National briefs: Mark Wilson ahead at Phoenix Open; Former KU golfer Gary Woodland not far back

Scottsdale, Ariz. — Mark Wilson had a two-stroke lead in the Phoenix Open when play was suspended Sunday because of darkness. The tournament will conclude today.

Wearing a yellow visor and green shirt in support of his beloved Packers, the Wisconsin player broke a tie with Tommy Gainey with a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-3 12th. Gainey three-putted for a bogey on the hole.

Wilson and Gainey were facing 20-foot birdie putts on the par-5 13th when they decided it was too dark to finish the hole.

Wilson was 18 under. Gainey was tied for second with Vijay Singh and Jason Dufner. Singh shot a 66, while Dufner had four holes left.

Former Kansas University golfer Gary Woodland sat four strokes back at 14 under. He was on the 16th hole when play was suspended.

Golf

Bjorn wins Qatar Masters

Doha, Qatar — Thomas Bjorn of Denmark won the Qatar Masters on Sunday, shooting a bogey-free 3-under 69 to beat Alvaro Quiros of Spain by four shots.

Bjorn led overnight and finished at 14-under 279 to earn his first win since the Estoril Open in Portugal last year.

The Dane had three birdies in the final round, including one on No. 18 to capture his 11th European Tour title.

Tseng defends Australian crown

Melbourne, Australia — Taiwan’s Yani Tseng successfully defended her Women’s Australian Open title, shooting a final-round 2-under 71 Sunday to win by seven strokes.

Tseng finished with a four-round total of 16-under-par 276 on the par-73 Commonwealth Golf Club course.

NBA

Daniels fully functional

Boston — Boston Celtics guard Marquis Daniels bruised his spinal cord in a collision Sunday against Orlando and is expected to be sidelined at least a month.

“He’s full function now. He’s fine,” said Danny Ainge, Boston’s president of basketball operations. “We’re going to keep him (in the hospital) overnight just to go through some tests, but he’s fine.”

Asked how long Daniels would be out, Ainge said, “A month, two months. It’ll be a month, anyway.”

Daniels was hurt Sunday after he collided with Gilbert Arenas on a drive to the basket. Daniels fell to the court and lay motionless for a few minutes with his head facing down while surrounded by coaches and teammates.

Haslem to take boot off Tuesday

Miami — Heat forward Udonis Haslem says the walking boot protecting his surgically repaired left foot should be gone Tuesday, after which he can begin rehabilitation.

Haslem has not played since Nov. 20. He had surgery to repair a ruptured ligament, was in a cast for several weeks, then the walking boot.

NFL

Source: Jets likely to tag Harris

Dallas — Playmaking linebacker David Harris likely will have the franchise tag placed on him by the New York Jets, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press.

Harris, voted the team MVP this season by his teammates, is due to become a free agent, but the Jets are leaning toward using the tag, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because the team had not announced the move.

Harris had 99 tackles and three sacks in his fourth season.

College Football

Team Texas defeats Team Nation

San Antonio — Linebacker Eddie Jones tackled Damien Berry at the one-yard line on fourth down with 55 seconds to go, helping Team Texas hold on for a 13-7 victory over Team Nation in the NFLPA All-Star game Saturday.

The game featured players eligible for the NFL Draft in April.

Jones, who played college ball at Texas, ran in from the left side of the line to stop Berry, the Miami running back who scored on a 72-yard run earlier in the game.

Tennis

Belgium beats U.S. in Fed Cup

Antwerp, Belgium — Australian Open winner Kim Clijsters came from behind to beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-7 (10), 6-2, 6-1 Sunday and lead Belgium to a 4-1 victory over the United States and a place in the semifinals of the Fed Cup World Group.

MLB

Former pitcher Fryman dies

Ewing, Ky. — Woodie Fryman, who pitched 18 seasons in the major leagues and was inducted into the Montreal Expos’ Hall of Fame in 1995, has died. He was 70.

Fryman won 141 games from 1966-83 with the Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs.