SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Mark Wilson won the frost-delayed Phoenix Open on Monday for his second victory in three starts this year, holing a 9-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Jason Dufner.
Wilson closed with a 2-under-par 69 to match Dufner at 18-under.
Dufner shot a 66, birdieing Nos. 16 and 17. Wilson won on the par-4 10th, setting up the deciding putt with a 7-iron approach from the middle of the fairway.
Dufner was facing a 7 1/2-foot par putt when Wilson ended it.
Former Colorado State athlete Martin Laird (65) and Vijay Singh (66) tied for third at 16-under.
Titans turn to Munchak
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans hired Mike Munchak as the franchise’s 16th head coach, deciding to promote from within to replace Jeff Fisher.
This will be the first head coaching job for Munchak, who turns 51 in March. Tennessee is the only franchise the offensive line coach and Hall of Fame lineman has ever played or worked for since being selected eighth overall by the then- Houston Oilers in 1982.
Bruins’ Savard done for season
BOSTON — Marc Savard will miss the rest of the season after he was placed on long-term injured reserve with his second concussion in less than a year.
Savard was injured in the Bruins’ Jan. 22 game against Colorado, when he was checked into the end boards’ glass by former teammate Matt Hunwick. Savard also suffered a concussion against Pittsburgh on March 7, 2010. He did not return until the second round of the playoffs and missed the first 23 games of this season.
• Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, who hasn’t played since an 8-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jan. 5, remains sidelined with complications due to a concussion. His return date is unknown.
• Detroit forward Pavel Datsyuk returned to the lineup for the first time since breaking his right wrist Dec. 22 against Vancouver, but the Red Wings lost forward Valtteri Filppula to a lower-body injury against the New York Rangers.
No charges against recruit
CLEVELAND — Authorities said Ohio State football recruit Chris Carter won’t face criminal charges stemming from his arrest last week on an allegation he fondled a girl while pretending to measure her for an ROTC uniform.
Carter is a senior offensive lineman at John F. Kennedy High School in Cleveland. The 15-year- old girl told police Carter took her to a room behind the school’s auditorium and tried to pull up her bra.
He was arrested on suspicion of sexual imposition and spent a night in jail. Cleveland spokeswoman Maureen Harper said a full review found there wasn’t enough evidence of sexual contact or conduct.
Footnotes.
Third baseman Eric Chavez, who was limited to 33 games last year because of injuries, agreed to a minor-league contract with the New York Yankees.
• Formula One driver Robert Kubica was brought out of an induced coma and moved his fingers after surgery for serious injuries he suffered in a rally car crash in northern Italy.
The Associated Press
