FONTANA, Calif. (AP) - Denny Hamlin was airlifted to a hospital Sunday after colliding with Joey Logano on the last lap while NASCAR's newest rivals raced for the win in a thrilling finish at Fontana.And Logano has even bigger worries than his burgeoning feud with Hamlin, whose team expects him to be fine: Three-time champion Tony Stewart got into a post-race shoving match with Logano, threatening...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Amanda Kessel scored twice, and the Gophers breezed by Boston University 6-3 on Sunday to finish the first perfect season in the 13-year history of NCAA women's hockey.Mira Jalosuo, Hannah Brandt, Milica McMillen and Rachel Ramsey also scored for the Gophers (41-0), who won their second straight national championship - and fourth overall - and stretched their record winning stre...

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - Mired in a marathon game midway through the opening set, Maria Sharapova wore down her opponent with characteristic resolve and relentlessness, winning the last point without hitting a shot.That put Sharapova ahead to stay, and she beat fellow Russian Elena Vesnina on a muggy, 85-degree afternoon at the Sony Open, 6-4, 6-2.The No. 3-seeded Sharapova moved into the fourth ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods is going to have to wait one more day to try to reclaim No. 1 in the world.A vicious thunderstorm packing 60 mph wind and heavy rain interrupted the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday. With small ponds in the course - and even a fish in the middle of the 18th fairway - the round was postponed until Monday.Woods and Rickie Fowler in the final gr...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Penn State's Quentin Wright upset top-seeded Dustin Kilgore of Kent State to give the Nittany Lions their third straight team title Saturday night in the NCAA wrestling championships.Wright beat Kilgore 8-6 at 197 pounds, giving the Nittany Lions an insurmountable lead over Oklahoma State.Penn State began the day with a 20.5-point lead over the Cowboys. The Nittany Lions al...

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - A big match beckoned for Venus Williams on a court where she first hoisted the championship trophy 15 years ago.Alas, on Saturday she wasn't up to any heavy lifting.The three-time Key Biscayne champion withdrew from the Sony Open because of a lower back injury shortly before her third-round match against fellow American Sloane Stephens.Williams, seeded 19th, was extended ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -Joe Weider, a legendary figure in bodybuilding who helped popularize the sport worldwide and played a key role in introducing a charismatic young weightlifter named Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world, died Saturday at age 93.Weider's publicist, Charlotte Parker, told The Associated Press that the bodybuilder, publisher and promoter died of heart failure at his home in Los Angeles...

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Looking like his old imposing self, Tiger Woods surged into the third round lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday, setting his sights on winning an eighth Bay Hill title and retaking the number one ranking.Four back of overnight leaders Justin Rose and Bill Haas when the day began, Woods walked off the course to thundering cheers and in full command after ...

(Eds: With AP Photos.)AP Sports ColumnistLAS VEGAS (AP) - Lois Tarkanian answered the phone at the family home, offering a word of caution before handing it to her husband."His voice is weak and he may not remember everything," she said.Jerry Tarkanian's voice was weak, and at age 82 he didn't remember everything. Though he made it to most UNLV home games this season, a heart attack last year and ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Sunday may feel like old times for Minnesota's Tubby Smith and Florida's Billy Donovan. They certainly are familiar with each other.The two coaches have three national championships between them and a history of intense head-to-head competition in the Southeastern Conference dating to the late 1990s when Smith was at Georgia and Kentucky and Donovan started at Florida.They'll ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says his city has reached a preliminary agreement for a new downtown arena with an investment group that hopes to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle.Johnson announced the agreement Saturday on his Twitter account. He said the group includes Silicon Valley software tycoon Vivek Ranadive, 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov and billionaire...

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) - Another Nationwide Series race at Fontana, another victory for Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing.Busch certainly isn't tired of the same old story.Busch earned JGR's ninth consecutive Nationwide victory at Fontana on Saturday, comfortably beating Sam Hornish Jr. for his third win in five races this season.Gibbs' Toyotas haven't lost a Nationwide race on their unofficial home t...

DALLAS (AP) - NFL Hall of Famer Roger Staubach expressed dismay Saturday that public campaigns and rallies must still be held to tamp down the instances of domestic violence that leave women battered and bruised.Staubach, a former Cowboys quarterback, told a crowd of thousands in downtown Dallas that men should know better than to strike a woman."It's amazing that we even need to have this rally,"...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Justin Rose no longer has the lead all to himself at Bay Hill, though he remained four shots clear of defending champion Tiger Woods.He's just not sure how.Rose played alongside the seven-time Bay Hill winner and if not for seeing scores on a card, he had reason to believe Woods would have been right up there with the leaders, if not ahead of them, in the Arnold Palmer Invitat...

DENVER, Colorado (Reuters) - Furious Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto said it was an "embarrassment to football" that Friday's World Cup qualifier with the United States was played in strong snow, while his federation promised to make an official protest.The U.S. won 1-0 but Pinto was riled the game was played on a snowy field with a covering that became deeper as the game wore on."It was an emba...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Ben Howland brought his UCLA team to the NCAA tournament with a target on his back that only got bigger after an uninspired 20-point loss that sent the Bruins packing - once again - with an early-round exit.By the time he gets back to Los Angeles, the howling for his job just might reach a fever pitch.Andre Hollins scored 28 points and Minnesota rolled past punchless UCLA 83-6...

PHOENIX (AP) -The Miami Heat extended their winning streak to 25 games after pulling away in the second half to beating the Detroit Pistons 103-89 on Friday.LeBron James scored 29 points, Dwyane Wade added 19 and Shane Battier and Mario Chalmers scored 11 each for Miami, which shook off yet another slow start to move within eight wins of equaling the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers for the longest winn...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins are rolling so well without Evgeni Malkin, the star center might have trouble cracking the lineup once he is healthy enough to play."I think he should be all right," Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said Friday night after Pittsburgh beat the New York Islanders 4-2 to extend their winning streak to 11 games.Malkin has missed seven of those victories bec...

SAUCIER, Miss. (AP) - Hal Sutton, Steve Elkington, Corey Pavin and Roger Chapman shot 3-under 69 in light rain Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour's Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic.The 54-year-old Sutton was the most surprising player among the leaders at Fallen Oak. Winless since the PGA Tour's 2001 Houston Open, he had his left hip replaced in October.Sutton made five bird...

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - The New York Mets say they plan to put pitcher Johan Santana on the disabled list for the start of the season.Mets manager Terry Collins announced the team's intention on Friday.Santana hasn't pitched in a spring training game this year and hasn't thrown a bullpen session since March 3. He went 6-9 last season and was shut down in August because of back problems.The 33-year-ol...