Off the wire

GOLF Recari rolls in Ohio

Spain’s Beatriz Recari outdueled Paula Creamer in a head-to-head battle to win the Marathon Classic on Sunday in Sylvania, Ohio, rolling in a 12-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole to take the lead for good on her way to her third LPGA Tour title. Recari and Creamer, who won the tournament then known as the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic five years ago, started the day tied for first, three shots ahead of their nearest pursuers. They traded the lead but were still even until Recari birdied the par-3 14th. The 26-year-old Recari closed with a 5-under-par 66 to finish at 17-under 267. She missed a 6-foot birdie putt on the 17th, but made a clutch 5-footer for par at the 18th. Creamer finished with a 67. Stacy Lewis (Arkansas Razorbacks) had her best round of the week Sunday with a 7-under 64 which put her in a tie for seventh at 9 under, earning her $31,543.

Woody Austin won the Sanderson Farms Classic in Madison, Miss., on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory since 2007, beating Cameron Beckman and Daniel Summerhays with an 8-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff. Austin, 49, is the eighth oldest winner in PGA Tour history and the oldest since Fred Funk won at 50 in 2007. Austin came into the final round two shots behind Summerhays and Nicholas Thompson, but made up ground with a 5-under 67 to finish at 20-under 268. Beckman and Summerhays both birdied No. 18 to match Austin, and Beckman missed a 5-foot putt that would have forced a second playoff hole. Austin was making his fourth PGA Tour start of the year. He has four career victories. Glen Day (Little Rock) shot a 65, finished the tournament at 13 under and won $36,667, while Scott Gardiner (Farmington) completed the final round at 11 under and won $14,790. Tag Ridings (Razorbacks) shot an even-par 72 , finished at 9 under and won $7,905.

Jamie Lovemark won the Midwest Classic on Sunday in Overland Park, Kan., for his second Web.com Tour title, holing a 15-foot par putt on the final hole for a 5-under 66 and a one-stroke victory. Lovemark, 25, finished at 18-under 266 at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate and earned $108,000 to jump from 76th to 14th on the money list with $149,983. He also won the tour’s 2010 Mexico Open and was the 2007 NCAA champion as a freshman at Southern California. Mark Anderson was second after a 65. Matt Davidson and third-round leader Chesson Hadley tied for third at 16 under. Davidson shot 66, and Hadley had a 70. Ron Whittaker (Little Rock) shot a 3-under 68 and finished in a tie for 69th place at 2 under for the tournament.

FOOTBALL Florida LB arrested again

Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison has been suspended for at least the first two games of the regular season after being arrested for the second time in five weeks. Morrison was arrested early Sunday for barking at a police dog and resisting arrest. Both charges are misdemeanors. Later Sunday, Gators Coach Will Muschamp announced that Morrison would be held out of the opener against Toledo on Aug. 31 and the road game the next week against Miami. Morrison played in 13 games, with three starts as a freshman, and is expected to have a bigger role this season. The sophomore from Bolingbrook, Ill., also was arrested June 16 for allegedly punching a bouncer. He received deferred prosecution on the simple battery charged, a deal in which he was ordered to stay out of trouble for six months. He was back in court Sunday, when a judge released him on his own recognizance. According to the Alachua County sheriff’s office, Morrison walked up to an open window on a police car and barked at a K-9 dog named Bear. The dog responded by barking back, prompting an officer to arrest Morrison for interfering with a police canine. According to the arresting officer, Morrison’s actions diverted the canine’s “attention from my investigation and towards him.” Officers said Morrison resisted attempts to handcuff him. Morrison told officers he made a “woof-woof” sound at Bear because the dog barked at him.

TENNIS Williams wins 53rd title Serena Williams won her53rd WTA title by beating Johanna Larsson 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the Swedish Open on Sunday. The 24-year-old Swede broke to lead 3-1 in the first set before Williams fought back to 3-3. Larsson advanced to 4-3 before caving in to the American’s strong serve and losing the next three games. Williams dominated the second set, breaking Larsson’s serve twice.

BASKETBALL

Ex-Auburn player drowns

Former Auburn basketball player Korvotney Barber has died of an apparent drowning, authorities said Sunday. A passerby found the 26-year-old’s body at 3:49 p.m. Sunday between Boardwalk Beach Resort Condominiums and Top of the Gulf condos, said Panama City Beach Cpl. Jason Gleason. He said police believe Barber drowned but his body has been released to the medical examiner to determine the exact cause of death. Barber, who is from Manchester, Ga., went missing Saturday about 7 p.m., Gleason said. Barber averaged 10.9 points and 7.2 rebounds during his four year Auburn career ending in 2008-2009. Only the second McDonald’s All-American signed by the Tigers, Barber was the only SEC player to average a double-double in league play as a senior.

MOTOR SPORTS

Johnson holds off Gaines

Defending Pro Stock champion Allen Johnson won the Mile-High NHRA Nationals for the fifth time Sunday, holding off Colorado native V. Gaines in the final round at Morrison, Colo. Making his seventh consecutive final-round appearance in the event, Johnson raced to his fourth victory of the year with a 6.989-second run at 196.87 mph in a Dodge Avenger. He has two consecutive victories at the Colorado track and four in the past five years. Spencer Massey won the Top Fuel division, Cruz Pedregon topped the Funny Car field, and Shawn Gann won in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Massey raced to his third victory of the season and 13th of his career, beating Bob Vandergriff in the final. Massey powered his dragster to a 3.974 at 309.27. Pedregon, who won for the first time in Denver since 1993, powered his Toyota Camry to 4.233 at 295.46 to edge Bob Tasca III.

MOTOR SPORTS Logano captures Nationwide race

Joey Logano held off Sam Hornish Jr. to win the NASCAR Nationwide race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., on Sunday. Logano, the lone Sprint Cup regular in the race, earned his second Nationwide victory of the year and the 20th for his career. He also won at Dover in June. Hornish held on for second, giving car owner Roger Penske the top two spots. Austin Dillon finished third, earning a $100,000 bonus.

Elliott Sadler had the lead on a restart with 24 laps remaining. But the defending race winner faded as Hornish moved in front on the track where he won an IndyCar race in 2002.Hornish looked in position to secure the victory when Logano roared into the lead and went on to the victory while the rest of the Sprint Cup drivers took the weekend off.

Sadler finished fourth, and was followed by Brian Vickers, Parker Kligerman and Trevor Bayne. Illinois native Justin Allgaier, Brad Sweet and Matt Crafton rounded out the top 10 in the first Nationwide stop of the year at Chicagoland.

The series returns in September on the same weekend that the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship begins at the track.

Sadler and Regan Smith did not see very much of each other one week after their collision at New Hampshire led to a midweek phone call to clear the air. Sadler confronted Smith right after the race, promising he would not win the series title, and then said he would race the No. 7 Chevrolet differently in the future.

There were no such problems at Chicagoland, with Sadler racing near the front and Smith struggling with the feel of his car all day long. Smith, who entered the race with a five-point lead over Hornish in the series standings, slid into the infield on Lap 129, resulting in caution No. 4. Smith finished 13th.