Aberg closes with 2nd straight 61 to win RSM Classic for 1st PGA title
>> Ludvig Aberg added to his astonishing second half of the year when he closed with a second straight 9-under 61 on Sunday to win the RSM Classic, his first PGA Tour title to go along with a European tour victory and a winning debut in the Ryder Cup.
And to think the 24-yearold Swede was still at Texas Tech six months ago.
Not only did he win the final event of the PGA Tour season, he did it in record fashion. His final birdie allowed Aberg to tie the 72hole scoring record on the PGA Tour, matching the 253 of Justin Thomas at the 2017 Sony Open.
YANG TAKES LPGA TOUR VICTORY >> Amy Yang birdied her last two holes for a 6-under 66 to win the CME Group Tour Championship and claim the $2 million prize, matching the largest in women's golf.
The victory was her fifth on the LPGA Tour, the previous four coming in Asia.
Yang holed out for eagle on the 13th fairway to overcome an early threeshot deficit, and then she let Nasa Hataoka make the mistakes in crucial moments down the stretch.
HOLGAARD TAKES EUROPEAN TOUR TITLE >> Nicolai Hojgaard claimed the biggest title of his career after running off five straight birdies down the stretch for an 8-under 64 to win the season-ending World
Tour Championship by two strokes.
The 22-year-old Dane delivered a clinic in iron play to set up close-range birdies starting on the 13th holes. He finished at 21-under 261 to hold off Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland and Matt Wallace.
Tennis
DJOKOVIC WINS AGAIN >> Topranked Novak Djokovic won a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title with a straight-set victory over home favorite Jannik Sinner.
Djokovic took 1 hour, 43 minutes to win 6-3, 6-3 as the Serbian continues to break records of 36.
Djokovic entered the match tied with Roger Federer on six titles at the season-ending tournament for the year's top eight players.
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MLB
NOLA STAYING IN PHILADELPHIA >>
Aaron Nola is staying in Philadelphia, after all.
The right-hander signed a seven-year contract to remain with the Phillies after testing the free-agent market, the team said. ESPN and others reported the 30-year-old's contract is worth $172 million.
Nola went 12-9 with a 4.46 ERA in 32 starts with Philadelphia this year, finishing with 202 strikeouts in 193 2/3 innings.
NFL
COWBOYS TO HONOR JOHNSON >>
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that former head coach Jimmy Johnson will be inducted into the franchise's ring of honor on Dec. 30 when they host the Detroit Lions.
Jones made the announcement on FOX prior to the Cowboys' game against the Carolina Panthers.
Johnson won back-toback Super Bowls in the 1992 and 1993 seasons during his five-year tenure with the Cowboys, but the relationship between the two men has been rocky at times and deteriorated at the end with a bitter departure following the 1993 season.