In Brief
GOLD COAST, Australia - Annika Sorenstam, playing in her first tournament of the year, shot a second consecutive 65 to win the ANZ Ladies Masters by four strokes.
Sorenstam finished with a 19-under 269 in winning the tournament for the third time. She also took the top prize in 1995 and 2002.
Second-round leader Karen Stupples of England, who trailed Sorenstam by a shot coming in, finished four shots back in second after a 68.
Kylie Pratt of Australia had a closing 65. She finished tied for third at 277 with Jennifer Rosales of the Philippines, who shot a 68.
TUCSON, Ariz. - Heath Slocum parred the 18th hole for a one-shot victory over Aaron Baddeley at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson.The 30-year-old Slocum shot a 7-under-par 65 for a total of 22-under 266 - the lowest since 1988 when David Frost won at Tucson National with the same total.Slocum earned his first title in 78 starts when the 22-year-old Baddeley three-putted the 18th green, missing a 5-foot par putt that would have forced a playoff. Baddeley's first bogey since the second round left him with a 66.Rory Sabbatini (64), Harrison Frazar (66) and Mark Hensby (68) finished four shots back, with Per-Ulrik Johansson (68) and Bill Glasson (68) at 271.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Four-time champion Andre Agassi withdrew from the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic because of a hip injury, the tournament said Sunday.The 33-year-old Agassi, who was hurt playing at a tournament in San Jose two weeks ago, wants to heal in time for upcoming events.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - The IRL season opener turned into a Penske shootout, with newcomer Sam Hornish passing teammate Helio Castroneves on the last lap to win Sunday's Toyota Indy 300.The Toyota-powered Marlboro Team Penske cars dominated early but slipped back into the pack as accidents and pit stops shuffled the 19-car field several times.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The Bowl Championship Series agreed to add a fifth game Sunday, increasing access for schools not part of college football's most lucrative postseason system.The champions of the six BCS conferences - the Big East, ACC, SEC, Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-10 - will maintain automatic berths in one of the five games. The remaining four spots will be at-large berths to be decided by a complex formula using national rankings.The fifth bowl is still subject to final approval based on market viability, but all indications point to it being in place when the new BCS contract takes effect before the 2006 season.
