Sports in Brief: Compass Bowl clunker for Pitt

J.J. McDermott ran and threw for first-quarter touchdowns, and Southern Methodist beat Pittsburgh, 28-6, in the Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday. Rishaad Wimbley ran for two scores for SMU (8-5). Pittsburgh (6-7) was held without a first down and fell behind, 21-0, in the first quarter. The Panthers were coached by defensive coordinator Keith Patterson, who took over after Todd Graham left for Arizona State.

North Dakota State quarterback Brock Jensen made the most of the big plays on special teams and defense, and the Bison (14-1) beat top-seeded Sam Houston State, 17-6, in Frisco, Texas, in their first FCS championship game.

GOLF: Steve Stricker shot a 10-under 63 to build a 5-shot lead after two rounds of the Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawaii. Stricker played his final five holes in 5 under, including a 3-wood to 12 feet for eagle on the 15th that gave him some separation from Webb Simpson and the eagle-eagle finish of Kevin Na.

MLB: Jorge Posada, 40, is reportedly planning to retire after 17 seasons with the New York Yankees. He became a free agent after a trying season, the final of a four-year, $52 million contract. Only Bill Dickey and Yogi Berra have caught more games in pinstripes than Posada (1,574).

SKIING: Elisabeth Goergl of Austria ended Lindsey Vonn's unbeaten streak in speed events by winning a World Cup downhill in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria. American Julia Mancuso was second. Vonn, who complained of a stomach ailment, finished fourth.

TENNIS: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova defeated Marion Bartoli, 7-5, 6-1, while Tomas Berdych was perfect in a first-set tiebreaker and beat Richard Gasquet, 7-6 (0), 6-4, as the Czech Republic took its second Hopman Cup title in Perth, Australia.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Gael Monfils, 7-5, 6-3, in an all-French final at the Qatar Open in Doha.

SOCCER: On a successful day for Americans in the FA Cup, Clint Dempsey scored the first hat trick of his career in Fulham's 4-0 win over Charlton, Brad Guzan saved a penalty in Aston Villa's 3-1 over Bristol Rovers, and Landon Donovan had an assist in Everton's 2-0 win over Tamworth.

TRACK: Gwynedd-Mercy senior Matt VanDenHengel outdueled Alan Webb, the American record holder in the mile, in the 800-meter race at the Metropolitan Coaches' Collegiate Invitational at the New York City Armory on Friday. VanDenHengel (1:54.52) beat the former all-American by a second.

- Staff and wire reports