Charley Hoffman made 11 birdies to close with a 9-under 62 and claim the Deutsche Bank Championship by five strokes Monday. Hoffman ran off four straight birdies early to make up a four-shot deficit, and he kept right on going on the TPC Boston to hold out Geoff Ogilvy, Jason Day and Luke Donald. The question is whether it was enough to make him a last-minute pick for the Ryder Cup.
Three-time major champion Maria Sharapova lost to top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-4 Monday in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Sharapova, who won the 2006 title at Flushing Meadows, hurt herself with nine double-faults and a total of 36 unforced errors — 26 more than 2009 U.S. Open runner-up Wozniacki.
Vidal Hazelton tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Cincinnati’s season opener, costing the Bearcats one of their top receivers. Tests on Monday detected the tear. Hazelton will have surgery and miss the rest of the season. Hazelton returned three kickoffs and had six catches for 68 yards before hurting his knee in the second half of a 28-14 loss at Fresno State on…
Russia reached the quarterfinals of basketball’s world championships against the United States, beating New Zealand 78-56 Monday after Andrey Vorontsevich had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov, Russia’s 2.16-meter (7-foot-1) center who recently signed for the New York Knicks, added 16 points and seven rebounds.
No. 1 Alabama will face 19th-ranked Penn State without defensive end Marcell Dareus, and coach Nick Saban isn’t betting on Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram making it back either. Saban said Monday that Alabama won’t appeal Dareus’s two-game NCAA suspension for improper agent benefits. “We researched it, and we didn’t feel there was any precedent to appeal it,” he said.
The Baltimore Ravens upgraded their receiving corps again by agreeing to terms Monday with T.J. Houshmandzadeh. To make room for Houshmandzadeh on the roster, the Ravens traded wide receiver Mark Clayton to the St. Louis Rams for an undisclosed draft pick. Clayton, drafted 22nd overall by Baltimore in the 2005 draft, ranks third in Ravens history with 234 career catches and 3,116 yards.
Ben Roethlisberger is no longer a Pittsburgh Steelers captain. Dennis Dixon is the new Steelers quarterback, at least for the time being. Roethlisberger, suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the season, was not chosen a Steelers captain in a vote by his teammates. He has been selected the previous two seasons.
Quarterback Dennis Dixon will start for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their season opener Sunday against Atlanta. Coach Mike Tomlin chose the third-year player Monday over longtime backup Charlie Batch. Dixon and Batch are the lone two healthy quarterbacks eligible to play. Ben Roethlisberger is serving his four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, while Byron Leftwich…
With loud, welcoming cheers and some good-natured ribbing from his teammates, Darrelle Revis returned to the New York Jets. Finally. After months of waiting and wondering about his future, the All-Pro cornerback strolled onto the practice field Monday for the first time since June and ended his long contract holdout with a four-year deal.
Texas took only one game to make a change at running back. Tre’ Newton will get the start for the No. 5 Longhorns this week against Wyoming after scoring three touchdowns in Texas’ 34-17 season-opening win at Rice. Newton led the Longhorns with 61 yards on the ground. Cody Johnson, who had earned the starting job after an impressive training camp, ran for 59 yards against Rice but was…
