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A year after being denied in a playoff, American Harold Varner III has won the Australian PGA Championship.Varner shot a closing seven-under-par 65 to finish 19-under for the tournament, two shots clear of Queenslander Andrew Dodt (69) at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast on Sunday.World No.7 Adam Scott had to settle for third place, two shots further back, after a patchy closing 67 in his last event of the year.Runner-up to Nathan Holman after a playoff last year, the win marked world No.184 Varners first professional victory since 2013.I just wanted to find a way to birdie every hole, Varner said.After last year it feels good back to come back and finish it off.It was also by far the 26-year-olds biggest win - the other two coming in third tier eGolf Tour events in the US.Four consecutive birdies between the 7th and 10th gave him the lead on Sunday - the first time anyone had overtaken Dodt since early in the second round.But he still had his moments.He missed a one-metre putt on the 14th and bogeyed, just as Dodt sunk a long putt to birdie and regain a tie for the lead.However Varner wasnt to be denied.He birdied the 15th to take a one-shot lead, then birdied again on the 17th to all but secure the win.Meanwhile Scotts anticipated charge was halted by uncharacteristic errors off the tee in an up-and-down round.The former world No.1 regularly found trees, rough or bunker as he attempted to win the Joe Kirkwood Cup for a second time in his home town.He sunk a 10-metre eagle putt on the 15th to surge back into contention, however could only par the final three holes.Victorian Ashley Hall, who began the day in a tie for second with Varner was fourth, five shots off the pace after a 70.Brett Rumford shot a 67 to finish fifth, while Dutchman Darius Van Driel (67), amateur Brett Coletta (69) and veteran John Senden (74) all tied for sixth at eight-under.Darius Slayton Jersey . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. 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LOUIS -- Rookie Tavon Austin has missed another day of practice, lessening the odds hell be ready for the St. Lawrence Taylor Womens Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- For most of this season the Patriots have been able to dominate with a quick strike offense that also pushed around opponents in the trenches.In Sunday nights 31-23 loss to the Seahawks, they ran into a Seattle team that reminded them what true physical football is all about.After struggling at times early this season, the Seahawks defense rediscovered the hard-hitting calling card that has made it one of the NFLs most imposing units the past few years.Seattle gave up three rushing touchdowns to LeGarrette Blount, but held Tom Brady without a passing touchdown for the first time this season. It also kept Brady uncomfortable all night, and had a barrage of bruising hits on several of his teammates, including Rob Gronkowski, who was briefly staggered in the second quarter after a hard hit by Earl Thomas.Gronk finished with three catches for 56 yards.That was a big hit for sure, probably one of the hardest I got hit in my career, he said. By a good fast player who hits like a missile. It was a good hit. I just got the wind knocked out of me. It was a little tough to breathe, once it comes back you are good.I have no problem with it. He hit me fair and square. Its football. You are going to get laid up eventually.Brady himself was walking a little gingerly after a sneak attempt on the Patriots final drive, but said it didnt have an impact on his final pass to Gronkowski that sailed over his head in the end zone.A lot of guys are playing through pain out there, he said.The Seahawks also made game-saving plays on back-to-back series in the fourth quarter.First, with his team nursing a one-point lead, Kam Chancellor thwarted a Patriots drive when he forced Julian Edelmans fumble inside the Seattle 40 to set up the Seahawks final touchdown.Then, on New Englands ensuing series, the deefense denied the Patriots fourth straight times inside the 2.dddddddddddd It included that fourth-and-1 pass from Brady to Gronkowski that was defended by Chancellor as both players crashed to the turf.Honestly, we always try to hit. Its football, Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said. Any time you can put your pads on, you try to hit. And having Kam out there makes a big difference. Kam put some hits on guys ... and Earl also put some huge hits on guys. ... Thats how we play.Its a physical sport. This isnt a finesse sport. So you hit him as much as you can and see who wins.Chancellor said the exact same scenario played out earlier this week in practice, with scout team player Marcus Lucas playing the role of Gronk.He did the same exact route and we both fell and hit the ground, Chancellor said. I actually got my hand on the ball that time -- but he didnt push me. It was just a little different.Patriots coach Bill Belichick said that there must be improvement in all phases going forward. But the Patriots wont have much time to recover, with a cross-country trip to San Francisco up next.We talked about it the last two weeks, how this game was going to go all the way down to the last play. We knew it was going to be similar to the last game, safety Devin McCourty said.We knew both teams were going to fight, no matter what happened in the game. They were going to just keep fighting and go blow for blow. We were prepared for it. But they just made a couple of more plays than us and thats what decided the game.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Kyle Hightower on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/khightower ' ' '