Overtime

Hockey

Lynx bust skid with win at Charlotte

In Charlotte, N.C., Lawne Snyder's goal in the ninth minute of the third period gave the Augusta Lynx the insurance goal they needed for a 5-4 victory over the Charlotte Checkers on Sunday afternoon – breaking a seven-game losing streak.

Augusta (8-15-2) had taken a 4-2 lead with three straight goals in the second period before Charlotte made it a one goal game with 20 minutes left. But Snyder scored from Todd Bennett and Sean Connolly at even strength for the extra cushion.

Bennett finished the day with a goal and three assists, while Ken Magowan scored twice for Augusta.

Baseball

Ponson detained on possible assault

In Oranjestad, Aruba, Balti­more Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson has been detained on suspicion of assaulting a local judge at a beach on Christmas Day, police said Sunday.

Ponson, who was born in Aruba, has not been formally charged but is expected to be arraigned today on assault and battery charges, police spokesman Edwin Comenencia said.

On Saturday at a beach in Boca Catalina, several people confronted Ponson, accusing him of harassing them with his personal watercraft and operating it recklessly, police said.

The 28-year-old right-hander allegedly struck one of the men in the group several times, police said. The man was later identified as a local judge, Comenencia said.

- Jose Lima rejoined the Kansas City Royals when he agreed to a one-year contract Saturday, hoping to provide stability and leadership to a rotation that was awful last season.

Lima, who pitched for the Royals in 2003, spent this year with Los Angeles, going 13-5 with a 4.07 ERA. He walked 34 and struck out 93 in 170q innings, then threw a shutout in the NL playoffs against St. Louis.

In 12 major league seasons, the right-hander is 84-82 with a 5.00 ERA.

College Football

Commodores' RB killed after shooting

Vanderbilt running back Kwane Doster was shot to death early Sunday when someone fired at the parked car he was in, police said.

Doster, 21, of Tampa, died at Tampa General Hospital after being shot near the Ybor City district, police spokesman Joe Durkin said. Detectives were trying to find the killer and a motive.

Doster and two friends had stopped their car while "cruising around" when another car pulled up beside them, Durkin said. Several shots were fired at Doster's car, and one hit him in the chest while he was sitting behind the driver. No one else was hurt.

The junior running back became the first Vanderbilt player named the Southeastern Conference's freshman of the year after a school record 798 yards rushing in 2002. For his career, Doster had 1,621 yards rushing, 256 yards receiving and seven touchdowns.

College Basketball

Golden Hurricane's coach steps down

John Phillips resigned Satur­day as Tulsa's basketball coach after a 2-5 start. He led Tulsa to the NCAA Tournament in his first two seasons, but the Golden Hurricane slipped to 9-20 last year and have lost four of their past five games this season.

Assistant coach Alvin William­son will take over on an interim basis. The school offered Phillips a chance to stay on as assistant athletic director.

Phillips was hired in April 2001, inheriting a strong program built up by former coaches Tubby Smith, Bill Self and Buzz Peterson. Tulsa went to the NCAA Tournament six times in eight years before Phillips took over.

Phillips led the Golden Hurricane to a 27-7 record in his first season, capped by a second-round loss to Smith and Kentucky.

The next year brought a Wes­tern Athletic Conference tour­nament title and another trip to the NCAAs. Tulsa upset fourth-seeded Dayton in the first round before a last-second loss to Wisconsin.

Phillips' run of success ended there. Tulsa finished tied for eighth in the WAC last season, its first 20-loss season in 16 years and the first time the program had missed postseason play entirely since 1998.