South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)

Spieth has a stunning turnaround

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Jordan Spieth holed out from 160 yards for eagle on the 16th hole at Pebble Beach, the start of a stunning turnaround that took him from two shots behind to a two-shot lead Saturday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

These moments used to happen when Spieth was winning all the time. This was the second time this week he holed out from the fairway, and now he is on the cusp of ending more than three years without a victory.

He shot 1-under 71 as he goes for a second victory at Pebble Beach in the last five years.

A pedestrian round that included bogeys on two of the par 5s left Spieth two shots out of the lead with three holes to play. And then it all changed. His hard draw to a left pin on the 16th landed about 8 feet right of the hole and took the slope all the way to the bottom of the cup.

Two holes later, Daniel Berger sent his drive well to the right, over the bunkers and onto the cart path.

It settled next to the hedges, and was out-of-bounds by mere inches. Berger called over an official for a linear measuremen­t, but it was out. That led to double bogey and a 72.

MLB: The Diamondbac­ks have agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year deal with veteran infielder Asdrúbal Cabrera, a person with knowledge of the negotiatio­ns told The Associated Press. The agreement was reached on Friday and confirmed to the AP on condition of anonymity Saturday because the deal is pending a physical. Cabrera can earn up to $1.05 million in performanc­e bonuses . ... Matt Harvey will try to revive his career with the Orioles. The 31-year-old right-hander agreed Saturday to a minor league contract with the Orioles. He would get a $1 million, one-year contract if added to the 40-man roster, and would have the chance to earn performanc­e bonuses. ... Outfielder Jay Bruce agreed Saturday to a minor league contract with the Yankees and will try to win a job at big league spring training. The 33-year-old has an opportunit­y as a left-handed bat in a primarily righthande­d lineup . ... The Mets’ pitching staff took a hit before the start of spring training when the team announced Saturday that Seth Lugo needs elbow surgery and will miss the start of the season. An MRI revealed a bone spur in the right-hander’s pitching elbow. Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek will operate Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

NHL: Jonathan Marchessau­lt scored the first of Vegas’ three power-play goals and the Golden Knights spoiled the Sharks’ first home game in nearly a year with a 3-1 victory over the Sharks on Saturday. Mark Stone and Chandler Stephenson also scored as the Golden Knights took advantage of its first three opportunit­ies with the man advantage to win for the fourth time in five games. Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves

NBA: The anchor of the Knicks’ top-rated defense will be out at least a month. Mitchell Robinson is undergoing surgery on his broken right hand and the reported recovery timetable is 4-to-6 weeks. The 22-yearold suffered the injury in Friday’s victory in Washington and was evaluated back in New York. A six-week recovery would mean Robinson wouldn’t return until late March and miss around 20 games.

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