DORAL, Fla. — Nick Watney poured in two key putts for par along the back nine of the Blue Monster on Sunday, then hit two fearless shots on the 18th and finished with a birdie for and a 5-under-par 67 to win the Cadillac Championship by two shots over Dustin Johnson (71—274).
Tiger Woods matched his best score of the year with a 6-under 66, and when Rory McIlroy dunked his tee shot into the water on the 18th hole and made bogey, that enabled Woods to tie for 10th. It was his first top 10 in an official PGA Tour event in nine months, dating to the U.S. Open.
• Michael Bradley (68—272) took advantage of Troy Matteson‘s short par miss on the first extra hole to win the Puerto Rico Open for the second time in three years.
• Nick Price won the Toshiba Classic for his fourth career Champions Tour title, holding off Mark Wiebe (67—197) by a stroke when the Colorado Golf Hall of Famer missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th at Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club.
Former Sabres great Martin dies
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two weeks after being reunited on the ice in Buffalo, the Sabres’ famed French Connection lost a member when Rick Martin died in a hospital about a half-hour after the car he was driving crossed the center line on the road, rolled along the shoulder and struck a utility pole before coming to rest against a tree. Martin, who finished with 384 goals and 317 assists in 685 NHL games, was 59.
Figure skating championships in Japan could be canceled
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Germany announced it will not send a team to the world figure skating championships that begin March 21 in Tokyo, and international skating officials were weighing whether to even hold the event following the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the country.
U.S. Figure Skating said it was monitoring developments in consultation with the International Skating Union and U.S. Olympic Committee. The United States had planned on sending 15 skaters to worlds, including Rachael Flatt of Colorado Springs.
Footnotes.
Mitchell Page, who played eight years in the major leagues before becoming a hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, died Saturday. He was 59.
• Baltimore Orioles right-hander Justin Duchscherer was unable to throw a simulated game Sunday because of discomfort in his left hip, putting his place in the starting rotation in doubt.
• The University of Nebraska at Omaha announced it plans to switch to the Division I Summit League and eliminate its football and wrestling teams in order to make its athletic program financially sustainable.
• John Baker was the first to reach the Alaskan village of Shaktoolik and was holding on to his lead in the 1,150-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, at least three hours ahead of his closest rivals.
• Del Worsham (top fuel), Mike Neff (funny car), Jason Line (pro stock) and Eddie Krawiec (pro stock motorcycle) won their respective divisions at the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla.
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