Germany wins most medals at Turin
TURIN, Italy, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Germany won five medals Saturday to clinch the No. 1 overall medal total for the fourth time in five Olympics.
With golds on Saturday in the men's 15-kilometer biathlon and four-man bobsled, the Germans have 11 gold medals -- two more than the United States and Austria -- and 29 medals overall, four more than the second-place Americans.
Austria concluded its best Winter Games with a sweep of the men's slalom. Benjamin Raich led the way while Americans Bode Miller and Ted Ligety missed a gate in the first run. The United States won only two alpine medals in 10 events.
Claudia Pechstein of Germany could have become the first Winter Olympics athlete to win the same individual event in four straight Games, but she finished second to Canada's Clara Hughes by 1.01 seconds in the 5,000-meter speed skating race. Cindy Klassen finished third and thus won a medal in all five speed skating events.
South Korean Hyun-Soo Ahn won his two previous individual matchups with American Apolo Anton Ohno at these Olympics. But Ohno got the last laugh by winning the 500-meter sprint.
Love, Ogilvy to play for Match Play title
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- American Davis Love III and Australian Geoff Ogilvy will meet Sunday in the finals of the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship.
Love beat Zach Johnson, 4 & 2, and Ogilvy bested U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman, 4 & 3, in Saturday's semifinals.
Love reached the semifinals with a 1-up quarterfinal win over Irishman Padraig Harrington by holing out for eagle on the last hole.
Johnson moved into the semis as he defeated the last remaining No. 1 seed, Retief Goosen, by a 3 & 2 margin.
Ogilvy out-dueled Englishman David Howell 1-up in 19 holes to move into the semifinal round. Lehman outlasted fellow American Chad Campbell 1-up in 21 holes.
Love and Ogilvy will play a 36-hole final match, while Johnson and Lehman will meet in an 18-hole consolation match.
Waldorf leads Chrysler Classic by two
TUCSON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Duffy Waldorf posted a 7-under 65 Saturday for a 54-hole total of 19-under 197 to lead the Chrysler Classic of Tucson by two shots after three rounds.
Bubba Watson also had a 65 to jump into second place at 17-under 199. First-round leader Mark Wilson shot a 67 and is alone in third place at minus-16.
Heath Slocum also shot 65 and stands at 15-under-par 201 -- and Gabriel Hjertstedt and John Cook both shot 65 to climb to 14-under 202, and a share of fifth place with David Branshaw (66) and Jerry Kelly (68).
Lyle two ahead at New Zealand PGA
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Jarrod Lyle shot a 3-under 69 Saturday to take a two-stroke lead through three rounds of the ING New Zealand PGA Championship.
Lyle was at 10-under 206 and with Brett Rumford second at 208. Rumford, who shared the second-round lead with Lyle, had a 1-under 71 in the third round.
Kevin Stadler, who won the Johnnie Walker Classic on the European Tour two weeks ago, posted a 70 and was tied for third at 210 with Paul Marantz, who shot a 68.
Conditions were difficult Saturday as wind gusted up to 20 mph.
Three-way tie at senior Outback Pro-Am
LUTZ, Fla., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Mark James shot a 6-under 65 Saturday to climb into a share of the lead after two rounds of the seniors Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am.
James moved to 7-under 135 for a 36-hole tie with defending champion Hale Irwin (66) and Mark McNulty (70).
Jerry Pate is one stroke behind the leaders at 136 after his second straight round of 68. Bruce Fleisher (67) moved into a tie for fifth at 137 with Larry Nelson, who posted a 69 Saturday.
Loren Roberts, who has won the first three events of the Champions Tour season, shot 69 for the second straight day and is tied at 138 with Scott Simpson (68), Des Smyth (70), Bobby Wadkins (70) and Gary McCord (71).
Haas seeks second straight title
MEMPHIS, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Tommy Haas will be in his second straight title match Sunday after a victory in Saturday's semifinals of the Regions Morgan Keegan championships.
Haas won, 6-3, 6-1, over Frenchman Julien Benneteau, who was coming off a three-set tiebreaker upset of top-seeded American Andy Roddick.
Benneteau failed to earn a single break in the 54-minute match.
Haas, who won in Delray Beach earlier this month and won this event in 1999, will meet Robin Soderling of Sweden in the final.
Soderling, who was a 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), winner over Belgian Kristof Vliegen, improved his indoor semifinal record to a perfect 5-0.
Haas is going after his ninth career title, while Soderling is going for his third championship. The two have met on the court once before, with Haas winning in three sets at the Tennis Masters Series in Cincinnati in 2004.
Stepanek advances to Rotterdam final
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Radek Stepanek beat world No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, in Saturday's semifinals at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.
"I turned the match in the second set and even when I was 3-1 down in the third I felt in control," Stepanek said.
In Sunday's championship, Stepanek faces Christophe Rochus, who beat Jarkko Nieminen, 6-4, 6-3, in the other semifinal.
"It's going to be a tough final, but I am prepared for it," Stepanek added.
Both Stepanek, the tournament's sixth-seed, and Rochus will be after their first ATP singles title. The winner pockets $175,000.
The 27-year-old Stepanek has lost three previous finals. Rochus lost his only final appearance at Valencia in 2003.
Pennetta, Dominguez Lino in Bogota final
BOGOTA, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Defending champion Flavia Pennetta and Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino both won Saturday to advance to the final at the Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar.
Pennetta, of Italy, defeated Spanish veteran Maria Sanchez Lorenzo, 6-1, 6-4, while Dominguez Lino posted a 6-1, 6-3, victory over Slovak Ludmila Cervanova.
Pennetta has won nine straight matches in this tournament, including a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, decision over Dominguez Lino in last year's final.
Dominguez Lino, who is 8-1 in Bogota over the past two years, is seeking her first career championship in a WTA event. Pennetta has three career titles and reached the final at Gold Coast last month.
