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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Clarke, Bain advance to the finals

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

IT took Sydney Clarke’s “toughest” match and Jacobi Bain’s “amazing” performance to reach the girls’ and boys’ finals of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s International Tennis Federation 2018 Goombay Splash Bowl.

Like a little dynamite, top seed Clarke shot out of the blocks and controlled the tempo of her half of the girls semi-finals yesterday to prevail with a 6-0, 6-4 decision over American Madison Smith.

Today, Clarke will get to take on Leyden Games in the final.

Games, also from the United States, eliminated American No.2 seed Nicole Kieper 6-4, 6-1.

Bain, relying on his tall, slender height, knocked off No.8 seed Riley Odell 6-3, 6-2 in his half of the boys’ semi-final at the National Tennis Centre.

Unseeded Bain will now face No.4 Bruce Kuzuhara, another American, in the final.

Kuzuhara earned his spot in the final with a 6-2, 7-6 (3) decision over American Derek Raskopf.

SYDNEY CLARKE It will mark the first time that the Bahamas will have a player featured in both the boys’ and girls’ final of the same tournament.

Clarke overpowers Smith The diminutive Clarke used her speed to win the first seven games, including a 6-0 shutout in the first set, to stun the taller and more powerpacked Smith in her semi-final match.

Smith, just 13 years old, managed to regain her composure and held serve to get on the scoreboard for a 2-1 deficit in the second set. They both held serve with Clarke eventually holding serve at the end for the win. “It was the toughest one,” said Clarke about the match. “I am very proud of myself. I was

kind of nervous in the first set. I just had to stick to my game plan after I went over it last night.

“The girl I played today was really good. She is solid, she hit a big ball, so I knew I had to do a lot of defending. When I had a chance to take the offence I had to take it.”

After bringing her A game to the semi-final, Clarke admitted that there’s nothing left for her to do than to go all the way and clinch the title today.

“I expect to play the same way tomorrow

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Cavs vs Badgers in title game

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

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he highest ranked teams headed into this year’s Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis will face off this afternoon to decide the tournament title.

The No.4 Virginia Cavaliers and No.25 Wisconsin Badgers meet in the championship game scheduled for 2pm in the Atlantis resort’s Imperial Arena and broadcast live on ESPN. Both teams advanced with convincing semi-final wins in the early session on day two.

The Badgers dominated the Oklahoma Sooners 78-58 in the first game of the afternoon.

Wisconsin makes it second Battle 4 Atlantis Championship appearance after winning the tournament title in 2014.

D’Mitrik Trice went 0-5 from three-point range in Wisconsin’s first round win over Stanford but rebounded with a career high performance beyond the arc against Oklahoma.

Trice scored a career high 25 and set a new tournament record with seven three pointers. Trice’s only miss from beyond the arc on the day came with just under six minutes left to play in the second half.

The sophomore guard set the tone for the entire Badgers roster who shot 14-22 from three on the afternoon. Kobe King scored 15 while Ethan

Happ scored 14 and grabbed 12 rebounds.

“Yesterday the shots didn’t go in, but today they fell,” Trice said. “This means a lot. I thank my teammates and coaches for always believing in me, and I just continue to work on my confidence to get this thing rolling.”

Christian James led the Sooners with 18 points.

Both teams made three of their first six field goals.

Wisconsin took a 31-28 lead into the half and used a 12-3 run to separate themselves for good.

The Badgers went ahead by double digits for the first time when Happ found King on a backdoor cut and wide open layup (45-34).

Every time Oklahoma chipped away, the Badgers answered with three.

Trice dished to Nate Reuvers for another three and an 18-point lead with just under eight minutes left to play.

In the second semi-final, Virginia overcame a slow start to outlast Dayton 66-59.

De’Andre Hunter matched his career high with 23 points to help the Cavaliers stave off the upset-minded Flyers.

Hunter’s clutch three pointer with under one minute left to play gave Virginia a two-possession lead and breathing room with a seven-point advantage.

Virginia started 0-6 from the field and Dayton took

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CHAVEZ YOUNG BASEBALL CAMP IN JANUARY

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net CHAVEZ Young seeks to continue his efforts of giving back to the local Grand Bahamian baseball community during his offseason.

The standout prospect in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system will host the Chavez Young Baseball Camp, January 2-3 at the EMERA Baseball Complex in Grand Bahama.

Free admission to all participants, day one will host players aged 7-13 while day two will feature players ages 14 and older.

The event will feature appearances by fellow minor leaguers Bo Bichette, Joshua Palacios and Richard Palacios.

Bichette is listed as the No.2 prospect in the Blue Jays farm system. No stranger to the Bahamas, he was also the winner of the inaugural “Don’t Blink Home Run Derby” hosted at Montagu Bay in 2017.

Joshua Palacios spent last season as Bichette’s teammate with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in the Double A Eastern League. Richard, the younger of the Palacios

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surprised that I won all of the tournaments that I entered in.”

He said the tournament at the Dallas Invitational was the most exciting one for him because “it had a lot of people and I was able to get some good competition from some of the top people in the country.”

Although he has only been actively involved in judo for just over five years, Johnson said he’s extremely proud of his expanding accomplishments.

“My coaches have done a lot to get me ready for the competition and I believe that I can do it,” said Johnson, a sixth grade student at Leadership Academy.

Johnson attributes a great deal of

THE Bahamas Baseball Association’s under-18 men’s national baseball team left New Providence en-route to Panama to compete in the Pan American Baseball Confederation championships set to start today in Panama.

The team is being led by Samuel Rodgers, president of the BBA. The head of the delegation is Marvin ‘Toogie’ Wood. The team will be managed by Ken Adderley, assisted by Marcian Curry, Keel Pinder and Lionel Ferguson.

Members of the team are Walter Forbes, Darron Taylor, Monryan Saunders, Jahsiah Gilbert, Franklyn Henfield, Kefon Wright, Dylan Cartwright, Derrinyj Russell, Mckell Bethel, Treen Dorsette, Tyler Kemp, Devyn Munroe, Steffan McKenzie, James Rolle, Ferron Moss, Terran Rolle, Camrone Meadows, Austin Knowles, Avard Hart and Rex Missick.

The top four national teams will earn the right to represent the Americas in the World Baseball Softball Confederation World Cup 2019 in Korea.

There are three groups in the tournament with the Bahamas placed in Group B with Cuba, Canada, Venezuela and Colombia.

Group A comprises of the

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TIP-OFF: Game 5 kicks off between the Oklahoma Sooners and Wisconsin Badgers yesterday in the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis basketball tournament.

Photo by Tim Aylen

Xavion making a name for himself in judo

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

IT seems as if every time Xavion Johnson steps on the judo mat, he

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continues to get better and better and is cementing his name as one of the most outstanding Bahamian competitors in the sport.

Johnson, 12, returned from a trip to Atlanta, Georgia, where he participated in a four-week circuit in four different tournaments in four different states where he accumulated more medals and trophies in the intermediate II and juvenile A categories.

He went to Tennessee where he earned two gold, in South Carolina he picked up two more gold and the most outstanding junior trophy, in Mississippi he added two more gold and he capped it off in Dallas with two gold and the most outstanding junior trophy as well.

“I feel good,” said Johnson in an interview with The Tribune. “I was

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THE TRIBUNE

Buddy and Kings beat Jazz 119-110 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 10 points, including two three-pointers, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists in 30 minutes to help the Sacramento Kings beat the Utah Jazz 119-110 on Wednesday night.

Nemanja Bjelica made a 3-pointer with 4:56 remaining to finish a 16-1 run that turned a twopoint game into a 105-88 lead.

“You lose games when you stop playing hard and start trying to hold the ball. If you try and stall out the game, you’re going to lose,” said Cauley-Stein, who shot 11 for 15. “We want to keep being aggressive.”

Just when Sacramento looked to be in total control, the Jazz mustered a last-gasp rally. Donovan Mitchell scored 14 points in less than 3½ minutes to bring Utah to 114-110.

“We have the fight in us,” Mitchell said. “We’ve got to do that, not when we’re down 15 or 17. ...

We’ve got to do it from the beginning of the game.”

Bjelica, who had 18 points, converted a three-point play and Iman

Sumpert made two free throws to finish off the Jazz, who have lost four of five.

Bogdan Bogdanovich also scored 18.

De’Aaron Fox added 17 points and 13 assists for the Kings, who snapped a six-game losing streak to Utah.

“We kept playing at our pace. In close games, guys don’t want to run anymore,” Fox said.

“It’s hard to beat us if we’re playing at that pace while we’re still executing.”

Mitchell scored 35 points and awakened the Jazz, who seemed to be slogging through the game until their late surge. Jae Crowder added 16 for Utah.

The Kings, quicker to loose balls and crisp on their offensive sets, led by as many as 15 in the first half.

Ricky Rubio missed his first seven shots and then suddenly made three in a row in the third quarter.

His last shot — a floating 19-foot jumper — gave the Jazz their first lead since the opening moments at 72-71.

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KINGS guard Buddy Hield (24) shoots an open jump shot against the Utah Jazz during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Chris Nicoll) Kings quickly regained lead but couldn’t extend their advantage to double digits until Fox got into the lane on back-to-back possessions

for tough floaters that started the Kings’ surge in the final period.

• The Kings face the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.

AYTON POSTS DOUBLE DOUBLE IN SUNS’ LOSS TO BULLS CHICAGO (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out five assists for the Phoenix Suns in a 124-116 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. It was Ayton’s 10th double-double of his rookie season.

The No.1 pick in the NBA Draft also had a steal and a block in 33 minutes. Devin Booker scored 23 points and T.J. Warren had 21.

Phoenix lost for the seventh time in its last eight games and they will try to stop a six-game slide against Milwaukee when they visit the Bucks on Friday night.

Jabari Parker and the Bulls pushed the ball whenever they had the chance.

They stayed focused when the Suns made a big play.

A couple of solid practices really paid off. Parker had 20 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists.

Chicago shot a seasonhigh 56.8 per cent from the field and placed six players in double figures in just its third win in its last 12 games. Following an ugly 122-83 home loss to Toronto on Saturday night, Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg worked on pushing the pace in practice, and his team responded with one of its best offensive performances.

Getting Zach LaVine back helped.

LaVine

scored 29 points after missing the Raptors loss with an illness, and Ryan Arcidiacono, Wendell Carter Jr. and Antonio Blakeney each had 14 points for Chicago.

“We had no force, no energy, no effort,” Suns coach Igor Kokoskov said.

“They wanted this win more, and they got it.”

Parker was 6 for 10 from the field in perhaps his best game since signing with his hometown team in the offseason. He also had two steals.

“Winning always solves everything,” Parker said. “I just want to do what I can to win and hopefully that kind of snowballs.”

Jamal Crawford’s pullup jumper for the Suns tied it at 97 with 10:54 left, but the Bulls responded with a 10-0 run. Parker had a driving dunk before Blakeney capped the decisive sequence with a jumper with 7:27 remaining.

Phoenix pulled within three on Warren’s 3-pointer with 1:27 to go, but Arcidiacono found Carter for a layup and LaVine made two foul shots to help close it out.

“They really got their confidence, got in their rhythm, got their flow and got easy baskets,” Crawford said. “Whenever you give a team, especially at home, easy baskets, it settles them in and gives them their confidence.

SUNS centre Deandre Ayton (22) looks to the basket against the Chicago Bulls during the first half on Wednesday night in Chicago.

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UB MINGOES STOP DEFENDERS 83-60, HIGH FLYERS ROUT ELITE 92-76 KEMSY Sylvestre was one assist away from a triple double for the University of the Bahamas as they took out the Fort Charlotte Defenders 83-60 in New Providence Basketball Association action at the AF Adderley Gym on Wednesday night.

In the opener, the Breezes High Flyers routed the Basden Elevator Elite 92-76 in a division II encounter.

Sylvestre dumped in 26 points to go along with 13 rebounds, nine assists and six steals on the night for the Mingoes squad that now move to 3-0 in division one of the league. The Defenders fell to 0-2.

Antwan Bevan also had a big night with 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Mingoes. Brian Jennings also putting up double figures as he scored 10.

The Defenders’ only significant lead of the match came early in the first quarter at 5:32 (10-8). The Mingoes ended the first quarter up 22-17 but then went on a 14-2 run to take the 36-19 lead at 5:45 in the second quarter.

The Mingoes would not look back after that in the game. In fact the squad led by as much as 29 points in the 4th quarter on a deep jumper from Sylvestre to go up 73-44 (7:22).

“The game plan was to figure out the shooters, we came in and we didn’t know who their shooters were so we stacked it in the paint,” Bevans said.

“We realised they had no real shooters so we kept the compact defence to dominate.”

The Mingoes also beat the Defenders in rebounds (57-45) and assists (23-14).

SYDNEY CLARKE, JACOBI BAIN ADVANCE TO FINALS

14 rebounds and Hank Davis had six points and six rebounds.

In a losing effort, Martin Conliff had 21 points and five rebounds, brothers Tario and Dario McKenzie came off the bench with 18 and 17 points respectively. Dario also had nine rebounds, four assists and three steals and Tario had six steals and five assists.

• The NPBA is scheduled to resume action with a triple header tonight.

7pm - Caro Contractors Titan vs Breezes High Flyers 8pm - Essential Store vs Aliv Bucket.

9pm - Commonwealth Bank Giants vs Caro Contractors Pirates

(today) and even better,” she projected. “If I play like this tomorrow, I know I can definitely take the title.”

Clarke, who celebrated her 17th birthday on Sunday, said she’s excited to be joining Bain as the first two Bahamians to play in the final in the same tournament. They are slated to play the boys’ and girls’ finals on separate courts at 9am.

Bain swept Odell After playing two tough three setters in the second and third rounds, Bain got back to winning ways in the first round by stopping Odell in two straight sets.

Bain jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead in the first set and held serve for the win.

In the second set, Odell managed to take the early 2-0 lead, but Bain went up a break at 3-2 and he coasted to victory the rest of the way.

“I thought I played amazing. I thought I played way better than I did in my last three matches, so it was a much better performance for me,” Bain said.

“It was pretty close in the first set before I finally got a break and I starting holding more and breaking more. In the second set, he started playing better and I fell down 2-0. I just had to come back and fight.”

Like Clarke, Bain said if he can duplicate his performance from yesterday, he should be able to pull off the final today.

“I just have to be consistent and keep the balls on the court,” he said. “I’m looking forward to it. It will be a good one. It would be even special if I can win it at home.”

Bain, 15, said he’s just excited to join Clarke as the first two Bahamians to play in the finals in the same tournament.

Boys’ doubles semi-finals Bain will have double duties as he and his American partner William Kesterson, seeded at No.3, advanced to the boys’ doubles final today with a 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 decision over the top seeded team of Riley Odell and Jc Roddick from the USA. Bain and Kesterson will now face the No.2 team of Piotr Kusiewicz and Mark Lajal, who advanced with a 6-3, 6-3 win over No.4 seeds Bruno Kuzuhara and Derek Raskopf.They are scheduled to play the doubles final at 11am.

Girls’ doubles semi-finals The finals for the girls’ doubles will come down to a showdown between the No.2 and No.4 teams.

In one half of the draw, No.2 seed Petra Miszczak and Genevieve Quenville, both of Canada, won 6-3, 7-5 over Americans Rachel Treibick Caplan and Ashley Vielma. The other half of the draw saw No.4 seeds Leyden Games and Maya Rukosuev, both of the USA, win 4-6, 6-3, 10-6 over fellow Americans Baylen Brown and Madison Smith.

The doubles match is scheduled to start at 11am.

UB Mingoes forward Kemsy Sylvestre goes up for an easy basket.

Bevans, who again came off the bench for the third straight game, said he had a personal goal for the night and it showed in his numbers.

“I wanted to come out and rebound the ball more,” he said.

“I don’t think I was too aggressive before so I just came out and played hard.”

For the Defenders, Gregory Seymour led them with 17 points and 15 rebounds in a losing effort.

Leon Rahming also contributed 12 points for the first-year team.

The Mingoes next play 9pm November 28 at the AF Adderley

Gym against the JD’s Seafood Shockers.

High Flyers 92, Elite 76: Jeremy Neely canned a game high 26 points with eight rebounds, two assists and two steals to lead the defending division II champions Breezes to victory.

Shanton Pratt had 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals to help out. Dario Saunders added 15 points, seven steals and four rebounds. Brandon Stubbs and Justin Gardiner both had eight points, Dale Davis only had six points, but he pulled down

UB Mingoes guard Ujama Johnson tries to slip by Defenders guard Leon Rahming.

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No ranting and raving about local sports, just give thanks IT’S the thanksgiving season, so rather than ranting and raving about what isn’t going right and what needs to be corrected in local sports, I thought I would just take this time to be thankful.

Thankful for the fact that God has spared our lives to read this column, even though it has a slightly different twist from the norm each week.

We don’t have a public holiday as they do in the United States and people were consumed with the lavish turkey meal, watching football and getting ready for the busiest shopping time of the year.

We have the Goombay Splash Bowl at the National Tennis Centre where two of the top junior players in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association will be vying for the girls’ and boys’ titles today.

By the time some of you would have read this, it might be too late to head there as Sydney Clarke and Jacobi Bain will be on the court at 9am this mornng against their Americans foes Leyden Games and Bruno Kuzuhara respectively.

It’s the first time that the Bahamas will have two players in the final in the same event, so we have to be grateful for their achievements, whether or not they go all the way and win.

We should be thankful that there is still the Battle 4 Atlantis that is in full swing at Atlantis where eight of the top division one men’s basketball teams are in competition.

And in Bimini, there are eight teams squaring off in the 2018 Women’s Junkanoo Jam Field, a tournament that was unfortunately moved from Grand Bahama and never went back.

We are thankful that Grand Bahama is still reaping some of the economic effects with the hosting of the Tabernacle Baptist Tournament for high school teams as there are some visiting teams from the United States.

These tournaments, like the others that have been staged here in recent times, give Bahamians a rare opportunity to see some of the future National Basketball Association and Women’s National

Basketball Association (WNBA) players.

Let’s be thankful that those tournaments have not been moved from our shores because of a lack of funding, as is the case of the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Relays that is going to Japan next April. We should be thankful that the Bahamas has become one of the sporting destinations around the world with at least one major event in basketball, football, track and field, soccer and golf making a stop here.

No doubt, the Bahamas Roadmasters are thankful that not all of the cash prize for their sixth annual Bahamas Half Marathon went into the pockets of the foreign competitors.

Oneil Williams came home from training in

Kenya and benefitted by carting off the men’s purse of $5,000, which he said is needed to support his efforts.

Suzy Eneas gave it a gallant effort, but just fell shy of securing the women’s share of the cash that went to Canadian Pascale Dubois, who was here on vacation with her family.

Based on the competition we also saw over the weekend in the Nations League, we’re grateful that the men’s national soccer team did not get shutout - again, finishing in a 1-1 draw on a second half goal from substitute Nesly Jean against Anguilla at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

Afterwards, Dion Godet hinted that he might be stepping down as head coach of the team as he

doesn’t feel he’s the one to carry the team to the next level. We are thankful that at least he admitted that the handwriting maybe on the wall and it’s time to step aside and pass the mantle on.

Finally, we’re thankful that on Saturday, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations will finally host its election of officers and all of the ranting and raving will cease with the new administration in place. Whether it’s Rosamunde Carey returning or Drumeco Archer replacing her as president, we would be thankful that the delegates get to choose the right leader and that the BAAA can move forward with its vibrant programme.

I’m just grateful that today, I won’t get off on a tantrum, but I can pause to give God all thanks and praise for allowing me to write another objective column. Let’s all just be thankful for whatever state we find ourselves in. This is a good time to be thankful as we look ahead to the festive season that is just around the corner.

In all things, give thanks.

Xavion making a name for himself in judo FROM PAGE 1 his success from the training he has gotten as a member of the Eastwood Judo Club where he is coached by sensei Micky Munnings and from Joshua White, who coaches him in the United States.

White, who has been working with Johnson for the past two years, credits a lot of Johnson’s success to his mother Ordain Moss, who has instilled in her son the ability to set goals and try to achieve them.

“I think his performance so far has been amazing,” said White about Johnson’s latest achievements, which have been ranked as a first for any Bahamian.

“He has been to all of the major tournaments in the USA and the Bahamas and he has shown total domination, focus and determination to make sure that he stays on top of his age group and weight and the group above his.”

White said his aim is to push Johnson to become the greatest individual that he can be because “judo is a sport that does that” and so he wants him to become the best person on and off the mat.

What he doesn’t get from White, Johnson has received from Munnings, who has coached him for the past four and-a-half years.

“His achievement and success comes from hard work. He is very dedicated to training, tries to be on time, first one to reach most times and the last one to leave,” Munnings said.

By putting in 110 per cent into practice, Munnings said Johnson has been successful in his performances. “He was very successful in the tournaments he competed in this year,” he stated.

“He attended numerous of tournaments and was

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brothers, was a teammate of Todd Isaacs as a member of the Lake County Captains in the Class A Midwest League.

A number of professional coaches and trainers will also be available to lend their expertise to camp participants, including Matt Young, hitting coach with the Toronto Blue Jays, Chris Barnard of Overtime

undefeated. So he was very successful.”

Based on what he has seen, Munnings said the goal is get him to compete at the Junior Olympics, so he will have to put in a lot of hard work to achieve that goal.

While he gives credit where credit is due to his coaches, Johnson said he owes a great deal of commendation to his mother for her perseverance in making sure that everything goes well in his training locally and overseas. “I am very proud of her. She was the one who got me into the sport,” he said. “Without here, none of these things will come through.”

As a single parent mother, Moss said she tries to ensure that he has every opportunity to excel in the sport.

“I am amazed. Last year he competed in this same competition in Dallas and got a bronze with a hyper extension shoulder. He was in therapy for months after this one tournament. So for him to go back to this tournament and fought in two divisions and won two gold and the most outstanding trophy shows the dramatic growth that he’s had over the year.”

Moss said she sent her only child off on a monthlong trip to the USA and she was pleased that White was able to take care of him.

During his latest trip, Johnson said he had to endure the chilly weather, but he was pleased to have Wright in his corner, not just as his international coach but as a father-figure, to take care of him as he competed in the “greatest sport.

“I want to become a ninja and that is why I chose judo,” he said. “If I wasn’t doing judo, I probably would be running marathons. I like to run. I

Athletes, and Chris Perez of Built Different Athletes.

Young previously hosted a two-day clinic last September with assistance from Pittsburgh Pirates minor leaguer Tahnaj Thomas and collegiate player Ashton Pratt.

Young’s standout season made such an impact on the Blue Jays organisation that the front office continues to recognise him as one of its rising stars.

Blue Jays General Manager Ross Atkins noted Young as one of the most impressive minor leaguers in the team’s farm system.

NO. 11 TENNESSEE WOMEN USE BIG 4TH QUARTER TO BEAT CLEMSON BIMINI, Bahamas (AP) — Zaay Green scored eight of her 12 points and Cheridene Green six of her 11 in the fourth quarter when No. 11 Tennessee pulled away for a 78-66 victory over Clemson yesterday in the Junkanoo Jam. Meme Jackson, who made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points, tied the game with a pair of free throws with six minutes to go and start a 13-0 run that left the Lady Vols (4-0) ahead 71-60 with 2:19 remaining — the first double-digit lead for either team. Two Chyna Cotton free throws cut the lead to nine but Tennessee outscored Clemson 7-4 from there with Zaay Green scoring six.

Rennia Davis added 13 points and Kasiyahna Kushkituah 11 for the Vols, playing their first game away from home.

Danielle Edwards and Simone Westbrook each scored 19 points and Kobi Thornton 11 for the Tigers (2-3), who were seeking their first win over the Lady Vols since 1981 in a series they trail 12-1.

There were 13 ties and 16 lead changes in the game that was at the half and after three quarters.

BASEBALL: BAHAMAS OFF TO PANAMA FROM PAGE 1 United States of America, Dominican Republic, Brasil, Peru and Honduras.

Teams entered in Group C are Nicaragua, Mexico, Argentina and Guatemala.

The top two teams of each group will advance to the super round and at the conclusion of the super round the top two teams will compete for the Pan American Championships.

The number three and fourth seed will compete for bronze. All four teams will qualify for the WBSC Under-18 World Cup.

XAVION Johnson has returned from a trip to Atlanta, Georgia, where he participated in a four-week circuit in four different tournaments in four different states where he accumulated medals and trophies in the intermediate II and juvenile A categories. competed in two Vitamalt marathons and I won my age group. It was a year fundraiser. But I don’t think I will run the Bahamas Marathon right now.”

With such a head start in judo, Johnson said his ultimate goal is to become a five-time Olympic champion and four-time World champion.

Next year, Moss said she intends to send her son off to as many competitions as possible in the USA because it’s hard for him to get the competition he needs in his division here at home. “We want him to move from a mere

Atkins called Young “a prospect who doesn’t get talked about enough” following a season where he was the only player at any minor league level to compile 50 extra base hits and more than 40 stolen bases.

Young led the Lansing Lugnuts in batting average runs scored and stolen bases. It was a season of milestones for the 21-yearold outfielder as he was named a Midwest League All-Star.

In 125 games this season, Young hit .285 with 134 hits and 57 RBI. He also had an .808 OPS, slugged .445

two-three major tournaments to increase it to a huge tournament in Chicago and possibly a few more tournaments that we have on our radar. “It’s an amazing accomplishment, especially for judo because judo is not as known locally, but it is an amazing sport and because of the passion that I’ve seen in Xavion, I have sacrificed to push him to reach his goals.”

Johnson may not compete in the local judo tournament on Saturday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. If he doesn’t have a competitor whom he can

with 44 stolen bases, 88 runs scored, 209 total bases, 33 doubles, nine triples and eight home runs.

Young finished tied for second in the Midwest league total bases, second in both doubles and triples, tied for third in stolen bases and his 134 hits ranked sixth.

Prospect analysis website FutureBlueJays.com ranked Young at No.8 among the Blue Jays prospects while the Lansing State Journal profiled the 21-year-old outfielder for his impact on the Lugnuts.

“You wouldn’t ordinarily

match up against, he will take the time off to recuperate and get ready for next year. “My goal is to get him into as many tournaments as possible in the United States,” Moss said.

“His goal is to be in the World Championships and the Olympics by the age of 18, which is 2024, the exact year that he turns 18.

“It’s very rare to have an 18-year-old fighting in the Olympics, but that is his goal and we are going to do whatever we can to help him achieve it.”

So far, Johnson is certainly heading in the right direction.

expect much from a 39th round pick, but Young is truly proving to be a diamond in the rough. The Bahamian may have been behind his peers in terms of development when he made his pro debut two years ago, but he’s more than made up for that. Young has been a fixture atop Lansing’s order,” Future Blue Jays said.

“Young has a simple set up at the plate, gets good plate coverage, and seldom chases. He can play all three outfield spots, and has been set loose on the basepaths this year.”

B4A FROM PAGE 1 an early 7-0 lead. They led 13-10 before the vaunted Virginia defence clamped down defensively and eventually took a 27-22 lead into the half.

Virginia shot 50 per cent from the field in the second half, but the Flyers shot 55 per cent and remained in contention much of the way.

Ty Jerome also had 15 points for Virginia while Kyle Guy scored 14. Josh Cunningham had a gamehigh 15 for Dayton.

Both the Cavaliers and Badgers are 5-0 on the season headed into today’s final.

Defensively, playing in centre and right field, he totalled 15 outfield assists along with 290 putouts and a .984 fielding percentage.

“Coming from a lateround draft guy, I’ve just had to work for everything,” Young told Lansing State Journal. “I never forget that this is my dream job. I always have got to have fun doing it, no matter where I’m at. I’ve got to be even-keeled through the bad days and the good days. I’ve got to stay on that even plane always and keep having fun. The hard work will pay off.”

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NO. 3 GONZAGA HANG ON TO UPSET NO. 1 DUKE

LAKERS’ LeBron James acknowledges the Cleveland fans during a video tribute to James during the first half of Wednesday’s game in Cleveland.

(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Rui Hachimura scored 20 points and No. 3 Gonzaga blocked four shots in the final 46 seconds to hold off five-time champion Duke 89-87 Wednesday in the Maui Invitational title game.

Duke (5-1) trailed by 16 in the second half before mounting a massive charge with a series of dunks and drives to the basket. After the Blue Devils tied it at 87-all, Hachimura scored on a hard drive to put Gonzaga ahead.

The Zags (6-0) missed four free throws to give Duke a final shot, but Brandon Clarke blocked R.J. Barrett’s drive on the game’s final play.

CREIGHTON 87, NO. 16 CLEMSON 82 GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Sophomore TyShon Alexander made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 36 points to lead Creighton to the upset in the championship game of the Cayman Islands Classic.

Alexander, who was named the most outstanding player of the tournament, was 9-of-16 shooting, missing just five from distance, and made all 11 of his free throws.

Clemson’s Marcquise Reed completed a 3-point play with 28 seconds left and Elijah Thomas forced a turnover on an inbound play, leading to Shelton Mitchell’s shot inside to pull to 83-80.

Davion Mintz answered with two free throws at the other end, and after Reed was off on a 3-pointer, Mintz sealed it with a dunk.

JAMES LEADS LAKERS PAST CAVS IN RETURN TO CLEVELAND CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James felt only love at home.

Making his first trip back to Cleveland since leaving for the second time as a free agent, James was welcomed like a hero Wednesday night and rallied the Los Angeles Lakers to a 109-105 victory over the Cavaliers, who played an inspired game against their former teammate but couldn’t stop him when it mattered most.

James finished with 32 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists.

He also scored or assisted on 11 straight points to help the Lakers overcome a 99-91 deficit in the fourth quarter.

The Cavs had a chance to tie late, but Kyle Korver missed a wide-open 3-pointer with 17 seconds left, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope made four free throws in the final 15 to seal it.

The NBA-worst Cavs didn’t roll over against James and played one of their best games this season.

They seemed in control up 99-91 before James, as he did some many times for Cleveland. Jordan Clarkson had 20 points for Cleveland.

THUNDER 123, WARRIORS 95 OAKLAND, Calif.

(AP) — Russell Westbrook recorded his first tripledouble of the season as Oklahoma City defeated Golden State in a game in which Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo was carted off on a stretcher with 7:17 left with an apparent left leg injury.

Diallo’s left leg was stabilised as he was wheeled away to applause from the Oracle Arena crowd. Diallo was credited for rebounding Jonas Jerebko’s missed layup when they both went down hard.

Westbrook began 1 for 6, then hit stride, finishing with 11 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds. It was his second game back since missing five with a sprained left ankle, then another when he welcomed twin daughters Saturday night.

Paul George had 25 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Steven Adams contributed 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Thunder sent the two-time defending NBA champions to their first four-game skid in nearly six years.

Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson scored 27 points apiece with Durant grabbing a season-best 14 rebounds for the Warriors, who were again playing without All-Star starters Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, as well as key reserve Alfonzo McKinnie.

ROCKETS 126, PISTONS 124 HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored a season-high 43 points, Clint Capela added 27 and Houston held off Detroit for its fifth straight victory.

Houston has won eight of its last 10 after winning just one of its first six.

Blake Griffin led the Pistons with 37 points and 11 rebounds Andre Drummond added 20 points with 11 rebounds for the Pistons.

The Rockets led by 14 with about five minutes left, but Griffin made five 3-pointers that helped Detroit cut the lead to four points with about 90 seconds left. Houston struggled to contain Griffin late after defensive stopper P.J. Tucker was ejected in the third quarter after he received two technical fouls for arguing with officials.

76ERS 121, PELICANS 120 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 31 points and 19 rebounds and Philadelphia beat New Orleans after Anthony Davis missed the third of three free throws with 2.5 seconds left.

The 76ers are 10-0 at home. They looked in control, up nine points with just under 2 1/2 minutes to play, before a late surge by the Pelicans.

Embiid fouled Davis on a 3-point attempt, and Davis made the first two free throws before the third one went in and out. Davis grabbed the rebound, but his wild attempt at a winning shot was off the mark.

Davis finished with 12 points and 16 rebounds in a matchup between two of the NBA’s top big men with Embiid.

KNICKS 117, CELTICS 109 BOSTON (AP) — Trey Burke scored 29 points, Tim Hardaway Jr had 21 and New York beat Boston to snap a six-game losing streak.

Noah Vonleh had 16 points and Enes Kanter finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds. New York won for the fifth time in 19 games. Kyrie Irving led the Celtics with 22 points and 13 assists, and Marcus Morris had 21 points. Boston has lost three straight to fall to 9-9.

HORNETS 127, PACERS 109 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Lamb scored 21 points, NBA scoring leader Kemba Walker had 16 points and a season-high 11 assists and Charlotte beat Indiana.

Walker scored 103 points in his previous two games, including 60 against Philadelphia on Saturday night.

But Walker only attempted 10 shots, instead taking advantage of double teams to find teammates for open looks.

Charlotte shot 62 per cent from 3-point range, making a season-high 18 of 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Bojan Bogdanovic had 20 points for Indiana.

BUCKS 143, TRAIL BLAZERS 100 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo matched his season high with 33 points and finished an assist short of a tripledouble in three quarters to help Milwaukee rout Portland.

Antetokounmpo added 16 rebounds and nine assists in 30 minutes. CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard each had 22 points for the Trail Blazers.

GRIZZLIES 104, SPURS 103 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Mike Conley had 30 points, Marc Gasol hit two free throws with 0.7 seconds left and Memphis beat San Antonio.

San Antonio’s DeMar DeRozan had 24 points, including a fadeaway 15-footer in the left corner with 1.2 seconds remaining for a 103-102 lead.

Gasol drew a foul from Rudy Gay on the inbound pass and hit both free throws, and LaMarcus Aldridge missed a 3-point try at the buzzer.

RAPTORS 124, HAWKS 108 ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 21 points in his first triple-double of the season and Toronto beat Atlanta.

Lowry had 17 assists and 12 rebounds for his 13th career triple-double.

Vince Carter’s dunk for the Hawks with less than a second remaining pushed him past 25,000 career points. He became the 22nd NBA player to reach the milestone.

MAVERICKS 119, NETS 113 DALLAS (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 28 points, Devin Harris broke a fourth-quarter tie with eight straight points and Dallas beat Brooklyn.

A CAVALIERS fan holds up a placard thanking Lakers’ LeBron James before Wednesday’s game against Cleveland in Cleveland.

(AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Teenage rookie Luka Doncic had 21 points and nine rebounds to help the Mavericks win their fifth consecutive home game.

Allen Crabbe scored a season-high 27 points for the Nets.

NUGGETS 103, TIMBERWOLVES 101 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paul Millsap had 25 points, Jamal Murray added 18 and Denver held off Minnesota.

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 22 points.

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CHASE DANIEL FILLS IN, LEADS BEARS TO 23-16 WIN OVER LIONS

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer

NEW Orleans Saints outside linebacker A.J. Klein (53) celebrates his interception in the second half last night against the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans.

(AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Brees, Saints win 10th straight, eliminate Falcons in NFC South

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees threw four touchdown passes to inexperienced receivers and the New Orleans Saints won their 10th straight game last night with a 31-17 victory over Atlanta that eliminated the Falcons from contention in the NFC South.

Tommylee Lewis and Austin Carr each caught their second career touchdown pass.

And rookie tight end Dan Arnold grabbed his first, as did rookie receiver Keith Kirkwood.

All four entered the NFL as undrafted free agents within the past three years and had combined for zero touchdowns this season before Carr caught the first of his career last Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Falcons (4-7) lost three fumbles inside the Saints 20 — something no team facing streaking New Orleans (10-1) can afford this season.

Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan was stripped by safety Marcus Williams on a third-and-2 from the Saints 3 and Williams recovered to end Atlanta’s opening drive.

Julio Jones was stripped by linebacker Alex Anzalone after a catch on the New Orleans 17, and safety Vonn Bell recovered in the final minute of the second quarter to preserve a 17-3 lead going into halftime.

The Saints’ defence, which had a season-high six sacks, continued to come up with big plays in the second half, with Anzalone breaking up a fourth-down pass in the third quarter

and linebacker A.J. Klein intercepting a pass tipped by defensive tackle Tyeler Davison in the fourth.

The interception gave the Saints possession on the Atlanta 22, setting up Kirkwood’s diving 4-yard TD catch.

Just for good measure, Lattimore stripped Calvin Ridley on the Saints 1 after a 29-yard completion that looked as though it would end with a touchdown with about four minutes to go.

Defensive back Eli Apple recovered that one.

Ryan was under pressure all night from a Saints defence that was bolstered by the return of first-round draft choice Marcus Davenport from a toe injury that sidelined him for three games. Cameron Jordan had two sacks, while Williams, P.J. Williams, Sheldon Rankins

and Demario Davis each had one.

Ryan finished 35 of 47 for 377 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. But very little came easy. His first TD pass, to Calvin Ridley, came on a fourthand-goal from the 2 at the end of the third quarter.

Atlanta rushed for just 26 yards, while New Orleans finished with 150, led by Alvin Kamara’s 89 and Mark Ingram’s 52.

Statistically, Brees did not have one of his more impressive games, completing 15 of 22 passes for 171 yards with his second interception of the season.

The pick was snagged by Damontae Kazee, his NFLleading sixth this year.

But Brees’ ability to play to the strengths of unheralded receivers allowed the Saints to cash in on scoring opportunities.

Lewis, a third-year pro, was in his first game back after spending nine weeks on injured reserve and had not caught a pass all season before getting wide open for his 28-yard grab that made it 7-0 on the first series of the game.

Carr is a second-year pro who played in only one game without a catch as a rookie.

Kirkwood made his NFL debut three games ago, when Arnold had his first career reception.

INJURIES Falcons linebacker Kemal Ishmael was helped off the field in the third quarter after a punt.

UP NEXT Falcons host Baltimore on December 2.

Saints visit Dallas on Thursday night.

DETROIT (AP) — Chase Daniel outplayed Matthew Stafford, proving an NFL journeyman can beat one of the highest-paid players in the league.

Daniel threw a careerhigh two touchdowns to keep the Chicago Bears rolling with a 23-16 win over the Detroit Lions yesterday, filling in very well for injured quarterback Mitchell Trubisky.

“You don’t know when these opportunities will come,” the 32-year-old Daniel said after making the third start of his career and first in nearly four years. “You just have to make the most of them.”

He did.

Daniel finished 27 of 37 for 230 yards, setting career highs in each category. He threw a go-ahead, 10-yard touchdown pass to Taquan Mizzell in the second quarter and a 14-yard pass to Tarik Cohen in the fourth to give Chicago the lead again at 16-13.

It was quite a performance for Daniel, a player who has been used sparingly since the former Missouri star entered the league in 2010. He barely played for New Orleans, Kansas City, Philadelphia and Chicago, but gained respect from coaches and players for his preparation.

“Everyone in this locker room knew what he was going to do, and he didn’t let us down,” Mizzell said.

“People forget how long he’s been in the NFL and how much talent he has.

They talk about the number of games he’s started, but the people that practice with him every day knew that he was going to give us a chance to win this game.”

And unlike Stafford, Daniel didn’t make any costly mistakes.

Stafford was 28 of 38 for 236 yards with two interceptions late in the fourth, dooming Detroit’s chances to win. The Lions drafted Stafford No. 1 overall in 2009 and gave him a $135 million, five-year extension last year.

The NFC North-leading Bears (8-3) sealed their fifth straight victory with Kyle Fuller’s interception in the end zone with 1:07 left.

COOPER, COWBOYS JOIN REDSKINS ATOP NFC EAST WITH 31-23 WIN

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott made the $21 donation after his touchdown.

Amari Cooper took the freebie following the first of his two scores.

The bonus for the Dallas Cowboys: They’re all the way back in the NFC East race.

Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown after celebrating with a free throw following his first scoring catch, Elliott ran for 121 yards with his TD and the Cowboys pulled even with Washington atop the division with a 31-23 Thanksgiving win over the Redskins last night.

The Cowboys (6-5) won their third straight game since the first home loss, to Tennessee in the Dallas debut of Cooper following a trade dropped them two games under .500.

Dallas’ eighth win in nine Thanksgiving games against Washington, and second in three seasons, earned a season split.

The Redskins (6-5) lost for the third time in four games in Colt McCoy’s first start in four years coming off Alex Smith’s seasonending leg injury.

The former Texas Longhorns star threw three interceptions to offset two touchdown passes.

McCoy won his two previous starts at the home of the Cowboys, one for the 2009 Big 12 championship and the other his most recent NFL victory with the Redskins in 2014.

Cooper, the former Oakland receiver had much more fun in his second home game, finishing with a Dallas Thanksgiving-best 180

kettle on the other end of the field, drawing the same unsportsmanlike conduct penalty Elliott did two years ago. Elliott missed the Thanksgiving game last year on his six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations.

MISSING PRO BOWLER Redskins defensive end Preston Smith had seven QB pressures before halftime, the most in the NFL in the first half this season.

All of them came against Cameron Fleming, who was filling in for Tyron Smith. The five-time Pro Bowler Smith was active but didn’t play after saying he experienced a stinger in the previous game against Atlanta. Smith was listed as questionable with a neck injury coming in. Smith finished with 1½ of the four sacks of Prescott — all in the first half — and had four QB hits.

DALLAS Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) runs in for a touchdown against the Washington Redskins during the first half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins) yards receiving — 105 of those coming after the catch on his two touchdowns.

First, Cooper ran away from Quinton Dunbar after the Washington cornerback slipped on a short pass, turning it into a 40-yard TD for a 17-13 lead.

Cooper celebrated by mimicking a free throw , shooting the football through the goal post.

On the 90-yarder, Cooper made the catch just outside the Dallas 30, spun out of the arms of Fabian Moreau and won the race to the pylon against Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, who tried to shove him out of bounds around the 5.

It was his longest career catch and

the longest completion in Dak Prescott’s three seasons.

McCoy looked as if he hadn’t started a game in a long time early, throwing into double coverage on his first play and fumbling while trying to scramble on his third, with the Redskins recovering and punting.

But McCoy settled in with a couple of third-down passes to Jordan Reed to keep drives going, then hit Vernon Davis in stride on a 53-yard touchdown — the longest Washington completion of the season — for a 7-7 tie.

The Cowboys were having all the fun before the Redskins pulled even, with Elliott scoring

on a 16-yard run and dropping $21 into a giant Salvation Army red kettle behind the end zone.

The cash was handed to him by a team photographer.

As a rookie in 2016, Elliott jumped into the kettle on the same part of the field after a touchdown in a 31-26 win over the Redskins. That season’s NFL rushing champion, who wears No. 21, was fined for the stunt and later donated $21,000 to the Salvation Army.

After scoring on a scrambling 5-yard run for the third Dallas touchdown in less than eight minutes and a 31-13 lead, Prescott let Elliott help him into another

MR IRREVELANT Washington receiver Trey Quinn, the final pick of this year’s draft at the home of the Cowboys and a former player at nearby SMU, set up his own 14-yard touchdown catch for Washington’s only lead at 13-10 in the third quarter with a 30-yard punt return to the Dallas 25.

INJURIES Redskins running back Adrian Peterson left briefly in the first quarter with a shoulder injury but returned. Still, he wasn’t nearly as effective as he was in Washington’s 20-17 win in the first meeting. The four-time All-Pro finished with 35 yards on 12 carries after going for 99 yards at home.

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Woods-Mickelson match will be unique experience for viewers

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer GOLF used to have a prominent place on the Thanksgiving weekend calendar with The Skins Game. That made-forTV event ended in 2008 but Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will have their own high-stakes showdown today.

After years of discussion, the two will compete in “The Match” at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, a $9 million winner-takeall event that will air on pay-per-view.

Many wondered if a Woods vs. Mickelson match was a thing of the past.

The two have combined for 123 PGA Tour victories and 19 majors but had struggled in recent years.

Talk of a match was revived earlier this year when Mickelson won in Mexico and Woods started to be competitive again before winning at The Tour Championship in September.

Mickelson said the original premise was both

partnering up with some of the sport’s younger stars, but television executives and fans have always wanted to see the two go head to head.

“To have the opportunity to go head to head and to win is just. . it’s great to win the 9 million.

“I just don’t want to lose to him and give him the satisfaction, because the bragging rights are what’s going to be even worse than the money,” Mickelson said during a press conference Tuesday.

Both were part of the US team at the Ryder Cup but have not competed since then.

“After the Ryder Cup I shut it down for about 3-4 weeks and started to basically work on my body and try to get it stronger again,” Woods said.

“I was really looking forward to the break, but I’m really looking forward to getting back to playing again. I missed competing, and to be able to go against Phil like this gets my juices flowing for sure.”

Mickelson said he has been working on his game the past four weeks and that this is a good way during the offseason to prepare for next year.

Many golf fans are used to made-for-TV events that have been genteel affairs.

This will be the complete opposite.

For starters, this is believed to be golf’s first pay-per-view match. This is the first major event with Warner Media, which was formed after the recent merger between Time Warner and AT&T. Turner Sports and BR Live are producing the event and it is being shown online as well as on DirecTV and AT&T U-Verse and other cable and satellite outlets for $19.95.

Ernie Johnson Jr, who has done the PGA Championship for Turner, will be the main announcer but it will feature others including Natalie Gulbis, Charles Barkley and Samuel L Jackson The broadcast will feature both golfers mic’d up

Woods and Mickelson used to be bitter rivals, but the relationship has improved in recent years as both got to know each other during Ryder Cups.

But Darren Clarke, who has competed against both, expects the rivalry to intensify during the match.

“Different people think this is going to be a fun match but both are natural-born winners. At some stage you are going to see it get a bit uncomfortable as both will call out each other,” he said.

The most intriguing thing is the gambling aspect. The players will set their own odds on shots during different times and fans will be able to bet along with them. Clarke said gambling has been a part of the European Tour for years and it will be interesting to see how it does today.

Craig Barry, who is Turner’s executive vice president and chief content officer, is also interested to see how the side bets work out, especially since more states are approving

PHIL Mickelson and Tiger Woods share a special moment in 2004. (AP) as well as the caddies (Joe LaCava for Woods and Tim Mickelson for his older brother). With it being on pay-per-view, there will be no commercial breaks and plenty of opportunities to hear both golfers try to one up each other with verbal jabs.

“It’s like a Tuesday practice round for a significant stake that makes us uncomfortable, but with the same type of banter that we’re used to that most fans aren’t privy to,” Mickelson said.

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Don’t expect gambling to become a part of Turner’s NBA and Champions League coverage, though, since that appears to be a long way off.

“This is very different than anything golf has ever done in the past. That’s one of the unique things about it.

“We’re able to showcase our sport in such a different light and all the different technologies we’re going to be bringing to this event, and doing it differently than any other golfing event has ever been done. That’s the exciting thing for not only myself and Phil, but I think for all the viewers that are going to watch,” Woods said.

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