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Sports Briefs September 7, 2010

| September 7, 2010 9:00 PM

Charley Hoffman made 11 birdies, and that was more than enough to win the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Mass.

Hoffman ran off four straight birdies early to make up a four-shot deficit, and he kept right on going Monday on the TPC Boston. He closed with a 9-under 62 to win the second playoff event and go to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings.

He won for the first time in three years, although it might have been too late to get one of the Ryder Cup picks. U.S. captain Corey Pavin will announce his selections today.

Tiger Woods shot 68 and tied for 11th. It was enough to keep the No. 1 ranking when Phil Mickelson again blew a good chance to replace him. Mickelson made two double bogeys on the back nine and wound up with a 76.

Basketball

Chauncey Billups of the Denver Nuggets led the United States with 19 points in a 121-66 win over Angola in a loser-out game in the FIBA World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

Football

The Baltimore Ravens upgraded their receiving corps again by agreeing to terms with former Seattle Seahawk T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

The Ravens also traded wide receiver Mark Clayton to the St. Louis Rams for an undisclosed draft pick.

American League

White Sox 5, Tigers 4: A.J. Pierzynski hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and visiting Chicago beat Detroit.

Twins 5, Royals 4: At Minneapolis, Jason Kubel hit a go-ahead homer to power Minnesota past Kansas City.

Orioles 4, Yankees 3: Brian Matusz won his fourth straight start to lead visiting Baltimore over New York.

Blue Jays 7, Rangers 2: Vernon Wells hit a three-run homer, Aaron Hill had a two-run shot and host Toronto beat Texas.

Red Sox 12, Rays 5: Ryan Kalish hit a grand slam to lead host Boston past Tampa Bay.

Indians 3, Angels 2: At Anaheim, Calif., Shin-Soo Choo drove home Michael Brantley with a tiebreaking single in the ninth and Cleveland beat Los Angeles.

National League

Marlins 7-4, Phillies 1-7: Roy Oswalt pitched seven effective innings, helping host Philadelphia beat Florida to split their doubleheader.

In the opener, Adalberto Mendez pitched one-hit ball for six scoreless innings in the Marlins' win.

Nationals 13, Mets 3: Rookie Danny Espinosa drove in six runs to help host Washington rout New York.

Pirates 3, Braves 1: Neil Walker hit a two-run homer and host Pittsburgh beat Atlanta.

Cardinals 8, Brewers 6: Yadier Molina's grand slam capped a six-run eighth inning and visiting St. Louis beat Milwaukee.

Cubs 5, Astros 4: Geovany Soto hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and host Chicago beat Houston.

Rockies 10, Reds 5: At Denver, Ubaldo Jimenez won his club-record 18th game and Colorado beat Cincinnati.

Giants 2, Diamondbacks 0, 11 inn.: At Phoenix, Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run triple in the 11th and San Francisco beat Arizona.

Padres 4, Dodgers 2: Nick Hundley homered and drove in two runs and host San Diego beat Los Angeles.

Auto Racing

Larry Dixon kept his perfect final-round streak going by racing to his 10th win of the season in Top Fuel at the NHRA's U.S. Nationals in Clermont, Ind.

Ashley Force Hood (Funny Car), Greg Stanfield (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were winners in their respective categories at the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship event, the first of six playoff races.

- The Associated Press