World Report: Cal men fall to USC; Cardinal routed by UCLA
From The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Taj Gibson had 18 points and five assists and Lodrick Stewart became USC’s all-time 3-point shooting leader as the Trojans defeated California 84-66 Saturday night.
Stewart, playing in his last home game as a Trojan, made the 219th 3-pointer of his college career in the second half to break Brandon Granville’s record. He added No. 220 late in the game and finished 4-for-7 from behind the arc, with 13 points and seven rebounds.
Gibson went 7-for-11 from the field and Dwight Lewis shot 5-for-7 for 14 points.
The Trojans (21-8, 11-5 Pac-10) held onto sole possession of third place in the conference and closed out the first season at their new Galen Center arena with a 15-3 home record.
Ayinde Ubaka had 15 points for the Golden Bears (14-14, 6-10), Ryan Anderson scored 14 and Theo Robertson added 13.
USC pushed the lead into double digits several times, but the Bears’ 3-point shooting kept them in it early in the second half.
UCLA downs Stanford, stays perfect at home
LOS ANGELES — Arron Afflalo scored 20 points, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 11 and No. 4 UCLA defeated Stanford 75-61 to close out its first undefeated home season in 32 years Saturday.
The Bruins (25-3, 14-2 Pac-10) also clinched at least a share of the Pac-10 title for the second consecutive year. They wrap up the regular season next week at the Washington schools.
UCLA is 20-0 at Pauley Pavilion dating to last season, including 16-0 this season. The 1974-75 team, which won coach John Wooden’s 10th and final NCAA championship, also was perfect at home.
UCLA led all the way, although not by more than six points in the first half against a team that handed the Bruins one of their three road losses.
Stanford (17-10, 9-7) was led by Brook Lopez with 23 points and nine rebounds and Lawrence Hill added 13. The Cardinal, which had 16 turnovers, has lost four of six.
Flanagan wins 3,000 in U.S. Indoor
BOSTON — Shalane Flanagan won the 3,000 meters in the U.S. Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing in 8 minutes, 56.74 seconds.
It was Flanagan’s second career national title — after the 2005 outdoor title in the 5,000 meters — and first since returning from a 15-month layoff following surgery to remove an extra bone in her left foot.
She won her first race back in November. Then four weeks ago, Flanagan shattered the American record in the 3,000 by finishing second at the Boston Indoor Games. Though Flanagan’s record time of 8:33.25 wasn’t enough to beat Ethiopia’s Mesteret Defar, it shattered the American record by almost 6 seconds.
Lisa Galaviz finished second in 9:10.75.
In the men’s 3,000, Matt Tegenkamp edged three-time indoor national champion Jonathon Riley for his first national title.
Shayne Culpepper also stayed back before making a mid-race surge to win her first national title in the mile. Culpepper, a two-time indoor national champion in the 3,000, won in 4:34.42, beating Sarah Schwald by more than 2 seconds.
Tim Seaman won his 10th consecutive national title in the 5,000 race walk. His time of 19:24.38 beat second-place Kevin Eastler by nearly 4 minutes.
In the men’s weight throw, A.G. Kruger won his third straight indoor national title with a toss of 78 feet, 11 inches.
Amy Acuff won the women’s high jump at 6-31⁄2, while the men’s high jump went down to a jumpoff with Tora Harris beating Jesse Williams to win his second indoor national title in three years. Harris, the 2006 U.S. outdoor champion, and Williams each cleared 7-6 in regulation.
Aarik Wilson won the men’s triple jump, the first national title of his career.
Other winners included Akiba McKinney in the women’s long jump, Jillian Camarena in the women’s shot put and Jeff Hartwig in the men’s pole vault.
The meet ends today.
Ogilvy maintains Match Play streak
MARANA, Ariz. — The streak is alive at the Accenture Match Play Championship. And it belongs to Geoff Ogilvy.
With so much attention on Tiger Woods’ bid for an eighth straight PGA Tour victory, Ogilvy streaked into the championship match by winning his 10th and 11th in a row in a strong defense of his title. The U.S. Open champion has been so dominant that he hasn’t played the 18th hole since a practice round Tuesday.
In the frosty morning and sunny afternoon at The Gallery, the 29-year-old Australian dispatched Paul Casey 5 and 4 in the quarterfinals, then Chad Campbell in the semifinals with one clutch putt after another in a 3-and-2 victory.
Ogilvy will face Sweden’s Henrik Stenson in the 36-hole final, the first time in the nine-year history of the event that an American hasn’t reached the title match.
Stenson beat Nick O’Hern 1-up in the quarterfinals, and topped Trevor Immelman 3 and 2 in the semifinals. On Friday, O’Hern beat Woods in 20 holes in the third round.
Funk takes lead in PGA’s Mayakoba
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Fred Funk overcame back problems to shoot a 6-under 64 for a two-stroke lead over Argentina’s Jose Coceres after the third round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic, the first PGA Tour event in Mexico.
The 50-year-old Funk is trying to join Craig Stadler as the only players to win on the regular tour after winning a Champions Tour event. Funk’s Champions victory came a month ago in Hawaii, when he won the Turtle Bay Championship by 11 strokes.
Doyle masters wind for ACE Group lead
NAPLES, Fla. — Allen Doyle shot a 5-under 67 in windy conditions to take a one-stroke lead over Bobby Wadkins and Champions Tour newcomer Mark O’Meara after the second round of The ACE Group Classic.
Doyle, an 11-time winner on the 50-and-over tour, had a 12-under 132 total on the Quail West Golf and Country Club course. O’Meara, making his second Champions Tour start, shot a 68, and Wadkins followed his opening 64 with a 69.
Mike Reid was 10 under after his second straight 67, and Des Smyth (67) and Eduardo Romero (69) followed at 9 under.
Venus Williams wins in return at Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Venus Williams capped her first tournament back from an injured left wrist in winning fashion, beating top-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel 6-1, 6-1 in the Cellular South Cup.
This event is merely a Tier III tournament and far below her last victory at Wimbledon in 2005, her fifth Grand Slam. But her 34th career title came in her first tournament since losing in the second round at Luxembourg last October.
On the men’s side, the top two seeds advanced to the final in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships for the first time since 1987 when Stefan Edberg beat No. 1 seed Jimmy Connors.
Andy Roddick got a little revenge against Andy Murray for last weekend’s semifinal loss in San Jose, beating the young Scot 6-3, 7-6 (4). Tommy Haas downed American Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-4 as the German tries to defend his title.
Kenseth gets fourth Busch win at Fontana
FONTANA, Calif. — Matt Kenseth took control in the closing laps at California Speedway, driving off with his fourth NASCAR Busch Series victory in 12 tries on the 2-mile oval.
Casey Mears grabbed second place 12 laps from the end and gave a big effort to try to catch Kenseth, but the Roush Fenway Racing driver wouldn’t let Mears get close enough for a serious challenge, driving across the finish line about five lengths ahead.
“It was really a lot of fun,” said Kenseth, who earned his 22nd Busch victory in his 200th series start. “I owe a lot of this to my former teammates Mark Martin and Jeff Burton. I learned a lot about these tracks from them. And I’m real excited to get this team back where they belong.”
Kenseth, giving Jack Roush his first win since he sold half his team to Fenway Sports Group earlier this month, took the lead with a pass of Burton, now driving for Richard Childress Racing, on lap 129.
The 2003 NASCAR Cup champion and winner of last February’s Cup race here led the rest of the way. He wound up leading a race-high 48 of the 150 laps.
Kyle Busch finished third, followed by Edwards, Biffle and Daytona winner Kevin Harvick, who made up a lap after a blown tire in the early going. Burton slipped to seventh at the finish.
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