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‘Ain’t No Stopping Us Now’ Winners take spotlight at National Sports Awards

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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haunae MillerUibo moved one step closer to earning a hat trick in athletics when she was named the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Prime Minister Female Athlete of the Year on Saturday night at the gala national awards ceremony at SuperClubs Breezes.

It comes just after she was named the North American and Central American and Caribbean’s Female Athlete of the Year on November 5 and just before she heads to Monaco for Tuesday’s selection of the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Female Athlete of the Year at the Grimaldi Forum at 8pm.

If she wins the latter over four other finalists, MillerUibo would complete an undefeated season with a tri-factor as the national, regional and international outstanding female Athlete of the Year for 2018.

The awards night featured an array of sporting personalities as they were entertained by former boxer Matthew Rolle and the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

Heading the list of dignitaries present were Minister of Sports Lanisha Rolle, Acting Permanent Secretary Rhoda Jackson and Director of Sports Timothy Munnings, whose department organised the event.

Held under the theme: “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now,” the event follows on the heels of the induction of 12 persons in the Class of 2018 in the National Hall of Fame that took place last Friday at Government

ALL the winners of the National Awards are pictured above with Minister of Sports Lanisha Rolle and her officers..jpg House. For Miller-Uibo, who was joined by quartermiler Steven Gardiner as the Male Athlete of the Year, the honour comes in the week of her parents - May and Shaun Miller’s 27th wedding anniversary and May’s 50th birthday, giving the 24-yearold double 200/400 metre national record some added celebrations.

“It’s an amazing feeling.

To be at home and to win an award like this is a great massive improvement and I’m just happy to be able to

collect the award alongside Steven Gardiner. “It’s been a tremendous season and I just give God all praise and thanks for it all. To be able to receive this award is a big thing,” she said.

Among her accomplishments this year were: - Unbeaten across five events in 15 races (13 finals and 2 preliminaries), including a 200m/4x100m double at the IAAF Continental Cup. - World lead and three wins at 400m with the world’s fastest time since

2009 with a new Bahamian national record of 48.97 in Herculis, Monaco on July 20 that eclipsed the previous mark of 49.07 that was set by Tonique Williams back in Berlin, Germany on September 12, 2004.

- Commonwealth Games and IAAF Diamond League champion at 200m.

- World bests at indoor 300m and 150m straight.

For all of her feats, Miller-Uibo credited to her team behind her, including her managers, agents, parents and supporters.

And as she heads to Monaco, Miller-Uibo said she will carry the expectations of the entire country on her shoulders at the IAAF Gala Awards night.

“I’ve already gotten two awards so far, so the third one is going to be a charm, if that’s the case,” MillerUibo said. “I’m going up against a lot of amazing girls, so we just have to see how it turns out.” * National Secondary Athletic School of the Year: Tabernacle Baptist

Academy snapped the three-year reign by St Augustine’s College to take the coveted title to Grand Bahama.

“This award is like a dream come true. It’s a culmination of hard work as the whole country says thank you to us for a job well done,” said Edward Johnson, principal of Tabernacle Baptist Academy.

“We have put in the hard work over the last 20-25 years and we are trying hard

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Jon Rahm wins the Hero World Challenge

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

SPANISH pro golfer Jon Rahm made his first appearance at the Hero World Challenge one of the best performances of his young career and produced his third title of the season.

Rahm separated himself from the remainder of the 18-man field to finish at -20 and claim the 2018 title yesterday at the Albany golf course.

The 24-year-old Spaniard closed with a -7 (65) in the final round to clinch the four stroke win and $1 million prize ahead of second place finisher Tony Finau and third place finisher Justin Rose.

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“It’s about as perfect as it could have been today. It was a ton of fun out there. Tony [Finau] is arguably one of the nicest guys in this world. If there was anybody I wanted to see win today it would have been him, other than me.

But I played so solid today, didn’t make any mistakes. Like I said every day after the round, if you can capitalise on the five par fives and the two drivable par fours, which I did all of them today, you have a chance.”

Rahm entered the event ranked No.8 on the PGA Tour listing with a FedEx Cup rank of 129.

His best result of the season at a PGA Tour event prior to Hero was a tie for 22nd at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in October.

Rahm took the lead on day two and never relinquished, despite sharing the top spot with several players over the course of the event.

He previously defeated Hero World Challenge host Tiger Woods in head-to-head match play at the Ryder Cup. “You know, that Sunday with Tiger is one of the most emotional, most important moments in my golf career. I started crying when I was shaking his hand because that meant so much to me to play against Tiger Woods,”

JON RAHM, of Spain, poses with the tournament trophy after winning the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club yesterday.

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he said. “A couple months later to win his event, his foundation’s event along with Hero, this is really special. I grew up watching all those events and watching Tiger win how many times in a row.”

Woods finished 17th overall at -1. “Overall it was a long week, but one that I hope the players enjoyed and I hope all the people who were involved and came out enjoyed. This entire year has been amazing. Just been so blessed to have the opportunity. To come from where I came from last year at this point to have the ability to actually play and compete again in the game and do it consistently is quite amazing.”

Woods’ comeback season this year included a win at the Tour Championship. The win was the 80th tour title for Woods – but his first since August 2013.

“I haven’t really done much of my offseason prep work for next year and testing and all that stuff.

So I’m looking forward to that part of it, wrapping this whole year up now. I’m done competing, I’m done playing for the year,” he said. “It’s been a quite amazing year to go from where I’ve come from and now I can actually finally say I’m done playing

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ROCHELLE BASTIAN, second from right, of the Bahamas Swimming Federation, receives the Olympic Committee Award for Joanna Evans from Director of Sports Timothy Munnings, Acting PS Rhoda Jackson and Robert Butler of the BOA.

ALLAN MURRAY, second from left, and Glendia Huyler centre, mother of Antoan Richardson, receives their awards from Director of Sports Tim Munnings, Minister of Sports Lanisha Rolle and Acting PS Rhoda Jackson.

SHAUNAE MILLER-UIBO, second from left, receives her Prime Minister’s Female Athlete of the Year award from Director of Sports Timothy Munnings, Minister of Sports Lanisha Rolle and Acting PS Rhoda Jackson.

DARNETTE WEIR, president of the BLTA, accepts the Leevan Sands Courage award for Justin Roberts from Quintin Brennen, chairman of the NSA, ‘Golden Girl’ Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Acting PS Rhoda Jackson.

EDWARD JOHNSON, principal of Tabernacle Baptist Academy, and Ossie Simon, receive the most outstanding school.

DERON Forbes and Charlesa Bain accept their Athletes with Disability awards.

MARVIN ROLLE, centre, receives the Bahamas Davis Cup award for the team of the year from Oria Wood and Director of Sports Timothy Munnings.

MARIO BOWLEG, left, collects the Most Improved Athlete of the Year award for Jonquel Jones.

SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo gets the Tourism Impact Award.

BEVERLY WALLACE-WHITFIELD, second left, receives her Volunteer award from Fred ‘Papa’ Smith and Larry Minns gets his own from Minister of Sports Lanisha Rolle.

D’ARCY RAHMING SR, centre, accepts the Judo Federation’s award for the Community Outreach programme.

LAURA CHARLTON, centre, accepts the Collegiate Award for her daughter Devynne Charlton.

KEITH Smith and Mario Bowleg receive the Bahamas Basketball Federartion’s award for the most outstanding federation.

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not just to build teams, but programmes. “As you could see, we were recognised as the best high school in the country, not just in Grand Bahama, in every discipline you can think about, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, track and field. We have really been growing in all of those areas and on campus, everyone is passionate about sports and we are always trying to improve ourselves.”

Johnson, who was accompanied

by Ozzie ‘the Insider” Simmons, one of the Falcons’ coaches and biggest support, said their aim is to come back and duplicate the feat next year. * Federation of the Year: Bahamas Basketball Federation won the award over the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, Bahamas Judo Federation and the Bahamas Volleyball Federation.

“It’s indicative of the work we have put in to make sure that we take basketball to the next level inside this country, whether it’s from the administration, coaching or from the development of the players,” said Mario Bowleg, the federation’s first vice president.

“We have just gotten started. We have a lot of things planned for

2019, so to get this honour shows that somebody is watching.”

After playing so far in the first two of three windows of the first round of the FIBA World Cup Americas Qualifier this year, Bowleg said the federation is looking to host the FIBA PreAmericas Qualifier in February as they press towards a shot at qualifying for participation in the Olympic Games in 2024. * National Team of the Year: With their promotion out of the America’s Zone III and back in zone II, the 2018 Davis Cup men’s tennis team emerged victorious over the Commonwealth Games team, the CARIFTA swim team and the Bahamas Water Polo team. * Coach of the Year: Quite naturally as the head of the men’s Davis Cup and even the women’s Fed Cup team, player/ coach Marvin Rolle was awarded the title over Rupert Gardiner from track and field, Laszlo Borbely from water polo and sensei Oneysi Portorreal Pons from judo. “It’s a true honour. I didn’t expect it at all,” said Rolle, one of the youngest national coaches at age 34. “I went up against some other great nominees, but it’s a true honour and I would like to thank the BLTA for selecting me as the Davis Cup coach and for the team that comprised of PJ Major, Baker Newman and Jodi Turnquest. We formed the team that was the national team of the

year. So I’m proud to have led them.”

Rolle, however, said he hopes the double honour for tennis will inspire all involved to get the sport repositioned as one of the top in the country as they continue to climb the ladder of international prominence in Davis Cup, especially with the trials coming up this month at the National Tennis Centre. * Community Sports Award: Clearly they made an impact at Holy Family and rightfully so, the Bahamas Judo Federation earned the title over Mario Ford Baseball, Fred ‘Papa Smith’ Baseball and the Street Legends Basketball Organisation.

“It’s great because Archbishop Pinder called me in and asked me to start an outreach programme and so I’m glad to see that it has led to the national recognition that we have been doing with the kids,” said D’Arcy Rahming Sr, president of the BJF. “So I am delighted in that.”

After watching the federation host the biggest international meet here with the International Judo Federation’s World Junior Championships in October at Atlantis, Rahming Sr said they will continue to push forward in providing more exposure for the sport next year. * Most Improved Athlete of the Year: Jonquel Jones, coming off a banner performance in the Women’s National Basketball

Association, was selected over NBA No.1 draft pick DeAndre Ayton and water polo player Gabriel Sastre. Bowleg accepted the award on behalf of Jones, who was not present. * Olympic Committee Award: Joanna Evans, performing better than any other female swimmer at the Commonwealth Games, earned her the award over MillerUibo in track and field. * Future Star Award: Already on his way to a promising career with the Phoenix Suns, DeAndre Ayton clinched the award over swimmer Izaak Bastian, pro baseball player Jasrado Chisholm, undefeated heavyweight boxer Amron Sands, female swimmer Albury Higgs and female judo competitor Jasmaine Russell. * Leevan Sands Courage Award: In his comeback from an injury to get back on the international tennis scene, Justin Roberts was the lone nominee for the recognition of perhaps one of the country’s most courageous athletes ever, Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands. Roberts was not in attendance. His award was collected by the BLTA. * Sportsmanship Award: He has brought a lot of flair to the sport of bodybuilding so Jimmy Norius was honoured for the award over Larry Russell from judo. Leonardo ‘Nardo’ Dean, BBF public relations officer, accepted the award for Norius, who was not present.

* Athlete of the Year with Disability: They are rarely ever recognised, but the Bahamas Special Olympics felt that Deron Forbes (male) and Charleasa Bain (female) stood out the most and they were awarded the joint titles. * Volunteer of the Year: She has been a tower of strength in track and field, but Beverly WallaceWhitfield has been behind the scenes helping out in other sports and she was joined by Bahamas Football Association’s number one cheerleader Larry Minns in claiming the joint award. * Collegiate Athlete of the Year: As she completed her tenure at Purdue University on a high note, high hurdler Devynne Charlton was awarded the title over Desmondo Bootle from judo and swimmers Joanna Evans and Albury Higgs. Charlton’s mother, Laura Charlton, accepted on her behalf as she was not in the country. * Minister of Sports Award for Excellence: They have both since retired, but Olympic swimmer Allan Murray is still making a contribution as a coach and former professional baseball player Antoan Richardson is still in the background of the sport and were honoured with the joint award.

While Murray was present, Richardson was missing, but his mother Glendia Huyler accepted on his behalf.

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Bahamas Bowl matchup all set

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE matchup is set for the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl and both programme’s had an opportunity to conduct a site visit ahead of the game as they begin to galvanise support for the holiday season contest.

FIU Panthers will represent Conference USA and Toledo Rockets will represent the Mid-American Conference as both institutions accepted bids to the game, set for Friday, December 21 in Nassau’s Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

The Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl will be played at 12:30pm and the contest will be televised on ESPN and broadcast on the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Radio Network.

Representatives from both teams attended a press conference to officially launch this year’s event.

Charles Albury, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, said another opportunity to host the game continues the mandate of developing the sports tourism industry.

“The Ministry takes great pride that as a destination we are on track in accomplishing our goal in making islands of the Bahamas a sports mecca. Our goal in diversifying our portfolio is a very strategic one. The staging of high quality international sports events significantly impacts our economy,” he said.

“It is our intent that these programmes have such a memorable experience that when they return home they will tell family and friends it is indeed better in the Bahamas.”

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 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.

“It was absolutely electric in our athletic department when we heard

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

FIU Panthers (left) will represent Conference USA and the Toledo Rockets will represent the Mid-American Conference as both institutions accepted bids to the game, set for Friday, December 21 at Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

the news. The players were unbelievably excited and I think it’s a great opportunity to get a great experience. Even more than that I want the players to enjoy the hospitality of the Bahamas. The decades I have been here to visit the people have been absolutely wonderful,” Davis said. “We’ve gone through some unbelievable adversity. I’m proud of these young men and the way they dealt with the challenges and adversity. Having an opportunity to qualify for a bowl was a little bit of a mystery at the beginning of the season and we are unbelievably excited about this opportunity.”

The Panthers come into the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl with victories in six of their last eight games.

“We are very excited to be here, this is a game for us where we feel right at home,” said Pete Garcia,

executive director of sports and entertainment for FIU. “We have a relationship in place with the Bahamas Government and we will continue to strengthen and make those relationships even stronger.

We feel the Bahamas is our front porch so we are very excited for an opportunity to be a part of this experience.”

Toledo (7-5, 5-3 in Mid-American Conference play) will be led to its 18th all-time 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.

“As we all know bowl games are better in the Bahamas. It’ll be a cultural change for our guys and maybe about 90 per cent of our guys have not had an international flight ever,” Candle said.

“This will be a great experience for our universities to showcase our great game to a different part of the world and show the youth of the islands the opportunities this game

can provide for them, not only athletically but educationally” The Rockets come into the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl on a two-game win streak and victories in four of their final five games.

“If this is any indicator as far as the hospitality we received in a couple of days, our teams are in for a real treat,” said Toledo vice president and athletic director Mike O’Brien. “We’re not quite as close as FIU, it’s about 30 degrees and grey in Toledo so we are excited to be here. This was definitely the bowl our team wanted to go.”

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.

Jazz Chisholm signs with Roc Nation Sports

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

FOLLOWING what many pundits considered a breakout season in the minor leagues, Jazz Chisholm signed with one of the fastest rising sports agencies in America.

Chisholm joined the roster of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports and will be represented by Kyle Thousand and Mike Rodriguez within the agency.

Roc Nation Sports is a sub-division of Roc Nation, launched in spring 2013 by music mogul Shawn “JayZ” Carter.

The organisation lists one of its chief objectives as “supporting athletes in the same way Roc Nation has been working alongside and advocating for artists in the music industry for years.”

According to its website Roc Nation Sports focuses on elevating athletes’ career on a global scale both on and off the field including facilitating marketing and endorsement

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deals, community outreach, charitable tie-ins, media relations and brand strategy.

Roc Nation Sports’ roster includes premier athletes such as Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors), Saquon Barkley (New York Giants), Robinson Cano (Seattle Mariners), Skylar Diggins-Smith (Dallas Wings), CC Sabathia (New York Yankees), Juju Smith-Schuster (Pittsburgh Steelers), Ndamukong Suh (Los Angeles Rams), Yoenis Cespedes (New York Mets), Todd Gurley (Los Angeles Rams), Wilson Chandler (Philadelphia 76ers), Danny Green (Toronto Raptors), Justise Winslow (Miami Heat), Willie Cauley-Stein (Sacramento Kings), CJ Prosise (Seattle Seahawks), Henry Ellenson (Detroit Pistons), Caris LeVert (Brooklyn Nets) and many others.

For Chisholm, the No.3 prospect in the Arizona Diamondbacks organisation, his season of accolades followed an injury shortened 2017.

JAZZ Chisholm jas joined Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports.

Chisholm had a postseason of accolades recognised twice by the Diamondbacks as its Minor League Player of the Year and named an organisational All-Star.

He spent the season between the Single-A Kane County Cougars and the Single-A Advanced Visalia Rawhide. On the season between two clubs, he hit

.272 (124-for-456)/.329 OBP/.513 SLG with 23 doubles, six triples, 25 home runs, 70 RBI, 39 walks, 17 stolen bases and 79 runs scored in 112 games.

A Midwest League midseason All-Star, Chisholm led all D-backs farm system players in home runs, and ranked among the leaders in runs (3rd), triples (T-5th), RBI (7th), slugging pct. (8th) and walks (T-9th).

He then went on to play for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League.

In 11 games, Chisholm, 20, hit .442 for Salt River with a .489 OBP, an 1.257 OPS in 11 games. Chisholm had 19 hits including one triple, three doubles, three home runs, collected nine RBIs, seven stolen bases and 12 runs scored.

The Arizona Fall League attracts many of the top prospects in the minor leagues.

Late in the minor league seasons, MLB clubs hold a position draft to determine the players who will participate in the AFL. Most are Double-A and

AFTER another win against a U Sports ranked opponent, Leashja Grant and the Lakehead Thunderwolves head into the winter break with a national ranking of their own.

The Thunderwolves (9-1) pushed their win streak to five games with an 84-71 win over the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday and were ranked No.10 in the latest edition of the U Sports Women’s Basketball Top 10.

Grant finished with 30 points and 14 rebounds.

Lakehead began the weekend with a win over the No.2 ranked team in the U Sports poll, 72-63 over the Ryerson Rams.

It was the second win for the Thunderwolves this season over a top 10 team.

Grant ranks third in U Sports in points (22.3) and rebounds (12.7) per game.

Lakehead continues its season of milestone wins for the programme.

Earlier in the season, Grant finished with a dominant 30 points and 24 rebounds to lead the Thunderwolves to a 62-56 win over the No.4 ranked and perennially dominant conference powerhouse, Carleton Ravens.

With the win, the Thunderwolves snapped the Ravens’ 53-game home win streak.

“It’s been a great first half of the season,” Thunderwolves head coach Jon Kreiner said. “Our energy level wasn’t great but we found enough ways to score the ball.

The Thunderwolves women’s basketball team now takes their win streak and national ranking into the semester break, and will next see action on January 11 and 12 against the Windsor Lancers.

“We are in need of a break, as most teams are,” Kreiner said. “Time to focus on our studies.”

Triple-A players.

The league is designed for these prospects to refine their skills and perform in game settings in front of major and minor league baseball scouts and team executives, who are in attendance at almost every game.

The league featured 17 players on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list, 10 in the Top 50.

Overall, there were more than 80 members of the respective teams top 30 lists participated in the six-week league.

Approximately 60 per cent of all AFL participants have reached the major leagues. The league has produced 278 All-Stars, 17 Most Valuable Players, six Cy Young Award winners and 29 Rookies of the Year.

Chris Ferguson and Bearcats to face Hokies in Military Bowl

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net CHRIS Ferguson and the Cincinnati Bearcats learned their bowl destination last night as they look to conclude their milestone season on a high note.

The Bearcats will face the Virginia Tech Hokies in the 2018 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman, benefiting the USO on Monday, December 31, 2018 inside Navy-Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.

The game kicks off at noon and will be broadcast live on ESPN. The Bearcats and Hokies face off in a rematch of the 2014 Military Bowl, won by Virginia Tech.

The Hokies also have a 6-5 edge in the all-time series.

Cincinnati finished the season 10-2, 6-2 in the American Athletic Conference after winning a combined eight games the last two seasons. It was their first 10-win season since 2012.

Ferguson, a 6’5” 303-pound senior offensive lineman, won the starting job at right tackle in the offseason and went on to start 11 games. He was also one of 10 members of the Bearcats football team to earn his degree (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.

The Bearcats return to postseason play for the first time since the 2015 Hawai’i Bowl and will play in its 18th bowl game all time and 10th in the past 13 seasons.

The Bearcats are going for just the third 11-win season in the programme’s 131-year history and have an 8-9 all-time postseason record.

Virginia Tech (6-6) will be playing in a bowl game for the 26th consecutive season, the nation’s longest active streak and the third-longest streak in NCAA history.

CHRIS Ferguson and the Cincinnati Bearcats look to conclude their milestone season on a high note.

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Jon Rahm wins in Bahamas, ends year with three titles

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Jon Rahm broke into tears when he beat Tiger Woods in the Ryder Cup, the most meaningful moment of his career.

Sunday wasn’t bad either, not with Woods handing him the trophy after Rahm turned a potential shootout into a runaway victory on the back nine in the Bahamas to end his year by winning the Hero World Challenge.

That makes two full years as a pro for the 24-year-old Spaniard, each with three victories worldwide.

“I hope I keep winning three times every year,” Rahm said. “Still wouldn’t get to what Tiger’s done in 20 years, but it would be pretty impressive.”

Starting the final round in a three-way tie with Tony Finau and Henrik Stenson, Rahm took the lead for good on the eighth hole and never trailed again. Finau was his final challenger until he took double bogey on the par-4 14th hole as Rahm made birdie for a five-shot lead, and the rest was easy.

Rahm closed with a 7-under 65 for a four-shot victory at Albany Golf Club.

“Even if I make a 4 there, I’m going to have to do

something pretty dang special,” Finau said. “Hats off to Jon this week. He played incredible golf, and he deserved to win this week.”

Woods was never in the picture until it was time to hand out the trophy. Woods got off to another rough start, rallied on the back nine and had to settle for a 1-over 73 to finish 17th against the 18-man field.

He finished 19 shots behind, the biggest gap this year from the winner over 72 holes.

“Overall, it was a long week, but one that I hope the players enjoyed,” Woods said in his role as tournament host.

Even so, there were Tiger prints all over this victory.

Rahm spoke of an interview he once saw from the British Open when Woods said that when he took the lead, his goal was to never go back to the field.

“That’s the same thing I thought today,” Rahm said. “As soon as I got in the lead, my mind was still forward. Keep doing birdies and just keep going on.

I didn’t know what kind of a lead I had until I got to 16, and I was still rifling at the pin.”

He also recalled running into Woods before the Tour Championship at East Lake, which Woods won for his 80th career

SPAIN’s Jon Rahm hits from the fourth tee during the last round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas, yesterday.

(AP Photo/Dante Carrer) victory. Rahm grew up on poa annua greens, still isn’t entirely comfortable on Bermuda and asked Woods for advice.

“He kind of laughed and told me it’s all about feel,” Rahm said. “I was like, ‘OK, whatever, right.’ And today out there with the trophy, he was like, ‘That’s a pretty good performance for somebody who can’t put

putt on Bermuda greens.’ I think I made one putt outside 10 feet. I didn’t miss a shot the last three days, it’s as simple as that. But I don’t think he believed me.”

Rahm has said all week the key to Albany were the five par 5s and two reachable par 4s. He made birdie on all of them Sunday.

Even with a runaway victory, there was a small

measure of drama on the final hole.

Justin Rose, needing to finish in a three-way tie for second to return to No. 1 in the world, closed with a 65 and was in position to go back to the top of the ranking until Finau rolled in a 10-foot birdie putt for a 69 to finish alone in second.

Brooks Koepka, who did not play this week, remains No. 1. Rose has one more event left in two weeks at the Indonesia Masters.

Finau, meanwhile, cracked the top 10 for the first time in his career at No. 9.

Rahm took a two-shot lead to the back nine with a 4-hybrid to 12 feet on the par-5 ninth that set up a two-putt birdie, and he held his own until Finau’s double bogey. Rahm, making his first trip to the Bahamas for this event, figured out early that the key to scoring at Albany were the five par 5s and two reachable par 4s.

He made birdie on all seven of those holes Sunday.

Stenson was only one shot behind when he made the turn, but the Swede made only one birdie on the back nine and finished alone if fourth. Patrick Cantlay was 12 shots better than Saturday, closing with a 64 to tie for fifth with defending champion Rickie Fowler.

LAKERS ROUT SUNS 120-96 FOR 3RD STRAIGHT VICTORY LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points and LeBron James had 22 before both sat out the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ third home victory in four days, 120-96 over the Phoenix Suns yesterday.

Brandon Ingram scored 15 points and JaVale McGee had 14 points and eight rebounds in three quarters of work for the Lakers. They have won 12 of 16 since their 2-5 start to James’ first season on the West Coast.

Michael Beasley scored a season-high 14 points as the Lakers fell behind by 17 points in the first quarter, yet still made easy work of last-place Phoenix.

Richaun Holmes scored 15 points, and Josh Jackson and Trevor Ariza scored 13 apiece for the Suns. They have lost five straight to fall to 4-19.

76ERS 103, GRIZZLIES 95 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Butler continued his run as Philadelphia’s stretch-run shooter, scoring 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter against Memphis.

Ben Simmons, who had 19 points and 12 rebounds, ran up from behind on MarShon Brooks and poked the ball free for a steal.

That led to a pair of free throws for Butler that made it 95-89. Butler buried a turnaround jumper for a 97-89 lead that sealed the win.

SPURS 131, TRAIL BLAZERS 118 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had a season-high 36 points and San Antonio overcame a big game by Damian Lillard, rebounding from a pair of lopsided losses to beat Portland.

The Spurs held a practice Saturday morning following consecutive losses of 39 points and 31 points and the team responded with its highest point total in two weeks.

LaMarcus Aldridge added 29 points and Rudy Gay had 18 as the Spurs snapped a two-game skid.

Lillard scored 37 points for Portland, and C.J. McCollum had 24.

JUSTIN ROSE, of the US, putts on the third hole during the last round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club yesterday.

(AP Photos/Dante Carrer)

Rahm wins Hero World Challenge FROM PAGE 1 for the year. We can sit back and really enjoy it.”

Another first timer at Hero, Finau finished in second place, four strokes behind Rahm at -16.

Albany resident Justin Rose climbed five spots on the final day to finish third overall at -15.

Rose currently holds the No. 2 position in the Official World Golf Ranking, and secured the overall FedEx Cup which determines the season-long PGA Tour champion.

“You know, it’s a golf course that gives you opportunities really. My iron play’s been phenomenal this week. It’s probably the best I’ve hit my irons for a long, long time actually. I played the par threes unbelievably well. If I look back on this week, I just probably haven’t played the par fives as well, but today I did play them a little better.

Just got hot on the back nine,” he said.

“I kind of told myself, I was five down standing on the 10th tee and I played the back nine 5 under. I was trying to chase -- I knew this week I had an opportunity to get back to No. 1. I knew today was going to take a low round, and I’m kind of right on that knife edge now depending on what the guys do coming in whether that happens for me or not.

That’s what I was chasing coming down the stretch. I knew Jon had pulled away, but I knew I was playing for top-three,” he said.

Henrik Stenson entered the day tied for first but eventually finished fourth at -14. First round leader Peter Cantlay and defending champion Rickie Fowler were tied for fifth at -13.

The Tiger Woods Foundation is the event’s primary charitable beneficiary, along with the Tavistock Foundation and Bahamas Youth Foundation.

“You all know that we already extended the contract for the Hero World

Challenge, so this is our fifth year after having completed four, first at Isleworth and three here at Albany. I love it here and I’m sure we all do. It’s not just the Hero World Challenge contract that we extended, we’ve also extended the contract with Tiger as Hero’s corporate partner. I’m very glad, I’m very glad to announce that,” said Pawan Munjal, chairman, managing director and CEO of Hero Motocorp. “The first four years for both of us have gone very well, I would say great. The association is absolutely wonderful, very appropriate, very useful for both Hero and Tiger and for me personally. We have carried the brand Hero with Tiger’s brand into many new geographies in these four years, and going forward I’m sure we will be going into many, many more geographies with or without our products, but the brand Hero is surely going across the globe and we’re very happy to attach our brand with Tiger’s.”

PELICANS 119, HORNETS 109 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Anthony Davis had 36 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists to help New Orleans beat Charlotte.

Jrue Holiday added 19 points and eight assists.

The Pelicans won for only the second time in seven games. Frank Kaminsky led the Hornets with a season-high 19 points, although he struggled with guarding Davis.

Kemba Walker had 13 points on 5-of-16 shooting.

MAVERICKS 114, CLIPPERS 110 DALLAS (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored 30 points, and Dorian Finney-Smith tipped in a rebound with 35 seconds remaining to give Dallas the lead for good against Los Angeles.

Mavericks centre DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 23 rebounds in his first game against his former team.

Montrezl Harrell scored 23 points to lead the Clippers.

TONY FINAU, of the US, hits from the fourth tee during the last round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany yesterday.

HEAT 102, JAZZ 100 MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade made a pair of free throws with 3.2 seconds left, and Miami rallied from down 19 early to beat Utah.

Hassan Whiteside had 23 points and 20 rebounds for Miami, Josh Richardson and Kelly Olynyk had 16 points each, and Wade added 15.

Ricky Rubio led Utah with 23 points.

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Rams improve best record in NFL, beat Lions 30-16 DETROIT (AP) — Todd Gurley ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns to help the Los Angeles Rams overcome a sputtering start to beat the Detroit Lions 30-16 yesterday and clinch the NFC West title for a second straight season.

The Rams (11-1) also moved a step closer to earning home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs, taking a one-game lead over New Orleans after it lost to Dallas on Thursday night.

It is a cushion Los Angeles needs because its only loss was against the Saints last month.

The Lions (4-8) have lost five of six since a surge of success gave them a winning record in late October.

CARDINALS 20, PACKERS 17 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Packers fired coach Mike McCarthy after the loss to one of the NFL’s worst teams.

Zane Gonzalez kicked a 44-yard field goal with 1:41 left, then Green Bay’s Mason Crosby missed a 49-yard attempt as time expired.

Crosby pushed his kick wide right, with the flags atop Lambeau Field blowing in toward the field at the time of the kick.

The stunned Packers suffered a major blow to their fading playoff hopes. Sputtering Green Bay (4-7-1) has lost three straight and five of six.

GIANTS 30, BEARS 27, OT EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aldrick Rosas kicked a 44-yard field goal in overtime and the Giants beat NFC North-leading Chicago, snapping the Bears’ five-game winning streak.

The Giants (4-8) blew a 10-point lead in the final 1:13 of regulation.

They didn’t nail down the win until Janoris Jenkins knocked away a deep fourth-down pass to Taylor Gabriel after quarterback Chase Daniel fumbled on consecutive plays on the rainy afternoon to set up a fourth-and-8.

Chicago (8-4) forced overtime by getting a 21-yard field goal by Cody Parkey and a 1-yard touchdown pass from halfback Tarik Cohen to Anthony Miller as time expired in the fourth quarter.

CHIEFS 40, RAIDERS 33 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes to join Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as the only QBs to reach the 40 TD mark through 12 games.

The Chiefs won their first game since releasing star running back Kareem Hunt. The Chiefs (10-2) cut ties with Hunt after a

months-old video surfaced on TMZ on Friday, showing him shoving and kicking a woman. No charges have been filed in the case from February, but the Chiefs let Hunt go because he misled them about the incident.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

PATRIOTS 24, VIKINGS 10 FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

(AP) — Tom Brady passed for 311 yards and a touchdown, while Bill Belichick earned his 250th victory, including playoffs, as Patriots coach.

Brady completed 24 of 32 passes and now has 579 touchdown passes, including the playoffs, tying him with Peyton Manning for the most. He also has 508 regular-season TD passes, which ties him with Brett Favre on the career list.

Manning is first with 539 and Drew Brees has 518.

SEAHAWKS 43, 49ERS 16 SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson threw three first-half touchdowns on just four completions and finished with four TD passes. Bobby Wagner capped a blowout with a 98-yard interception return touchdown, and the Seahawks won their third straight game.

Seattle (7-5) stayed in the middle of the NFC playoff race by jumping to a 20-0 lead and cruising to its ninth straight victory over its NFC West foe. But it won’t win the division because the Rams clinched it earlier in the day with a win at Detroit.

TITANS 26, JETS 22 NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) — Marcus Mariota threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Corey Davis with 36 seconds left, and the Titans rallied from a 16-point deficit.

The Titans (6-6) snapped a two-game skid to keep themselves on the fringes of the AFC playoff chase.

The Jets (3-9) had one last chance to snap their own losing streak, but Malcolm Butler intercepted Josh McCown’s pass with 21 seconds left to seal Tennessee’s victory and the Jets’ collapse. New York now has lost six straight.

JAGUARS 6, COLTS 0 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Ramsey and the Jaguars delivered one of the most dominant defensive performances in franchise history. The Jaguars (4-8) needed that kind of effort to make up for a lacklustre offence and end a seven-game losing streak.

They also snapped Indy’s five-game winning streak.

Ramsey was the best of the bunch, helping hold T.Y. Hilton to six catches for 56 yards. Ramsey also

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LOS Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley in action against the Green Bay Packers. (AP) made a game-ending tackle on Erik Swoope with 8 seconds remaining.

RAVENS 16, FALCONS 16 ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Lamar Jackson ran for a touchdown and Baltimore’s defence turned in a dominating performance.

Justin Tucker kicked four field goals, Tavon Young scored after scooping up a fumble by Matt Ryan , and Baltimore held the Falcons to 131 total yards in its third straight win. The Ravens (7-5) have bolstered their AFC wild-card position since Jackson took over at quarterback for the injured Joe Flacco.

TEXANS 29, BROWNS 13 HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass and the Houston Texans intercepted rookie Baker Mayfield three times, returning one for a score,

to extend their franchiserecord winning streak to nine games.

The Texans (9-3), who opened the season 0-3, haven’t lost since September 23 to take a commanding lead atop the AFC South. Houston raced to a 23-0 halftime lead and added two second-half field goals by Ka’imi Fairbairn to give him five for the day.

BUCCANEERS 24, PANTHERS 17 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns as the Bucs (5-7) won for the second straight time since Winston regained his starting job with the team mired in a four-game losing streak.

The fourth-year pro completed 20 of 30 passes. And, for the second week in a row, the 24-year-old quarterback did not turn over the ball.

Meanwhile, Andrew Adams had three of Tampa

Bay’s four interceptions off Cam Newton, who came into the game saying he was playing the best football of his career. The Panthers (6-6) have lost four straight following a 6-2 start.

BRONCOS 24, BENGALS 10 CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie Phillip Lindsay ran for a career-high 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Broncos adapted to a windy afternoon and got their third straight victory.

The Broncos (6-6) have emerged from their bye week and knocked off the Chargers, Steelers and Bengals to stay in contention in December.

Denver handled an unseasonably warm day: 66 degrees at kickoff with wind gusts up to 40 mph that redirected kicks and throws.

Case Keenum completed 12 of 21 passes for 151 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Badgley kicked a 29-yard field goal on the final play to lift the Los Angeles Chargers to a 33-30 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers last night.

Badgley initially missed a 39-yard kick but Pittsburgh was called for offsides. Badgley’s ensuing 34-yard attempt was blocked, but the Steelers were again flagged jumping across the line of scrimmage before the snap. He drilled his third attempt at the gamewinner, and the Chargers gleefully declined another Pittsburgh penalty.

Philip Rivers completed 26 of 36 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns for Los Angeles (9-3). Keenan Allen caught 14 passes for 148 yards and a score and Justin Jackson ran for 63 yards and a touchdown in place of injured starter Melvin Gordon.

Desmond King added a 73-yard punt return for a score as the Chargers erased a 16-point halftime deficit.

Ben Roethlisberger threw for 281 yards and two scores for the Steelers (7-4-1), who have lost two straight and are now clinging to the AFC North lead over surging Baltimore.

Antonio Brown caught 10 passes for a season-high 154 yards and a touchdown. James Conner added 60 yards rushing and two touchdowns before leaving in the fourth quarter with a leg injury.

DOLPHINS 21, BILLS 17 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Phillips drew a costly penalty for taunting his former team, setting up a touchdown with nine minutes left that helped the Dolphins rally.

Miami turned away two Bills drives down the stretch, and Charles Clay almost caught Josh Allen’s desperation fourth-down pass with a diving attempt at the goal line in the final minute.

Allen threw for 231 yards and ran for 135 to set a franchise record for rushing yards by a quarterback for the second week in a row.

The Dolphins (6-6) snapped a two-game losing streak and won for only the third time since Week 3, helping their slim playoff chances. The Bills (4-8) will play their customary role of spoilers in the final weeks, assured of finishing at .500 or worse for the 16th time in the past 19 years.

GERMANY, NETHERLANDS GET QUICK REUNION IN EURO QUALIFYING

By ROB HARRIS, AP Global Soccer Writer DUBLIN (AP) — Frustrated at seeing the Netherlands paired again with Germany, Ronald Koeman was candid.

“I wasn’t happy because they are strong,” the Netherlands coach said at the 2020 European Championship qualifying draw yesterday. “Germany is also not happy with Holland I think.”

The two leading countries being together in Group C was only possible because Germany was relegated last month from the top tier of the UEFA Nations League and had a lower seeding in the Dublin draw.

It capped a miserable year for Germany that saw the world champions deposed with a groupstage exit in Russia in June.

The Netherlands were the architects of Germany’s downfall in the Nations League, claiming a win and draw against Joachim Loew’s team to reach the Final Four of European soccer’s new national team competition next June.

Euro 2020 qualifying starts before then, with the Netherlands hosting Germany on March 24

and the reverse fixture is on September 6.

After failing to qualify for Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, the Dutch are resurgent with a young side under the command of Koeman, who won Euro 1988 as a player.

“The development of the team is really positive,” Koeman said. “(Fans) have a lot of belief in the team.”

While Group C appears challenging, the other teams are Northern Ireland, Estonia and Belarus, with the top two qualifying automatically.

For the first continent-wide European Championship, none of the 12 host countries has guaranteed entry to the finals.

Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena and Munich’s Allianz Arena are both venues.

Usually staged in one or two nations, UEFA distributed games across Europe to celebrate 60 years of the competition after finding it tough to find a single suitable host.

The tournament will open in Rome on June 12 before ending in London at Wembley Stadium, which will stage both semifinals and the final on July 12.

≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥≥ GROUP A England has a seemingly smooth path to the finals, when it will host at least two games in the group stage at Wembley and then could lift the trophy at its national stadium.

Gareth Southgate’s side, which this year unexpectedly reached the World Cup semi-finals and advanced to the Nations League Final Four, was drawn alongside Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Kosovo.

“We are improving as a team and we have huge motivation to get to the finals because we are a host city,” Southgate said.

Having declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is in European Championship qualifying for the first time after gaining UEFA membership in 2016.

There is a close connection between England and Kosovo.

British troops were part of a NATO force deployed in Kosovo in 1999 after the alliance bombed Serbia to stop its crackdown against Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian separatists.

“When England come to Pristina (on November 17, 2019) it will be the biggest event in the

history of football in Kosovo,” Kosovo coach Bernard Challandes said.

GROUP B Defending European champion Portugal was drawn alongside Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania and Luxembourg.

GROUP D Ireland has games in the group stage and Round of 16 in Dublin.

The hosts of Sunday’s draw were paired with Switzerland, Denmark, Georgia and Gibraltar.

GROUP E Croatia, which reached the World Cup final for the first time in July, is with Wales, Slovakia, Hungary and Azerbaijan.

The Azerbaijani capital Baku has group stage and a quarterfinal match in 2020.

GROUP F Spain is using Bilbao in the group stage and last 16 at the 2020 tournament.

In qualifying, the 2008 and 2012 European champions are with Sweden, Norway, Romania, Malta and the Faeroe Islands.

GROUP G The only group without any 2020 host country: Poland, Austria, Israel, Slovenia, Macedonia and Latvia.

GROUP H France, which won the World Cup in July and lost the Euro 2016 final on home soil, is in qualifying with Iceland, Turkey, Albania and Moldova.

GROUP I Belgium, FIFA’s top-ranked team that reached the World Cup semifinals, will return to Russia in Group I and also face Scotland, Cyprus, Kazakhstan and San Marino.

GROUP J Italy, which failed to qualify for the World Cup, is in Group J with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland, Greece, Armenia and Liechtenstein.

PLAYOFFS The 24-team lineup will be completed in March 2020 when the last four places at the tournament are decided through a new playoff system. Four teams from each of four Nations League tiers that were completed last month will play in a mini-tournament featuring semi-finals and a final. If one of the Nations League group winners have already secured a spot, the next-best team in that tier will make the playoffs. It is separate from the Nations League Final Four in June 2019.

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WILDER KEEPS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE, FIGHTS FURY TO SPLIT DRAW

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyson Fury dominated long stretches of his heavyweight title bout against Deontay Wilder with shifty technique and graceful defence.

He still ended up flat on the canvas in the 12th round, his eyes rolling backward while Wilder celebrated above him.

Fury somehow gathered his wits, rose and made it to the final bell. That’s when both hulking men heard a verdict that didn’t satisfy them, but nearly guaranteed a rematch of this exciting showdown.

Wilder and Fury fought to a split draw Saturday night, with Wilder retaining his WBC heavyweight title after knocking down his British challenger twice.

Wilder (40-0-1) floored Fury (27-0-1) in the ninth and final rounds, yet Fury clearly outboxed Wilder for large portions of their meeting at Staples Center.

Fury appeared to be on his way to a decision victory when he came out for the final round — and a minute later, he looked totally finished when Wilder put him on his back with a right-left combination. Yet Fury rose, summoning strength at the critical moment of

his comeback from a 2 ½-year ring absence amid bouts of drug abuse and depression.

While Wilder kept his belt, Fury remained the unofficial lineal champion of the heavyweight division by virtue of his victory over Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015.

Judge Robert Tapper scored the fight 114-112 for Fury, while Alejandro Rochin favoured Wilder 115-111. Judge Phil Edwards and The Associated Press scored it a 113-113 draw, with Wilder’s knockdowns compensating for Fury’s superior technique.

While both men thought they won, neither was overly upset by the verdict in front of a frenzied Hollywood crowd. They embraced warmly and immediately talked about a rematch in the spring.

The bout was a rare meeting of two unbeaten heavyweight stars in their apparent primes, with both fighters putting aside caution and the typical squabbles over money or belts to stage one of the most compelling matchups in the glamour division’s recent history.

And the fighters delivered, each in his unique way. The 6-foot-9 Fury spent nearly every moment of the fight nimbly avoiding Wilder’s punches in a masterful display — except for the two moments

up in competition after a lengthy absence and two warmup bouts, but Wilder got him in just enough trouble to earn a draw.

Staples Center had a frenzied atmosphere after the high-energy introductions, but the fighters settled into a technical bout early.

Fury used his twitchy movement and near-constant feints to disrupt the rhythm of Wilder, whose trademark looping punches rarely found their mark.

Fury struggled to generate consistent offence until a strong sixth round, likely costing himself early rounds. The Englishman made Wilder miss constantly, particularly ducking under Wilder’s big right hand with grace.

Fury was elusive and creative in the seventh and eighth rounds, and Wilder appeared to be out of answers. But early in the ninth, Fury went down when he absorbed a shot to the top of the head from Wilder. The punch wasn’t the biggest of the fight, but Fury was stunned — and he responded by getting up and raising his aggression in an exciting round.

Fury went right back to work in the next two rounds, and a decision appeared to be in reach. But Fury went down again — and nearly everybody thought it was for good.

DEONTAY WILDER, left, and Tyson Fury, of England, trade punches on Saturday. (AP) when the 6-foot-7 Wilder viciously knocked him to the canvas.

A punch to the top of Fury’s head shockingly put him down in the ninth, but he bounced up quickly. With just two minutes left in the fight, Wilder buckled Fury’s knees with a right hand and knocked him senseless with a perfect left on the way down.

Even though Wilder made a throat-slashing gesture and mouthed “It’s over,” Fury beat the count and went back to work.

Wilder failed to win for the first time since his semi-final bout at the Beijing Olympics, and he failed to knock out his opponent for only the second time in 41 career bouts. Yet the Bronze Bomber showed remarkable resourcefulness and power, avoiding what would have been a decision loss with those two knockdowns. Fury responded admirably to a big step

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QUEBEC CITY (AP) — Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson is reportedly hospitalised in critical condition after being knocked out in his light heavyweight title fight in Quebec City.

Boxing promoter Yvon Michel tweeted early Sunday that Stevenson was in intensive care and that his family asked that his privacy be respected.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk stopped Stevenson at 2:49 of the 11th round Saturday night to take his World Boxing Council light heavyweight title.

The 41-year-old Stevenson was put on a stretcher after the bout and left Videotron Centre in an ambulance.

The Montreal-based fighter was making his 10th title defence since winning the belt against Chad Dawson in 2013 and was ahead on two of the judges’ cards and tied on the third when he was stopped.

The 31-year-old Gvozdyk, from the Ukraine, improved to 16-0.

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