In brief: Benson charged with boating while drunk

Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was charged with failing a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisting arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers.

Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest after the incident Saturday night on Lake Travis in Austin, Texas.

Benson was released from jail early Sunday on a $14,500 bond. The charges are class B misdemeanors, each punishable by up to six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.

Benson has had legal problems before.

He was sentenced to eight days in jail in 2003 for a misdemeanor trespassing charge. In 2002, misdemeanor drug and alcohol charges against him were dropped.

Benson rushed for more than 5,500 yards and 64 touchdowns at the University of Texas, going for 1,000 yards in four straight seasons.

The 25-year-old has done little since the Bears took him with the fourth pick of the 2005 draft.

“Washington Redskins second-round draft pick Fred Davis did not show up for minicamp practice, having overslept on just his third day in the NFL. Davis was the 48th overall pick out of Southern California in last weekend’s draft.

tennis

Nadal wins 4th straight

Rafael Nadal won his fourth straight Barcelona Open title with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 victory over second-seeded David Ferrer in the final.

Nadal’s 21st straight win at the tournament improved his record to 20-1 in clay court finals, including 4-0 at Barcelona. The second-ranked Spaniard, who has won 103 of his last 104 matches on clay, improved to 25-8 in finals overall.

“At Munich, Germany, Fernando Gonzalez captured his 10th career title and second of the year at the BMW Open by beating Simone Bolelli of Italy 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 6-3.

“At Fez, Morocco, Gisela Dulko of Argentina won her first title this season and third of her career by beating top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem.

“At Prague, Czech Republic, top-seeded Vera Zvonareva won her sixth career WTA title by beating third-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the Prague Open.

Miscellany

Bolt 2nd fastest in 100

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt ran the second fastest 100 meters ever, finishing in 9.76 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational at Kingston, Jamaica.

Bolt’s time at the National Stadium on Saturday was 0.02 seconds off Asafa Powell’s world record.

Darvis Patton of the United States was second in 10.08 seconds, and Daniel Bailey of Antigua was third in 10.12.

Powell set his record in a heat for the 100 at the Rieti Grand Prix in Italy in September.

“At Evans, Ga., Kenyon Hill of Norman, Okla., won his third career BASS title, finishing with a four-day total of 68 pounds on Clarks Hill Lake to hold to earn the $100,000 top prize.

In addition to the prize money, Hill jumped to sixth place in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings.

“At Halifax, Nova Scotia, Phil Kessel had a hat trick and the United States scored three power-play goals in a 5-1 win over Slovenia in a preliminary round game of the hockey world championships.

The Boston Bruins forward scored twice with the man advantage in the second, then added his third of the game on an even-strength tally 9 minutes into the third.

“In Madrid, Spain, CSKA Moscow won its sixth Euroleague basketball championship Sunday, as MVP Trajan Langdon, formerly of the Cleveland Cavalilers, scored 21 points in a 91-77 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv.

“In New York, Alan Seiden, a starting guard on St. John’s 1959 NIT championship team who was selected as one of the school’s greatest players, has died. He was 71.