In Brief

GOLF

Pettersson's birdie binge nets
lead in PGA Tour's RBC Heritage

Carl Pettersson had a run of five straight birdies on the front nine and finished with a birdie on the 18th hole for a 5-under-par 66 and a one-stroke lead over Colt Knost after the third round of the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage on Saturday in Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Pettersson held a three-stroke lead through 10 holes, yet was tied with Knost after the 15th. Pettersson moved in front with the round's final putt, an 8-foot birdie for a 12-under 201 total.

Knost's roller coaster of a round included an eagle on No. 2 and several missed fairways on the tight holes of Harbour Town Golf Links. Still, he kept close enough with a 69. He'll be paired with Pettersson again today in the chase for his first PGA Tour win.

Zach Johnson, the 2007 Masters winner, shot 66 to move into third at 205. Two-time RBC Heritage champion Boo Weekley shot 70 and was in fourth at 206. Defending champion Brandt Snedeker (69), Las Vegas resident Kevin Na (70) and Robert Garrigus (70) were next at 207.

World No. 1 Luke Donald failed to make a move toward keeping the top spot, his par 71 leaving him at 2 over and tied for 52nd. Donald needs to finish eighth or better to fend off No. 2 Rory McIlroy, who like Masters champion Bubba Watson and most other top golfers was taking the week off.

Also: South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen shot 3-under 69 to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Oosthuizen, coming off a playoff loss to Bubba Watson in the Masters last weekend, played the final eight holes of the rain-delayed third round in par for a 13-under 203 total.

Scotland's Stephen Gallacher also shot 69 and was at 204.

Michael Allen shot 4-under 67 to take a five-stroke lead after the second round of the Champions Tour's Encompass Insurance Pro-Am in Lutz, Fla.

Allen made a 40-foot eagle putt on the par-5 12th and finished with a birdie on the par-4 18th to reach 9-under 133. Bernhard Langer (71), Sandy Lyle (69), Corey Pavin (71) and Olin Browne (66) were tied for second at 138.

LOCAL COLLEGES

UNLV baseball splits pair
against Nebraska-Omaha

Brandon Bayardi had a big offensive day, going 5-for-7 with six RBIs to help the UNLV baseball team split a doubleheader with Nebraska-Omaha at Wilson Stadium. The Rebels (16-19) rolled in the opener 11-2, then lost 8-6.

In the first game, Bayardi and Mark Shannon each had three hits and four RBIs. Starter Erick Fedde pitched seven shutout innings, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out seven.

Bayardi had a two-run homer in the Game 2 loss.

Also: The UNLV women's tennis team beat San Diego State 5-1 in its regular-season finale at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

UNLV (15-8, 5-2 Mountain West Conference) took five of six singles matches, after the doubles matches were canceled because of rain. Lucia Batta capped a 7-0 conference season with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win at No. 1 over Julia Wais.

The UNLV men's tennis team was swept 7-0 at San Diego State. The Aztecs won all three doubles matches for the first point, then took all six singles matches, with the Rebels (7-14, 1-3 MWC) winning just one set.

The UNLV softball team rallied for three runs with two outs in the seventh inning before losing to host Boise State, 7-5. Paige Emerson had a two-run homer in the seventh for the Rebels (19-20, 0-2 MWC), and Tayler Aleman had a two-run shot in the fourth inning.

The College of Southern Nevada baseball team split its doubleheader with College of Southern Idaho, winning the opener 4-3 and losing the second game 10-6 at Morse Stadium.

Sean McCracken snapped a 3-3 tie for CSN (28-16, 15-13 Scenic West Athletic Conference) with a homer in the bottom of the sixth inning in the opener. In Game 2, Southern Idaho scored in all seven innings.

The CSN softball team lost to Salt Lake Community College 8-5 and 4-1 in a doubleheader at the Russell Road Recreation Complex.

In the opener, the Coyotes (17-31, 12-24 SWAC) trailed 6-0 before rallying with two runs in the sixth inning and three in the seventh, but Salt Lake held on. Alicia Firelein was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double for CSN.

MOTOR SPORTS

Briscoe nabs IndyCar pole, loses
it due to Chevy engine decision

Ryan Briscoe won the pole for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, but he won't start anywhere near the front of today's IndyCar race in Long Beach, Calif.

Briscoe drives a Chevrolet, and the manufacturer decided this past week to pull the engines from all 11 of its teams over concerns they wouldn't last through the race.

Changing the engines meant all Chevrolet drivers will be penalized 10 starting spots on the grid.

So defending series champion Dario Franchitti will start first. He was fourth in Saturday's qualifying session, but the Honda driver will jump to the front at the start of the race.

Also: Robert Hight topped Funny Car qualifying at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals with a run of 4.074 seconds at 317.19 mph in the third round of qualifying at Concord, N.C.

Steve Torrence (Top Fuel) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) led their divisions.

MISCELLANEOUS

Gaels' Muhammad keys West
to win in Jordan Brand Classic

Bishop Gorman senior Shabazz Muhammad capped his illustrious high school career with flair, scoring 18 points to earn his team's Most Valuable Player award as the West rallied past the East 99-95 in the Jordan Brand Classic in Charlotte, N.C.

Muhammad, a UCLA signee, hit two free throws with 1.9 seconds left for the West, which trailed 50-45 at halftime. The 6-foot-6-inch wing added four rebounds and threw down four dunks, including a highlight-reel jam that gave the West a 90-79 lead with 5:02 left.

Findlay Prep's Anthony Bennett, considering offers from Florida, Kentucky, Oregon, Washington and UNLV, had five points and two rebounds for the West. Pilots teammate Brandon Ashley, an Arizona signee, scored two points.

Also: John Isner defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-3 to advance to the final of the U.S. Clay Court Championship in Houston.

The big-serving Isner became the top-ranked American, moving to No. 9 in the world. He leapfrogged previous No. 9 Mardy Fish, who lost in the second round Thursday.

Isner will play Juan Monaco, who beat qualifier Michael Russell, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.

Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki, playing at home in Copenhagen, Denmark, beat Petra Martic 6-3, 6-2 to reach the e-Boks Open final. Germany's Angelique Kerber won the other semifinal, beating third-seeded Jelena Jankovic, 6-2, 6-1.

Caroline Ouellette scored 1:50 into overtime, lifting Canada to a 5-4 win over the United States in the gold-medal game of the Women's World Hockey Championship in Burlington, Vt.

Canada won the gold medal for the 10th time and stopped a streak of three U.S. titles.

Emile "Butch" Bouchard, a longtime Montreal Canadiens captain and four-time Stanley Cup winner, died at age 92. His death was confirmed by his son, Pierre, and his friend and sports analyst Ron Fournier.