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Romo successfully defends celebrity golf title

STATELINE, Nev. -- Tony Romo completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the American Century Championship for his second consecutive win in the celebrity tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS NFL analyst closed with a 2-over 74 and scored 20 points to finish at 71 in the modified Stableford scoring system. Former pitcher Mark Mulder, the winner in 2015-17, was 10 points back after a 71 and a 24-point day.
Romo, 39, became the fourth player in tournament history to successfully defend the title. With Romo an amateur, the $125,000 first prize was donated to official tournament charity Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
"It's an honor to win this tournament," Romo said. "I came in with confidence and this is some of the best golf I've played these past few weeks. When I won last year, every shot mattered. This year, it was easier. That's why we practice so much."

Free-agent forward Tyler Lydon has agreed to a two-year deal with the Sacramento Kings, agent Andy Shiffman of Priority Sports told ESPN.
Lydon, 23, was the No. 24 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft but never was able to crack the rotation on a deep and talented Denver Nuggets roster.
Lydon's ability to shoot 3-pointers attracted the Kings, who have been on the search for floor-spacers. Teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers had discussed trading for Lydon during his second NBA season, but no trade ever materialized, league sources said.
Lydon, who is 6-foot-10, played in 25 games in his second NBA season in 2018-19, after an injury cut short his rookie season to just one game appearance. Lydon played two seasons at Syracuse before entering the NBA draft.

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to hire former Toronto Raptors assistant Phil Handy as an assistant coach, a source told ESPN's The Undefeated.
Handy will be a front-of-the-bench assistant under new Lakers head coach Frank Vogel.
Handy has been an assistant coach with the Raptors (2018-19) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (2013-18) after working in player development for the Lakers (2011-13). The former Hawai'i star guard has coached as an assistant in the NBA Finals the past five seasons, winning two titles.
Handy has worked with the likes of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kawhi Leonard and Kyrie Irving on their individual games over the past eight seasons.
This is Handy's first assistant coaching job in the NBA at the front of the bench. The LA Clippers also had interest in Handy before he took the Lakers job.
Giannis pledges to extend reign at Milwaukee fete

MILWAUKEE -- About 20,000 Milwaukee Bucks fans packed the courtyard outside Fiserv Forum -- nicknamed the "Deer District" -- to celebrate Giannis Antetokounmpo's MVP award. Some fans wore Antetokounmpo jerseys. Others showed up Sunday with homemade posters and intricate paintings of Antetokounmpo.
The Bucks had set up a temporary stage where a DJ played. The actual ceremony -- during which Antetokounmpo briefly addressed the crowd and held up the trophy -- lasted just 15 minutes, but fans showed up to stake out the perfect selfie spot hours before the Bucks star arrived.
When Antetokounmpo took the stage around 3:15 p.m. CT, he grabbed a microphone with the Bucks' moniker on it and asked the crowd for three favors. After asking fans in attendance to show up for every game next season and to pose for a crowded selfie, Antetokounmpo urged them not to call him the Most Valuable Player anymore.
"After this day, please don't call me the MVP until I win it again next year," he said. The crowd roared with delight.
On Saturday, Antetokounmpo told ESPN that he had reached only 60 percent of his basketball potential. He expanded on that Sunday, saying, "I've got a lot of things that I can improve on. In my head, when I say that I am only 60 percent, it makes me want to improve. Obviously, I can add a jump shot to my game." Then Antetokounmpo yelled out to the crowd asking for more suggestions on improvements he could make.
"Free throws," one man screamed.
"Three-pointers," a woman yelled.
"We love you," another man shouted.
The "Greek Freak" laughed and nodded through all the responses.
Antetokounmpo, 24, had more to say about it to reporters afterward.
"I get mad when my girlfriend says, 'You know you're really good, you're one of the best,'" Antetokounmpo said. "I'm like, 'No, I'm not,' because whenever that happens I relax. I am a person where whatever I do, I do it 100 percent. If I am lazy, I am lazy 100 percent. I don't want to relax a bit because I'm not done yet. I want to be for multiple years the best player in the league."
Antetokounmpo concluded his speech to fans by saying, "Let's go win the big trophy now," in reference to the Larry O'Brien championship trophy.
After a final energetic back-and-forth with the crowd, Antetokounmpo walked down the steps of the stage and watched a short video that featured short clips of former Bucks star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, teammates Khris Middleton and Pat Connaughton, Brewers player Christian Yelich, Antetokounmpo's brothers, mother and others congratulating him on his award.
After the ceremony, Antetokounmpo held a brief and wide-ranging news conference in which he talked about his summer travels, the Bucks' offseason roster moves and his signature shoe.
Antetokounmpo said he was pleased with how the Bucks' roster had taken shape. He would have "loved" to have seen Malcolm Brogdon -- who signed a three-year, $85 million deal with the Indiana Pacers -- return to the Bucks. He conceded that when it comes to roster construction, numbers aren't his specialty, and he understood why it was best that Brogdon moved on.
"Obviously, we didn't have enough to bring him back," Antetokounmpo said of Brogdon. "That's my brother. I wish him nothing but the best going forward. I know he is going to kill it in Indiana -- hopefully not against us. I think we have guys that will step up and take that role."
This summer has been a whirlwind, Antetokounmpo said. Just in the past month, he has been in Greece, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Las Vegas.
Antetokounmpo said he isn't sure how the busy offseason, combined with the deepest postseason run he has been a part of, will affect his performance next season.
"I might come back and be tired for the first month," Antetokounmpo said. "I really don't know how it is going to go for me, but I am going to learn from it. Hopefully next year when we go -- if we go -- all the way, I got to know how to react."
Then, Antetokounmpo picked up the MVP trophy, walked through the hallways of Fiserv Forum and back outside, where he proceeded to block children's layups with a smile on his face.

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox have placed knuckleballer Steven Wright on the 10-day injured list with a bruised right foot a day after he was hit with a line drive by Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy.
The move was made before Sunday night's series finale against Los Angeles at Fenway Park.
With Wright being placed on the IL, Boston added right-hander Andrew Cashner to the active roster.
The Red Sox acquired the 32-year-old Cashner from the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday for two minor leaguers. He's expected to make his first start for Boston on Tuesday in Fenway against the Toronto Blue Jays.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A tight right calf forced Mike Trout to exit Sunday's game early, but the Los Angeles Angels' star center fielder doesn't anticipate missing much more time, if any.
"I don't think it's a big deal," Trout said after a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners, which capped a three-game sweep in the Angels' first home series since the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
Trout experienced soreness in his calf early in the game and was removed to begin the third inning. He lobbied to remain in the game, but the team instead opted to exercise caution with its best player.
Trout, 27, will undergo an MRI on Monday, but Angels manager Brad Ausmus said "we don't think it's a long-term thing."
Trout is batting .305/.455/.666, putting him on a pace to capture his third MVP trophy, and is 12-for-32 with eight home runs in nine games this month.
"They're just playing it safe," said Trout, who left open the possibility of playing in Monday's game against the visiting Houston Astros. "Calves can be tough. You don't want it to get worse."
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In a repeat performance of Saturday’s contest, Johan Schwartz and Toby Grahovec, the two championship protagonists in the TC class, battled for the top step of the podium.
And, yet again, the driver of the No. 80 Rooster Hall Racing BMW M240iR Cup prevailed to win Sunday’s TC America series contest at Portland Int’l Raceway.
Schwartz won the race held as part of the 59th Annual Rose Cup Races presented by Fastlife.TV, Robert Nimkoff finished second, and Chandler Hull crossed the line in third.
At the green, pole sitter Grahovec, in the #26 Classic BMW BMW M240iR Cup took the lead over second-on-the-grid Schwartz in his #80 machine. Third-on-the-grid Paul Terry in the #33 Rearden Racing Nissan 370z slotted into third.
What followed for the next 24 laps was a clinical display of driving prowess between the former series champions – Grahovec the 2016 TC champion, and Schwartz the 2015 TCB champion and current TC points leader. While the leaders up front held their positions deftly hitting their marks and not making any mistakes, battles were waging behind them.
Nimkoff, in the #20 Auto Technic Racing BMW M240iR Cup would pass Terry through turn 1 on lap 13 and lead a four-car pack including the #33 machine, Chandler Hull, in the #94 Copart / BimmerWorld Racing BMW M240iR Cup and teammate Cameron Evans #82 Copart / BimmerWorld Racing BMW M240iR Cup.
Joining the pack was Tom Capizzi, who had moved up four positions into 7th in his Auto Technic Racing #52 BMW M240iR Cup. On lap 22, Evans, now in front of his teammate, would pass Terry through turn 1 and into fourth.
With under four minutes remaining in the race, Schwartz began to more aggressively look for a way around Grahovec on lap 24, but like on Saturday when Schwartz defended skillfully in the lead, it was Grahovec’s turn to defend the lead and hold off Schwartz. But then on lap 25 Schwartz aggressively move to the inside through turn 7 to take the lead.
On lap 27, Grahovec looked to return the favour through turn 7 – the #80 and #26 machines would come together door-to-door with both cars sliding off the circuit. Schwartz gathered up his machine first and returned to the track in the lead while Grahovec followed but not before the pack that Nimkoff led pushed through.
At the checkered, Schwartz scored his fifth win of the season to grow his points lead over Grahovec. Nimkoff, and Hull completed the podium with Terry and Capizzi rounding out the top 5. Grahovec would finish 10th.
Schwartz leaves Portland with 150 points to Grahovec’s 109.
After the race Schwartz commented on the battle he had with Grahovec.
“I hate that it happened like that. I actually made a pass on him (Grahovec) one time earlier and had contact with him and pushed him wide but let him go by again. I didn’t want to race him like that. It’s unfortunate, but we had such a great battle. I wanted us to finish 1-2, even if he had won. We put on a great show though.”
Wiesberger wins Scottish Open in playoff, his second victory in six starts

Bernd Wiesberger’s career resurgence continues.
The 33-year-old Austrian, who had dropped to No. 389 in the Official World Golf Ranking before a victory at the Made in Denmark in May, won for the second time in six starts Sunday at the Scottish Open.
Wiesberger survived a bogey on his penultimate hole to shoot 2-under 69 and force a playoff with France’s Benjamin Hebert at 22 under. After two trips through the Renaissance Club’s par-4 18th hole in the playoff, Wiesberger won the third extra hole after a three-putt bogey by Hebert.
Wiesberger, who tied for second last week in Ireland, is projected to climb to 40th in the world after his victory, per Twitter’s resident OWGR guru @Nosferatu.
Hebert, who closed in 62, notched his second runner-up finish of the year. He was also solo second at the Volvo China Open.
Finishing solo third at 20 under was France’s Romain Langasque, who shot a final-round 67. Andrew Johnston closed in 62 and shared fourth with Henrik Stenson and three others at 19 under.
Justin Thomas and Rafa Cabrera Bello were part of a five-way tie for ninth. Rory McIlroy finished T-34 at 13 under after a final-round 69 that included four bogeys.