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SPORTS SECTION E

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016

Road Runners shine at awards banquet

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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ead coach Dexter Bodie was praised for opening the door and allowing so many young track and field athletes to pursue their dreams as members of the Road Runners Track and Field Club.

The recognition came from the dignitaries who spoke during the club’s 17th annual awards and presentation banquet in the Crown Ballroom of the Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, on Saturday night.

It was held under the theme: “Opening Doors for Tomorrow’s Successors.” The scripture text came from Revelations 3:8 and theme song was “One Moment in Time” by Whitney Houston.

Among the list were businessman Geno Forbes, the patron for this year’s celebrations, as well as the keynote speaker David Higgins, who reminded the audience of where Bodie brought the club from when they first hosted the event at the Faith Missionary Baptist Church Auditorium.

Higgins, who at the time had a son competing, said he decided to stick with Bodie, supporting him every year because of the commitment he made in assisting his son in excelling all the way to the collegiate ranks.

In honour of his accomplishment, the Road Runners now present annually the Dominique Higgins Award, which is presented to

LEONARDO TAYLOR (right) receives the Dominique Higgins Award. the athletes with the highest grade point average. This year, there were three recipients. They were Nathaniel Rolle and Leonardo Taylor, both with 4.00, Trent Ford with a 94 percentage and Iesha Hanna with a 3.88 average.

Also in attendance and praising Bodie and the club for the strives

they have made over the years were Rosamunde Carey, who holds the distinction of being the first female president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations and Harrison Petty, the president of the Bahamas Parents Association of Track and Field Athletes.

They all participated in presenting the huge selection of awards to the deserving athletes from athletics to academics.

Phil Smith, the marketing manager at d’Albenas Agency, as well as businessman William Delancu

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Jordan, Laquell qualify for CARIFTA Games

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net TWO athletes closed out the year on a high note as they attained the qualifying standards for the 2017 Carifta Games as they competed in the RC Athletics Throwers Meet at the University of the Bahamas field on Saturday.

Jordan Lewis achieved his feat when he won the under-20 boys’ discus with a toss of 45.81 metres, while Laquell Harris joined him in surpassing the mark in the under-20 girls’ discus with her heave of 41.31m.

Both athletes represented the Blue Chips Athletic Throwers Club that was formed a year ago under the direction of Corrington Maycock, now a IAAF Level II certified coach.

Their performances, among the others from the large number of competitors who competed in the offseason meet, left meet director Ronald Cartwright beaming with excitement for the upcoming season that will get underway on Saturday with the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ Odd Distance Meet at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

“I think the meet went very well,” said Ronald Cartwright, the head coach of the RC Athletics Throwers Club. “We had a lot more competitors than we had in the past, so that is a good sign. It’s very encouraging to see how many athletes are taking the throwing event so serious.

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31ST FATHER MARCIAN PETERS BASKETBALL CLASSIC TIPS OFF

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net HUNDREDS of studentathletes representing their respective schools began competition for national bragging rights in six respective divisions.

The 31st edition of the Father Marcian Peters Basketball Classic officially got underway Saturday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium and, after two days of competition, several exciting finishes have teams positioning themselves for a highly anticipated championship weekend.

On day one, junior boys’ play got the competition started early and the Temple Christian Suns emerged with a 24-11 win over the LW Young Golden Eagles in game one.

In other scores on the day in the division among the early games, Akephran Scarabs defeated DW Davis Royals 31-18, and Queen’s College Comets defeated CV Bethel Stingrays 27-23.

Several teams also won by default, including Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins over TA Thompson Scorpions, Teleos Cherubims over Aquinas Aces, Galilee College over CH Reeves Raptors, NCA

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HURDLER DEVYNNE CHARLTON ‘HEALTHY AGAIN’

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

tempt.

The order was reversed in the shot put as Daxon pulled off the win with 12.51m on his first attempt over Lewis, who did 12.04m on his sixth attempt. Kevin Sears got third with 11.73m on his third attempt.

As for Harris, her toss of 41.31m

HIGH hurdler Devynne Charlton is back.

After sitting out the majority of the outdoor season this year, including her initial trip to the Olympic Games because of a back injury, Charlton stormed on the track to lead the Bahamian connection at Purdue University in the Hoosier Open in Bloomington, Indiana.

“It felt good. I felt good finally getting a chance to run healthy again,” Charlton told The Tribune on Friday in an interview after the race.

She won the women’s 60 metre hurdles in 8.09 seconds, shattering the meet record of 8.24 that was set by Kayla Parker of the University of Kentucky in 2013.

Jas Camacho-Quinn of Kentucky came in second in 8.10 and her teammate Jacklyn Howell was third in 8.27.

“My reaction time was pretty good, but I stumbled on my second step, so I had to regroup and recover from that,” she said.

“But once I did that, I got out pretty much ahead of the pack. I felt them closing on me so I just had to stay square and

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ATHLETES compete in the RC Athletics Throwers Meet at the University of the Bahamas field on Saturday.

Photo: Kermit Taylor/Bahamas Athletics “And from the meet, we had two persons who did the Carifta qualifying standards. I was really pleased with that. I think as the season progresses, we should be able to see a lot more throwers qualifying for Carifta because they now have a base to work with during the offseason.”

Lewis said all of the hard work during the offseason is paying off

and he’s gotten off to a great start, having qualified in the discus. He credited the competition he got for him attaining the standard so early.

With his best throw coming on the fifth of his six attempts, Lewis won over Isiah Daxon, who did 38.16m on his third attempt for second place. Tristan Sherman got third with 32.32 on his first at-

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DEVYNNE CHARLTON ‘HEALTHY AGAIN’ FROM PAGE 1

YOUNG ATHLETES compete in the RC Athletics Throwers Meet at the University of the Bahamas field on Saturday.

Photos: Kermit Taylor/Bahamas Athletics

Jordan, Laquell qualify for CARIFTA Games FROM PAGE 1 was well over the under-20 girls’ discus Carifta qualifying standard of 41m. She beat out arch-rival Tiffany Hanna, who did 37.82m on her fourth attempt. Latavia Braynen got third with 26.12 on her fourth attempt.

“I’m so glad that I qualified,” Harris said. “I came out here to do much better than I did, but I am satisfied with what I did.”

Hanna, however, won the shot put with a heave of 11.46m, while Harris came in second with 11.13m.

“The competition was good. I know now what I have to work on and I’m going to do that in training so that I can get the qualifying standard too,” Harris said.

Some of the other performances of note came from Annamarie Oriaki, who dominated the girls under-14 division, winning the triple crown in the shot, discus and javelin.

Dachye Stubbs was a double winner in the girls’ under-18 shot and discus as was Selena Brown, the older sister of collegian Serena Brown, in the open women’s shot and discus.

Johnny Jean-Jacques won the boys’ under-20 shot and discus.

Cartwright said that while they have not been able to generate the kind of funding necessary to host their throwers meet without a gate receipt, he said the response could be a lot better from those persons who wish to come out and cheer on the throwers.

• Here’s a look at the results posted at the meet: Girls Under-14 shot put – Annamarie Oriaki 9.46m (2nd att); Gabrial Murphy 8.89m (2nd att); Hailey Butler 8.58m (4th att).

Girls under-14 discus – Annamarie Oriaki 23.91m (6th att).

Girls under-14 javelin – Annamarie Oriaki 14.10 (6th att).

Girls under-16 shot put – Garryn Scott 10.23m (4th att); Gewendolyn Lightbourne 9.23m (1st att); Jenae Higgs 8.90m (2nd att).

Girls under-16 discus – Gwendolyn Lightbourne 19.81m (5th att); Candice Green 18.57m (5th att); Patrinique Johnson 11.05m

(1st att).

Girls under-16 javelin – Rhema Otabor 23.70 (4th att); Edricka McQueen 22.95 (6th att).

Girls under-18 shot put – Dachye Stubbs 11.30m (2nd att); Acacia Astwood 10.46m (2nd att); Latia Saunders 10.26m (3rd att).

Girls under-18 discus – Dachye Stubbs 33.44m (3rd att); Darranette Wright 25.94m (3rd att); Sydney Butler 25.75m (5th att).

Girls under-18 javelin – Latia Saunders 25.90m (6th att); Jeva McCoy 25.30 (3rd att).

Girls under-20 shot put – Tiffany Hanna 11.46m (2nd att); Laquell Harris 11.13m (2nd att).

Girls under-20 discus – Laquell Harris 41.31 (3rd att); Tiffany Hanna 37.82m (4th att); Latavia Braynen 26.12m (4th att).

Open girls shot put – Selena Brown 9.56m (2nd att); Tanisha Ingraham 9.18m (4th att).

Open girls discus – Selena Brown 30.65m (3rd att); Tanisha Ingraham 19.17m (1st att).

Open girls javelin – Sara Penn 24.60 (5th att); Tanisha Ingraham 24.16m (5th att).

Boys under-16 discus – Tarajh Hudson 37.17m (2nd att); Devonte Rolle 27.34 (3rd att); Cecil Roberts 20.46 (2nd att).

Boys under-18 shot put – Isiah Daxon 12.51m (1st att); Jordan Lewis 12.04m (6th att); Kevin Sears 11.73m (3rd att).

Boys under-18 discus – Jordan Lewis 45.81m (5th att); Isiah Daxon 38.16m (3rd att); Tristan Sherman 32.32m (1st att).

Boys under-18 javelin – Michaelangelo Bullard 41.28m (5th att).

Boys under-20 shot put – Johnny Jean-Jacques 14.10m (3rd att); Lynarchieo Moxey 11.87m (1st att); Bronson Rolle 11.04m (5th att).

Boys under-20 discus – Johnny Jaques 41.59m (5th att); Lynarchieo Moxey 33.50m (4th att).

Boys under-20 javelin – Bronson Rolle 51.50m (3rd att).

Open boys shot put – Anton Lightbourne 13.05m (2nd att); Bradley Cooper 12.40m (4th att); Ken Mullings 11.56m (4th att).

Open boys discus – Bradley Cooper Jr 43.83m (6th att); Anton Lightbourne 43.12m (5th att); Ken Mullings 41.68m (1st att).

ROAD RUNNERS SHINE AT ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET FROM PAGE 1 and Timothy Ingraham from Summit Insurance, were also in attendance and assisted in the presentations.

Among the winners were Esther Cartwright and collegian Perry Adderley. “This was a good year. Although I didn’t expect to perform as much as I did because I got caught up in taking a lot of external exams this year, I wasn’t sure that I would have been able to balance the two,” Cartwright said. “But next year I am looking forward to balancing the two and having another great season.”

Cartwright, the 17-year-old sprinter from RM Bailey Secondary High, said she always looks forward to the banquet because it not only inspires her and her peers to do better, but it gives their family members a chance to see exactly what they have been doing in the club.

Adderley, back home from his studies at Coffeyville Community College where he is studying sports management, said there’s no better feeling than sharing the special night out with all of the club mem-

bers.

“I think I had a good transition, a good experience competing indoors for the first time,” Adderley said. “I think I had a pretty decent year. It wasn’t the best, but I’m looking forward to improving when I go back for my fall season.”

The 18-year-old Adderley said he was quite surprised to see his mother, Mildred Adderley, filling in as the mistress of ceremony for comedian David Wallace, who was not able to make it in from Grand Bahama. She was quite funny, telling a couple of jokes.

All jokes aside, many of the athletes were looking forward to hearing the winners of the most outstanding awards.

The winners of the most outstanding athletes were as follows: J’Kaiyah Rolle, under-8 girls; Jude Ramsey, under-8 boys; Nasia Brown, under-10 girls; Trevaughn Miller, under-10 boys; Alyssa Ferguson, under-12 girls; Kyle Bain, under-12 boys; Rowlia Joseph, under-14 girls; Malcolm Williams, under-14 boys; Precious Rolle, under-126 girls; Kunal Bain and Jahmal Brown, under-16 co-boys winners; Shanterah Evans, under-18 girls and Elvardo Bullard, under 18 boys.

The Athletes of the Year were as follows: Jasmine Thompson, under-8 girls; Armi Ferguson, under-8 boys; Iesha Hanna, under-10 girls; Trent Ford, under-10 boys; Sherinique Sears, under-12 girls; Avery Adderley, under 14-boys; Vandrea Knowles, under-16 girls; Anton Pratt, under-16 boys; Esther Cartwright, under-128 girls; Abiah Missick, under-18 boys and Patrick Adderley, under-20 boys.

Bodie, who received some special awards from the collegiate athletes who are back home, said the night was a real success.

“It was an excellent turnout, wonderful support,” said Bodie of the packed ballroom. “Everybody was excited, the parents were pleased with the awards their children got. It couldn’t be any better.”

Bodie said they are now preparing for the upcoming season and the public can expect to hear a lot more from the Road Runners Track Club, starting with the Odd Distance Meet on Saturday.

Carey, in her remarks, encouraged the athletes to get prepared not just for 2017, but she wanted to see some of the Road Runners making the national team when the Bahamas hosts the 2018 Car-

ifta Games.

And Petty, displaying a booklet of the achievement of the Road Runners, said as long as the athletes perform, he will continue to do whatever he can in assisting them to take advantage of the countless amount of scholarships that his association provides every year.

Higgins said what he likes about the Road Runners Club is the fact that Bodie has opened the door and allowed athletes who would not have the financial means to compete for some of the other clubs to join and they have been able to earn their successes.

He said that is one of the reasons why he will continue to support the club even though his son, Dominique Higgins, is no longer competing. He called himself a Road Runner for life because even though some people at the time tried to take his son away from the club, he decided to stick with Bodie. The club was founded by Dianne-Lynn Thompson, who groomed Bodie. Upon her death, Bodie took over the club and has taken it to higher heights. The Road Runners are the only club that stages such a lavish awards presentation every year.

run strong.”

In the preliminary round, Charlton had the second fastest qualifying time of 8.45 as she trailed Camacho-Quinn, the fastest qualifier in 8.21. Howell had the third best time of 8.30.

“I’m just looking forward to being competitive this year, pretty much picking up where I left off doing big things in the Big Ten and in the NCAA and eventually making it to the World Championships,” she projected.

Charton, who was having a fantastic season before she went down with the inury, also showed her versatility in her return running in the 300m where she was seventh in 39.37. Ellen Wortham, competing unattached, won the race in 38.33.

She noted that the disappointment of having to skip the collegiate outdoor season as well as miss her initial trip to compete at the Olymic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, along with having her national record broken by rising star Pedrya Seymour (now at 12.64), has made her even more hungry to compete this year.

“It was very difficult just watching everything that went on,” she said. “But it was a good experience sitting in the stands and watching the meets take place like the Olympics.

“It was really hard just watching my competition out there and knowing that there was a possibility that I could have been competing amongst that field. So I’m just excited to get back at it and really test myself against some of the best in the world.”

While it’s still early in the season, Charlton said if she can surpass the 13 seconds that she ran two years ago, she would be quite content.

Charlton’s close friend and sometimes arch-rival Carmeisha Cox was limited to relay duties as she competed on the third leg for Purdue University in their women’s 4 x 400m relay victory in 3:44.38. She was joined by Chloe Abbott, Symone Black and Brionna Thomas.

Also, Purdue’s Kinard Rolle competed in the men’s 500m where he won the race in 1:03.18, leaving his team-mate Shawndail McLauren in second in 1:03.67.

In the 4 x 400m relay, Rolle ran the third leg as Purdue crossed the finish line first in 3:14.55.

The other members of the team were Obokhare Ikpefan, Shawndail McLauren and Justin Veteto.

And Purdue’s Keanu Pennerman competed in the men’s 60m where he got seventh in the preliminaries in 6.99.

Malcolm Dotson, his Purdue teammate, had the fastest qualifying time of 6.75.

In the final, Dotson won in 6.73 with Pennerman fourth in 6.94.

Pennerman also contested the men’s 300m where he was fifth in 35.17. Tennessee’s Christian Coleman clocked 33.26 to erase the Gladstein Fieldhouse record of 33.31, set by Indiana University’s Gary Gooden in 1988.

Nobody seemed more proud of their achievements than Charlton.

“I was really proud, especially to see the way Kinard and KP competed,” she said. “They are both still young sophomores indoors.

They both competed and did really well.

“They had rough freshmen years like everybody else does, but I think they will have breakout sophomore years, so I’m really looking forward to seeing them compete this season.”

The Boilermakers, which boasts of a Bahamian coaching connection in head coach Rolando ‘Lonnie’ Greene and assistant Norbert Elliott, will not compete again until Friday, January 6 at the Gene Edmonds Open in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Don’t panic! Lakers have a real future with their young guns AFTER a five-game skid heading into last night’s match-up with the New York Knicks, you might be surprised about what I have to say about the Los Angeles Lakers.

With a 10-15 win-loss record this season, 2-8 in their last 10 and losers of five consecutive games, the 2016-2017 Lakers are poised for not only a run at the eighth seed spot in the Western Conference but are built for a run at multiple championships over the next decade.

We all know that Jim Buss’ run as the team’s president of basketball operations has not gone exactly as planned.

Jimmy billed last season as a turning point for the Lakers; it ultimately evolved into Kobe’s farewell tour after he was unexpectedly “taken to the woodshed” by the Blazers’ C J McCollum early last season and the Lakers seemingly never advanced to a point where Kobe allowed the young guys to have a run at it. There were moments in that season where the young guys started games with fire in their eyes, all to have ‘The Mamba’ step in an basically say, “settle down young fella, your turn will eventually come”.

Trust me, I am a Kobe Bryant fan.

That mix of ideals lead the Lakers to its worst season in franchise history, concluding with the selection of Duke’s Brandon Ingram as the number two overall Draft pick. The addition of Ingram and fellow draftee, 19-year-old, Croatian seven-footer, Ivica Zubac to a young core of 2014’s seventh overall draft pick, Julius Randle, 46th overall pick, Jordan Clarkson, and

FOURTH QUARTER PRESS

BY RICARDO WELLSedia.net rwells@tribunem

“NOW THE LAKERS ARE COMPRISED OF EIGHT PLAYERS UNDER-30, LED

BY A TRIO YOUNG STARS - CLARKSON, RANDLE AND RUSSELL. AT A PRICE TAG OF $21.1M COMBINED THIS YEAR, THE LAKERS ARE GETTING THE BEST BANG FOR THEIR BUCK WITH THIS COMBINATION.” 2015’s number two overall draft pick, D’Angelo Russell, provided the Lakers with the best compliment of youth talent of any team in the NBA. Now the Lakers are comprised of eight players under-30, led by a trio young stars - Clarkson, Randle and Russell. At a price tag of $21.1m combined this year, the Lakers are getting the best bang for their buck with this combination.

The reality is, through their recent struggles, these Lakers have managed to pull in 10 wins, a feat the team had not achieved last season until early February.

This achievement alone makes the acquisition of Luke Walton as head coach the best signing of the offseason.

Be as critical as you want

about his age, but be fair.

There is no coach in this league doing a better job of inspiring his young stars to get out there and give it their all.

Sure, the defence isn’t what it should be, nor is the intensity on a night-tonight basis (the Lakers allowed more than 30 points in three of the four quarters in its last game).

Based on statistics, the most accomplished players on this team are Jose Calderon, Luol Deng, Lou Williams, Nick Young and Timofey Mozgov - in that order.

Luke Walton converted this bunch, and a group of “rookies”, into a huge run earlier this year, one derailed only by injuries.

Russell is still recovering from a knee injury which

STINGERS BEAT CYBOTS, 82-80 THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend. A series of games were played.

On Friday night, Mr Ship It Freight Regulators routed the Rockets 84-75 and the Commonwealth Bank Giants stunned the Shockers 109-77. On Saturday, the Elites knocked off the Future Ballers 55-34, Athletico Bahamas held off the Breezes High Flyers 74-65 and the PJ Stingers nipped the Mail Boat Cybots 82-80.

• Here’s a summary of the games played: Stingers 82, Cybots 80 In the last 10 seconds, Randy Williams came up with both the offensive and defensive plays of the game to seal the thrilling victory for PJ’s.

On a foul by Tyrone Sands, Williams hit the last of two free throws to put the Stingers up by two. Sands attempted to score at the other end of the court, but Williams blocked him and grabbed the defensive rebound to preserve the win.

Williams finished the game with 16 points and eight rebounds. Kendrick Curry came off the bench with 13 points, Rashad Ingraham had 12 as he also came off the bench, Anthony Whylly had 11 points and nine rebounds, James Rolle had 11 points, seven assists and three rebounds, Vernon Stubbs had nine points, six assists and three rebounds and Ishmael Curtis had eight points and eight rebounds. Terrance Brown led the Cybots with 18 points, three rebounds and two assists. Delvonne Duncombe came off the bench with 16 points, five assists and three rebounds, Dominique Beadle had 11 points and seven rebounds, Livingstone Munnings had nine points, six rebounds and three assists and Daniel Bullard had eight points and five rebounds.

Athletico Bahamas 74, Breezes High Flyers 65 After opening a 20-11 lead at the end of the first quarter, Athletico got out-

scored 21-8 to trail Breezes 32-28. But Athletico used a 20-14 spurt in the third to go ahead 48-46 at the end of the third. They went on a 26-19 tear in the fourth to seal the win.

CJ Smith had a game high 29 points and six rebounds to pace Athletico. Cameron Adderley had 16 points, six assists and three rebounds, Walter Charlton had eight points and Gregory Seymour added seven points and eight rebounds. Both Jeron Smith and Jeffery Wiliams had four points and six rebounds.

For Breezes, Enrico Bethel had 14 points off the bench, Travis Stuart had 13 points and three rebounds, DeVontee Gibson also came off the bench with 10 points and eight rebounds, Shanton Pratt had nine points, seven rebounds and three assists and Dwight Moss added eight points and 10 rebounds.

Elite Basketball 55, Future Ballers 34 The Elites had almost identical stats as they went 12-7 in the first quarter and 12-4 in the second for a 2411 halftime advantage and they never were challenged.

Rashad Stubbs led the Elite with a game high 22 points and three rebounds.

Philip Outten had 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Koby Mackey was the only Ballers player in double figures, scoring 15 points with four rebounds.

Ryan St Jules came off the bench with four points and eight rebounds and Kingsley Blanford had four points and four rebounds.

Giants 109, Shockers 77 Although they only held a 25-22 lead at the end of the first quarter, Commonwealth Bank went on a 2817 rout in the second quarter to go up 53-39 at the half and they never looked back.

Tehran Cox led a balanced scoring attack with 18 points, six rebounds and three assists as seven of their 10 players in uniform scored in double figures.

Jeffrey Henfield had 15 points and eight rebounds, Trent Cox had 14 points and five rebounds, Michael Bain Jr had 12 points, five

rebounds and five assists, Quentin Demeritte had 11 points and five rebounds, Gijo Bain had 11 points and Lyndrick Storr had 10 points, three rebounds and three assists.

Also, Gibran Smith added nine points with seven rebounds and four assists, Karon Pratt had five points, six rebounds and five assists and Kevin Hinsey added four points and seven rebounds.

In a losing effort for the Shockers, William Rigby scored 17 points with three rebounds and two assists, Salathiel Dean had 10 points and nine rebounds, Floyd Armbrister had 10 points, Kamal Murphy had nine points, five rebounds and three assists and Shakeil Adderley chipped in with five points, four rebounds and three assists.

Regulators 84, Rockets 75 After opening the first quarter with a 17-12 lead, Mr Ship It Freight extended their lead to 41-25 at the half and it was smooth sailing the rest of the way.

Eugene Bain pumped in a game high 26 points with 17 rebounds to lead the Regulators as they put together one of their easiest victories for the season.

Gameliel Rose had 13 points, five rebounds and four assists, Renaldo Baillou came off the bench with 12 points and four rebounds, Simon Cruz had eight points and five rebounds, Brian Bain had seven points and seven rebounds and Robert Missick came up with six points and three rebounds.

Scott Farrington paced the losers with 16 points and 11 rebounds, Tomeko Moxey had 15 points, four rebounds and four assists, Henderson Curry had 13 points, six rebounds and three assists, Dancel Knowles had eight points, Corey Williams had seven points and Rashad McKenzie added five points and four rebounds.

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LAKERS guard Jordan Clarkson, left, and power forward Julius Randle (right). (AP) has kept him out since late November. Randle is still hampered by his hip injury.

But the heart shown by this team is something to marvel at. While far from perfect, the young guys have been tremendous and spectacular to watch when all are healthy and passionate.

Saying all of this, I know it has been a long journey back from oblivion. But don’t panic: the Lakers were never playing to go 82-0.

The team’s focus this year has always been development; the same development put on the back burner for Kobe last year.

Statistics don’t matter. To an extent, wins don’t even

matter - we are not playing for June, 2017.

Sure, the playoffs would be nice but developing these young guys to the point that they become the new faces of this league -

that’s the 2017 success we should want and covet.

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

SPORTS NOTE BASEBALL PERKIOMEN CAMP THE Perkiomen Boarding School will be holding a Baseball Showcase for all high school students in grades 7-12.

The event is scheduled for 9 am to noon on Saturday (December 19) at the Junior Baseball League of Nassau’s Field of Dreams complex at St Andrew’s School.

All players interested in trying out are invited to attend. They must come properly attired in their baseball outfit.

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Danrad ‘Chicken’ Knowles and Cougars move to 7-2 on the year

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net AFTER four consecutive games where he failed to score in double figures, Danrad “Chicken” Knowles had a breakout game for his Houston Cougars as the team moved to 7-2 on the year.

Knowles finished with 25 points, four rebounds and four blocks in the Cougars’ 82-77 win over the University of Rhode Island Rams Saturday at Hofeinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

Knowles shot 7-10 from the floor, and 11-12 from the line. His totals for points, blocks, made field goals and made free throws were all season highs.

Knowles said he was inspired after a conversation with fellow Bahamian, former Cougars player and current assistant director for player development with the Cougars, Mikhail McLean.

“I really had my mind set from the day before. After talking to Mikhail, I was locked and ready. I’m seeing a lot [of improvement] lately, but I still have a lot of work to do. I have to be a better rebounder. I always

have something to work on. The team needed me. I toughed it out.”

On the season, Knowles is averaging 10.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and shooting 58 per cent from the field.

Knowles, who averaged six points and 3.7 rebounds per game as a junior last season, addressed the changes in his game during the offseason and his relationship with head coach Kelvin Sampson.

“It hasn’t been easy, but we’ve developed over time, and that’s a big plus. We’ve still got a long way to go, but we’re going to get there,” Knowles said. “[Learning from head coach Sampson]. It’s been hard, but all you’ve to do is take it and learn from it. Just suck it up.

There’s not much you can do but listen and learn. He’s made me more mentally tough and intense. Hopefully, you don’t see me spaz on the court. It’s going to be a fun season.”

After falling behind early against the Rams, the Cougars connected on 56.5 per cent of from the field in the second half and limited the Rams to only 42.4 per cent in the final 20 minutes.

The game did not start well for the Cougars. Hou-

ston trailed 14-5 just more than four minutes into the game and faced a 42-37 halftime deficit.

The Cougars scored 11 points to start the second half and moved into a 48-48 tie after with 15:37 remaining.

They built a 73-68 lead with just more than two minutes remaining and put the game away with a late three pointer to remain ahead for good.

Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson said he and the

Bahamian forward had an in-depth discussion about the prospects of his senior season moving forward.

“I really enjoyed sitting down with (Danrad Knowles) and having a conversation about his senior year, where he’s at and expectations,” he said. “He knew going into this game we were going to him. We established that on Thursday, that we can go to Chicken.”

The Cougars are returning eight players from last

season, three of whom started at least 20 games.

Five of the eight are seniors who will use their past experience on the team to lead the younger players.

The Cougars have a strong non-conference schedule, including losses against SEC teams Arkansas and LSU. “Early in the season you learn not to get carried away with losses or wins. You’re still trying to form an identity with the team, regardless of wheth-

er you have guys back or not. If you have one new guy and lose one guy, you have a completely different team because everything is changed. Roles have changed and sometimes an attitude will change, so you’re constantly fighting to get your team right,” he said.

“The thing I liked about tonight, other than beating a really good team, is how they fought. We really played hard. We invested in that game. The reason it feels so good for our kids is when you invest in something, the result means more because you gave a lot.

When you just go through the motions and win, there’s not any euphoria or sense of accomplishment because you haven’t invested. We’ve invested tonight, and we knew we had to.”

They finished last season with a 22-8 win/loss record.

Despite the fact the Cougars were solid throughout the regular season, they suffered a disappointing 81-62 loss to Georgia Tech in the first round of the NIT tournament.

Houston will return to the floor December 17 when they host the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

31ST FATHER MARCIAN PETERS BASKETBALL CLASSIC TIPS OFF

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Crusaders over AF Adderley Tigers, and Jordan Prince Williams Falcons over Westminster Diplomats In the second session, Doris Johnson defeated Teleos Christian Academy 34 – 7, Jordan Prince William defeated Queen’s College 25 – 9, N.C.A. defeated Galilee 31 – 11, D.W.Davis defeated Temple Christian Academy 26 - 25 , Queens College defeated Jordan Prince William 25 - 9 and

D.W.Davis topped Akephran Academy 51 – 39.

Play continues today at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium at 4pm and continues everyday through Saturday, December 17.

Family island schools enter competition on Wednesday.

The tournament returns this year after the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture indicated they were unable to find the necessary funding to host the tournament in 2015.

The cancellation impacted the

student-athletes in a number of ways because many of the Family Island teams also took the opportunity to participate in the annual Junior Junkanoo Parade.

There are a number of pre-season and mid-season tournaments for senior boys. That is one of the reasons why the organisers focus on these particular divisions for the players to compete in.

In the last edition, hosted in 2014, division winners included Freedom Baptist (primary girls), Temple Christian (primary boys),

Harbour Island (junior girls), Aquinas College (junior boys), CR Walker (senior girls) and Queen’s College (intermediate boys).

In 2013, Harbour Island All Age School captured three of the six contested divisions – junior boys, intermediate boys and junior girls. Temple Christian won primary boys, The Carlton Francis Shockers won the primary girls’ division and CR Walker won senior girls.

The tournament traditionally

features scores of teams from the primary girls and boys, junior girls and boys, intermediate boys and senior girls. The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s staff facilitates the event.

Father Marcian Peters, who passed away in 1981, was known as a national sporting icon for his contributions to basketball and softball as tools of social development. Today the tournament stands as the largest and most popular inter-school basketball event.

Klay Thompson sparks Warriors’ rally in fourth against Wolves

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writer

WARRIORS guard Klay Thompson tries to shoot the ball against Minnesota Timberwolves centre Gorgui Dieng (5) in the second half of last night’s game in Minneapolis. Golden State won 116-108.

(AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 30 points and the Golden State Warriors roared back to avoid their first set of consecutive regular-season losses since 2015 with a 116-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night.

Stephen Curry had 22 points and nine assists, and the Warriors extended their NBA-record streak to 111 regular-season games without losing two in a row. They trailed by 10 to start the fourth quarter, but opened the period with a 25-4 avalanche to turn the tide.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 18 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins scored 25 for the Timberwolves (6-18), who lost their fourth straight game.

Kevin Durant had 22 points on 6-for-21 shooting, and Draymond Green scored 18 for Golden State while going 5 of 8 on 3-pointers.

Zach LaVine scored 25 points and hit five 3s for the Wolves.

The Warriors were coming off a 21-point loss Saturday to the Grizzlies and were playing their fourth game in five nights, and it was clear from the start that they were a little weary.

Just when Curry appeared to be heating up, hitting back-toback 3s midway through the third quarter, the best shooter on the planet tossed up an airball on the very next possession. Between that ghastly miss and Durant missing a wide-open layup, it was clear the Warriors were just a bit off for the second night in a row, something that hasn’t happened in the regular season since April 7, 2015.

The Wolves closed the third period with a 14-1 run, but Thompson scored 12 points in the first 5 minutes of the fourth to rally Golden State.

RECORD STREAK The Warriors lost three straight

games to Cleveland in the NBA Finals in June, but remain proud of surviving the gauntlet of the regular season the way they have. The streak is 16 games longer than the second-place Utah Jazz, who went 95 straight from 1997-99. “It’s one of the most impressive streaks that I can think of in my experience in the NBA,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said before the game.

TIP-INS Warriors: Curry passed Steve Nash for 17th on the career list for 3-pointers. ... Durant started the game 3 for 17, but was 3 for 5 in the fourth. ... C Zaza Pachulia was out again with sprained right wrist. ...

Kevon Looney started at center despite being listed as questionable with a sprained right ankle.

Timberwolves: Minnesota outrebounded Golden State 51-37. ...

F Nemanja Bjelica missed his second straight game with a sore right ankle.

REUNITED Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau has been friends with Warriors assistant Ron Adams for more than two decades. Adams worked under Thibodeau in Chicago, and the Wolves coach said that when he got the job in Minnesota this summer he called Adams and “begged him” to leave Golden State and join him. “They have such a great organisation that I knew it was kind of tongue-incheek,” Thibodeau said. “I know how happy he is with the situation that he’s in.”

UP NEXT Warriors: Golden State finishes its five-game road trip with a game in New Orleans against former assistant coach Alvin Gentry on Tuesday.

Timberwolves: Minnesota heads to Chicago on Tuesday, where Thibodeau will face his former team for the first time since he was fired two years ago.

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Tannehill hurt as Dolphins beat Cards on late kick, 26-23

By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill threw three touchdown passes before being sidelined with a knee injury that could end his season, and Andrew Franks kicked a 21-yard field goal as time expired to help the Miami Dolphins beat the Arizona Cardinals 26-23 yesterday.

Coach Adam Gase said the Dolphins fear Tannehill tore his ACL, which would sideline him for the rest of the season.

“Doesn’t look good,” Gase said.

“We’ve got to go to the next man up, just like every other position.”

Tannehill limped to the locker room late in the third quarter after being hit around the legs by defensive tackle Calais Campbell as he released a completion.

The Dolphins led 21-9 when Tannehill left, and backup Matt Moore failed to lead Miami to a first down in his first three series.

That allowed the Cardinals to mount touchdown drives of 99 and 50 yards to tie the game, but then Miami forced a punt to start at the Arizona 47 with 1:29 left.

DOLPHINS QB Ryan Tannehill (17) is attended on the field during the second half against the Arizona Cardinals yesterday.

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Moore threw a 12-yard completion to Kenny Stills for a first down, and threw long to Stills for 29 yards to set up Franks’ winning kick.

Tannehill went 15 for 20 for 195 yards. He returned to the sideline red-eyed to watch the end of the game and trade hugs with teammates.

Tannehill was on crutches in the locker room and didn’t talk to reporters after the game.

The Dolphins (8-5) won for

NBA CAPSULES BUCCANEERS 16, SAINTS 11 TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Streaking Tampa Bay bolstered its playoff hopes by building an early lead and holding off Drew Brees and New Orleans for its fifth straight victory.

Doug Martin scored on a 1-yard run, Roberto Aguayo kicked three field goals and an improving defence intercepted Brees three times while holding the NFL passing leader without a touchdown pass.

Brees began the day leading the league in completions, attempts, completion percentage, passing yards and TD passes, but failed to throw for a touchdown for the second straight week, the first time he’s done that in consecutive games since 2009.

Safety Keith Tandy picked off the quarterback’s final pass on fourthand-1 from near midfield in the final minute.

The Bucs (8-5) have won five straight for the first time since 2002, the season they went on to win their only Super Bowl. New Orleans (5-8) entered hoping to tighten the NFC South race, but instead dropped three games behind division co-leaders Atlanta and Tampa Bay. BENGALS 23, BROWNS 10 CLEVELAND (AP) — Robert Griffin III returned from injury but couldn’t keep Cleveland from falling closer to infamy as the Cincinnati Bengals built a big early lead and held off the winless Browns 23-10 yesterday in the snow.

Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes to Tyler Eifert as the Bengals (5-7-1) kept their playoff chances pulsating for another week.

Griffin started for the first time since getting hurt in the opener. He couldn’t produce a win for the Browns (0-13).

RG3 did score on a 1-yard sneak in the third quarter, but the Browns lost their 16th straight dating to December 13 last season. Cleveland has lost 23 of 24 and 31 of 34 since the end of 2014.

The Browns have three games left to avoid joining the 2008 Detroit Lions as the NFL’s only 0-16 teams.

They are making history with every loss. They are the seventh team since 1962 to start 0-13, joining the ‘08 Lions, 1980 Saints, 1976 Buccaneers, 2011 Colts, 2007 Dolphins and 1962 Raiders.

TITANS 13, BRONCOS 10 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DeMarco Murray ran for 92 yards and a touchdown, and the Titans held on to and keep a piece of first place in the AFC South. With the win, the Titans (7-6) also climbed above .500 for the first time all season.

The Titans came in with the NFL’s third-best rushing offence and the AFC’s top runner in Murray, and they ran right over a Denver defence that came in 28th in that category. By halftime, the Titans ran 26 times for 138 yards — the second-most rushes by any team in the first half this season and most allowed in the first half by Denver since 2014.

Tennessee then had to hold on as Trevor Siemian tried to rally Denver (8-5) despite a sprained left foot that kept him out last week. He threw a 3-yard TD pass to Emmanuel Sanders with 9:58 left and drove the Broncos to first-and-goal at the Tennessee 7 before rookie Aaron Wallace sacked him.

PACKERS 38, SEAHAWKS 10 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers passed for 246 yards and three touchdowns and Green Bay routed Seattle.

the seventh time in the past eight games and helped their bid to end an eight-year playoff drought.

The Cardinals (5-7-1) fell further behind in the race for the final NFC wild-card berth.

Occasional heavy rain resulted in a sloppy game, resulting in four turnovers by Arizona — all in the first 20 minutes — and three by Miami. The Dolphins overcame 14 penalties for 118 yards, and Arizona had seven for 54.

Arizona missed a field-goal at-

Seattle’s Russell Wilson threw a career-high five interceptions and the Packers (7-6) won their third straight game to keep their playoff hopes alive.

They’re two games back of firstplace Detroit in the NFC North, but play division opponents in the last three weeks of the season.

Green Bay gained more than 300 yards in the first game for the Seahawks (8-4-1) without former All-Pro safety Earl Thomas, who is out for the season with a broken leg.

REDSKINS 27, EAGLES 22 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chris Thompson’s 25-yard touchdown run with 1:54 remaining lifted Washington. Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes, including an 80-yard toss to DeSean Jackson, and had a pick-6.

The Eagles took a 22-21 lead when Caleb Sturgis hit a 41-yard field goal with 4:59 left after holder Donnie Jones got the high snap from thirdstring long snapper Trey Burton down in time.

Carson Wentz drove Philadelphia to the Redskins 14 in the final minute, but Ryan Kerrigan sacked him to force a fumble and seal the win for Washington (7-5-1), which remained in the middle of a jumbled playoff race.

The Eagles (5-8) have lost four in a row and eight of 10 after a 3-0 start.

Jackson made a twisting, over-theshoulder catch and spun away from Leodis McKelvin before slowing down and jogging into the end zone to give the Redskins a 14-13 lead in the third quarter.

STEELERS 27, BILLS 20 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Le’Veon Bell scored three times and set a franchise record with 236 yards rushing in finding traction on a slick, snow-covered field.

The Steelers overcame three interceptions thrown by Ben Roethlisberger to win their fourth straight and improve to 8-5 and keep pace in the AFC playoff race. The loss all but mathematically eliminated the Bills (6-7) from contention, and puts them in jeopardy of extending the NFL’s longest active playoff drought to 17 years — the longest since New Orleans ended a 20-year drought by reaching the postseason for their first time in 1987.

After scoring in the first half on 3- and 7-yard runs, Bell put the game away on the opening drive of the third quarter. He had nine rushes for 72 yards alone and capped the 82-yard drive by waltzing into the end zone from 5 yards .

FALCONS 42, RAMS 14 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Ryan passed for 237 yards and three touchdowns and Atlanta forced five turnovers to beat the Los Angeles.

Deion Jones returned an interception 33 yards for a touchdown, and Vic Beasley forced a fumble by Jared Goff and returned it for another TD during Atlanta’s comprehensive pummeling of the Rams (4-9), who have lost four straight and eight of nine in their increasingly miserable homecoming season.

Tevin Coleman caught a TD pass and rushed for another score for the Falcons (8-5), who opened up a 42-point lead in the third quarter and stayed atop the NFC South with their fourth win in six games.

VIKINGS 25, JAGUARS 16 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Matt Asiata scored on a short touchdown run, Kai Forbath kicked four field goals and the Vikings won for just the second time in nine weeks.

Asiata had a chance to score three times, but he was stopped on a fourth-

tempt and two extra points, with one blocked PAT returned for a 2-point conversion.

The Cardinals’ Carson Palmer went 18 for 33 for 145 yards with two interceptions and lost a fumble on a bobbled snap. David Johnson was held to 80 yards rushing and 41 receiving. Larry Fitzgerald had only three catches for 12 yards.

Even so, the Cardinals made a late charge. They drove the length of the field for a touchdown, helped by three Miami penalties, to cut the deficit to 21-15 midway through the fourth quarter.

But Jordan Phillips blocked Chandler Catanzaro’s extra-point kick, and Miami’s Walt Aikens scooped up the ball and scored.

The Cardinals forced a punt, and Palmer hit J.J. Nelson for the touchdown, then connected with David Johnson for a tying 2-point conversion.

J.J. Nelson ran 56 yards untouched for Arizona’s first score on an end-around.

Miami’s Jarvis Landry broke two tackles to turn a short pass into a 71-yard gain, setting up a touchdown that put Miami ahead

and-goal run in the second quarter and fumbled at the goal line in the fourth. Those mistakes hardly hurt against the hapless Jaguars (2-11), who dropped their eighth consecutive game and fell to 0-6 at EverBank Field this season.

TEXANS 22, COLTS 17 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lamar Miller scored Houston’s only touchdown and the Texans defence stopped Andrew Luck on Indy’s final drive.

Houston (7-6) retained a share of the AFC South lead with Tennessee by ending its three-game losing streak.

The Texans won for the second straight year in Indy, have won nine straight against division foes and got their first sweep of the Colts in franchise history.

Luck drove the Colts (6-7) to the Texans 42-yard line with 1:24 left. But on fourth-and-1, a blitz forced an errant screen pass to Robert Turbin.

PANTHERS 28, CHARGERS 16 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina’s defence forced five turnovers

by Philip Rivers and had five sacks and a safety.

Cam Newton was a pedestrian 10 of 27 for 160 yards with one touchdown pass and one interception for Carolina (5-8), which snapped a two-game losing streak and kept its slim playoff hopes alive. Jonathan Stewart ran for 66 yards and a touchdown and Graham Gano had four field goals.

But it was Carolina’s defence that set the tone early — and later put the game away.

Despite playing without middle linebacker Luke Kuechly and defensive end Charles Johnson, the Panthers had four sacks on Rivers and forced three turnovers in the first half to build a 23-7 lead.

LIONS 20, BEARS 17 DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Stafford ran for a go-ahead, 7-yard touchdown with 3:17 left after throwing two interceptions in the fourth quarter, one that was returned for a score on the previous possession.

Matt Barkley completed two passes that put the Bears in a position to at least attempt a tying field goal in the final minute, but both were negated by penalties, before Chicago turned over the ball on downs from the Detroit 44.

The NFC North-leading Lions (94) have won five straight and eight of nine, moving them a step closer to winning a division title for the first time in 23 years.

Chicago (3-10) has lost four of five.

Stafford was picked off twice after he threw only one interception the previous eight games. Demontre Hurst intercepted Stafford’s pass in Chicago’s end zone after it ricocheted off teammate Bryce Callahan and receiver Golden Tate early in the fourth quarter. Cre’Von LeBlanc returned an interception 24 yards midway through the fourth to put Chicago up 17-13.

JETS 23, 49ERS 17, OT SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Bilal Powell ran for 145 yards, including the game-ending 19-yard touchdown in overtime, to help Bryce Petty and New York rally from 14 points down.

Petty threw an interception on his first pass of the game and the Jets (4-9) trailed 14-0 less than 5 minutes into the game. San Francisco (1-12) led 17-3 at halftime, but fell flat after that and lost a franchise-worst 12th straight game.

Powell took over from there and scored his second TD of the game on New York’s first possession of overtime after Petty’s scramble and 26yard pass to Robby Anderson put the Jets in field goal range.

21-9.

Turnovers are a big reason for the Cardinals’ disappointing season, and they helped the Dolphins start their first six possessions at their 48, the Arizona 35, their 37, the Arizona 10, the Arizona 43 and the Arizona 39. But for all those opportunities, they led only 14-9 at halftime.

BOTCHED KICKS Catanzaro missed a 41-yard field-goal try when he hit the right upright, and swung an extra-point wide to the left. He then made a 56-yard field goal.

UGLY PASS Tannehill lost the handle on a screen pass and the ball skittered backward for a 21-yard loss before rolling out of bounds.

UP NEXT The Dolphins play Saturday at the New York Jets and will likely be without Tannehill, who has started every game in his five NFL seasons.

The Cardinals are at home Sunday against New Orleans.

THE STANDINGS

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Costa rescues another win for Premier League leader Chelsea

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Fiery striker Diego Costa used his aggression in the right way to keep Chelsea’s winning run going in the English Premier League yesterday.

Costa muscled West Bromwich Albion defender Gareth McAuley off the ball before cutting inside and curling a shot into the top corner in the 76th minute to seal a 1-0 win for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea has won its last nine matches in the league — the team’s best run since 2009 — to power to the top of the standings and Costa has scored in seven of them. The Spain international is the top scorer in the Premier League with 12 goals.

Last season, Costa — a striker who constantly plays on the edge — appeared to be more interested in picking fights than scoring goals and it hurt Chelsea, which finished 10th in a dismal defence of its title.

Fast forward to this season and Costa is leading Chelsea’s revival under coach Antonio Conte, who reacted to the winning goal by punching the air in delight and jumping into the arms of two members of the coaching staff.

Since Conte switched to a 3-43 formation following a 3-0 loss at Arsenal on September 24, Chelsea hasn’t dropped a point and is three points clear of second-placed Arsenal.

• Here’s what else happened yesterday: LIVERPOOL 2, WEST HAM 2 Liverpool dropped six points behind Chelsea after conceding more sloppy goals against West Ham. Under-fire goalkeeper Loris Karius, who was criticised for his fumble that gifted Bournemouth an injury-time winner last weekend, got a hand to Dimitri Payet’s 27th-minute free kick but failed to keep it out as West Ham cancelled out Adam Lallana’s early goal at Anfield.

Liverpool centre back Joel Matip then allowed a long ball down the middle to get through to Michail Antonio, who prodded a finish past a static Karius to put the visitors ahead in the 39th.

Another mistake, this time from West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolph, earned Liverpool a point. Randolph flapped at Sadio Mane’s cross and the ball fell to the feet of Divock Origi, who tapped home from close range in

United has had problems closing out games this season but encountered few worries against Spurs, whose in-form striker Harry Kane barely threatened.

United is three points below fifth-placed Tottenham and six adrift of Manchester City, which occupies the fourth and final Champions League place.

CHELSEA’S DIEGO COSTA, right, celebrates after scoring a goal as West Bromwich Albion’s Gareth McAuley looks dejected yesterday. (AP) the 48th.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said the goals his team conceded “could have been avoided.”

Defence is the area where Liverpool seem to be most vulnerable this season as the team fights for the title.

for Champions League qualification.

Mkhitaryan raced onto Ander Herrera’s through-ball and drove home a rising shot in the 29th minute for his first Premier League goal. In his last four games in all competitions, Mkhitaryan has scored two goals and set up two others, underling his growing importance to United.

An ankle injury that forced him off in the 85th minute will set back his progress, though. Mourinho expects the Armenian to be out for around two weeks.

MANCHESTER UNITED 1, TOTTENHAM 0 After being slowly integrated at United, Henrikh Mkhitaryan is looking the part and scored the goal in a significant win for Jose Mourinho’s team against a rival

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The Morocco forward struck from 25 metres for his first Premier League goal since joining from French club Lille for 16 million pounds ($21 million) in August.

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WINDS SE at 8-16 Knots SE at 4-8 Knots SE at 7-14 Knots ESE at 6-12 Knots ESE at 8-16 Knots ESE at 6-12 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 8-16 Knots SE at 8-16 Knots SE at 4-8 Knots SSE at 6-12 Knots SE at 4-8 Knots SE at 8-16 Knots ESE at 6-12 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 8-16 Knots ESE at 10-20 Knots E at 7-14 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 7-14 Knots SE at 6-12 Knots ESE at 3-6 Knots E at 10-20 Knots E at 8-16 Knots SE at 8-16 Knots ESE at 6-12 Knots

WAVES 3-6 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-2 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-6 Feet 3-6 Feet 3-6 Feet 3-5 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-2 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 3-5 Feet 2-4 Feet 3-6 Feet 3-6 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-2 Feet 3-6 Feet 2-4 Feet 3-5 Feet 1-3 Feet

VISIBILITY 6 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 5 Miles 10 Miles 7 Miles 5 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 76° F 76° F 83° F 83° F 79° F 80° F 80° F 80° F 78° F 78° F 79° F 80° F 78° F 78° F 81° F 81° F 80° F 80° F 80° F 80° F 77° F 77° F 78° F 78° F 80° F 80° F