Briefs | Nikolay Davydenko beats Rafael Nadal in Shanghai Masters final

Tennis

Davydenko takes Shanghai Masters title: Sixth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia knocked off top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 Sunday to win the Shanghai Masters in China for his fourth ATP title of the year.

Davydenko broke decisively in the sixth game of the second set and won his 18th career title.

"I think I was a little bit lucky, but mostly I was playing very well today. I did a good job in three weeks in Asia," said Davydenko, who won the Malaysian Open two weeks earlier.

Nadal returned after missing a month because of a pulled stomach muscle.

Gymnastics

China excels at worlds in London: China won three more titles at the world championships, giving it six of 12 at the event in London.

"Our team performed very well," said Deng Linlin, who took the women's title on balance beam. "It's perfect success."

Wang Guanyin of China won the gold on parallel bars and countryman Zou Kai added a world title to his Olympic gold medal on high bar.

Beth Tweddle earned gold on floor exercise, the second world title for Britain's most beloved gymnast. Marian Dragulescu of Romania won the vault, his second gold medal in as many days.

College basketball

Santa Clara's Thompson is out with a heart condition: Santa Clara center Scott Thompson will miss the season because of a heart condition. The 7-footer averaged 0.9 points and 0.8 rebounds last season as a freshman.

Running

Three die in Detroit marathon: A half-marathoner and two other runners died during the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon, organizers said.

Daniel Langdon, 36, collapsed between the 11- and 12-mile markers, said Rich Harshbarger, vice president of consumer marketing for the Detroit Media Partnership.

Rick Brown, 65, collapsed near where Langdon went down, and 26-year-old Jon Fenlon collapsed shortly after finishing the half-marathon in 1:53:37, Harshbarger said.

It was unclear whether Brown and Langdon were participating in the 13.1-mile half-marathon or the 26.2-mile marathon.

Nicholas Stanko of Haslett, Mich., took first place in the marathon at 2:20:24. Sarah Plaxton of Highland, Mich., was the top woman finisher in the marathon at 2:57:09.

NBA

Knicks win after unusual delay: Nate Robinson, a former standout for the Washington Huskies and Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, scored 19 points to help the host New York Knicks beat Maccabi Tel Aviv of Israel 106-91 in an exhibition game.

Maccabi coach Pini Gershon was ejected but took about eight minutes to leave the court. The delay included Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman trying to intervene by asking the replacement referees calling the game to allow Gershon to stay.

NHL

Boston trades Kobasew to Minnesota: The Minnesota Wild acquired right wing Chuck Kobasew, 27, from Boston in a deal that sent right wings Craig Weller, 28, and Alexander Fallstrom, 19, to the Bruins. The Wild also sent the rights to its second-round pick in the 2011 draft.

Swimming

Nymeyer is honored as NCAA woman of the year: Former Arizona standout Lacey Nymeyer was honored as the NCAA woman of the year at a dinner in Indianapolis. The Olympic silver medalist helped the Wildcats win the 2008 NCAA Division I swimming and diving team championship.

Horse racing

Jockey Kyle Kaenel retires: Jockey Kyle Kaenel has retired because of injuries.

Kaenel, 21, said he was leaving the sport because he broke his right collarbone and shoulder blade and pinched a nerve in his back in a spill at Fairplex Park in Pomona, Calif., on Sept. 27.

Kaenel is the son of former jockey "Cowboy" Jack Kaenel, who became the youngest rider to win a Triple Crown race when he rode Aloma's Ruler at age 16 in the 1982 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore.

"I already broke my neck and back in two places, and each time doctors have told me that's it, as far as riding is concerned," the younger Kaenel said. "I've got a family now, so I feel lucky if I can walk away from this one. It wouldn't be fair to them for me to ask them to push me around in a wheelchair."

Jockey dies of injuries suffered at Oklahoma track: Jockey Mark Pace, 58, died of injuries suffered during the first race on the card at Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw, Okla., according to Daily Racing Form.

Pace, who as born in Othello, Wash., was thrown from his mount, 59-1 shot Reep What You Sow. The 3-year-old filly struck the rail on the backstretch of the 5 ½-furlong race for $5,000 maiden claimers. Pace was taken to a Sallisaw hospital and pronounced dead less than an hour after the race, track chaplain Jerry Green told Daily Racing Form.

Trick of the North defeats Teide at Hastings: Trick of the North beat Teide by a head to win the $105,196 B.C. Premier's at Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, B.C.

Trick of the North, trained by Barbara Heads and ridden by Robert Skelly, ran 1-3/8 miles on a surface rated good in 2 minutes, 20.37 seconds. The 8-year-old gelding paid $34.40 to win in the Grade III race.

Teide, sent off at 1-4 odds Sunday, finished third in the Aug. 16 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs in Auburn before winning two stakes races last month at Hastings. Assessment won the Longacres Mile.

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