College Football
Source: Muschamp will leave Florida after season
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A person close to the situation says Will Muschamp will step down as Florida’s coach, a day after a head-scratching meltdown against struggling South Carolina.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school has not made the announcement official.
Muschamp will coach the last two games of the regular season against Eastern Kentucky and Florida State.
The decision came Sunday, less than 24 hours after the 23-20 loss in overtime, and ends Muschamp’s four-year tenure that will be remembered for inept offense, conservative play-calling and nearly as many losses as wins in Southeastern Conference play.
Golf
Hoffman wins in Mexico; McIlroy wins Race to Dubai
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – Charley Hoffman rallied from a three-shot deficit Sunday by closing with a 5-under 66 for a one-shot victory over Shawn Stefani in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba.
MEXICO CITY – Christina Kim won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title in nine years, beating China’s Shanshan Feng in a playoff after blowing a five-stroke lead.
Rory McIlroy won the European Tour’s Race to Dubai for the second time in three years.
The 25-year-old Northern Irishman is more than $3.4 million ahead of Henrik Stenson. The Swede, who was European No. 1 a year ago, moved second on the money list by coming third in the Turkish Airlines Open on Sunday.
BELEK, Turkey – Brooks Koepka claimed his maiden European Tour title after overcoming a two-shot deficit in the final round to win the Turkish Airlines Open by a stroke Sunday.
MLB
Morneau leads All-Stars to first win in Japan series
TOKYO – Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer, and Chris Capuano pitched five strong innings Sunday, as the MLB All-Stars beat Japan 6-1 for the first win of their five-game postseason tour.
Morneau, the National League batting champion, drove a pitch from Japan starter Shintaro Fujinami over the wall in right to give his team a 4-1 lead in the third. It was the second homer of the series for Morneau.
After losing the first three games of the series and scoring only four runs, the MLB bats came to life in the first inning. Yasiel Puig doubled on a line drive to left and scored on Morneau’s double to right.
Skiing
Fast first run puts Hirscher out in front of Kristoffersen
LEVI, Finland – Austria’s Marcel Hirscher had the fastest time in the first run of the World Cup men’s slalom opener Sunday with a time of 56.02 seconds, ahead of Henrik Kristoffersen.
Hirscher, the World Cup champion and last year’s winner at Levi, edged out the Norwegian by 0.06 in foggy, mild conditions on a slope with a sprinkling of fresh overnight snow.
Ted Ligety of the United States was 22nd after the first run, 1.58 seconds behind the leader.
Tennis
Federer pulls out of the ATP Finals with back issues
LONDON – Roger Federer pulled out of the ATP Finals less than one hour before his title match with Novak Djokovic, handing a third consecutive title to the top-ranked Serb.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion, who saved four match points in his semifinal win over Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka, said back problems prevented him from playing.
Associated Press
