YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi -- Fernando Alonso says scoring points at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is more important to McLaren than making Q3 on Saturday evening.Alonso and teammate Jenson Button finished just outside of the top ten in FP2s qualifying simulations on a mixed day for the team, with the latter delayed for a long stint in the garage. With Williams and Force India looking competitive in the desert Alonso does not think McLaren is guaranteed to make a step forward in qualifying, but already has one eye on the teams constructors championship ambitions.I dont think we can read too much into what happened today, Alonso said. In FP1 we didnt really go for a time because we were trying many different things that are important for the future but not for this weekend.In FP2 yes, we did the normal program but other teams had issues, like Toro Rosso, that couldnt really do any lap times, so its still difficult to know where we are. Nevertheless, come qualifying I dont think it will be hugely different from what weve seen in the last few races, the top six are on a different level, then there are Williams and Force India that looks like theyll lock Q3 out and then we seem to be behind them, with a number of teams fighting for the best places behind the top ten and, of course, if one of the Williams or the Force India fails, then the faster of our group will make it into Q3.Alonso says McLarens main focus is on keeping Toro Rosso at bay in the fight for sixth in the championship, which they currently lead by 12 points.Hopefully we can get into Q3 but this weekends goal is a different one: to score points, try to finish ahead of the two Toro Rosso or just behind them, so they cannot make up for the 12 points deficit they have for us, while learning as much as possible for 2017. In fact the last three races weve been just working for 2017 on the Friday sessions, and today was no different. 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Banks told TSN on Jan 2 that he had no interest in playing out the option year of his contract with the Lions in 2014, and he again made that clear in a conversation with Lions GM Wally Buono last week. COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Myles Garrett isnt about to tip his hand. Not with top-ranked Alabama next on the schedule.The sixth-ranked Aggies star defensive end said he felt much better Tuesday following Texas A&Ms week off after admitting to being only 65-70 percent healthy against Tennessee. Garrett is dealing with an unspecified leg injury.He broke into a huge smile when asked for an update.Well I cant let them know, he said. Im good enough to play well.The Aggies (6-0) will need him and the rest of their star players to be at full strength as they put their undefeated record on the line on Saturday against the Crimson Tide (7-0), the Southeastern Conferences other unbeaten team.Garrett and fellow defensive end Daeshon Hall have formed a dangerous combination this year with nine tackles for losses each, helping the Aggies rank third in the nation with 9.7 a game.While Alabama was dismantling Tennessee 49-10 last week, the Aggies had time to recharge before traveling to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this week.It was a good situation for us ... I thought our guys were at a point where they needed it, coach Kevin Sumlin said. It came at the right time after getting through the two weeks prior.The Aggies got a 24-13 win at South Carolina on Oct. 1 despite playing without Garrett and three other starters. The next week, Garrett played almost exclusively on third downs when they held off a late charge by Tennessee to get a 45-38 victory in double overtime.Texas A&M also used its break to evaluate what its done so far and how the team can build on that success in the second half of the season.You spend about a day looking back and do a midseason report on where were at, the receivers did it, receiver Christian Kirk said. Just where werre at and what we can work on to go through this last stretch and win every game.dddddddddddd. So it was good to look back and see what we need to improve on.Kirk leads the team with 40 receptions and his 352 yards receiving rank second for the Aggies. Kirk and Josh Reynolds, who is first on the team with 488 yards receiving, have been Trevor Knights favorite targets with senior Ricky Seals-Jones out the last two games with an injury.Knight has been solid in his first season at Texas A&M after joining the team as a graduate transfer from Oklahoma. He has thrown for 1,500 yards with nine touchdowns and five interceptions. Hes also proven to be a threat on the ground, rushing for 502 yards with nine more scores.Its been a nice bounce-back season for Knight, who was benched last year in favor of Baker Mayfield before leaving Oklahoma. He also spent some time last week reflecting on his first six games with the Aggies and came away with an encouraging conclusion.I still dont think weve played our best football on the offensive side of the ball, he said.The defense is also looking for ways to get better after giving up some big leads before coming back to win in overtime in a couple of games this season. Despite those lapses, defensive coordinator John Chavis has been impressed with much of the work his unit has done so far.When youre in situations to finish a game, weve got to be able to do that, he said. We have not done that as well as I expect and our players expect. But our players are giving great ... effort and thats a good starting place.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '