Sports Briefs October 24, 2011
Golf
Already No. 1 in the world, Luke Donald left little doubt who was No. 1 on the PGA Tour.
Believing his only chance to capture the PGA Tour money title was to win at Disney, Donald ran off six straight birdies on the back nine Sunday and closed with an 8-under 64 to come from five shots off the lead and win the Children's Miracle Network Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Donald, who trailed Webb Simpson by $363,029 coming into the final tournament of the year, was two behind Simpson at the turn. Then came a performance that ranks among Donald's best, even in his greatest season of golf.
• Yani Tseng won the LPGA Taiwan Championship in Yang Mei, Taiwan, for her 10th worldwide victory of the year and third in front of her adoring home fans.
Football
No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama have locked in their spots for the biggest regular-season game in Southeastern Conference history.
The Tigers and Crimson Tide held the first two spots in The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday after huge victories a day earlier. With both heading into an off week, LSU and Alabama are virtually assured of meeting on Nov. 5 in Tuscaloosa as the top two teams in the country.
Oklahoma State is No. 3, followed by fellow unbeatens Stanford, Boise State and Clemson.
For Alabama and LSU, the No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup likely will decide which of the SEC West rivals plays in the conference championship and could ultimately determine which teams plays for the national title in New Orleans on Jan. 9.
• Police officers in Missoula used stun guns to subdue two University of Montana football players Sunday morning after the team returned following a game Saturday at Northern Arizona.
Sgt. Collin Rose said quarterback Gerald Kemp and cornerback Trumaine Johnson scuffled with police officers who responded to a noise complaint at about 2:40 a.m.
Rose said one player struck an officer in the chest with an open hand and the second player grabbed the officer to prevent the arrest of his teammate.
Both players bonded out of the Missoula County Jail on Sunday on misdemeanor charges that include obstructing a peace officer and resisting arrest.
Hockey
Coyotes 5, Ducks 4: At Anaheim, Calif.,
Martin Hanzal scored his first two goals of the season to help Phoenix beat Anaheim.
Tennis
Top-seeded Gael Monfils beat Jarkko Nieminen 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 in the Stockholm Open final for his first title of the year.
Skiing
World champion Ted Ligety completed an American double at the season-opening World Cup weekend by winning a giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, a day after Lindsey Vonn took the women's race for her first ever GS title.
Bode Miller, who won the opener in 2003 and '04, took ninth for only his second top-10 finish in giant slalom since October 2008.
Volleyball
Alicia Milo finished with 19 kills in Idaho's (11-11, 5-4 Western Athletic Conference) 25-23, 25-22, 25-23 loss to Hawaii (22-1, 10-0) in Honolulu.
Sailing
Dennis Conner, Ted Turner and the late Harold Vanderbilt are among a boatload of America's Cup stalwarts in the inaugural class of the National Sailing Hall of Fame, which also includes the first man to sail alone around the world and the Southern California surfer-turned-sailor who designed the quintessential Hobie Cat.
The 14 men and one woman were inducted Sunday at the San Diego Yacht Club.
Motorcycle racing
Italian rider Marco Simoncelli died after crashing and being hit by two other riders at the Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was 24.
- The Associated Press