Rose stops victory drought
Justin Rose capped off a long week at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am with three quick birdies Monday to help give him a three-shot victory, his first win in four years.
Rose earned his 11th victory on the PGA Tour, a $1.62-million prize and an invitation to this year’s Masters. Rose has been eligible for every major dating to St. Andrews in 2010.
The tournament’s wind delays forced a Monday finish. Rose closed with a sixunder-par 66 at Pebble Beach. He led by two strokes through nine holes of the final round entering the day.
Rose finished at 18-under 269. The 42-year-old from England had not won since Torrey Pines in 2019. City 141-114 . ... Keegan Murray scored a career-high 30 points and hit eight threepointers to help Sacramento win 140-120 at Houston.
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Baltimore Orioles chief executive John Angelos and his brother Lou agreed to end their fight over a lawsuit in which Lou accused John of seizing control of the team in defiance of their father Peter’s wishes. … Minnesota and Carlos Correa decided the shortstop will skip the World Baseball Classic with his wife expecting a baby.
The Minnesota at Illinois college basketball game scheduled for Tuesday was postponed because of COVID-19 protocols in the Gophers program and rescheduled for Feb. 20.
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will launch his comeback with a fight against American boxer Jermaine Franklin in London on April 1.