NORTH HUNTINGTON — Michael Sybert, 17, of Middlesex Township, won first place in sparring in his age group at the recent Christmas Kumite martial arts tournament. He also took third place in the men's division.

Sybert is a senior at Mars High School and a third-degree black belt at Young Brothers Tae Kwon Do Institute in Cranberry Township.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Tiger Woods went 10 weeks and four days without hitting a golf shot that mattered, and it hardly showed Thursday in the Target World Challenge when he struck just about everything where he was aiming.Until he got to the final hole.Woods pulled his approach into the hazard on the 18th hole to finish with a double bogey for a 3-under 69, leaving him in a pack of players one shot behind Jim Furyk in the final tournament of the year."It's frustrating the way it ended, no doubt, because it was a good round of golf," Woods said.

EASTON, Pa. — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said it is investigating an equipment reconditioner that allegedly failed to perform safety tests on used football helmets before sending them back onto the field.The company, Circle System Inc., of Easton, allegedly failed to perform impact tests on helmets it was paid to refurbish, The New York Times reported.The safety commission said in a statement provided to The Associated Press on Thursday that it has "an open and active investigation" into Circle System.About 200,000 football players ranging from 8 years old to college-age wore helmets that failed to undergo the proper testing, the paper said. It wasn't immediately clear which schools and communities were affected.