FOX CHAPEL — Brett Rinker of Slippery Rock defeated Tommy Nettles in the final match of the CR Miller Match Play Invitational at Pittsburgh Field Club on Sunday.

Rinker won four matches to reach the finals and clinched the victory on the 16th hole to win 4 and 2.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — PGA Tour rookie Scott Stallings won the Greenbrier Classic on Sunday, sinking a birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Bob Estes and Bill Haas.After watching Estes and Haas miss their birdie attempts on the 168-yard 18th hole, Stallings curled in a 7-footer for his first tour victory. He flipped his putter, then hugged and high-fived his caddie.Stallings made six birdies on the back nine to make the playoff, where he earned a winner's check of $1.08 million and a spot in the Bridgestone Invitational.

STANFORD, Calif. — Serena Williams smashed one final serve, dropped her racket, clenched her hands together and raised her arms in triumph.At long last, a champion again.After blood clots in her lugs and two foot operations threatened her career for nearly a year, Williams captured her first tournament title since returning with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Marion Bartoli in the Bank of the West Classic final Sunday.From staff and wire reports

NEW YORK — Versus will be renamed the NBC Sports Network early next year.The cable channel’s parent company, Comcast, took over NBC Universal in January, and NBC Sports’ production and programming have already been appearing on Versus.The change will take place Jan. 2, the day NBC airs the NHL Winter Classic, allowing for extensive promotion of the newly named network.Versus is in about two-thirds of American homes with televisions. The former Outdoor Life Network broadcasts NHL games and the Tour de France, among other sports, and will continue to show more programming in conjunction with NBC’s offerings.