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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Baylor Bears win Battle 4 Atlantis

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

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he Baylor Bears have put pollsters on notice – this team warrants national recognition and is prime for a tournament run in March.

The Bears claimed the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis with a 66-63 win over the Louisville Cardinals in the Atlantis resort’s Imperial Arena. They overcame a 20-point deficit to remain undefeated on the season at 6-0 and notch their third win over a ranked team this season.

They also defeated No.4 Oregon and No.24 Michigan State in the B4A semi-finals on Thursday afternoon.

Johnathan Motley was named the tournament’s MVP and finished with 15 points, six rebounds and two assists despite playing much of the game in foul trouble.

For the tournament, he averaged 20 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. “I’m thankful for my teammates for getting me in the right positions to score. I couldn’t do it by myself. It takes a team to win,” he said. “We played harder than them and we got the W.” The Bears received a major lift from their bench with 15 points from King McClure, 12 from Terry Maston and eight from Jake Lindsey.

The Cardinals suffered their first lost of the season and became the first team to lose two Battle 4 Atlantis Championships after their loss to Duke in the 2012 finals.

Louisville got a combined 31 points from their backcourt, with Queintin Snyder’s 17 and Donovan Mittchell’s 14. Jaylen Johnson was the only other Cards player in double figures with 10. After being outscored 39-24 in the first half, Baylor won the second half 42-24 to complete the comeback.

Louisville opened the game on a 13-4 run to take a double-digit lead just over seven minutes into

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ABOVE THE RIM: The No.20 Baylor Bears defeated Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr and No.24 Michigan State Spartans 73-58 during the Battle 4 Atlantis NCAA college basketball tournament semi-finals in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island.

Photo: Shawn Hanna/The Tribune

NFL SUNDAY

Dolphins win, Pg 5

‘TUM TUM’ AND THE SPARTANS SETTLE FOR 3RD

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net FOLLOWING his visit to Sandiland’s Primary for the Mission Educate Bahamas programme, Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn said he was inspired to put on a show for the home crowd to support him at the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Nairn did just that, setting a pair of career highs and helping his Michigan State Spartans to a third place finish in the tournament.

The Spartans concluded the three-day event with a 7772 win over the Wichita State Shockers at the Atlantis resort’s Imperial Arena.

Nairn dished a career high 12 assists in the win and also added five rebounds.

“I just wanted to push the ball in transition and try to attack the rim on angles and then when I attacked the rim the shooters were open so I was just finding them. Words can’t explain what this trip meant to me because my family has never really seen me play in person and I’m so thankful to my coaches and this programme for giving me this opportunity to play in front of my mom, my great grandmother, and my dad. I don’t even know the emotions I’m feeling right now because it meant that much to me.”

In game one, Nairn tied his career high with 13 points and set a new career high with three, three-point field goals made in the Spartans’ 73-62 win over the St John’s Red Storm.

His scoring outburst was highlighted by another first in his collegiate career - his first dunk in a game.

Over the course of the tournament, he averaged six points, four rebounds and 6.3 assists per game.

“It gave me confidence to know that I can run this team and be the leader of the team. I think for me I just have to continue to capitalise on this and work as hard as I can,” Nairn said.

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Jacobi Bain and Tiraspolsky fall short in doubles

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net JACOBI Bain got his first taste of competing in an International Tennis Federation 18-and-under final and he and his Canadian partner Ilya Tiraspolsky made the best of it in the boys’ doubles of the Goombay Splash Bowl.

Unfortunately, the duo was unable to withstand the more experienced pair of Andrea Cugini and Gianmarco Ferrari from Italy.

Bain and Tiraspolsky, playing together for the first time last week at the National Tennis Centre, lost to Cugini and Ferrari 6-2, 6-4.

Their match came on Friday, just before the week long tournament closed out on Saturday with top seed Santiago Hinojosa and unseeded Evelyne Christelle Tiron winning the boys’ and girls’ titles.

Hinojosa, out of Mexico, disposed of unseeded Cleeve Haprer from Canada 6-2, 6-4 for the

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boys’ title, while Tiron from Romania continued her impressive here by pulling off a 6-3, 6-4 upset win over No.4 seed Yasemin Ada Boru of Turkey.

Playing before a sparse crowd that included his parents, Bradley and Marie Bain, former deputy prime minister Tommy Turnquest and former Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association President Kit Spencer, Bain and Tiraspolsky gave all they had.

But the lack of experience from the youngest team in the tournament showed up as they opened a 4-1 lead in the second set, but could not close out the match as Cugini and Ferrari rallied back to take the next five games to secure the win.

“It felt pretty good. I think we played our best tennis today,” said Bain, who admitted that he nor Tiraspolsky were distraught by the outcome. “My partner is really good. He has a big forehand and a solid backhand. He’s really good.”

JACOBI BAIN and his doubles partner IlyaTiraspolsky (right).

Over the past year, Bain, who has grown in height standing between 5-feet-11 to 6-0 and now wearing size 13 in shoes, said he too has progressed playing in Europe and he’s pleased to come home and display his skills.

“I want to thank my team, my parents, my supporters, my fitness coach and my tennis coach” he said. “I think I’ve progressed very well. I think I’m playing my best tennis.”

A soft spoken Tiraspolsky said it was a good experience playing with Bain. “It was good. It was fun,” he said. “I think we played good. I think I played with him once when we were younger. He has really progressed.”

Cugini, speaking on behalf of the winning doubles team, said while this was the first time for them in the Bahamas, they are excited to be leaving as the champions.

“We played well in the first set, but we are happy that we were able to come back and win the

way we did in the second set,” he said.

Cugini, 15, lost in the first round in singles to American qualifier Felipe Hidalgo 6-2, 6-3 and Ferrari, 16, got beat in the second round

by Roger Lyn, the American No.3 seed, who won 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

On Monday, Bain played in the first round of singles where he got eliminated after taking his opponent to three sets before losing to Cleeve Harper from Canada 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. Tiraspolsky, 14, reached the quarterfinal where he got knocked out 6-3, 6-3 to No.6 seed to Giovanni Bellio from Venezuela.

“I think I played very well in my first ITF 18s,” he said. “I think I will be able to improve as I go on to play in my next tournament at the Orange Bowl in Florida and that will be the end of the year for me. But my overall year has gone very well. I’m top 150 in Europe and I’ve just got my first ITF

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Motorcade sets stage for Best of the Best Regatta

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE stage is set for the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources and the Star Sailors League’s Best of the Best Regatta this weekend in Montagu Bay. The C class boats took to the streets for a motorcade on Saturday, ending up in Montagu’s parking lot for the public to view, while the sailors congregated at the Mt Calvary Baptist Cathedral for a church service yesterday.

The two events kicked off the week of activities scheduled to run December 1-4 on Montagu Bay where the top A, B and C class boats will compete and the top boats from the SSL will clash for bragging rights and thousands of dollars in cash prizes.

Stefano Kemp, now sailing the Queen Drucilla and the King & Knights after the death of owner/skipper King Eric Gibson, said the Best of the Best would definitely bring out the best in all of the boats.

“A lot of people say there will be a lot of competition in the B class, but there will be a lot of competition out there in the C class,” he said. “The Queen Dricilla is going out there to dominate and we’re going in fighting. At the end of the day, I know we will be on top.”

While many expected just to show up for a float parade to promote the races, others came to judge the prettiness of the boats on display and even though they were not quite ready, Kemp said his King & Knights and the Legend were quite impressive.

However, a lot of people were looking at the new

BEST OF THE BEST - The C class boats took to the streets for a motorcade from Golden Gates Outreach Ministries to Montagu Bay on Saturday.

Photos: Shawn Hanna/The Tribune look and sponsored Aliv Thunderbird. Owner Rev Dr Philip McPhee said it’s just a taste of what to expect on the waters this weekend.

“This is certainly turning out to be the biggest sailing event in the history of the Bahamas,” McPhee said.

“We are really thankful to the Government of the Bahamas, including the Prime Minister for his support and our Minister V Alfred Gray and our permanent secretary Renee Glinton for believing in the only Bahamian sport, which is sloop sailing.”

With his boat getting some finishing touches as she was parked on Montagu, McPhee said without

a doubt, they are the prettiest of all of the boats.

“I want to thank Aliv Company, a brand new company that just came to the Bahamas and really showed their love and support for what is Bahamian already,” McPhee said.

“I think we ought to give them tremendous courage for just jumping right out of the gate and join in the believing in the Thunderbird and I promised that we will make them proud.”

The Best of the Best Regatta will feature all of the sloop boats which all won a regatta this year in New Providence or in the Family Island.

Joining the King &

Knights and Aliv Thunderbird in the C class are the Sweet Island Gal, Legal Weapon, Sacrifice, Whitty K, Crazy Parner and H2O. Arlington Keith Brown, owner of the Sweet Island Gal, said a lot of people are counting them out, but they will prove them all wrong.

“This is going to be a different regatta,” he said.

“The guys that they expect to win this regatta and the boats that they expect to be the top boats won’t be there.

“I expect to be on the podium, me and my crew.

When it’s all said and done, the Sweet Island Gal will be on the podium. Whether it’s first, second or third, she

will be there.”

Known as a carnival boat because of its colours, Brown said they represent the “sunshine and the beauty of the Bahamas. I didn’t know they were going to have any judging, otherwise I would have made sure that everybody saw her true beauty.”

The B class will comprise of the Susan Chase, Barbarian, Queen Drucilla and Ants Nest. And making up the fleet in the A class are the Tida Wave, Lady Muriel, Red Stripe, Original Courageous and the Running Tide.

Chester Fox, the commodore for the Best of the Best Regatta, said there would

be some good, keen competition in all of the classes.

“I’m hoping that we will have a big crowd on the shore,” he said. “I hope we can have more people than this shore can hold. I know everybody is excited about it. The ministry has done a good job in promoting it, so we are looking for a very good time.”

Over the course of the first three days of competition from Thursday to Saturday, Fox said all of the classes will have one race each day and the top three finishers in the three races will then sail in the final on Sunday.

According to Fox, the prize money is bigger than any regatta that has ever been held in the Bahamas.

McPhee said the A class boat could walk away with at least $10,000 if successful in winning all of their races, while the B class could collect about $5-7,000 and the C class about $5-6,000.

For the first three days of the Best of the Best Regatta, the SSL Finals will also be taking place, just two miles away in Montagu Bay. A total of 50 of the world's top sailors, representing 17 different countries, will battle it out over five days of racing, including a thrilling last day knock-out format.

The winner will take away the lion-share of the $200,000 prize pot.

Expected to lead the field of competitors are Frenchman Rohart Xavier, the top ranked sailor with 8,594 points, followed by American Szabo George at No.2 with 8,340 and Italian Negri Diego at No.3 with 8,114.

American Diaz Augie is sitting in fourth with 7,350 and Polgar Johannes from Germany round out the top five with 6,522.

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‘I just want the world to know Bahamians are on the rise’ IN case you missed it last week, Bahamas native Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn and his Michigan State Spartans touched down in the capital as a part of the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis - giving many local basketball fans something to cheer about.

I took a break from my regular news coverage last week to make note of Tum Tum’s off the court outreach while home.

I was pleased to read that the Spartans, as a part of the Ministry of Education’s Mission: Educate Bahamas, visited a couple of schools in the capital, interacting with the youth.

My glee with the report deepened once I got wind of some remarks made by the starting guard, who challenged students to press on with the dreams no matter how obscure.

Tum Tum, a former student at Albury Sayles Primary and C R Walker High, reminded students that he once sat in seats similar to theirs, insisting that his belief and dedication was what propelled him to reach his overall dreams of becoming a college level athlete.

“It was emotional just knowing I came from the government school system.

I used to be there sitting in assembly just like they were listening to people talk, singing the songs, singing the national anthem, saying the pledge and it just made me think of what our country stands for. People always ask me why I appreciate a lot of things I have now, well it’s because I grew up in this same environment,” Nairn was quoted in Wednesday’s Tribune sports section.

“When I was looking at the kids I just couldn’t help

FOURTH QUARTER PRESS

BY RICARDO WELLSedia.net rwells@tribunem

“AFTER ALL, THEY ARE THE ONES WHO KIDS ADMIRE MOST. UNLIKE IN DECADES PAST, THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE IDOLISED AND CELEBRATED FOR THEIR ACTIONS. WE NEED THEM MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, BECAUSE IT IS THROUGH THEM THAT WE WILL INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF BAHAMIANS TO BE GREAT.” it because I was once in their shoes and hopefully they can see that it doesn’t matter where you’re from you can make and you can do whatever you want to do in life,” he added.

The comments served as a needed dose of reality for many of the students, of that I am sure, but the credit in his action should lie in the timing.

Tum Tum’s words come as Bahamian athletes continue to make a push on the world stage, many of whom are rated as some of the best in their respective fields.

The reality is, in the Bahamas, the investment in our youth and our youth sports leaves much to want, but despite this shortfall, scores of youth are able to progress, improve and promote our great country.

As Tum Tum was lighting

up the court at Atlantis’ Imperial Ballroom, hundreds of Bahamians were preparing to and participating in an historic march on Parliament.

The “We March” movement marked the first time in decades Bahamians, en mass, have effectively protested the status of governance in the country.

These two events struck a chord of semblance in my mind because they both prove the strength of Bahamians to do what is necessary to achieve what is needed.

Tum Tum stands as another great athlete that is on the frontline of the fight to revolutionise sports in the Bahamas; “We March” was done so as to revolutionise the status of governance here. Whether we want to credit them or not, this crop

LOURAWLS NAIRN runs some drills with students last week.

Photo: Aaron Davis of athletes are at the forefront of societal matters more so than ever before.

After all, they are the ones who kids admire most.

Unlike in decades past, they are the ones who are idolised and celebrated for their actions. We need them

more than ever before, because it is through them that we will inspire the next generation of Bahamians to be great.

Well, after all, Tum Tum said it best himself: “I just want the world to know Bahamians are on the rise and

we have a lot of talented players.”

The Spartans finished third at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament this year.

• Ricardo Wells writes Fourth Quarter Press every Monday. Comments to rwells@tribunemedia.net

Ballroom-turned-arena to host No. 1 Kentucky against Arizona State

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE No. 1 ranked college basketball team in America returns to the Bahamas, this time to face meaningful competition in a regular season game.

The University of Kentucky Wildcats are scheduled to face the Arizona State Sun Devils 7pm tonight at the Atlantis Showcase in the Imperial Arena of the Atlantis resort.

Wildcats head coach John Calipari said his team has thoroughly enjoyed the experience in the Bahamas thus far and look forward to a return trip in the summer of 2018.

“The setup is great and it’s all self-contained. It’s a two-hour flight from our campus and we’re in another world. We did this in the summer. I want to do it, not this coming summer, but the next summer I want to do it again. We want to get three FIBA teams to come in and play us. This time I think we’ll get even better FIBA teams because the word will be out about what it is.”

“I’d love to play down here every year. Let’s get an opponent, come down here and play and make it an annual thing that we can do, not every four years.

Every year. The Atlantis has been so cooperative with us and it’s a win-win.

They know that we can travel, they know TV is following us so it’s great for us and for them.”

The Wildcats hosted the Big Blue Bahamas Tour in August 2014 when the team competed against the Puerto Rican national team reserves, the Dominican national team and French Club Champagne ChalonsReims at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Calipari said the trips not only benefit his teams but serve a dual purpose by engaging the travelling Kentucky fanbase – Big Blue Nation. Hundreds of fans filled the Imperial Arena as the team hosted open practice.

“To see the fans down here and to have them sit through a practice like that is special. To be able to have them each take a picture with a team, those fans to make an effort to be here and be with us for a few days is good.” Calipari said. “We have a bunch of guys in a great frame of mind about playing for each other, being about their teammate than themselves yet being responsible for that challenge and developing the habits they need to win. Again for the fans, who can take a picture with our team, except these fans who came out for this trip. They’ve never been in a practice, now they know. We get to travel, which is good for them.

But not at the expense of playing three games backto-back-to-back against teams, we’re just not ready to do that yet.”

The undefeated Wildcats (6-0) will face the (4-2) Sun Devils in the 3,800-seat Imperial Ballroom at the Atlantis Resort just on the heels of last week’s Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.

Kentucky leads the alltime series between the schools 3-0.

Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley said the team has a business mindset despite the backdrop of a vacation-like environment. “It’s been great.

For me It’s been difficult for me because I’m not on vacation. I might act like it for an hour with the guys down by the pool to relax and just get away because we put the work, and now

we’ll just watch film,” he said.

“It’s a magnificent place to host a game and an event. It’s a great life experience for our players to walk around, go by the beach see the park and slides that are here it’s a great experience for our guys.”

Hurley had his own battles with the Wildcats during his playing days as a member of the Duke Blue Devils and was on the court for “The Shot” which saw the Duke advance to the 1992 Final Four with a 104-103 win over UK. Wildcats senior guard Mychal Mulder said the team has taken advantage of the bonding experience the trip has provided.

“It’s exciting, it’s a great experience that a lot of us have never had. Some of our guys have never been out of the country so I think it’s a positive thing for our team, we’ve had a lot of team bonding and a lot of cool experiences overall,” he said. “They [Atlantis] have it set up nice for us. The lighting is really good, the court is really good, I was impressed when I walked in and saw everything.”

The Wildcats will have the services of sophomore guard Isaiah Briscoe, who returns to the starting lineup after sitting out the last two games with an injury.

Briscoe had an MRI on Friday which revealed only a deep gluteal bruise. “He’s fine,” Calipari said. “He was ridiculous yesterday.

He really was. Then I was saying, ‘How in the world could you not play in the game and then the next day practice like you just did?

(But) after he knew what it was, after the MRI, he’s fine. All right, now that I know what it is, let’s go play.”

COMETS STUN FALCONS, 44-40

PLAY ACTION: The Queen’s College Comets stunned the defending junior boys champions Jordan Prince Williams Falcons 44-40 as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools continued its regular season on Friday. Nathan Allen and Matthew Deveaux were the leading scorers.

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Cybots fall to Shockers, 113-78 IN two of the biggest matches so far in the New Providence Basketball Association, the Commonwealth Bank Giants and the Shockers prevailed over their top ranked rivals at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend.

In the feature game on Friday night, the Giants knocked down the Mr Ship It Freight Regulators 93-87 after the PJ Stingers stunned the Rhythm Rebels 72-49 in the opener.

Then on Saturday, the Shockers shocked the Mail Boat Cybots 113-78 in the feature contest. In a pair of division II encounters, the Johnson’s Trucking Panchos blasted the Future Ballers 102-86 and the Hype Basketball held off the Elites Basketball Club 79-70.

Shockers 113, Cybots 78: After taking a 27-18 lead at the end of the first quarter, the Shockers surged to an impressive 63-37 rout at the half and they never looked back.

Salathiel Dean had a big night with 19 points, 14 rebounds and four assists to lead the attack.

Crosley Wilmore came off the bench with 15 points and six rebounds; Shakwon Lewis also came off the bench and contributed 14 points, six assists and three rebounds and Williams Rigby helped out with 13 points and seven rebounds.

In a losing effort, Terrance Brown had 21 points; Livingstone Munnings 16 points and 17 rebounds and Daniel Bullard came off the bench and added 11 points and seven rebounds.

Giants 93, Regulators 87: In a closely contested match-up, Commonwealth Bank led in all but the third quarter. But holding onto a 64-60 advantage going into the fourth, they outscored Mr Ship It Freight 29-27 in the fourth to secure the win.

Michael Bain Jr came off the bench and ignited the Giants with

22 points, six rebounds and four assists; Michael Hanna had 14 points and four rebounds; Jeffery Henfield had 11 points and four rebounds; Karon Pratt had nine points and five rebounds and Tehran Cox also had nine points.

Eugene Bain exploded for a game high 39 points and 16 rebounds to pace the losers. Gameliel Rose had 13 points and four rebounds.

Stingers 72, Rebels 49: The Rebels found their rhythm at the start of the game, taking an early 18-9 lead at the end of the first quarter but, by the half, they trailed 29-28 and got out-scored 23-7 in the third and 20-14 in the fourth in the lopsided affair.

Domnick Bridgewater came off the bench and sparked PJ's with a game high 22 points, four rebounds and three assists. Anthony Whylly had 12 points and six rebounds; Devon Ferguson had nine points and six rebounds and

Vernon Stubbs had eight points and five rebounds.

Anthony Williams was the top scorer for Rhythm and he only had nine points with six rebounds.

The next scorer was Theo Ferguson with eight points and eight rebounds. Jorann Adderley also had eight points with four assists and two rebounds.

Panchos 103, Future Ballers 86: After falling behind 26-19 at the end of the first quarter, Johnson's Trucking erupted to go up 47-44 at the half and they used a 25-7 spurt in the third to control the rest of the game.

Christoff Stuart led the way for the Panchos with a game high 40 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Michael Davis had 32 points and 22 rebounds; Scott Young had 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Franz Smith Jr added 11 points.

In a losing effort, Wendall Altidor had 22 points; Latrel Hinzey

ON THE REPLAY: The Shockers stunned the Mail Boat Cybots 113-78 in the feature contest on Saturday.

had 16 points, five rebounds and four assists; Koby Mackey had 16 points, five assists and four rebounds and Kino Sears helped out with 12 points and six rebounds.

Hype Basketball 79, Elites Basketball 70: With their 38-25 halftime lead, Hype Basketball was able to hold off the Elites in the second half for the win.

Andreas Black had 23 points and 20 rebounds to lead the winners. Dale Davis came off the bench with 16 points and four rebounds and Kenneth Johnson added 15 points and five rebounds.

Tario McKenzie had 19 points, five rebounds and four assists for the losers. H was joined by Teneas Mackey with 15 points and six rebounds. Livigi Forbes helped out with 11 points.

Tonight 7pm - Pirates vs Rhythm Rebels 8:30pm - Commonwealth Bank Giants vs PJ StingersÂ

Photos: Shawn Hanna/The Tribune

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Dolphins win 6th in a row by beating the 49ers 31-24 MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Ndamukong Suh tackled Colin Kaepernick 2 yards short of the goal line as time ran out, and the Dolphins handed the 49ers a franchise-record 10th consecutive loss.

Ryan Tannehill threw for 285 yards and three scores to compensate for a sputtering Miami ground game.

With the 49ers trailing by seven, Kaepernick moved them from their 38 to the 6 in the final 1:44.

But he threw incomplete on first down, and then was tackled from behind by the 305-pound Suh on the final play.

The Dolphins (7-4) extended their winning streak to six games, their longest since 2005. Kaepernick passed for three TDs, but the 49ers (1-10) still haven’t won since the season opener.

NFL CAPSULES GIANTS 27, BROWNS 13 CLEVELAND (AP) — Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes to Odell Beckham Jr., Jason PierrePaul returned a fumble for a TD, and the New York Giants extended their winning streak to six, holding off Cleveland 27-13 on Sunday to keep the Browns winless.

Manning had three TD passes. They don’t overwhelm anyone, but the Giants (8-3) do just enough to win and are in position to make the playoffs for the first time since 2011, when they won the Super Bowl.

Manning threw a 32yard TD pass to Beckham in the second quarter and added a 4-yarder to the star wide receiver with 5:10 left to finally put away the Browns (0-12).

Cleveland has lost 15 in a row since last season. It is 3-30 since ending the 2014 season with five consecutive losses.

BUCCANEERS 14, SEAHAWKS 5 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston threw a pair of touchdown passes to Mike Evans and Tampa Bay’s rejuvenated defense shut down Russell Wilson and Seattle.

Evans scored on receptions of 3 and 23 yards in the opening quarter, a grieving Alterraun Verner had one of two interceptions off Wilson, and the Bucs sacked the Seattle quarterback six times.

The Bucs (6-5) have won three straight to climb back into contention for a playoff berth. In addition to stopping Seattle’s threegame winning streak, they remained one game behind first-place Atlanta in the NFC South.

The Seahawks are 7-3-1.

Playing two days after the death of his father, Verner picked off Wilson to stop a promising drive in the final minute of the opening half. The reserve cornerback was embraced on the sideline by teammates, who continued to play inspired defense in the second half.

RAIDERS 35, PANTHERS 32 OAKLAND, Calif.

(AP) — Derek Carr came back from an injured pinkie to lead another fourthquarter comeback and the Raiders won their fifth straight game.

Carr threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns despite missing a series after the injury, leading the Raiders (9-2) back from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to clinch their first winning season since 2002.

After leading a tying drive earlier in the fourth quarter, Carr hit Michael Crabtree on a 49-yard pass on third-and-9 to help set

DOLPHINS cornerback Bobby McCain tackles San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Rod Streater (81), during the second half of Sunday’s game in Miami Gardens, Florida.

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

up Sebastian Janikowski’s 23-yard field goal with 1:45 left.

Cam Newton led the Panthers (4-7) into Oakland territory on the final drive.

But Greg Olsen dropped a pass on third down that would have put Carolina in field goal range, and Khalil Mack stripped Newton on a fourth-down sack to seal the win.

The Panthers scored the first 25 points in the second half after Carr left the game when he hurt his right pinkie while fumbling a snap on the second play from scrimmage in the third quarter.

PATRIOTS 22, JETS 17 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tom Brady tied Peyton Manning for the most wins by a quarterback in NFL history, getting his 200th by throwing a go-ahead 8-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Mitchell with 1:56 left.

Trailing 17-16 with 5:04 left and the ball on the Patriots 17, Brady led an efficient drive by completing six passes. After James White stretched for 4 yards on fourth-and-4, a 25-yard catch by Chris Hogan put the ball at the 8. Brady then zipped a pass to Mitchell to put the Patriots (9-2) ahead.

A 2-point conversion try by White was initially ruled good, but the call was reversed because the ball never crossed the goal line — giving the Jets (3-8) a final chance.

But Chris Long hit Ryan Fitzpatrick before he could throw, resulting in a fumble that was recovered by Trey Flowers.

It was the 500th win in franchise history for the Patriots, who became the first original AFL franchise to reach the mark.

FALCONS 38, CARDINALS 19 ATLANTA (AP) — Taylor Gabriel took two short passes for touchdowns and the Atlanta Falcons returned from a bye week to add to Arizona’s misery.

Gabriel, cut by the winless Browns before the season, scored on plays of 35 and 25 yards that showed off his speed.

His second score finished the Cardinals, who began the season touted as a Super Bowl contender but have been one of the NFL’s most disappointing teams.

The Falcons (7-4) began the day leading the NFC South and moved a step closer to their first playoff berth since 2012. The Cardinals (4-6-1) have lost two straight and three of their past four, putting them in danger of missing the postseason a season after reaching the NFC championship game.

Coach Bruce Arians was on the sideline after falling

ill and being briefly hospitalized early in the week, but it did little to inspire his team.

CHARGERS 21, TEXANS 13 HOUSTON (AP) — Philip Rivers threw for 242 yards and three touchdowns against the mistakeprone Texans.

Dontrelle Inman had 119 yards receiving and a touchdown to help San Diego (5-6) to the victory.

The Texans (6-5) lost in Houston for the first time this season after winning their first five here. Playing a large part were four turnovers, including three interceptions by Brock Osweiler.

The Chargers were up by four in the fourth quarter when Rivers evaded the rush and delivered a 25yard pass to Inman. Kareem Jackson was flagged for unnecessary roughness for a helmet-to-helmet hit on the play, leaving San Diego at the 12-yard line.

Rivers delivered a touchdown pass to rookie Hunter Henry on the next play to push the lead to 21-10.

Osweiler’s second interception came after that when he badly overthrew C.J. Fiedorowicz and Dwight Lowery made the easy grab.

Houston added a field goal with 37 seconds left and recovered an onside kick. But Osweiler’s first shot at the end zone was knocked down, and the second one was intercepted as time expired.

TITANS 27, BEARS 21 CHICAGO (AP) — Marcus Mariota threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns, and the Titans hung on to beat the depleted Bears.

The Titans (6-6) gave their playoff hopes a boost, though they watched as Chicago (2-9) cut a 20-point lead to six in the fourth quarter. The Titans moved a half-game out of first place in the AFC South.

Matt Barkley, starting for the injured Jay Cutler, led the late surge. The Bears had a first down at the Tennessee 7 in the final minute when Josh Bellamy dropped a pass in the end zone on first down. Barkley’s next three attempts fell incomplete, preserving the win for Tennessee.

Mariota, putting together one of the best seasons ever by a Titans quarterback, came through with another solid performance.

The second-year pro completed 15 of 23 passes.

SAINTS 49, RAMS 21 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees passed for 310 yards and four touchdowns and Mark Ingram scored twice.

Playing 10 days after being knocked unconscious in a Thursday night loss at

Carolina, Ingram rushed for 146 yards on 14 carries, including a 61-yard scamper and a 10-yard touchdown on a fourth-and-1 play. He also scored on a 21-yard screen to the right side of the field, which was wide open as the Rams (47) tried to pressure Brees.

Two of Brees’ scoring strikes went to rookie Michael Thomas, whose touchdowns of 6 and 21 yards were part of a ninecatch, 108-yard performance. Brees’ other touchdowns went to Ingram and Brandon Coleman from 6 yards for New Orleans (56).

Saints coach Sean Payton also victimized his former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams, with some razzle-dazzle that produced a 50-yard touchdown pass from receiver Willie Snead to running back Tim Hightower.

RAVENS 19, BENGALS 14 BALTIMORE (AP) — Justin Tucker kicked four field goals and Baltimore shut down the Bengals’ depleted offense.

Joe Flacco threw for 234 yards and a touchdown to help Baltimore (6-5) snap a five-game losing streak against the Bengals (3-7-1), whose playoff hopes took another serious blow.

The victory was not assured until Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton fumbled when sacked by Elvis Dumervil, and defensive end Lawrence Guy recovered at the Baltimore 21 with 1:05 left and the Ravens up 19-12.

Cincinnati got a safety on the final play when Baltimore punter Sam Koch ran out of the end zone while his blockers intentionally held Cincinnati rushers. A game can end on an offensive penalty.

At this point, the Bengals will need a sensational finish to extend their run of consecutive playoff appearances to six.

BILLS 28, JAGUARS 21 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — LeSean McCoy scored twice, including a career-best 75-yard run.

Tyrod Taylor’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hunter with 10:46 remaining put the Bills ahead for good during a second half in which the teams traded the lead five times. Taylor also scored on a 7-yard run in helping keep Buffalo in the playoff hunt.

The Bills (6-5) won for the second straight week when trailing at halftime after doing so just once last season. Taylor also produced just the second fourth-quarter comeback of his career.

The Jaguars (2-9) lost for the sixth straight game, their longest skid since opening the 2014 season at 0-6.

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ARGENTINA’s team lifts the trophy after defeating Croatia 3-2 in the Davis Cup final in Zagreb, Croatia.

(AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Argentina beats Croatia 3-2 to win its 1st Davis Cup title

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Argentina won its first Davis Cup title yesterday when Federico Delbonis swept past Ivo Karlovic in straight sets to complete a stunning 3-2 comeback win over Croatia.

Delbonis dropped to the ground after his 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory. His teammates fell into each other’s arms and celebrated in front of thousands of Argentine fans in the packed Arena Zagreb.

Players danced around the huge Davis Cup trophy and fans, including soccer great Diego Maradona, chanted and waved Argentinian flags.

This was the first Davis Cup title for Argentina in the fifth final it has played

since 1981. Croatia won in 2005.

Going into the reverse singles Sunday, the Croats were leading 2-1 in the bestof-five-series after winning the doubles on Saturday.

Juan Martin Del Potro then rallied from two sets down to beat Marin Cilic 6-7 (4), 2-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 as Argentina drew level at 2-2.

“Delpo showed his huge heart after turning around the match that looked lost,” said Argentina team captain Daniel Orsanic.

“Federico played a perfect match under huge pressure.

I’m really proud to be part of this fantastic team.”

With the victory, Argentina became only the third team to come back from 2-1 down in the final since the World Group Davis Cup format was introduced in 1981.

Delbonis went up a break in the first two sets and added two more in the third when Karlovic sent a forehand wide for the victory.

The 41st-ranked Argentine passed the big-serving Croat veteran at ease throughout the 2:09-hour match.

“This is fabulous,” Delbonis said. “We somewhat felt we could do it despite trailing after the doubles.”

Karlovic, who returned to the Croatian team after a four-year absence, said he was “hugely disappointed.”

“Maybe I’ll feel better tomorrow, but tonight it is awful,” he said.

The comeback started with Del Potro’s heroics that included a finger injury in the fifth set against Cilic.

“I was calm, I hoped all the time that I could win and I did it,” said Del Potro,

displaying a bandage on his little finger on his non-racket left hand.

He said the injury happened in the fifth set while he was trying to catch a ball.

“I’m very happy to hand my team a chance of a victory,” Del Potro said.

The match at Arena Zagreb that lasted nearly five hours saw plenty of drama created by two players with similar styles.

“It is very difficult to lose such an important match,” Cilic said. “I feel a lot of disappointment.”

Cilic had a furious start to race to a 3-0 lead including a break in Del Potro’s first service game.

The Croat capitalised on the first of three break points with a cracking forehand winner.

Del Potro fought back in the seventh game with Cilic

under pressure at deuce.

Two ground strokes, first a forehand long then a looping backhand, saw Del Potro break at the sixth attempt.

In the tiebreaker, Cilic raced to a 5-0 lead to seal the game with a slice backhand down the line that Del Potro could not control.

Under pressure after losing his fourth straight tiebreaker during the finals, Del Potro started the second set slowly and dropped his serve in the fifth game with a double fault and another in the seventh at love.

At that point, Cilic seemed to be cruising toward victory with some spectacular ground strokes that the tired-looking Argentine watched in disbelief.

But then Del Potro, who has recovered after two

injury-hit years, showed the form he displayed in beating now top-ranked Andy Murray as Argentina knocked out holder Britain in the semi-finals.

He broke Cilic in the 12th and 10th games in the third and fourth sets respectively to send the match into the decider.

“After losing the third set, I was still confident I could win as he looked tired,” Cilic said.

“I started pushing a bit too hard, handing him a chance for a comeback.”

Trailing 15-40 in the eighth game of the final set, Cilic sent a forehand beyond the baseline to give Del Potro the decisive break. He served out the match to keep Argentina alive.

MOURINHO SENT OFF, MAN U DRAWS 4TH STRAIGHT HOME LEAGUE GAME

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Hired to revitalise Manchester United, Jose Mourinho is instead turning the clock back and losing his temper in public.

A 1-1 draw with West Ham yesterday left United 11 points behind leader Chelsea and without a win in four league matches at Old Trafford for the first time since 1990. That dry home spell came toward the end of a 26-year title drought which ended in 1993 with Alex Ferguson collecting the Premier League trophy. Ferguson retired in 2013 with 13 title triumphs to his name and Mourinho was appointed to recreate the Scot’s winning mentality at the club after three lackluster years under David Moyes and Louis van Gaal.

The only current similarity between Ferguson and Mourinho, who was fired a year ago by Chelsea, is the fiery temper on the Old Trafford touchline. At least with Ferguson it produced results.

Mourinho was sent to the stands for the second time in a month on Sunday after being enraged by Paul Pogba being booked for an apparent dive and kicking a water bottle.

United had just recovered after conceding inside 90 seconds from Diafra Sakho’s header. Pogba set up Zlatan Ibrahimovic to nod in the equaliser in the 21st minute.

“One day it will have to happen for us,” said Mourinho’s assistant, Rui Faria. “We’ll start winning.”

If they don’t, United faces a second season out of the Champions League and a 30 per cent drop in sponsorship cash from Adidas of around 20 million pounds ($25 million). After a third of the season, United is eight points behind Arsenal in the fourth spot to qualify for Europe’s elite competition.

SOUTHAMPTON 1, EVERTON 0 Charlie Austin scored after

ARSENAL’s Alexis Sanchez celebrates after scoring during the English Premier League soccer match against Bornemouth at Emirates stadium in London yesterday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) only 41 seconds on a miserable return to Southampton for former manager Ronald Koeman.

Josh Sims opened his Southampton debut by teeing the ball up for Austin’s header.

Southampton climbed to 10th place, two points behind Everton, which has won only one of its last eight league games in Koeman’s first season in charge.

ARSENAL 3, BOURNEMOUTH 1 After a four-game goal drought, Alexis Sanchez rediscovered his scoring touch with a double either

side of Theo Walcott’s header.

A defensive blunder gifted Sanchez his 12th-minute opener, pouncing on the loose ball after an errant back pass by defender Steve Cook.

A dubious penalty — won and converted by Callum Wilson — allowed Bournemouth to level in the 23rd. Wilson barged into Nacho Monreal before the defender was penalised for fouling the Bournemouth striker.

Arsenal took until eight minutes into the second half to go back in front with Theo Walcott heading in Monreal’s cross. Sanchez com-

pleted the win in stoppage time from substitute Olivier Giroud’s pullback, highlighting the need for Arsenal to extend the Chile forward’s contract which expires in 2018. “It is important,” Wenger said. “We will not sort it tonight.

We have some time in front of us.

You (the media) like us to spend money, so you should be happy!”

While Arsenal stayed three points behind Chelsea, Bournemouth dropped to 12th.

WATFORD 0, STOKE 1 The architect of the only goal

acknowledged it shouldn’t have been awarded.

Charlie Adam’s push on Valon Behrami was missed by the referee before his header came off the post and cannoned off Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes’ legs into the net.

“I think it was a foul actually,” Adam said.

Watford finished with 10 men.

Miguel Britos was sent off in the 90th minute after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Xherdan Shaqiri.Midtable Stoke is two points behind Watford.

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Monday, November 28, 2016, PAGE 7

Rosberg clinches F1 title as Hamilton fights to the end ABU DHABI (AP) - Nico Rosberg will no longer be known simply as the son of Formula One world champion Keke Rosberg.

The German driver is now a champion in his own right after clinching his first title yesterday in thrilling fashion to match his father’s achievement from 1982.

“Two Rosbergs are world champions ... if I’ve got my statistics right,” Nico Rosberg joked moments after clinching the title.

Graham Hill (1962, 1968) and Damon Hill (1996) are the only other father and son to have won the title.

Rosberg’s second place at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was enough to wrestle the title away from Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton - who won the race - and also prevented his archrival from clinching his third straight and fourth overall.

“It’s unbelievably special to beat him because the level’s so high,” Rosberg said. “It makes this so much more satisfying for me, because he’s the benchmark and I took the world championship away from him.” Rosberg ended with 385 points to Hamilton’s 380.

His 67-year-old father was one of the most flamboyant drivers of his generation. “Every Saturday night I get a text from him: ‘Pedal

to the metal.’ That’s it,” Rosberg said. “It’s been good how he’s let me get on with it and taken a step back. So I’m very thankful for that.”

Rosberg’s title went down to the wire in a nerve-shredding finale.

“I was relieved,” his father said after the race. “Two laps from the end I was nervous.”

With Hamilton purposefully slowing him down, two other drivers hard on his tail and the title on the line, Rosberg did not crack.

Hamilton won the race from pole position for his 53rd grand prix win. But Rosberg was 12 points ahead of him before the race and only needed to finish no lower than third if Hamilton won.

“It was so intense, the race, so tough,” said the 31-year-old Rosberg, who finished runner-up to Hamilton in the past two years.

Hamilton made it hard for Rosberg by disobeying Mercedes team orders to speed up near the end, in a bid to back Rosberg toward Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) in third and fourth places, respectively. “If I had dropped behind those guys, it was over,” Rosberg said.

Vettel could not quite pass Rosberg, finishing third ahead of Verstappen and fourth overall in the championship behind Red Bull

est escalation (procedure) we have”. And he appeared to issue a warning. “Anarchy doesn’t work in any team or any company,” he said. “Undermining a structure in public means you’re putting yourself before the team.” Asked if Hamilton could face punishment, Wolff said: “I need to form an opinion, which I haven’t yet” and “everything’s possible”.

Rosberg’s view was diplomatic.

“You can understand the team’s perspective and you can understand Lewis’ perspective,” the German driver said. “So that’s it.”

Rosberg survived earlier drama when he was close to colliding with Verstappen on lap 21 as they jostled for second place. Then Vettel was a wheel’s length away from him on the final lap, but Rosberg kept his cool and his elation was evident as he let out a delighted screech of “Yes! World champion!” when he crossed the line.

Then he jumped out of his car and danced around the track before being hugged by his mechanics and was tossed into the air by his Mercedes crew. He then grabbed Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone and lifted him into the air.

On the podium, Rosberg’s eyes were watering as the weight of his achievement sank in and he thanked his wife, who also wiped

NICO ROSBERG (AP) driver Daniel Ricciardo.

“Nico drove well not to make a mistake,” said Hamilton, who won 10 races this year.

As Hamilton deliberately slowed in the later stages of the race, his team told him over race radio to up the tempo. The British driver ignored them and then even ignored a direct order from Mercedes’ executive director Paddy Lowe four laps from the end. “I’m in the lead right now,” he responded to Lowe. “I’m quite comfortable where I am.” After the race he questioned that as the constructors title was already won “why they just didn’t let us race.

It’s a bit of a shame.”

Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team’s Executive Director, described Lowe’s intervention as “the high-

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For the Mercedes pair, the race had started serenely. With the sun setting on the Yas Marina track, Hamilton was on pole for the 12th time this season and got away cleanly, as did Rosberg. Meanwhile, Verstappen’s car went into a spin following contact shortly after the start, dropping him down from sixth to last, but the daring Dutchman soon caught up.

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BAYLOR BEARS WIN BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS FROM PAGE 1 the game. The lead reached 20 when Ray Spalding made a short jumper in the post for a 25-5 advantage with 7:51 left in the half.

Baylor head coach Scott Drew said it was indicative of the way his team performed all tournament.

“We have been a second half team all tournament, but that one took it to the extreme,” Drew said. “We said we believe in our bench and they really came through and gave us a huge lift tonight. King got us going with that spurt and from there Motley took over down the stretch. We couldn’t score for 20 minutes then all of a sudden we were able to score 42 in the second half.”

They continued that momentum in the second half, leading by as much as 18 before Baylor went on 27-12 run over the next 10 minutes to work their way back into contention.

Trailing 56-53, it was the reserve backcourt of McClure and Lindsey who put the Bears ahead.

Lindsey found McClure on a layup to pull within one and on consecutive possessions, came up with a pair of steals at halfcourt and fastbreak layups to go ahead 56-59.

Mitchell’s three would tie the game for Louisville at 59 but Motley would put the Bears ahead for good on the next possession with his driving dunk over the outstretched hand of Anas Mahmoud.

THE NO.20 Baylor Bears have won the Battle 4 Atlantis NCAA college basketball tournament held in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island.

Photos: Shawn Hanna/The Tribune “We have been to every premier tournament there is – I can tell you that the hospitality and the kindness is second to none. Every team that is here, that is why all of them want to get back here and get in again,” Drew said.

“I have never heard anybody say anything negative about the tournament besides it is hard to get wins. I guess you can’t help us with that. We have to do that on our own.”

While Baylor heralded the play of their bench, Louisville head coach Rick

Pitino cited his lack of confidence in his bench as the deciding factor in the championship loss.

Four Cardinals starters played approximately 30 minutes while Ray Spalding led the reserves with just 16 minutes.

“We could not have played better basketball than in the first half. That was a spectacular display.

In the second half, seven straight times in a row we were in the wrong defence running down giving up easy baskets. That is a sign of fatigue from three days

‘TUM TUM’ AND SPARTANS 3RD FROM PAGE 1

“I think I just have to be the best defender, be the best leader I can. I have to ensure I run this team the best way I can and this tournament run, it gave me confidence to do that.”

The Spartans led by as much as 18 in the second half before the Shockers rallied behind a full court trap that gave the Spartans ballhandlers issues on nearly every possession during the run.

A Nick Ward layup gave the Spartans a 40-58 lead at the 11:51 mark and it remained at 15 at the eight minute mark on a Miles Bridges free throw.

From there, the Shockers went on a 14-0 run capped by a Daishon Smith jumper to cut the lead to just one, 66-65.

Nairn would push the ball up the floor and quickly and find Cassius Winston for a three fromhis 11th assist.

Several plays later he found Bridges for another three, his 12th assist and a 74-67 lead.

Michigan State would put the game away down the stretch with 3-4 free throws.

Miles Bridges led the Spartans with 21 points, while Harris, McQuaid and Ward each finished with 13.

Darral Willis led the Shockers with 16 points and Smith added 13.

The Spartans started the game off cold from the field shooting just 1-10 from three in the first 12 minutes of the first half before Matt McQuaid made a trio from long range before halftime.

Eron Harris’ three with 17 seconds left gave the Spartans a 39-29 lead headed into the half.

The Spartans, still clinging to a No.24 ranking in the polls will remain on the road this Tuesday for their fourth matchup against a nationally ranked team when they face the No.6 Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Duhram, North Carolina.

Spartans head coach Tom Izzo said that while the tournament displayed some of his team’s vulnerability he was encouraged by several factors – including Nairn’s sudden hot shooting.

“I’m really excited about lot things and really disappointed for a few but I think that’s how it’s going to be for another month just because of the youth. I thought we shot the ball pretty well, I thought we defended pretty well, I thought we battled on the boards even though they got us at the end. I think it’s great to see Tum get 12 assists and only two turnovers. Miles was very efficient and the greatness of him is that I think he had an average game because

of foul trouble limiting his aggressiveness,” he said.

“It’s part of feeling our way through. [Kyle] Ahrens had some good shots. When we get [Cassius] Winston going a little bit, we get McQuaid going a little bit – he’s starting to shoot better, Harris is shooting better, Bridges is shooting better, Tum comes to the island and makes threes. It’s illegal in the US he would have gotten arrested so it’s a good thing we’re on the island.”

Although they fell short of their ultimate goal, a Battle 4 Atlantis championship, Izzo said the trip served several purposes, one of which was affording Nairn an opportunity to play in front of his family.

“I’m happy for Tum and his family. This is a memory making moment for them, that’s for sure,” he said.

“I’m thrilled that Tum gets to spend a little time with his family. This was a well deserved time for him. To the tournament, to everyone that brought us here – To understand, you had to see his mom in the huddle, you had to see her before the game. His mom was just beaming and proud as all moms are, but when you don’t get to see your son as often, it’s more special.”

The Spartans also visited Nairn’s childhood neighbourhood on Fleming Street after the tourney.

JACOBI BAIN AND TIRASPOLSKY FALL SHORT IN DOUBLES

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point. I played several good matches in Europe, so I’m really looking forward to next year. I hope to play more tournaments in Europe and play more ITFs.” Bain, however, admitted that the 14s in Europe is tougher than in the USA because the field is much stronger. But he said he was able to hold his own.

Also during the tournament, Sydney Clarke advanced to the quarterfinal of the girls’ singles where she was eliminated by top seed Laura Quezada Martinez from the Dominican Republic. But the following day, Martiniez had another intense matched and she got knocked out of the semi-final by Boru.

Clarke and her partner Zulay Castaneda from Panama, along with Shepherd and her Canadian partner Kristina Tiraspolsky both reached the quarterfinal of the girls’ doubles before they lost.

In other singles results, Bahamians Iesha Shepherd and Sierra Donaldson both got eliminated in the second round and Donte Armbrister and Trenton Smith were ousted in the boys’ first round.

BOYS doubles champions Andrea Cugini and Gianmarco Ferrari receive their award from BLTA secretary Darnette Weir.

mentally and physically,” he said. “And this loss is all me not the players. I’ve got to take this loss and I have to get some confidence in our bench. The only way we could win is if we tried to pressure them because half court they would beat us. I lost this game because I am afraid to substitute. I can’t be. It is my fault we lost this championship. It is bitter but we will learn from it and I will learn from it as a coach to play these guys whether I think they are good enough or not.”

Both teams return to the court November 30 when Baylor hosts Sam Houston State while Louisville will face their second consecutive ranked opponent when they host the No.17 Purdue Boilermakers Motley, Mitchell and Snider were each named to the All-Tournament team along with Miles Bridges of Michigan State and Markis McDuffie of Wichita State.

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