Nick Watney capped an amazing weekend at Aronimink by winning the AT&T National golf tournament on Sunday in Newtown Square, Pa., moving him to No. 10 in the world and atop the PGA Tour money list for the first time.
Watney followed his 8-under 62 on Saturday with a 66 on a steamy afternoon in the Philadelphia suburbs, making three big par saves and three birdies on the front nine to seize control, then holding off a late charge by K.J. Choi (67) for a two-shot victory.
And to think that with only 27 holes left, Watney was trying to keep from getting left behind. Ten birdies, an eagle and no bogeys later, he was posing with the silver Liberty Bell trophy. He finished on 13-under 267, tying the tournament record by Tiger Woods in 2009 when it was played at Congressional, where the event will return next year.
Charles Howell III played bogey-free in the final round for a 6-under 66 to tie for third with Adam Scott (68) and Jeff Overton (67). That made Scott eligible for the British Open in two weeks.
Third-round co-leader Rickie Fowler double bogeyed No. 2 and closed with a 74 to tie for 13th. Montreal Championship: At Blainville, Quebec, John Cook won his third Champions Tour title of the year, closing with a 6-under 66 for a tournament-record 21-under 195 total.
Scheyer joins Israeli team: Former Duke basketball star Jon Scheyer, 23, joined Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv on Sunday, saying his college experience prepared him well for coping with high expectations.
Because he is Jewish, the 6-foot-5 guard is eligible to become an Israeli and not count against a league cap on foreign players. He is expected to take a leading role for the defending Israeli champion, which lost the title game of this year's European championship to Greece's Panathinaikos.
"They had a great season last year, and I want to build off that this year," Scheyer said Sunday. Scheyer was mobbed by fans at the airport Saturday, and he was officially introduced a day later.
Scheyer led Duke to a national championship in his senior year in 2010. Passed over in the NBA draft, he then sustained a freak eye injury while with the Miami Heat's summer league team.
Cash, Bird lift Mystics: Swin Cash scored 19 points and Sue Bird added 17 as the Seattle Storm won in Washington for the first time since 2006, topping the Mystics 73-63 Sunday.
The Storm has won two of three without All-Star center Lauren Jackson, the WNBA MVP who had left hip surgery. The Mystics played without leading scorer Crystal Langhorne (back pain) and scored a season-low 26 points in the first half.
Dynamo ties Rapids in MLS: Goalkeeper Tally Hall stopped seven shots and made two big saves in the final 10 minutes to preserve the Houston Dynamo's 0-0 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Sunday night at Commerce City, Colo. Colorado played the game without leading scorer Conor Casey, who served a red card suspension.
Phelps wins 100 fly in Canada: Michael Phelps led from wire to wire on Sunday, handily winning the 100-meter butterfly in 51.32 seconds at the Canada Cup in Montreal. Phelps won his only other event at the Olympic Pool, the 200-meter freestyle, on Saturday.
The three-day meet was billed as a tuneup for the World Aquatic Championships beginning July 16 in Shanghai, which itself is a test leading into the 2012 Olympics in London.
NHL: The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Matthew Lombardi, 29, and Cody Franson from the Nashville Predators on Sunday. In return, Toronto sent the Predators defenseman Brett Lebda and forward Robert Slaney. The deal also includes a conditional fourth-round pick.
Triathlon: At Klagenfurt, Austria, Marino Vanhoenacker, 34, won the Ironman Austria triathlon in a world-record time Sunday, beating the 14-year-old previous best mark by nearly 41/2 minutes and winning the race for the sixth straight year.
He finished the race in 7 hours, 45 minutes, 58 seconds to break the record set by fellow Belgian Luc Van Lierde in Roth, Germany, in 1997. Mary Beth Ellis of the United States won the women's race in a course record of 8:43:34 - the best time ever by a woman making her Ironman debut.