In Brief

BOXING

Ward nets unanimous decision
vs. Froch to win Super Six title

Andre Ward staked his claim as the top 168-pound division fighter, using his speed and a combination of lefts to defeat Carl Froch by unanimous decision on Saturday in the Super Six super middleweight tournament final at Atlantic City.

Ward, the Olympic gold medalist from Oakland, Calif., retained his WBA championship and won the WBC super middleweight belt in the final bout of the unique tournament that stretched out over two years.

Ward (25-0, 13 KOs) dictated the pace from the opening round. Froch (28-2, 20 KOs), from England, did not get going until late, finally showing some overdue aggression in the 10th.

BASKETBALL

Celtics' Green out for season; will have surgery on aneurysm

Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will have surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm and will miss the entire NBA season, the team announced.

Green, 25, is scheduled for an operation on Monday at the Cleveland Clinic. Doctors have told him the operation "should completely repair Green's condition and that he can expect to resume his NBA career next season," the Celtics said in a news release.

If so, the timing of his training camp physical -- and the end of the NBA lockout -- might have saved Green's life and helped the Celtics avert a tragedy like the 1993 death of Reggie Lewis, who dropped dead on a practice court of a heart condition in the prime of his career.

Green, 25, averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds last season after joining the Celtics in a trade that sent Kendrick Perkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Also: Rodney Stuckey is returning to the Detroit Pistons, who announced that the restricted free agent signed a new contract. A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press it is worth $25 million over three years. Stuckey, a guard, averaged a team-high 15.5 points last season.

Brandon Ashley had 17 points, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals to help Findlay Prep's basketball team to an 86-43 win over Las Vegas High at South Point Arena.

Winston Shepard added 15 points, and Nigel Williams-Goss supplied 10 points for the Pilots (12-0), who held leads of 31-8 after one quarter and 56-21 at the half. A running clock was used from the midway point of the third quarter on.

Hasaan Henderson paced the Wildcats (4-2) with 14 points and six rebounds, and teammate Juwan Major had 10 points.

MISCELLANEOUS

U.S. teen Thompson claims another title, makes history

American teenager Lexi Thompson made history as the youngest winner on both the LPGA and Ladies European Tours.

The 16-year-old Thompson shot 5-under 67 to win the Dubai Ladies Masters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, becoming the youngest professional winner on that side of the Atlantic.

Thompson pulled away from Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa to win by four strokes with a 15-under 273 total. In September, she became the youngest winner of an LPGA tournament at the Navistar LPGA Classic in Alabama.

Also: Geoff Ogilvy took a two-stroke lead over Ian Poulter in the Australian Masters, shooting 8-under 63 for a 13-under 200 total in Melbourne, Australia.

The last-place Montreal Canadiens fired coach Jacques Martin and put assistant Randy Cunneyworth in charge for the rest of the season.

Montreal is at the bottom of the Northeast Division with a 13-12-7 record. However, they are just two points out of second place in a division led by Boston.

Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin was released from the hospital after university police said they responded to a report of fight in the team locker room between the starting QB and backup receiver Curtis Drake.

The school released a statement saying police were called after the team finished practice. McGloin was treated at Mount Nittany Medical Center.

McGloin's father, Paul, told the Patriot-News of Harrisburg and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that his son suffered a seizure and a possible concussion.

Rachael Kidder had 20 kills, and UCLA beat Illinois 25-23, 23-25, 26-24, 25-16 in the NCAA women's volleyball championship match at San Antonio.

Liaison beat Rousing Sermon by a neck in the $750,000 CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif. Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Liaison ran 1 1/16 miles on the synthetic Cushion Track in 1 minute, 42.88 seconds.