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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2015 SPORTS

Curry eyes second title Nobody wins in ‘Deflate-gate’ Fekir blow for France MANILA: Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry vowed to win a second straight LISBON: France international striker Nabil Fekir has been ruled out for six LOS ANGELES: Star quarterback Tom Brady says he’s excited to play in New National Basketball Association title during a visit to the Philippines yesterday. Curry’s months after rupturing a cruciate ligament in his right knee during Friday England’s season opener and expressed his gratitude towards the US judge who visit to Manila was a godsend for the tens of millions of Filipinos who play or follow night’s 1-0 friendly win over Portugal. The Lyon player was forced off the pitch the game. struck down the NFL’s four-game suspension against him. “I look forward to the competition on the playing field and I hope the attention of NFL fans can return to in Lisbon after just 13 minutes and tests later revealed the extent of the dam- “We feel like we’re still the team to beat,” the NBA’s most valuable player (MVP) age, the French team confirmed. Coach Didier Deschamps had feared the worst told reporters in the capital when asked about his team’s odds of defending their title where it belongs,” Brady said, breaking his silence on the “Deflate-gate” fiasco on Friday night. “I also want to thank Judge Berman and his staff for their efforts to after the tie which Euro 2016 hosts French won thanks to a freekick taken by during the 2015-2016 season that starts on October 27. Curry led the substitute Mathieu Valbuena five minutes from time. Golden State Warriors to the NBA title over the Cleveland Cavaliers resolve this matter over the past five weeks. I am very grateful. “While I am pleased to be eligible to play, I am sorry our league had to endure “It’s very sad for Nabil, these are things that happen, in train- in June, setting a record for three-pointers made in a single play- ing, in competition,” said Deschamps. Here it happened after off run. this. I don’t think it has been good for our sport-to a large degree, we have all lost.” Brady-one of the biggest names in the National Football League-posted the state- 13 minutes. Our thoughts are with him.” “It’s going to be a different challenge for us. We’ve never ment on his Facebook page. Fekir, 22, was starting for the first time in five matches for defended an NBA championship before so it will be a new The ruling by US Judge Richard Berman not only paves the way for Brady to take France, but picked up the injury on his own without contact experience for us,” the 27-year-old added. the field with the Patriots against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Thursday’s NFL opener, “All eyes are on our team and every other team is trying to with another player as he moved to try and receive the ball. but is also a public relations embarrassment for commissioner Roger Goodell, call- knock us off our throne, so we have to be even better than we He was replaced by Atletico Madrid forward Antoine ing into question his role as the league’s ultimate authority. The NFL has said it will were last year to get back to the top.” Griezmann. Midfielder Blaise Matuidi said the injury overshad- appeal the decision. Curry won the most valuable player award in May after he owed an evening where Les Bleus had gotten back to winning While Brady may have won his appeal, he has faced criticism for the way he con- helped his team win a franchise-record 67 regular season ways after three losses in four games. “Nabil’s injury was the ducted himself during the investigation which was sparked by accusations that the low point of the evening, we’re very disappointed,” said games, averaging 23.8 points, 7.7 assists, 2.04 steals Patriots used balls inflated below the league minimum during their American and 4.3 rebounds. The affable point guard also the Paris Saint-Germain player. “We’re los- Conference championship victory over the Indianapolis Colts last season. The ing a very talented player. I hope he’ll be made 286 three-pointers, an NBA record for Patriots went on to win the Super Bowl. —AFP a single season. —AFP back very, very quickly.” —AFP Yankees block Rays, Cubs advance

NEW YORK: Rookie Luis Severino won his third straight Kelly won his seventh straight start. Mets starter Jacob deGrom allowed nine hits and Mateo (1-1), who faced two batters to start the sixth start and hit his 681st career , Mookie Betts added an RBI double for Boston, which three runs in six innings. His ERA has climbed to 2.40 inning, took the loss. sending the over the entered the weekend 10-1-2 in its last 13 series against from 1.98 on Aug. 24, but he was in line for his 13th win 5-2 on Friday night for their sixth win in seven games. the Phillies. Odubel Herrera had a two-run homer and before an uncharacteristically shaky showing by the MARINERS 11, ATHLETICS 8 Brian McCann and Greg Bird also homered for the three hits for Philadelphia. bullpen in the seventh. Logan Morrison had three hits, including a two-run Yankees, who hold the top AL wild-card spot and are Kelly (9-6) gave up two runs on five hits in six innings. Rookie Michael Conforto, batting cleanup for the first double as part of Seattle’s six-run third inning. Kyle trying to catch East-leading Toronto. New York won with He’s the first Red Sox since Josh Beckett in 2007 time because injuries left the Mets short-handed, went Seager and Stefen Romero both homered while Brad just four hits - an infield tapper and three long balls. to win seven consecutive starts. Robbie Ross Jr. struck 0 for 6 with an RBI. David Wright went 0 for 5. Miller drove in three runs for the Mariners, who won Evan Longoria hit his third homer in two games for the out Ryan Howard for the final out of his first career save their third straight to clinch the season series between Rays, still on the edge of the wild-card race. The 40-year- after closer Jean Machi gave up three runs in the ninth. PIRATES 9, CARDINALS 3 the division rivals. old Rodriguez gave the Yankees the lead with a two-run Leading 3-2, Boston broke it open in the seventh, chas- JA Happ pitched seven scoreless innings and Starling Jose Ramirez (1-0), the second of eight Seattle pitch- drive in the second inning and the 21-year-old Severino ing Adam Morgan (5-5). Marte drove in three runs to lead Pittsburgh past St. ers, retired five batters for the win. The teams, which kept them ahead. Louis. Happ allowed only three singles and won for the entered with the worst records in the AL West, com- Severino (3-2) hit 97 mph with his fastball and threw NATIONALS 5 BRAVES 2 fourth time in six starts since being acquired from bined for 28 hits, including six doubles, one triple and shutout ball until Longoria’s homer in the sixth. The Michael Taylor had a pinch-hit three-run homer in Seattle at the July 31 trade deadline. He retired 15 three home runs. Danny Valencia had two hits, includ- righty has a 2.04 ERA after his first six big league starts. the bottom of the 10th inning to lift Washington. Bryce straight batters in one stretch, matched his season-high ing a grand slam for Oakland. Aaron Brooks (1-2) Jake Odorozzi (6-8) gave up five runs, three hits and two Harper, who hit his 32nd homer in the first inning, sin- with eight and walked none. Happ (4-1) low- allowed six runs in 2 1-3 innings. — AP walks in 6 2/3 innings. gled off Matt Marksberry (0-3) leading off the 10th. ered his ERA with the Pirates to 1.57. Pittsburgh ended a Reliever Brandon Cunniff came on and Ryan four-game losing streak and cut St. Louis’ lead in the NL CUBS 14, DIAMONDBACKS 5 Zimmerman grounded a single up the middle, sending Central to 5 1/2 games. It was the Pirates’ fourth win in Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam in Chicago’s eight- Harper to third. their last 17 games at Busch Stadium. MLB results/standings run fifth inning, and rookie Addison Russell homered Taylor, who missed the last two games with a sore Carlos Martinez (13-7), pitching for the first time in twice for the first time in his career to back . right knee, batted for Jonathan Papelbon and hit a 1-0 eight days, gave up four runs and seven hits and three 14, Arizona 5; NY Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 2; Javier Baez added a two-run shot - his first homer pitch over the wall in left-center for his 14th home run. walks in five innings. Washington 5, Atlanta 2 (10 innings); Baltimore 10, Toronto this season - and went 3 for 4 in his third game since his Washington tied the score on Matt den Dekker’s RBI 2; Cleveland 8, Detroit 1; Boston 7, Philadelphia 5; Miami 6, recall from the minors as the Cubs rolled to their third single with two outs in the ninth. Papelbon (3-1), in his ROCKIES 2, GIANTS 1 NY Mets 5 (11 Innings); Chicago White Sox 12, Kansas City win in five following a four-game losing streak. Rizzo’s longest outing of the season, pitched two scoreless Nolan Arenado and Carlos Gonzalez hit consecutive 1; Houston 8, Minnesota 0; Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 3; 28th homer was his second career grand slam. Russell innings. Freddie Freeman had three hits for the Braves, homers in the first inning, backing a strong outing by Colorado 2, San Francisco 1; Seattle 11, Oakland 8; LA has three homers in his last four games and 12 this sea- who have lost 10 in a row for the first time since 2006. Jorge De La Rosa as Colorado handed San Francisco its Angels 5, Texas 2; LA Dodgers 8, San Diego 4. son. seventh straight loss. Lester (9-10) was staked to an early lead and ASTROS 8, TWINS 0 De La Rosa (9-6) allowed one run and six hits in seven American League rebounded after being hit hard in two of three prior Collin McHugh went 7 2/3 innings and Hank Conger innings. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out seven. Eastern Division starts. The left-hander’s command wasn’t razor sharp, hit a grand slam as the beat the Two of the strikeouts came in the sixth inning, helping W L PCT GB but good enough as he allowed two runs on five hits in . McHugh (15-7) gave up seven hits him get out of a jam and he induced an inning-ending Toronto 76 58 .567 - five innings before four Cubs relievers finished. Arizona and struck out six in picking up his second straight win. double play grounder from Juan Perez after giving up a NY Yankees 75 58 .564 0.5 rookie Zack Godley (4-1) gave up six runs, four hits and McHugh has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his one-out single to Kelby Tomlinson in the seventh. six walks in 3 2/3 innings. last six starts. Chris Heston (11-9) went 5 2-3 innings for the Giants Tampa Bay 66 68 .493 10 Colby Rasmus had two hits, including a monstrous and allowed seven hits and two runs, both on the solo Baltimore 65 69 .485 11 INDIANS 8, TIGERS 1 two-run homer into the upper deck in right field in the homers in the first. John Axford worked a scorless ninth Boston 62 72 .463 14 Jerry Sands homered, tripled and scored twice, and second inning to give the Astros a 3-0 lead. for his 19th save. Central Division Josh Tomlin pitched a four-hitter to lead Cleveland. The Conger upped the lead to 7-0 with the grand slam in Kansas City 82 52 .612 - Indians have won 10 of 14 as they try to stay in the the fourth into the Crawford Boxes in left field. After ANGELS 5, RANGERS 2 Minnesota 69 65 .515 13 American League wild-card race. Detroit has lost seven Evan Gattis, Jed Lowrie and Carlos Gomez led off the CJ Cron tripled, doubled, singled and drove in five Cleveland 65 68 .489 16.5 of eight and been outscored 71-21 in that stretch. inning with singles, Mike Pelfrey (6-9) struck out the runs as Los Angeles downed Texas. Garrett Richards (13- Chicago White Sox 63 70 .474 18.5 Tomlin (4-1) was moved up a day after scheduled next two hitters to set up Conger’s second grand slam 10) pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning of his Detroit 61 73 .455 21 starter Corey Kluber couldn’t overcome a hamstring of the season. seventh consecutive win over Texas, and the Angels Western Division strain sustained in a bullpen session earlier in the week. opened a homestand with their third straight win. Houston 74 61 .548 - He allowed one run on four hits and a walk while strik- WHITE SOX 12, ROYALS 1 Shin-Soo Choo had an RBI triple in the seventh for Texas 70 63 .526 3 ing out five. His last complete game was June 28, 2014 John Danks threw a seven-hitter and Adam Eaton the Rangers, who had won six of seven. Cron came LA Angels 68 66 .507 5.5 in Seattle. matched his career high with four hits, including a through with a bases-loaded, two-out single in the third Seattle 64 71 .474 10 Kyle Lobstein (3-6), who had been sidelined since three-run homer, to lead Chicago. for the Angels’ first runs against Martin Perez (2-4). The Oakland 58 77 .430 16 May 23 with a shoulder injury, allowed six runs on eight Alexei Ramirez also had four hits - tying his career streaky added an RBI triple in the fifth hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings. high - drove in two runs and scored three times. Tyler and a run-scoring double in the seventh, improving to a National League Flowers also hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning. jaw-dropping 23 for 50 (.460) with 17 RBIs against Texas Eastern Division ORIOLES 10, BLUE JAYS 2 Eaton went back-to-back with Jose Abreu, his 25th, in a this season. NY Mets 74 60 .552 - Chris Davis hit two home runs to take the major five-run eighth off Jeremy Guthrie. Washington 69 65 .515 5 league lead with 40, Matt Wieters and Adam Jones both Danks (7-12), who snapped a personal four-game DODGERS 8, PADRES 4 Miami 56 79 .415 18.5 connected as Baltimore cruised past Toronto. losing streak, owns a 10-2 record in 21 career starts Justin Ruggiano and Adrian Gonzalez hit two-run Atlanta 54 81 .400 20.5 Ubaldo Jimenez (10-9) pitched 5 2/3 innings for the against the Royals. Three of his seven victories this sea- homers and Chase Utley added a solo blast in a five-run Philadelphia 53 82 .393 21.5 victory as the Orioles won consecutive games for the son are over the AL Central-leading Royals. sixth inning as Los Angeles hit five homers. Central Division first time since beating Oakland on Aug. 16-17. After scoring 27 runs and notching 34 hits in crush- Carl Crawford and rookie Scott Schebler added solo St. Louis 86 48 .642 - Toronto’s lead atop the AL East shrank to one-half ing Detroit the previous two games, the Royals man- home runs as the Dodgers increased their NL West lead Pittsburgh 80 53 .602 5.5 game as the second-place New York Yankees beat aged just seven hits off Danks. The White Sox scored to a season-high 7 1-2 games over San Francisco. The Chicago Cubs 76 57 .571 9.5 Tampa Bay 5-2. Davis opened the scoring by leading off three runs in the first off Kris Medlen (3-1). Dodgers, who have won nine of 11, lead the NL with Milwaukee 58 75 .436 27.5 the second inning with a second-deck drive to right, 162 home runs. Cincinnati 55 77 .417 30 then broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run shot in the sixth. MARLINS 6, METS 5 Mike Bolsinger (6-3), who spent August with Triple-A Western Division Both homers came off Blue Jays right-hander Drew Martin Prado’s fifth hit of the game was a two-out Oklahoma City, allowed two hits in five innings, but LA Dodgers 76 58 .567 - Hutchison (13-3). Davis moved past Seattle’s Nelson double in the 11th inning that scored Christian Yelich they were both home runs. Matt Kemp hit a two-run San Francisco 69 66 .511 7.5 Cruz for the home-run lead. from first base and gave the a 6-5 victory homer in the first and Jedd Gyorko had a solo homer in Arizona 65 70 .481 11.5 over the . the third. San Diego 65 70 .481 11.5 RED SOX 7, PHILLIES 5 The Mets tied the seesaw game with a run in the Padres pinch-hitter Brett Wallace hit a solo homer in Colorado 56 78 .418 20 Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo homer and David Ortiz an ninth but they stranded 13 runners, including three in the eighth as the teams tied the Petco Park record for RBI double in Boston’s four-run seventh inning as Joe the eighth and three more in the ninth. combined home runs in one game with eight. Marcos

NEW YORK: Tampa Bay Rays JP Arencibia watches as New York Yankees’ Greg Bird hits a two-run home run CHICAGO: starter Zack Godley pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of off of Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi in the seventh inning. — AP a game. — AP