Mickelson (65) one shot back at Pro-Am

Phil Mickelson hit every fairway for the first time in 21 years on his way to a six-under 65 at Monterey Peninsula, an ideal start on perhaps the last ideal day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

“History was made today,” said Mickelson, who has won the event four times. “To the best of my knowledge, it’s taken me 27 years and a few months to hit all fairways in a single round in competition. I may have done it before, but I don’t ever recall doing it.”

Actually, according to the PGA Tour, Mickelson has done it seven times, most recently 21 years ago at Torrey Pines.

Brian Gay and Scott Langley each had a 64 at Monterey for a one-shot lead to par on the threecourse rotation.

Dustin Johnson, not so fresh after his victory Sunday halfway around the world at the Saudi International, and Jordan Spieth each had a five-under 66 at Monterey.

Members of Rams coach Sean McVay’s staff continue to draw interest from other teams.

Aubrey Pleasant, who coached cornerbacks the last two seasons, is scheduled to interview this week for the defensive coordinator position with the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Bengals are coached by Zac Taylor, who coached Rams quarterbacks last season. — Gary Klein

The Rams signed quarterback Brandon Allen and offensive lineman Darrell Williams to freeagent contracts. Both players were members of the practice squad at the end of last season.

The Baltimore Orioles agreed to a $800,000, one-year deal with right-hander Nate Karns, who hasn’t pitched since 2017. Karns sat out last season because of an elbow injury after his 2017 season with the Kansas City Royals was cut short because of surgery . ... Hunter Pence agreed to a minor league contract with his hometown Texas Rangers and will attend major league spring training. If added to the 40-man roster, the 35-year-old outfielder would get a one-year contract that pays a $2-million salary while in the major leagues.

Major League Baseball is changing the name of its disabled lists to injured lists.

Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem said the change is being made at the suggestion of advocacy groups for the disabled, including the Link20 Network.

Clubs were notified of the change in a Dec. 20 memo to clubs from Jeff Pfeifer, senior director of league economics and operations in the commissioner’s office.

Don Johnson, a UCLA AllAmerican under coach John Wooden who went on to become one of the winningest coaches in California community college history at Cypress College, died Wednesday in Laguna Niguel. Johnson was 88. — Ben Bolch

Police confirmed that the body recovered from a plane in the English Channel is that of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala. Dorset police made the announcement after a coroner’s examination of the body, which was recovered from the seabed wreckage of the plane Wednesday.