Fans surround the 18th green on Sunday night. (Kevin Kaduk/Yahoo! Sports)

ARDMORE, Pa. — One woman ducked under the rope and then she was followed by another.

They were halted by a Merion Golf Club official and told to go back to where they belonged.

The women agreed, but when they wheeled around, the looks on their faces said that, no, they probably didn't have to comply with the man's request. Their initial scamper had burst the dam on Sunday night and an entire wave of reinforcements were pushing them back onto the 18th fairway.

Who could blame them? If you pay the high ticket prices to get into the U.S. Open, you're not going to willingly miss the tournament's biggest moment. The eager golf fans rushed the ridge on the approach to the green, craning their to get a closer look at what might end up being one of the most famous shots in golf history.

Phil Mickelson, the perennial U.S. Open bridesmaid, was looking at a 30-yard wedge to sink a birdie and force a Monday playoff with Justin Rose.

How involved will Ball be as a receiver? (USAT)

There's a strong debate regarding which rookie runner should be taken first in 2013 fantasy leagues, with Montee Ball and Le'Veon Bell the leading candidates among a group that could prove highly productive right away. Dalton Del Don prefers Ball, who's in an ideal situation in Denver, whereas Brad Evans loves him some Bell, whose path to a featured role seems easier. Their cases are stated below.

Dalton opens: Montee Ball isn’t a sure thing to be Denver’s starter Week 1, but he should be viewed as the favorite, and even if not, it shouldn’t take long before he takes over the role. We’ll have a clearer picture come August, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prognosticate right now, and there’s a lot to like about Ball, specifically his situation.

The Broncos produced 21 carries inside the five-yard line last season, which tied for the seventh-most in the NFL (Pittsburgh produced just 11 such rushing attempts). With Peyton Manning another year removed from neck surgery and already showing more zip on his passes this summer combined with the addition of Wes Welker, Denver should produce even more scoring opportunities in 2013. This is an absolutely loaded offense, and Manning has never been shy to audible to a run play, especially in the red zone. Ball stands to benefit.

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(USA Today)After days of speculation, the Tampa Bay Rays finally made it official on Sunday when they announced that top prospect Wil Myers has been promoted to the big league roster. He'll be in uniform and ready to go when the Rays visit Fenway Park for a day-night doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.

Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times was among the first to report the news following Tampa's 5-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. He also notes that infielder Ryan Roberts has been optioned to Triple-A Durham to make room on the 25-man roster.

Myers' promotion has been among the most aniticapted in baseball since he came over as the centerpiece in the trade that saw the Rays ship James Shields and Wade Davis to Kansas City. Many wondered if Myers might even make the opening day roster with a good spring. The Rays wisely held off on that decision, though, and then watched on as Myers got off to a relatively sluggish start — .263/.344/.441 with seven home runs through May 28.

He's since caught fire, hitting seven home runs over the past 18 days while raising his average to .283. It's said the Rays have been particularly impressed with the adjustments Myers has made at the plate throughout the season, and it appears they're confident he can continue making them against big league pitching.

One thing is for sure, the 22-year-old outfielder will be given every opportunity to prove he's capable of hanging against big league pitching. Manager Joe Maddon reiterated that when meeting with the media on Sunday.

Justin Rose is now a major championship winner, but you have to go all the way back to 1998 when we first got a glimpse of how talented he could be.

Rose, 17 at the time, was playing as an amateur at the British Open, and playing extremely well, heading into the final round in fifth place alone. Rose had his magical moment on the 72nd hole at Royal Birkdale, holing a shot for birdie from the rough to finish T-4, winning low amateur honors thanks to that Sunday 69.

The now 32-year-old turned pro the day after that performance, and now, 15 years later, he is a major champion.

• Justin Rose played one of those final rounds that only works at the U.S. Open, making five birdies and five bogeys to post a round of even-par 70 on a golf course that wasn't budging a bit. Rose's 1-over total was good enough for a two-shot victory and a first major championship win.

• We all knew it was Phil Mickelson's U.S. Open to lose heading into Sunday, and while he fought as hard as he could, it just wasn't enough, and a missed birdie putt on the 16th all but ended it for Phil. This is now his sixth runner-up finish at the U.S. Open, the most of any player in the history of the event.

• Tiger Woods left Merion with another disappointing major championship, finishing 13-over par, his highest total at the U.S. Open in his professional career. Tiger's feel was way off all week, missing short putts and hitting chips fat all over Merion, and we will have to wait until the British Open to see if Woods can add another major title to his résumé.

Any winning round is the round of the day,

Phil Mickelson, sentimental favorite and leader/co-leader every night of the U.S. Open, the guy who's somehow golf's everyman despite being a private-jet-flying multimillionaire, has once again fallen just short at the U.S. Open.

Justin Rose, an exceptional golfer whose time as a major winner has come, triumphed by two shots over Mickelson. Rose finished at +1 by playing smart golf, and even in the moments in which he had opportunities to fall short, controlled the damage. When he finished out with an unlikely par on 18, the toughest hole on the course, he dabbed at his eyes, the enormity of the moment finally catching up with him.

From there, it was just a matter of time. Mickelson hadn't even finished out the 17th when Rose tapped in his par putt on 18, so Rose had to watch as Mickelson tried to birdie either one of the two final holes to force a playoff.

He came so close, so very close ... but yet again,

An already crazy week for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization got even crazier on Saturday when their Triple-A affiliate, the Albuquerque Isotopes, got involved in a bench-clearing brawl with the Memphis Redbirds, Triple-A affiliate for the St. Louis Cardinals.

According to Josh Jackson of MiLB.com, both teams had been warned in the third inning when Cardinals prospect Maikel Cleto hit Jeremy Moore after the batter requested (but was not granted) a late timeout. Both benches emptied at that point but it did not escalate beyond heated words.

Now, fast forwarding to the following inning, Moore came up again and this time connected for a three-run homer off relief pitcher Jorge Rondon. The next Isotopes hitter was Justin Sellers, whom we've seen with the Dodgers in the past. On a 1-0 pitch, it appeared like Sellers was nicked by Rondon's pitch, though the umpires said otherwise. As a result of the pitch location, both benches cleared again, only this time with punches thrown and players wrestling each other to the ground.

You can view the actual game footage of the brawl by clicking here.

Pro golfers! They're just like us, spraying shots all over the course! Rickie Fowler, who had an outside shot at the top of the leaderboard coming into Sunday, had difficulties early and couldn't close the gap. What he could do was distribute a souvenir to a fan at the 17th grandstand, sending his tee shot deep into the crowd.

He then attempted to take a bite out of his own wedge, because that's exactly what Merion makes you want to do.

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