NEW YORK — On Saturday, top-ranked Justine Henin overwhelmed No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 to win her second U.S. Open women's title and seventh Grand Slam championship. Henin capped a dominating run through the U.S. Open in which she didn't drop a set and became the first woman to win a major title while beating both Williams sisters along the way.

NEW YORK — LSU is closing in on Southern California in the AP Top 25, and Appalachian State is getting some recognition — but not a ranking. After a surprisingly easy and thoroughly impressive victory over Virginia Tech, No. 2 LSU took 19 first-place votes from No. 1 USC in the latest poll.The Trojans were idle Saturday while the Tigers routed the Hokies 48-7 in Death Valley. USC received 40 first-place votes from the media panel, down from 59 last week.

LEMONT, Ill. — Tiger Woods matched the lowest final round of his career with an 8-under 63 that shattered the scoring record at Cog Hill and gave him a two-shot victory in the BMW Championship. Woods finished at 22-under 262, breaking by five shots the record he set four years ago at Cog Hill.

NEW YORK — Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jay Gibbons received performance-enhancing steroids and human growth hormone after both substances were banned by baseball, according to an SI.com report.

JOLIET, Ill. — Dario Franchitti topped off "a crazy season" with an unlikely victory at Chicagoland Speedway, winning his first IndyCar Series title in what might be his farewell to open-wheel racing.The difference for the Scot in the PEAK Antifreeze Indy 300 was his ability to squeeze out half a lap more than Scott Dixon on their final load of fuel.