Sports Briefs April 16, 2012
Golf
Carl Pettersson had another fast start and finished with a 2-under 69 for a five-shot victory over Zach Johnson on Sunday in the PGA RBC Heritage at Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Pettersson had a run of five straight birdies on the front nine during the third round Saturday to move in front. This time, Pettersson birdied three of the first five holes and built a five-shot lead by the turn that he never relinquished. He finished at 14 under.
• Michael Allen won the Encompass Insurance Pro-Am in Lutz, Fla., for his second Champions Tour title, closing with a 3-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over Kenny Perry.
Baseball
• AMERICAN LEAGUE
Rangers 4, Twins 3: At Minneapolis, Josh Hamilton's two-run homer in the eighth capped a three-run inning and Texas beat Minnesota.
Red Sox 6, Rays 4: David Ortiz doubled in the go-ahead run for his seventh consecutive hit and Boston beat Tampa Bay.
Blue Jays 9, Orioles 2: Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run homer to lead host Toronto past Baltimore.
Tigers 5, White Sox 2: Gerald Laird homered among his three hits to lead Detroit at Chicago.
Indians 13, Royals 7: Travis Hafner and Shelly Duncan homered to help Cleveland at Kansas City.
Yankees 11, Angels 5: Derek Jeter hit a three-run homer to lead host New York over Los Angeles.
• NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pirates 4, Giants 1: Kevin Correia pitched six effective innings to help Pittsburgh at San Francisco.
Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 2: At Denver, Chris Young homered and drove in three runs to lift Arizona over Colorado.
Dodgers 5, Padres 4: Dee Gordon singled home the winning run in the ninth to lead Los Angeles at San Diego.
Reds 8, Nationals 5, 11 inn.: Joey Votto hit a two-run double in the 11th to lift Cincinnati at Washington.
Phillies 8, Mets 2: New York relievers allowed seven runs and the Mets lost at Philadelphia.
Marlins 5, Astros 4, 11 inn.: Omar Infante and Hanley Ramirez hit home runs and Miami beat Houston.
Cardinals 10, Cubs 3: Jake Westbrook allowed one earned run in seven innings to help host St. Louis beat Chicago.
Braves 7, Brewers 4: Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer to help host Atlanta beat Milwaukee.
NBA
Lakers 112, Mavericks 108, OT: Andrew Bynum had 23 points and 16 rebounds to lead host Los Angeles past Dallas.
Kings 104, Trail Blazers 103: Marcus Thornton scored 20 points and made the winning jumper with 3.2 seconds left to help host Sacramento beat Portland.
Heat 93, Knicks 85: LeBron James had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead Miami at New York and clinch the Southeast Division title.
Raptors 102, Hawks 86: DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points to lead Toronto at Atlanta.
Magic 100, Cavaliers 84: Jameer Nelson scored 21 points and visiting Orlando clinched a playoff berth by beating Cleveland.
Celtics 94, Bobcats 82: At Charlotte, N.C., Rajon Rondo had 20 points and 16 assists to help Boston beat Charlotte.
Bulls 100, Pistons 94, OT: Joakim Noah had 20 points and 17 rebounds to lead Chicago at Detroit.
Hornets 88, Grizzlies 75: Eric Gordon scored 18 points and host New Orleans beat Memphis.
Nuggets 101, Rockets 86: Arron Afflalo scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half to lead host Denver over Houston.
Basketball
Gonzaga basketball player Ryan Spangler has been granted his release and will seek a basketball program closer to his Oklahoma home.
Auto racing
Robert Hight became the fifth Funny Car driver to win four straight races, beating John Force, Cruz Pedregon and Ron Capps in the final of the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Concord, N.C.
Spencer Massey won the Top Fuel competition, and Greg Anderson topped the Pro Stock field.
- The Associated Press