In brief: Czisny edges Kostner at Skate America
Figure Skating: American Alissa Czisny edged Italy’s Carolina Kostner by 0.13 points to win the women’s title at Skate America in Ontario, Calif., on Sunday even though the American fell on one of her seven triple jumps.
Czisny totaled 177.48 points in her first appearance at the event since 2005, when she finished second. She won the short program Saturday by nearly four points over Kostner.
Kostner, third last year, took the silver at 177.35.
Viktoria Helgesson of Sweden, fifth after the short, earned the bronze at 145.75.
Three-time world champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany rallied to win the pairs title with a solid free program.
Americans Caydee Denney and John Coughlin finished fourth in their first competition together, just 2.03 points out of a medal.
Hanzal helps lift Coyotes over Ducks
Hockey: Martin Hanzal scored his first two goals of the season, Boyd Gordon and Lauri Korpikoski added goals less than two minutes apart in the second period, and Phoenix beat Anaheim 5-4.
Korpikoski and defenseman Keith Yandle both had a goal and an assist, Taylor Pyatt had two assists, and Mike Smith made 29 saves for Phoenix.
• Coyotes, Canadiens make trade: The Phoenix Coyotes have traded center Petteri Nokelainen and minor league defenseman Garrett Stafford to the Montreal Canadiens for center Brock Trotter and a seventh-round pick in next year’s draft.
Tipsarevic, Cibulkova win Kremlin Cup titles
Tennis: Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic beat defending champion Viktor Troicki 6-4, 6-2 in the first all-Serb ATP final to win the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, and Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia rallied to beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 3-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5 for the women’s crown.
• Monfils a winner in Stockholm: Top-seeded Gael Monfils beat Jarkko Nieminen 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 in the Stockholm Open final.
• Azarenka wins Luxembourg Open: Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the Luxembourg Open, beating unheralded Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-2, 6-2.
Stun guns used on Grizzlies’ players
College Football: Police say officers used stun guns to subdue University of Montana quarterback Gerald Kemp and cornerback Trumaine Johnson Sunday morning after the team returned to Missoula, Mont., following a game at Northern Arizona.
Sgt. Collin Rose says Kemp and Johnson scuffled with police officers who responded to a noise complaint at about 2:40 a.m.
Both players bonded out of the Missoula County Jail on misdemeanor charges that include obstructing a peace officer and resisting arrest.
U.S. claims gold at Pan American games
Pan Am Games: With a revamped team filled with rookies at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, the United States beat Canada 11-1 in four innings to win the country’s sixth straight softball gold and eighth overall.
The gold was one of nine for the Americans on Day 9 of the Pan Americans Games, including two from water skier Regina Jaquess. In the medals tables, the U.S. leads with 57 gold and 156 overall.
Ligety opens World Cup GS with a win
Miscellany: Ted Ligety won the season-opening men’s giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, for his ninth World Cup victory.
The American, who is defending his third World Cup slalom title this season, upheld his lead from the first run to finish in an aggregate 2 minutes, 22.00 seconds.
Alexis Pinturault of France was second.
• Reutter takes gold in 1,500: American short-track speedskater Katherine Reutter won her second 1,500 meters World Cup gold in two days at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, while J.R. Celski earned bronze in the men’s 1,500 behind South Koreans Noh Jinkyu and Kwak Yoon-gy.
• Harvard wins at Head of Charles Regatta: Harvard won the men’s championship eights in the Head of the Charles Regatta in Cambridge, Mass.
Harvard held off the entry from the U.S. Rowing Center in Princeton, N.J., to win in 14 minutes, 17.68 seconds. The University of Washington finished third with a time of 14 minutes, 26.18 seconds.
Virginia won the women’s championship eights in 16:11.52.
• Armstrong fades during running leg of triathlon: Lance Armstrong faded from second to 23rd in the running leg of the XTERRA World Championship, with Austria’s Michael Weiss finishing strong to win the off-road triathlon in Kapalua, Hawaii.
Weiss completed the mile ocean swim, 18.3-mile mountain-bike ride and 6.1-mile trail run in 2 hours, 27 minutes.
• Durant has big night at charity game: Kevin Durant had 42 points, 26 rebounds and 11 assists for a triple-double in his charity basketball game in Oklahoma City, leading his team to a 176-171 victory in overtime.
Durant and a star-studded White team including LeBron James and Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to beat a Blue team that featured Carme- lo Anthony and Chris Paul.
• Italian rider killed in crash: Marco Simoncelli, a rising MotoGP star, died at the same Malaysian circuit where the Italian won the 250cc world title in 2008. He was 24.
Simoncelli lost control of his Honda at turn 11 four minutes into the Malaysian MotoGP. Simoncelli’s bike swerved across the track – and into the path of American Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi of Italy.
• Five runners killed in road accident: South Africa’s transport minister is calling for murder charges against an allegedly drunk driver accused of killing five runners who were training for a marathon.
A sixth runner preparing for next month’s Soweto Marathon was badly injured in Saturday’s accident in Johannesburg.
• Epstein thanks Boston with full-page ad: Departing Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has taken out a full-page ad in his hometown newspaper to thank Boston fans, the team’s owners, players and others.
Epstein’s ad in Sunday’s Boston Globe appears as a letter titled, “10 Years, Two Championships, Countless Memories, Infinite Thanks.”