GOLF

LEONARD OVERTAKES OGILVIE TO WIN HOPE CLASSIC

Justin Leonard shot a 5-under 67 yesterday to overtake the faltering Joe Ogilvie and win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Leonard finished the 90-hole tournament at 28-under 332, three shots in front of Ogilvie and Tim Clark of South Africa. Ogilvie, still winless in his six years on the tour, had a closing 73. Clark shot 69.

Leonard rolled in six birdie putts and had just one bogey in the final round at PGA West’s Palmer Course. He began the day three shots behind Ogilvie, who had been tied for the lead or alone at the top since the opening round of the five-day event.

Peter Lonard, in second place two shots behind Ogilvie to start the day, had putting problems and struggled to a 72, leaving him tied for fourth at 24 under with Loren Roberts, who had a 69. Defending champion Phil Mickelson shot himself out of contention when he hit into the water on no.13 and took a double bogey. His 71 left him tied for 12th at 21 under.

IRWIN WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT TURTLE BAY TITLE

Hale Irwin became the first player to win a men’s pro tour event five straight times yesterday, holding off Dana Quigley by five strokes in the Champions Tour’s Turtle Bay Championship.

The 59-year-old Irwin closed with a 5-under 67 for a record 16-under 200 total. With his sixth overall title in the event, Irwin pushed his tour-record victory total to 41. Irwin broke his own tournament mark of 11-under 205 set in 2001. He earned $225,000.

The three-time U.S. Open champion had shared the mark of four straight victories in an event with Tiger Woods, Gene Sarazen, Walter Hagen, and Tom Morris Jr.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NOTRE DAME UPSETS NO. 19 UCONN

Torin Francis scored 19 points and Notre Dame surprised no. 19 Connecticut with its strong inside play in a 78-74 victory yesterday in South Bend, Ind.

After shooting 50% for most of the game, UConn missed its final five shots, including a breakaway layup by Marcus Williams that would have tied the game at 76 with 15 seconds left. Instead, Williams fouled Chris Thomas on the rebound and he made two free throws to give the Irish the four-point lead.

UConn (12-5, 4-3 Big East) missed its final two 3-point attempts as time ran out, giving Notre Dame its first win over a ranked team since beating the ninth-ranked Huskies a year ago. Thomas had 11 of his 15 points in the second half for the Irish (13-5, 5-3), who had lost two straight.

SOCCER

PLAYER IMPLICATED IN WIDENING GAME-FIXING SCANDAL

The first soccer player was implicated in Germany’s widening game-fixing scandal yesterday, and prosecutors charged three men arrested in the case with fraud.

Michael Born, the business manager of third-division SC Paderborn, confirmed to the Associated Press his team had informed the federation that one of its players was involved with the Croatian betting group allegedly behind the fixing.

Club President Wilfried Finke told Sportbild magazine his player was given money for Paderborn’s 4-2 German Cup upset of Bundesliga team Hamburger SV in August. He did not identify the player.

The game was one of at least four reported to have been rigged. The investigation centers on referee Robert Hoyzer, who is accused of accepting bribes from the betting group. Hoyzer refereed the Paderborn-Hamburg game, which was decided on two disputed penalty kicks.

– Associated Press