Rookie Martins Karsums scored at 1:57 of overtime, capping a rally that lifted the host Providence Bruins to a 4-3 victory against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (10-3-1-0) in the AHL yesterday.

The goal was Karsums' second of the game and sixth of the season.

Kris Versteeg passed to Karsums, who was wide open in the slot and beat Jeff Deslauriers (23 saves) from close range.

Karsums also scored at 11:44 of the third period as the Bruins (9-3-1-0), who had trailed, 3-1, tied the score at 3-3. Karsums scored off a rebound of Dwayne Zinger's slap shot from the left point.

Tennis

Justine Henin-Hardenne finally figured out how to beat Amelie Mauresmo this year with a title on the line. Henin-Hardenne, who will finish the year ranked No. 1, captured her first WTA Championships title, winning, 6-4, 6-3, as Mauresmo double-faulted on match point in Madrid, Spain. Henin-Hardenne is the first player since Steffi Graf in 1993 to reach all four Grand Slams finals and the WTA Championships final in the same year, and only the fifth ever.

College

Newberry College in Columbia, S.C., agreed to drop its Indians nickname and was removed from the list of schools facing postseason bans because of hostile or abusive logos and mascots. The school was taken off the list after it told the governing body about the planned change. Newberry will play host to a first-round NCAA Division II football playoff game against Albany State Saturday.

Football

Anthony Calvillo led host Montreal to its fifth Grey Cup in seven years, passing for 252 yards and a touchdown in the Alouettes' 33-24 victory against the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL's East Division final. The Alouettes, who lost the Grey Cup in overtime to Edmonton a year ago, will face West Division champion British Columbia Sunday in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Soccer

Brian Ching scored the tying goal for Houston a little over a minute after New England's Taylor Twellman struck what appeared to be the winner in overtime, and the Dynamo went on to win the MLS Cup in Frisco, Texas, on penalty kicks, 4-3.

Faced with a must-goal in the fifth and final set of penalty kicks for New England, Jay Heaps kicked a low line drive to the left side of the net that Houston goalkeeper Pat Onstad easily blocked.

The championship was technically the third for the former San Jose Earthquakes, which won in 2001 and 2003.

Sarah Dwyer and Jessie Davis scored first-half goals as Penn State advanced to the third round of the NCAA women's championship with a 2-0 victory against Villanova at University Park, Pa.

Jonathan Browne scored three goals as Carnegie Mellon won the ECAC Division III South men's championship with a 4-1 victory against visiting Gettysburg.

Track and field

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell and American 400-meter runner Sanya Richards were honored as World Athletes of the Year by track and field's governing body. Powell won the men's title after twice equaling his world record of 9.77 seconds in the 100 meters. Richards broke the U.S. 400-meter record long held by Valerie Brisco.

Speed skating

Olympic champion Shani Davis overcame a slow start to win the 1,000 meters at the season-opening speed skating World Cup meet in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The American, who won the 1,000 at the Turin Games in February, was slow off the start line but sped up throughout the race to finish in 1 minute, 9.17 seconds. Lee Kyou-hyuk of South Korea was second in 1:09.26, and Denny Morrison of Canada was third in 1:09.35.

Golf

Andy Prascak of Chartiers Valley High School won the junior/senior, high school-aged Winternational event in Pinehurst, N.C. He shot 83 in the final round after opening with a 72 to win by four shots.