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Pats QB Tom Brady
wins 3rd Super Bowl
MVP award
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Pro Football Writer
GLENDALE, Ariz. — As a
kid, years before he became a
pretty good quarterback in his
own right, Tom Brady idolized
Joe Montana.
Now, at age 37, Brady owns
just as many Super Bowl championships — and just as many
Super Bowl MVP awards — as
the Pro Football Hall of Famer.
And no QB in history has
more.
Brady completed 37 of 50
passes for 328 yards with four
touchdown passes, each to a
diferent receiver, including an
8-for-8 bit of perfection on the
drive that led to the go-ahead
score with about 2 minutes left
Sunday night.
AP
That performance, and a
New England Patriots strong safety Malcolm Butler (21) intercepts a pass in front of Seattle Seahawks wide receiver victory-clinching interception
Ricardo Lockette (83) during the second half of NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.
by rookie cornerback Malcolm
Butler, lifted the New England
Patriots to a 28-24 comeback
victory over the defending
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After Lane’s injury,
champion Seattle Seahawks in
a Super Bowl with a slow start
replacement
Simon
AFC championship game.
inish of a dominant irst half
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and a “Whoa!” inish.
beaten for 3 Tds
It was a game of spurts by for the Patriots. Except no one
This was not Brady at his
GLENDALE,
Ariz.
(AP)
tle’s least-used players before both teams before a crowd told the resilient Seahawks.
best throughout. He threw
— Long before the miracle
of
70,288
that
was
clearly
A
dormant
ofense
turned
the postseason. Matthews retwo interceptions, including
catch, improbable interdangerous in a span of 29 seccovered the onside kick that pro-Seattle.
one deep in Seattle territory in
ception and the rest of what
Jeremy
Lane
made
the
irst
onds,
covering
80
yards
in
ive
helped the Seahawks beat
the irst quarter, and another in
made this a wild Super Bowl,
Green Bay in overtime for the big play to negate a nearly plays, including a late gamble.
the third that led to points for
Seattle cornerback Jeremy
eight-minute
drive
by
the
PaLockette
caught
a
23-yard
pass
NFC crown, and had a breakthe Seahawks.
Lane
made
a
big
play,
then
triots with a leaping intercep- and Arrington was lagged for
out performance Sunday.
That’s part of why the Patriwent down with a gruesome
tion
at
the
goal
line
late
in
the
a
facemask,
putting
Seattle
Having never caught a pass
ots
trailed 24-14 in the fourth
arm
injury.
in the NFL, Matthews grabbed irst quarter. Lane made his at the 10 with :06 remainquarter, before Brady got the
It would turn out to be an
irst
pro
interception,
but
left
ing.
Carroll
went
for
it
and
the
four for 109 yards and a touchcomeback going.
injury that had a devastatdown. Lynch ran for 102 yards, with a wrist injury after being new Seahawks star, Matthews,
“It wasn’t the way we drew
ing efect on the Seahawks
tackled
by
Julian
Edelman.
grabbed
Wilson’s
pass
in
the
but didn’t get the ball at the 1
it
up. Certainly, throwing a
in
their
28-24
loss
to
New
His replacement, Tharold left corner of the end zone.
on the decisive play — a decouple of picks didn’t help,”
England.
Simon,
got
torched
by
Brady
It
was
the
most
lopsided
cision the Seahawks will rue
said Brady, who broke Peyton
The Patriots immediately
the rest of the way.
halftime tie imaginable.
forever.
Manning’s Super Bowl record
went after Lane’s replaceWilson
was
getting
no
time
Then
Seattle
stormed
to
a
“For it to come down to a
of 34 completions set last year.
ment,
Tharold
Simon,
and
play like that, I hate that we to look downield and he didn’t 24-14 lead in the third quar“It was a lot of mental toughbeat him again and again and
ter
on
Steven
Hauschka’s
get
of
a
pass
in
the
irst
quarhave to live with that,” coach
ness. Our team has had it all
again.
Three
of
Tom
Brady’s
Pete Carroll said, “because we ter. When Brady completed 27-yard ield goal and Doug
year. We never doubted each
touchdowns were thrown
his
record
50th
postseason
Baldwin’s
3-yard
TD
recepdid everything right to win the
other, so that’s what it took.
to
receivers
that
were
being
TD throw, 11 yards to Bran- tion. New England was stumfootball game.
That was a great football team
defended by Simon.
don
LaFell
against
Simon,
it
bling
—
until
Brady
once
again
The teams got down to footwe beat. I’m just so happy for
stepped up.
ball under the open retractable was 7-0.
our team.”
Seattle
went
to
its
bench
to
“I’ve
been
at
it
for
15
years
roof at University of Phoenix
and we’ve had a couple of
Stadium — the irst venue to help tie it.
Matthews’ irst career catch, tough losses in this game,”
host an indoor and an outdoor
Super Bowl — after dealing a reaching 44-yarder over Kyle Brady said. “This one came
with distractions far beyond Arrington and by far the lon- down to the end, and this time,
and autographs beginning at
MoNdAY ScHedULe
the typical Super Bowl hype. gest irst-half play for Seattle, we made the plays.”
———
5 p.m. with a catered dinner
FEB. 2, 2015
The Patriots are still being in- led to Lynch’s bruising 3-yard
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Soccer camp coming
to Hillcrest in June
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LocAL
The Challenger Sports BritAP Sports Writer
Edisto Clemson Club
ish Soccer Camp will be held
to hear from Ford
OXFORD, Miss. — Bianca
The Edisto Clemson Club, from June 8-12 at the Hillcrest
Cuevas scored a career-high 21
serving Orangeburg, Calhoun, recreation center in Orangepoints and No. 1 South Caroand Bamberg counties, will burg. For more information,
lina beat Mississippi 77-59 on
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Cooperative, 6473 Old State
got of to a slow start, trailing
coLLege BASKeTBALL
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by nine points in the irst half,
O-C Prep 90
Ford, head coach of the 1981
before rallying to take a 36-29
Brevard College JV 68
national champion Tigers, will
halftime lead.
Orangeburg Calhoun Prep
be available for photographs
Cuevas, a 5-foot-6 freshman
who comes of the bench, gave
the Gamecocks a spark during
their irst-half struggles with
L.A. Lakers
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nine points in only 7 minutes.
Saturday’s Games
BASKETBALL
Toronto 120, Washington 116, OT
Tiffany Mitchell and A’ja
National Basketball
Dallas 108, Orlando 93
Association
Wilson each scored 11 points,
NEW YORK KNICKS — Recalled F Cleanthony Early from Sacramento 99, Indiana 94
Atlanta 91, Philadelphia 85
AP Westchester (NBADL).
and Elem Ibiam and Alaina
Detroit 114, Houston 101
COLLEGE
Coates had10 apiece. South South Carolina guard Tiffany Mitchell (25) drives the ball
AUBURN — Dismissed women’s senior basketball F Memphis 85, Oklahoma City 74
Carolina backups combined past Mississippi guard A’Queen Hayes (3) during the irst Hasina
Cleveland 106, Minnesota 90
Muhammad from the team.
Milwaukee 95, Portland 88
for 43 points.
half in Oxford, Mississippi, on Sunday.
Charlotte 104, Denver 86
Ole Miss (14-8, 4-5) has
L.A. Clippers 105, San Antonio 85
n TV SportsWatch
Golden State 106, Phoenix 87
lost four straight. Erika Sisk rebounder _ went to the bench
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Sunday’s Games
Monday, Feb. 2
and Shandricka Sessom both with four fouls with more than
South Carolina: The GameMiami 83, Boston 75
MEN’S COLLEGE
New York 92, L.A. Lakers 80
scored 12 points to lead the 16 minutes left in the game.
cocks made just three of their
BASKETBALL
Monday’s Games
7 p.m.
Rebels. Tia Faleru led all playWithout the 6-foot-1 senior, first 15 shots from the field.
Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m.
ESPN — Virginia at North Carolina
ers with 13 rebounds.
the Rebels didn’t have much They closed the irst half by ESPNU — Morgan St. at Coppin St.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
9 p.m.
The Gamecocks struggled to chance to stop South Carolina’s making 7 of 11.
L.A. Clippers at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
— Iowa St. at Kansas
score early, shooting 10 of 26 inside game. The Gamecocks
Ole Miss: The Rebels are 1- ESPN
Atlanta at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
ESPNU — Alabama A&M at Texas Southern
Orlando at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
(38.5 percent) in the irst half. knew it, continually feeding 13 against top-ranked teams.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
BASKETBALL
They trailed for a large chunk the post for easy layups.
Faleru came into the game avMemphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
7 p.m.
of the half, but an 8-0 run just
Cuevas _ who came into eraging a team-high 15 points, ESPN2 — Louisville at Duke
before halftime gave the Game- Sunday’s game averaging just but didn’t score until more than
n Top 25 fared
Sunday
cocks the 36-29 halftime ad- 5.5 points _ added some out- 30 minutes into the game. Ole n NBA
1. Kentucky (21-0) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia,
EASTERN CONFERENCE
vantage. South Carolina took side scoring. She’s steadily Miss shot just 8 of 22 (36.4 perTuesday.
Atlantic Division
advantage of Ole Miss’ foul improved as the season has cent) on free throws.
W L Pct GB 2. Virginia (19-1) did not play. Next: at No. 13 North
Carolina, Monday.
Toronto
33
15
.688
—
trouble _ the Rebels had 17 fouls progressed, earning a more
Brooklyn
18 28 .391 14 3. Gonzaga (22-1) did not play. Next: at Santa Clara,
in the irst half.
prominent role in the process.
UP NEXT
Boston
16 30 .348 16 Thursday.
10 38 .208 23 4. Duke (18-3) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia Tech,
Ole Miss managed to stay
South Carolina shot 14 of 25
South Carolina: At Georgia New York
Philadelphia
10 38 .208 23 Wednesday.
within striking distance until (56 percent) in the second half on Thursday night.
5. Wisconsin (19-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 22 InSoutheast Division
early in the second half. Faleru to slowly pull away for the relaOle Miss: At Vanderbilt on
W L Pct GB diana, Tuesday.
Atlanta
40 8 .833 — 6. Arizona (20-2) did not play. Next: at Arizona State,
_ the Rebels’ leading scorer and tively easy victory.
Thursday night
Washington
31 17 .646 9 Saturday.
PATRIOTS
Sitting in his family’s season-ticket seats at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park while
growing up, Brady would wear
a No. 16 jersey, just like Montana, and cheer for his favorite
player’s team.
Brady did a fairly good impression of Joe Cool against
Seattle.
He connected with Danny
Amendola for a 4-yard touchdown with about 8 minutes
left. That gave Brady 12 TD
passes in Super Bowls, breaking Montana’s mark. Then,
with 2:02 to go, Brady hit Julian Edelman from 3 yards for
TD toss No. 13 in Super Bowls
— and, more importantly, the
lead.
Brady turned to New England’s sideline, pointed, then
raised his right ist.
Only after Butler grabbed
Russell Wilson’s pass from the
1-yard line in the inal halfminute could Brady really begin to celebrate, leaping up and
down on the sideline and embracing coach Bill Belichick.
Now Brady, Montana and
Terry Bradshaw of the Pittsburgh Steelers are the only
starting quarterbacks to earn
four Super Bowl rings.
At the outset of Brady’s career after being a sixth-round
draft pick, he and Belichick
combined to win three championships in a four-year span,
in the 2002, 2004 and 2005 Super Bowls. Brady was the MVP
in the irst two of those.
But Sunday’s victory ended
a decade title drought, after
losses in the big games in 2008
and 2012, both times against
the New York Giants.
“Well, it’s been a long journey. I’ve been at it for 15 years
and we’ve had a couple of tough
losses in this game,” Brady said.
“This one came down to the
end, and this time, we made
the plays.”
T&d regioN SporTS
No. 1 S.C. women beat Ole Miss 77-59
defeated Brevard College JV,
90-68, Sunday in Brevard.
Leading scorers were Ron
Johnson wih 23, Seno King
with 20 and Khalil Halls with
20.
Orangeburg Calhoun Prep
improves to 19 and 3.
The team returns to action
Saturday at Belmont Abbey.
VArSiTY girLS
BASKeTBALL
Wilson Hall 48,
Orangeburg Prep 44 (OT)
The Orangeburg Prep varsity girls fell to Wilson Hall,
48-44, in overtime Friday.
Victoria Williams led OPS
with 13 points and Ashlyn Fralix added nine. Lauren Goodson from Wilson Hall led all
scorers with 20.
The Lady Indians will host
Thomas Sumter on Tuesday.
ScoreBoArd
Clemson women fall short in comeback bid
Clemson Sports Information
CLEMSON - Clemson overcame a 19-point
second-half deicit to take a brief lead with four
minutes to play, but cold shooting down the
stretch allowed Virginia to claim a 77-72 victory
at Littlejohn Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.
The loss drops Clemson’s record to 9-13 (1-8
ACC), while Virginia improved to 15-7 (5-4 ACC)
with the win.
Trailing 53-34 just two minutes into the second
half, Clemson went on 34-14 run over the span
of 12:22, culminated by a Lindsay three pointer
to take a 68-67 lead. The Tigers made just one of
their inal seven shots down the stretch, though,
allowing the Cavaliers to retake the lead and ultimately win the game.
A trio of Tigers scored in double-igures, led
by sophomore Tifany Lewis’ game and careerhigh 19 points. Nikki Dixon followed suit with her
fourth double-double of the season (17 points, 11
rebounds) and Chelsea Lindsay chipped in with 11
points, a career-high-tying eight rebounds, and a
season-high six assists.
Virginia came out of the gates on ire, shooting
.621 percent from the ield and made 9-14 from
behind the arc in the irst half to take a 15-point
lead into halftime. The Tiger D responded in the
second half, holding the Cavaliers to 10-34 to pave
the way for the comeback.
Clemson had a season-best 45 rebounds and
plus-11 rebounding margin, and tallied a seasonhigh 21 second chance points in the efort.
Clemson returns to action on Thursday when
the Tigers face Boston College in Chestnut Hill,
Massachusetts. Tip-of is 7 p.m.
Miami
Charlotte
Orlando
21 26 .447 18.5
20 27 .426 19.5
15 35 .300 26
Central Division
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Chicago
30 19 .612 —
Cleveland
29 20 .592 1
Milwaukee
25 22 .532 4
Detroit
18 30 .375 11.5
Indiana
17 32 .347 13
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Memphis
35 12 .745 —
Houston
33 15 .688 2.5
Dallas
32 17 .653 4
San Antonio
30 18 .625 5.5
New Orleans
25 22 .532 10
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Portland
32 16 .667 —
Oklahoma City
23 24 .489 8.5
Denver
19 29 .396 13
Utah
17 30 .362 14.5
Minnesota
8 39 .170 23.5
Paciic Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State
37 8 .822 —
L.A. Clippers
33 15 .688 5.5
Phoenix
28 21 .571 11
Sacramento
17 29 .370 20.5
7. Villanova (19-2) did not play. Next: vs. Marquette,
Wednesday.
8. Notre Dame (20-3) did not play. Next: vs. Boston
College, Wednesday.
9. Kansas (18-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 15 Iowa
State, Monday.
10. Louisville (18-3) did not play. Next: at No. 23
Miami, Tuesday.
11. Utah (17-4) beat Southern Cal 67-39. Next: at
Colorado, Saturday.
12. Wichita State (19-3) did not play. Next: at Bradley,
Wednesday.
13. North Carolina (17-5) did not play. Next: vs. No.
2 Virginia, Monday.
14. VCU (17-4) did not play. Next: at George Mason,
Wednesday.
15. Iowa State (16-4) did not play. Next: at No. 9
Kansas, Monday.
16. Maryland (18-4) did not play. Next: vs. Penn State,
Wednesday.
17. West Virginia (18-3) did not play. Next: at No. 24
Oklahoma, Tuesday.
18. Northern Iowa (20-2) did not play. Next: at Indiana
State, Tuesday.
19. Texas (14-7) did not play. Next: vs. Oklahoma
State, Wednesday.
20. Baylor (16-5) did not play. Next: vs. TCU, Wednesday.
21. Georgetown (15-6) did not play. Next: vs. Providence, Wednesday.
22. Indiana (16-6) did not play. Next: at No. 5 Wis-
consin, Tuesday.
23. Miami (14-7) lost to Florida State 55-54. Next: vs.
No. 10 Louisville, Tuesday.
24. Oklahoma (14-7) did not play. Next: vs. No. 17
West Virginia, Tuesday.
25. Butler (16-6) did not play. NNext: vs. St. John’s,
Tuesday.
n Women’s Top 25 fared
1. South Carolina (21-0) beat No. 12 Texas A&M 7961; beat Alabama 85-54; beat Mississippi 77-59
2. UConn (20-1) beat East Carolina 87-32; beat
Temple 83-49.
3. Baylor (20-1) beat TCU 89-67; beat Kansas 66-58.
4. Notre Dame (21-2) beat Virginia Tech 74-50; beat
Wake Forest 92-63.
5. Maryland (19-2) beat Michigan 91-65; beat No. 20
Iowa 93-88.
6. Tennessee (19-3) beat No. 10 Kentucky 73-72; beat
No. 18 Mississippi State 79-67.
7. Oregon State (19-1) beat Southern Cal 68-35.
8. Louisville (19-2) beat No. 23 Syracuse 78-58.
9. Florida State (20-2) beat Georgia Tech 82-62.
10. Kentucky (17-5) lost to No. 6 Tennessee 73-72;
beat No. 21 Georgia 80-72.
11. Arizona State (20-2) beat Colorado 68-60; beat
Utah 58-48.
12. Stanford (16-5) beat Washington State 75-56.
12. Texas A&M (17-5) lost to No. 1 South Carolina 7961; beat Auburn 78-45.
14. Texas (15-5) beat No. 24 Oklahoma 84-81, 2OT;
lost to TCU 64-59.
15. Nebraska (17-4) lost to No. 20 Iowa 78-72, OT;
beat Illinois 59-57; beat Michigan 75-60.
16. North Carolina (18-4) beat Boston College 72-60.
17. Duke (15-6) beat Pittsburgh 62-45.
18. Mississippi State (22-3) beat Auburn 59-48; beat
Vanderbilt 69-44; lost to No. 6 Tennessee 79-67.
19. Princeton (19-0) beat Harvard 96-46. beat Dartmouth 83-65.
20. Iowa (17-4) beat No. 15 Nebraska 78-72, OT; beat
Northwestern 102-99; lost to No. 5 Maryland 93-88.
21. Georgia (17-5) lost to No. 10 Kentucky 80-72.
22. Rutgers (16-5) beat Purdue 58-49; beat Penn
State 76-65.
23. Syracuse (15-6) lost to No. 8 Louisville 78-58.
24. Oklahoma (13-7) lost to No. 14 Texas 84-81, 2OT;
lost to West Virginia 78-69.
25. Chattanooga (18-3) beat Samford 49-32; beat
Mercer 71-59.
n Men’s basketball
Centre 79, Oglethorpe 63
East Carolina 50, Cincinnati 46
Florida St. 55, Miami 54
Sewanee 74, Berry 63
n Women’s basketball
Arkansas 53, Alabama 42
Berry 84, Sewanee 77, OT
Drexel 61, UNC Wilmington 44
Florida 67, Vanderbilt 58
Georgia Tech 79, Virginia Tech 71
Kentucky 80, Georgia 72
Maryland 93, Iowa 88
North Carolina 72, Boston College 60
Oglethorpe 72, Centre 55
South Carolina 77, Mississippi 59
Tennessee 79, Mississippi St. 67
Virginia 77, Clemson 72