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Toronto’s Rudy Gay headed to Sacramento in trade

The Toronto Raptors reportedly have reached a deal to trade forward Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings.
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A person familiar with the deal said the Toronto Raptors reached an agreement to send Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings in a multiplayer trade.

The Raptors will receive Greivis Vasquez, Patrick Patterson, John Salmons and Chuck Hayes. The Kings also will acquire Aaron Gray and Quincy Acy.

The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday night because the trade was still pending NBA approval, said the deal is expected to become official Monday.

The move is the second major one for the Kings already this season as they begin rebuilding under new owner Vivek Ranadive. Sacramento sent Luc Mbah a Moute to Minnesota for Derrick Williams on Nov. 26.

Sacramento (5-13) had lost six straight games until beating the NBA-worst Utah Jazz on Saturday night. The Kings are hoping Gay can provide immediate help while convincing him to stay long-term.

Gay is making $17.8 million this season. He holds a $19.3-million player option for the 2014-15 season but is widely expected to opt out of his contract and test free agency.

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Jimenez repeats Hong Kong title

Miguel Angel Jimenez successfully defended his Hong Kong Open title to extend his record as the oldest winner in European Tour history.

The Spaniard won at 49 years 337 days to break the record he set last year at Hong Kong Golf Club, holing an 18-foot birdie on the first hole of a playoff with Thailand’s Prom Meesawat and Wales’ Stuart Manley.

Jimenez won the event for the fourth time to match the tournament victory record set by Taiwan’s Hsieh Yong Yo, the winner in 1963, ‘64, ’75 and ’78. Jimenez also won in 2004 and 2007. He has 20 European Tour victories, a tour-record 13 since turning 40.

Jimenez closed with a four-under-par 66 to match Meesawat at 12-under 268. Manley holed a birdie chip on the final hole of regulation for a 68, and Meesawat had two eagles in a 65.

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Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn had two back-nine eagles in a comeback victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City, South Africa.

The 42-year-old Bjorn closed with a seven-under 65 for a two-stroke victory over Wales’ Jamie Donaldson amd Spain’s Sergio Garcia.

Bjorn finished at 20-under 268 at Gary Player Country Club. He earned $1.25 million for his 15th European Tour title.

Donaldson, three strokes ahead entering the round, closed with a 70. Garcia had a 65.

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Lydia Ko rallied to win her first title as a professional.

The 16-year-old from New Zealand won the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters, closing with a four-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu at Taipei, Taiwan.

Ko had an 11-under 205 total at Linkou Miramar and earned $150,000 in the event sanctioned by the Taiwan and Korean tours. Ryu finished with a 73. Top-ranked Inbee Park was third at seven under after a 70.

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Boat Trip rallied from last to win the $99,998 Hollywood Turf Express by half a length, with a rare triple dead-heat for second at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Ridden by Joe Talamo, Boat Trip ran six furlongs on the turf in 1:08.45 and paid $9.60, $2.10 and $2.10 in a race that was restored to the track’s fall stakes calendar for the first time since 2008.

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No Silent, Chips All In and even-money favorite Unbridled’s Note all returned $2.10 and $2.10 after battling one another for the entire race. It was only the third triple dead-heat in the track’s 75-year history. The other two were for first place in 1957 and 1997.

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Lara Gut of Switzerland won a super-G by three-hundredths of a second at Lake Louise, Canada, for her fourth victory of a World Cup season that is only eight races old.

Gut was timed in 1:22.86, edging Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein by three-hundredths of a second to reclaim the lead in the overall World Cup standings.

Anna Fenninger of Austria was third in 1:23.19.

Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn was fifth in 1:23.71, showing more progress in her comeback from major knee surgery after coming in 40th on Friday, then 11th on Saturday.

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Ted Ligety turned in a flawless final run to win a fourth straight World Cup race, edging U.S. teammate Bode Miller at Beaver Creek, Colo.

Ligety completed the technical course in a two-run combined time of 2 minutes 35.77 seconds, eclipsing Miller by 1.32 seconds.

Marcel Hirscher of Austria was third.

downhill champion Lindsey Vonn was fifth in 1:23.71, showing more progress in her comeback from major knee surgery after coming in 40th on Friday, then 11th on Saturday.

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Ted Ligety turned in a flawless final run to win a fourth straight World Cup race, edging U.S. teammate Bode Miller at Beaver Creek, Colo.

Ligety completed the technical course in a two-run combined time of 2 minutes 35.77 seconds, eclipsing Miller by 1.32 seconds.

Marcel Hirscher of Austria was third.

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