Djokovic dominant at Key Biscayne

Tennis: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won his third Sony Ericsson Open title Sunday, holding every service game to beat Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Djokovic also won in 2007 and last year. Only six-time champion Andre Agassi won more men’s titles at Key Biscayne, Fla.

The lone break point Djokovic faced came in the fifth game, and he erased that. In the tiebreaker he lost only one service point, went ahead to stay when Murray double-faulted to make it 3-2, and closed out the victory when the Scotsman sailed his final forehand long.

Djokovic improved to 90-8 since the start of 2011. He has won five Grand Slam titles, including the past three in a row.

Now begins the clay season culminating with the French Open, the only major Djokovic has yet to win.

Boston Bruins clinch Northeast Division

NHL: Dennis Seidenberg and Patrice Bergeron scored second-period goals, and Tim Thomas made 33 saves for the Boston Bruins, who clinched the Northeast Division title with a 2-1 victory over the Rangers in New York.

Boston also prevented the Rangers from clinching the Atlantic Division and securing the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. New York needs only one point in its final three games to finish first.

Marian Gaborik scored his 40th goal of the season early in the first period, but the Rangers couldn’t muster much else against the defending Stanley Cup champions, who also locked up the No. 2 seed. Henrik Lundqvist made 19 saves for New York, which leads Pittsburgh by five points.

• Senators in playoffs with win over Islanders: Kyle Turris scored twice and had a pair of assists, Milan Michalek added his team-leading 35th goal and the Ottawa Senators clinched a playoff berth with a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders in Uniondale, N.Y.

The Senators (41-28-10) won their fourth straight game to move four points behind idle New Jersey (45-28-6) for sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Both teams have three games left before the regular season ends Saturday. The Senators, with 92 points, are four ahead of eighth-place Washington.

• Wild beat Blackhawks in shootout: Devin Setoguchi and Erik Christensen scored in a shootout to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Blackhawks 5-4 in Chicago for their third straight victory.

Setoguchi had a goal and two assists in regulation, then sealed the victory in the third round of the shootout with a quick shot that beat Ray Emery.

Thunder close gap with win over Bulls

NBA: Russell Westbrook scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 26 points and 10 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a dominating third quarter to beat visiting Chicago 92-78 and move within a game of the Bulls in the race for the NBA’s best record.

The Thunder (40-12) pulled away by outscoring Chicago 31-12 in the third quarter, allowing the Bulls to make only five of their 21 shots.

Oklahoma City clinched a playoff berth in the process, with the help of tiebreakers over the teams fighting for the Western Conference’s final spot in the postseason.

• Rondo, Celtics rout Heat: Rajon Rondo had a triple-double and the Boston Celtics handed Miami its biggest loss of the season, pulling away for a 91-72 win over the visiting Heat.

The Celtics outscored the Heat 31-12 in the third quarter, turning a 49-44 halftime lead into an 80-56 advantage. They stayed ahead by at least 19 the rest of the way.

Rondo finished with 16 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds, reaching the triple-double mark with 8 1/2 minutes to play. It was his fifth triple-double of the season.

• Bryant’s 40 fuels Lakers past Warriors: Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, Pau Gasol added 26 and the Lakers rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors 120-112 in Los Angeles.

Ramon Sessions added 23 points in his best game since being traded to the Lakers two weeks ago. Gasol and reserve Troy Murphy had 11 rebounds each after All-Star center Andrew Bynum sprained his left ankle in the first quarter.

• Aldridge leads Blazers over Timberwolves: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points in his return after missing one game with a sore left elbow, leading the Trail Blazers to a 119-106 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Portland.

Oregon native Kevin Love had 26 points and nine rebounds for the Timberwolves, who have lost eight of their last 10 games.

Yankees spoil show at Marlins Park

MLB: Derek Jeter and Nick Swisher each had two hits, Robinson Cano drove in two runs and the New York Yankees beat Miami 10-8 in the first exhibition between major league clubs at Marlins Park in Miami.

CC Sabathia tuned up for Friday’s opening day start at Tampa Bay, allowing four hits and three runs in four innings. Giancarlo Stanton had two hits and two RBIs and Gaby Sanchez homered for the Marlins, who host the Yankees again today in the final dress rehearsal for their new $515 million park before Wednesday’s season-opener against St. Louis.

• Jennings displays power in Rays’ win over Orioles: Desmond Jennings hit three home runs, including a grand slam, to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at an exhibition game in Sarasota, Fla.

Jennings connected twice off left-hander Wei-Yin Chen and added a solo shot off reliever Kevin Gregg in the seventh. He finished with six RBIs.

Before Sunday, Jennings had no homers and one RBI in 42 at-bats.

Morgan leads U.S. to draw with Japan

Soccer: Alex Morgan scored in the 72nd minute in Sendai, Japan, to give the United States women a 1-1 draw with Japan, the team that beat them in the final of the women’s World Cup last year.

Yukari Kinga beat keeper Hope Solo from close in to give Japan a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute.

The United States created opportunities on the right wing, but Japan’s superior speed was dangerous on the counterattack.

The exhibition tournament features three of the top four teams in the world. The U.S. is ranked No. 1 just ahead of Germany, while Japan is No. 3. The other team competing for the title, Brazil, is No. 4.

The U.S. plays Brazil on Tuesday. The final game – Brazil against Japan – is on Thursday.

Kelley takes giant slalom at nationals

Skiing: Robby Kelley closed out the U.S. championships with a win in the giant slalom as temperatures soared into the mid-60s in Winter Park, Colo.

The 21-year-old Kelley finished in a combined time of 2 minutes, 15.03 seconds to beat Espen Lysdahl and Leif Kristian Haugen, who are both from Norway. Defending champion Tommy Ford finished a distant 22nd, more than four seconds behind Kelley.

Boonen earns third Tour of Flanders win

Cycling: Tom Boonen has won the Tour of Flanders for the third time in his career, beating Filippo Pozzato and Alessandro Ballan in a three-way sprint in Oudenaarde, Belgium.

On the penultimate climb, the three broke away with 12 miles to go. In an open sprint to the line, Boonen held a bike-length margin over Pozzato for his first Tour of Flanders win since 2006.