GOLF: Joel Dahmen birdied five of his last six holes for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead in the PGA Tour’s Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Dahmen was tied with Matt Jones and Paul Dunne. Sungjae Im, trying to move from No. 59 in the world into the top 50 to get into the Masters, was a stroke back. Former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had a 79. Playing as an amateur, the CBS analyst bogeyed three of the first four holes and had a triple bogey on the par-4 eighth. ... Chella Choi birdied the final three holes for a 7-under 65 and the first-round lead at the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, Calif. Stephanie Meadow was two strokes back at 67.

HORSE RACING: The California Horse Racing Board voted to severely limit the use of whips on horses in racing statewide and approved medication changes on a smaller scale following the deaths of 22 horses at Santa Anita Park. The board votes came during a passionate meeting in which a group that represents jockeys argued that the whips were not connected to the horse deaths and that any drastic changes should be delayed for more study. Board members rejected that idea, with two saying they personally witnessed whips being overused on some of the horses that died at Santa Anita and that if horse racing is to survive, changes are necessary.

NFL: The Eagles acquired RB Jordan Howard from the Bears for a conditional sixth-round pick in next year’s draft. Howard bolsters an Eagles backfield that includes Josh Adams, Wendell Smallwood and Corey Clement. The draft pick could become a fifth-rounder based on conditions of the trade. ... The Raiders filled two holes on their depth chart by signing LB Brandon Marshall and RB Isaiah Crowell to one-year contracts. The moves are the latest in a roster overhaul by coach Jon Gruden and new general manager Mike Mayock after the team struggled to a four-win season in Gruden’s first year back on the sideline. ... Greg Schiano has stepped down as defensive coordinator of the Patriots, less than two months after taking the job. The Patriots, who never announced the hiring of the former Buccaneers and Rutgers head coach, confirmed his departure by posting statements from Schiano and coach Bill Belichick on the team’s website. ... The Cowboys agreed to acquire DE Robert Quinn from the Dolphins for a sixth-round draft pick. ... The Bills signed RB and return specialist Senorise Perry to a one-year contract.

TENNIS: Ashleigh Barty is finally through to her first Miami Open final. The 12th-seeded Australian endured three rain delays — one before the match, two more during play — to beat 21st-seeded Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 6-3, 6-3. Barty, who will rise to a career-best No. 9 in the world rankings next week, will face either Simona Halep or Karolina Pliskova in Saturday’s final. Roger Federer, meanwhile, is back in the semifinals, the No. 4 seed winning the first eight games of his match and eventually ousting sixth-seeded Kevin Anderson 6-0, 6-4. He won a marathon ninth game of the final set to break Anderson for a 5-4 lead, then served it out at love.

— Edited from news services