COLLEGE BASKETBALL

VIRGINIA UPSETS NO. 10 ARIZONA

Highly touted freshman Sean Singletary had 15 points and made several big plays last night as Virginia beat no.10 Arizona 78-60.

The Cavaliers (2-0) looked like the more highly touted team against the Wildcats (2-1), who left after the game for New York and a Preseason NIT semifinals game against Michigan on Wednesday night.

Virginia led 34-22 at halftime and used several short runs to keep the Wildcats from rallying to any closer than nine in the second half.

Singletary was 6-for-11 from the field, had eight assists – many drawing ooohs and aaahs from the crowd – six steals and five rebounds. His layup with 4:55 left and dazzling feed to Gary Forbes for another 50 seconds later ended the Wildcats last push to get back in it.

GOLF

WOODS TAKES FIRST TITLE SINCE FEBRUARY

Tiger Woods won his first stroke play tournament in more than a year yesterday, capturing the Dunlop Phoenix by eight strokes after closing with a 3-under-par 67.This was Woods’ second title this year following the Match Play Championship in February. Woods, who overhauled his swing this year and lost his no. 1 ranking to Vijay Singh two months ago, had gone a career-high 20 stroke-play tournaments without a victory.

SORENSTAM WINS SEASON-ENDING TOURNAMENT

Annika Sorenstam outlasted Cristie Kerr in an intense duel yesterday at the season-ending ADT Championship, beating her with a bogey on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win for the eighth time this year. So ended another spectacular year for Sorenstam – eight victories, just over $2.5 million, and more evidence that she is the most dominant player in golf. It was her 56th career victory, moving Sorenstam past Betsy Rawls and into fifth place.

AMERICANS WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT UBS CUP

The Americans kept their record perfect in the UBS Cup yesterday, defeating the international team in the Ryder Cup-style match-play event 14-10 to win the cup for a fourth straight year. The victory in the $3 million event for golfers 40 and over also kept Arnold Palmer’s record perfect as a captain in international team golf – four UBS Cups, two Ryder Cups, and a President’s Cup.

CASEY LEADS ENGLAND TO VICTORY OVER SPAIN

Paul Casey’s near-perfect putting helped England and partner Luke Donald to an 8-under-par 64 Sunday, beating Spain by one stroke to win the team World Cup with a composite 31-under 257 at the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla.

– Associated Press