do everything we could to make sure his coming back here wasnt a good experience, Ingram said.ROOKIE RESURGENCE: Rookie receiver Michael Thomas, who was relatively quiet during New Orleans rece

LONDON -- The boys from Dunblane havent half done bad.I think were probably each others biggest fans, Andy Murray said Friday when asked about his brother Jamie Murrays achievement of finishing as year-end doubles No. 1 with Bruno Soares.The camaraderie has been there between them from the youngest of ages, when they grew up competing against each other with any piece of sports apparatus they could get their hands on.When we were really young, Jamie would have won most things we did, said Andy. He was 15 months older, so he was bigger and stronger and better than me at most things. He was smarter than me.Then as we started to get older and physically were on more of a level playing field, we were pretty close really at most things. Jamie is a really good golfer. He was better at that. Football, probably me. Then squash and table tennis, more of the racket sports, was pretty close between the two of us really.Andy added, laughing: Well, thats my recollection of it. He might say something a bit different. Thats what I remember.Jamie has largely had to deal with his brother getting most of the spotlight ever since they went their separate ways in their early teens. The elder Murray headed to Cambridge for nine months and then Paris, with Andy going off to Spain when he was 15.While Andys talents as a singles player flourished, culminating in his rise to world No. 1 with three major titles to his name, Jamie has risen to the top of the mens doubles rankings with two of his own slams. Jamie also beat Andy to a first Wimbledon title, winning the mixed doubles with Jelena Jankovic in 2007.Throw in the Davis Cup they helped Britain win together last year, and the Murray family is British tennis royalty.Now, the brothers march toward tennis history continues apace at the World Tour Finals.Jamie was confirmed Friday as the year-end doubles No. 1 with partner Soares after Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert lost their final round-robin match.It capped off a sensational 2016 for the Scot and the Brazilian. Neither man had won a mens doubles slam before they claimed the Australian Open together, having only come together at the beginning of 2016. They also went on to win the US Open.They had an amazing year. They deserve it, Andy continued. Its a great achievement for both of them and Im very proud of Jamie.Its really special to get to watch what hes achieved in the biggest competitions in the sport. Neither of us ever would have expected this when we were growing up. We need to try and enjoy it.Whether Andy finishes the season on top of the singles rankings is still undecided. He has reached the semifinals here for the first since 2012 with Milos Raonic awaiting him.But he could yet see the No. 1 spot snatched away from him this week, should Novak Djokovic outperform Murray.The Serb faces Kei Nishikori in the other singles semifinal Saturday. Should he and Murray both win their matches, Sunday would be the first time in the history of the Tour Finals where the two finalists would not only be playing for the championship but the year-end No. 1 ranking.The whole year has been fantastic for both of us, Andy added of his brother. We would like to finish it perfectly if we can. Still theres a good chance that doesnt happen.Regardless of what happens over the weekend, we can look back on this year and be very proud of what weve done as a family.Texas Rangers Shirts . 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Stitched Rangers Jerseys .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back.NEW ORLEANS -- The grin on Drew Brees face as he discussed the longest of New Orleans seven touchdowns against the Los Angeles Rams showed how much the Saints record-setting quarterback enjoyed the 50-yard pass -- even if he wasnt the one who threw it.Theres an old adage: Let the throwers throw and let the catchers catch, but, man, that was pretty impressive, Brees said.All Brees had to do was zip a quick backward pass to Willie Snead, and then watch as the young receiver unloaded a deep throw to wide-open running back Tim Hightower. The play exemplified how well New Orleans offense was clicking en route to 555 total yards and a season-high point total in a 49-21 demolition of Los Angeles on Sunday.Saints coach Sean Payton might have had a particular motivation to call the trick play, given that the coordinator of the opposing defense was Gregg Williams, who was fired by Payton after the 2011 season. A few months later, both wound up suspended for 2012 in connection with the NFLs bounty probe. Sundays game marked the first time they had coached on opposite sidelines since.When I heard the play in the huddle, Im like, `Oh, here we go, Snead recalled. I was coming off the field and (Payton) said, `No, stay in, get back in the huddle.Its just a great feeling to make a play like that, said Snead, who played quarterback in high school. We practiced it all week, and I was 3 for 3, and we got out here and (Payton) had the confidence in me to make the throw.New Orleans (5-6) already led 42-21 when the play was called with about 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter.Payton said the play was installed last week because of tendencies Saints coaches had recognized in the Rams defense. The play was called when it was because the Saints got the right look from the defense, Payton said.Rams coach Jeff Fisher said he didnt take it personally.We have to do a better job defensively, he said. Weve got to do a better job coaching.Whatever the case, the play will go down as one of the more memorable aspects of the Saints victory over the Rams (4-7). Here are some others:GOFFS GROWTH: The last person Fisher was about to blame for the lopsided loss was rookie quarterback Jared Goff, who was making his second start and first on the road. Goff was 20 of 32 for 214 yards and three touchdowns to Tavon Austin, Kenny Britt and Lance Kendricks. He lost a fumble on rookie Sheldon Rankins sack and was intercepted by Kenny Vaccaro, but Fisher said the performance of laast springs top overall draft choice got better, which was encouraging.ddddddddddddTIGHTENING UP: The Saints defense looked shaky in the first half, when Goff threw all three of his touchdown passes. But New Orleans shut out the Rams in the second half and continued to demonstrate improvement over early this season, when it gave up more than 400 yards in four of the teams first five games. In five of the Saints past six games, their defense has yielded fewer than 360 yards, including fewer than 300 yards in the past two games. The Rams finished with 247 yards.DERAILED DEFENSE: The Saints yardage and point totals were even more impressive in the context of how Los Angeles has played on defense this season. The Rams came in ranked sixth overall defensively, as well as sixth against the pass and 15th against the run. New Orleans finished with 346 net yards through the air and 209 on the ground. The Saints 49 points were one fewer than the Rams gave up in their previous four games combined.Fisher sounded particularly bothered by running back Mark Ingrams 21-yard touchdown on a screen pass.Anybody and everybody in the bayou knew it was going to be a screen but us, Fisher said.INGRAMS BACK: Ingram was knocked unconscious during New Orleans previous game at Carolina 10 days earlier and placed in the NFLs concussion protocol. He was cleared to return against Los Angeles and came back with one of his better games this season, gaining 146 yards on just 14 carries, highlighted by a 61-yard scamper and 10-yard scoring run to go with his receiving TD.Ingram said he felt good and that his production stemmed in part from an entire offense playing with purpose against Williams.We tried to do everything we could to make sure his coming back here wasnt a good experience, Ingram said.ROOKIE RESURGENCE: Rookie receiver Michael Thomas, who was relatively quiet during New Orleans recent two-game skid, responded with arguably his best game this season , catching nine passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns. His longest catch was a 35-yard grab in traffic over the middle and he broke tackles on his 21-yard score.He is pretty good after the catch so he made a few guys miss, Payton said. He is physical when he gets the ball. He is a tough guy to tackle.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '