OFF THE WIRE: Colts hire new head coach, Calcavecchia prevails at Boca Raton Championship + more

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Reich new Colts coach

The Indianapolis Colts have hired Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich as their new head coach. Team officials made the announcement Sunday. Reich is expected to be introduced at a news conference Tuesday. The move comes five days after the Colts announced New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels would be their next coach. Mc-Daniels backed out of the deal eight hours later. Now, the Colts have hired the man who helped the Eagles outwit McDaniels in last week’s Super Bowl. Reich returns to the franchise where he started his coaching career as an intern in 2006 before becoming a full-time assistant in 2008. If Andrew Luck is healthy, the Colts’ job might be one of the most attractive openings this offseason. Indy also has a defense that improved throughout the season, the No. 3 overall draft pick in April, nearly $80 million to spend in free agency and a backup quarterback in Jacoby Brissett, who started 15 games last season.

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Calcavecchia prevails

Mark Calcavecchia took advantage of Bernhard Langer’s messy finish to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the Boca Raton Championship. Calcavecchia had a 20-foot bogey save on the par-3 16th and parred the final two holes for a 2-under 70 and a two-stroke victory over Langer on The Old Course at Broken Sound. Calcavecchia, 57, won his fourth senior title and first since 2015. Calcavecchia finished at 16-under 200. He opened with a 64 for a one-stroke lead and birdied the final three Saturday in a 66 that left him two shots clear of Langer. Langer, 60, won his home event in 2010. Glen Day (Little Rock) shot a 4-under 68 on Sunday and finished 8 under for the tournament which won him $33,371. John Daly (Dardanelle, Arkansas Razorbacks) had a 2-over 74 that dropped him to 2 under for the tournament, good enough for $7,840.

Taylor wins by 6

Ben Taylor shot his second consecutive 3-under 68 for a six-stroke victory in the Web.comWeb.com Tour’s Club Colombia Championship at Bogota. The 25-year-old Englishman had a 15-under 269 total at Country Club of Bogota and earned $126,000 for his first Tour victory. He played at LSU, helping the Tigers win the 2015 NCAA championship. Erik Barnes (67), Sam Burns (68), Jason Gore (71) and Kyoung-Hoon Lee (64) tied for second. Sebastian Cappelen (Arkansas Razorbacks) shot an even-par 71 on Sunday and finished eight strokes behind Taylor in a tie for eighth place at 7 under. His finish was good enough for $16,888. Tag Ridings (Razorbacks) was 3 under for the tournament (t-34th) and won him $3,745. Patrick Sullivan (Maumelle, UALR) equaled his best finish on the Web.com Tour with a tie for 39th at 2 under. The $2,730 paycheck was his largest this season.

Aphibarnrat victorious

Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand won the World Super 6 Perth with a 2-and-1 victory over James Nitties in the six-hole final. Kiradech had to win five six-hole matches for his European Tour title. He reached the championship match by beating Lucas Herbert in a shootout hole. In the final, Kiradech overcame an early deficit with a par on the third hole, and then followed with an eagle and a birdie to close out the Australian. The field was reduced to 24 players after three rounds of stroke play, followed by a single-elimination of six-hole matches.

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