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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Novak Djokovic came into Indian Wells for the first time in four years without a title. He left with a $1 million check and his first trophy of the year, beating Roger Federer 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open for the third time. "Not winning a title and coming here, there were certain doubts," Djokovic said. "I had ups and downs in my concentration in opening rounds, but I managed to stay mentally strong and have that self-belief. Thats something that definitely makes this title very special to me." Federer rallied from a break down and a 5-3 deficit in the third set to force the tiebreaker, but he made a slew of mistakes to lose the 33rd meeting between the rivals. Federer still leads the series 17-16, having beaten Djokovic in three sets in the semifinals at Dubai two weeks ago. Djokovic will remain No. 2 in the world, while Federer will rise three spots to No. 5 on Monday in the ATP Tour rankings. Flavia Pennetta routed injured Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-1 to win the womens title, the biggest of her career. Federer was trying to win a record fifth title in the Southern California desert, and at 32, he would have been the oldest Masters 1000 winner since 34-year-old Andre Agassi won at Cincinnati in 2004. But Djokovic wouldnt allow it. After Federer breezed to the first set in 31 minutes, Djokovic earned the lone break of the second set to go up 5-3 after Federer pulled a forehand wide. "I know he always comes out confident, aggressive," Djokovic said. "He doesnt give you the victory; you have to earn it." Djokovic got the early break in the third, again on one of Federers forehand errors, to lead 2-1. His 112-mph (180 kph) ace gave him a 4-2 lead, and he extended it to 5-3 with a backhand winner down the line. But Federer then served a love-game to make it 5-4 and broke Djokovic to tie the set, 5-all. "I was able to just keep the pressure on Novak and show him that if he slips up, I will be there and I will make it a very competitive match in the end for him," Federer said. In the tiebreaker, however, the Serb raced to a 5-1 lead, helped by four errors from Federer, and closed it out when Federers backhand landed in the net. "At the end, he made sure he kept the ball in play and I might have made a few too many errors when it really mattered," Federer said. A year ago, Pennetta was close to retiring from tennis. The Italian veterans ranking plunged to 166th in the world in June, and she had struggled to rebuild her career after having right wrist surgery the previous August. Now shes glad she stuck around. "After so many years, so much work and everything, this is the moment I always waited for," she said. "And its coming when you dont expect. It was something I was waiting since long time, and finally I have a good trophy in my hands." Actually, the crystal trophy was so heavy, she didnt hoist it for photographers. The 32-year-old Italian became the third-oldest winner of the tournament after Martina Navratilova, who won at age 33 and again at 34 in 1990-91. It was Pennettas first title since winning at Marbella in 2010. "We are old, but we still good athletes," Pennetta said. "We are strong. We have so many years on the tour, and we know how to handle the emotion and everything." As the 20th seed, Pennetta became the lowest seed to win the title. She came in ranked 21st and is projected to rise to No. 12 in the world Monday in the WTA Tour rankings. She beat top-seeded Li Na in the semifinals on her way to the title. Radwanska, seeded second, was bothered with a left knee injury in the final. She twice called for the trainer in the second set and had her knee heavily taped. She was in tears apologizing to the sympathetic crowd afterward, saying she was unable to run. 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About seven hours before facing Washington in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference second round series, team officials said the oft-injured Bynum would miss the rest of the playoffs and would not even be with the team for the rest of the post-season.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Dallas Stars have found their footing at home and aim to conclude a five-game residency with a victory on Friday night over the Minnesota Wild. The Stars lost the opener of this homestand to Carolina on Nov. 18, giving the club a 2-8-2 record over its previous 12 games. However, they have since rebounded with wins over Arizona, Los Angeles and Edmonton, winning three straight for the first time this season and improving to 4-5-4 as the host on the campaign. Dallas got a pair of goals from Tyler Seguin in Tuesdays 3-2 win over the Oilers, with the forward increasing his league-leading total to 17 tallies. Kari Lehtonen made 35 saves and rookie defenseman John Klingberg continued his hot start with a goal and an assist. He has notched three goals and eight points in eight games since being recalled from the minors earlier this month and has a point in five straight. The Stars will play three in a row on the road, starting on Saturday in Colorado. There are still things wed like to sharpen, staying consistent for 60 minutes, Stars center Cody Eakin told his clubs website. But the three wins at home gives us a little confidence and everyone knows with a little confidence you sstart playing a healthier game.dddddddddddd I think thats where we are headed. Dallas will wrap its homestand without forward Ryan Garbutt, who was handed a two-game suspension for kneeing Edmontons Taylor Hall. The Wild are coming off only their second loss in seven games, a 4-0 setback to the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. It was also the clubs second home loss of the campaign (7-2-0). Darcy Kuemper was pulled on Wednesday after giving up the four goals on just 10 shots before Niklas Backstrom stopped all 12 he faced over the last two periods. Wild coach Mike Yeo said he thought about pulling Kuemper after the third goal but figured they could make it through the rest of the period with him in net. The list of regrets I have is very long, said Yeo. Weve pulled our goalies twice in this building. At some point you have to battle through (things) too. Minnesota hosts St. Louis on Saturday. The Wild have won both of their earlier meetings with the Stars this season, including a 2-1 victory in Dallas on Saturday. Kuemper made 27 saves in his clubs sixth victory in the last nine meetings with the Stars. That victory was also just Minnesotas second in its last 21 trips to Dallas. ' ' '