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MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018

New champions crowned in Father Marcian Classic

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

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he 33rd edition of the Father Marcian Peters Basketball Classic produced new champions in five of the six contested divisions.

Dozens of the top primary, junior and intermediate programmes across the country competed over the course of the week, culminating in a series of championship games at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Teleos Cherubims primary boys were the only team to repeat as champions. The Cherubims made it back-to-back titles with a 31-15 win over the Jordan Prince Williams Falcons.

In 2017 they defeated the St Thomas More Sparks 17-15.

In the primary girls’ division, the Xavier’s Giants defeated the defending champions Temple Christian Suns 16-9.

The Suns, perennial contenders in the division, faced another Catholic primary school powerhouse in the title game after they defeated the St Francis and Joseph Shockers 21-17.

The HO Nash Lions produced a pair of runnersups in the junior division but fell to QC and JPW in the girls’ and boys’ games respectively.

In junior girls, the Queen’s College Comets defeated the Lions 18-11 while the Falcons’ junior

boys scored the most lopsided win of the afternoon, 33-16 over the Lions.

In the senior girls’ division, the St John’s College Giants won 27-22 over the CI Gibson Rattlers.

The CV Bethel Stingrays won the intermediate boys’ title with a 29-26 win over the Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins who finished as runners-up for the second consecutive year.

Over 60 teams registered for the week-long event, hosted by the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture.

A total of 12 primary boys, five primary girls, 16 junior boys, five junior girls, 13 intermediate boys, and 10 senior girls’ teams comprised the field.

Following a hiatus for the 2015 edition, the tournament had a successful return in 2016.

The tournament traditionally features scores of teams from the primary girls and boys, junior girls and boys, intermediate boys and senior girls.

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 in the Bahamas.

WITH a roster in a state of flux and their top scorers back from injuries, Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns scored consecutive wins for the first time this season.

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DEHYDRATED, CANADIAN LEMIEUX WITHDRAWS FROM FIGHT

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

TUREANO Johnson and his camp were left with disappointment rather than a much-anticipated return to action in the ring.

Johnson was scheduled to face David Lemieux Saturday night in New York’s Madison Square Garden, however, the Canadian native failed to make weight and was eventually hospitalised for severe dehydration.

Lemieux withdrew from what was intended to be a 12-round co-main event on the Canelo Alvarez versus Rocky Fielding card, broadcasted live on DAZN. “It’s a great disappointment to me,” Johnson told Fight Hub TV. “I’m not going to soften up myself, but truth be told I’m more than ready to fight David Lemieux. I was expecting the best David Lemieux out there. I’m sticking to the fact that David Lemieux

MUNNINGS AND WARHAWKS GET 74-58 WIN OVER BAIN AND THE LUMBERJACKS

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

Consecutive wins for Deandre Ayton and Suns Ayton finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds in the Suns’ 107-99 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday night.

He posted 10 points and five rebounds in the fourth quarter alone. Clinging to an 85-84 lead in the fourth, the Suns went on an 11-0 run, highlighted by Ayton’s traditional three-point play.

Devin Booker returned to the lineup and scored 28 points after missing six games with a hamstring injury. He shot 10-16 and added seven rebounds and seven assists in 36 minutes.

The Suns remain the bottom feeders in the Western Conference, now 6-24 on the season.

“We never play in a game to lose,” Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov said. “We play every quarter to win and give our best, everything we have. ... We are going to try to keep playing well, playing together as a team, and then anything happens after that.”

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CHAMPIONS: Xavier’s primary girls (top) and Falcons junior boys (right) with their trophies and medals.

By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

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SUNS centre Deandre Ayton (22) reacts after a basket and a foul against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second half on Saturday.

(AP Photo/Ralph Freso) On Thursday, the Suns won 99-89 over the Dallas Mavericks in a matchup of two of the 2018 Draft’s top overall picks, again at Talking Stick.

Ayton, the No. 1 overall pick, scored just seven points on 3-13 shooting with five rebounds while

Dallas’ Luka Doncic - the No. 3 pick - had 13 points, six assists, five rebounds and four turnovers.

The Suns welcomed TJ Warren back to the lineup and he finished with 30 points en route to the win.

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A PAIR of Bahamian players faced off in non-conference play and another set a new career-high scoring mark to highlight action from throughout NCAA Division I. Travis Munnings and his ULM Warhawks scored a 74-58 win over Nathan Bain and the Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana, on Saturday.

Munnings finished with eight points, four assists and two steals while Bain struggled and fouled out in just 14 minutes.

The Warhawks led wireto-wire and both teams are now 5-4 on the season.

“I’m really proud of our team,” ULM head coach Keith Richard said. “This is a great win for our team against a really talented team that’s picked to win the Southland Conference.

We needed to beat a good

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FIFTH ANNUAL ATLANTIS CROWN GYMNASTICS INVITATIONAL OPENING CEREMONY

MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle welcomed international gymnasts during the opening ceremony of the 5th annual Atlantis Crown Gymnastics Invitational at Atlantis Crown Ballroom last Thursday.

Competing are 1,100 gymnasts - 80 of them comprising the Bahamian team. Officials pictured seated are Minister Rolle (right), Deputy Director General of Tourism Ellison ‘Tommy’ Thompson (left) and Director of Sports Tim Munnings (centre).

Photos: Kemuel Stubbs/BIS

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It’s official! Bowl week kicks off in Bahamas BOWL week has officially kicked off in the Bahamas.

Both participating teams in the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl - the FIU Panthers and the Toledo Rockets - arrived in New Providence today to begin a busy week of activities leading up to Friday’s matchup on the field.

Teams will have their first media availability and networking opportunity at tonight’s welcome reception, hosted at the Atlantis resort. Tomorrow, the players will be hosted to a “Beach Bash and Dinner” at the Atlantis’ Lagoon and West Beach.

Wednesday will feature a pair of community outreach initiatives with a visit to the Ranfurly Homes for Children, followed by a Youth Football Clinic at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium rugby fields.

Sponsored by KFC, the clinic is slated for 3:30 to 5pm and is free and open to boys and girls ages 7-13.

It is held in cooperation between the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl and USA Football.

A USA Football coach along with student-athletes and staff from the FIU and Toledo football teams, along with representatives of the Commonwealth American Football League (CAFL), will run the clinic, teaching football fundamentals and safety techniques.

Thursday morning will be the final press conferences featuring coaches and players from both teams alongside bowl game stakeholders.

The Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl will be played Friday at

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

FIU (8-4 overall, 6-2 in Conference USA play) will be led to its fourth all-time bowl appearance

by 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.

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 (2812) as a college head coach (all at Toledo).

It 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

FOLES LEADS EAGLES PAST RAMS 30-23

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles hope they’re about to make another late-season run that begins with another big road win over the Rams.

Foles took over for Carson Wentz and passed for 270 yards, and Wendell Smallwood rushed for two touchdowns in the Eagles’ 30-23 victory over Los Angeles last night.

Rookie Josh Adams also rushed for a score as the Eagles (7-7) kept their playoff hopes alive with a gritty victory over the Rams (11-3), who lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time in coach Sean McVay’s tenure.

The Eagles scored 17 consecutive points in the third quarter and then survived the Rams’ late rally. They got help from Los Angeles returner JoJo Natson, who fumbled a punt return that D.J. Alexander recovered with 2:51 to play.

After Philadelphia’s Jake Elliott missed a field goal with 1:08 left, Jared Goff got the Rams to the Philadelphia 18 with 4 seconds to play — but he couldn’t connect with Josh Reynolds on a pass to the goal line as time expired.

Foles went 24 of 31 in his first game action since Week 2 in place of Wentz, who sat out with a back injury that could sideline him for the rest of the season.

Foles also took over the Eagles at the Coliseum last December, relieving Wentz during a division-clinching

LEMIEUX FROM PAGE 1

didn’t mention anything to the public at large - in all his interviews he said: ‘I only took one week off from fighting Sullivan, my weight is fine, my training is going well’...

Man come on, don’t be lying to the folks like that. That right there that disgusts me greatly right now.”

The Lemieux bout would have marked Johnson’s return to the ring for the first time since an August 2017 loss to Serhiy Derevianchenko.

“I’m prepared to take on the best David Lemieux to ever step into the ring,” Johnson said. “He couldn’t have thought I was a joke and definitely I’m not just a stepping stone man. You want to take on Canelo, he’s the superstar in boxing, but you can’t take on Canelo if you can’t get pass Tureano. I deserve that opportunity, I came here to prove that I’m the mandatory to fight the biggest name in boxing and that’s

EAGLES linebacker D.J. Alexander recovers a fumble by Rams wide receiver JoJo Natson yesterday. (AP) 43-35 win and riding that wave all the way to the Super Bowl MVP award and Philadelphia’s first NFL championship since 1960.

The Eagles still trail NFC East leader Dallas (8-6) and sit even with Washington (7-7), so they will need help to get back into the postseason.

But they’ll get an enormous boost from this performance against the powerhouse Rams, who fell too far behind to catch up.

Todd Gurley rushed for two touchdowns — giving him an NFL-best 21 TDs this season — while catching 10 passes 76 yards. Goff passed for 339 yards with two interceptions in the Rams’ first loss at the Coliseum this season.

Philadelphia is the only team to beat the Rams twice in McVay’s two seasons in charge.

Canelo. Will I be able to prove that after this?”

The Canadian power puncher has struggled with making weight in past bouts, most recently he forfeited 20 per cent of his fight purse after missing weight for an eventual 12-round win over Karim Achour this past May in Quebec City.

The former middleweight also saw a planned 2016 hometown showcase versus James de la Rosa get scrapped after not even coming close to making the contracted weight limit.

The Lemieux camp reportedly reached out to the Johnson camp on Thursday to request flexibility with the agreed upon weight and an increase to 162 pounds.

“I know what David Lemieux does with his dehydration, that’s a great benefit to him. That’s a tactic that he uses but it wasn’t going to work with me, you’re going to make 160 pounds. You can rehydrate all you want after that but you’re going to make that weight and that’s how it’s going to be. You have to be disciplined and you have

The Rams already have won the NFC West title, and they still control their destiny for a first-round playoff bye with Chicago (10-4) right behind them.

But Los Angeles also has produced three straight pedestrian performances since that epic 54-51 Monday night win over Kansas City last month and an ensuing bye week.

Although the Rams made a 13-play scoring drive that consumed nearly half of the first quarter, Foles and the Philadelphia offence had three scoring drives in the first half, including a 75-yard march culminating in Adams’ TD run shortly before halftime.

The Eagles took a 20-13 lead shortly after halftime with a two-play, 59-yard drive ending in Smallwood’s first TD run since Week 3. After a Philadelphia field goal, Goff stumbled with a snap and basically handed the ball to a rushing Corey Graham, who returned the interception to set up a drive ending in another TD run by Smallwood late in the third quarter.

Los Angeles finally mounted an 84-yard drive capped by Gurley’s second TD run with 4:06 left, and the defence got a stop — but Natson simply lost control of the ball after catching the punt and making an initial juke.

Foles repeatedly connected with Alshon Jeffery, who had eight catches for 160 yards. Zach Ertz had three receptions to become the fourth tight end in NFL history with 100 catches in a season.

to be fair. He was neither. I’m going to stick to the rules of the game. It’s upsetting.

“It’s a disappointing task and it feels like highway robbery,” Johnson said. “It’s not a sport, this is an everyday thing for me. Training is a lifestyle. We’re going back to the drawing board to push Golden Boy as hard as we can to get me back into the ring.”

According Golden Boy matchmaker Roberto Ortiz, the promotion will indeed look to book a new opponent for the Bahamian middleweight in short order.

“We will pay him 50 per cent of his purse,” he told NY Fights, “plus he received an advance for training that we will not deduct and most importantly schedule him as soon as possible.”

Johnson is now under the tutelage of trainer Andre Rosier, who coached both of his opponents in his only two losses – Derevianchenko and Curtis Stephens.

Rosier said he was disappointed but not surprised at the antics from the Lemieux camp. “It was almost

all three full seasons as Toledo’s head coach. Tickets to the 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.

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from PAGE 1 team to feel good about ourselves. It’s an important win because I feel like we’re a good team. We did a lot of good things this afternoon. Once again, we played tremendous defence in the first half. We probably lead the country in first-half defence right now.

The team also did a nice job with Travis (Munnings) and Andre (Washington) on the bench with two fouls each in the first half. Those two guys didn’t play very much in the first half, but yet we were able to build a 13-point halftime lead.

Shalonda Neely equalled her scoring career high for the second time this season with the Jacksonville Dolphins.

The junior centre scored 14 points in the Dolphins’ 100-46 win over Edward Water College at Swisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Florida.

Neely was one of six Dolphins in double figures. She entered the season with a previous career high of 12.

She previously scored 14 in a 68-58 win over Savannah State on November 19.

Jaron Cornish and the Stony Brook Seawolves improved to 10-2 with a 74-68 win over Delaware yesterday afternoon at Island Federal Arena in

as if we expected something to go on because this has been David Lemieux’s modus operandi. I was looking forward to Tureano shining and showing his new techniques we have been working on. It’s a letdown for Tureano and his entire team.

“Now we won’t be able to shine like we originally trained and prepared for,” Rosier said. “We had indication when they contacted us the day before and wanted to up the weight ante to 162. I mean come on now, and I said: ‘Here he goes with the monkey business again. I’m not going to put my fighter in a position where he does not have the advantage. He made 160, he was ready to fight, you come in, make 160 and stop proclaiming that you’re going to do this, that and the other thing.

Tureano was ready, his opponent was not.”

Johnson’s return to the ring is at an impasse for the second consecutive month. In November, he was preparing to re-enter against Curtis Pearson, however both sides could not finalise an agreement.

BUDDY HELPS KINGS END MAVS’ HOME WIN STREAK, 120-113

By DAVE JACKSON Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Buddy Hield and De’Aaron Fox each scored 28 points and the Sacramento Kings ended the Dallas Mavericks’ 11-game home winning streak with a 120113 victory last night.

The Kings also spoiled the return of Dirk Nowitzki to the American Airlines Center. The 21-year veteran played his first home game after missing the first 26 games of the season while recovering from ankle surgery. He played six minutes at Phoenix on Thursday and scored three points in eight minutes Sunday.

Sacramento led for the entire second half, closing the third quarter on an 11-4 run to lead 93-83.

Dallas had closed within 98-91 when Fox outjumped DeAndre Jordan, who is eight inches taller, for a defensive rebound, then coasted downcourt for a

layup. Nemanja Bjelica then hit 3-pointers on backto-back possessions for a 106-97 lead.

Wesley Matthews’ 3 with 1:46 to play pulled the Mavs within 112-107, but Fox dribbled out nearly the entire shot clock and drove the lane for layup.

After a Dallas turnover, Fox fed Willie Cauley-Stein for a dunk to ice the game with 51 seconds left.

Luka Doncic had 28 points and nine assists, but no other Dallas player scored more than 15.

Jordan tied his season high with 23 rebounds but Dallas was hampered by poor 3-point shooting, making only 9 of 35 (26 per cent).

Both teams were missing key players. Starting point guard Dennis Smith (right wrist sprain) and primary backup J.J. Barea (left ankle sprain) were out for Dallas. Marvin Bagley III, the No. 2 pick in the draft, was out with a bone bruise

Yogi Ferrell had eight points in his first game against Dallas since he left the Mavericks as a free agent this summer.

Mavericks: Coach Rick Carlisle said Smith’s injured wrist wasn’t progressing as well as hoped despite Smith playing 27 minutes Thursday. Barea missed his second game in a row.

Nowitzki was also denied a chance to become just the sixth player in NBA history to reach 900 wins.

KINGS guard Buddy Hield (24) salutes after hitting a three pointer during the second half against the Mavericks last night.

(AP Photo/LM Otero) on his left knee, and Kings teammate Iman Shumpert was a late scratch with a hip contusion.

The Kings led 61-58 at the break. Hield had 17 points in the first half and Fox added 14 as the Mavericks, playing without Smith and Barea, struggled to stop the quickness of the Kings’

guards. With only rookie Jalen Brunson and veteran Devin Harris at the point guard spot, Doncic took over ball-handling responsibilities for long stretches of the game.

TIP-INS Kings: Bagley will be reevaluated in 10 to 14 days.

DIRK CHECKS IN Nowitzki entered with 3:17 remaining in the first quarter to a standing ovation. He’s the first player in NBA history to play 21 seasons with one team.

Nowitzki missed his first three shots from the field but scored his first point on a technical foul shot with 7:48 to go in the second quarter, then nailed a short jumper eight seconds later.

He played eight minutes, all in the first half.

New York. Cornish finished with 12 points, 10 of which came in the second half en route to his fourth double figure scoring game of the season.

“We knew this was going to be a tough game. They are a very good team. We had a lot of respect for what they have done to this point. We did a really good job of following our game plan,” Seawolves’ Jeff Boals said. “Once again our guys were resilient. They bent but didn’t break and made a lot of game-winning plays. I’m really proud of our guys.”

Charles Bain finished with nine points and six rebounds in his Robert Morris Colonials’ 69-50 loss to Rider University at Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Yolett McPhee-McCuin and the Ole Miss Rebels fell to 5-7 with an 80-71 loss to Lousiana Tech Saturday afternoon in Ruston, Louisiana.

“For this being our first road game, we just have some things we need to continue to work on,” she said. “I don’t think we weathered the storm well.

We are still a work in progress and we have to get the team to fully buy-in to the game plan. There were a lot of moments where we didn’t trust the game plan and they were able to hurt us on the offensive end.”

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Phoenix beat the Mavericks for the seventh straight time and the Suns have just five wins this season, and two have come against Dallas. The Mavericks were beaten in the season opener 121-100, also in Phoenix. Both games were late tipoffs on national television. Phoenix was up by 10 at halftime and as many as 15 in the third quarter.

The Suns last won two in a row on December 26-29, 2017.

Phoenix, one of the youngest teams in the NBA, have expectations of their No.1 pick who has been heavily scrutinised in the media in recent weeks.

Ayton said he considers the leadership from Booker and Josh Jackson as tools to improve his game.

“We had some serious talks to where he [Jackson] says he wants the best for me and hearing stuff like that as a rookie coming in you know guys have your back and you want to have theirs,” Ayton said. “So during the games it’s more of yelling than teaching but I get it. I get his message and he’s a great guy.

I’ve been knowing him for a while and I’m just glad I’m on this team with him.”

Booker and Ayton got into a much publicised dispute following a blowout loss to the Portland Trailblazers, but both players have since downplayed the dispute.

“There’s a lot of great bigs in this league that know our coverages,” Ayton said.

“Playing against DeAndre Jordan, this man knew every play, knew where I was going and Book just teaches me how to really finesse it, how to encounter certain things and the defence thrown at us. So all of it is tough love and all the guys want to compete and win so I’m just being a sponge right now.”

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Messi scores hat trick to hit 50-goal mark in 2018

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi hit the 50-goal mark for club and country in 2018 after scoring his 43rd career hat trick for Barcelona yesterday.

Messi’s brilliance powered Barcelona to a 5-0 victory at Levante and kept the defending champions three points ahead of Sevilla and Atletico Madrid in the Spanish league.

It also avenged Barcelona’s only loss in the league last season when Levante stunned the visitors 5-4 in the penultimate round in a match that Messi missed.

“We had circled this match on the calendar after what happened here last season,” said Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde. “We had trouble at the beginning, as we expected, but once we got in front we were able to little by little play our game.”

Messi netted his 18th, 19th and 20th goals in all competitions this season after setting up Luis Suarez to get Barcelona rolling against the flow of play at the Ciutat de Valencia Stadium.

Already trailing 4-0, Levante lost Erick Cabaco in the 76th minute with a direct red card for cutting down Ousmane Dembele.

Messi then set up Gerard Pique to complete the demolition.

It was Messi’s second treble of the season, adding to his three goals against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League in September. He has a total of 31 hat tricks in the Spanish league, and this is the eighth time in nine years he has scored at least 50 goals in a calendar year. Messi has 46 goals for Barcelona and four goals for Argentina in 2018.

The Argentina forward leads the Spanish league with 14 goals through 16 rounds. He scored two goals — both from free kicks — in last round’s 4-0 win at Espanyol.

Levante had a promising start, pressuring Barcelona up the pitch and creating scoring chances that included Emmanuel Boateng’s

FC Barcelona’s forward Lionel Messi, centre, celebrates with his teammates after scoring the 0-4 goal against Levante UD at Ciutat de Valencia stadium in Valencia, Spain, yesterday.

(AP Photo/Jose Miguel Fernandez de Velasco) shot that hit the crossbar in the 33rd.

But Messi put Barcelona in charge two minutes later when he dribbled across the box to draw in three defenders before flicking the ball back for the unmarked Suarez to stab home.

Messi made it 2-0 just before halftime when Sergio Busquets played him clear on a solo break after intercepting a pass in midfield. Messi got his second goal in the 47th when Suarez recovered the ball and passed wide to Jordi Alba. Suarez then used a dummy run to let Alba’s pass run through for Messi to drive in a left-footed shot.

Suarez also cued Messi’s third goal in the 60th when he dribbled through the legs of Cabaco before crossing for Arturo Vidal, who then found Messi all alone to tap the ball in.

STRONG IN SEVILLE Second-placed Sevilla beat Girona 2-0 to extend its winning streak to 10 straight home matches across all competitions, including six straight in the league.

“It’s fantastic. Beyond the numbers, which are excellent, I can sense that my team always wants more and has connected with our fans,” Sevilla coach Pablo Machin said. “This connection gives us

a bonus and makes us super competitive.”

In a match that pitted Machin against the team he coached last season, Ever Banega and Pablo Sarabia broke down Girona’s defence with a pair of second-half goals.

OTHER RESULTS Real Betis came from behind for a 3-1 win at Espanyol to go fifth — four points behind fourth-placed Real Madrid.

Last-placed Huesca got a stoppage-time goal from Samuele Longo to salvage a 2-2 draw with 10-man Villarreal.

HAZARD STARS IN CHELSEA’S 2-1 WIN AT BRIGHTON BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Eden Hazard set up an early goal and then scored for the first time since October to lead Chelsea to a 2-1 win over Brighton in the Premier League yesterday.

Playing in a “false nine” role in Chelsea’s attack for the second straight game, Hazard laid on the opener for Pedro Rodriguez with a low centre across the six-yard box in the 17th minute.

A mistake by Brighton defender Leon Balogun led to Hazard’s goal in the 33rd, with Willian cutting out a pass from the back and playing the ball through for Hazard to run clear and finish low from just inside the area.

Hazard last scored against Southampton on October 7 and could continue in his new role at the centre of a diminutive and mobile front three, between Pedro and Willian.

It was an approach Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri used to great effect when in charge of Italian team Napoli in his previous job.

Outplayed in the first half, Brighton improved after the break and reduced the deficit when Solly March turned in a shot from close range in the 66th.

Chelsea stayed eight points behind first-placed Liverpool and seven behind Manchester City, which it beat last weekend to end the defending champion’s unbeaten start to the season. Hazard set up two goals against City.

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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Substitute Xherdan Shaqiri scored two goals from deflected shots to help Liverpool beat fierce rival Manchester United 3-1 and lift his team back atop the Premier League yesterday.

Days after keeping Liverpool in the Champions League with a stunning late save against Napoli, Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker made a dreadful mistake that gifted United an equaliser through Jesse Lingard in the 33rd minute at Anfield.

But Shaqiri spared Alisson from some of his embarrassment by putting Liverpool back in front in the 73rd — within three minutes of coming on as a substitute — with a low strike that deflected off United defender Ashley Young and went in off the crossbar.

Shaqiri’s second goal clinched Liverpool victory in what is traditionally the biggest game in English soccer and again it came via a ricochet, this time off Eric Bailly, to deceive United goalkeeper David De Gea in the 80th.

It was indicative of the approach of the two managers that United’s Jose Mourinho sent on defensive midfielder Marouane Fellaini at halftime with the score at 1-1, while Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp turned to Shaqiri when that score had not changed midway through the second half.

“He is a wonderful player,” Klopp said of Shaqiri, who joined from Stoke in the offseason to supplement Liverpool’s options up front. “His left foot is made for decisive things.”

Sadio Mane had given Liverpool the lead in the 24th minute amid the team’s breathless start to the game that overwhelmed United and its patched-up defence.

United has been beaten 3-1 by both of its biggest rivals in recent weeks — it also lost by that score at Manchester City last month

LIVERPOOL’S XHERDAN SHAQIRI, right, celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal yesterday.

(AP Photo/Rui Vieira) — and was outplayed on both occasions.

It is 19 points behind Liverpool and its 26-point total is United’s lowest after 17 games since the 1990-91 season.

“It’s hard for everyone who likes Manchester United,” United midfielder Nemanja Matic said. “For the players, it’s most difficult. We have to turn the situation around and play better. When you don’t have results, it’s hard to believe.”

Mourinho said Liverpool “is a better team than us.”

“There was a difference of intensity and physicality, pressing and transitions,” Mourinho said. “They were fast and aggressive, we had difficulties to cope.”

Liverpool reclaimed its one-point lead over secondplaced City, which beat Everton 3-1 on Saturday.

The hosts could easily have been three or four goals ahead by halftime, which they finished having managed 15 shots but scoring only once. Liverpool ended the game having had 36 shots.

Roberto Firmino was at the centre of Liverpool’s maelstrom, hustling and harrying opposition players while delivering

cutting interventions going forward. The Brazil international started and finished a move in the second minute that saw Victor Lindelof scrambling to deflect a shot behind.

United thought it had stunned Anfield into silence when Young’s inswinging freekick from the left went straight in at the far post but Romelu Lukaku was offside when he tried to play the ball on its way through and he was rightly flagged.

Two more chances fell to Firmino as the red tide continued to crash against a dark blue wall. Young cleared Dejan Lovren’s effort off the line and Firmino shot over — the ninth attempt inside 20 minutes — before the breakthrough was made.

No one closed down midfielder Fabinho, who was excellent both defensively and going forward in central midfield, and his measured pass forward was chested down by Mane, who volleyed it between De Gea’s legs.

Lovren should have made it 2-0 but fired over from six yards, before Alisson gifted the visitors an equaliser when he spilled Lukaku’s cross into the path of Lingard, who gratefully accepted six yards out.

Mourinho had seen enough and sent on Fellaini in central midfield for wing back Diogo Dalot at halftime as he reverted to a back four. It did little to change the momentum as Firmino’s toe-poke was parried by De Gea with the goalkeeper and Young blocking Naby Keita’s follow-up, while Lovren had a header deflected wide.

Less than three minutes after coming on, Shaqiri struck as his shot hit the outstretched heel of Young and deflected in off the crossbar. He was not finished there, seizing on Firmino backheel’s that was meant for Salah to fire past De Gea, this time with the aid of a deflection off Bailly.

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Monday, December 17, 2018, PAGE 5

STEELERS RIDE ROOKIE SAMUELS PAST THE PATRIOTS 17-10

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

BEARS head coach Matt Nagy celebrates with his team after defeating the Green Bay Packers yesterday.

(AP Photo/David Banks)

Bears beat Packers, clinch 1st playoff berth since 2010

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Mitchell Trubisky threw for two touchdowns, Eddie Jackson ended Aaron Rodgers’ NFL-record streak without an interception and the Chicago Bears clinched the NFC North with a 24-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers yesterday.

The Bears (10-4) secured their first playoff appearance since the 2010 team won the division, and clinching with a rare victory over their heated rivals made it all the more sweet.

The loss, coupled with Minnesota’s 41-17 victory over Miami, keeps the Packers out of the postseason for the second year in a row.

Chicago had dropped nine of 10 against Green Bay (5-8-1). But the Bears secured their first trip to the playoffs in eight years with their seventh win in eight games.

For a team that came into the season with four straight last-place finishes, it’s quite a turnaround.

But with the hiring of coach Matt Nagy and trade for Khalil Mack in a busy offseason, the Bears made a huge jump.

Trubisky gave them a 21-14 lead early in the fourth quarter with a 13-yard pass to Trey Burton in the left side of the end zone. After stopping the Packers, Tarik Cohen returned a punt 44 yards to the 15. But he stepped out of bounds a yard short on a third-and-5 at the 10 when he easily could have gotten the first down.

That forced the Bears to settle for a field goal by Cody Parkey, making it 24-14. The Packers then drove to the 9, but on third down, Jackson picked off Rodgers, ending his streak at 402 passes.

COLTS 23, COWBOYS 0 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marlon Mack rushed for a career-high 139 yards and two scores and the Colts shut out one of the league’s hottest offences.

The Colts (8-6) stayed in the AFC playoff hunt with their seventh win in eight games and their first shutout since a 27-0 victory over Cincinnati on October 19, 2014.

Dallas (8-6) failed to clinch the NFC East as its five-game winning streak ended.

Mack starred in Sunday’s big show. He set the tone by running through a tackle for a 19-yard gain on his first carry, wound up carrying 22 times and matching a career high with the two scoring runs — all against the league’s No. 3 rushing defence.

It marked the first time since Week 9 that Dallas allowed a team to top the 100-yard mark, and the Cowboys were shut out for the first time in more than 15 years. New England was the previous team to achieve the feat with a 12-0 victory on November 16, 2003.

Mack even outperformed Ezekiel Elliott, who came into the weekend as the NFL’s leading rusher. Elliott had 18 carries for 87 yards and caught seven passes for 41 yards.

VIKINGS 41, DOLPHINS 18 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dalvin Cook had a career-high 136 yards and two touchdowns on a season-high 19 carries as the Vikings recommitted themselves to running the ball.

Latavius Murray added 68 rushing yards and a score on 15 of the team’s season-high 40 attempts.

The Vikings (7-6-1) converted each

of their first three drives under interim offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski into touchdowns before turning the game over to the defence.

Anthony Barr and Danielle Hunter each had two of the nine sacks of Ryan Tannehill, totalling 71 lost yards for the Dolphins (7-7). Miami came crashing down from the euphoria of defeating New England with that double-lateral 69-yard score on the final play last week.

Minkah Fitzpatrick returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter and Kalen Ballage scored on a 75-yard run on the first snap of the second half to bring the Dolphins within 21-17. But on their next five possessions they netted a staggering minus-27 yards on 16 plays.

Though Chicago won the NFC North by beating Green Bay, the Vikings moved a critical step closer to returning to the postseason. With enough help, they could clinch the second wild-card spot next week.

TITANS 17, GIANTS 0 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Bruising halfback Derrick

RAVENS 20, BUCCANEERS 12 BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson picked apart the Tampa Bay defence on a soggy field, running for 95 yards and throwing for 131.

Anointed the starter over veteran Joe Flacco earlier in the week, Jackson justified the decision with a riveting performance.

Slipping between and sliding around potential tacklers, the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner operated the run-pass option in much the same fashion as during his glory days at Louisville.

Jackson directed two drives that lasted more than seven minutes, carried 18 times and completed 14 of 23 passes, one of them for a touchdown.

Baltimore (8-6) is 4-1 since Jackson took over for the injured Flacco, the only loss in overtime at Kansas City. Jackson has rushed for 427 yards in those five games.

Tampa Bay (5-9) simply couldn’t find a way to stop Jackson and the running game, which amassed 242 yards on 49 attempts. Baltimore is the first team since the 1976 Steelers to rush for at least 190 yards in five straight games, according to the Ravens.

CHICAGO Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) celebrates with fans after yesterday’s game against the Green Bay Packers in Chicago. The Bears won 24-17.

(AP Photo/Nam Y Huh) Henry had his second straight big game with a career-high 33 carries for 170 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

Henry, who had a franchiserecord 238 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Jacksonville on December 6, scored on 1-yard runs in the first and third quarters. That was all the Titans’ defence needed on a wet and rainy day at MetLife Stadium as it shut down Saquon Barkley (31 yards on 14 carries) in helping Tennessee win its third straight game, matching its season high.

The defence limited New York to 260 yards, had three sacks, a third-quarter interception that stopped a New York drive inside the red zone with the score 7-0, and a forced fumble that set up Henry’s second TD. The shutout was the Titans’ first since a 31-0 win over the Cowboys on Christmas Day in 2000.

It needed a late stand to make it happen.

It was the first time New York was blanked since Arizona posted a 23-0 win last December 24.

Eli Manning finished 21 of 44 for 229 yards as New York lost for only the second time in six games since the bye week.

Marcus Mariota hit 13 of 20 passes for 88 yards as the Titans ground it out against New York, rushing 42 times for 216 yards.

Baltimore’s second-ranked defence did its part, holding the Buccaneers to one touchdown and 241 yards.

REDSKINS 16, JAGUARS 13 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Johnson’s first NFL start in more than seven years ended with a victory, snapping the Redskins’ four-game losing streak and keeping them on the fringe of the NFC playoff picture.

Johnson and Adrian Peterson drove the Redskins (7-7) into field-goal range in the closing minutes, and Dustin Hopkins made a 36-yarder on the final play to win it.

Washington had lost every game since quarterback Alex Smith sustained a season-ending leg injury.

The Jaguars (4-11) have dropped nine of 10, raising more questions about the future of coach Doug Marrone, decision-maker Tom Coughlin and general manager Dave Caldwell.

Jacksonville managed 192 yards, another anemic performance under Marrone.

Washington was better, especially late.

Johnson, the team’s fourth starting quarterback in as many weeks, threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Sprinkle with 5:47 remaining that tied it. He completed 16

of 25 passes for 151 yards and the score. He also ran for 49 yards.

FALCONS 40, CARDINALS 14 ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Jones made an acrobatic touchdown catch and Deion Jones returned an interception for an early score as the Falcons snapped a five-game losing streak.

The Falcons (5-9) forced three turnovers and sacked Arizona’s Josh Rosen seven times, a singlegame season high for both teams.

Arizona (3-11) has dropped two straight and five of six under firstyear coach Steve Wilks.

Julio Jones caught six passes for 82 yards, all in the first half. His 22-yard score in the closing seconds before intermission put the Falcons up 26-7.

Jones beat Patrick Peterson’s bump-and-run coverage down the left sideline, turning the cornerback around and twisting around him to make a diving catch.

Matt Ryan ran for a 1-yard score early the second quarter and finished with 231 yards passing.

Matt Bryant added two short field goals and Tevin Coleman had a 43-yard TD run in the third quarter as Atlanta won for the first time since Week 9 at Washington.

BENGALS 30, RAIDERS 16 CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Mixon had another big game, rushing for 129 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and the Bengals ended one of their longest losing streaks under coach Marvin Lewis.

The Bengals (6-8) had dropped five straight — their third-worst slump during Lewis’ 16 seasons — before finding a team struggling as much as them. Mixon’s 15-yard touchdown with 4:04 left clinched the Bengals’ first win since October and capped his second straight 100-yard game.

Cincinnati wrapped up its home season before another sparse crowd, with 44,568 tickets distributed.

The Bengals had the secondsmallest season attendance in Paul Brown Stadium’s 19 seasons as fans showed frustration with another disappointing season under Lewis.

The Raiders (3-11) are already in next-year mode. They fired general manager Reggie McKenzie on Monday and had little on the line against the Bengals.

BILLS 14, LIONS 13 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Robert Foster early in the fourth quarter to rally Buffalo and eliminate the Lions from playoff contention.

Allen also scored on a 3-yard run and finished 13 of 26 for 204 yards and no turnovers. Foster had four catches for 108 yards to top 100 for the third time in five games since being promoted from the practice squad.

With Buffalo (5-9) trailing 13-7, Allen stayed patient in the pocket and waited for Foster to complete an up-and-out to the right side of the field.

Foster was wide open as he reached the right hash mark and caught Allen’s pass in stride, and then beat a defender to the pylon with 10:56 remaining.

Matthew Stafford responded by marching the Lions (5-9) 45 yards on the next possession only to have kicker Matt Prater miss a 48-yard field goal wide right. Detroit also botched an early extra point that proved decisive.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie running back Jaylen Samuels, making his second start in place of injured James Conner, ran for a career-high 142 yards and made a critical third-down reception in the fourth quarter as Pittsburgh snapped a three-game losing streak by holding off the New England 17-10 last night.

Ben Roethlisberger threw for 235 yards with two first-half touchdowns and two interceptions as the Steelers (8-5-1) remained in front of Baltimore in the AFC North with two weeks to go in the season.

Chris Boswell, who has struggled so badly this season the team held open tryouts during the week, atoned for a 32-yard miss in the third quarter by drilling a 48-yarder with 2:30 remaining.

Pittsburgh’s defence, which let fourth-quarter leads slip away each of the last two games, made it stand. The Patriots (9-5) missed a chance to clinch their 10th straight AFC East title when Brady’s pass into the end zone for Julian Edelman was knocked down by Pittsburgh’s Morgan Burnett.

GOULD’S FG IN OT HELPS 49ERS SNAP 10-GAME SKID VS. SEAHAWKS

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif.

(AP) — Robbie Gould kicked a 36-yard field goal with 3:06 left in overtime and the San Francisco 49ers snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Seattle Seahawks with a 26-23 victory last night.

Nick Mullens threw for 275 yards and a touchdown to help the 49ers (4-10) win consecutive games for the first time this season.

Richie James Jr returned a kick 97 yards for a touchdown and Gould kicked four field goals to give San Francisco its first win in the rivalry since 2013 when Jim Harbaugh was still coach.

The Seahawks (8-6) had their four-game winning streak snapped and missed a chance to clinch a playoff berth with the loss to the Niners.

Russell Wilson threw for 237 yards with two TD passes to Doug Baldwin and Chris Carson ran for 119 yards and a score for Seattle. But Wilson was unable to generate any points on his final three drives, leading to the loss.

Carson tied the game early in the fourth quarter when he scored on fourthand-goal from the 1. He appeared to be stuffed at the line by D.J. Jones, but managed to get out of that tackle and then fight through another attempt

by Elijah Lee before diving over the goal line for the score that made it 20-all.

The teams then traded field goals later in the fourth to set up the overtime.

The 49ers forced a punt on the opening drive thanks in part to a holding penalty on Ethan Pocic that wiped out a third-down conversion.

Mullens then drove San Francisco into position for the game-winning kick with help from a pass interference call against Shaquill Griffin and a 16-yard run

by Jeff Wilson Jr. Gould then made his kick in the rain, to give 49ers a rare celebration in a rough season.

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Monday, December 17, 2018, PAGE 7

NEW ZEALAND 311-2 AT STUMPS ON DAY 2, 1ST TEST VS. SRI LANKA

Australia builds on lead vs India in 2nd test

By IHITHISHAM KAMARDEEN Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia spinner Nathan Lyon took 5-67 to overshadow India captain Virat Kohli scoring his sixth century in Australia yesterday, leaving the second test evenly poised at stumps on day three.

With cracks widening and the ball keeping low, batting is becoming increasing challenging as Australia reached 132-4 in its second innings.

The deteriorating pitch left the home side battered and bruised as it extended its lead to 175 runs.

Usman Khawaja and skipper Tim Paine will resume on 41 and 8, respectively, and looking to bat India out of the test match.

X-rays have cleared opening batsman Aaron Finch of any break in his right index finger when he was hit by a Mohammed Shami delivery before the tea break.

He may bat again in the second innings if he is required.

But it was Lyon’s performance that drew praise from one of the game’s greats.

Lyon is confident Australia has the bowling to defend any total on the deteriorating surface. Lyon bowled a marathon 34.5 overs and

claimed his second consecutive five-wicket haul to help secure a 46-run lead for the hosts.

Fast bowlers Mitchell Starc (2-79) and Josh Hazlewood (2-66) supported Lyon.

Lyon’s heroics raised his tally to 77 wickets in 16 matches (average 31.22) against the world’s top-ranked test side.

Sri Lankan offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan is the only other spinner with more wickets against India — 105 in 22 tests (32.62).

Finch’s fellow opener Harris was also felled by a Jasprit Bumrah bouncer when he was hit on the front of the helmet.

He required attention on the field by the team doctor and continued after changing his helmet.

He scored 20 before being bowled

by Bumrah.

Earlier, India captain Kohli scored an impressive 123 off 257 balls for his 20th century in his 75th test. His innings lasted just over six hours, included a six and 13 fours, and was the first test century at the new Perth Stadium.

Just when Kohli threatened to take command he fell adjudged caught by second slip Peter Handscomb off fast bowler Pat Cummins.

Handscomb claimed a low catch and third umpire Nigel Llong could

INDIA’s Virat Kohli looks behind to watch Australia’s Peter Handscomb take a catch to dismiss him during play in the second cricket test yesterday.

(AP Photo/Trevor Collens) not find sufficient video evidence to overturn the on-field umpire’s verdict that a clean catch had been taken, despite some angles showing the ball may have hit the turf before Handscomb’s fingers had wrapped around the ball.

After India had slumped from 223-4 to 254-8, Rishabh Pant hit a brisk 36 runs including a soaring six onto the second tier off Lyon to reduce the deficit.

On a pitch that continued to offer pace and bounce, Lyon

bowled with guile and control in his 82nd test. He began the day by removing the dangerous Ajinkya Rahane (51) to end the threatening 91-run fourth wicket stand with Kohli. Rahane failed to add to his overnight score and edged a catch to wicketkeeper Paine off the second ball he faced, the fourth of the day.

Lyon then went on to dismiss tailenders Shami, Ishant Sharma and Bumrah either side of the lunch break.

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tom Latham posted his seventh test century and Kane Williamson narrowly missed his 20th as New Zealand took full control of the first cricket test against Sri Lanka on its second day yesterday.

New Zealand reached stumps at 311-2 in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings of 282 with Latham 121 not out and Ross Taylor 50, having added 90 for the third wicket.

Earlier, Latham put on 59 for the first wicket with Jeet Raval (43) and 162 in a dominant stand with Williamson which tipped the match in New Zealand’s favour after it had been in the balance at the end of the first day.

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