IN BRIEF
ASHVILLE, Ohio — Jenna Rinker, 16, of Slippery Rock, placed first in the 15-19 age division at the Plantation Junior Golf Tournament at Cook's Creek Golf Club in Ashville, Ohio over the weekend.
Rinker shot a 76-74 to claim the title.
MORELIA, Mexico — Lorena Ochoa qualified for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, winning the Corona Championship by 11 strokes for her third straight victory and fourth in five starts this year.The Mexican star became the second-youngest player to qualify for the Hall of Fame, though she still must be a tour member for 10 years — in her case, until 2012 — to be eligible for induction.The LPGA Tour had previously said incorrectly that Ochoa would be the youngest to qualify at 26 years, 4 months, 29 days. But the youngest was actually Karrie Webb, who was 25 years, 7 months, 2 days when she qualified with a win at the 2000 U.S. Women's Open.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Andy Roddick proved dominant again in the Davis Cup, sending the defending champion United States past France and into the semifinals against Spain.Behind a blistering serve, Roddick defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 for the deciding victory in the best-of-five quarterfinal. This was Roddick's second singles victory in three days.
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — Maria Sharapova overcame five double-faults and 33 unforced errors to beat Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (7), 6-3 in the final. The top-seeded Russian became the first player on the WTA Tour to win three times in 2008. She also won the Australian Open and at Doha.Sharapova improved to 22-1 this year, earned a crystal vase and $95,500.
DENVER — Twenty-four hours after missing out on the Hobey Baker award, Nathan Gerbe, the nation's leading scorer led Boston College to the NCAA hockey championship that had eluded the talent-laden Eagles the past two seasons.Gerbe scored twice and added two assists in B.C.'s 4-1 win over Notre Dame on Saturday night as the Eagles finally hoisted the trophy after losing in the title game to Wisconsin in 2006 and Michigan State last year.
