IN BRIEF

BOXING

Khan quickly KOs Salita to retain WBA crown

Amir Khan retained his WBA light welterweight title in stunning fashion Saturday in Newcastle, England, knocking down unbeaten challenger Dmitriy Salita three times before the fight was stopped after only 76 seconds.

Khan (22-1, 16 knockouts) put Salita on the canvas after barely 10 seconds at Metro Radio Arena. Khan then hurt him with a left, forcing another count, and followed up with a lightning-quick combination to send the New York-based fighter down on one knee.

Salita (31-1-1) got up but was unsteady on the ropes, and the referee stopped the bout to give Khan his first defense of a title he won by beating Andreas Kotelnik of Ukraine in July.

Also: Paul Williams earned a majority decision over Sergio Martinez in a 12-round middleweight bout in Atlantic City.

Judge Pierre Benoist scored the fight 119-110 in favor of Williams (38-1, 27 KOs), and Lynn Carter had it 115-113 for Williams. Julie Lederman scored it a 114-114 draw.

Martinez (44-2-2) is the junior middleweight titleholder.

Germany's Marco Huck (27-1) retained his WBO cruiserweight title with a narrow unanimous decision over Britain's Ola Afolabi (14-2-3) in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Two of the judges scored it 115-113, while the other had it 116-112 for Huck.

TENNIS

Spain finishes off Czechs to claim Davis Cup title

Spain won its second straight Davis Cup and showed that its tennis talent extends beyond Rafael Nadal.

Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco beat Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (7), 7-5, 6-2 on clay in Barcelona, Spain, to give the Spaniards an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the best-of-5 series. Spain captured its fourth title since 2000 and is the first repeat winner since Sweden 11 years ago.

Nadal, the four-time French Open champion, beat Berdych in helping Spain take a 2-0 lead after Friday's singles.

MISCELLANEOUS

Buckeyes basketball star breaks bones in back

Ohio State star Evan Turner will miss eight weeks after breaking bones in his back when he fell while dunking during a 111-60 home win against Eastern Michigan.

Initial X-rays indicated no serious injuries, but Buckeyes athletic trainer Vince O'Brien said later tests found transverse process fractures of the second and third lumbar vertebra of Turner's spine.

Turner came into the game averaging 20.6 points and 12.9 rebounds.

Also: Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird had surgery to repair a fractured bone in his right front leg and is expected to return to racing next year.

Summer Bird trainer Tim Ice said that as long as rehab goes well, the 3-year-old colt should make a full recovery.

Sidney Crosby did not play for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Saturday's 2-1 overtime home loss to the Chicago Blackhawks due to a sore groin.

Crosby has been on a tear of late, with seven goals and four assists in three games. Saturday's game was the first he's missed this season.

Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta, for the second straight day, giving her seven victories on the Lake Louise course since 2004. Vonn was timed in 1 minute, 50.06 seconds and was followed by Germany's Maria Riesch and Canada's Emily Brydon.

Bode Miller finished fourth behind winner Carlo Janka of Switzerland in a World Cup downhill in Beaver Creek, Colo. With the Olympics 21/2 months away, the 32-year-old American showed he's still capable of competing with the best.