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Pete Weber ended a three-year drought by defeating Brian Himmler 208-191 in the title match of the Professional Bowlers Association’s Tucson (Ariz.) Open… . Outfielder Ryan Klesko and the Atlanta Braves avoided arbitration when they agreed to a $2.45 million, one-year contract, nearly eight times his $315,000 salary last season when he hit .282 with a team-leading 34 homers and 93 RBIs… . Julia Kirtland passed early leader Jeanne Peterson along the 16th mile and went on to a near 10-1/2-minute victory in the U.S. Women’s Marathon Championship at Columbia, S.C.