Sports in Brief

GOLF

Tiger clinches Presidents Cup for Americans

The winning point for Tiger Woods. A perfect record for Jim Furyk. And validation for United States captain Fred Couples. The Americans won the Presidents Cup Sunday morning, 19-15, at Royal Melbourne in Australia to take a 7-1-1 series lead.

Couples was criticized for picking Woods, who had fallen out of the top 50 for the first time in 15 years and had gone two years without winning. Even the International team captain, Greg Norman, said he would have taken PGA champion Keegan Bradley instead.

Yet it was Woods who blasted out of a deep bunker on the 15th hole to within 2 feet to put away Aaron Baddeley and give the Americans the winning point. "I'm thankful that he picked me," Woods said. "Greg is probably not happy about it after I closed out the Cup today.''

Park earns first LPGA win

South Korea's Hee Young Park earned her first LPGA Tour victory by two strokes in Orlando, Fla.

RUNNING

2 men die in Philadelphia Marathon

Authorities said two men who ran in the Philadelphia Marathon collapsed and died of apparent heart attacks. Philadelphia police Officer Jillian Russell said a 21-year-old collapsed at the finish line, and that a 40-year-old collapsed about a quarter-mile before the finish line.

Russell said both were taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Melanie Johnson, executive director of the Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend, said their names were not being released pending notification of relatives.

BASEBALL

Phillies deal for Wigginton

The Phillies acquired utilityman Ty Wigginton and cash from the Rockies for a player to be named or cash. Wigginton batted .242 with 15 homers and 47 RBIs in 130 games last season. He played third base, first base, leftfield and rightfield.

Wigginton, 34, has hit .265 with 158 homers and 548 RBIs in 1,190 games in 10 seasons with the Mets, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Houston, Baltimore and Colorado.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Griner's 32 spark top-ranked Baylor women

Brittney Griner had 32 points and 14 rebounds as No. 1 Baylor (4-0) defeated No. 2 Notre Dame, 94-81, in the preseason WNIT final in Waco, Texas. Natalie Novosel's 28 points led the Irish (3-1) . . . Host Virginia (4-0) upset No. 3 Tennessee, 69-64, in overtime.

No. 2 Kentucky men top ODU

Reserve Darius Miller's 13 points led No. 2 Kentucky (4-0) past Old Dominion, 62-52, in the Hall of Fame Tip-off final in Uncasville, Conn. . . . No. 1 North Carolina (3-0) dominated visiting Mississippi Valley State, 101-75 . . . Shabazz Napier had 22 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds as No. 4 Connecticut (4-0) beat Coppin State, 87-70, in Hartford.

TENNIS

Federer, Nadal advance in ATP Finals

Defending champ Roger Federer held off Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, in the opener of the ATP World Tour Finals in London. Rafael Nadal needed nearly three hours to beat Mardy Fish, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3).-- AP