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Sorenstam makes it three-in-a-row

JACKSONVILLE (Florida): Annika Sorenstam, who became the first woman in 19 years to capture the first two legs of the Grand Slam and won 10 times on the U.S. LPGA Tour, won the AP Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, making Sorenstam the first golfer since Zaharias (1945-47) to win the award three straight years.

Danica Patrick, the rookie race car driver whose fourth-place finish at the Indianapolis 500 was the best ever by a female, received 17 votes. Maria Sharapova got five votes for becoming the first Russian-born tennis player to reach No. 1, while Wimbledon champ Venus Williams and 16-year-old golfer Michelle Wie each got four votes. — AP

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