Kuchar hangs on to end PGA Tour drought
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Matt Kuchar ended more than four years without a PGA Tour victory Sunday by closingwitha 2-under 69 to win the Mayakoba Golf Classic by one shot over Danny Lee, who shot a final-round 65. Kuchar had a four-shot lead going into the final round.
More golf: Lee westwood won the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa by three shots over sergio garcia .... Vijay singh rallied from six shots behind with a 10-under 61 to win the PGA Champions Tour’s Charles Schwab Cup Championship and deny scott Mccarron the $1 million annuity that instead goes to Bernhard Langer. auto racing: Five-time world champion Lewis hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday and helped Mercedes take the Formula One constructors’ title for the fifth straight year. college football: Louisville, 2-8 with two games left in its season, fired coach Bobby Petrino. MLB: yadier Molina had three hits, including a three-run homer, and J.T. Realmuto also went deep to lead the MLB All-stars over Japan 7-3 for their first win of the six-game exhibition series after a pair of defeats. soccer: daniel Royer scored twice in a 2:44 span late in the second half, and the New York Red Bulls beat Columbus to advance to Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference finals. New York will play Atlanta United in a two-leg home and home series Nov. 25 and 29. The Eastern winner meets Portland or Kansas City for the MLS Cup on Dec. 8. ... Atlanta United won its first MLS playoff series in franchise history, knocking off New York City FC 4-1 on two-game aggregate . ... daniel salloi scored two goals and Kansas City beat Real Salt Lake 5-3 on aggregate for Sporting’s first playoff win in five years. Tennis: katerina siniakova won the first reverse singles on Sunday against American sofia kenin to lead the Czech Republic to its sixth Fed Cup title in eight years . ... kei Nishikori beat Roger Federer and kevin anderson defeated dominic Thiem in first-round matches at the ATP Finals in London.