college football
Oregon leaps Florida State for No. 2 ranking in BCS
Oregon passed Florida State and moved into second place behind Alabama in the BCS standings.
The Ducks jumping the Seminoles was not a surprise. Florida State had a slim lead on the Ducks in the first standings last week. Oregon’s convincing 42-14 victory against UCLA gave the Ducks the boost it needed.
Oregon moved up to third from fourth in the computer ratings and remained second in both the USA Today coaches’ poll and the Harris poll to give it a .9517 BCS average.
Florida State, after routing North Carolina State 49-17, has a .9211 BCS average. The Seminoles are third in each poll, though they gained a little ground on the Ducks, and second in the computer ratings.
Two-time defending national champion Alabama is first across the board.
Golf
Moore wins CIMB Classic in Malaysia, earns PGA perks
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Ryan Moore birdied the first hole of a playoff with Gary Woodland on Monday to win the CIMB Classic after an overnight wait caused by thunderstorms.
Moore made a 5-foot birdie putt on par-5 18th hole after Woodland was short with his chip from just off the green.
The tournament was an official PGA Tour event for the first time. Moore received a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a spot in the Masters.
tennis
Williams repeats with win over Na at WTA Championships
ISTANBUL – The way the season has gone for Serena Williams, there was only one fitting way for it to end.
Williams capped a career year in style Sunday, earning her 11th title by coming from behind to beat Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 for her second straight WTA Championships crown.
Williams became the eighth woman to win 11 or more titles in a year and the first since Martina Hingis had 12 in 1997.
soccer
Sanvezzo’s hat trick pushes Vancouver past Rapids
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Camilo Sanvezzo scored three times to give him an MLS-best 22 goals, and the Vancouver Whitecaps closed out their season with a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Sunday night.
It was a bittersweet finale for Sanvezzo and the Whitecaps (13-12-9), who were eliminated from postseason contention when they lost 3-2 at Colorado (14-11-9) on Oct. 19. Last season, the Whitecaps became the first Canadian team to make the MLS playoffs.
auto racing
Vettel captures the Indian Grand Prix, F1 title in India
GREATER NOIDA, India – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel claimed his fourth straight Formula One championship Sunday after turning in a trademark clinical performance to win the Indian Grand Prix.
Starting from pole, Vettel again dominated the Buddh International Circuit to join F1 greats Juan Miguel Fangio and Michael Schumacher as just the third driver to win four consecutive championships.
skiing
Ligety wins, Miller 19th at World Cup GS in Austria
SOELDEN, Austria (AP) – Ted Ligety maintained his dominance in the giant slalom by winning the season-opening World Cup race Sunday while Bode Miller finished 19th in his return to the circuit following a 20-month injury layoff.
Ligety, who won six of eight races last season and defended his world title in the giant slalom, won by 0.79 seconds. The American led by 0.90 seconds after the first run and had a total time of 1 minute, 59.50 seconds.
Alexis Pinturault of France was second and overall champion Marcel Hirscher of Austria was 1.02 behind in third.
Associated Press
