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SCOTT RALLIES PAST ROSE IN PGA EVENT

 
Published Oct. 17, 2013|Updated Oct. 17, 2013

TENNIS

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda - Masters champion Adam Scott broke the course record Wednesday at Port Royal with 7-under 64 to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf by two shots over U.S. Open champion Justin Rose.

Down four with 10 holes left, Scott pulled ahead of his friend for the first time with a 6-iron that settled inches from the cup on the par-5 17th for a tap-in eagle. Rose pulled his approach and made par.

"Obviously, I'm thrilled to come out on top," said Scott, who finished at 8-under 134. "Fun, but a trying couple of days here, really, especially (Monday)."

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TENNIS

Stosur rolling at Kremlin Cup

Samantha Stosur advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow by beating Kaia Kanepi 6-3,6-1. A finalist last year, Stosur will next play Alize Cornet. Two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced by beating Sofia Arvidsson 6-2, 7-5.

STOCKHOLM OPEN: Jerzy Janovicz breezed into the quarterfinals by beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-1. Sixth-seeded Benoit Paire and defending champion Jarkko Nieminen advanced.

Erste Bank Open: Radek Stepanek outlasted Lukas Lacko 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 7-6 (7-5) in Vienna to reach his second quarterfinal of the season. Eighth-seeded Lukas Rosol also advanced.

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SOCCER

Ex-Brazil star intensifies attacks

Brazilian congressman and former soccer star Romario launched another attack against FIFA, calling president Sepp Blatter "a thief" and secretary general Jerome Valcke "a blackmailer." The former Brazil striker has loudly criticized FIFA and local football officials since he took office in 2010.

COACHES FIRED: Poland coach Waldemar Fornalik was fired after his team's 2-0 loss to England in a World Cup qualifier. Croatia coach Igor Stimac also was fired after his team's 2-0 loss to Scotland.

FRIENDLY SET: England lined up a match against Germany for Nov.19 at Wembley Stadium as the teams prepare for next year's World Cup.

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PARIMUTUELS

Tampa Bay Downs offers $1M bonus

Tampa Bay Downs announced that it will give a $1 million bonus to the owner of a horse that wins the Sam F. Davis Stakes, the Tampa Bay Derby and the Kentucky Derby in 2014. The first two races are at Oldsmar. One Downs patron also would collect $100,000 if the horse wins all three races. The eligible individual would be the one who selects the winner of the Sam F. Davis and that race's winning jockey draws the person's name from a bin that day.

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ET CETERA

AUTOS: Four-time IndyCar champion Sebastien Bourdais signed with KVSH Racing to replace Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan, who left for Chip Ganassi Racing.

NBA: Bulls guard Jimmy Butler sat out the preseason game against the Pistons because of a bruised left knee.

OLYMPICS: Richard Carrion, the Puerto Rican banking executive who was instrumental in building up the financial security of the International Olympic Committee, resigned from his key roles after his failed bid for the presidency. Carrion was chairman of the finance commission and negotiator of TV rights deals outside Europe.