SPORTS BRIEFS: Wayne Irwin sinks hole-in-one

Irwin sinks home-in-one at Grand Island

Wayne Irwin fired a hole-in-one on Wednesday on the No. 15 hole at Grand Island golf course. He accomplished the feat on the 135-yard hole using an 11 wood. Harold Breeden, Rex Lynch, George Wiehrs and Mike “Jabbo” Moree witnessed Irwin’s achievement. It was Irwin’s fourth hole-in-one on the course.

Darton women fall in Panama City

Darton State College fell to 10th-ranked Gulf Coast College of Panama City, Fla. Thursday night 76-52. The Lady Cavaliers, ranked 20th nationally, used 27 points from Georgia signee Shanea Armbrister in the loss.

Darton is off until Jan. 2 when it hosts its Military Classic against Fort Benning at Cavalier Arena.

Rondo wants another title run in move to Dallas

Rajon Rondo wants another ring and another parade and knew it probably wasn’t happening anytime soon in Boston.

So when he was on his way to Dallas with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban as the centerpiece of a five-player trade, championship talk dominated the conversation.

Rondo said Friday at his introductory news conference that he was “dying to get a ring again.”

The ninth-year point guard got his first with the Celtics in 2008, and now he’s joining 2011 champs Dirk Nowitzki and Tyson Chandler as part of the nucleus of a Dallas team trying to win another title.

Rondo and center Dwight Powell were acquired Thursday for center Brandan Wright, forward Jae Crowder, point guard Jameer Nelson, a first-round draft pick in 2015 and a second-round choice in 2016.

Rockets acquire Brewer from Timberwolves

The Houston Rockets made a move to bolster their depth on the perimeter on Friday, landing veteran swing man Corey Brewer from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Rockets sent shooting guard Troy Daniels, cash considerations and a pair of future second-round picks to Minnesota, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been officially announced. The Timberwolves will get a second-round pick in 2015 from Sacramento and a 2016 second-rounder from Houston.

The trade gives the Rockets another proven veteran defender in Brewer to compete in the demanding Western Conference, where they were in fourth place at 19-6 after Thursday’s games. Rockets GM Daryl Morey has been in pursuit of help for weeks, knowing that Golden State, Memphis, San Antonio, the Clippers all may have superior depth to his roster.

Houston lost out to rival Dallas in the bidding for point guard Rajon Rondo on Thursday, so Morey immediately turned his sights to Brewer, who scored 51 points in a game against them last year. That scoring explosion was an anomaly, but Brewer is a hard-working veteran who should fit in well with teammates James Harden and Dwight Howard. Brewer is one of the NBA’s best at stealing the ball, and his ability to get out for easy transition buckets will allow him to make an easy transition to Houston.