Sports Briefs February 7, 2011
Mark Wilson had a two-stroke lead in the PGA Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Ariz., when play was suspended Sunday because of darkness.
Wearing a yellow visor and green shirt in support of his beloved Packers, the Wisconsin player broke a tie with Tommy Gainey with a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 12th. Gainey three-putted for a bogey on the hole.
Wilson was 18 under. Gainey was tied for second with Vijay Singh and Jason Dufner. Singh shot a 66, while Dufner had four holes left.
The start Sunday was delayed a half-hour because of frost. About nine hours of playing time has been lost to frost and frozen turf, forcing a finish today (8 a.m., Golf Channel).
Top 25 Men
No. 1 Ohio State 82, No. 18 Minnesota 69: At Minneapolis, David Lighty scored 19 points and Jared Sullinger had 18 points and 13 rebounds to help the Buckeyes (24-0, 11-0 Big Ten) remain unbeaten with a win over the Golden Gophers (16-7, 5-6).
No. 9 Notre Dame 76, Rutgers 69: At South Bend, Ind., Ben Hansbrough scored 25 points and Carleton Scott had 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead Notre Dame (19-4, 8-3 Big East) to its fifth straight win by beating Rutgers (12-11, 3-8).
Scott Martin had 14 points and Tim Abromaitis added 10 for the Irish who reclaimed sole possession of second place in the Big East.
No. 19 Wisconsin 82, Michigan St. 56: At Madison, Wis., Jordan Taylor scored 30 points and the Badgers (17-5, 7-3 Big Ten) handed Michigan State (13-10, 5-6) its fifth loss in six games.
No. 23 North Carolina 89, Florida St. 69: At Chapel Hill, N.C., freshman Kendall Marshall had nine points and a season-high 16 assists for North Carolina (17-5, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) while classmate Harrison Barnes scored 17 points in a win over the Seminoles (16-7, 6-3).
Celtics 91, Magic 80: Rajon Rondo scored 11 of his 26 points in the third quarter and host Boston beat Orlando.
Heat 97, Clippers 79: Dwyane Wade had 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and host Miami stretched its winning streak to six games by beating Los Angeles.
Knicks 117, 76ers 103: Amare Stoudemire matched his season high with 41 points, and host New York beat Philadelphia to split a home-and-home series.
Pacers 105, Nets 86: At Newark, N.J., Dahntay Jones scored a season-high 18 points and Indiana remained unbeaten in four games under interim coach Frank Vogel.
Lightning 4, Blues 3, OT: Vincent Lecavalier had a power-play goal at 4:53 in overtime, Steven Stamkos scored his NHL-leading 40th goal and host Tampa Bay beat St. Louis.
Devils 4, Canadiens 1: Dainius Zubrus and Ilya Kovalchuk scored 2:52 apart early in the first for visiting New Jersey and the Devils knocked off Montreal.
Capitals 3, Penguins 0: Brooks Laich scored a blue-collar goal, Marcus Johansson got a flashy one, and host Washington won on Super Bowl Sunday for the eighth straight time, this time blanking Pittsburgh.
Track and field
Ashton Eaton of the United States improved his own world record for the men's indoor heptathlon in Tallinn, Estonia.
The 23-year-old Oregon native scored 6,568 points at the International Indoor Combined Events meeting in Tallinn, Estonia. The total was 69 points higher than the mark he set at the NCAA Indoor championships in March when he broke Dan O'Brien's 17-year-old record.
Tennis
Australian Open winner Kim Clijsters came from behind to beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-7 (10), 6-2, 6-1 and lead Belgium to a 4-1 win over the United States in Antwerp, Belgium, and a place in the semifinals of the Fed Cup World Group.
Skiing
Olympic champion Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany won a women's World Cup giant slalom race in Zwiesel, Germany, and World Cup leader Maria Riesch extended her lead on defending champion Lindsey Vonn.
- The Associated Press