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FOOTBALL


BROOKS LEADS NFC OVER AFC IN PRO BOWL Derrick Brooks and the NFC’s solid defense gave the NFL’s so-called inferior conference something to feel good about. Brooks returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown, the AFC committed six of the Pro Bowl’s 10 turnovers, and the NFC rallied for a sloppy 23-17 victory yesterday in a game that didn’t turn out to be the offensive show most expected. Brooks, the Tampa Bay linebacker playing in his ninth straight Pro Bowl, was honored as the game’s outstanding player and received a car on the field shortly after the game ended.


Neil Rackers kicked a 22-yard field goal with 6:29 left to give the NFC a 20-17 lead. With Seattle’s Matt Hasselbeck at quarterback, the NFC moved 59 yards before its drive stalled, and coach John Fox was booed for opting for the field goal on fourth-and-2.


Steve McNair mishandled two snaps from center after that, and the NFC recovered both. Jeremiah Trotter fell on the second one at the AFC 18, and Rackers kicked a 20-yard field goal with 1:10 left to complete the scoring.


It was the lowest-scoring Pro Bowl since the AFC’s 23-10 decision in 1999


GOLF


OBERHOLSER STUMBLES TO FINISH LINE AT PEBBLE BEACH PRO-AM Arron Oberholser was shaky down the stretch yesterday until a big break turned into an unlikely birdie, allowing him to coast the final three holes and win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.


Oberholser enjoyed a proud walk up the 18th fairway on his way to an even-par 72 and a five-shot victory, matching the largest margin in the 77-year history of the tournament. Sweeter still was capturing his first PGA Tour event.


But it required plenty of help – first from Mike Weir, then from a tree. Weir, tied with Oberholser going into the final round, went out of bounds on the second hole, and was five shots behind after three holes. The former Masters champion staggered to a 78 and tied for third.


Oberholser had a six-shot lead with six holes to play when he starting missing shots left and right. He took bogey from the fairway bunker on the 13th, and flared his second shot on the par-5 14th under a tree in the right rough, having to punch out sideways and escaping with bogey. Then came his tee shot on the 15th, which hit the cart path twice and was headed for trouble when it bounced off a tree and kicked back into an opening. With a view of the green, Oberholser hit wedge into 8 feet and turned the mishap into a birdie to restore his margin.


Oberholser finished at 17-under 271, five shots ahead of Rory Sabbatini.


COLLEGE BASKETBALL


RUTGERS HALTS SKID WITH WIN OVER MARQUETTE Quincy Douby scored 32 points and Ollie Bailey contributed 12 points and seven rebounds as Rutgers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 91-84 win over Marquette yesterday.


Anthony Farmer added 14 points and six assists despite playing with a bruised right shoulder, while Jimmie Inglis came off the bench with 10 points for the Scarlet Knights (14-10, 4-7).


Marquette (16-8, 6-5) rallied to within 81-77 before Douby drained a 3-pointer with 2:09 to go. Douby, the Big East’s leading scorer, went over 30 points for the third time this season. Dominic James led Marquette with 20 points.


– Associated Press

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