie Antonio Gates for sixth.

COLTS 42, RAIDERS 28 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Luck threw his third touchdown pass of the game to break a tie with 5:28 to go and the Colts won in consecutive weeks for the first time in three years.

Luck connected with all three of his tight ends, with the 10-yard pass to Jack Doyle putting the Colts (3-5) up 35-28. Luck connected earlier in the game on passes to Mo Alie-Cox and Eric Ebron and finished with 239 yards against an overmatched defense for the Raiders (1-6).

Marlon Mack ran for a career-high 132 yards and two touchdowns, breaking the personal mark he set last week against Buffalo with 126 yards. Mack’s second TD came after Doug Martin lost a fumble for Oakland and sealed the victory.

Derek Carr threw three TD passes and ran for a fourth just days after Oakland traded his top receiver, Amari Cooper, to Dallas.

But it wasn’t enough to prevent another loss in what is quickly becoming a lost season to begin coach Jon Gruden’s second stint with the team.

Vinatieri set the record as the NFL’s top all-time scorer in the first half. He kicked a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter to tie Morten Andersen with 2,544 points, and then added a 25-yarder late in the second to set the record.

Viantieri scored three more points, giving him 2,550 for his career.

PACKERS QB Aaron Rodgers (12) is hauled down by Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Ethan Westbrooks in the second half yesterday in Los Angeles.

(AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

PHILADELPHIA Eagles QB Carson Wentz (11) passes the ball in the first half against Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley stadium in London yesterday.

(AP Photo/Matt Dunham) PANTHERS 36, RAVENS 21 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton torched the league’s No. 1-ranked defence, completing 21 of 29 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns and running for 52 yards and another score.

Christian McCaffrey had two touchdowns and electrifying rookie wide receiver D.J. Moore turned in his best game as a pro with 129 yards from scrimmage as the Panthers won their ninth straight game at home.

Trailing 7-0 early, the Panthers (5-2) scored on four straight possessions in the final 16 minutes of the first half to break open the game and take a 24-7 halftime lead.

Newton threw an 11-yard TD pass to Greg Olsen, McCaffrey ran for an 11-yard score and caught a 6-yard TD pass that ricocheted off the hands of safety Eric Weddle and into his arms in the end zone. After the Ravens (4-4) climbed within 13 on Joe Flacco’s TD pass to Javorius Allen, Newton calmly drove the Panthers 85 yards in nine plays and scored from 12 yards on a naked bootleg to put the game away early in the fourth quarter.

The Panthers rolled up 386 yards against a Ravens defence that had come in allowing a league-low 280.6 yards and 14.4 points per game.

STEELERS 33, BROWNS 18 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes to Antonio Brown, James Conner scored twice to bring some solace to a city grieving from tragedy.

The Steelers (4-2-1) overcame a slow start and their

own mistakes to win their 15th straight at Heinz Field over the Browns (2-5-1), who have lost 25 consecutive road games — one shy of the NFL record.

The win brought temporary comfort to Pittsburgh’s fans a day after a gunman stormed into the Tree of Life Synagogue and killed 11 people. A moment of silence was observed before the game and several signs with the Steelers’ helmet logo — inlaid with a Star of David — were displayed by fans.

Roethlisberger connected on TD passes of 43 and 1 yard with Brown, and Conner continued to minimize Le’Veon Bell’s absence. Conner rushed for 146 yards, and scored on a 12-yard run in the third quarter that put the Steelers ahead 23-12.

Conner’s 22-yard TD with 2:04 left made it 33-12.

Rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a pair of TD passes, but the Browns squandered some early scoring chances and remain winless in Pittsburgh since 2003.

CHIEFS 30, BRONCOS 23 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns, Sammy Watkins had 107 yards receiving and two of the scores.

Travis Kelce and Kareem Hunt added touchdown catches for the Chiefs (7-1), who have won 19 of their past 21 games against division rivals. That includes all three games this season.

Case Keenum had 262 yards passing and two scores for the Broncos (3-5), while Phillip Lindsay had a big day in his first career start. The undrafted rookie had 95 yards rushing and a score while catching

three passes and providing a spark out of the backfield.

Still, that production couldn’t help the Broncos overcome their own sloppiness. They were flagged 10 times for 83 yards, several of the penalties wiping out big gains — and that doesn’t include a few that were declined or offsetting, including a personal foul on defensive tackle Derek Wolfe.

REDSKINS 20, GIANTS 13 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Safety D.J. Swearinger intercepted two passes, Matt Ioannidis had 2½ sacks, and the NFC East-leading Redskins rode their defence to a third straight win.

Adrian Peterson caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Alex Smith and ran for a season-high 149 yards, with the last 64 coming on a touchdown jaunt with 3:06 to play, as the Redskins (5-2) matched their best start since 2008.

Dustin Hopkins added field goals of 53 and 39 yards for the Redskins, who will finish the week with a 1½-game lead in the division.

The three-game winning streak is their longest in two seasons.

The Redskins sacked a battered Eli Manning seven times, forced the two turnovers and made big play after big play in sending New York (1-7) to its fifth straight loss.

Aldrick Rosas kicked field goals of 37 and 21 yards for the Giants. Manning, 30 of 47 for 316 yards, hit Evan Engram on a 2-yard touchdown pass with :17 to play.

BENGALS 37, BUCCANEERS 34 CINCINNATI (AP) — Jessie Bates returned

Jameis Winston’s fourth interception for a touchdown, and Randy Bullock kicked a 44-yard field goal on the final play.

Winston was benched after matching his career high with four interceptions.

Ryan Fitzpatrick rallied the Buccaneers (3-4) to a 34-34 tie with a pair of touchdown passes, including his 18-yard toss with 1:05 left.

The Bengals (5-3) recovered from their second-worst drubbing under Marvin Lewis and pulled it out with only their scoring drive in the second half.

Andy Dalton had completions of 23 and 9 yards to A.J. Green that got them in field-goal range.

Tampa Bay has allowed at least 30 points in five games and changed defensive coordinators two weeks ago. This time, Winston was the Bucs’ biggest problem.

He threw four interceptions for the third time in his career, including one directly to Bates that the safety returned for Cincinnati’s fourth defensive touchdown of the season.

Winston went to the bench, and Ryan Fitzpatrick pulled Tampa Bay even.

Fitzpatrick threw a 72-yard touchdown to Mike Evans, his fifth TD pass of at least 50 yards this season — most in the NFL. He also led an 88-yard drive to the tying score, hitting O.J. Howard for an 18-yard touchdown and completing another pass for the conversion.

Now, the Bucs have to decide which one will lead the NFL’s top-ranked offence in yardage.

SEAHAWKS 28, LIONS 14 DETROIT (AP) — Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter to put the Seahawks ahead.

The Seahawks (4-3) looked sharp on both sides of the ball coming off their bye and won for the fourth time in five games after opening the season with two losses.

Wilson completed 10 passes, two for scores, before having an incompletion late in the second quarter.

He finished 14 of 17 for 248 yards, leading to a perfect quarterback rating.

Wilson’s 24-yard pass to Tyler Lockett, 15-yard throw to David Moore and 12-yard pass to Ed Dickson for touchdowns gave Seattle a 21-7 lead at halftime.

Chris Carson, who had 105 yards rushing, scored on a 7-yard run early in the fourth to put the Seahawks up 28-7.

Detroit acquired runstuffing defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison from the New York Giants for a fifth-round pick just four days before the game, but he wasn’t able to immediately help one of the NFL’s worst run defences.

The Lions (3-4) had won three of four.

BEARS 24, JETS 10 CHICAGO (AP) — Mitchell Trubisky threw for two touchdowns for the short-handed Bears.

The Bears (4-3) got the win after dropping two in a row to fall out of the NFC North lead, even though star pass rusher Khalil Mack (right ankle) and No. 1 receiver Allen Robinson (groin) missed the game.

With Sam Darnold struggling against Chicago’s defence, the Jets (3-5) managed just 207 yards and lost their second straight game.

Trubisky was shaky but did enough to help the Bears come out on top.

He connected with Tarik Cohen for a 70-yard touchdown on a screen pass in the first quarter and threw a 4-yard scoring pass to Anthony Miller in the third, making it 14-3.

But the second-year pro was wild again after struggling with his control against New England the previous week.

Trubisky was 16 of 29 for 220 yards. He also ran for 51 yards on six attempts.

Cohen’s lone reception was the big touchdown. He also ran for 40 yards on five carries.

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Monday, October 29, 2018, PAGE 5

DJOKOVIC AIMING TO TAKE NO. 1 RANKING FROM NADAL IN PARIS

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer

ELINA SVITOLINA, of the Ukraine, celebrates after her match against Sloane Stephens of the United States during their singles match at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore yesterday.

(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Svitolina defeats Stephens to win season-ending WTA Finals

By SANDRA HARWITT Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Elina Svitolina secured the biggest title of her career yesterday, becoming the first Ukrainian player to win the season-ending WTA Finals trophy.

The No. 6-seeded Svitolina rebounded from a one-set deficit for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over fifth-seeded Sloane Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion.

Svitolina fell onto her back on the court in celebration, and then shared a hug with Stephens.

“I think I have nothing to prove anymore to anyone and it’s definitely a good statement for myself,” Svitolina said. “I think mental toughness is what I really had to show. “I played great tennis and I worked my way into the tournament. It’s going to bring me lots of confidence.”

The Ukrainian raced to a 3-0 lead in the third set, but Stephens managed to secure a break in the fifth game. Svitolina broke back immediately to take a 4-2 lead. Stephens, making her debut at the WTA Finals,

surrendered her serve again on a first match point for Svitolina in the eighth game by sending a backhand crosscourt wide.

“I thought she played well and it was obviously a tough match from the beginning,” Stephens said.

“I was really excited to be here and compete with everybody.”

The victory means Svitolina became the eighth player to go undefeated in winning the season-ending title, which features a three-match round-robin format at the outset, and first since Serena Williams in 2013.

She has now won 13 of 15 finals she’s played in her career, including the last nine with her last final loss coming in 2016 to Petra Kvitova at the Zhuhai tournament. “Of course I know that I’ve won lots of finals,” Svitolina said. “For me, every final is a big challenge. I always try to be there for that challenge.”

The WTA Finals ends its five-year run in Singapore this season and moves to Shenzen, China for a 10-year run starting in 2019.

UKRAINE’S ELINA SVITOLINA, right, and Sloane Stephens of the United States enjoy the awards ceremony for their singles match at the WTA tennis finals in Singapore yesterday.

(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Federer wins 99th title, beats Copil in Swiss Indoors final BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Roger Federer won his 99th career ATP tour title yesterday, beating qualifier Marius Copil 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors final.

A ninth title at Federer’s hometown event in Basel, where he was once a ball boy, matched the nine he has won at the Halle grasscourt event in Germany.

He closed the gap on the all-time singles titles list to Jimmy Connors, who leads with 109.

Federer blew kisses to a 12,000 crowd in the renovated St Jakobhalle, which now gives Basel’s local hero a bigger main stage.

“It’s been a magical week. It was dream run for me,” Federer said in his on-court acceptance speech, before his fans’ ovation brought tears welling in his eyes.

“To come through and win again here in my hometown, never knowing if this might be your last time ... it obviously means a lot to me and it becomes very emotional,” he said later.

The top-seeded Swiss rallied from trailing by a service break in each set against the 93rd-ranked

Romanian, whose serve was measured at 243 kph (151 mph) in his opening service game.

Federer clinched minutes after saving a break point, taking his first match-point chance when Copil sent a backhand into the net.

The title was the 37-yearold Federer’s first in more than four months since winning on grass at Stuttgart in June.

Federer’s 151st singles final on the ATP tour shaped as one of his biggest mismatches by ranking. He has never lost a final to an opponent ranked below No. 87.

Their first meeting came after Federer amassed 20 Grand Slam singles titles, while Copil has just one career match win at a Grand Slam — in the 2015 Australian Open first round.

The 28-year-old Copil came to Basel with career prize money — $1.67 million — significantly less than Federer earned just for winning the Australian Open in January. His second career runner-up finish, both this season, earned almost 210,000 euros ($239,000).

SWITZERLAND’s Roger Federer poses with his trophy after defeating Romania’s Marius Copil in their final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament yesterday.

(Alexandra Wey/Keystone via AP) Copil, currently ranked No. 93, will rise to a careerbest ranking of No. 60 when the new list is published today.

“I would love for it to be the beginning of my career at this level,” said Copil, who played his first tourlevel match in 2009.

The first-set tiebreaker was likely to be crucial given Copil’s career record of 8-52 when losing the

opening set in top-tier matches.

Federer got a mini-break in the seventh point, being rewarded for solid defence from the baseline when Copil netted an attempted drop shot.

After Copil saved two set points with big serves, Federer took the first on his own serve when his opponent sent a forehand long.

Federer celebrated with a shout and a pump of his right fist.

In the second set, Copil again quickly broke serve and this time held the key fifth game when Federer had two break points.

It was a brief respite until Federer broke in Copil’s next service game despite the Romanian ending one long rally with a backhand lob for a winner.

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic is in commanding form and well poised to wrestle back the No. 1-ranking from longtime rival Rafael Nadal at the Paris Masters.

Heading into the Paris event, which starts today, Djokovic was only 215 points behind Nadal at a tournament he has won a record four times, the last time in 2015. Nadal has never won here.

The two tennis greats have won a combined 31 Grand Slam titles, with Nadal ahead 17-14. But Djokovic appears to be on an ever-upward curve while Nadal is tentatively returning from a right knee injury.

Djokovic has won four of the last five tournaments he has entered, a strong run including Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and most recently the Shanghai Masters.

“In both the U.S. Open and Shanghai, I’ve played as good as ever,” Djokovic said yesterday at a news conference in Paris. “So I really enjoy tennis at the moment and enjoy competing. When you have a lot of confidence, you approach the practice sessions and the tournaments and the matches in a just completely different way.”

Djokovic feels he’s reaching the ultra-dominant level he was leading up to at the time of winning the French Open in 2016, which turned out to be his last Grand Slam title before a slump of two years without winning one.

In 2017, Djokovic’s level of play started dropping due to complications with an elbow injury. In January, he finally underwent right elbow surgery and, by the time he reached the French Open in June, his ranking had dropped to No. 22.

“It was quite opposite extremes in terms of how I felt and how I played five months ago and today,” Djokovic said.

ANDERSON WINS IN VIENNA VIENNA (AP) — Kevin Anderson won his second title of the season at the Erste Bank Open yesterday, sealing his place at next month’s ATP finals.

The eighth-ranked Anderson defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3, 7-6 (3), handing his opponent his ninth straight defeat in a final.

Anderson, who also won in New York in February and reached the final at Wimbledon, earned a fifth career title but first at a higher-level ATP 500 event.

He became the sixth player to qualify for the eight-man, season-ending event in London, joining Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin del Potro, Roger Federer, and Alexander Zverev.

A winner of 11 events, Nishikori hasn’t triumphed since winning in Memphis in February 2016. But reaching Sunday’s final, his third of the season, boosted the fifth-seeded Japanese’s chances of also advancing to the ATP finals.

Anderson’s strong serve was a decisive factor. The second-seeded South African won 91 per cent of points on his first serve, and his 13 aces raised his total for the week to 69.

In the fourth game of the opening set, Anderson used his sixth break point to go 3-1 up, the only time in the match a player lost his serve. Anderson missed the only chance of another break at 4-4 in the second set, but quickly took a 3-0 lead in the tiebreaker before closing out the win on his first match point.

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Monday, October 29, 2018, PAGE 7

Hamilton wins F1 title, Verstappen wins Mexican Grand Prix

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lewis Hamilton won his fifth career Formula One championship with a fourth-place finish yesterday at the Mexican Grand Prix, a race dominated by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Hamilton’s season championship was all but assured, and after a brief bid for the lead off the start and a scary run off the track late, he finished off the title with a drive further into the F1 record books. The British driver tied the late Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina for second-most titles in F1 history. Only Germany’s Michael Schumacher has more with seven.

The 33-year-old Hamilton won titles with McLaren in 2008 and with Mercedes in 2014, 2015 and 2017. He also clinched last season’s title in Mexico City.

Verstappen earned his fifth career victory and defended his 2017 race win.

At age 33, Hamilton can set his sights on something

previously unthinkable: chasing Schumacher.

Hamilton’s championship this season arguably ranks among his best. For the second consecutive year, he fended off a strong challenge from Ferrari in a season when even Hamilton had to admit the Italian team often had the stronger car.

Title rival Sebastian Vettel finished second Sunday and Ferrari also took third with Kimi Raikkonen.

Hamilton has won four of his five titles with Mercedes and he’s contract through 2020, a deal he extended this season. And even with Ferrari’s mechanical gains, Mercedes shows no signs of slowing down.

Hamilton’s drive wasn’t the Sunday leisure spin he’d hoped for as he complained of problems with the car and tires much of the race.

He even had a drive off into the grass when he missed the corner out of the long straight at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. He got the car back on the track

MERCEDES driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, makes a victory sign yesterday after becoming Formula One Champion at the Mexico Grand Prix auto race at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack.

(AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter) with any damage, except for a moment’s aggravation on his historic day.

“A very, very surreal moment,” Hamilton said of his championship. “I was just trying to bring the car home.”

Red Bull had dominated qualifying to earn its

first 1-2 start of the hybrid engine era, but pole-sitter Daniel Ricciardo was beaten off the line by Verstappen and Hamilton.

Ricciardo’s race ended late with engine failure.

Hamilton could have let the Red Bulls ride off from the start, but he’d

promised to look for a shot to grab the lead. He nearly found it when he saw a gap between the Red Bulls and tried to take it. The straight line power of his nosed his car in front until Verstappen cut under him at the first corner. “The start was the key,” Verstappen said.

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Hamilton’s primary goal was to avoid trouble. A bump from Vettel at the first turn punctured a tire which relegated him to ninth.

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World champions!

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: The Boston Red Sox celebrate after Game 5 of baseball’s World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers last night in Los Angeles.

(AP Photo/David J Phillip)

Red Sox beat Dodgers 5-1 to win World Series title LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Boston Red Sox really are that great.

David Price proved his postseason mettle, Steve Pearce homered twice and Boston beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 last night to finish off a one-sided World Series in five games.

Long downtrodden during decades of despair before ending an 86-year championship drought in 2004, the Red Sox have become baseball’s team of the century with four titles in 15 seasons.

Alex Cora’s team romped to a 17-2 start and a clubrecord 108 wins, then went 11-3 in the postseason, dispatching the 100-win New York Yankees and the 103-victory and defending champion Houston Astros in the playoffs. Cora became the first manager from Puerto Rico to win a title and just the fifth rookie manager overall.

Pearce hit a two-run homer on Clayton Kershaw’s sixth pitch. Solo homers by Mookie Betts in the sixth inning and J.D. Martinez in the seventh quieted the Dodger Stadium crowd, and Pearce added a solo drive off Pedro Baez in the eighth.

Pearce, a June acquisition from Toronto, had three homers and seven RBIs in the final two games of the Series.

After losing to Houston in Game 7 last year by the same 5-1 score, the Dodgers became the first team defeated on its home field in consecutive World Series since the New York Giants by the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds in 1936 and ‘37.

Boston won its ninth title, tying the Athletics for thirdmost behind the Yankees (27) and Cardinals (11).

All that stood between the Red Sox and a sweep was an 18-inning loss in Game 3, the longest World Series game ever. They trailed 4-0 in the seventh inning of Game 4 when ace Chris

Sale rose from the dugout bench for a fiery, profane, motivational rant and woke up for a 9-6 win. Boston never trailed in Game 5.

The 33-year-old Price, a Cy Young Award winner in 2012, long pitched under an October shadow cast by his regular-season success. He had been 0-9 in 11 postseason starts before defeating Astros ace Justin Verlander in the clinching Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. He won his third straight start Sunday and became the first pitcher to beat Cy Young winners in the finale of an LCS and the World Series in the same year.

After allowing two runs over six inning to win Game 2 last Wednesday, Price got two outs in the ninth inning of Friday’s marathon game.

He became the first to pitch into the eighth inning of a Series game on one day of rest since the Yankees’ Bob Turley in 1957.

Price gave up a home run to David Freese on his first pitch, then allowed just two more hits — the last a triple to Freese that Martinez lost in the third-inning twilight and allowed to drop behind him in right.

Price struck out five and walked two, retiring 14 in a row before a leadoff walk to Chris Taylor in the eighth ended his night after 89 pitches. He tapped his heart several times to Red Sox fans behind the first base dugout while walking to the bench.

Joe Kelly struck out three straight pinch hitters and Sale, originally scheduled to start Game 5, fanned three more in the ninth. Sale ended by throwing a slider past Manny Machado, a meager 4 for 22 (.182) in the Series, and raised both arms as catcher Christian Vazquez ran out to jump on him with glee and teammates from the dugout and bullpens followed.

While Price rewrote his own legacy, Kershaw was unable to change his. He

BOSTON Red Sox’s David Price holds the championship trophy after winning the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

(AP Photo/David J Phillip)

dropped to 1-4 with a 6.06 ERA in postseason elimination games. Plagued at times by an aching back, the 30-year-old lefty no longer is the dominant pitcher who won three Cy Young Awards, his famous 12-to-6 breaking ball now more 10 to 4:30.

Kershaw allowed four runs and seven hits — three

of them homers — in seven innings.

He is 9-10 with a 4.32 ERA in 30 postseason appearances, a huge drop from his 153-69 record and 2.39 ERA during the regular season. He began aggressively, throwing strikes on his first six pitches, and the Red Sox were ready.

Andrew Benintendi hit a one-out single and Pearce pulled a fastball over the middle of the plate and sent it 405 feet into the left-field pavilion. While the crowd of 54,367 for Dodger Stadium’s final game this year was stunned, Freese woke up fans in the bottom half.

He drove Price’s first pitch 402 feet to the opposite

field and into the right field pavilion.

Betts homered on a slider that stayed in the strike zone after going 0 for 13 in Los Angeles this weekend, the first postseason home run of his career coming in his 87th at-bat. Martinez homered in the seventh, driving a fastball to straightway centre.