MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Victoria Azarenka
is the new women's No.1 tennis player after defeating Maria
Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 today to win the Australian
Open. Azarenka, playing in her first final in 25 Grand Slam
tournaments, was broken in the opening game of the match and
trailed 2-0 before taking advantage of 16 unforced errors by
Sharapova to win the first set in 46 minutes.
UNDATED (AP) - The Oakland Raiders formally announced the hiring
of their new head coach yesterday while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
were introducing theirs. The Raiders say Dennis Allen will be
formally introduced at a Monday news conference after accepting a
four-year pact to replace Hue Jackson as head coach. And
newly-installed Bucs coach Greg Schiano says he
relishes the challenge of trying to turn around the struggling
franchise after rebuilding the Rutgers program.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Hunter
Pence has agreed to a one-year, $10.4 million contract rather than
await an arbitrator's decision on his 2012 salary. Pence had asked
for $11.8 million in arbitration while the Phillies countered with
a $9 million offer. He hit .314 with 22 homers and a career-high 97
RBIs for Houston and the Phillies last season.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - College of Charleston men's basketball
coach Bobby Cremins has taken an indefinite leave of absence for a
medical condition that will keep him off the sidelines the rest of
the season. The school did not specify Cremins' conditions or put a
time frame on his return, although athletic director Joe Hull did
say Cremins' condition was not life threatening. Assistant coach
Mark Byington takes over a team that has dropped six of eight since
a 10-2 start.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Kyle Stanley is the leader heading into the
third round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Stanley is 14-under for
the tournament, one shot ahead of Brandt Snedeker and two in front
of San-Moon Bae and Martin Flores.
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