*GOLF: Na Yeon Choi lost a seven-stroke lead, then rallied to shoot a 1-under 71 and win the Samsung World Championship in San Diego for her first LPGA Tour victory. Choi held off Ai Miyazato, whose 69 was the low round of the day at Torrey Pines. … Jay Haas shot a 7-under 65 to win the Greater Hickory Classic in Conover, N.C., by two shots over Russ Cochran and Andy Bean for his 13th Champions Tour title. … Rafael Cabrera-Bello shot an 11-under 60 to win his first European Tour title by one stroke over Benn Barham at the Austrian Open in Oberwaltersdorf. Cabrera-Bello missed an eagle putt on No.18 for a tour-record 59.
*COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Southern California dropped nine spots to No.12 in the AP poll, and Washington moved into the rankings for the first time in six years at No.24 after the Huskies upset the Trojans 16-13. No.1 Florida and No.2 Texas held their spots, while Miami jumped 11 spots to No.9, the Hurricanes’ first top-10 ranking since 2005. … South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe, the Big East’s career leader in total offense, will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee.
*BASKETBALL: Tournament MVP Pau Gasol had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead world champion Spain to an 85-63 victory over Serbia in the final of the European basketball championship in Katowice, Poland. It’s Spain’s first European title after six runner-up finishes. … Candace Parker scored 22 to lead the Los Angeles Sparks over the host Seattle Storm 75-64 in the deciding third game of the WNBA’s Western Conference semifinals.
*SOCCER: Michael Owen scored six minutes into injury time to give Manchester United a 4-3 victory over Manchester City, halting the crosstown rival’s perfect start to the English Premier League season. … Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and Real Madrid trounced Xerez 5-0 to continue its perfect start.
*RUNNING: World-record holder Haile Gebrselassie won the Berlin Marathon for the fourth straight time in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 8seconds. … Ryan Hall outdueled three Kenyans to become the first American to win the Philadelphia Distance Run since 1986.
*ALSO: Roger Federer gave Switzerland a spot in next year’s Davis Cup world group by beating Potito Starace 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 for a 3-1 lead against host Italy. … Ventura became the first female to win the $1million Woodbine Mile in Toronto. … Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel) and Robert Hight (Funny Car) won their first races of 2009 at the NHRA Carolinas Nationals in Concord, N.C. … Katherine Reutter of Champaign won the women’s 1,000 meters at the short track speedskating World Cup in Beijing.
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EDITED BY JOEL BOYD FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
