SAINTS-PANTHERS
Newton’s 3 TDs lead Panthers past Saints 27-22
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Cam Newton threw for 315 yards and a pair of touchdowns to tight end Greg Olsen and also ran for a score, and the Carolina Panthers defeated the New Orleans Saints 27-22 on Sunday.
Luke McCown, starting in place of the injured Drew Brees, completed 31 of 38 passes for 310 yards but it wasn’t enough to save the Saints (0-3) from falling three games back in the NFC South.
It was the first game Brees has missed because of injury since joining the Saints in 2006.
Newton ran for a 13-yard TD on a bootleg as the Panthers started 3-0 for the first time since reaching the Super Bowl in the 2003 season.
Olsen had eight catches for a career-high 134 yards and had two 11-yard TD catches.
Panthers cornerback Josh Norman sealed the game with a leaping interception in the end zone with 1:09 remaining.
NASCAR-STEWART RETIREMENT
AP source: Tony Stewart to retire after 2016 season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Tony Stewart will announce he’s retiring following the 2016 season at a news conference Wednesday, The Associated Press has learned.
Stewart-Haas Racing said Sunday night that Stewart and team co-owner Gene Haas will hold a news conference at the team shop this week. The topic was not disclosed, but a person familiar with Stewart’s plans told AP the three-time NASCAR champion will announce his planned retirement.
The person spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because Stewart hasn’t publicly disclosed his plans.
Stewart did not return a request for comment from AP.
His planned departure, first reported Sunday by Motorsport.com, is not a surprise. Stewart will be 45 next season, has not won a race in over two years and has been privately working on finding a successor.
DUKE-DOUGLAS DISMISSED
Duke dismisses cornerback Douglas for violating team policy
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) β Duke has dismissed cornerback T.J. Douglas from the football team for a violation of undisclosed team policy.
Coach David Cutcliffe announced Douglas’ dismissal Sunday.
Douglas had not played this season. He was suspended indefinitely from game competition in the spring for failing to live up to the program’s standards.
He played in 12 games last season and had one tackle.
GLF-TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Jordan Spieth wins Tour Championship to cap off big season
ATLANTA (AP) β At age 22, Jordan Spieth became the first $22 million man in golf Sunday.
Spieth capped off a dream season when he poured in putts from all over East Lake and closed with a 1-under 69 for a four-shot victory in the Tour Championship. That was all he needed to become the youngest player to capture the FedEx Cup and its $10 million bonus.
His fifth victory of the year, including two majors, allowed the Texan to set a PGA Tour record with $12,030,465 in earnings.
If that wasn’t enough, Spieth went back to No. 1 in the world.
Henrik Stenson couldn’t do much about it. On two holes around the turn with the Swede in tight for birdie, Spieth made two birdies, one from 45 feet.
