In brief: Rose rallies to win Memorial over Fowler
Golf: Justin Rose joined the English revival in golf Sunday, rallying from a four-shot deficit to win the Memorial with a flawless final round for his first victory in seven years on the PGA Tour.
It was the second straight year the Memorial winner came from four shots behind. Rose played bogey-free at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, for a 6-under 66 and a three-shot victory over Rickie Fowler.
It was his 162nd start in PGA Tour events, dating to that memorable performance he turned in as a 17-year-old amateur when he tied for fourth in the 1998 British Open.
Fowler closed with a 73 to finish runner-up for the second time this year.
Tiger Woods closed with a 72 to tie for 19th — 12 shots behind.
•Champions Tour: Nick Price won the Principal Charity Classic in West Des Moines, Iowa, shooting a 4-under 67 to beat Tommy Armour III by four strokes for his second Champions Tour win of the year and third overall.
Price, a three-time major champion, finished at 14-under 199 on the Glen Oaks Country Club course.
Hornets close to introducing Williams
NBA: New Orleans Hornets spokesman Harold Kaufman says the club hopes to introduce Monty Williams as its new head coach by Tuesday.
Williams has agreed in principle to a three-year contract, although some details are still being worked out.
The 38-year-old Williams, who played at Notre Dame and then for several NBA teams spanning nine seasons, has been an assistant to Portland head coach Nate McMillan since 2005.
Fans stampede outside stadium
Soccer: Thousands of soccer fans stampeded outside a stadium before an exhibition game between Nigeria and North Korea, leaving 15 people injured, including one police officer who was seriously hurt.
Several fans fell under the rush of people, many wearing Nigeria jerseys.
The event happened five days before the start of the first World Cup held in Africa.
Free tickets were given outside the stadium.
Packers players frustrated about link
NFL: Teammates staying in a condo with an unidentified Packers player who faces sexual assault allegations say they’re frustrated that their names are linked to the incident.
Authorities in Lake Delton, Wis., said no additional information would be released involving the claims of two women against a player staying at a resort condo early Saturday morning. Six other players are cleared of criminal activity.
The players cleared were linebackers Clay Matthews and Brad Jones, fullback Korey Hall, guard Josh Sitton, safety Khalil Jones and quarterback Matt Flynn.
Carrara wins Tour of Luxembourg
Cycling: Italian Matteo Carrara won the Tour of Luxembourg, with Lance Armstrong finishing third.
The fourth and last stage of the race was won by Spaniard Gorka Izaguirre in a sprint shortened by torrential rain.
Carrara claimed his first major win, beating 2009 winner Frank Schleck of Luxembourg.
Armstrong was competing as part of his preparations for the Tour de France.
•Contador wins Dauphine prologue: Alberto Contador of Spain has won the prologue of the Criterium du Dauphine in Evian-Led-Bains, France.
The two-time Tour de France champion completed the 4.2-mile time trial around Evian-les-Bains in 8 minutes, 34 seconds.
•Goss wins Philadelphia International: Matthew Goss of HTC-Columbia won a sprint to the finish to win the 156-mile Philadelphia International Championship pro cycling race.
Goss, who finished second in the race in 2007, emerged ahead of the pack with a time of 6 hours, 15 minutes, 46 seconds.
Limo wins Rock ’n Roll Marathon:
Distance running: Former 5,000-meter world champion Richard Limo, who finished second in the Los Angeles Marathon earlier this year, cruised to a victory in the 13th annual San Diego Rock ’n Roll Marathon.
Yulia Gromova, 36, of Russia won the women’s race for the third consecutive year, covering the new 26.2 mile course in 2:27:38.
•Kessy and Ross beat May-Treanor and Branagh: Jen Kessy and April Ross beat two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Misty May-Treanor and partner Nicole Branagh to win the Huntington Beach (Calif.) Open.
Top-seeded Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser won the men’s bracket, defeating second-seeded Sean Scott and John Hyden.
•World record set in Monmouth Park race: Monmouth Park officials say a horse running on turf for the first time in his career has set a new world record.
Mandurah, a 6-year-old gelding, ran the mile over a firm course in 1:31.23, beating the 1:31.41 mark set by Mister Light on Jan. 3, 2005, at Gulfstream Park in Florida.
•Former Ragin’ Cajuns coach dies: Louisiana- Lafayette’s former football coach and athletic director Nelson Stokley has died from complications brought on by Alzheimer’s disease. He was 66.
University officials confirmed that Stokley died Saturday.
The native of Kennedy, Texas, led the Ragin’ Cajuns for 13 seasons from 1986 to 1998 and ranks second on the school’s all-time coaching victories list. Among the players he guided to success in the NFL are his son, Brandon Stokley, a wide receiver with the Denver Broncos, and Cleveland Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme.
•Wlodarczyk sets women’s hammer record: Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk broke her own world record in the women’s hammer with a throw of 256 feet, 11 inches during a track meet in her home country at Warsaw.