IN BRIEF

*GOLF: Zach Johnson made a 12-foot birdie on the first playoff hole to beat James Driscoll and repeat as the Valero Texas Open champion Sunday in San Antonio. Johnson's even-par 70 was good enough for a 15-under 265 and forced the sudden-death playoff with Driscoll, who surged from eight strokes back. ... Ji Young Oh shot 2-under 70 to capture the $2 million Sybase Classic in Clifton, N.J. by four shots. ... Irish amateur Shane Lowry capped off his remarkable debut by winning the Irish Open title on the third hole of a playoff against Robert Rock of England.

*HORSE RACING: Rachel Alexandra's victory in the Preakness Stakes has earned the race its highest overnight television ratings since 2004 and its second highest rating since 1990. NBC said on Sunday that the race portion of Saturday's broadcast drew a 7.9 rating and an 18 share as fans tuned in to watch Rachel Alexandra hold off Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird. That's up 27 percent over last year, when the much-hyped Big Brown won to take the first two legs of the Triple Crown. Rachel Alexandra returned to Louisville Sunday. She'll stay at Churchill Downs while her owners decide whether to run her in the Belmont. The filly is set to return to the track on Wednesday and is scheduled to breeze on Memorial Day.

*TRACK AND FIELD: Usain Bolt ran the world's fastest 150 meters in a soggy street sprint on Sunday that marked his return to competition after foot surgery following a car crash. The triple Olympic champion ran down Manchester's main thoroughfare in windy conditions, finishing in 14.35 seconds to break Donovan Bailey's 12-year-old world best of 14.99.

*CYCLING: Mark Cavendish won the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint on Sunday, but the times did not count in the overall standings because riders -- prodded by Lance Armstrong -- staged a protest over safety midway through race.

*ALSO: Michael Phelps was beaten again at the Charlotte UltraSwim on Sunday night, losing to Frederick Bousquet of France in the 100-meter freestyle. The loss to Bousquet, world-record holder in the 50 free, came 24 hours after Phelps lost his first final in nearly a year. ... Forward Juan Pattillo has been kicked off Oklahoma's basketball team for an undisclosed violation of team policy.