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Sports Briefs March 15, 2010

| March 13, 2010 7:00 PM

Golf

Ernie Els showed his South African protege what it takes to win a World Golf Championship. Just as important was that he showed himself how to win again, too.

Ending the longest drought of his 20-year career, Els played the final 23 holes on the Blue Monster in Doral, Fla., without a bogey and closed with a 6-under 66 on Sunday to win the CA Championship by four shots over 25-year-old Charl Schwartzel.

• Chad Collins birdied the par-5 fifth hole for a share of the Puerto Rico Open lead with Kevin Streelman just before third-round play was suspended because of darkness in the rain-delayed PGA Tour event in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Football

New York Jets coach Rex Ryan underwent a weight-loss procedure, a lap-band, to help him fight obesity.

• The Denver Broncos acquired quarterback Brady Quinn from the Cleveland Browns for fullback Peyton Hillis, a 2011 sixth-round draft pick and a conditional pick in 2012.

• LaDainian Tomlinson's agent, Tom Condon, said that the New York Jets signed the running back to a two-year contract.

Baseball

Felix Hernandez pitched out of early trouble, allowing four hits over 2 2/3 innings in the Seattle Mariners' 5-4 exhibition loss to Colorado in Tucson, Ariz

NBA

Cavaliers 104, Celtics 93: LeBron James scored 30 points, 24 in the second half, and host Cleveland beat Boston.

Bucks 98, Pacers 94: Jerry Stackhouse tied his season-high with 20 points and host Milwaukee beat Indiana.

Heat 104, 76ers 91: Dwyane Wade scored 38 points, helping host Miami over Philadelphia.

Bobcats 96, Magic 89: Stephen Jackson scored 28 points and visiting Charlotte held off Orlando.

Thunder 119, Jazz 111: Kevin Durant scored 35 points to lift host Oklahoma City over Utah.

Suns 120, Hornets 106: Steve Nash had 13 points and 12 assists and host Phoenix beat New Orleans.

Kings 114, Timberwolves 100: Rookie Tyreke Evans had 29 points to lead host Sacramento over Minnesota.

Trail Blazers 109, Raptors 98: Nicolas Batum scored 22 points to lift host Portland over Toronto.

Coyotes 3, Thrashers 2, SO: Adrian Aucoin scored the shootout winner and visiting Phoenix beat Atlanta.

Islanders 4, Maple Leafs 1: Richard Park's goal lifted host New York over Toronto.

NHL

Penguins 2, Lightning 1: Pascal Dupuis and Sergei Gonchar scored goals to help visiting Pittsburgh beat Tampa Bay.

Avalanche 5, Stars 3: Craig Anderson made 48 saves and visiting Colorado beat Dallas.

Predators 3, Kings 2: Patric Hornqvist scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 to play and visiting Nashville beat Los Angeles.

Rangers 3, Flyers 1: Sean Avery scored twice to help host New York past Philadelphia.

Capitals 4, Blackhawks 3 OT: Nicklas Backstrom raced up the ice and scored with 1:50 left in overtime and visiting Washington beat Chicago.

Wild 4, Blues 2: At St. Paul, Minn., Josh Harding made 36 saves, propelling Minnesota past St. Louis.

Ducks 4, Sharks 2: Teemu Selanne scored to help host Anaheim over San Jose.

Canucks 3, Flames 1: Roberto Luongo made 32 saves and Vancouver beat visiting Calgary.

Soccer

David Beckham will miss the World Cup after tearing his left Achilles' tendon while playing for AC Milan in a 1-0 win over visiting Chievo Verona.

Auto Racing

Will Power made a late overtaking move to take the lead from Ryan Hunter-Reay to win the rain-shortened IndyCar season opener on the streets of Sao Paulo.

Sled Dog Racing

Reigning champ Lance Mackey was first to Unalakleet, Alaska, in the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

- The Associated Press