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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ◆ MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011SPORTS3BCURLINGCanada’s Stoughtonwins world titleCOLLEGE BASKETBALLBYU assistant Ricehired as UNLV coachAUTO RACING: IRLXPower takes wire-towirewin at AlabamaTENNISWozniacki winsFamily Circle CupREGINA, Saskatchewan —Canada’s Jeff Stoughton finallywon his second world curlingchampionship.Stoughton, third Jon Mead,second Reid Carruthers andlead Steve Gould beat Scotland’sTom Brewster 6-5 on Sunday inthe championship game.Stoughton and Gould alsowon the world crown 15 yearsago in Hamilton, Ontario.Stoughton and Mead wereteammates when they lost the1999 world final in an extra endin Saint John, New Brunswick.LAS VEGAS — UNLV hashired BYU associate coachDave Rice to lead its men’sbasketball program, pickinghim to return to the schoolwhere he was an assistantunder four coaches for 11seasons.The move comes a weekafter Lon Kruger left UNLVfollowing seven seasons tobecome Oklahoma’s newcoach.The offer is pending theapproval of the NevadaBoard of Regents.BUTCH DILL/The Associated PressWill Power celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the IndyCarGrand Prix of Alabama on Sunday in Birmingham, Ala.BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —Will Power started up frontand never relinquished hisspot to win the Indy GrandPrix of Alabama.The Australian extended hislead in the final laps and finished3.38 seconds ahead ofScott Dixon on Sunday, whileDario Franchitti was third onthe 2.38-mile road course atBarber Motorsports Park.Power was the firstIndyCar driver to lead wireto wire since Franchitti didit at Sonoma in 2009.CHARLESTON, S.C. — ToprankedCaroline Wozniackidefeated Elena Vesnina 6-2,6-3 to take the Family CircleCup on Sunday, capturingher third title this season.Wozniacki finished off astrong week in her first claycourttournament of the season.She lost only one set, inthe quarterfinals to BarboraZahlavova Strycova, andheld off Jelena Jankovic inthe semis.She also won at Dubai andIndian Wells, Calif.MLB: ROUNDUPHapp drives in 2 to help Astros beat MarlinsTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSHOUSTON — J.A. Happ pitched fourhitball into the eighth inning and drovein two runs with a double in the HoustonAstros’ 7-1 victory over the Florida Marlinson Sunday.Hunter Pence, Carlos Lee and MattDowns also knocked in runs for theAstros, who finished with a season-high16 hits, six for extra bases.Happ (1-1) allowed four hits in 7 2 ⁄3innings, only two after the Marlins tooka 1-0 lead in the first inning. He putHouston ahead to stay in the fourth with atwo-run double off Florida starter AnibalSanchez (0-1).Sanchez came in with a 1.54 ERA in twoprior starts at Minute Maid Park, but gaveup six runs on 13 hits in 4 2 ⁄3 innings. Helost for the first time in six career startsagainst the Astros.Plate umpire Jim Joyce ejected Floridareliever Edward Mujica in the seventh,when he hit Hall with a pitch. Hall scoredon Quintero’s drive off the right-fieldfence, but Quintero was thrown out tryingto stretch the double into a triple.Joyce ejected Astros’ reliever AneuryRodriguez in the ninth when he hit GabySanchez with a pitch. Houston managerBrad Mills protested, to no avail. JeffFulchino got the final three outs for theAstros.CARDINALS 6, GIANTS 1SAN FRANCISCO — David Freese went 3 for4 with a homer and three RBIs and Kyle Lohseallowed one run in eight innings to help St. Louissnap a three-game losing streak.Matt Holliday scored the go-ahead run andadded an RBI single in his first game sinceundergoing an appendectomy April 1 to help theCardinals win for just the third time in nine gamesthis season.Barry Zito (0-1) walked five batters, includingtwo who later scored, and the Giants were unableto complete their first three-game sweep of theCardinals since 2001.DIAMONDBACKS 10, REDS 8PHOENIX — Chris Young hit the decisive threerunhomer and Stephen Drew had four hits andthree RBIs, helping Arizona rally twice to beatCincinnati and take two of three from the Reds.Drew’s RBI single tied it at 7 in the eighthinning, then Young drove a 3-2 pitch from NickMasset (0-2) into the seats in left-center to putArizona ahead for only the second time all day.The Reds led 5-0 after 2 1 ⁄2 innings beforeHeatContinued from page 1BMario Chalmers had nine points in thesecond quarter, when the Heat took thelead. Joel Anthony had eight reboundsin the first half, two less than the entireBoston roster. Zydrunas Ilgauskas scoredsix quick points early in the third as theHeat remained in control, and Anthonytook advantage of a triple-team on Jamesfor a dunk and a 74-59 lead on the finalplay of the third quarter.Then James took over.An alley-oop dunk from Chalmers,followed by a 20-foot jumper, pushedMiami’s edge to 81-61. Of course, thisbeing Celtics-Heat, nothing would comeeasily for Miami.Down by 22, Boston ran off 12 straightMastersContinued from page 1BThen came the pivotal 17th, whereSchwartzel made a 10-foot birdie. It was thefirst time all day he had the lead to himself,and he finished it off in style.South Africans now have won two ofthe last three majors, following LouisOosthuizen winning at St. Andrews lastsummer. This one came on the 50th anniversaryof Gary Player becoming the firstinternational player to win the Masters.BOB LEVEY/The Associated PressMarlins manager Edwin Rodriguez, right, argues with home plate umpire Jim Joyce afterJoyce ejected Marlins pitcher Edward Mujica for hitting the Astros’ Bill Hall in seventhinning on Sunday in Houston.Arizona scored five in the fifth off Mike Leake, thelast three on Ryan Roberts’ homer, to go up 6-5.Jonny Gomes’ two-run homer off Aaron Heilmanin the seventh put Cincinnati back on top 7-6.Heilman (1-0) allowed two runs in three inningsto get the win.BREWERS 6, CUBS 5MILWAUKEE — Pinch-hitter Casey McGeheedelivered a two-run homer with two outs in theeighth inning and the Brewers rallied to beat theChicago Cubs.Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun each hit a tworunhomer for Milwaukee, which has won five ofsix after an 0-4 start.McGehee had been mired in a 3-for-22slump this homestand and didn’t get the start.Cubs reliever Kerry Wood (0-1) walked YunieskyBetancourt to open the eighth and Betancourtreached second on a sacrifice bunt.AMERICAN LEAGUERANGERS 3, ORIOLES 0BALTIMORE — Derek Holland allowed five hitsover six innings, Adrian Beltre and Ian Kinslerhomered, and Texas topped Baltimore to win itsthird consecutive series.The Rangers took two of three from the Oriolesand improved to 8-1, matching the best start infranchise history (1989). The only other seasonsin which Texas opened with more than two successiveseries wins were 1989 (five straight) and1993 (four).Holland (2-0) struck out six, walked two andhit a batter with a pitch. The left-hander had onlyone perfect inning, but he never failed to get theouts he needed.points, Allen starting it with a four-pointplay, and Pierce adding both a 3-pointerand a three-point play to get the Celticswithin 85-75.It was the last gasp. Mike Bibby’s 3-pointer with 4:49 left, followed by Bosh’sfollow of James’ miss, sent the lead backto 15. And with 2:38 left, Celtics coach DocRivers went deep into the bench, essentiallyconceding.Boston scored the game’s first eightpoints and hit eight of its first nine shots.The Celtics were making it seem easy,especially when Garnett — who hadn’tmade a 3-pointer all season — steppedinto one from the left wing and connectedfor a 22-15 lead.Boston went scoreless for the next 6:17,and just about everything seemed tochange.Miami got within 22-21 after the first“I am absolutely delighted for Charl andSouth Africa. Congratulations and verywell done to him. That is how you finishlike a champion!” Player said on Twitter.In so many respects, this looked morelike 1986 when Jack Nicklaus charged onthe back nine to win a sixth green jacketover a Hall of Fame cast of contenders.There were twice as many possibilitiesat this Masters, though, from Woods andformer Masters champion Angel Cabrera,from Geoff Ogilvy and Luke Donald, fromK.J. Choi and Bo Van Pelt, who made twoeagles on the back nine.ROYALS 9, TIGERS 5DETROIT — Wilson Betemit went 4 for 4 withtwo doubles and Kansas City beat the mistakeproneDetroit Tigers.Luke Hochevar (1-1) pitched seven solidinnings and every Royals starter had a hit.Miguel Cabrera, Jhonny Peralta and Alex Avila allhomered for Detroit, but the Tigers made four errors.WHITE SOX 6, RAYS 1CHICAGO — Paul Konerko hit two home runsand Gavin Floyd pitched eight masterful inningsas Chicago beat the slumping Tampa Bay Rays.Konerko’s solo shots in the first and fifth gavehim three home runs this season. He has a 10-game hitting streak dating to last year and hasdriven in a run in all but one game for Chicagothis year.The loss dropped the Rays to 1-8, the worststart in franchise history, and manager Joe Maddonwas ejected for arguing a call at first base. TampaBay has scored 11 runs in its eight losses.Jeff Niemann (0-2) only made it 46 pitchesinto his second start of the season. He allowedfive runs, three earned, and five hits over 2 2 ⁄3innings.ATHLETICS 5, TWINS 3MINNEAPOLIS — Hideki Matsui homered tohelp the Athletics break out of a season-longoffensive slump and Brandon McCarthy pitchedinto the eighth inning in Oakland’s victory overMinnesota.McCarthy (1-0) allowed two runs and ninehits with five strikeouts in 7 1 ⁄3 innings and JoshWillingham also went deep for the A’s, who tooktwo of three in the Twins’ first home series of theseason. Brian Fuentes earned his third save.quarter, then took its first lead on Bosh’sfirst field goal on the opening possessionof the second.Tensions were already high, and emotionssoon boiled over.Jermaine O’Neal — who had just beeneasily scored on by James 27 seconds earlierin transition — tried to stop another driveby the two-time reigning MVP with a shouldercheck, making no play on the ball.A scrum quickly broke out under thebasket. O’Neal earned a flagrant-1, Jamesgot a technical for throwing the ball backat O’Neal, Wade and Pierce also got technicalsfor some pushing and jostling, anda small amount of debris flew from thestands onto the court.Bosh earned another technical 2 1 ⁄2 minuteslater for arguing he tied up a looseball with Rondo, only to have refereesaward Boston a timeout.NotebookContinued from page 1B“We don’t have a lot of playoffexperience and that was a playofftype atmosphere,” Leal said aboutthe first game against Mater Lakes.“We were just pushing, but I thinkwe’ll be alright We get them nextweek again and in the first round ofdistricts. So, we know what we aregoing to see and I like where we arestanding right now.”THE ASSOCIATED PRESSCHICAGO — Jimmy Howardmade 33 saves and the DetroitRed Wings kept defendingStanley Cup champion Chicagofrom clinching the final playoffberth in the Western Conferencewith a 4-3 victory over theBlackhawks on Sunday.Needing a single point to getin, Chicago still returned to thepostseason when Minnesotabeat Dallas, 5-3, on Sundaynight.Drew Miller, Danny Cleary,Tomas Holmstrom and PavelDatsyuk scored for the RedWings, who had already lockeddown the No. 3 playoff seed inthe West.Michael Frolik, BrentSeabrook and Duncan Keithhad goals for Chicago.DEVILS 3, BRUINS 2NEWARK, N.J. — Vladimir Zharkovand Alexander Urbom scored thirdperiodgoals and New Jersey toppedplayoff-bound Boston in what wasJacques Lemaire’s final game asDevils coach.The 66-year-old Lemaire saidbefore the regular-season finale thathe would disclose after the gamewhether he would return next season.Once it was over, he said he wouldn’tbe back in New Jersey.Patrik Elias also scored, and JohanHedberg made 24 saves for theDevils, who missed the postseasonfor the first time since 1996.NHL: ROUNDUPJOE MAHONEY/The Associated PressAvalanche right wing David Jones tries to flip the puck past Oilersgoalie Nikolai Khabibulin in overtimeon Sunday in Denver. Coloradowon, 4-3, on the final day of the regular season.Blackhawks lose,still make playoffsPanthersContinued from page 1BDeBoer’s team closed theseason Saturday with a 1-0 winover the Washington Capitals,ending a 10-game winlessstreak. Injuries and moves totrade away some of the franchise’sbetter players in an effortto build toward the future havedoomed Florida in the past twoseasons, but DeBoer believedprogress was being made.“No one is happy with theresults,” DeBoer said.The Panthers won only eightof 33 games following the All-Star break, around the timeTallon essentially decided tobecome a seller instead of abuyer. Florida made eighttrades in February alone, loadingup with draft picks andfuture prospects by shippingaway players such as MichaelFrolik, Cory Stillman, BryanRich Peverley and Chris Kellyscored for the Bruins, and TuukkaRask was outstanding in making 29saves. Boston will meet Montreal inthe opening round of the playoffs.AVALANCHE 4, OILERS 3DENVER — David Jones knockedin a rebound during a power play3:57 into overtime and Colorado finishedthe season on a winning noteby beating Edmonton.The game marked the farewell performanceof Avalanche captain AdamFoote, who announced Friday that hewas retiring after 19 seasons in theNHL, all but two with the Avalanche-Quebec Nordiques franchise.Trailing 3-2, Colorado pulled into atie at 19:30 of the third when MilanHejduk scored. In overtime, MattDuchene sent a shot that caromedaway from Khabibulin and to Jonesfor the winner.Colorado snapped a four-gamelosing streak, but still finished withthe fewest wins (30) since the teammoved to Denver from Quebec for the1995-96 season. Edmonton joinedthem outside of the playoffs, finishinglast in the NHL for the second consecutiveseason.PENGUINS 5, THRASHERS 2ATLANTA — Tyler Kennedy scoredthe first of Pittsburgh’s four secondperiodgoals, reserve goalie BrentJohnson won his fourth straight decision,and the Penguins closed theregular season with a victory overalready-eliminated Atlanta.Pascal Dupuis, Michael Rupp androokie Mark Letestu added goals togive the Penguins a 4-1 lead 18:14into the second. Kennedy’s 21st goalcame on a power play.Mike Comrie scored an empty-netgoal to make it 5-1, and Ben Lovejoyfinished with three assists.McCabe, Chris Higgins, DennisWideman and Radek Dvorak.All six of those players finishedthe season amongFlorida’s top 11 in scoring,despite being gone for the pastseveral weeks.DeBoer came to the Panthersin 2008 after 13 seasons ofleading teams in the OntarioHockey League, a top juniorlevel where his clubs won twothirdsof their games. And therewas promise in his first seasonwith Florida, when the teamput up 93 points, its highesttotal in nearly a decade.The last two seasons havegone the other way. Florida finishedwith 77 points last seasonand five fewer in 2010-11,finishing last in the SoutheastDivision both times and addingto the team’s historic slump:The Panthers haven’t prevailedin a playoff series since 1996and haven’t played a postseasongame since 2000.