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RIO DE JANEIRO -- From the top step of the podium, Justin Rose bowed his head as the Olympic gold medal was placed around his neck, and he stared at it for the longest time.Even for a major champion, this was more than he ever imagined.Its a moment youve seen in many other sports, Rose said. The medal ceremony is what its all about, really.This was why the 36-year-old Englishman circled the Rio Games on his calendar all along, even as some of the biggest names in golf began pulling out. Rose came to Rio to watch, and to win. And when his turn came Sunday, he delivered a gold-medal performance worthy of a 112-year wait.The final round was so tense that no one led by more than one shot until Rose hit a 40-yard pitch to 3 feet, a shot every bit as significant as the 4-iron from 229 yards on the 18th hole at Merion when he won the 2013 U.S. Open. The birdie gave him a 4-under 67 and a two-shot victory over British Open champion Henrik Stenson of Sweden to win golfs first gold medal since 1904 in St. Louis.Rose finished at 16-under 268. Stenson shot a 68. Matt Kuchar of the United States took the bronze medal, closing with a 63 to reach 13 under.JOHN DEERE CLASSICSILVIS, Ill. -- Ryan Moore won the John Deere Classic for his fifth PGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Ben Martin.The 33-year-old Moore finished at 22-under 262 at TPC Deere Run, playing the final 46 holes without a bogey and making only one in 72 holes. He won for the first time since successfully defending his CIMB Classic title in Malaysia in 2014.Martin had three straight back-nine birdies in a 68.South Koreas Whee Kim shot 67 to tie for third with Morgan Hoffmann (71) at 17 under.Moore birdied Nos. 2, 4, 9 and 10 and closed with eight pars. He had a five-stroke lead when Hoffmann bogeyed the 12th hole. Martin, playing with Moore in the final twosome, birdied Nos. 12-14, but couldnt get closer than two strokes. Martin parred his last four holes, and Hoffmann his final six.Moore hit 13 of 14 fairways in the final round and 14 of 18 greens in regulation, including the 18th, which he two-putted from 47 feet for the victory. He opened with three straight 65s in the event thrown off schedule by rain Thursday and Friday.Jordan Spieth chose not to defend his title because he didnt think it would be appropriate in light of his decision to skip the Rio Olympics.U.S. SENIOR OPENUPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio -- The final round of the U.S. Senior Open was postponed because of heavy rain, giving Miguel Angel Jimenez another night to sleep on the third-round lead.The course at the Scioto Country Club absorbed 2.36 inches of rain late Saturday and Sunday, leading to the decision late Sunday afternoon. The USGA had hoped to get at least the first groups through during a break in the rain on Sunday, but the course was too wet to play.Rain was forecast for Monday, too. The first groups are scheduled to off at 7:30 a.m.Jimenez was at 3-under 207 on Jack Nicklaus boyhood course, a stroke ahead of Gene Sauers, and in position to win after blowing leads in his last two tournaments.Three weeks ago at Carnoustie in the Senior British Open, the 52-year-old Jimenez took a four-stroke lead into the last day, only to shoot 75 and tie for third -- three strokes behind winner Paul Broadhurst. Last week in the 3M Championship, The Spanish player was a stroke ahead entering the final round and ended up losing when Joe Durant shot 63 and eagled the first hole of a playoff.PRICE CUTTER CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIPSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Canadas Mackenzie Hughes won the Price Cutter Charity Championship for his first Web.com Tour victory and a likely spot on the PGA Tour next season.The 25-year-old Hughes, a former Kent State player from Hamilton, Ontario, birdied the final hole in hot conditions at Highland Springs for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke victory over Richy Werenski.Hughes finished at 24-under 264 and earned $121,500 to jump from 88th to 14th on the money list with $165,248. The top 25 after the final two regular-season events will earn PGA Tour cards.Werenski eagled the par-5 18th for a 66.Hughes laid up on the 18th, and hit his 108-yard third shot to a foot.Kevin Tway was third at 21 under after a 67.DECATUR-FORSYTH CLASSICFORSYTH, Ill. -- Clariss Guce moved into position to earn an LPGA Tour card for next season, winning the Decatur-Forsyth Classic for her second Symetra Tour title of the year.The 26-year-old former Cal State Northridge player closed with a 1-under 71 for a two-stroke victory.She finished at 10-under 206 and earned $19,500 to jump from 12th to seventh on the money list with $56,656, with the final top 10 earning LPGA Tour cards. Guce also won last month in Rochester, New York.Jackie Stoelting and Laura Gonzalez Escallon tied for second. Escallon had a 67, and Stoelting shot 70. Stoelting also has two victories this year.Yeezy Boost 700 Kopen . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. Adidas Falcon Goedkoop . 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After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91.BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Tyrell Maxwell passed for 222 yards and ran for 155 to help Gardner-Webb beat Presbyterian 24-3 in the Big South Conference opener for both teams on Saturday night.Maxwell had big plays that were instrumental in all three of the Bulldogs (3-3) touchdowns. He threw a 74-yard TD pass to Kyle Horton on Gardner-Webbs first play from scrimmage. He ran 87 yards to make it 17-3 late in the third quarter and threw a 46-yard pass to Horton in the fourth tthat set up Khalil Lewis 1-yard TD run to cap the scoring.ddddddddddddHorton finished with three catches for 131 yards, Mike Estes added two catches for 80 yards and Lewis ran 22 times for 106 yards.Ben Cheek was 17 of 29 for 124 yards for the Blue Hose (1-4). Brett Norton scored their only points on a 24-yard field goal in the second quarter. 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