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IN BRIEF

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Jimmy Walker and Hideki Matsuyama were tied for the lead going into the final round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.

Matsuyama shot a 7-under 66 on Sunday to match the best score of the week. He made three straight birdies on the front nine and back nine, and closed with a delicate pitch down the slope to 2 feet for birdie on the par-5 18th.

Walker began to pull away with five birdies in 10 holes. But he didn't make another birdie until a 4-foot putt on the last hole for a 67. They were tied at 17-under 202.

Bae Sang-Moon (69) and Patrick Reed (68) were two shots behind. Defending champion Zach Johnson, among four players tied for the lead was six shots behind.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks retired Teemu Selanne's jersey in the Honda Center rafters Sunday, honoring the beloved forward who became their franchise scoring leader during his 21-season NHL career.Eight months after Selanne ended a record-setting career spent mostly in Orange County, the Ducks raised his No. 8 in an emotional pregame ceremony for the franchise's most popular player and the 11th-leading goal-scorer in NHL history.Commissioner Gary Bettman, Ducks owner Henry Samueli and Selanne's family joined two decades of teammates in honoring the Finnish Flash before the Ducks beat the Winnipeg Jets in a shootout.

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