IN BRIEF

TENNIS

Nadal tops Djokovic for Monte Carlo title

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal overcame an upset bid by Novak Djokovic on Sunday in Monaco, beating the third-ranked Serbian 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 for his fifth straight Monte Carlo Masters title after losing a set here for the first time since the 2006 final against Roger Federer.

Nadal is favored to collect a fifth straight French Open title, but the way Djokovic swept Nadal aside in the second set and the way No. 4 Andy Murray rallied from 5-2 down to force a tiebreak in Saturday's semifinal offers his rivals a glimmer of hope.

Also: Sabine Lisicki of Germany beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4 to win the Family Circle Cup in Charleston S.C., Lisicki's first tour title.

The 19-year-old Lisicki, who is ranked No. 63 and bounced Venus Williams earlier in the tournament, pulled the upset against 12th-ranked and fifth-seeded Wozniacki. The 18-year-old was seeking her second straight title, after winning last week in Florida.

GOLF

Gay fires 64, coasts to Hilton Head victory

Brian Gay broke the Verizon Heritage scoring mark, winning by a record 10 strokes at Hilton Head Island, S.C., to earn his second PGA Tour title.

Gay shot 64 for a 20-under 264 total, one stroke better than Loren Roberts' winning score at Harbour Town Golf Links in 1996.

His margin over Luke Donald (66) and Briny Baird (68) surpassed the previous best of seven strokes set by Davis Love III in 1998.

Also: Nick Price overcame three double bogeys in an up-and-down final-round 71 in Lutz, Fla., winning the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am for his first Champions Tour title.

Price finished at 9-under 204 for a two-shot victory over Larry Nelson.

MISCELLANEOUS

UNLV men's tennis edges San Diego State

The UNLV men's tennis team beat No. 42 San Diego State 4-3 at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Aztecs (13-11, 1-3 Mountain West Conference) took two of three matches to win the doubles point, but the Rebels (13-11, 2-4) won four of six singles matches. Elliot Wronski (No. 1), Mehdi Bouras (No. 2), Luca Barlocchi (No. 4) and Attila Toth (No. 5) posted singles wins for UNLV.

Also: The UNLV baseball team drubbed Northern Colorado 14-4 at Wilson Stadium for its fifth straight win.

J.J. Sferra extended his hitting streak to 27 games for the Rebels (20-18).

Felix "Doc" Blanchard, the 1945 Heisman Trophy winner and Army's Mr. Inside in one of college football's most famous backfields, died of pneumonia at home in Bulverde, Texas. He was 84.

The bruising Blanchard and Glenn Davis, aka Mr. Outside, helped Army win consecutive national titles in 1944 and 1945.

Jockey Garrett Gomez is placing his Kentucky Derby bet on Pioneerof the Nile.

Gomez said he'll ride trainer Bob Baffert's 3-year-old star in the May 2 Derby.

Gomez chose Pioneerof the Nile over Dunkirk, citing his four-race winning streak with the colt that included a victory in the Santa Anita Derby.

Trainer Jeff Mullins was suspended for seven days and fined $2,500 by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board for giving one of his horses medication before an April 4 race at Aqueduct.

The suspension begins May 3, the day after the Mullins-trained I Want Revenge runs in the Kentucky Derby.

Filipino Nonito Donaire retained his IBF flyweight title, stopping American challenger Raul Martinez in the fourth round in Manila, Philippines.