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Archer new BAAA boss By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

rumeco Archer and his ‘Be the G.O.A.T’ Greatest Of All Time - team, all dressed in their black t-shirts, pulled off a landslide victory over incumbent president Rosamunde Carey and her Bonafide Innovators Saturday to become the new president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations for the next four years. In what turned out to be a peaceful process although there were some late developments over a constitutional matter, Archer emerged with a 41-26 win over Carey. As the other members of his slate went in one by one, Archer went outside of the Thomas A Robinson Stadium and got a real goat off the back of a truck to signify his triumph. He was joined by Ravanno Ferguson, the first Grand Bahamian to win an executive position on the board, as first vice president over Carl Oliver 38-31, and Rupert Gardiner, who surprised everybody with his victory as the second vice president with 43 votes over Grand Bahamian Sandra Laing (13) and Jason Larrimore (9).

Sydney Clarke wins the Goombay Splash By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net SYDNEY Clarke will cherish the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association/International Tennis Federation 2018 Goombay Splash Under-18 Tournament for a long time. She had every reason to enjoy her delayed birthday celebrations until Saturday night after she clinched the girls’ singles title in dramatic fashion at the National Tennis Centre. Jacobi Bain gave it his best shot, but he was overpowered by American Bruno Kuzuhara, but still managed to come out with a title as he and his New Zealand partner William Kesteron teamed up to win the doubles crown.

JACOBI BAIN AND PARTNER VICTORIOUS IN DOUBLES

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IN its eighth official edition, the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis tournament has established a reputation as an event loaded with high-calibre talent playing against the backdrop of a tropical paradise. Coaches and players from this year’s eight-team field have already turned in rave reviews of the tournament, their adjustment to the Imperial Arena at Atlantis and the Bahamas itself. The Virginia Cavaliers claimed the tournament title Friday afternoon with a 53-46 win over the Wisconsin Badgers. The Oklahoma Sooners finished third with a 65-54 win over the Dayton Flyers. “This tournament was a test of our system, and it was a test individually of what our guys had in their mind and in their heart, and their willingness,” Virginia head coach Tony Bennett said. “We talked about refusing to yield. It’s kind of coach-talk, but it’s true when you get in those spots. I kept saying (during timeout) that I love being in this spot. Let’s keep fighting and see what we can do.” Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter was named MVP and led the All-Tournament team alongside teammate Ty Jerome, Ethan Happ of Wisconsin, D’Mitrik Trice

JUNKANOO JAM: FLORIDA STATE WOMEN DEFEAT NO. 12 IOWA FOR TITLE

Sweet victory for Clarke In a hard-fought battle, Clarke came up with a dominant performance in the third set to eventually win the girls’ singles title 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 over unseeded American Leyden Games. “It was a mixture of

record at FIU, North Carolina and Miami). The 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl will be the second consecutive bowl game for the Panthers as FIU played in the 2017 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl under Davis’ direction. The Panthers come into the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl with victories in six of their last eight games. “We’re thrilled for our team to play in the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl, which is our second-consecutive bowl game, and get a chance to enjoy the Bahamian culture,” Davis said. “The Atlantis resort is one of the best facilities in the world and we’re excited to enjoy their hospitality. Toledo is a very good football programme and our kids are excited for the challenge. Hopefully, this provides our team with an opportunity to cap the

BIMINI, Bahamas (AP) — Nausia Woolfolk scored 15 of her career-high 25 points in the second half to help Florida State beat No. 12 Iowa 71-67 on Saturday night in the championship game of the Junkanoo Jam. Kiah Gillespie had 13 points and nine rebounds, Valencia Myers added 10 and nine and Nicki Ekhomu also scored 10 for Florida State. Tania Davis was fouled as she hit a 3-pointer that trimmed Iowa’s deficit to 69-67 with 5.7 seconds left but she missed the free throw. Myers grabbed the rebound, was fouled and hit both free throws to cap the scoring. Davis led the Hawkeyes (4-1) with 22 points, including 17 in the second half, and six assists. Megan Gustafson had 16 points, on 8-of-8 shooting, and eight rebounds and Hannah Stewart added 14 points and nine rebounds. Alexis Sevillian scored four points as the Hawkeyes jumped to an 8-0 lead and Makenzie Meyer’s layup gave them an 18-10 lead

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SYDNEY Clarke (left) and American Leyden Games with their trophies.

FIU, Toledo accept bids to the Bahamas Bowl

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CAVS WIN BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS CROWN

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The girls’ doubles crown went to Leyden Games and her American counterpart Maya Rukosuev.

FIU will represent Conference USA and Toledo will represent the Mid-American Conference as both institutions accepted bids to the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl, set for Friday, December 21 in Nassau’s Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. The Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl will be played at 12:30pm ET, and the contest will be televised

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By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

BE THE GOAT: Shown (l-r) are Rupert Gardiner, second vice president, Drumeco Archer, new president of the BAAA, and first vice president Ravanno Ferguson posing with a real goat.

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on ESPN and broadcast on the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Radio Network. The early invitation allows both FIU and Toledo additional time to prepare to play in an international destination, including obtaining passports for those who still need them to travel to the Bahamas as well as giving extra time for fans to make their travel plans to Nassau for bowl week. Tickets to the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl can be purchased at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium Box Office, online at NSA-Bahamas.com and by phone at 325-0376. The 15 combined victories (eight for FIU and seven for Toledo) between this year’s teams is one shy of tying the most in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history (2016, 2017). This will be the fourth all-time meeting between FIU and Toledo, and the first between the schools

since the 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit, where FIU won 34-32. FIU leads the series over Toledo 2-1. The Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl series between Conference USA and the MAC is tied 2-2. FIU (8-4 overall, 6-2 in Conference USA play) will be led to its fourth all-time bowl appearance by head coach Butch Davis, who is in his second season (16-9 record) at FIU and his 12th season as a college head coach (95-52 overall

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BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS TO FEATURE OUTSTANDING FIELD IN 2019 By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: The Virginia Cavaliers claimed the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis basketball tournament title Friday afternoon with a 53-46 win over the Wisconsin Badgers. The Oklahoma Sooners finished third with a 65-54 win over the Dayton Flyers. Photo: Tim Aylen

VIRGINIA CAVALERS WIN BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS TITLE FROM PAGE 1 of Wisconsin and Christian James of Oklahoma. “A very, hard-fought game. To play three games in less than 48 hours, and play a physical game like that, that was just a battle of will you not yield, and I thought our guys did a terrific job,” Bennett said. “And then again, we were solid. Both teams are still forging their identity, and you don’t take too much, but it was just sort of a slug fest at the end and I’m glad we were the last man standing.” Six of those teams were in last season’s NCAA

Tournament, and five B4A participants in previous editions. Stanford appeared in 2012 and ultimately finished in fifth place with a 1-2 record. Butler, Oklahoma, Florida and Wisconsin all competed in the 2014 event. Wisconsin was the eventual champion when they defeated Buddy Hield and the Sooners in the title game. Butler finished in third place while Florida ended up sixth. “This whole tournament’s been fantastic, three good teams in three days. A lot of good play, a lot of play we need to improve, but it’s what these early season

holiday [tournaments] are all about. Really proud of our guys,” Sooners head coach Lon Kruger said. “We like our starting point a lot. Sometimes, you’ve got a team where you know which guys, every night, are going to be consistent producers. I think this is going to be a group that different guys, different nights. Butler finished the tournament in fifth place with a win over Florida in the finale. “Blessed to be a part of a great university and this event, it’s a blessing for us to be invited. It’s a great stage to be on with

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the competition and the crowd, the whole set up. Thanks to everybody that sets up Battle 4 Atlantis,” Bulldogs head coach LaVall Jordan said. “We knew the third game on the third day would be a bit of a grind. We’d need some bodies from the bench, it was gonna be huge and we had to outlast them. You look at the stat sheet, they shot 28 per cent in the second half. We had to make it gritty. Just proud of our group for responding. It wasn’t perfect, I can’t even say it was pretty, we just had to find a way to get the job done.” Stanford head coach Jerod Haase said his team grew over the course of the event both on the court and in the community following their visit to St Cecilia’s Catholic Primary School. “I think there’s a lot to talk about this tournament for our programme and certainly wins and losses are a key component. I understand that, but I do think there are many other ways we are going to evaluate this and I think we grew throughout the three days,” he said. “Obviously there were times when we were as ugly as could be on the offensive end, and at times struggled defensively, but I thought our guys competed pretty consistently. I think we grew as a team, and I think this is a building block for us moving forward.” Said Oklahoma senior guard Christian James on his team’s play and what they learned during the tournament: “We kind of learned what type of team we are. We’re still getting a feel for each other, and learning the roles we’re supposed to have on this team. I’m so proud of those guys.

Just give honour to God, without him we wouldn’t be here. We definitely grew up today, these past three games. The Wisconsin game was a big game for us, and I felt that we bounced back and responded well today.” Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard said his team experienced growth as well and fell just short in their bid to be the second team to win multiple B4A titles. “Hopefully, we’ll take this experience, as I told the team, take this experience and we have got to be better because of it. We’ve grown over the last three days of playing in this, and now we get a chance to take this experience and take it back home and make it better,” Gard said. “I think we definitely got better as a team. I think we learned a lot about ourselves as a team. Obviously, we would’ve liked to win the tournament, would’ve liked to have had the chance to go 2-1 today, but that wasn’t our fate, so I think how we handle this moving forward, the lessons that we’ve learned, we’ve got a group that really enjoys playing with each other. They enjoy being around each other. They’re disappointed because they wanted to win, but I think the lessons that we learn from this team, if we can continue to carry them forward in terms of what we have to do from a defensive standpoint, and what our strengths are as a team. We played some really good competition over here, in the course of the three games, so we’ll get a couple of days to reflect and look at where we can improve, what we’re doing well and we’ll go from there.”

THE Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis will look to continue its momentum and build on its brand with another tournament played at a high level, featuring some of the best teams in America. The 2019 tournament will feature another outstanding field, setting the stage for the Gonzaga Bulldogs (WCC), North Carolina Tar Heels (ACC) and Michigan Wolverines (BIG 10) to headline the 8-team group. The remainder of the field also includes the Oregon Ducks (PAC 12), Seton Hall Pirates (Big East), Iowa State Cyclones (BIG 12), Alabama Crimson Tide (SEC) and Southern Mississippi Eagles (C-USA). The tournament will again be hosted at the Atlantis resort’s Imperial Arena, November 27-29 during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Three members of the field are currently ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 Poll including No.4 Gonzaga, No.7 North Carolina and No.9 Michigan. Those three teams will also make their return to the Bahamas for their second appearance at the B4A. The Tar Heels participated in the 2014 tournament where they finished fifth. Gonzaga and Michigan were both in the 2015 event where they finished third and fifth respectively. This 2019 field includes five teams that advanced to the previous NCAA Tournament (North Carolina, Gonzaga, Michigan and Seton Hall) and advanced to the round of 32. Gonzaga also advanced to the Sweet 16 and Michigan advanced to NCAA Tournament title game where they finished as runners-up. The most recent edition of the tournament featured the title-winning No.4 Virginia Cavaliers, No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers, Florida Gators, Butler Bulldogs, Dayton Flyers, Stanford Cardinal, Oklahoma Sooners and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. The tournament is known for being the richest Division I Men’s pre-season college basketball tournament. Schools are awarded $2 million in exchange for their participation in the event.

FIU, Toledo accept bids to Bahamas Bowl FROM PAGE 1 season on a high note.” “On behalf of our President and Board of Trustees, we are excited to accept a bid to the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl,” said Pete Garcia, FIU executive director of sports and entertainment. “We are looking forward to our team participating in this prestigious bowl. This bowl game allows us to recognise our football team for their hard work and successful season. We look forward to seeing Panther Nation in Nassau, Bahamas.” Toledo (7-5, 5-3 in MidAmerican Conference play) will be led to its 18th alltime bowl appearance by head coach Jason Candle, who is in his third full season (28-12) as a college head coach (all at Toledo). The 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl will be the fifth-straight bowl game

for the Rockets, and the eighth in the last nine seasons. This will be the fourth bowl game for the Rockets under Candle’s direction, as he was named head coach prior to the 2015 Boca Raton Bowl, and in all three full seasons as Toledo’s head coach. The Rockets come into the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl on a two-game win streak and victories in four of their final five games. “The Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl will provide our team with an outstanding bowl experience, as well as the opportunity to play against a very tough FIU team,” said Toledo head coach Jason Candle. “We are looking forward to a great matchup. Playing in the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl is an excellent reward for our players, coaches, fans and everyone who has played a part in the success of our programme.”

“We are very excited to accept an invitation to play in the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl,” said Toledo vice president and athletic director Mike O’Brien. “We are looking forward to working with the staff at the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl as we participate in their outstanding bowl. This will be our first trip to the Bahamas and we are looking forward to a terrific bowl experience against a very fine FIU team. I also want to congratulate head coach Jason Candle, his staff and our entire Rocket football team for earning their eighth bowl invitation in the last nine years.” For more information on the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl, visit MakersWantedBahamasBowl. com. The game is one of 15 postseason bowl games owned and operated by ESPN Events, a division of ESPN.

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An historic series of milestones for Ferguson and the Bearcats By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THIS season was an historic series of milestones for both Chris Ferguson and his University of Cincinnati Bearcats football programme. Ferguson became a starter for the first time in his collegiate career while the Bearcats surpassed their win total from the last two years combined with a final 56-6 win over the East Carolina Pirates in the regular season finale. Cincinnati finished the season 10-2, 6-2 in the American Athletic Conference after winning a combined eight games the last two

seasons. The Bearcats opened the season 6-0 and made it back into the Top 25. It was their first 10-win season since 2012. “The thing that’s so gratifying is just to see the growth,” second year Bearcats Luke Fickell said. The Bearcats honoured 14 seniors pregame. They have one of the nation’s youngest teams, with 72 per cent of the roster consisting of underclassmen. Ferguson missed the game because of an illness but Fickell credited his senior class to the programme’s turnaround. “I owe everything to them. We wouldn’t be anywhere close to where we are without those guys,”

CHRIS FERGUSON Fickell said. “There’s no way that we would be able to bring along the young kids without those guys. If there was any bitterness about what our objectives were as a coaching staff, it wouldn’t have looked like this.”

Ferguson, a 6’5” 303-pound senior offensive lineman, won the starting job at right tackle in the offseason. He was one of 10 members of the Bearcats football team to earn his degree (in criminal justice) last April. As a freshman, he was initially recruited as three-star recruit on the defensive line, following his senior season at Lake Nona High School in Orlando, Florida when he recorded 17 total tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. After a redshirt true freshman season, he shifted to the offensive line but did not see playing time in the 2015-17 seasons.

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early in the second quarter. Woolfolk answered with a 3-pointer and then made two free throws as FSU scored the first nine points during a 20-6 run that gave the Seminoles the lead for good when Sayawni Lassiter hit a 3-pointer with 3:51 left that made it 30-24 in the first half. Iowa committed seven of its 19 turnovers in the second quarter. Woolfolk made 8 of 11 from the free-throw line, where Florida State (6-1) outscored Iowa 14-3. The Hawkeyes, who came in averaging 20.5 freethrow attempts per game, shot just four free throws Saturday.

Sydney Clarke wins the Goombay Splash Bowl FROM PAGE 1 emotions. It was a roller coaster from the beginning. The first set I was really shaky, but I was able to win,” said Clarke, the top seeded player. She played like that as she got the first break at 3-2 and broke again at 5-2 to hold serve for the first set. In the second set, Games got back a break for a 3-3 tie and she broke again to go up 5-3 and then served to even the score. “I kind of went right back down. I was kind of out of it,” she stated. “But in the final set, I kind of put it all together.” It showed as she broke away from a 1-1 tie and was never challenged the rest of the way. “I am so proud of myself. This is my first title at home and I really, really love the fact that I won,” Clarke said. Her confidence was bolstered when she went up 2-1 and with her rhythm back, she also regained her confidence and it spelt trouble for a frustrated Games. “It was really hard for me not to say any negative stuff,” said Clarke about her letdown in the second set. “Sometimes I wanted to, but I just had to keep it going, keep a positive vibe and just stick with it because she was really good. She was fighting and she was getting a lot of balls back, so I had to do the

JACOBI Bain and his New Zealand partner William Kesteron (far right) teamed up to win doubles.

JACOBI Bain (far right) gave it his best shot but he was overpowered by American Bruno Kuzuhara. same and be patient just like her.” Having made her parents and her friend really proud, Clarke said she was going to celebrate her birthday from last Sunday just before the tournament started and her clinching of the title five days later. Bain fell short Bruno Kuzuhara, the No.4 seed, utilised his speed and solid defensive game to pull off the 6-3, 6-3 triumph over unseeded Jacobi Bain for the boys’ title.

“It was a great experience, very nice food, good culture, great people here, very nice place, lovely beach. It was a very nice experience, especially being able to play and against some great players, especially Jacobi, who is one of my good friends, so it was a really fun tournament and I’m happy that I won,” Kuzuhara said. With a flurry, Kuzuhara jumped out of the gate quickly in the first set, taking the first fives before

Bain finally broke the jinx by holding serve for a 5-1 decision. Bain then broke and held to trim it down to 5-3, but Kuzuhara put together a big service game to clinch it. “I feel like I started off really well. He wasn’t moving too well, so I just kind of tried to move him around and around and to look for the short ball to attack,” Kuzuhara said. “That was one of the main reasons why I won the match.” The 14-year-old Floridian kept the pressure on the taller southpaw Bain in the second set after he broke a 1-1 to go up a break 2-1.

THE GIRLS’ doubles crown went to Leyden Games and her American counterpart Maya Rukosuev (far left).

Kuzuhara broke again at 5-2, but Bain got a break of his own to trim it to 5-3. Kuzuhara got the final break, which counted the most as he won the game, set and match. “My match was okay. I played okay, but I’m pretty sure I could have played better. I just missed a few important points,” said Bain 15. “In the first set, I went down 5-0, but I started to come back. In the second set, I had a bunch of break opportunities, which I wasn’t able to capitalise on.” Bain admitted that Kuzuhara played a solid game from the baseline and he really missed. “I just need to be a bit more consistent and wait for my chances,” Bain summed up. Boys’ doubles final With a little bit of time to recuperate from his singles loss, Jacobi Bain bounced back on the court as he and New Zealand’s William Kesterson were too much to handle as the No.3 seed as they held on for a 6-4, 6-3 win over Piotr Kusiewicz of Poland and Mark Lajal of Estonia, the No.2 ranked team, for the boys’ doubles crown. Girls’ doubles final Leyden Games, also with a chance to redeem herself after the singles loss, teamed up with her American counterpart Maya Rukosuev as the No.4 team easily won the girls’ doubles title with a 6-2, 6-1 upset decision over the Canadian duo of Petra Miszczak and

Genevieve Quenville., who were the No.2 ranked team. Note: On hand to watch the final was Bahamian retired tennis pro turned television commentator and coach Mark Knowles. He is expected to share his views on a number of issues in The Tribune this week.

NPBA ACTION THE New Providence Basketball Association played a series of games at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend. In games played on Saturday night, the Sun Oil Rockets clobbered the Triple K Stampers 93-72, the Fort Charlotte Defenders held off the Pros 91-87 and the Discount Distributors Rockets cruised past the JD Seafood Shockers 82-78. On Friday night, the Breezes High Flyers defeated the Caro Contractor Titans 87-75, Your Essential Store Giants beat the Aliv Buckets 95-89 and the Commonwealth Bank Giants got past the Caro Contractors Pirates 93-83. NPBA action is scheduled to continue tonight with a double header. In the 7pm opener, the Leno Eagles Nest will take on the Caro Contractors Resistance and the Discount Distributors Rockets will face the Pros.

Rosamunde Carey: ‘It’s definitely not what we expected’ By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net AFTER having the distinction of being the first female elected as president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, Rosamunde Carey was voted out of office, replaced by her incumbent secretary general Drumeco Archer, who will now serve as president for the next four years. Archer and his ‘Be The G.O.A.T’ - Greatest Of All Time - team went in with a landslide victory, winning every post over Carey and her Bonafide Innovators team during the elections held on Saturday at the Thomas A Robinson

National Stadium. It was so impressive for Archer that he pulled out a real goat to celebrate. Obviously not the results she had hoped for, Carey said they gave it their best, but the delegates spoke and they have to accept their wishes. “It’s definitely not what we expected, but the people have spoken and they voted based on what they thought was the best team,” Carey said. “We thought we ran a very fair, decent and honest campaign. We thought we put out the strategies that would move the federation forward. “At the end of the day, the clubs had the votes.

Obviously, there were some people who say they would vote for us and some who said they wouldn’t. When we look at the numbers, we knew that it was close, but we knew we had the edge. But it is what it is. I am grateful and thankful to have been the first woman president and to have led and did a lot of good for the federation.” She said they got a lot of their initiatives done and the ratification of the new constitution was one that allowed the coaches to control the outcome of the elections. “We have done a lot of good in our three years. I wish Mr Archer well in his term as president and we

wish the federation much success,” she said. Having said all that, there were some who were of the opinion that Carey and her team should have made themselves available to answer to a number of issues that the coaches had but were not able to get any clarity because they didn’t take any questions or appear on any forum where they could have been quizzed. But Carey said she doesn’t believe they could have done anything any differently. “We had persons who were a part of the team, who felt like they needed to part ways because some initiatives that we were doing,

they were not in agreement with,” said Carey, without calling any specific names. “We realised that there are some people who will be with you for a season and not all through. “There were some persons who were hell bent on not working along with the federation and it showed. But in spite of all that, we still did a lot. Not a single international or regional team did not travel, not a single athlete was disenfranchised and no coaches can say they were disenfranchised under us. So I think we did an awesome job.” However, Carey said it’s clear that the delegates want a different direction

and they say things differently. “I’ve heard stuff and you don’t want to say it, but you just leave it and you accept it. It is what it is,” she said. “My legacy will always stand. That is something they can not take away.” As the immediate past president, Carey said she still sits on the executive board for a year, so she hopes to lend her expertise and experience, if they so desire. Other than that, she said she has a lot of things planned ahead. “We want to give the new team their space and allow them to govern as they said they will govern,” she summed up as she faded into the sunset.

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CILIC STAYS IN CONTROL AS CROATIA WINS THE DAVIS CUP By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA 76ers’ Jimmy Butler (23) hits a game-winning three-point shot over Brooklyn Nets’ Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (24) in the fourth quarter last night in New York. The 76ers won 127-125. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Butler hits another winning three as Sixers rally past Nets NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Butler made a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds remaining to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 127-125 victory over the Brooklyn Nets yesterday. Butler’s shot from the right wing, similar to the one that beat Charlotte in overtime on November 17, capped Philadelphia’s rally from 20 points down in a game the Nets led nearly all the way. Butler finished with 34 points and 12 rebounds, and Joel Embiid had 32 points and 12 boards for the 76ers. D’Angelo Russell had 38 points, his highest total with the Nets, and added eight assists and eight rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 31 points off the bench. MAGIC 108, LAKERS 104 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikola Vucevic had 31 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists and Terrence Ross made a go-ahead lay-up with 34 seconds left to help Orlando beat Los Angeles. Ross scored 16 points as the Magic defeated the

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With a new constitution in place to govern the BAAA, incumbent Sharon Gardiner is now the vice president of finance with a 42-25 decision over Gail Clarke, veteran Frank ‘Pancho’ Rahming is back as vice president of technical 41-24 over Patrick Adderley, Kermit Taylor is the vice president of marketing and public relations with a 46-21 win over Philip Gray and Dawn Johnson is vice president of operations (48-17) over Cedricka Rolle. Also elected to serve as members of the council are John Ingraham with 48 votes, Mike Sands 45, Bradley Cooper 43, Sophia Higgs 39, Jerial Forbes 33 and Stephen Murray and Christian Knowles, both with 33. New President Going into the elections, there was a lot of bickering and arguments and now that it’s over, Archer said he can proceed with the matter at hand, turning around the BAAA. “I think it’s a very sobering time for the BAAA,” he said. “We have to focus on changing the culture of our federation and looking at one single cause. I think it starts with shared visions that we hope to be able to

Lakers for the second time in eight days. Orlando won 130-117 at home on November 17. Aaron Gordon had 17 points and D.J. Augustin added 12 points and nine assists for the Magic. LeBron James had 24 points and seven assists for the Lakers, who had won three straight games and six of their past seven. Kyle Kuzma scored 21 points and Brandon Ingram added 17. RAPTORS 125, HEAT 115 TORONTO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Kyle Lowry added 12 points and 10 assists, and Toronto won its fifth straight game. Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Pascal Siakam scored 21 points, two shy of his career high, as the Raptors improved their NBA-leading record to 17-4. Dwyane Wade scored a season-high 35 points, the most ever by a Miami bench player. Josh Richardson scored 19 points and Bam Adebayo had 16 points and a

share with every member of the federation and it will be driven on a merit basis. “The way I want to run the BAAA is to really focus on results and as the saying goes, what doesn’t get measured, wouldn’t get done. So we want to focus on developing coaches and have a statistical proof of how we develop coaches and I think that will translate into developing world-class athletes.” He said they will be looking at promoting track and field differently, not just for the track fans, but to make the sport relevant throughout the country by doing some innovative things where the innovation of the BAAA will take shape over the next four years they are in office. Although their campaign got sidetracked by a document that was filed in the Attorney General’s office making the BAAA a company, Archer said it was only a tactic employed by their opponents that backfired. “I don’t think it was an issue at all. I think the legal position is very clear. I thought that it was just campaign strategy on their side,” he stated. “I think that it is very clear that we adopted a new constitution on April 1, 2017, which governs us as it has governed us in the 55 years of the federation’s existence. “There’s never been a constitution registered in the BAAA to make it valid and

PHILADELPHIA 76ers’ Joel Embiid, left, congratulates teammate Jimmy Butler (23) after he sank a game-winning three point shot against the Brooklyn Nets in the fourth quarter yesterday in New York. The 76ers won 127-125. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) career-high 21 rebounds, but the Heat lost for the seventh time in nine games. PISTONS 118, SUNS 107 DETROIT (AP) — Andre Drummond had 19 points and 16 rebounds, and Detroit pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Phoenix. Devin Booker scored 37 points for Phoenix, and Detroit had a hard time

so I continue to make the distinction of establishing a company and establishing a constitution. I think that the issue got lost and it’s easy to target something that could easily been considered flawed and it was a good marketing tool, but I don’t think that it worked.” Now that the elections are put behind them, Archer said they will work immediately on identifying every head coach and manager of the national teams representing the country in 2019 by January 31, as mentioned in their manisfesto. “But one of the immediate things we will do is target our strategic partners that we will work with and we want to grow our brand and grow their brand collectively. So I’m looking forward to widening our sponsorship base, not for external events, but for the operation of the federation.” On pulling out the real goat, Archer said they had so much going on that they didn’t have time to kill the goat. “So the goat has become viral for us and for me that is very special because I always believe that our new mission is to be the greatest and I’m hoping that the federation as a body of persons prove that we are the greatest federation in the world and, by extension, we will produce the best athletes in the world. “I’m pleased to see that we are on the right track,” he summed up.

shaking free of the Suns until a 15-3 run in the fourth. Blake Griffin had 16 points and 11 assists for the Pistons, and Reggie Jackson had 19 points and eight assists. Deandre Ayton had 25 points for 13 rebounds for the Suns. Phoenix forward T.J. Warren was ejected in the second quarter after receiving two technical fouls following an offensive foul call that went against him.

New First Vice President Not only is he the new first vice president, but Ravanno Ferguson holds the distinction of being the first Grand Bahamian elected to serve on the executive board. “It’s definitely an achievement,” the former sprinter said. “I appreciate the fact that everybody rallied around the great team that we put together to bring change to the federation. “We have a lot of work to do, so we have to hit the ground running. That is what we intend to do. We want to implement some great programmes and get to work.” Ferguson said it’s a great team with a lot of synergy and once they work together, they can achieve great things. “We want to see more Family Island programmes implemented and that is what we are going to push towards,” he stated. New Second Vice President It wasn’t so much a surprise that he won, but it was how Rupert Gardiner did it, garnering more points than the president and first vice president, even though there were two others contesting his position. “It was a great accomplishment. I’ve been around the sport for a long time from 1981 and I know the logistics of the federation, in terms of how it was ran from Dr Nottage days,

KNICKS 103, GRIZZLIES 98 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Enes Kanter had a career-high 26 rebounds and scored 21 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. finished with 22 points and New York overcame a poor shooting first half to beat Memphis. Emmanuel Mudiay added 17 points, and Trey Burke had 15 to help the Knicks win their third straight in former Grizzles coach David Fizdale’s return. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 27 points and Mike Conley had 23 points. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 16 points and seven blocks, tying a franchise record for a Grizzlies rookie. HAWKS 124, HORNETS 123 ATLANTA (AP) — John Collins had 23 points and 11 rebounds and blocked Kemba Walker’s runner as time expired, helping Atlanta snap a 10-game losing streak with a victory over Charlotte. Walker, the NBA’s second-leading scorer, hit a jumper to put Charlotte up

Alpheus Finlayson, Mike Sands and all of those presidents,” Gardiner said. “I’ve served under eight or nine presidents. “When we got together to put this dynamic team together, we felt that we were doing it for the good of the federation. We felt that the federation was losing everything. This is a good team. “We have a lot of work to do and we can’t just sit down and enjoy the win. We have to hit those Family Islands and do our talent search. We have to do what we put down in the book (manifesto).” Gardiner said the federation first has to go through a “healing process” because there is a lot of “bad blood” flowing around. “So that is something that we have to mend as one to achieve our goals,” he said. “We also have to develop a two-year plan to go after CARIFTA because we can’t continue to allow Jamaica to win all those medals that they are winning. We have to have a good junior programme and get into the Family Islands where all the raw talent is. We have to stay in touch with our coaches.” Coaches Association Endorsement Shaun Miller Sr was one to endorse the new administration. He said he was impressed with the way they interacted with them all through the campaign. “I would say that the change

LILLE, France (AP) — After an agonizing defeat in Croatia’s previous Davis Cup final, there was no letdown for Marin Cilic this time. Cilic was two sets up against Juan Martin del Potro two years ago in Zagreb, with Croatia leading Argentina 2-1 on the final day, when his game collapsed as the South Americans fought back and ultimately won the final. This weekend in northern France, Cilic did not give even a glimmer of hope to his French opponents that they could stage a comeback of their own. On the indoor clay court set up inside the Lille soccer stadium and in front of a hostile crowd, the former US Open champion was ruthless and composed. His clinical display on Sunday secured a 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-3 win over Lucas Pouille to give Croatia a 3-1 victory over defending champion France in the best-of-five series. Both teams agreed not to play the final rubber. Cilic said his loss to Del Potro hadn’t been a distraction but he was relieved to finally add the Davis Cup trophy to his list of trophies. “I was always sleeping well, so no problem, but I’m happy that I played so well this weekend,” the 30-yearold Cilic said. While Argentina was able to fight back, the French didn’t have the weapons required. The hosts won the doubles but were thrashed in straight sets in the three singles matches played against Cilic and Borna Coric. by one with 47.5 seconds remaining, but he committed a shot-clock turnover on the next possession and finished 7 for 23 from the field for 22 points. Kent Bazemore scored 20 points and hit the go-ahead basket for Atlanta, taking an inbound pass and driving down the left side past Dwayne Bacon for a layup with 4.6 seconds to go. Malik Monk tied a career high with 26 points, and Marvin Williams added a season-high 13 rebounds and chipped in 20 points for the Hornets.

was needed,” Miller Sr said. “We had a difficult time working with the administrators of the BAAA. There was a lot of obstacles that we had to cross. I asked for both parties to let us have a meet, sit down and talk, but I was only able to get questions in from the ‘G.O.A.T’ campaign because some of the mistakes the other side made was no questions from the floor. “I was able to put some hard questions that the coaches wanted to Drumeco and his team and they answered them lovely and I think that started to change the mind of a lot of the coaches. We were stagnant for a while and now it is time to get this federation to a level where we are well respected throughout the world. “This is all about Bahamian pride. I’m looking for good things.” Miller Sr said they have already started some negotiations with the University of the Bahamas in getting athletic certificates and programmes coming through the United States Track and Field and he’s hoping they can get that back on track, as well as to get the Family Islands more developed. Unlike the past administration, which refused to help fund their programme, Miller Sr said he’s looking forward to this new administration working in a cohesive unit moving forward as they reach the entire Bahamas.

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Monday, November 26, 2018, PAGE 5

ENGLAND CLOSE IN ON HISTORIC SWEEP OF SRI LANKA By REX CLEMENTINE Associated Press

BRONCOS defensive end Shelby Harris (96) intercepts a pass in the end zone against the Pittsburgh Steelers last night in Denver. The Broncos won 24-17. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Broncos cool off Steelers, Colts slip past Dolphins DENVER (AP) — Nose tackle Shelby Harris picked off Ben Roethlisberger’s 2-yard pass to Antonio Brown in the end zone with 1:03 remaining to seal Denver’s 24-17 win over Pittsburgh that snapped the Steelers’ six-game winning streak yesterday. The Broncos (5-6) used four takeaways to counter a 97-yard touchdown toss from Roethlisberger to JuJu Smith-Schuster. Roethlisberger was 41 of 56 for 462 yards, but he was intercepted twice and the Steelers (7-3-1) lost two fumbles in losing for the first time since September. Phillip Lindsay rushed for 110 yards and the game-deciding touchdown on just 14 carries for Denver, which also ended the Chargers’ six-game winning streak last week and would have snapped Houston’s five-game roll were it not for a missed field goal as time expired. COLTS 27, DOLPHINS 24 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck threw three touchdown passes, Adam Vinatieri kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired and Indianapolis beat Miami for its fifth consecutive victory. Indianapolis (6-5) scored 13 points in the final 8½ minutes to erase a 10-point deficit. It’s the longest win streak for the Colts since 2014. Miami (5-6) has lost 10 of its past 11 on the road, perhaps none more frustrating than this one. The Dolphins picked off Luck twice, recovered a fumble and partially blocked a punt on their way to a 24-14 lead. It still wasn’t enough to derail the resurgent Luck, who was 30 of 37 for 343 yards. He also had the first catch of his NFL career, a 4-yard reception on fourthand-1 late in the first half. Luck capped that drive with a 1-yard TD pass to Jack Doyle. SEAHAWKS 30, PANTHERS 27 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired to lift Seattle to a come-from-behind victory over Carolina. After Graham Gano missed a 52-yard field goal with 1:40 left in the game that would have given the Panthers the lead, Wilson moved around in the pocket until finding Tyler Lockett downfield for a 43-yard completion, setting up the winning kick. The victory puts Seattle (6-5) firmly in the hunt for a wild-card spot in the NFC, while the Panthers (6-5) are reeling after losing three straight and having their 10-game home winning streak snapped. Lockett finished with five catches for 107 yards and a touchdown, while David

that consumed a total of nearly 16 minutes. With starter Joe Flacco out for a second straight game with an injured right hip, Jackson cut down on his rushing attempts, threw more often and got the same result — a victory. After carrying 27 times for 117 yards last week in his NFL starting debut, Jackson ran 11 times for 71 yards and went 14 for 25 for 178 yards and two interceptions. Suggs clinched it with 5:55 left, lumbering down the right sideline after Oakland’s Derek Carr was sacked by Matthew Judon and lost the ball on a fourth-down play. COLTS QB Andrew Luck (12) throws after escaping a sack during the second half against the Miami Dolphins yesterday. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Moore had four receptions for 103 yards and a score. The Panthers spoiled a record-setting performance from Christian McCaffrey, who had a franchise-record 239 yards from scrimmage. He had 17 carries for 125 yards and 11 catches for 114 yards, becoming the first Carolina player to surpass 100 yards in both receiving and rushing in the same game. Cam Newton finished 25 of 30 for 256 yards with two touchdown passes and one interception in the end zone. He ran for 63 yards on eight carries. BROWNS 35, BENGALS 20 CINCINNATI (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw a career-high four touchdown passes in another growing-up-fast performance, and Cleveland ended one of the NFL’s longest streaks of road futility with a victory over Cincinnati, which lost quarterback Andy Dalton to a thumb injury. Cleveland (4-6-1) got its first road win since 2015, emphatically snapping a streak of 25 straight road losses that was one shy of the Lions’ NFL record. The Browns also ended a run of seven straight losses to their intrastate rival. And just as a Browns safety predicted, it wasn’t even close. The Browns surged ahead 28-0 as former head coach Hue Jackson watched helplessly from the opposite sideline. Jackson couldn’t win with the Browns — only three wins in two-plus seasons. Nor could he couldn’t beat them as a special defensive assistant with the Bengals (5-6), who lost for the fifth time in six games. EAGLES 25, GIANTS 22 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jake Elliott kicked a 43-yard field goal with 22 seconds remaining, and Philadelphia rallied for a victory over New York. The defending Super Bowl champions trailed 12-0 early and were down 19-14 in the fourth quarter

before Carson Wentz made key throws and undrafted rookie Josh Adams delivered big runs. Adams scored on a 1-yard touchdown run and ran up the middle for the 2-point conversion to put Philadelphia ahead 22-19. After the Giants tied it on Aldrick Rosas’ third field goal, a 29-yarder, the Eagles controlled the ball for 5:27. Coach Doug Pederson went for a fourth-and-1 at the Giants 42 and Wentz completed a 12-yard pass to Nelson Agholor right before the two-minute warning. Adams ran three times and Elliott made the go-ahead kick. The Giants started at their 34 with 16 seconds left but couldn’t do much. The Eagles (5-6) stayed in the mix in a mediocre NFC East. The Cowboys and Redskins are tied for first place at 6-5. The Giants fell to 3-8. PATRIOTS 27, JETS 13 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and became the NFL’s career leader in total yards passing in regular-season and playoff games, leading New England over New York. Brady also reached 3,000 yards passing for the 16th straight season, tying Peyton Manning for second in NFL history behind Brett Favre’s 18. The New England quarterback surpassed the mark early in the fourth quarter with a 17-yard completion to a diving Josh Gordon. Brady has 79,416 yards after going 20 of 31 for 283 yards in the victory that clinched the Patriots (8-3) their 18th straight season with a .500 record or better. That ranks second in NFL history to only Dallas, which had 21 in a row from 1965-85. Brady had just one TD throw in his previous three games, but connected with Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman against the AFC East-rival Jets (3-8). Rookie Sony Michel ran for a season-best 133 yards

and a TD, and the Patriots had 216 yards rushing to improve to 3-3 on the road this season. CHARGERS 45, CARDINALS 10 CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Philip Rivers tied the NFL record for consecutive completions and set marks for the most to start a game and the highest percentage in a game and Los Angeles rolled over Arizona. The 15-year veteran completed his first 25 passes and was 28 of 29 for 259 yards and three touchdowns in three quarters. It was also his 11th straight game with multiple TD passes. Rivers completed 25 straight passes in the first 2½ quarters, tying Ryan Tannehill’s mark from 2015. The Dolphins QB completed his last seven passes against the Tennessee Titans on October 18, 2015, and then his first 18 the following week against the Houston Texans. Rivers tied the mark with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Keenan Allen midway through the third quarter. He had his only incompletion on the next possession when he was rushed and was unable to connect on a short pass to Austin Ekeler. RAVENS 34, RAIDERS 17 BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson ran for a touchdown and threw for a score, Terrell Suggs returned a fumble 43 yards for a TD and Baltimore ran past Oakland. Cyrus Jones took a punt 70 yards for a touchdown to help the Ravens (6-5) win a second straight game for the first time since September. Gus Edwards rushed for 118 yards as part of an effective ground game that enabled Jackson to pass just enough to keep the Raiders (2-9) off guard — and off the field. Baltimore expanded a three-point halftime lead to 27-17 with two runheavy touchdown drives

BILLS 24, JAGUARS 21 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 14-yard run in the fourth quarter, and the Bills beat the Jaguars in a game marred by a fight that led to the ejections of Jacksonville running back Leonard Fournette and Buffalo defensive end Shaq Lawson. Fournette scored twice to tie it at 14 in the second quarter. He finished with 95 yards on 18 carries before he was thrown out with 2:57 left in the third. Allen also threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Robert Foster in the rookie quarterback’s first game since missing four with a sprained throwing elbow. Rookie receiver Isaiah McKenzie scored on a 6-yard run off a sweep, and Buffalo (4-7) came off its bye week off to win consecutive games for the first time this season. The Jaguars (3-8) dropped their seventh consecutive game in their longest losing streak since a nine-game slide in 2016, which led directly to Gus Bradley being fired and replaced by current coach Doug Marrone. BUCCANEERS 27, 49ERS 9 TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Jameis Winston threw for 312 yards and two touchdowns to help Tampa Bay snap a four-game losing streak. Winston, benched last month after turning the ball over 11 times in 14 quarters, completed 29 of 38 passes without an interception. The fourthyear pro, who’s shared the starting job with Ryan Fitzpatrick, tossed scoring passes of 6 yards to Cameron Brate and 28 yards to Adam Humphries on a play he extended by scrambling to his right before throwing back toward the center of the field. Tampa Bay (4-7), meanwhile, had four sacks and forced a turnover on defence for the first time in eight games, with Ryan Smith and Isaiah Johnson coming up with the team’s first interceptions since a loss to Pittsburgh on September 24.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — England are six wickets away from a historic 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka after reducing the hosts to 54-4 at stumps on day three of the third test at Sinhalese Sports Club yesterday. Having set the hosts an improbable target of 327, England bowlers ran through the Sri Lankan top order. Off-spinner Moeen Ali, who shared the new ball with Stuart Broad, dismissed both openers. Danushka Gunathilaka (6) was caught at first slip by Ben Stokes while Dimuth Karunaratne was clean bowled for 23. Jack Leach claimed a wicket in his third ball of the innings when he dismissed first-innings halfcenturion Dhananjaya de Silva for no score. Ben Stokes dismissed Angelo Mathews with a short ball having got him out in the same fashion in the first innings. Mathews pulled a delivery without control and Broad at short mid-wicket took a terrific diving catch. Sri Lanka were ruing the dismissal of their premier batsman with four balls left to the close of play. Kusal Mendis was unbeaten on 15 with nightwatchman Lakshan Sandakan on one. England, who had a first innings lead of 96 runs, made 230 all out in their second innings. England had a poor start, losing four wickets for 39 in the first hour of the morning session before Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes staged a recovery.

INDIA BEATS AUSTRALIA BY 4 WICKETS IN 3RD T20, TIES SERIES SYDNEY (AP) — Captain Virat Kohli made an unbeaten 61 to steer India to a six-wicket win over Australia in the third Twenty20 international yesterday, tying the rainaffected three-match series at 1-1. India produced significant partnerships at both ends of the innings to ease past Australia’s competitive total of 164-6, reaching 168-4 with two balls to spare. Shikhar Dhawan (41) and Rohit Sharma (23) put on 67 from 33 balls for the first wicket then, after Adam Zampa and A.J. Tye had helped Australia pull back the run-rate, Kohli closed out the match in an unbroken partnership of 60 from 39 balls with Dinesh Karthik (22 not out). En-route, Kohil reached his 19th Twenty20 international half century from 35 balls, urged on by a capacity crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground in which India fans overwhelmingly outnumbered Australians. Australia won the first match of the series at Brisbane and the second at Melbourne was lost to rain, presenting the home side with the chance on Sunday to achieve its first ever T20 series win over India. Captain Aaron Finch (28) and D’Arcy Short (33) set a sound platform for Australia, who elected to bat after winning the toss, putting on 68 for the first wicket. But after conceding 12 runs from his first over, left-armer Krunal Pandya fought back to take 4-36 — the best figures by a spinner in a T20 international in Australia — and Kuldeep Yadav took 1-19 as India’s spinners dominated on a slow SCG pitch.

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Monday, November 26, 2018, PAGE 7

WORLD CHAMPION HAMILTON WINS SEASON-ENDING ABU DHABI GP By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — World champion Lewis Hamilton coasted to victory from pole position at the year-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix yesterday, and in doing so equalled his personal best for a season with his 11th win of the campaign. Having already secured a fifth F1 title, the British Mercedes driver beat Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel at the Yas Marina circuit to secure the 73rd win of his career. He is contracted to Mercedes for the next two years at least, giving him a realistic chance of matching Michael Schumacher’s F1 record of 91 GP wins. Vettel is third all-time with 52, and did not look like adding to that in a race controlled by his rival. “I wanted to finish on a high. The team has done an exceptional job all year,” said Hamilton, who stripped down to the waist on the podium and pointed to a tattoo on his back. “I wanted to show ‘Still I Rise’ on my back,” said Hamilton, referring to a poem by writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou.

It was a symbolic finish to a season where, again, Hamilton showed his superiority under pressure to beat Vettel into second place overall for the second straight year. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen finished third in the race ahead of teammate Daniel Ricciardo for a fifth straight podium. Verstappen overtook Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas to finish fourth overall behind Kimi Raikkonen, who retired early into his final race for Ferrari. Verstappen and Ricciardo made light work of overtaking Bottas, who finished fifth, raising questions again about the Finnish driver’s ability to withstand pressure in a season where he has not won. Veteran Spanish driver Fernando Alonso placed 11th with McLaren in his last F1 race with the team. The two-time F1 champion is pursuing other racing interests. “It’s been an honour and a privilege to race in the same era as him,” Hamilton said. “The sport will miss him, we will miss him.” The race was held up after a spectacular crash on Lap 1 involving French driver Romain Grosjean and Nico Hulkenberg, who was sent tumbling

His car was crane-lifted off the track. The incident held up the race for a few laps, with drivers forced to slow down behind a safety car, until the race resumed on Lap 5. Verstappen and Esteban Ocon tangled on track once again, continuing their feud from Brazil two weeks ago where Verstappen fell from first place to second after being tagged by Ocon. This time they narrowly avoided touching cars as they fought for space. Raikkonen’s race ended on Lap 6 when his car had a power cut. The Finnish driver, who is joining Sauber next year, trudged back to the team garage. With the halfway point in the 55-lap race approaching, there was a rare sight as rain briefly fell on the desert track. Ricciardo, by this point, was in the lead and about 5 seconds clear of Hamilton but had yet to change tires. He eventually did so with 21 laps to go, and Hamilton regained the lead ahead of Vettel and Bottas in third but Verstappen pressuring behind him. Once again, Bottas failed to properly defend his position. Toro Rosso driver Pierre Gasly, Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson and Ocon all retired late in the race.

MERCEDES driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates yesterday. (AP) into the barriers and finally settled upside down. Hulkenberg was unharmed and eventually climbed out. Grosjean has a reputation as one of F1’s more reckless — or adventurous — drivers. He caused the crash by clipping the right rear tire of Hulkenberg’s Renault, sending it tipping upward, barrelling over and sliding on its back. As some smoke billowed from the car, a fearfulsounding Hulkenberg urged his team to get him out fast. A concerned Grosjean asked about Hulkenberg’s condition on his radio. Stewards took no action against Grosjean, deeming it a racing incident. After a few moments, Hulkenberg’s Renault was tipped over the right way and the German driver climbed out unassisted.

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PHIL Mickelson beat Tiger Woods in overtime Friday in their $9 million pay-per-view match in Las Vegas that ended up free for many viewers because of technical problems. Mickelson won on the 22nd hole, making a 4-foot birdie putt on a specially set up 93-yard, par 3. The match at Shadow Creek Golf Club finished under floodlights. Mickelson said to Woods after the match: “Just know I will never let you live that down. It’s not the Masters or the US Open, but it is nice to have a little something on you.” Woods said he enjoyed the match, even if he was on the losing end. “You couldn’t have made this event any better than it was,” he said. “It was back and forth and very competitive on a golf course that was playing on the tricky side.” The match made for some compelling golf at times, if only most people would have been able to see it. Technical difficulties marred the event, which was billed as golf’s first pay-per-view broadcast.

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marine Forecast ABACO ANDROS CAT ISLAND CROOKED ISLAND ELEUTHERA FREEPORT GREAT EXUMA GREAT INAGUA LONG ISLAND MAYAGUANA NASSAU RAGGED ISLAND SAN SALVADOR

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WINDS SW at 6-12 Knots WSW at 6-12 Knots SW at 4-8 Knots SSW at 6-12 Knots S at 4-8 Knots SSW at 4-8 Knots ESE at 4-8 Knots SE at 4-8 Knots WSW at 4-8 Knots SSW at 6-12 Knots WSW at 6-12 Knots WNW at 7-14 Knots S at 4-8 Knots S at 4-8 Knots E at 6-12 Knots E at 4-8 Knots SE at 4-8 Knots SSE at 4-8 Knots SE at 4-8 Knots SSE at 4-8 Knots SW at 3-6 Knots SSW at 4-8 Knots SE at 4-8 Knots SE at 4-8 Knots SW at 4-8 Knots SSW at 6-12 Knots

WAVES 2-4 Feet 2-4 Feet 0-1 Feet 0-1 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 0-1 Feet 0-1 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 0-1 Feet 1-2 Feet 2-4 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet

VISIBILITY 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 6 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 80° F 79° F 82° F 82° F 82° F 81° F 83° F 83° F 80° F 79° F 80° F 79° F 83° F 82° F 84° F 84° F 84° F 83° F 82° F 83° F 81° F 80° F 83° F 82° F 82° F 81° F

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