SPORTS BRIEFS

AUTO RACING

Hamlin wins for fifth time

Denny Hamlin, the top winner in NASCAR's regular season, earned his series-leading fifth victory of the year yesterday, backing up a tweet of "We will win" with a mistake-free and dominant run at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the second event of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

It was the 100th career victory for team owner Joe Gibbs, who also won three Super Bowls as the coach of the Washington Redskins. Hamlin improved to third in the Chase, seven points behind leader Jimmie Johnson.

GOLF

Lewis wins by 2 shots

Stacy Lewis won the Navistar LPGA Classic for her third LPGA Tour victory in five months, closing with a 3-under-par 69 to beat defending champion Lexi Thompson by two strokes in Prattville, Ala.

Lewis parred the final two holes after a 12-foot birdie putt on No. 16 gave her the final cushion, and Thompson shot 66 on The Senator course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Capitol Hill complex.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Oregon moves to No. 2

Oregon slipped past LSU to No. 2 in The Associated Press top 25 behind Alabama after the Ducks rolled to a victory and the Tigers struggled to remain unbeaten. Oregon routed Arizona, 49-0, on Saturday. No. 3 LSU hung on to win at Auburn, 12-10. Florida State remained No. 4 after its 49-37 win against Clemson, and Georgia held steady at No. 5. -- AP