Press Box: Sports Recap
■ GOLF: Rickie Fowler shot a final-round 3-under 69 to win the Abu Dhabi Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the sixth-ranked Fowler’s fourth victory in nine months. He finished the European Tour event at 16-under 272, one clear of Thomas Pieters (67) and two clear of
world No. 3 Rory McIlroy (68) and No. 5 Henrik Stenson (67). ... Jason Dufner beat
David Lingmerth on the second hole of a playoff at the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, Calif. Dufner shot a final-round 2under 70 to finish regulation tied with Lingmerth (65) at 25-under 263. It was Dufner’s fourth PGA Tour win and first since winning the PGA Championship in 2013.
■ NBA: F Tim Duncan will miss the Spurs’ game against the Warriors on Monday because of soreness in his right knee. David
West likely will replace Duncan, 39, in the starting lineup for the game featuring the league’s top two teams.
■ NFL: Cowboys QB Tony Romo likely will undergo offseason surgery to insert a plate in his left collarbone to try to prevent future injuries, ESPN.com reported. The recovery time should take six to eight weeks. Romo, 35, has broken his collarbone three times since 2010. ... The Buccaneers hired Southern Mississippi coach Todd Monken, 49, as their offensive coordinator and WRs coach, while the Vikings added ex-Browns coach
Pat Shurmur to their staff. There was no indication what the role will be for Shurmur, 50, who spent the last three seasons as the Eagles offensive coordinator. ... The Chargers and Rams still are discussing a Los Angeles stadium partnership, ESPN reported. If the Chargers join the Rams in Inglewood, Calif., the Raiders reportedly will strongly consider moving to San Diego in 2017.
■ OLYMPICS: Rio de Janeiro’s venues will be inspected daily during the 2016 Summer Games in an effort to prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus linked to a rare birth defect and also a condition that can cause paralysis, organizers announced. ... The IOC adopted new guidelines, allowing transgender athletes to compete in the Olympics and other international events without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, the Associated Press reported. The guidelines actually are recommendations for sports federations and others to follow.
■ ALSO: A’s RHP Henderson Alvarez won’t debut with the team until May. Alvarez, who’s recovering from season-ending shoulder surgery in July, was an All-Star for the Marlins in 2014. ... The NHL suspended Kings F Milan Lucic one game for delivering a sucker punch to the head of Coyotes D
Kevin Connauton on Saturday. ... Several Madison Square Garden employees recently were violating company policy by reselling Knicks and Rangers tickets on the secondary market for a profit, the New York Post reported. ... Arsenal fell to third and three points behind Leicester in the Premier League standings after suffering a 1-0 loss to defending champ Chelsea. ... Lindsey
Vonn won a World Cup super-G for her 11th career victory in Cortina D’Ampezzo, breaking the resort record of retired Austrian Renate Goetschl. Vonn also took the lead in the overall World Cup season standings. ...
Adam Rippon, 26, won the U.S. men’s figure skating championship in St. Paul, Minn. It was his first title. ... Stipe Miocic (14-2) will challenge Fabricio Werdum (20-5-1) for the heavyweight championship at UFC 196 on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas. Miocic replaces former champ Cain Velasquez, who was forced off the card because of a back injury.