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Masters bring home track and field medals

By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

HALF-miler Michael

Armbrister and long jumper Natasha “Downtown” Brown continued the success in track and field for The Bahamas at the Mexico North, Central American and Caribbean Masters Championships over the weekend.

The NCCMA Masters Championships was a part of the World Masters Athletics' series and was held in Mexico City, Mexico.

It was the first event for the year that both Armbrister and Brown competed in.

Armbrister, who heads a five-member team that normally represents The Bahamas at the masters competition, competed in three events and came out with a pair of silver and a bronze medal.

Competing in the 65-age group, Armbrister opened up with third place in the 800 metres in a time of two minutes and 43 seconds. He followed that with a silver in the 400m in 1:01 and he cleared 15-feet, 7 1/2-inches or 4.75 metres in the long jump for his other silver.

Armbrister said the competition was extremely tough, especially in the jumps where Brian Hankerson, the American masters record holder, doubled up as the champion in both

the long and triple jumps. Hankerson beat out fellow American world record holder Willie Banks in the triple jump.

"I first jumped against Hankerson at the US Indoor Nationals in 2011 and it was the same results," Armbrister said. "But I was happy to come out with the silver.

"I spoke to Willie, who now lives in California and he's excited about us doing something here in The Bahamas for the masters in the future. So it was good for us with a small team to come out with the medals we won."

Brown, competing in the women's 55-60 long jump, soared to third place with her best leap of 11-1 1/2 (3.39m) while completing just one of the four attempts.

"I was very proud of myself, especially with this being the first time that I was at the event for the full time," Brown said.

"The last couple of times I got there late or I was a little sick.

"This time, the training I went under gave me a chance to position myself to be able to compete. This was a very good indication for me to see where I was. I was healthy enough to compete, even though my toes were very cold."

While the goal was to win the gold, Brown said

MICHAEL Armbrister, far right, shares a special moment with some of his rivals at the at the Mexico North, Central American and Caribbean Masters Championships.

she wanted to demonstrate to others that they can age gracefully and still compete competitively.

"I just wanted to get out there and do something that I've done for so long and still be able to compete healthy was good for me," said the Bahamian former long jump sensation. "So as I continue to age and my body shows up for me, I will

continue to do it until I'm not able to do it."

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Brown, the first Bahamian female to win her professional card as a fitness competitor, said her aim now is to develop more persons to join her in fitness training so that they can develop the future generation of competitors to carry on the tradition. While she's not competing at the pro level, she said she wants to get more people involved in fitness, which helps to develop athletes in all sports played in the country and to help to eliminate obesity among Bahamians in general.

Armbrister, a naturopathic therapist, is currently working with Red-Line Athletics Track Club as an assistant coach.

Devynne Charlton earns the Prime Minister’s Award for National Pride

Armbrister is now gearing up for the final event on the calendar for the year next month at the Gainesville Florida Senior Games, considered the senior Olympics for competitors 50-and-over. He is expected to be joined by Dr Brian Humblestone, who will be competing in his first event for the year.

DEVYNNE Charlton won the Prime Minister’s Award for National Pride at the 2025 National Sports Awards, held at Sandals Royal Bahamian, Cable Beach, on November 8. Rounding out the top three awards were Minister of Sports Award winner Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr and Tourism Impact Award winner Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe. Among senior government officials taking part in the awards ceremony as presenters were cabinet ministers, Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training Glenys Hanna-Martin, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg, Minister of State with Responsibility for Disaster Risk Management Leon Lundy and Minister of State for the Environment Zane Lightbourne. Photo: Eric Rose/BIS

By JONATHAN BURROWS

Tribune Sports

Reporter

jburrows@tribunemedia.net

THE defending champions Queen’s College Comets soared past the St. Augustine’s College Big Red Machine 22-12 in game one of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Senior Girls’ Softball Championships yesterday. The championships are underway at the Freedom Farm baseball fields.

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The game began competitively as both teams traded runs through the first and second innings. At the top of the third, QC held a slim 14-11 lead. However, the game quickly turned more in favour of the Comets as a series of unwanted walks from SAC's closing pitcher and multiple errors by SAC's defence allowed QC to pile on eight additional runs. The surge forced the mercy rule to end the game at the bottom of the third

inning, sealing the 22-12 win for the Comets.

Queen’s College showcased strong plate patience throughout its lineup and consistency in loaded bases against SAC's defencepaired with the Comets' aggressive running created too many opportunities for the Big Red Machine to contain.

Said Andranique Lamar, the Comets' shortstop and closing pitcher: “We know that SAC isn’t really a big team to us, we came into this championship knowing

that we came to get it all so we hit like we wanted it all.”

Commenting on the mindset of the team when the game was within two runs, she said: “It was nothing that we couldn’t handle because we know that we have the ability to win, we practiced for this, we came out here to win this because we wanted to defend our titles.”

Lamar promised big going into game two.

“The mindset is going to stay the same, we coming

here on Thursday to defend our title, we coming here to score at least 15 runs in the first inning and we ending it in three innings again.”

In the girls' junior division, St. Augustine’s College cruised past Queen’s College for the game one victory. Game two of both the senior and junior girls' championships will be played on Thursday at the Freedom Farm baseball fields, where the Comets are looking to close out the series.

Game 1 of BAISS Senior Boys’ Baseball Championship to be replayed in full today

By JONATHAN BURROWS Tribune Sports Reporter

jburrows@tribunemedia.net

GAME one of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Senior Boys’ Baseball Championship between the Queen’s College Comets and St. Augustine’s College Big Red Machine was stopped due to heavy rainfall on Monday evening at the Andre Rodgers National Stadium.

The game was tied 1-1 through the first two innings. The Comets broke the tie at the top of the third with four unanswered runs to take a 5-1 lead over the Big Red Machine. However, just as QC started to build momentum, the weather shifted.

As the rain intensified and field conditions deteriorated, the brief delay was upgraded to a stoppage as the umpires made the decision to halt the game for player safety and field preservation.

The game will be replayed in full on Wednesday, November 12, at the same venue.

NPC Worldwide Caribbean Grand Prix Pro Qualifier rocks Atlantis

THE Serge Saric Productions staged the 2025 NPC Worldwide Caribbean Grand Prix Pro Qualifier over the weekend in the Atlantis resort ballroom.

The event was staged in two segments with more than 30 Bahamians competing in the morning session.

The evening session featured a mixture of local and international competitors.

• Here's a look at how the Bahamians feared in the morning session:

Men's Bodybuilding Novice - Benjamin Lightbourne.

Men's Bodybuilding Mr Bahamas - Reginald Delancy.

Men's Bodybuilding Open Light heavyweightGodfrey Robinson.

Men's Classic Physique True Novice - Brandon Ferguson,. Benjamin Lightbourne and Teran Cash.

Men's Classic Physique Junior - Teran Cash.

Men's Classic Physique Novice - Julian Rolle and Ricardo Mitchell.

Men's Classic Physique Masters 40-plus - Nicholas Rountree.

Men's Classic Physique

Open Class B - Khalid Ross. Men's Physique True Novice - Darvano Andrews and Austin McKinney.

Men's Physique Novice - Kory Ingraham, Akeem Hepburn, Austin McKinney, Lawrence Kourie, Charon McKenzie and Hunter Smith.

Men's Physique Masters

35-plus - Gabriel Avelar, Akeem Hepburn and Lawrence Kourie.

Men's Physique Mr Bahamas - Akeem Hepburn.

Men's Physique Open

Class A - Lawrence Kourie.

Men's Physique Open

Class B - Edison Durand.

Men's Physique Open

Class C - Khalid Ross and Hunter Smith.

Men's Physique Open

Class D - Gabriel Avelar.

Men's Physique Open

Class F - Romel Kelly and Akeem Hepburn.

Women's Physique Masters 45-plus - Alvina Brangman and Patty Hammers.

Women's Physique Open - Alvina Brangman.

Women's Fi9gure Masters 55-plus - Dorcas Cox.

Women's Wellness True Novice - Andrecka Dames.

Women's Wellness Masters 40-plus - Andrecka Dames.

Women's Wellness Open

Class B - Denica Thompson.

Women's Bikini True Novice A - Danielle Thompson.

Women's Bikini Ms Bahamas 0- Danielle Thompson.

Women's Bikini Open

Class B - Laurence Bernier.

Women's Bikini Open

Class C - Jacqueline Guzman and Danielle Thompson.

Women's Fit Model Masters 40-plus - Zonya Ojeda and Natasha Brooks.

Women's Fit Model Masters 60-plus - Susan Snaggs-Wilson.

Women's Fit Model Open Class D - Zonya Ojeda.

Women's Fit Model Open Class F - Natasha Brooks. Here's a look at the open divisional winners:

Men's bodybuilding masters 35-plus - Jimson Janga. Men's bodybuilding masters 50-plus - Godfrey Robinson, Jeftha Miller. Men's bodybuilding masters 70-plus - Coach John Jenkins.

Men's bodybuilding open middleweight - Stephen Maxwell.

Men's bodybuilding open light heavyweightJimson Janga, Daniel Denis, Julian Rolle and Godfrey Robinson.

Men's bodybuilding open heavyweight - Austin Hart, Reginald Delancy, Anthony Ricketts and Benjamin Lightbourne.

Men's Classic PhysiqueChristian Just.

Men's Classic Physique Masters - Nicholas Rountree.

Men's Classic Physique Masters 50-plus - Jeftha Miller.

Men's Classic Physique Open Class A - Stephen Maxwell and Jeftha Miller.

Men's Classic Physique Open Class A - Kyle Hayes, Christian Just, Daniel Denis, Gary Putti, Khalid Ross and Ricardo Mitchell.

Men's Classic Physique Open Class C - Braedan Kardash, Brandon Ferguson and Anthony Ricketts.

Men's Classic Physique Open Class D - Justin Evans and Josh Wolfe.

Men's Physique NoviceAkeem Hepburn, Lawrence Kourie and Hunter Smith.

Men's Physique Masters 35-plus - Gabriel Avelar, Calvin Mardembrough, Akeem Hepburn and Larence Kourie.

Men's Physique Masters 40-plus - George Moroianu.

Men's Physique Masters 50-plus - Clay Seymour, Jeftha Miller and Mark Lussier.

Men's Physique Open

Class A - George Moroianu and Jeftha Miller.

Men's Physique Open Class B - Jonathon Kinkle,

Charly Martinez, Giancarlo Matallana, Edison Durand, Calvin Mardembrough and Lawrence Kourie.

Men's Physique Open Class C - Farhad Vaghar-Moussavi; Khalid Ross and Hunter Smith,.

Men's Physique Open Class D - Fred Marshall, Gabriel Avelar and Darvano Andrews.

Men's Physique Open Class E - Madyar Pahlevan and Clay Seymour.

Men's Physique Open

Class F - Romel Kelly, Akeem Hepburn and Austin McKinney.

Women's Fitness Open - Dena Wallace and Alison Otero.

Women's Bodybuilding Masters 35-plus - Audrey Aliwood.

Women's Bodybuilding Masters 45-plus - Audrey Aliwood and Patty Hammers.

Women's Bodybuilding Open - Paris Lalezari, Natasha Lamb, Audrey Aliwood, Dorcas Cox and Jacqueline Guzman.

Women's Physique Masters 35-plus - Audrey Aliwood.

Women's Physique Masters 45-plus - Nicole Dellaventura, Paris Lalezari, Natasha Lamb, Audrey Aliwood and Alvina Brangman.

Women's Figure Masters 35-plus - Audrey Aliwood.

Women's Figure Masters 50-plus - Leangela Jones,

Rosamis Rivera and Dorcas Cox.

Women's Figure Open

Class A - Audrey Aliwood.

Women's Figure Open

Class B - Nicole Dellaventura and Leangela Jones.

Womern's Figure Open

Class C - Paris Lalezari and Dorcas Cox.

Women's Figure Open

Class D - Rosamis Rivera and Alison Otero.

Women's Wellness Novice - Marvia Laurence, Alexa Salerno, Denica Thompson, Kisha Washington and Laetitia Picus.

Women's Wellness Masters 35-plus - Marvia Laurence, Audrey Aliwood and Laetitia Piucus.

Women's Wellness

Masters 50-plus - Auydrey Aliwood and Kisha Washington.

Women's Wellness Open Class A - Elizabeth Martino, Alexa Salerno, Audrey Aliwood and Kisha Washington.

Women's Wellness Open

Class B - Denica Thompson.

Women's Wellness Open

Class C - Marvia Laurence, Miloushka Phillips and Andrecka Dames.

Women's Wellness Open

Class D - Lexi Larney.

Women's Bikini Novice

- Allie Dugger, Jozette Mclean, Danielle Thompson, Kristina Schamberger and Nives Zver.

Women's Bikini Masters 35-plus - Megan Ewoldsen and Nikki Ragan.

Women's Bikini Masters 40-plus - Jozette Mclean and Nikki Ragan.

Women's Bikini Open Class B - Laurence Bernier and Daphne Mollod.

Women's Bikini Open Class C - Megan Ewoldsen, Maya Mcgrath, Jacqueline Guzman, Brenda Duenas, Jozette Mclean and Danielle Thompson.

Women's Bikini Open Class D - Karla Villanueva, Allie Dugger and Lilie Gorchkov.

Wopmen's Bikini Open Class E - Kristina Schamberger, Gloriann Gaston and Nives Zver.

Women's Bikini Open Class F - Catherine Bryden, Nakia Henderson, Elsa Baving and Nikki Ragan.

Women's Fit Model Novice A - Priscilla Perry.

Women's Fit Model Masters 35-plus - Dasha Glo, Brooke Caperton and Priscilla Perry.

Women's Fit Model Masters 40-plus - Zonya Ojeda and Natasha Brooks.

Women's Fit Model Oopen Cl,ass C - Priscilla Perry.

Women's Fiot Model Open Class D - Jade Leavitt, Mariana Goncalves and Zonya Ojeda.

Women's Fit Model Open Class E - Dasha Glo, Tory Wright and Brooke Caperton.

Women's Fit Model Open Class F - Natasha Brooks and Suzan Snaggs-Wilson.

BAHAMIAN competitors on stage in the ballroom of the Atlantis resort.

WINNERS of the NPC Worldwide Caribbean Grand Prix Pro Qualifier.

Edison Durand

Kory Ingraham

6th Grand Bahama Games at Eight Mile Rock Gymnasium

Marco City, Pineridge emerge as the volleyball champions

THE constituencies of Marco City and Pineridge emerged as the men’s and ladies’ volleyball champions of the sixth Grand Bahama Games at the Eight Mile Rock Gymnasium over the weekend.

While Marco City took the men’s title, East Grand Bahama got the silver and West Grand Bahama got the bronze. Pineridge got the gold on the women’s side with Marco City earning the silver.

Volleyball is the first of the five sports to be completed in the Grand Bahama Games, which made its return after a 20-year hiatus.

The big event is being held in honour of national sporting icon Churchill Tener-Knowles.

The remaining sports of basketball, baseball, softball and soccer will be staged during the rest of the month with teams representing East Grand Bahama, West Grand Bahama, Central Grand Bahama, Pineridge and Marco City.

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at 8:30am.

Trophies will be presented to the

finishers in each

while fourth place finishers will get medals. Interested persons are urged to contact 242-8238801 for more information.

SWIMMING

SWIM MEETS BAHAMAS Aquatics has a pair of swim meets on its calendar for the rest of the year in New Providence and Grand Bahama. Nassau at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex November 21-22 - Lightning Aquatics Meet December 5-6 - BEAST Aquatics Meet Grand Bahama November 15 - Mako Aquatics Club Meet November 22 - Alpha Aquatics Swim Meet December 6 - Freeport Aquatics Club Meet ROAD RACE

open to the general public on January 24. The dual event is scheduled to start at 6am at the church on Bernard Road, Fox Hill.

MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH AS a part of its 60th anniversary, Macedonia Baptist Church will hold a Family Fun Run/Walk race that is

The registration fee is $10 per athlete and the categories include male and female 15-and-under, 20-and-under, 40-and-under, 60-and-under and over-60 with awards presented to the first three finishers. The walk will leave the church and head west on Bernard Road to the junction at Wulff and Soldier Roads. The competitors will turn around and head east back to the church.

The run will also leave the church and head west on Bernard Road onto Soldier Road, head south to Prince Charles Drive, head east to Fox Hill Road, head north to Bernard Road and head west back to the church. Interested persons can call 426-7265 or 3241583 for more details.

ROAD RACE

ATLANTIS FUN RUN/WALK ON Saturday starting at 6am at Montagu Beach, Atlantis Resort will hold its annual Run/Walk/Roll Race. The race is being dubbed: “The Battle for the Cause” and women are urged to

wear pink in support of those suffering from cancer and the men in blue for prostate cancer. Awards will be presented to the various winners and there will be a free health screening and light refreshments will be available.

TRACK LEGENDS TRACK MEET THE Legends Track and Field's Devynne Charlton Invitational is scheduled for Saturday, February 7 at the Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The meet, to be held in honour of world indoor 60m hurdles record holder and two-time champion

T-BIRD FLYERS THE T-Bird Flyers will hold its 2026 Track

held in

and Saturday, January 10 at noon at the Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium. Interested persons are urged to contact Foster Dorsett at 427-3883 for more details.

Devynne Charlton, will have her younger sister Anthaya Charlton as one of the special guests. Powered by Speed Capital, it will feature athletes competing from the ages of seven to the open categories for boys and girls.

Classic,

memory of the late Gregory Clarke, on Friday, January

starting at 6pm

Wiggins’ buzzer-beater in overtime gives Heat win over Cavaliers

By The Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — Andrew Wiggins made an alleyoop dunk at the buzzer in overtime, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 140-138 in a wild back-and-forth game on Monday night.

Norman Powell scored 33 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists off the bench for the Heat. Wiggins scored 23 for Miami, which got a 14-point, 20-rebound game from Kel’el Ware.

Donovan Mitchell had 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists for Cleveland, including a 3-pointer to tie the game with 0.4 seconds left in overtime — before Wiggins caught a pass from Nikola Jovic for the game-winner.

Cleveland got 23 from De’Andre Hunter and a 21-point, 10-rebound effort from Evan Mobley.

The Heat are 5-0 at home for the third time in franchise history, joining 2012-13 (when Miami won the NBA title) and 201920 (when Miami lost in the NBA Finals).

MAGIC 115, TRAIL BLAZERS 112

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Desmond Bane hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Orlando a win over Portland.

Bane’s basket from 27 feet capped a wild finish in which the Trail Blazers overcame a nine-point deficit only to see their comeback nullified as the buzzer sounded.

Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 28 points and nine rebounds. Bane finished with 22 points and seven assists.

Shaedon Sharpe scored 31 points for Portland. Devi Avdija added 27

points, including a couple of 3-pointers during an 11-0 Portland run in the final two minutes.

Jeremi Grant scored on an inbounds pass from Toumani Camara and added a free throw with 10.6 seconds left to put Portland ahead 112-110.

Banchero, who had missed two free throws before Grant’s three-point play, drove for a game-tying layup and drew a foul. He missed another free throw, leaving the game tied with five seconds remaining. But Banchero stole Portland’s inbounds pass with 1.9 seconds left, setting the stage for Bane’s winner.

Franz Wagner and Wendell Carter Jr. had 19 points and nine rebounds each for Orlando.

PISTONS 137, WIZARDS 135 (Overtime)

DETROIT (AP) — Cade

Cunningham scored 46 points on a whopping 45 shots, Daniss Jenkins made the tying 3-pointer to force overtime and Detroit rallied to beat Washington.

Cunningham finished with 12 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals, helping will the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons to their seventh straight victory on a night he shot just 14 for 45, by far the most field goal attempts in the NBA this season.

Jenkins scored a season-high 24 points and Jalen Duren had 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Pistons improved to 9-2.

CJ McCollum scored a season-high 42 points for the last-place Wizards, but he missed twice in the closing seconds as they lost their ninth straight and fell to 1-10.

McCollum’s 3-pointer gave Washington a 117-108

lead with 4:05 remaining in regulation. But Cunningham, the reigning Eastern Conference player of the week, brought the Pistons back and they tied it when he inbounded to Jenkins in the corner for a 3-pointer that tied it at 127.

SPURS 121, BULLS 117

CHICAGO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 18 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter, and San Antonio beat Chicago for its third consecutive win. Wembanyama also grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked five shots. The 7-foot-4 centre made six 3-pointers and went 11 for 19 from the field in San Antonio’s first win at Chicago since March 17, 2021. He became the first player in NBA history with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, five blocked shots and five 3-pointers in a game.

De’Aaron Fox scored 21 points for the Spurs in his

second game of the season. Stephon Castle had 19 points and 11 assists, and Luke Kornet finished with 16 points. Chicago dropped to 5-1 at home. It has lost four of five overall.

BUCKS 116, MAVERICKS 114

DALLAS (AP) —

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Ryan Rollins put Milwaukee ahead for good with a driving layup with 17.9 seconds left as the Bucks rallied from a 13-point deficit early in the period to beat Dallas.

Kyle Kuzma added a season-high 26 points off the bench for the Bucks, closing with a dunk with 14 seconds left after stealing a Dallas inbound pass when intended recipient Cooper Flagg slipped just beyond the 3-point line. The Mavericks had a chance to tie, down 116-113, when P.J. Washington Jr. was fouled on a desperation

3-pointer by Antetokounmpo with 1.2 seconds left.

After Washington missed his second free throw, his intentional miss on the third shot was by tipped by Dallas’ Moussa Cisse but grabbed by Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis Jr. Flagg, last summer’s No. 1 draft pick, led the Mavericks with a season-high 26 points. Brandon Williams added 19 in his first start of the season.

TIMBERWOLVES 120, JAZZ 113

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 35 points and six assists as Minnesota beat Utah for the second time in four days.

Minnesota, which beat Utah 137-97 on Friday and topped Sacramento 144-117 on Sunday, has won three straight games and five of its last six.

Edwards posted his ninth straight game of 30 or more points, marking the longest stretch of 30-point games against the Jazz for any NBA player.

Julius Randle added 27 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists for Minnesota. Rudy Gobert chipped in 14 points and 12 boards.

Keyonte George scored 27 points and Lauri Markkanen added 23 to lead the Jazz.

SUNS 121, PELICANS 98

PHOENIX (AP) — Grayson Allen made a franchise-record 10 3-pointers and scored a career-high 42 points, leading Phoenix to a victory over New Orleans. Allen was 12 for 17 from the field and 10 for 15 from 3-point range to break the record he shared after making nine 3-pointers three previous times. He was 5 for 5 in the third

quarter, when he scored 17 points.

Devin Booker added 19 points and Dillon Brooks had 18 for the Suns, who won their third straight. Phoenix has won five of six after a 1-4 start and is above .500 for the first time this season at 6-5.

Trey Murphy III had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans (2-8), who have dropped two in a row after their only two wins of the season.

Rookie Jeremiah Fears and Saddiq Bey each added 15.

HAWKS 105, CLIPPERS 102

INGLEWOOD, California (AP) — Vit Krejci scored a career-high 28 points off the bench, Kristaps Porzingis added 20 and Atlanta opened a four-game road trip with a victory over Los Angeles. Jalen Johnson had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Hawks overcame a 17-point deficit to win consecutive games for the second time this season. Krejci made a careerbest eight 3-pointers in 10 attempts.

Porzingis (illness) and Johnson (quad) both returned after missing Sunday’s 20-point home victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, while Trae Young (knee) and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (back) remained out.

James Harden had 35 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in the Clippers’ fifth straight loss. Ivica Zubac added 13 points and 12 rebounds. Derrick Jones Jr. and Kris Dunn each scored 11 points for the Clippers, who were without star Kawhi Leonard (ankle) for a fourth consecutive game, while Bradley Beal (hip) was ruled out.

MIAMI Heat forward Andrew Wiggins (22) celebrates with forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. after scoring the winning basket in overtime against the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday night. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Catholic Diocesan Basketball League regular season highlights

THE Catholic Diocesan Basketball League continued on Friday at Loyola Hall on Gladstone Road with four more games played in the regular season.

Shockers 23, Strikers 4

Jameah McKenzie and Paris Johnson scored eight and seven points respectively to lead St Francis Joseph's girls to victory.

Catalya Vargos had four in a losing effort for St Cecilia's. Giants 40, Sparks 0 J'Lynn Bain poured in a game high 22 points and P'Anita Rose added 16 as Xavier's Lower School's girls pulled off a spectacular. Shockers 16, Strikers 8 Mason Gardiner and Kamrin Lewis both scored seven points as St Francis/

Joseph's boys doubled up their opponents. St Cecilia's had four players with two points each.

Giants 14, Sparks 13

Kyle Rolle scored a game high 11 points as Xavier's Lower School pulled off a nail-biter.

Brian Bullard and Kayson Dames both had four points each for St Thomas More. Action resumes Friday.

STANDINGS

Xavier’s Lower School vs St Cecilia’s (girls)

St Francis/Joseph vs St Thomas More (girls)

St Cecilia’s vs St Francis/Joseph (boys)

St Francis/Joseph vs Xavier’s Lower School (boys)

Masters track and field athletes win medals

HALF-miler Michael Armbrister and long jumper Natasha “Downtown” Brown continued the success in track and field for The Bahamas at the Mexico North, Central American and Caribbean Masters Championships over the weekend. The NCCMA Masters Championships was a part of the World Masters Athletics’ series and was held in Mexico City, Mexico.

It was the first event for the year that both Armbrister and Brown competed in.

Carlos Alcaraz beats Taylor Fritz

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is one win away from securing the year-ending No. 1 ranking.

Alcaraz rallied past Taylor Fritz 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-3 yesterday at the ATP Finals and now needs to either win his final group match against Lorenzo Musetti or an eventual semifinal to finish a year No. 1 for the second time in his career.

“I’m trying not to think about it, to be honest,” Alcaraz said.

“But it’s really difficult, not to think about the No. 1 spot.”

Alcaraz, who improved to 2-0 at the season-ending event for the top eight players, could seal a spot in the semifinals if Alex de Minaur beats Musetti later.

If Alcaraz doesn’t win another match and Jannik Sinner goes undefeated to defend his title, Sinner will finish No. 1.

Alcaraz produced 47 winners to Fritz’s 38 and

managed to come back from a set down despite 14 aces from his American opponent.

“It was (a) really, really difficult match,” Alcaraz said. “Really demanding physically. It was really tight. I saved really difficult and important moments during the match, which I’m really proud of and really happy about it to show a really good tennis when it matters.”

Fritz had chances to break Alcaraz’s serve early in the second set.

“I just wasn’t clinical enough in finishing some points on some really big points,” Fritz said.

“The first two sets I think I did an incredible job serving and returning. I gave myself all the chances I could possibly ask for the first two sets,” Fritz added.

“My opportunity to win that match was in the second set, and I didn’t take it. I had the chances.”

0-1.

The top two finishers in each group advance to the semifinals. Sinner leads his group after beating Felix Auger-Aliassime in his opener on Monday.

Fritz's knee Fritz was bothered by knee tendinitis in the third set.

“It gets a little bit tough to bend my knee on my serve once we get that late into the match,” Fritz said.

“My knee is completely cooked. I’ve had tendinitis all year long,” Fritz added.

“I’ve really struggled to play back-to-back days without it flaring up. … I started feeling it towards the end of the first set, but it didn’t really affect me until the third set. It just got to the point where I was really struggling to bend my back leg on my serve, step into backhands, load the leg, my right leg, for an open-stance forehand.”

Alcaraz now tops the Jimmy Connors group ahead of Fritz, who is 1-1.

Minaur and Musetti are both

CARLOS Alcaraz

NEXT GIANTS COACH WILL HAVE JAXSON DART AND TALENTED PLAYMAKERS TO BUILD AROUND HIM

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer

THE New York Giants seem to have a franchise quarterback and playmakers to build around him. They just need a coach to lead them.

Brian Daboll became the second head coach fired this season, meaning the Giants (2-8) will join the Tennessee Titans in getting a head start in the search.

Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka gets an eight-game audition as interim coach and a strong finish would increase his chances.

There will be a surplus of candidates for an attractive job. The new coach will

inherit rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, wide receiver Malik Nabers and running back Cam Skattebo. Dart has shown his potential. Nabers and Skattebo can be stars, though both will be returning from major injuries. Three of New York’s last four hires were first-time head coaches, so the organisation could be looking for someone with experience.

• Here are six possible successors to Daboll: Lane Kiffin He’s an obvious choice considering he coached Dart at Mississippi. Kiffin was 5-15 as head coach of the Raiders in 2007-08. He is 114-53 in college with

Tennessee, Southern California, Florida Atlantic and Ole Miss. Kiffin has said he has no interest in leaving his job.

Bill Belichick A long shot. He has history with the Giants, winning two Super Bowl rings as an assistant coach. Belichick will be 74 when next season starts, but his age isn’t the issue. His record without Tom Brady is the problem. They won six Super Bowls together in New England. But Belichick is only 84-103 without Brady, though he led the Cleveland Browns to a playoff win in his first stint as an NFL head coach. Belichick is 4-5 at North Carolina and

would need a buyout to leave. He’d likely want full control and the Giants are planning to keep general manager Joe Schoen.

Mike McCarthy

He led Green Bay to a Super Bowl title with Aaron Rodgers in 2010 and has a record of 174112-2 in 18 seasons with the Packers and Cowboys. McCarthy led Dallas to three straight 12-win seasons before losing his job after going 7-10 last season. He’s familiar with the NFC East, has worked well with young quarterbacks and is a winner.

Doug Pederson

Another Super Bowl champion, this one guided

Philadelphia to the franchise's first title with a backup quarterback beating Brady and Belichick. Pederson led the Eagles and Jaguars to five winning seasons, four playoff appearances and is 5-3 in the playoffs. He helped develop Carson Wentz into an MVP candidate in his second season in 2017.

Klint Kubiak He’s a rising young offensive coordinator. Kubiak is having success with Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks.

Seattle’s offence is ninth in total yards.

Kubiak’s zone-blocking scheme can elevate New York’s run game and he’s shown he can develop QBs. Kubiak is the son of former NFL QB and head coach Gary Kubiak, who led Denver to a Super Bowl championship.

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Vance Joseph He’s another former head coach who is having more success as a defensive coordinator in Denver. Joseph was 11-21 with the Broncos in 2017-18. He returned to Denver to join Sean Payton’s staff in 2023 and his defence has been top 10 in yards the past two years and third in scoring both seasons.

NFL Week 10: Sloppy play, penalties, and drops reign

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer

DENVER (AP) — Election Day has come and gone. So has the trade deadline. The autumn leaves are mostly on the ground. The days are shorter, the nights longer. And yet here we are watching sloppy football across the NFL.

Week 10 looked a lot like Week 1, or even the preseason tilts chock full of NFL wannabes who may have made the play but not the cut. The slate started with a Thursday night snoozer in which both the reeling Las Vegas Raiders (2-7) and the surging Denver Broncos (8-2) had more penalties (11) than first downs (10).

The Broncos prevailed 10-7 — the same score the Eagles beat the Packers on Monday night to wrap up the wacky week — despite going three-and-out eight times thanks to a bevy of bad throws, dropped passes and, yes, yellow flags.

On Sunday, the Chicago Bears, who are accustomed to playing in wet, windy weather, dropped six of Caleb Williams’ passes in their 24-20 comeback against the New York

Giants that cost Brian Daboll his job. And in their 27-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Minnesota Vikings were whistled for a whopping eight false starts — at home, where these things generally don’t happen.

Except that it’s the NFL in 2025: cockeyed, confusing and chaotic.

The Patriots are atop the AFC East this late in the year for the first time since Tom Brady was throwing darts and dunks to Gronk instead of arrows and flowers from the broadcast booth and Bill Belichick was steamrolling NFL opponents instead of getting crushed in college.

The Colts are chasing their first AFC South title since Andrew Luck was QB in 2014, and the Broncos are alone atop the AFC West for the first time since 2015 when they won their last Super Bowl title.

The Seahawks are tied with the Rams at 7-2 atop the NFC West. They haven’t won their division since 2020 before Russell Wilson was traded and benched in Denver, chased out of Pittsburgh and demoted in New York. The Broncos have been flagged 101 times this

season, second only to Jacksonville's 102. Both teams have 83 penalties against them that were accepted. Seventeen by Denver were declined and one was offsetting.

“Certainly, it's a point of emphasis,” Broncos coach Sean Payton said.

Yet, the Broncos are tied with New England and Indianapolis at 8-2 for the best record in the league in this

topsy-turvy season in which we're into November and the Kansas City Chiefs, winners of nine straight AFC West crowns, five of the last six AFC championships and three Super Bowls, are on the outside of the playoff picture looking in.

the Carolina Panthers at Seattle on Sept. 24, 2023, according to Sportradar.

Right tackle Brian O’Neill was flagged three times. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy and star receiver Justin Jefferson also were penalised.

The quarterback and his offensive line struggled with snap counts, cadence and presnap adjustments, especially in the fourth quarter, when the Vikings had three false starts in the final 10 minutes.

Running back Aaron Jones said some Ravens defenders seized on the confusion by barking “Hut!” when McCarthy changed the play call or protection. Still, the friendly crowd at U.S. Bank Stadium should not have made it that problematic, he said.

“That’s what they get paid to do,” Jones said.

“Whatever was unearthed today needs to be corrected immediately,” coach Kevin O’Connell said after the Vikings’ eight false starts among 13 flags short circuited their comeback hopes against the Ravens

The eight false-start penalties also were the most in a game by any team since

The Vikings' eight falsestart penalties against Baltimore were the most by a home team since the Buffalo Bills had nine against Cleveland on October 11, 2009, according to Sportradar.

“We’ve just got to lock in, especially when we’re playing at home.”

The Vikings, 14-3 in the regular season a year ago, fell to 4-5. “It’s going to be tough to win games like that,” Jefferson said. “Go back to work and do the things that allow us to move forward, not backward.”

At five yards a pop.

VIKINGS running back Aaron Jones

Sr. (33) appeals to the officials in the second half against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in Minneapolis.

(AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

DENVER Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) throws during the first half against the Raiders on Thursday, November 6, 2025, in Denver.

(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Bringing home the gold, silver

BAHAMAS Aquatics got another feather in its cap as The Bahamas’ under-14 co-ed team returned home as champions of the XXXVIII CARIFTA Aquatics Championships Water Polo, while the under-16 boys’ team got the silver medals this past weekend.

The event was hosted by the Aquatic Sports Association of Trinidad & Tobago at the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex in Coral Springs, Florida. It also featured teams from Canada, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States of America in an invitational tournament.

Members of Team Bahamas' 14-and-under team were Paityn Burrows, Meghan Smith, Dalane Phillips, la'Mya Bodie, Jacob Johnson, Kaedan Hackett, Jahmahl Wilson, Ryalondon Smith, Krishna Rolle, Cameren Carroll, Asher Bastian, Khalie Kemp, Isaiah Feaste, Zara Phillips and Toni Wilson. Dalene Phillips, Jacob Johnson, Kaedan Hackett, Jahmahl Wilson, Krishna Rolle, Cameren Carroll and Asher Bastian also teamed up to compete on the 16-and-under team that comprised of Jamar Bienaime, Shanterro Knowles, Jayden Smith, Isaiah Colon, Jaylen Rahming and Caylen Brown.

CARIFTA water polo under-14 co-ed team. TOP: Water polo team with some supporters.

Bahamas Association of Certified Officials marks 50th anniversary with gala ball, award ceremony

THE Bahamas Association of Certified Officials in Track and Field (BACOITF) marked its 50th anniversary with a gala ball and award ceremony at the British Colonial hotel, where they honoured members of the association and athletes who have contributed to the organisation's legacy.

The ceremony was held in honour of the federation's first president, the late Deacon Leviticus 'Uncle Lou' Adderley.

Val Kemp currently serves as the president. Danisha Curry was honoured as the Official of the Year and the association presented Eagan Neely with the Athlete of the Year.

Neely won the gold medal in both the under-17 boys’ 200 and 400-metre races and he was a part of the 4x100-metre and 4x400-metre relays that also won the gold.

During the evening, the association honoured more than 30 persons who would have made their contribution over the years.

The list includes Sonia Black, Camille Burnside, Monique Archer, Dian Farquharson, Lucille Sherman, Melenie Gibson, Rosemary Munnings, Eliese Lisa Armbrister, Marilyn Tinker, Doris Ramsey, Clarke Allen, Barry Saunders, Ralph Mckinney, Canon Curtis Robinson, Carolyn Young, Wilson Bain, Lenora Conyers, Anatol Young, Troy Clarke, Stephanie Rahming Taylor, Brenda Cooper, Shena Williams, Andrea Lockhart, Valdarine Kemp, Godfrey McCoy, Angela Smith, James Smith, Chuck R. Smith, Kirkwood Farquharson, Meritta Strachan, Mabelene Miller, Gail Strachan, Dorothea Delaney, Vanessa Thompson, Charles Albury, Jerry Colebrooke and Jaime Smith.