Morning briefing Feb. 20, 2010

Paul Casey has yet to play the final four holes at Dove Mountain after three days of the Match Play Championship at Marana, Ariz.

That's because the Englishman has won all three of his matches 5 and 4, the latest over Brian Gay in the third round on Friday.

The highest-seeded player remaining at No. 6, Casey faces Stewart Cink in the quarterfinals this morning. Cink beat South African Charl Schwartzel in 19 holes.

Spain's Sergio Garcia advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in nine appearances in the tournament, beating Tim Clark of South Africa 2 and 1.

Joe Durant shot a 5-under 66 to increase his lead to two strokes in the PGA Tour's Mayakoba Golf Classic in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.

The 45-year-old Durant, a four-time tour winner, had a 12-under 130 total on the Mayakoba Resort's Greg Norman-designed El Camaleon course. He opened with a 64.

Suzann Pettersen of Norway took a three-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA Thailand tournament, shooting an 8-under 64 for a 14-under 130 at the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course in Pattaya, Thailand.

Bobcats 110, Cavaliers 93: Stephen Jackson scored 29 points and the Charlotte Bobcats took advantage of Antawn Jamison's 0-for-12 performance for visiting Cleveland.

Wizards 107, Nuggets 97: Al Thornton scored 21 points in his Washington debut and Josh Howard added 20 to lead the Wizards over visiting Denver.

Raptors 106, Nets 89: At East Rutherford, N.J., Rasho Nesterovic scored a season-high 16 points and Toronto dropped New Jersey.

Mavericks 95, Magic 85: Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points and Dallas won in Orlando.

76ers 106, Spurs 94: Lou Williams scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, fueling a decisive run that lifted Philadelphia past visiting San Antonio.

Hornets 107, Pacers 101: Rookie Darren Collison registered his first career triple-double with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists in host New Orleans' win over Indiana.

Bulls 100, Timberwolves 94: At Minneapolis, Kirk Hinrich had 20 points and helped Chicago over Minnesota.

Bucks 91, Pistons 85: At Auburn Hills, Mich., John Salmons had 18 points, including a game-clinching 3-pointer, and Milwaukee beat Detroit.

Heat 100, Grizzlies 87, 2OT: Michael Beasley scored a career-high with 30 points and visiting Miami won its season-best fifth straight by defeating Memphis.

Suns 88, Hawks 80: Amare Stoudemire scored 22 points and host Phoenix beat Atlanta.

Jazz 100, Warriors 89: At Oakland, Calif., Carlos Boozer had 30 points and 16 rebounds and Utah beat Golden State.

Celtics 96, Trailblazers 76: Ray Allen scored 21 points in Boston's win over Portland.

Baseball

Sporting a bucket hat with sunglasses, Ken Griffey Jr. arrived at the Seattle Mariners' spring training complex in Peoria, Ariz., with the kind of reception reserved for a veteran and clubhouse leader.

Griffey embraced manager Don Wakamatsu and general manager Jack Zduriencik, and bellowed greetings to teammates from across the clubhouse.

Slated to be the Mariners' designated hitter, Griffey flew overnight from Florida after watching his daughter's basketball game. He took his physical Friday after proclaiming that he'd lost seven pounds through dieting and exercise.

Other Mariners position players arrived in camp Friday, including third baseman Chone Figgins and outfielders Franklin Gutierrez and Ryan Langerhans.

-The Associated Press