■ Hockey
Ducks out-shootout Kings
Ryan Getzlaf faked out backup goalie Mathieu Garon and scored the winning goal in the fifth round of a shootout, helping the streaking Anaheim Ducks beat the rival Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in the NHL on Sunday. Getzlaf skated slowly toward Garon and faked to the right before pausing and going left, catching Garon sprawled flat on the ice for the Ducks, who won their third straight for their best start in franchise history. Alexander Frolov struck first for the Kings in the shootout, beating Jean-Sebastien Giguere through his pads. Teemu Selanne answered for Anaheim, going top shelf on Garon's left side before Getzlaf settled things in the fifth round. Giguere earned his fifth victory, stopping 29 shots in regulation and the five-minute overtime.
■ Baseball
MLB labor deal agreed on
US Major League Baseball players and team owners have reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract, an individual with knowledge of the negotiations said on Sunday. The deal, which was struck during bargaining in New York on Friday and Saturday, is still subject to the two sides formally putting the agreement in writing, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been finalized. Lawyers were working on the agreement's language on Sunday and they hoped to put the finishing touches on it yesterday and today. Once that happened, commissioner Bud Selig would announce it in St. Louis at the World Series, the source said. The current deal, set to expire on Dec. 19, was agreed to in August 2002, just hours before players were set to strike.
■ Golf
Fasth wins Mallorca Classic
Niclas Fasth shot a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a three-stroke win over Sergio Garcia at the Mallorca Classic in Spain. The Swede finished at 5-under 275 and Garcia, the 2004 winner, shot 68 to finish second in back-to-back years. "I had an average sort of summer, but over the past four weeks or so I have felt that my game has been coming together and it is fantastic to win again," said Fasth, the tour's only wire-to-wire winner this year. "Any win is great but, coming up the last with a three-shot lead, I was able to enjoy the last hole, which you don't get to do all the time." Jose Manuel Lara (67) and Marc Warren (70) tied for third, four shots behind Fasth. Fasth, who also won the Spanish Open in April, bogeyed the ninth but had birdies at the par-5 10th and par-4 14th.
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