GOLF: Rookie Henley wins Sony Open
Russell Henley became the first PGA Tour rookie to win his debut in 10 years with a record-setting performance in the Sony Open in Honolulu.
Henley, a 23-year-old from Macon, Ga., birdied his last five holes to close with a 7-under 63 for a three-shot win over Tim Clark. Henley finished at 24-under 256, breaking by four shots the Sony Open scoring record. It was the second-lowest score for a 72-hole tournament in PGA Tour history, one shot behind Tommy Armour III at the Texas Open in 2003.
Louis Oosthuizen shot a final round 6-under 66 to beat Scott Jamieson of Scotland by a single stroke and win the Volvo Champions yesterday in Durban, South Africa.
Colin Montgomerie and Paul McGinley are the favorites for the European Ryder Cup captaincy, which will be decided tomorrow by the Tournament Players Committee meeting in Abu Dhabi.
NHL: Habs send Gomez home
Scott Gomez has been sent home by the Canadiens for the season. General manager Marc Bergevin said at the opening of training camp he will buy out the 33-year-old center’s contract next summer to remove his team-high $7.3 million salary cap hit from the books. Under the new collective bargaining agreement signed Saturday, the cap is to plunge by about $10 million next season, but teams will be allowed two “amnesty” buyouts to help reach the cap. Gomez, a former Devil and Ranger, has been a disappointment on the ice the last two seasons. Last season, he was limited to 38 games by injuries.
The Hurricanes traded goaltender Brian Boucher and defenseman Mark Alt to the Flyers in exchange for center Luke Pither.
SOCCER: ManU maintains lead
Manchester United’s seven-point lead over Manchester City stayed intact after the title-chasing rivals defeated two former powers in the Premier League. United scraped its way to a 2-1 victory at home against Liverpool. City won 2-0 at Arsenal after playing against 10 men for most of the match.
Chelsea, a 4-0 winner at Stoke on Saturday, can keep alive its slim hopes of catching the Manchester clubs by beating Southampton on Wednesday in their game in hand to reduce the gap to United to 11 points.
ETC.: Worku wins Houston Marathon
Bazu Worku (2 hours, 10 minutes, 17 seconds) and Merima Mohammed (2:23:37) gave Ethiopia a sweep of the men’s and women’s divisions of the Houston Marathon. Ethiopians also won both races in the half marathon.
Frederick Gonzales, the 42-year-old president-elect of the New Mexico Young America Football League, was removed from his position after he and his wife were arrested on a child pornography charge.