Kerber hoping first-round wake-up call will ease nerves

AUSTRALIA- - Champion and top seed Angelique Kerber will be eager to improve on her shaky start to the Australian Open when she takes on German compatriot Carina Witthoeft in the second round on Wednesday.

Elite quarterbacks hold key to Super Bowl tickets

NEW YORK- - Defense wins championships, or so the saying goes, but high-flying offences look set to unleash a bombs-away spectacle led by elite quarterbacks that may be the best quartet to ever reach the conference championships.

Boswell boots Steelers past Chiefs, into AFC title game

 The Pittsburgh Steelers did not spend much time in the end zone at Arrowhead Stadium in Sunday's AFC divisional round game against the Kansas City Chiefs. In fact, it was the home team that scored the game's only touchdowns.

But the Steelers had the strong right leg of kicker Chris Boswell, along with the athletic limbs of running back Le'Veon Bell and wide receiver Antonio Brown, and it was enough to beat the Chiefs 18-16.

The victory sends the Steelers to the AFC Championship Game next Sunday against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium.

Boswell made all six of his field goal attempts, while the Steelers' offense produced a lot of yards but not a single touchdown. Overall the Steelers had 389 yards on offense, with Bell running for 170 and Brown picking up 108 receiving yards.

It will be the 16th time the Steelers have advanced to the AFC Championship Game. They won eight of the previous 15 games, including their most recent appearance in the 2010 season when they beat the New York Jets 24-19 at Heinz Field.

Pittsburgh faced New England twice before in the title game (2001, 2004), losing both times at Heinz Field. Overall they are 2-2 on the road in the AFC's deciding game.

This season, the teams met on Oct. 23 in Pittsburgh, with the Patriots grabbing a 27-16 victory.

While the Kansas City defense could not handle Bell and Brown, the Chiefs' offense was out of synch and unable to produce any touchdown opportunities - save their first and last possessions in the game.

Quarterback Alex Smith connected with wide receiver Albert Wilson on a 5-yard pass nine minutes into the game.

The Chiefs picked up the game's second touchdown with just 2 minutes, 43 seconds to play in the fourth quarter, when running back Spencer Ware scored on a 1-yard run.

They went for two points after the TD, and Smith completed a successful pass to tight end Demetrius Harris. But Kansas City left tackle Eric Fisher was called for holding, wiping out the tying score.

On their next attempt, Smith's pass sailed incomplete through the end zone. Their only other points came when kicker Cairo Santos made a 48-yard field goal with 10 seconds to play in the third quarter.

Boswell connected from 22, 38, 36, 45, 43 and 43 yards. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger continually led the offense down the field, but could not crack the K.C. end zone.

On five different possessions, Pittsburgh moved to the K.C. 20-yard line or closer. The Steelers kicked field goals on four of those, losing another when the Chiefs intercepted a deflected pass in the end zone.

 

Federer makes winning return at Melbourne Park

MELBOURNE- - Roger Federer made a winning return to competitive tennis after six months out of the game on Monday, thrilling a packed Rod Laver Arena as he beat qualifier Juergen Melzer 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2 to reach the Australian Open second round.

Learning Unlimited wins Domino’s Interschool Sailing Championship

SIMPSON BAY- Twenty-four students ages 8-18 representing five schools on the island sailed in strong wind conditions in the first  Interschool Sailing Championship sponsored by Domino’s on Saturday.   Learning Unlimited (LU) took first place Overall School.  Caribbean International Academy (CIA) was second overall with Milton Peters College (MPC) third. 
  The competition consisted of three classes of boats:  Optimist, Lasers, and the two man RS Visions.
  Race Officer Paul Miller of Regatta Guru said “It was touch and go this morning with the weather conditions.  But when we moved the event outside in the bay we found 14-16 knots wind gusting to manageable 18 knots at the leeward mark. The Opti’s faired best with three good races while the RS Visions suffered a few breakdowns so only got one race.”
  dom 2Reinier Calkhoven and Jimmy Gieseke, Youth Sailing Instructors at the Sint Maarten Yacht Club and organizers of the event commented “The students were extra pumped that they finally got to represent their schools which turned this individual sport into a team event.  It was an exciting regatta.  The weather conditions were tough but the kids persevered and showed off their skills.” 
  Individual trophies were awarded to first, second, and third in each class. 
  On the podium were:  Optimist Class:  First  Place- Emese Wurth, age 10 (LU); Second Place-  Caii Banting, age 8 (Sister Regina Primary); Third Place- Louka Williams, age 11 (CIA).  RS Vision Class:  First  Place- Luke Bacon 15/Benjamin Scarabelli 14 (CIA);  Second Place: Summer Jean Morton 13/Tara De La Salle 17 (LU); Third Place: Bart van Vliet 18/Simon Speetjens 16 (MPC).  Laser Class: First Place:  Nicholas De Tullio 15 (LU); Second Place: Katie Caputo 15 (LU); Third Place: Grace Cheasley 12 (CIA).
  “Domino’s Pizza was proud to sponsor this interscholastic sailing regatta.  We are very supportive of youth sports and hope this event brings even more awareness to the youth sailing program.  Seeing sailors compete not only for individual prizes but for their school pride as well was amazing.  The young sailors were out there giving it their all even despite the not so cooperative sailing conditions and winds.  I look forward to having this be an annual interscholastic regatta,” said John Caputo of Domino’s Pizza.

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