college football
Baylor Bears close in on Ohio State for third in BCS
Baylor closed in on third-place Ohio State in the latest BCS standings.
The Bears and Buckeyes have little hope of catching first-place Alabama or second-place Florida State in the race to the BCS championship game without a loss from one of the top two. Ohio State and Baylor are fighting for the right to be next in line if the Tide or ‘Noles slip up.
The Buckeyes are ahead of the Bears in both the human polls but behind Baylor in the computer rankings.
auto racing
Who else? Vettel coasts to victory at U.S. Grand Prix
AUSTIN, Texas – Sebastian Vettel climbed out of his Red Bull car, pumped his right first then held up eight fingers, one for each of his consecutive victories.
Formula One’s baby-faced German dominator just keeps on rolling.
The four-time world champion won the U.S. Grand Prix in easy fashion Sunday, setting an F1 season record with his eighth consecutive victory behind another blistering drive that gave the field no chance to catch him.
skiing
Hirscher continues his dominance in the slalom
LEVI, Finland – Marcel Hirscher continued to dominate the slalom on Sunday, edging Austrian countryman Mario Matt to win the World Cup opener.
The 24-year-old Hirscher skied seamlessly throughout the second run to clock an overall time of 1 minute, 45.42 seconds, securing his 10th consecutive slalom spot on the podium. Matt, a two-time world champion, climbed from third place after the first run to second, 0.62 seconds behind Hirscher.
Henrik Kristoffersen, 19, of Norway, was third for his first podium finish.
Tennis
Czech Republic repeats as Davis Cup champion
BELGRADE, Serbia – The Czech Republic retained the Davis Cup title by beating Serbia 3-2 in the final Sunday after Radek Stepanek swept past Dusan Lajovic in the decisive singles match.
The Czech veteran beat the 117th-ranked Lajovic 6-3, 6-1, 6-1, converting his first match point with a volley. That sent about a thousand visiting Czech fans at Belgrade Arena into wild celebrations, blowing trumpets and beating their drums.
Golf
Stenson first to sweep FedEx, World Tour Championship
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Henrik Stenson won the season-ending World Tour Championship on Sunday to become the first player to sweep the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup and European Tour’s Race to Dubai.
The Swede closed with an 8-under 64 to finish at 25-under 263, six strokes ahead of second-place Ian Poulter on Jumeriah’s Earth Course. Poulter shot a 66 and also finished second in the Race to Dubai.
English rolls to the crown at the rain-delayed OHL Classic
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – Harris English won the rain-delayed OHL Classic for his second PGA Tour title, pulling away for a four-stroke victory in a 29-hole Sunday finish at Mayakoba.
English closed with a 6-under 65 after completing the third round in the morning with a 68.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Lexi Thompson won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational for her second victory in her last four starts, birdieing the final hole to beat Stacy Lewis by a stroke.
Thompson closed with a 3-under 69 to finish at 16-under 272 at Guadalajara Country Club.
MELBOURNE, Australia – Adam Scott successfully defended his Australian Masters title for his second victory in two weeks, scrambling for an even-par 71 and a two-shot victory at wind-swept Royal Melbourne.
Associated Press
