Golf: Korda wins in Taiwan as caddie earns bragging rights over fiancée
Nelly Korda won the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA in a three-way playoff on Sunday, giving her caddie Jason McDede bragging rights over his fiancée Caroline Masson.
NHL roundup: Isles win ninth straight on Varlamov’s shutout
Semyon Varlamov stopped all 27 shots he faced Saturday night, and Derick Brassard scored the game’s only goal early in the first period as the New York Islanders matched their longest winning streak in 30 years by beating the host Buffalo Sabres 1-0.
New York marathon jumpstarts 50th anniversary party
As thousands of runners cross the finish line inside leafy Central Park on Sunday, the race will just be starting for the organizers of the New York City Marathon, as they begin a year-long celebration of a half century of running in 2020.
Golf: Schauffele says an on-song McIlroy perhaps world’s best player
Xander Schauffele waded into the debate over the world’s best golfer after finishing runner-up to Rory McIlroy in a playoff at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai on Sunday.
Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Georgia stops No. 6 Florida
Jake Fromm threw two touchdown passes, and Georgia allowed just 21 rushing yards as the eighth-ranked Bulldogs defeated No. 6 Florida 24-17 on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla.
NHL roundup: Isles win 9th straight on Varlamov’s shutout
Semyon Varlamov stopped all 27 shots he faced Saturday night, and Derick Brassard scored the game’s only goal early in the first period as the New York Islanders matched their longest winning streak in 30 years by beating the host Buffalo Sabres 1-0.
Vinales wins Malaysian MotoGP ahead of charging Marquez
Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales staved off MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez’s spectacular charge to win the Malaysian Grand Prix for his second win of the 2019 season at the Sepang International Circuit on Sunday.
McIlroy wins WGC-HSBC Champions in playoff with Schauffele
Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy hit a towering approach shot to set up a birdie at the first extra hole and win the WGC-HSBC Champions in a playoff with American Xander Schauffele in Shanghai on Sunday.
Vino Rosso wins Breeders’ Cup Classic, Mongolian Groom dies
Vino Rosso won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Santa Anita Park in a race that was marred by the death of another horse.
Higgs takes two-shot lead into final round in Bermuda
Leader Harry Higgs will be out to avoid being caught napping when he takes a two-shot lead over fellow American Brendon Todd into the final round of the Bermuda Championship on Sunday.
