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Sports Shorts: Sooners fall from football rankings
By The Associated Press
Monday, November 09, 2009 | No comments posted.
NEW YORK — Over the past decade, Oklahoma has rarely been out of the AP Top 25 and Stanford has rarely been in.
On Sunday, the Sooners and Cardinal sort of swapped places.
Oklahoma dropped out of the college football poll for the first time since 2005, and No. 25 Stanford moved into the rankings for the first time since 2001.
The first six spots were held by major college football’s six unbeaten teams, with Florida, Texas and Alabama making up the top three for the second consecutive week.
TCU moved up two spots to No. 4, bumping No. 5 Cincinnati and No. 6 Boise State back a spot.
The top six in the BCS standings were the same as the AP Top 25, except Alabama was second in the BCS standings and Texas was in third.
GOLF
Mickelson captures WGC title in China
SHANGHAI — Phil Mickelson won the HSBC Champions on Sunday by rallying against a familiar foe. Only it wasn’t Tiger Woods.
Mickelson made an 18-footer to save par on the 16th after whiffing on a flop shot, then holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th to close with a 3-under 69 and overcome a late charge by Ernie Els, who was in the lead until hitting into the water and making bogey on the final hole.
Woods was never a factor in the final World Golf Championship of the year, falling six shots behind on the front nine.
Mickelson finished at 17-under 271 and earned $1.2 million for his second WGC win of the year. It was the first time he won a tournament while playing in the final group with Woods. Mickelson won for the fourth time this year, tying a career best.
Song wins LPGA’s Mizuno Classic
SHIMA, Japan — South Korea’s Bo Bae Song won the Mizuno Classic for her first LPGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over Lorena Ochoa, Brittany Lang and Hee Young Park.
TENNIS
Italy tops Americans in Fed Cup final
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Italy clinched its second Fed Cup title in four years on Sunday after Flavia Pennetta beat U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2. Pennetta’s victory gave the experienced Italians an insurmountable 3-0 lead over a young United States team in the best-of-five series on an outdoor clay court at the Rocco Polimeni club.
Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone also scored straight-set singles victories Saturday.
The U.S. was without Serena and Venus Williams, who opted not to play after meeting in the season-ending WTA Tour championships final last weekend.
The U.S. has won a record 17 Fed Cups, but last won the title in 2000.
BULL RIDING
Lostroh, Mauney win big at World Finals
LAS VEGAS — Kody Lostroh won $1 million for his first Professional Bull Riders world championship Sunday, and JB Mauney took the last round to become the only rider ever to cover all eight bulls in the world finals.
Lostroh was 0.53 seconds away from also successfully riding all eight of his bulls, but was bucked off Voodoo Child in 7.47 seconds.
One rider earlier, Mauney scored 93.75 points on Black Pearl to secure his first finals aggregate title.
Lostroh clinched the season title with a third-place ride in the seventh round at Thomas & Mack Center.
On Sunday, the Sooners and Cardinal sort of swapped places.
Oklahoma dropped out of the college football poll for the first time since 2005, and No. 25 Stanford moved into the rankings for the first time since 2001.
The first six spots were held by major college football’s six unbeaten teams, with Florida, Texas and Alabama making up the top three for the second consecutive week.
TCU moved up two spots to No. 4, bumping No. 5 Cincinnati and No. 6 Boise State back a spot.
The top six in the BCS standings were the same as the AP Top 25, except Alabama was second in the BCS standings and Texas was in third.
GOLF
Mickelson captures WGC title in China
SHANGHAI — Phil Mickelson won the HSBC Champions on Sunday by rallying against a familiar foe. Only it wasn’t Tiger Woods.
Mickelson made an 18-footer to save par on the 16th after whiffing on a flop shot, then holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th to close with a 3-under 69 and overcome a late charge by Ernie Els, who was in the lead until hitting into the water and making bogey on the final hole.
Woods was never a factor in the final World Golf Championship of the year, falling six shots behind on the front nine.
Mickelson finished at 17-under 271 and earned $1.2 million for his second WGC win of the year. It was the first time he won a tournament while playing in the final group with Woods. Mickelson won for the fourth time this year, tying a career best.
Song wins LPGA’s Mizuno Classic
SHIMA, Japan — South Korea’s Bo Bae Song won the Mizuno Classic for her first LPGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over Lorena Ochoa, Brittany Lang and Hee Young Park.
TENNIS
Italy tops Americans in Fed Cup final
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Italy clinched its second Fed Cup title in four years on Sunday after Flavia Pennetta beat U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2. Pennetta’s victory gave the experienced Italians an insurmountable 3-0 lead over a young United States team in the best-of-five series on an outdoor clay court at the Rocco Polimeni club.
Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone also scored straight-set singles victories Saturday.
The U.S. was without Serena and Venus Williams, who opted not to play after meeting in the season-ending WTA Tour championships final last weekend.
The U.S. has won a record 17 Fed Cups, but last won the title in 2000.
BULL RIDING
Lostroh, Mauney win big at World Finals
LAS VEGAS — Kody Lostroh won $1 million for his first Professional Bull Riders world championship Sunday, and JB Mauney took the last round to become the only rider ever to cover all eight bulls in the world finals.
Lostroh was 0.53 seconds away from also successfully riding all eight of his bulls, but was bucked off Voodoo Child in 7.47 seconds.
One rider earlier, Mauney scored 93.75 points on Black Pearl to secure his first finals aggregate title.
Lostroh clinched the season title with a third-place ride in the seventh round at Thomas & Mack Center.
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