Stars won’t welcome back Sean Avery

The Dallas Stars said they are parting ways with forward Sean Avery, who was eligible to return Sunday from a six-game suspension.

“You have to do what’s right for both parties, and that’s what we’re really trying to do,” said Brett Hull, the club’s co-general manager.

Avery was only 23 games into a four-year, $15.5-million deal when NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman suspended him for a crude remark about ex-girlfriends dating other hockey players.

“I thought [Sean] could bring a little bit of a change in our locker room and on the ice, which I thought was missing,” Hull said. “Obviously, it went overboard and didn’t work out.”

Avery could be traded, sent to the minors or bought out next summer. The club said it won’t try voiding his contract on grounds that he violated the conduct clause.

Hull said Avery is in a 10-day voluntary program that could be extended if counselors determine he needs a longer stay to deal with anger issues.

Avery’s agent and publicist did not immediately respond to Associated Press requests for comment.

San Jose put center Jeremy Roenick, who is in his 20th season, on injured reserve because of a shoulder injury suffered against the Ducks on Thursday. The Sharks announced on their website that Roenick will have arthroscopic surgery today for torn cartilage and probably will be sidelined for more than three weeks.

GOLF

Sorenstam ends career in Dubai

Annika Sorenstam ended her Hall of Fame career with an eight-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole of the Dubai Ladies Masters at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, completing a one-under-par 71 that left her in seventh place, six shots behind winner Anja Monke.

Sorenstam, who is retiring to focus on her family and business interests, had led the tournament after two rounds. Monke shot a 68 to protect her overnight lead, finishing at 13-under 275. Veronica Zorzi was second, three strokes behind.

Tim Clark beat Matthew Goggin on the first hole of a playoff to win the Australian Open at Sydney. . . . Kenny Perry and Scott Hoch held off J.B. Holmes and Boo Weekley to win the Merrill Lynch Shootout at Naples, Fla.

SOCCER

Toluca wins ninth Mexican title

Host Toluca won its ninth Mexican title when it beat Cruz Azul, 7-6, on penalties in the second leg of the Mexican Apertura tournament final.

Toluca won the first leg, 2-0, on Thursday, but Alejandro Vela scored in the 49th minute Sunday and Julio Cesar scored with a header in the 78th, tying the aggregate score.

Graham Zusi’s second-half goal gave second-seeded Maryland (23-3-0) a 1-0 victory over 13th-seeded North Carolina (15-8-1) in the NCAA College Cup title game at Frisco, Texas.

WINTER SPORTS

Vonn regains lead in Cup slalom

Maria Riesch held on to win a women’s World Cup slalom at La Molina, Spain, and Lindsey Vonn finished second to reclaim the lead in the overall standings.

Riesch, who led after the first run, finished the second run in 59.17 seconds and won with a combined time of 1 minute 52.98 seconds, 1.48 seconds better than Vonn.

Vonn, the defending overall champion, regained first place in the standings with 438 points, 38 more than Tanja Poutiainen, who finished sixth.

GYMNASTICS

China dominates World Cup final

Cheng Fei, already a winner on vault, won the women’s floor exercise title Sunday, giving China five of the 10 gold medals at the two-day World Cup final in Madrid.

Feng Zhe, who wasn’t part of the Chinese men’s team at the Beijing Olympics, tied Yann Cucherat of France for the parallel bars title. Cucherat’s teammate, Thomas Bouhail, won the vault title, making France the only country besides China to win more than one gold medal.