Sports Briefs January 10, 2011
Jonathan Byrd opened the PGA Tour season Sunday by winning the Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawaii, in a sudden-death playoff against Robert Garrigus, who missed a 3-foot par putt on the second extra hole.
Football
Running backs Curtis Martin, Jerome Bettis, Marshall Faulk and cornerback Deion Sanders are among 15 finalists announced for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2011.
Martin, Bettis and Faulk are among the NFL's top 10 leading rushers, and are eligible for the first time. Sanders and offensive tackle Willie Roaf also are eligible for the first time.
The other finalists are receivers Tim Brown, Andre Reed and Cris Carter; center Dermontti Dawson; defensive ends Richard Dent, Charles Haley and Chris Doleman; defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy; and tight end Shannon Sharpe, along with NFL filmmaker Ed Sabol.
• Former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said Stanford has not reached out to him about its coaching vacancy and he hasn't tried to contact Cardinal officials.
BASKETBALL
• Top 25 Men
No. 1 Duke 71, Maryland 64: Kyle Singler had 25 points and a season-high 10 rebounds, and the Blue Devils (15-0, 2-0 ACC) beat Maryland (10-5, 0-2) in Durham, N.C.
No. 2 Ohio State 67, Minnesota 64: At Columbus, Ohio, David Lighty scored 19 points to lead the Buckeyes (16-0, 3-0 Big Ten) past Minnesota (12-4, 1-3).
No. 3 Kansas 67, Michigan 60, OT: At Ann Arbor, Mich., Marcus Morris scored 22 points, and the Jayhawks (15-0) beat the Wolverines (11-5) to remain undefeated.
No. 7 Villanova 72, No. 24 Cincinnati 61: At Villanova, Pa., Corey Fisher scored 21 points as Villanova (14-1, 3-0 Big East) beat Cincinnati (15-1, 2-1).
No. 11 Purdue 75, Iowa 52: At West Lafayette, Ind., Ryne Smith scored 18 points to help the Boilermakers (15-1, 4-0 Big Ten) beat the Hawkeyes (7-8, 0-3).
• PAC-10
Arizona 67, Stanford 57: Jamelle Horne scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Arizona (14-3, 3-1 Pac-10) beat the Cardinal (9-5, 2-1) in Tucson, Ariz.
Southern California 63, UCLA 52: Nikola Vucevic scored 20 points to lead the Trojans (10-6, 2-1 Pac 10) past the visiting Bruins (9-6, 1-2) in Los Angeles.
Boise State 79, Hawaii 55: La'Shard Anderson scored 12 of his game-high 20 points in the first half to help Boise State (11-5, 4-0 Western Athletic Conference) over Hawaii (9-7, 0-4) late Saturday night in Honolulu.
Heat 107, Trail Blazers 100, OT: LeBron James scored 44 points and Dwyane Wade added 34 points to lead visiting Miami over Portland.
Hornets 96, Nuggets 87: Chris Paul scored 20 points help visiting New Orleans beat Denver.
Spurs 94, Timberwolves 91: Manu Ginobili scored 21 and host San Antonio beat Minnesota.
Suns 108, Cavaliers 100: Jared Dudley finished with 21 points and host Phoenix beat Cleveland.
Clippers 105, Warriors 91: Blake Griffin had 23 points and 12 rebounds to help host Los Angeles over Golden State.
Raptors 118, Kings 112: DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and visiting Toronto held off Sacramento.
Lakers 109, Knicks 87: Kobe Bryant scored 27 points to lead host Los Angeles past New York.
Ducks 1, Sharks 0: At Anaheim, Calif., Jonas Hiller had with 37 saves to help Anaheim beat San Jose.
Stars 4, Wild 0: At St. Paul, Minn., Jamie Benn scored twice and Dallas shut out Minnesota.
Blackhawks 5, Islanders 0: Marian Hossa scored to help host Chicago over New York.
Hurricanes 4, Thrashers 3, OT: At Raleigh, N.C., Erik Cole scored in overtime to lift Carolina over Atlanta.
Devils 6, Lightning 3: At Newark, N.J., Martin Brodeur made 33 saves to lead New Jersey past Tampa Bay.
- The Associated Press