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Masters rookie Morikawa not intimidated by first crack at Augusta Masters rookie Collin Morikawa will take on Augusta National for the first time this week and the PGA Championship winner said on Monday he fully trusts his process and is not intimidated by the challenge that awaits.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. NFL roundup: Steelers edge Cowboys, stay unbeaten

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger led a six-play, 79-yard drive capped by an 8-yard touchdown pass to Eric Ebron with 2:14 left Sunday as the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers eked out a 24-19 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, to remain unbeaten. Pittsburgh, down 13 points in the first half and 10 points entering the fourth quarter, is 8-0 for the first time in franchise history. Roethlisberger, who tweaked his left knee late in the first half but finished, was 29 of 42 for 306 yards, and also had touchdown passes to James Washington and Juju Smith-Schuster. Rays OF Arozarena wins Babe Ruth Award

Following a positively Ruthian postseason performance, Tampa Bay outfielder Randy Arozarena won the Babe Ruth Award on Monday as the 2020 postseason MVP. Arozarena batted .377 with a playoff-record 10 home runs and 14 RBIs in 20 postseason games for the Rays, who fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games in the World Series. Bucks' Brown agrees to settle with city of Milwaukee after 2018 Taser arrest

NBA guard Sterling Brown agreed on Monday to settle his lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for $750,000, after a police officer used a Taser on him during a January 2018 arrest for a parking violation. Brown, who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks, said in the lawsuit filed in June 2018 that officers used excessive force and violated his Fourth Amendment rights during the arrest. Patriots announce no fans allowed for rest of season

The New England Patriots announced Monday that no fans will be allowed to attend home games for the rest of this season. The announcement comes days after Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker instituted new interventions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Massachusetts is seeing a surge of cases with 11,692 new cases in the past week, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University. Cantlay at top of his game as he heads into Masters

Nineteen months since he put the golf world on notice with a near-record third-round performance, American Patrick Cantlay is ready to make his presence felt at Augusta. Languishing near the back of the pack at two-over par through two rounds at last year's Masters, Cantlay rocketed up the leaderboard to finish tied for ninth after carding a sensational eight-under par 64 in the third round - one stroke shy of the course record. Golf: Johnson dangerous after shaking off the rust

Dustin Johnson is a dangerous threat heading into this week's Masters after the world number one showed impressive form since coming back from COVID-19. The American came on strong to finish tied for second place in Houston on Sunday, coolly rolling in a birdie putt on 15 to build momentum as he guns for his first Green Jacket. Former winner Garcia out of Masters after positive COVID-19 test

Former champion Sergio Garcia pulled out of this week's Masters tournament on Monday after testing positive for COVID-19. Garcia said he began experiencing a sore throat and a cough on Saturday while he was driving back from the Houston Open, where he missed the cut, and got tested on Sunday. Masters rookie Morikawa not intimidated by first crack at Augusta

Masters rookie Collin Morikawa will take on Augusta National for the first time this week and the PGA Championship winner said on Monday he fully trusts his process and is not intimidated by the challenge that awaits. Morikawa, 23, has taken the golf world by storm and the three-times PGA Tour winner is not about to let the mystique of Augusta National get in the way of his Green Jacket dreams. Elder another sign Augusta National reckoning with past while looking ahead

After decades of swimming against the cultural tide Augusta National was in step with the times on Monday announcing Lee Elder, the first Black man to play the Masters, would join Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as honorary starters next year. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and opened for play in 1933, Augusta National existed as a sanctuary for some of the world’s most powerful men, white men, unmoved by outside forces and events. Triathlon: Florida athlete becomes first with Down's Syndrome to complete Ironman

Finishing a maiden Ironman is a huge moment for any triathlete but when 21-year-old Florida resident Chris Nikic crossed the line at the weekend he became the first athlete with Down's Syndrome to achieve the feat. Nearly 17 hours after embarking on the 2.4 mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and full marathon, Nikic arrived just inside the cut-off point for the Panama City Beach Ironman event.