FOOTBALL
Eskimos win Grey Cup
Jordan Lynch scored on a 1-yard sneak with 3:17 left and the Edmonton Eskimos rallied to beat the Ottawa Redblacks 26-20 on Sunday night for their 14th Grey Cup title. Lynch, the former Northern Illinois star in his rookie season with Eskimos, scored a third-down play. Starting quarterback Mike Reilly then threw a two-point conversion pass to Akeem Shavers. Reilly was selected the most valuable player of the game. The Eskimos won the Canadian Football League title for the first time since 2005. The Redblacks advanced to the championship game in their second season in the league. The city's last CFL championship came in 1976 with the former Rough Riders. Edmonton's winning five-play, 78-drive was aided by Eskimos Coach Chris Jones' successful challenge of an incompletion that was changed to pass interference against Ottawa's Brandon Sermons. That gave the Eskimos the ball at the Redblacks 10.
MOTOR SPORTS
Rosberg holds off Hamilton
Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes teammate and 2015 world champion Lewis Hamilton at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to complete the Formula One season with a third successive victory. The German won by 8.2 seconds at the Yas Marina circuit to complete Mercedes' 12th one-two finish of the season, establishing a new F1 record. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen finished third, ahead of his teammate Sebastian Vettel, who had started 15th on the grid. Force India's Sergio Peez and Nico Hulkenberg finished fifth and seventh, separated by Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo. Felipe Massa of Williams was eighth, Romain Grosjean ninth in his last race for Lotus, and Daniil Kvyat of Red Bull took the last point in 10th. Rosberg finished the season on a high, with three consecutive victories and six consecutive pole positions, but it came too late to prevent Hamilton taking the drivers' championship. "I am excited about how the end of the season went," Rosberg said. "Next year can come tomorrow for me, I don't need any holidays. I'll try and keep the current form going next year. I am sure the team will give us a great car once again." Rosberg started from pole and pushed his lead over Hamilton out to 4.7 seconds before the first set of pit stops. The German suffered from tire graining late in his second stint, with Hamilton cutting the deficit from 7.1 seconds on lap 15 of 55 to 1.3 seconds when Rosberg pitted for the second time at the end of lap 31.
• Formula One stewards have cleared Ferrari and 2016 entrant Haas of any breach of rules limiting aerodynamic testing. Stewards at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix had been asked by Mercedes to clarify the rules due to fears that teams were skirting regulations that limit time spent in wind-tunnel testing and other aerodynamic development. Mercedes did not directly accuse any team, but the complaint related to the close ties between Ferrari and U.S. team Haas. Ferrari, as a current competitor, was subject to testing restrictions, but Haas was not, because it enters F1 next year. Stewards ruled Sunday that there is "no evidence that competitors have not complied" with the rules, but did recommend to the sport's governing body that future entrants be subject to the same restrictions as existing teams.
GOLF
Schwartzel coasts in Dunhill
Charl Schwartzel eased to a four-shot victory at the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Sunday to become the third South African behind Ernie Els and Retief Goosen to win 10 European Tour titles. Schwartzel's fourth triumph at the Alfred Dunhill was ultimately comfortable as he finished with a 2-under 70 for a 15-under total of 273. Schwartzel also claimed a small piece of history for himself by becoming the first South African to win a European Tour event four times. Schwartzel won ahead of a group of Frenchmen who chased him on the final day at Leopard Creek Country Club. Gregory Bourdy was second on 11 under, Benjamin Hebert was third on 10 under, and rookie Sebastien Gros finished fourth on 9 under.
BASKETBALL
Dunleavy to be examined
Mike Dunleavy will visit a doctor today after experiencing soreness in his surgically-repaired back more than nine weeks following his offseason surgery. "We should have a better update after that," Coach Fred Hoiberg said. Back in late September, on the first day of training camp, Dunleavy rejected the eight- to 10-week timeframe the Bulls placed on his return, saying he would play when he felt 100 percent and doctors cleared him. Dunleavy since has revealed that eight- to 10-week timeframe should've been for his return to the practice court, not game action. And while never being cleared for practice, Dunleavy had been increasing his individual workouts without incident as recently as last week's West Coast trip. But Dunleavy, who passed the nine-week mark since his surgery last Friday, spent Sunday getting treatment at the team's practice facility rather than working out. Dunleavy, who signed a three-year, $14.4 million deal in July to return, warned about possible setbacks with his type of surgery back in September.
HORSE RACING
Loki's Vengeance rallies
Loki's Vengeance came on strong to beat Geaux Mets by a half length Sunday in the $125,000 New York Stallion Stakes at Aqueduct. Third throughout most of the race, Loki's Vengeance kicked home strongly for his sixth win in 17 starts. Jose Ortiz, who won three of the final four races on the card, was aboard for the seven furlongs in 1:24.13. The 4-year-old trained by Mike Hushion paid $8.60, $4.80 and $2.90. Geaux Mets returned $7.60 and $3.90. Empire Dreams, the 3-2 favorite following his victory in the Empire Classic last month, closed to get third. He paid $2.40.
TENNIS
Murray leads Britain’s Davis Cup victory
GHENT, Belgium — Andy Murray gave Britain its first Davis Cup title in 79 years when he beat Belgium’s David Goffin 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 in the first of reverse singles Sunday.
The victory gave Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five series and the final singles match was not played.
“I can’t believe we did it,” Murray said on court. “We may never get an opportunity to do this again. We should celebrate tonight.”
Britain is the only nation to have competed in all Davis Cup editions since 1900 and its 10th title makes it the third most successful nation after the United States (32) and Australia (28).
But it was a long way coming. Britain last won it in 1936 with Fred Perry as its star and last played in the final in 1978.
Murray, ranked No. 2 in the world, is unbeaten in Davis Cup play this year.
After hitting a backhand lob that clinched the match, Murray fell on his back on the clay at the Flanders Expo arena.
His teammates piled atop him but Murray was quick to wiggle himself out and ran toward the Belgian bench to congratulate his opponents, before being hoisted by his teammates.
Murray, who ended Britain’s 77-year wait for a men’s Wimbledon champion in 2013, then sat on the British team’s bench, his face hidden behind a Union Jack flag. He now has two Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal to go with the Davis Cup title.
Murray became only the third player after John McEnroe in 1982 and Mats Wilander in 1983 to achieve an 8-0 singles record in one calendar year since the introduction of the World Group in 1981.
After teaming with brother Jamie to win the doubles on Saturday, he is the first player since Pete Sampras in 1995 to win three live matches in a Davis Cup final. He is also only the second player to win 11 live matches in the same Davis Cup year after Ivan Ljubicic in 2005.
McEnroe had a 12-0 record in 1982 and Michael Stich had 11 victories in 1993.
Sports on 11/30/2015