This time, Ogilvy comes from behind at Kapalua

Whether he’s running away from the field or chasing from behind, Geoff Ogilvy has found the secret to winning the season-opening SBS Championship at Kapalua, Hawaii.

A year after winning by six shots, Ogilvy rallied from a two-shot deficit with 10 holes to play with smart decisions and flawless golf for a six-under-par 67 and a one-shot victory over Rory Sabbatini on Sunday.

Ogilvy posted his eighth consecutive round in the 60s at the Plantation Course on Maui. He joined fellow Australian Stuart Appleby as the only repeat winners since this tournament moved to Kapalua in 1999, and he became only the seventh player in the 58 years of this winners-only tournament to win in consecutive years.

Ogilvy finished at 22-under 270 and moved back into the top 10 in the world with his seventh PGA Tour victory.

U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover’s bid to become the second straight wire-to-wire winner at Kapalua ended early when he hit into the hazard on consecutive holes and lost three shots. He closed with a 76 and was 14th in the 28-man field.

TENNIS

Roddick wins in final

Top-seeded Andy Roddick survived a second-set collapse to win the Brisbane International title in Australia, beating defending champion Radek Stepanek after the Czech player double-faulted on match point.

The American’s 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) victory in the final capped his first tournament in nearly three months since a season-ending knee injury in 2009.

Roddick’s win ended Stepanek’s nine-match winning streak at the Brisbane International.

Marin Cilic of Croatia retained the Chennai Open title in India, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3), in the final for his first victory in five matches against the Swiss player.

SOCCER

Togo’s team departs

Togo withdrew from a continent-wide soccer tournament and its players reluctantly left Angola, two days after a deadly ambush on the team bus killed three and injured eight.

It took a call from Togo’s president to persuade the players to leave the African Cup of Nations; they said they wanted to stay and compete in honor of the assistant coach, team spokesman and Angolan bus driver who died in Friday’s attack.

WINTER SPORTS

Another win for Vonn

Lindsey Vonn won a women’s World Cup super-G on Sunday, becoming the first American to earn a victory on three straight days and the first woman to do so since 1997.

Vonn went down the Krummholz course at Haus im Ennstal, Austria, in 1 minute 26.69 seconds to beat Anja Paerson of Sweden by 0.53 of a second.

Vonn’s 28th World Cup win moved her past Phil Mahre into second on the career victory list for American skiers. Bode Miller leads with 31 victories.

FOOTBALL

Yandall picks UCLA

Carson High offensive lineman Wade Yandall said he has committed to UCLA and will enroll in March to participate in spring practice.

Yandall, who is 6 feet 4 and 280 pounds, is ranked 61st among tackles nationally. He also visited Arizona, Arizona State and Oregon.

The Bruins have a need at tackle. Freshman Xavier Su’a-Filo decided to take a two-year Mormon mission, leaving a hole on the left side.

-- Chris Foster A person familiar with the hiring tells the Associated Press the Cleveland Browns have picked Philadelphia Eagles General Manager Tom Heckert to be their new GM.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the details of Heckert’s contract have not been finalized.

Georgia linebacker Rennie Curran said he’ll make himself available for the NFL draft, the second member of the Bulldogs’ defense to leave school a year early.

The 5-11, 225-pound Curran led the Southeastern Conference with 130 tackles last season and was named to the Associated Press All-SEC team. He finished his three-year career with 298 tackles.