MILWAUKEE — Bo Van Pelt won for the first time on the PGA Tour with a birdie Sunday on the second hole of a sudden death playoff over John Mallinger at the U.S. Bank Championship.
Van Pelt shot a final-round 64. He had two putts to win, leaving a 26-footer a little short before sinking a 2-foot birdie for his first victory in his 229th tour event.
On the second playoff hole, the 29-year-old Mallinger (65) put his second shot in a greenside bunker. Mallinger got out, but left himself a 28-footer for birdie that he pushed right of the hole and settled for par.
• Defending champ Rick Rhoden claimed his eighth win at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Stateline, Nev.
Fever’s winning streak snapped
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Lindsay Whalen had 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Connecticut Sun snapped the Indiana Fever’s 11-game winning streak with a 67-61 victory.
• Shameka Christon scored a career-high 32 points as the host New York Liberty defeated the Atlanta Dream 89-86.
• Jia Perkins scored 29 points as the Chicago Sky beat the visiting San Antonio Silver Stars 85-75.
• Camille Little scored a season- high 18 points to help the host Seattle Storm beat the Minnesota Lynx 72-69.
• Taj McWilliams had 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Detroit Shock beat the host Sacramento Monarchs 69-65.
Brown wins top fuel final
KENT, Wash. — Antron Brown beat Tony Schumacher by 0.008 seconds to win the top fuel final at the NHRA Northwest Nationals.
Tim Wilkerson (funny car) and Mike Edwards (pro stock) won their respective divisions.
• Hershel McGriff, 81, became the oldest driver to take part in a national NASCAR series race, finishing 13th in a Camping World West Series event at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway.
Footnotes.
Ashley Hansen clubbed a grand slam and Jennie Finch threw a two-hit shutout as the U.S. advanced to the World Cup of Softball championship game with a 8-0 win against Australia. The teams will meet again in the championship game tonight after Australia beat Italy 8-0.
• Miguel Sabah scored two goals as Mexico advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals with a 4-0 win over Haiti. Earlier, Costa Rica beat Guadeloupe 5-1.
• Maikon Bonani, the University of South Florida’s starting kicker, was recovering at a hospital after falling 35 feet from a gondola ride while working at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Fla.
• David Beckham received an ugly reception in his first home game with the Los Angeles Galaxy, getting booed and confronting a fan at halftime of his team’s 2-2 tie with AC Milan.
• Kheli Dube scored his first goal in four months as the New England Revolution defeated Chivas USA 2-0 in Major League Soccer.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers signed restricted free-agent forward Jamario Moon, who spent last season with the Miami Heat, to an offer sheet.
The Associated Press
