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Mike Weir lost a seven-shot lead, but then parred No. 18 in the rain to repeat as champion in the Nissan Open at Riviera country club in Los Angeles. It was the first time Weir, the reigning Masters Champion, won a tournament after leading after 54 holes. He had been 0-for-5. "If you'd have told me at the beginning of the week I'd be tied on the 17th hole, I'd be happy," Weir said.

'Wormburners' looking for you

The Wormburners Senior Golf League is now accepting new members. Golfers need only be 60 or older to join in the fun and make new friends. The league has 18 tee times between 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. on Tuesdays at Winton Woods Mill Course. The season will start April 14. Cost to join is $15, which includes an end-of-year luncheon.

MU hockey is geared for run at the NCAAs

The bad news is the Miami RedHawks have fallen to third in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings, behind Michigan and Michigan State.

The good news is the RedHawks are ranked in a three-way tie for seventh with Wisconsin and New Hampshire in the Pairwise Rankings, a system that helps determine the 16-team field for the NCAA Tournament.

Three of Miami's final four regular-season games are at home - Friday and Saturday vs. Western Michigan and March 5 vs. Ohio State (tied for 10th in the Pairwise Rankings with St. Cloud State). MU closes the regular season March 6 at OSU.

The first round of the CCHA playoffs matches the top six teams hosting the bottom six teams in a best-of-3 series March 12-14.

The winners of those series advance to Joe Louis Arena in Detroit for the CCHA Super Six.

The top two remaining seeds receive a bye out of the quarterfinal round and await their next opponent.

AHL DUCKS LOSE: Jamie Wright scored twice and J.J. Hunter had three assists to lead the Toronto Roadrunners over Cincinnati 4-1.

Cincinnati	0	0	1	-1
Toronto	1	2	1	-4

First period: 1. Tor, Wright 16 (Woywitka, Hunter), 10:18 (shg).

Second period: 2. Tor, McAlsan 9 (Hunter), 10:42. 3. Tor, Wright 17 (Winchester, Lynch), 16:37.

Third period: 4. Cin, Smith 3 (Aucoin, Bylsma), 1:05 (ppg). 5. Tor,

Winchester 7 (Hunter), 4:07.

Shots on goal: Cin 8-8-16=32; Tor 14-12-6=32. Power plays: Cin 1-for-6; Tor 0-for-5. Goalies: Cin, Bryzgalov (32 shots, 28 saves; record 20-17-5); Tor, Valiquette (32-31; 11-14-5). A: 3,849. Records: Cin 22-25-7-1; Tor 24-24-8-2.

ECHL CYCLONES LOSE: The Toledo Storm edged Cincinnati 4-3. Andrew Proskurnicki, Shawn Weiman and Jason Norrie scored for the Cyclones (21-33-3).

SUNDAY IN THE NHL: Patrik Elias scored two goals, and the New Jersey Devils held Calgary without a shot while killing off a five-minute penalty in a 3-1 win.

• Senators 6, Pens 3: Martin Havlat scored three goals during a four-point day, and Ottawa ran Pittsburgh's winless streak to a club record-tying 18 straight.

Ottawa gained first place in the NHL's overall standings with 81 points.

• Stars 4, Ducks 0: Jere Lehtinen and Pierre Turgeon scored power-play goals. Marty Turco recorded his 18th career shutout.

• Avs 3, Wild 1: Milan Hejduk netted his team-leading 27th goal, and Joe Sakic and Paul Kariya.

• 'Hawks 3, Blues 2, OT: Stephane Robidas scored with :19.5 left in OT.

Horse racing

TURFWAY PARK: The 33rd $500,000 Grade II Lane's End Stakes on March 20 has attracted 147 nominations.

Trainer Nick Zito nominated eight 3-year-olds, including Marylou Whitney's Birdstone, who won last year's Champagne Stakes.

Todd Pletcher nominated 25, including Ashado.

Local favorite Silver Minister is following the path set last year by trainer Greg Foley for Champali, third in the 2003 Lane's End.

Silver Minister has won the Turfway Prevue and the WEBN Stakes, preps for Saturday's $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial.

Lane's End nominees are automatically eligible to the Battaglia and March 20 Rushaway and Hansel.

Tennis

ABN AMRO: Sixth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt beat second-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-7 (1), 7-5, 6-4 in Rotterdam for his 21st career title.

DIAMOND GAMES: Kim Clijsters beat Silvia Farina Elia 6-3, 6-0 in Antwerp. The straight-set win clinched Clijsters' first tournament victory in her native Belgium and her 21st overall.

KROGER ST. JUDE: Joachim Johansson beat Nicolas Kiefer 7-6 (5), 6-3 in Memphis for his first ATP title.

Bowling

PBA TOUR: Steve Jaros beat Dave Traber 260-235 to win the event in Dallas. Jaros won his second title this year and fifth in his career.