In Brief

UNLV

Women's golfer Koelbaek
shares lead in Colorado event

UNLV's Therese Koelbaek fired a 3-under 69 Sunday to stand tied for first after the opening round of the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Wolcott, Colo.

Koelbaek, tied with Virginia's Brittany Altomare, helped the Rebels post a 6-over 294 total, good for fifth in the 18-team field. Tulane and Virginia were tied for first at 1-under 287.

The tournament runs through Tuesday.

Also: The UNLV men's golf team was 13th in a 15-team field after the first round of the Ping/GolfWeek Preview in Stillwater, Okla.

The Rebels struggled to a 33-over 321 total, 33 shots behind leader Oklahoma State (288). Kevin Penner paced UNLV with a 2-over 74, tied for eighth individually. Oklahoma State's Talor Gooch led after a 69.

The tournament runs through Tuesday.

The UNLV women's soccer team beat Weber State 1-0 to wrap up play in the Air Force Invitational at Air Force Academy, Colo.

Macy Jo Harrison headed in the game's lone goal, off a pass from Ashleigh Shoughro in the 22nd minute. Goalkeeper Kylie Wassell made it stand up for the Rebels (8-3), making two saves in the shutout.

The UNLV men's soccer team held 18th-ranked UC Irvine scoreless for 50 minutes, but the Rebels then gave up four goals in a 20-minute stretch of a 4-0 loss in the UNLV Rebel Classic at Johann Memorial Field.

The Anteaters scored the only goal they'd need in the 51st minute, when Amani Walker knocked in his own rebound.

UNLV (3-5) was outshot 19-6, including 9-3 in shots on goal.

Nives Pavlovic and Aleksandra Josifoska won the Flight One doubles title in the UNLV Women's Tennis Fall Invitational at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

Pavlovic and Josifoska beat Texas' Elizabeth Begley and Aerial Ellis, 8-4.

The Rebels filled both slots in three of the four singles finals and opted not to play those matches, making co-champions of Lucia Batta and Josifoska (Flight One), Anna Maskaljun and Adrien Hidvegi (Flight Three), and Ella Bourchier and Rumyana Terzieva (Flight Four).

MISCELLANEOUS

Cochran holds off Pernice Jr.
for Champions Tour victory

Russ Cochran won his second straight Champions Tour title, shooting 1-under 71 for a two-stroke victory over Tom Pernice Jr. at the SAS Championship in Cary. N.C.

The 51-year-old Cochran, a winner for the first time on the 50-and-over tour two weeks ago in South Korea, became the third wire-to-wire winner in tournament history, finishing at 14-under 202. Pernice, the 2009 winner, closed with a 68.

Also: England's John Parry captured his first European PGA Tour title, winning the Vivendi Cup by two strokes over Johan Edfors of Sweden after shooting 2-under 70 in Chambourcy, France.

The 23-year-old Parry finished at
17-under 271.

CONCACAF President Jack Warner praised David Beckham's role with the England bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, saying he adds a "lot of weight" to the chances of England staging the event for the second time.

The former England captain brought his star quality and David Beckham Academy to Trinidad and Tobago, coaching about 200 youngsters at Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya to fulfill a long-standing commitment to Warner.

Beckham's visit also was intended to secure crucial CONCACAF votes for England's bid to host its first World Cup since 1966. Warner holds one of the 24 votes on the FIFA executive committee, which will decide the hosts of the two tournaments in December.

"I've said before, if any country can host a World Cup tomorrow, England can," Warner said. "(Beckham) adds a lot of weight, and I think that this is a plus for (England)."

Christine Sinclair scored twice, Marta had a goal and two assists, and the FC Gold Pride defeated the Philadelphia Independence 4-0 to win the Women's Professional Soccer championship in Hayward, Calif.

Terry Newton, a former British international rugby league player who became the first athlete suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone, has died. He was 31.

Police said officers found Newton dead at a house in Orrell, England, after receiving a report of concern for his welfare. Police added that "there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding his death."

Newton was banned for two years in February after testing positive for human growth hormone.

Kelly Kulick will lead Team USA into the Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's championships when competition begins at 9 a.m. today at Strike Zone Bowling Center in Sunset Station.

Joining Kulick on the American team are Shannon O'Keefe, Shannon Pluhowsky, Stefanie Nation, Liz Johnson and Tennelle Milligan. The event runs through Friday with singles, doubles, trio, team and Masters competition.