Off the wire

GOLF Romo finishes last

Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, finished last Friday in the 132-man field in the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, bogeying the first six holes in a 10-under 82. Now an NFL analyst for CBS Sports, Romo opened with a 77 on Thursday. At 15 over, he was six shots worse than the next player on the leaderboard and 28 strokes behind leader Brice Garnett. Romo received a sponsor’s exemption to the tournament in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and played as an amateur. Garnett followed his opening 63 with a 68 to get to 13-under 131. Steve Wheatcroft and Keith Mitchell were a shot back, each after their second 66. Seungsu Han (67) and Xinjun Zhang (68) were 10 under. Hunter Mahan (65) topped the group at 9 under, and Geoff Ogilvy (67) was 8 under. Matt Atkins (Henderson State) had a 67 and is 8 under. Ethan Tracy (Arkansas Razorbacks) is 7 under after a 69. Ken Duke (Arkadelphia, Henderson State) shot a 75 and is 2 under.

Durant out front

Joe Durant had three consecutive birdies in a back-nine burst and shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Rapiscan Systems Classic. Durant birdied the par-4 11th and 12th and par5 13th in the bogey-free round at Fallen Oak in Biloxi, Miss. Mark Calcavecchia was a stroke back, and Steve Stricker shot 68. Billy Mayfair, Billy Andrade and David McKenzie shot 69. Jerry Kelly, the winner of the season-opening event in Hawaii, was at 70 with Wes Short Jr., Glen Day (Little Rock), Gene Sauers and Jesper Parnevik. Bernhard Langer opened with a 71, and twotime defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez had a 72.

Ex-Hog shares lead

Taylor Moore (Arkansas Razorbacks) and Julian Etulain shared the lead after two rounds Friday at the Web.com’s Louisiana Open at Broussard, La. Both were 10 under after shooting a 67 and a 70, respectively. Max Homa (68) was alone in third place at 9 under. Joey Garber (70) and Curtis Luck (65) were tied for fourth at 8 under. Tag Ridings (Razorbacks) was tied for 18th after a 67. Patrick Sullivan (Maumelle, UALR) and Sebastian Cappelen (Razorbacks) did not make the cut.

TENNIS Djokovic loses opener

Novak Djokovic’s 16-match Key Biscayne winning streak ended Friday, and his struggle to overcome a bothersome right elbow continued. Djokovic lasted barely an hour at a tournament he has won six times, losing his opening match in the Miami Open to Benoit Paire, 6-3, 6-4. The defeat was Djokovic’s third in a row. He returned from a six-month injury absence at the Australian Open and lost in the fourth round, and was upset two weeks ago at Indian Wells by Taro Daniel, a 109thranked qualifier. In women’s play, Naomi Osaka lost to No. 4-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-2.

BASEBALL Bumgarner breaks hand

San Francisco Giants lefthander Madison Bumgarner is hurt for the second consecutive year, breaking a bone in his pitching hand when hit by a line drive off the bat of Kansas City’s Whit Merrifield during a spring training game on Friday. The Giants said X-rays showed the 28-year-old had a broken bone on the outside of his left hand. Bumgarner, the 2014 World Series MVP, missed nearly three months last season after a dirt bike accident on April 20 during an off day in Colorado. After six consecutive seasons with double-digit victories, more than 200 innings and 30-plus starts, Bumgarner went 4-9 with a 3.32 ERA in 17 starts last season and threw just 111 innings.

Wright suspended

Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright has accepted a 15-game suspension under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy following his arrest on Dec. 8. Wright publicly apologized to his wife, Shannon, after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the penalty Friday. Wright said in a statement issued through the Major League Baseball Players Association that he regrets his actions that night and accepts full responsibility for what happened. The 33-year-old knuckleballer was an All-Star in 2016 but was limited to five starts last year by a left knee injury that required surgery May 8.

FOOTBALL Hurns signs with Dallas

Free-agent wide receiver Allen Hurns agreed to a two-year deal worth $12 million on Friday to join the Dallas Cowboys, according to multiple sources. Hurns is the second receiver to join the Cowboys in as many days, joining Deonte Thompson, who signed on Thursday. Hurns’ addition also raises questions about the future of receiver Dez Bryant and his $12.5 million salary for next season. Hurns spent the past four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Undrafted out of Miami in 2014, Hurns was released on Tuesday for cap reasons and declining production since signing a four-year, $40.05 million extension in 2016. He caught 115 passes in his first two seasons, including 64 passes for 1,031 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2015. He also has missed 11 games due to injuries.

Osweiler now a Dolphin

Quarterback Brock Osweiler has signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins, where he will be reunited with Coach Adam Gase. They were together when Gase was an assistant with the Denver Broncos in 2012-14. In Miami, Osweiler is expected to back up Ryan Tannehill. Osweiler went 0-4 as the Broncos’ starter last season and has 25 career starts in six NFL seasons. With the Dolphins he replaces Matt Moore, a free agent after seven years as their backup quarterback. Tannehill is expected to return after missing all of the 2017 season following knee surgery.

Bennett charged with felony

Authorities issued a warrant Friday for the arrest of three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett, who is accused of injuring a paraplegic woman as he tried to get onto the field at last year’s Super Bowl to celebrate with his brother. The Harris County district attorney’s office said a grand jury indicted the 32-year-old Bennett, acquired earlier this month by the Philadelphia Eagles, on a felony count of injury to the elderly. Bennett was a spectator at the game at NRG Stadium in Houston in February 2017 when he tried to get onto the field immediately afterward to see his brother, Martellus Bennett, a tight end for the Patriots at the time. Prosecutors allege he pushed through security personnel, including a 66-year-old woman in a wheelchair who was a stadium employee and who had told him to use a different entrance to access the field.