Marin Independent Journal

Brink leads No. 4 Stanford to win

-

STANFORD >> Cameron Brink had 21 points, 19 rebounds and four blocked shots, and No. 4 Stanford beat Albany 79-35 on Sunday.

Kayla Cooper led the way with 16 points for Albany, where Hall of Fame Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer played one season to begin her collegiate career. The Great Danes (4-2) had their three-game winning streak snapped.

Kiki Iriafen contribute­d 11 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinal (7-0), coming off a 100-88 victory — a season high in points — against No. 13 Florida State in the championsh­ip game of the Ball

Dawgs Classic at Henderson, Nevada.

VanDerveer's 1,193rd career victory moved her within 10 wins of breaking Mike Krzyzewski's all-time record of 1,202 to become winningest coach in men's or women's basketball.

College football WASHINGTON, OREGON MOVE UP IN POLL >>

No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Oregon all moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Pac-12 two top-five teams for the first time since the final ranking of the 2016 season.

Georgia remained No. 1 as the two-time defending national champions have been for 24 straight polls, dating back to the middle of the last season. The Bulldogs received 52 of 62 firstplace votes.

Michigan returned to No. 2 following a week at No. 3 and received 10 firstplace votes after beating Ohio State 30-24 in Ann Arbor on Saturday.

The Buckeyes slipped from second to No. 6, clearing the way for Washington to reach its best ranking since finishing the 2000 season at No. 3 and setting up a top-five matchup with Oregon in the Pac-12 championsh­ip game on Friday in Las Vegas.

Golf

LEE WINS AUSTRALIAN PGA >> Min Woo Lee won the Australian PGA Championsh­ip,

closing with a 3-under 68 for a three-shot victory at Royal Queensland.

Lee finished at 20-under 264. Rikuya Hoshino of Japan was second, also shooting 68.

Lee won for the third time on the European tour and has four career victories as he takes up PGA Tour membership next year.

Motor sports VERSTAPPEN WINS AGAIN >>

Max Verstappen's outstandin­g season ended with a comfortabl­e victory at the Abu Dhabi, earning the Formula One champion a record-extending 19th victory of the campaign and 54th overall to move into third on the alltime list.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States