Pieters, Detry claim first World Cup of Golf for Belgium

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Pieters, Detry claim first World Cup of Golf for Belgium

Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry won the $7 million World Cup of Golf by three strokes in Melbourne on Sunday to secure Belgium's first title triumph in the team event. Overnight leaders by five strokes, the young pair survived a late wobble in the final round foursomes at Metropolitan Golf Club, with a bogey on the 15th trimming their lead to two shots over Australia's Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith.

Top 25 roundup: No. 13 Virginia Tech cruises in rout

Ahmed Hill scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, and No. 13 Virginia Tech coasted to a 75-37 win over St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon at Blacksburg, Va. Ty Outlaw added 15 points and seven rebounds for Virginia Tech (5-0), which boasts its highest ranking since the 1995-96 campaign. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (11 points) and Justin Robinson (10) also scored in double digits for the Hokies.

Report: Cable companies issuing refunds for 'The Match'

Major cable companies across the country said they will refund customers who bought the right to watch "The Match" between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on Friday -- an event that ultimately was streamed for free. Comcast, Charter Spectrum and Cox Communications all have vowed to issue refunds for the purchase price of $19.99, USA Today reported Saturday.

NBA roundup: Warriors edge Kings in final seconds

Klay Thompson capped a 31-point performance with a put-back of his own miss with 5.8 seconds remaining Saturday night to give the Golden State Warriors a 117-116 victory over the Sacramento Kings in Oakland, Calif. Kevin Durant poured in a game-high 44 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, to help the Warriors outrace their Northern California rivals down the stretch en route to their second home win in two nights. Golden State snapped a four-game losing streak with a 125-97 triumph over Portland on Friday.

Golf: Ogilvy named International's assistant for Presidents Cup

Internationals team captain Ernie Els named Australian former major winner Geoff Ogilvy as one of his assistants for the biennial tournament against the Tiger Woods-captained United States at Royal Melbourne next year. Ogilvy, who assisted Internationals captain Nick Price at the 2017 tournament in New Jersey, posted an individual record of seven wins, six losses and one halve in three Presidents Cup appearances.

Top 25 roundup: No. 10 OSU continues dominance over No. 4 Michigan

Dwayne Haskins threw five touchdowns passes, and No. 10 Ohio State scored its most points in the 115-year history of the series, defeating No. 4 Michigan 62-39 on Saturday at Columbus, Ohio. With the win, the Buckeyes (11-1, 8-1) took the Big Ten East Division and will play Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis on Dec. 1.

Els expects Tiger to be Presidents Cup playing captain

Internationals captain Ernie Els is preparing his team for a battle with Tiger Woods on and off the course at next year's Presidents Cup, expecting the 14-times major champion to be a playing skipper at Royal Melbourne. Woods, who has a tournament record of 24-15-1 in eight previous appearances, was one of Steve Stricker's non-playing assistants at the 2017 edition, which was won by the United States in New Jersey.

NFL notebook: Ditka recovering from heart attack

Former NFL player, coach and commentator Mike Ditka is recovering from a heart attack suffered earlier this week, according to his agent. "Coach Ditka had a mild heart attack earlier this week. Doctors inserted a pacemaker, and he is doing much better," agent Steve Mandell said. "He appreciates the outpouring of support and expects to be home soon."

Ex-Vikings DT Floyd withdraws grievance

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd has withdrawn the grievance that he filed with the NFL Players Association against the team, according to a report. Floyd had filed the complaint because the Vikings had put him on the non-football injury list in 2017 instead of the physically-unable-to-perform list. Had he been on the latter list, he would have received his full salary of $6.76 million. Players on the non-football injury list are not required to be paid, though the Vikings had committed to giving him $2 million.

Tennis: France stay alive in Davis Cup final after doubles win

The Davis Cup is entering a brave new world -- but it is not leaving the old one quietly. Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert made sure of that with a gripping doubles win that keeps France's hopes against Croatia alive in the last final to be staged in the event's traditional format.