Sports shorts
Golf Havadich aces hole
Tom Havadich recorded a hole-in-one Saturday at Pleasant Valley Country Club.
Havadich aced hole No. 12, a par-3, 140-yard hole with an 8-iron. The shot was witnessed by Paul Schmidtke, Emidio Crocetti, Dan Brooks and Bob Blystone.
Hockey
Pens’ Malone out
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ryan Malone broke his forearm during the team’s 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night and is expected to be out of the lineup for four to six weeks, the team said.
Auto Racing
Schumacher farewell
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) – Fernando Alonso became a Formula One champion again on a day when Michael Schumacher retired to end one of the great careers in sports.
Alonso won his second straight title with a runner-up finish to Felipe Massa at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Schumacher, a seven-time Formula One champ, needed to win his farewell race to keep alive his remote chance of another title. But the German punctured a tire less than 10 laps into the race, dropped out of contention early and finished fourth.
“Today my racing career comes to an end,” he said. “Obviously, it is a special moment for me, and I am proud to have lived my career with some fantastic people, namely everyone who is part of the Ferrari family.”
He retires after 16 years in Formula One with most of the driver records, including 91 victories and 68 pole positions. The 37-year-old driver, racing in his 250th Grand Prix, had a final word for his legions of fans.
“They give me a lot of support, and so I can give them the performance, especially when moments when it was difficult,” he said. “Over these long years it was immensely important and for me I can only give a very big thank you to all those fans.”
Massa, Schumacher’s Ferrari teammate, won from the pole before an adoring home crowd at Interlagos. It was his second career victory and the first was also the first by a Brazilian in this event since Ayrton Senna in 1993. Honda’s Jenson Button was third.
“I’m sure after today’s victory my life will change a lot, especially in Brazil,” Massa said. “Brazilian people love Formula One, and hopefully I can give them a lot more good results like today.”