Sports Briefs March 14, 2011
Nick Watney poured in two key putts for par along the back nine of the Blue Monster on Sunday, then hit two fearless shots on the 18th and finished with a birdie for and a 5-under 67 to win the Cadillac Championship in Doral, Fla., by two shots over Dustin Johnson.
• Michael Bradley took advantage of Troy Matteson's short par miss on the first extra hole to win the PGA Puerto Rico Open in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, for the second time in three years.
• Nick Price won the Toshiba Classic in Newport Beach, Calif., for his fourth career Champions Tour title, holding off Mark Wiebe by a stroke at Newport Beach Country Club.
College basketball
Kevin O'Neill has been reinstated as Southern California's basketball coach after being suspended during the Pac-10 tournament.
O'Neill was suspended for USC's semifinal loss to Arizona on Friday after a verbal altercation involving him, his wife and a Wildcats booster at the team hotel a night earlier.
Celtics 87, Bucks 56: Ray Allen scored 17 points in just three quarters and host Boston set a franchise record for fewest points allowed in the shot clock era in routing Milwaukee.
Magic 111, Suns 88: Dwight Howard had 26 points and 15 rebounds and visiting Orlando beat Phoenix.
Thunder 95, Cavaliers 75: Russell Westbrook scored 12 straight points during a 5-minute stretch to help visiting Oklahoma City past Cleveland.
Bobcats 95, Raptors 90: D.J. Augustin scored 23 points and visiting Charlotte snapped a five-game road losing streak by beating Toronto.
Pacers 106, Knicks 93: Tyler Hansbrough scored a career-high 29 points and visiting Indiana snapped a six-game losing streak by beating New York.
Warriors 100, Timberwolves 77: At Oakland, Calif., Golden State ended Kevin Love's four-month run of consecutive double-doubles. He had 12 rebounds and six points for Minnesota.
Capitals 4, Blackhawks 3: Mike Knuble scored at 3:51 of overtime to lift host Washington past Chicago for its eighth straight victory.
Kings 3, Stars 2: Michal Handzus scored the tiebreaking goal with 20.8 seconds remaining and visiting Los Angeles beat Dallas.
Penguins 5, Oilers 1: Chris Kunitz scored two goals and host Pittsburgh moved to within three points of the Eastern Conference lead by topping Edmonton.
Sabres 6, Senators 4: Tyler Ennis scored two goals and Jhonas Enroth made 34 saves to lead host Buffalo over Ottawa.
Coyotes 5, Ducks 2: Lauri Korpikoski scored twice and Phoenix won in Anaheim, Calif.
MLB Preseason
Jason Vargas pitched four innings of three-hit ball, extending his spring scoreless string to seven innings, and Seattle beat a Los Angeles Angels split squad 2-0 in Tempe, Ariz.
Drag Racing
Erica Enders beat NASCAR Sprint Cup star Kurt Busch by half a car length in Busch's Pro Stock debut at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainseville, Fla. Enders edged Busch 6.538 to 6.541 seconds in a first-round match.
Del Worsham defeated seven-time Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher in the final round. Other winners were Mike Neff (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle).
Skiing
Switzerland's Didier Cuche held off two Austrians to win a World Cup super-G in Kvitfjell, Norway, and power into the lead in the discipline standings.
Dog Sled Racing
Veteran musher John Baker was holding on to his lead in the 1,150-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, at least three hours ahead of his closest rivals.
- The Associated Press