Sports Update for Sunday February 27, 2011

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Sports Update For Indiana Sunday February 27, 2011 Baseball Basketball Football Golf Hockey Other Tennis Baseball Hall of Famer Duke Snider dies at 84 LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Former Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers star and baseball Hall of Famer Duke Snider has died at age 84, the team announced Sunday. Snider, a Los Angeles native, had his best season in 1955 when the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the World Series, overcoming years of postseason futility and earning the franchise its first-ever championship. That year, Snider hit .309 with 42 homers, 136 RBI and scored 126 runs, finishing second in NL MVP voting to teammate Roy Campanella. Snider also won a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959. For his 18-year career, Snider batted .295 with 407 home runs and 1,333 RBI in 2,143 games and still remains the Dodgers' all-time leader in home runs (389) and RBI (1,271). He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Dodgers retired uniform number (4) that season. "Duke was one of the truly legendary Dodgers who made his mark first in Brooklyn and then in his hometown of Los Angeles," Dodgers owner and chairman Frank McCourt said. "I had the pleasure of spending time with him on several occasions and he was a truly wonderful man." Copyright 2011 by United Press International Basketball COL BKB: Ohio State 82, Indiana 61 COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) -- Deshaun Thomas came off the bench to score 22 points Sunday, propelling third-ranked Ohio State past Indiana 82-61. Thomas went 7-of-9 from the field and drained two 3-pointers after leading scorer Jared Sullinger was saddled with foul trouble for the Buckeyes (27-2, 14-2 Big Ten), who maintained their hold on first place in the conference standings and made a case to regain their No. 1 status. William Buford added 15 points and David Lighty had 11 points for OSU, which stayed a full game ahead of Purdue in the Big Ten standings with two regular-season games remaining. Verdell Jones III posted 14 points and Christian Watford added 12 for Indiana (12-17, 3-13). Copyright 2011 by United Press International More in Basketball: This week in college basketball NBA: LA Lakers 90, Oklahoma City 87 COL BKB: Louisville 62, Pittsburgh 59 COL BKB: Purdue 67, Michigan State 47 NBA: Phoenix 110, Indiana 108 (OT) COL BKB: Connecticut 67, Cincinnati 59 Football Family silent on Roethlisberger wedding PITTSBURGH (UPI) -- The family of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's girlfriend would not comment on wedding rumors Sunday. TMZ.com said it had a "save the date" announcement for a July 23 wedding of Roethlisberger and Ashley Harlan in Pittsburgh. Harlan's father, David, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from his home near New Castle, Pa., it would be up to the couple to decide what to say and when. Roethlisberger and the Harlan family also did not respond to reports of an engagement in January. Harlan is from Hickory Township, Lawrence County, where her parents still live. She graduated from Laurel High School, where she played softball, and earned a bachelor's degree in health science and a master's as a physician assistant from St. Francis University in Loretto, Pa. Copyright 2011 by United Press International More in Football: Sources: NFLPA seeking to decertify Former Chiefs announcer dies Golf Donald tops Kaymer, claims world No. 3 MARANA, Ariz. (UPI) -- Briton Luke Donald bested top-ranked Martin Kaymer Sunday, winning the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and claiming the world No. 3 ranking. Donald beat Kaymer 3-and-2 to take his third career PGA Tour title. It came one day after Kaymer's win over Bubba Watson in the semifinals assured the German the world No. 1 spot. Donald's No. 3 ranking is the highest he's ever attained. When this week's ranking are released Monday, Lee Westwood is expected to be second, followed by Donald and U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell. That means Tiger Woods, who was eliminated in the first round of the Match Play Championships, will be out of the Top 4 for the first time since 1992 and Europeans will hold all four top spots. Matt Kuchar defeated Watson, 2 & 1, to claim the third-place match. Copyright 2011 by United Press International Hockey NHL: Nashville 3, Columbus 2 NASHVILLE (UPI) -- David Legwand's goal with 1 1/2 minutes left in the game Sunday boosted the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 decision over Columbus. Legwand netted the go-ahead tally when Blue Jackets goalie Mathieu Garon gave up a big rebound on a shot by Martin Erat that found the Nashville center in the right circle, where he one-timed it home. Shea Weber added a goal and an assist, and Jonathon Blum also found the net as Nashville snapped a four-game losing streak and pulled into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Pekka Rinne made 25 saves in the win. The Blue Jackets got goals from Kris Russell and Matt Calvert. Columbus goalie Garon stopped 25 shots. Copyright 2011 by United Press International More in Hockey: Blackhawks sign Seabrook to 5-year deal NHL: Tampa Bay 2, New York Rangers 1 Other Riesch edges Vonn in World Cup super-G ARE, Sweden (UPI) -- Germany's Maria Riesch won the narrowest of victories over Lindsey Vonn of the United States Sunday in the women's World Cup super-G in Sweden. Riesch edged Vonn by 1/100th of a second to increase her lead over the American in the World Cup overall standings to 196 points. Both were nearly flawless on the course at Are, which was described by the skiers as fast and technical with lighting conditions that were not particularly helpful. Riesch finished in 1 minute, 13:24 seconds and Vonn came in at 1:13.25. Julia Mancuso of the United States finished third, marking the third time she and Vonn have shared the podium this season. "I thought I skied a good race; unfortunately I lost by a hundredth of a second, which is a snap of your finger," said Vonn. "That's life." Copyright 2011 by United Press International More in Other: Russia names Olympic mascot trio Austrians 1-2 in men's World Cup slalom Riesch edges Vonn in World Cup super-G Riesch edges Vonn in World Cup Super-G Tennis Del Potro breezes to Delray Beach title DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (UPI) -- Juan Martin del Potro cruised to a straight-set victory in the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships final Sunday, downing Janko Tipsarevic. Del Potro, of Argentina, defeated the sixth-seeded Serb 6-4, 6-4 in 1 hour, 54 minutes to claim his eighth career title and his first since coming back from an wrist injury he suffered last year. The win was the first for the 22-year-old since the 2009 U.S. Open and his first championship match since the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Del Potro rallied from a 1-4 deficit to begin the match. He ended up saving 10 of the 11 break points he faced and improved to 4-0 in finals on U.S. soil. Tipsarevic, meanwhile, was seeking his first career ATP World Tour title. Copyright 2011 by United Press International More in Tennis: Ferrer ends Almagro's bid for third title Master Strokes: Golf Tips Sign up to free golf tip illustrations and master your game. Tips are sent every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. 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