SPORTSCENE

Published Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Quigley returns to Masters a father

Brett Quigley became a father today and was headed back to Augusta National in time to make his debut in the Masters.

Amy Quigley gave birth to a girl at 1:55 a.m. CDT in South Florida. Her due date was not until April 16, but Quigley got word during a practice round yesterday that the baby would be delivered early.

They picked out a name just for the occasion - Lillian Sage Augusta Quigley.

Quigley, 37, does not tee off in the first round tomorrow until 1:03 p.m. with Vijay Singh and Hideto Tanihara.

No repeat for NHL’s Hurricanes

A rare third-period collapse sealed the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes’ fate. There will be no postseason title defense.

Vincent Lecavalier and Dan Boyle scored just less than two minutes apart early in the third to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past Carolina 3-2 last night.

The Hurricanes became the first defending Stanley Cup winner to miss the playoffs the next season since New Jersey in 1996.

Ray Whitney and Rod Brind’Amour had the Carolina goals. The Hurricanes have dropped four of five.

It was just the third time in 30 games Carolina has lost when holding a lead entering the third period.

Packers hire first woman VP

The Green Bay Packers have appointed a woman as a vice president for the first time in their 89-year history.

Vicki Vannieuwenhoven was selected as vice president of finance.

Incoming Chief Executive Officer John Jones also named Jason Wied as vice president of administration. Jones, the current team president, will take over as CEO for Bob Harlan at the team’s board of directors meeting May 30.