Sports briefly: Wolves' Bjelica stars once again

Timberwolves rookie Nemanja Bjelica made a difficult layup with less than a second remaining to lift Serbia to a 68-66 victory over Germany at the European basketball championship on Sunday.

Serbia improved to 2-0 in the tough Group B, while Germany fell to 1-1. Bjelica led Serbia with 12 points in a close game, with neither team ever leading by more than seven points. He hit four of seven shots in 27 minutes with three rebounds and three assists. Dirk Nowitzki had 15 for Germany but he was only 5-for-15 from the field.

With 3.7 seconds on the clock and tied at 66, Serbia called a timeout and devised the play for Bjelica. Milos Teodosic got the ball to Bjelica, who drove in past three Germans and put it in with an unorthodox shot.

"This was the most important game in the group," Bjelica said. "We didn't really have time to prepare for this game."

Serbia played late the night before, beating Spain 80-70 behind Bjelica's 24 points.

"It was an incredible shot," Serbia's coach Sasa Djordjevic said of the winning basket. "We tried to find him to take the shot and he did it.

The Titans will place former Gophers running back David Cobb on injured reserve with a designation to return, meaning he won't be able to play until after eight weeks. Cobb, who suffered a calf injury before the team's third preseason game at Kansas City, will be able to begin practicing after six weeks.

A San Antonio school district has suspended two players from the team after one of them ran into the back of a referee watching a play and the other dived into the official. Video showed the referee watching the play, and his head snapping back when he was leveled from behind. The other player then dived on top of him.

Henrik Stenson erased a five-shot deficit in seven holes at the Deutsche Bank Championship. He played bogey-free for a 6-under 65 that gave him a one-shot lead over Rickie Fowler going into the Labor Day finish. Fowler had a 67 and will play with Stenson in the final group. Charley Hoffman, who had a three-shot lead, had a 41 on the front nine and had a 76. He was six shots behind.

Lewis Hamilton cruised to his seventh win of the season at the Italian Grand Prix, and doubled his Formula One lead over Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, whose engine caught fire with two laps remaining.

Hamilton finished 25 seconds ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the other Ferrari, while Felipe Massa crossed third, 47 seconds back.

… Jack Beckman won the Traxxas Nitro Shootout, beating Robert Hight in the final of the Funny Car. Larry Dixon led Top Fuel qualifying, Greg Anderson topped the Pro Stock field, and Chip Ellis was the fastest in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

Minnesota scene: Anthony Phillips' bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the St. Paul Saints a 3-2 victory over the visiting New Jersey Jackals.

Soccer: The Gophers women's soccer team played to a 0-0 draw with No. 21 Texas Tech in Lubbock. The Gophers' Tarah Hobbs had 10 saves.