Dixon gets Phoenix Indy win

Scott Dixon dominated after taking the lead on a midrace caution and crossed the checkers under another yellow f lag to win IndyCar’s f irst race at Phoenix International Raceway in 11 years.

Dixon started ninth and took advantage of tire trouble for Team Penske’s top two drivers to move within range of the lead on the fast mile oval. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver moved past Tony Kanaan out of the pits and led the f inal 155 laps of IndyCar’s first oval race of the season.

The win was Dixon’s 39th of his career, tying him with Al Unser for fourth on IndyCar’s all- time list.

Simon Pagenaud finished second and Will Power was third after missing the season opener in St. Petersburg with an ear infection. Kanaan f inished fourth and Graham Rahal was fifth.

Kyle Busch held off John Hunter Nemechek in a two- lap overtime restart and won the NASCAR trucks race at Martinsville ( Va.) Speedway, his first victory in 31 starts on the 0.526- mile oval.

Formula One’s much- criticized new qualifying format will be reviewed again Sunday, and motor sport chief Jean Todt says he’s optimistic about getting the unanimous agreement needed for changes.

Under the new system, first used in the seasonopener in Australia and again at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday, the slowest driver is eliminated on a rolling basis. In an embarrassment for the series, it produced an anticlimax in Melbourne as drivers accepted elimination rather than use up tires trying to better their times.

Lewis Hamilton produced what he called a “sexy, sexy lap” to take the pole position away from his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, with a margin of just under eight- hundredths of a second.

Victoria Azarenka completed a rare Indian Wells- Key Biscayne double by beating Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6- 3, 6- 2, to win the Miami Open.

Azarenka, a two- time Grand Slam champion mounting a comeback from injuries, defeated Serena Williams in the Indian Wells final two weeks ago. She’s only the third woman to win both tournaments in the same year, and the first since Kim Clijsters in 2005. Steffi Graf did it in 1994 and 1996.

Seeded 13th, Azarenka swept every set in her six matches to earn her third Key Biscayne title and her first since 2011 as she improved to 22- 1 this year.

Before the final, Azarenka was asked if she’s the best player in the world. “I wouldn’t go out there and kill myself every day if I didn’t feel like that,” she said.

A person with knowledge of the meeting told the Associated Press that quarterback Colin Kaepernick met with Broncos General Manager John Elway at Elway’s Denver home last week to talk about restructuring his contract as part of a trade with the San Francisco 49ers. The Broncos are hoping to persuade Kaepernick to restructure his contract so he can serve as Peyton Manning’s replacement in Denver rather than Blaine Gabbert’s backup in San Francisco in 2016. ... The Cleveland Browns released defensive back Ifo Ekpre- Olomu, who has not recovered enough from a serious knee injury, and veteran safety Donte Whitner.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored late for 10- man Real Madrid to snatch a 2- 1 comeback win at Barcelona and revive its slim hopes for the Spanish league title. Madrid ended Barcelona’s Spanish record unbeaten streak at 39 games across all competitions with its f irst come- from- behind win at Camp Nou since 1965, according to STATS.

Guns Loaded won the $ 100,000 San Simeon Stakes by 11⁄4 lengths at Santa Anita. Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Guns Loaded ran 61⁄2 furlongs on turf in 1: 13.30 and paid $ 5.40, $ 3.60 and $ 2.60 as the 8- 5 favorite in a field of nine older horses.

UFC light- heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has been forced out of his upcoming title defense against Jon Jones because of an injured left leg. Ovince Saint Preux will step in for Cormier in Jones’ comeback fight at UFC 197 on April 23. Jones and Saint Preux will fight for an interim title belt.

Connecticut’s Breanna Stewart won the Associated Press women’s basketball player of the year award for a record third time. She was a unanimous choice. The Huskies’ Geno Auriemma won the coaching honor for the eighth time.

Russia’s best male gymnast could miss the Olympics after he became the latest to test positive for the banned substance meldonium. Nikolai Kuksenkov withdrew from the national championships after learning of the failed doping test Saturday, a day after winning the individual all- around title.