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| Pitching prowess Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:11:19 -0500 Bowling Green East All-Star Christopher McDaniel has the greatest luxury any pitcher could have: A slew of teammates who can pound the ball. Thanks to McDaniel’s arm and a potent offensive attack, East again cruised in Saturday’s 11- and 12-year-old Area Little League All-Stars Tournament, beating Warren County North 16-0 in four innings at Phil Moore Park. “It makes it easy to pitch when your hitters can produce,” McDaniel said. “We’ve been hitting the ball good and all of us are doing well.” Combined with Friday’s win, BG East has outscored its opponents 52-0 in two games. It goes for the area championship against Warren County South at 6 p.m. tonight. “When you get everybody to have some at-bats and when you see everybody producing, it just builds that confidence,” East manager Rick Kelley said. McDaniel threw all four innings and allowed hits to only Clay Murphy and Will Jenkins. He struck out seven. McDaniel also took part in the offense with a two-run double as part of a nine-run third inning. Grey Finwood followed McDaniel with his own two-run double. Finwood led East’s attack by going 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a triple and single. He drove in four runs and scored three. Devin Hayes knocked in three runs and Seaton Sheldon brought in a pair. East saw North stay even with Warren County South until the fourth inning in Friday’s game and took that reminder to the field on Saturday. “You can never take anything for granted and North played a tremendous game last night,” Kelley said. “We watched a large part of that, told our team about it and I think that kept our focus until the end.” By winning its first two games, East wrapped up a spot in the district tournament which begins Friday in Owensboro. With a trip in hand, Kelley said the pressure is off on tonight’s 6 p.m. game against South and it means little in terms of the district tournament draw. “The way the draw is, it probably doesn’t make a whole lot of difference,” Kelley said. “It’s a round robin so you end up seeing the best teams anyway. You sort of want to preserve the pitching for the next level because of pitching rules and there’s less pressure.” Bowling Green East 129 4 - 16 Warren County North 000 0 - 0 Friday’s late game: Warren County South 11, Warren County North 2 It took Warren County South some time to get going, but it then got rolling in an 11-2 win over Warren County North. South broke open a scoreless tie in the fourth with an eight-run inning. Clay Stivers began the surge without a leadoff home run in the inning. Tyree Lancaster, Brock Lawrence and Austin Bybee each scored a pair of runs. Will Jenkins and Jake Gibson scored for North. Stivers also teamed up with Ty Pitts on the mound. The two combined for 13 strikeouts in the victory. Warren County North 000 020 - 2 Warren County South 000 83x - 11 |
| Big second inning sparks WC South in 9-10 division Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:11:20 -0500 After falling behind for the second straight day, Warren County South needed another big rally in order to come out on top. On Saturday, it got more than just a regular rally. South railed off 13 runs in the second inning to take a 10-run lead and claimed an eventual 16-6 win over Warren County North in the 9-and-10-year-old Area Little League All-Stars Tournament at Phil Moore Park. “The second win is huge,” South coach Brian Bybee said. “That puts us in position to hopefully move on to district play in Owensboro next weekend. These boys really battle and they have shown a lot of heart.” With the 10-run lead heading into the final inning, Alex Stackhouse was brought in to pitch in the top of the fourth. Even with the big lead, Stackhouse didn’t relax and got out three of the four batters that he faced, including a strikeout. “It was fun closing it out and to have a good feeling after the game, knowing you closed it out and they didn’t even score one run off you,” Stackhouse said. For North it was the second straight loss in the tournament and coach Craig Sparks said his team had a good effort, but just made too many mistakes. “Fielding-wise, we just made too many errors,” Sparks said. “We were throwing the ball around too much. We came out hitting the ball well and putting runs on the board early and we just got behind.” In the first inning, North scored two runs off one hit. Davion Downey and T.J. Sumner both reached base after being hit by a pitch. Dillon Flowers doubled to deep center to score Downey and Sumner to give North a 2-0 lead. South took the lead back in the bottom of the first. South scored four runs in the inning to take a 3-2 lead. North battled back and scored three runs off three hits in the top of the second to take a 6-3 lead. However, South would respond in the bottom of the second and put the game out of reach. South got six hits with its six first at-bats and all six hitters reached home to give South a 9-3 lead. South reeled off seven more runs to take a 16-6 lead. South had 13 runs off 13 hits in the inning. Landon Bybee finished the game 2-for-4. Grant Noble finished the game 3-for-3 with two singles and a triple. Jacob Lewis finished 1-for-3 with a double and Griffin Heltsley finished 1-for-2. “We hit the ball from top to bottom the whole game through, which is what we have been waiting for,” Bybee said. South plays at 6 p.m. tonight at Phil Moore Park against Bowling Green East. “It is going to be exciting because they are our rivals,” Stackhouse said. “We are the South and they are the East and we have been rivals for quiet a while now.” North plays at 8 p.m. tonight against Bowling Green West. Warren County North 2 4 0 0-6 Warren County South 3 13 0 x-16 Friday’s late game: Bowling Green East 10, Warren County North 0 Bowling Green East jumped out early over Warren County North in Friday’s late game at Phil Moore Park. East scored five runs in the first inning and then scored five runs in the second to beat North 10-0 in four innings. North was led by Davion Downey, who finished 2-for-2. Brett Beckham finished 1-for-3 and Jonathon Biggs finished 1-for-2. Bowling Green East 550 x - 10 Warren County North 000 0-0 |
| Windy day no problem for Eaton Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:11:20 -0500 Brian Eaton said windy conditions at CrossWinds Golf Course on Saturday morning posed plenty of challenges. Still, Eaton’s opening round at the Pickens Amateur Championship wasn’t as difficult as most. Eaton, a Fountain Run native who played prep golf at Allen County-Scottsville, is alone atop the leaderboard with a 2-under-par 69 heading into today’s final 18. He leads a trio of golfers - Josh Jones, Tyler Stewart and two-time Pickens champion John Kirby - who came in at 1-under 70. “The wind was always a factor,” Eaton said. “Some holes it’s a two-club difference. Some holes it’s an advantage because the wind’s behind you, others it’s a disadvantage because it makes it longer.” The quartet of Will Beard, Sam Steen, Jared Combs and Adam McDonald stands at even-par 71, while Chris Kendall, Andy Roberts and current Paul Walker Memorial champion Matt Fuqua are at 72. Fuqua, a Western Kentucky golfer whose victory at the Paul Walker has him atop the city amateur standings, said wind wreaked havoc on his early-morning round. After a pair of birdies to start the day, Fuqua said atmospheric conditions were a major factor in his double bogey on No. 7. “About 9:30 this morning, the wind was just howling,” Fuqua said. “I don’t know how to relate it to the afternoon rounds. (On No. 7) there was a side wind, and it knocked (the shot) down tremendously. I was in the bunker, and I had a fried-egg (lie).” Four other players are within four strokes at 2-over 73, including the University of Kentucky’s Jordan Blann - the 2005 Pickens winner - along with Adam Switzer, Josh Earnest and Larry Maxwell. Eaton - who started on the back nine - began with missed opportunities on a couple of short putts, but an eagle on No. 12 lifted his spirits. Still, Eaton stumbled somewhat into the turn, standing a 2-over par. “I got to the back side and a buddy of mine told me that even par was the low score (at the time), so that’s what I was trying to get back to,” Eaton said. “On the back side, I came out and struck the ball well and was able to make some birdies.” One of those four back-nine birdies came courtesy of a mammoth drive on the par-5 second hole, when Eaton laced a driver over a pond and landed within about 30 yards of the hole. Eaton’s plan to protect his one-shot lead today is simple. “Just come out and play a better game than I did today,” he said. “I caught some breaks today. Tomorrow’s a new day, so just come out and stay focused on what I need to do.” Players such as Fuqua, however, who must chase the leaders, must hope they slip up. “Sunday’s always tougher,” Fuqua said. “There’s always a lot of pressure. It’s tough to go out there and keep making birdies, and sometimes you go out there and get defensive and it’s easy to get passed. Hopefully I can be one of those guys who passes.” |
| Pike's Peek: Butler Co.’s Davis family passionate about rodeo Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:11:21 -0500 Hard to say for certain, but the Davises sure seem like Morgantown’s first family of rodeo. Three Davis boys and one Davis dad, all accomplished competitors in individual and team events. Earlier this month, 17-year-old Hunter and 15-year-old D.D. took first and second, respectively, in the All-Around Cowboy category at the Kentucky High School Rodeo Association state finals in Liberty. Luke, 13, is a past all-around champ in the Kentucky Junior Rodeo Association. And Hunter and Marvin, the boys’ father, are regulars on the professional Lonestar Rodeo circuit. Hunter’s take at the state finals, especially, was among his proudest achievements yet. His winnings were a combination of season-long and event-only point totals, and Hunter says victory wasn’t guaranteed. “It’s better on account of the way I came through with it,” Hunter says. “It kind of let me see that I could come through with it. ... It could be taken away from me real quick, so I had to really be on my toes.” The guys probably need a horse or two to haul around all the belt buckles, hats, saddles, boots, jeans and jackets - and yes, money - they’ve accumulated as prizes over the past decade or so. Rodeo has become such a passion for the family that Marvin built a 20,000-square-foot arena on his Butler County farm that the Davises use for practice. They’ve got sponsors - Alliance Corp., Heritage Animal Hospital, Morgantown Bank & Trust and Green River Feed Mill - which Marvin politely asks be mentioned. While the boys entered the sport at young ages - following their father’s lead, of course - Marvin was an adult before he was bitten by the bug. “I was just out rounding up cattle one day and roped one and fell in love with it,” Marvin says. “The boys, it started out that they wanted a pony. I got them a pony and was leading them around. Then I got a horse to lead them around.” And so it began. Hunter - a steer wrestler, calf roper and team roper who won two firsts and two thirds at the state finals, in addition to the all-around cowboy honor - was a natural horseman and showed early talent with a rope, Marvin says. D.D. leans toward particularly dangerous stuff such as bull and bronc riding, although Marvin’s coaxed him off broncs for the time being, after D.D. ended up unconscious once. “I like the bull riding the best,” D.D. says. “I don’t know what it is about bulls, but I just love riding them. It’s the action and adrenaline.” Marvin and his wife, Gidget, are aware of the peril involved in rodeo work. They’ve sent the boys to schools for professional instruction. And their involvement in the state organizations gives them a controlled environment in which to compete. Besides, the Davis boys grew up with steers and broncs the way other families bond over baseball. “You always worry when your boy gets on a bull or a bucking horse,” Marvin says. “Something could happen at any time. You worry about something like that, but it’s something they want to do. The rodeo is a sport that they want their dad with them at all times. ... It’s a family-oriented thing. They need you there at all times.” The next goal for Hunter and Marvin is a top-10 finish in team roping on the Lonestar circuit; that would earn them a spot in the Lonestar finals in Alabama in December. It would be a suitable consolation prize for the family, who can’t afford the several thousand dollars it would require to travel to Farmington, N.M., in July for the National High School Rodeo Association finals. Beyond that, the Davis boys all say they’re hooked on rodeo for life. Or, according to Hunter - who’s suffered a few bad spills as a steer wrestler and was once run over by a Marvin-mounted hazing horse - at least “as long as my body’s able to let me do it.” — Daniel Pike is sports editor for the Daily News. He can be reached at 783-3271 or by e-mailing dpike@bgdailynews.com. |
| Outdoors: Green River area to be improved Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:11:21 -0500 “It’s going to look totally different than what most people are used to. It is to going to have a wildlife beauty.” That’s what Jeremy Atkinson with the Natural Resources Conservation Service told me about the 13,514 acres of Warren County farmland that have recently been enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. Those who frequent the county have most likely seen evidence of the program in the brown pastures that have been chemically burned prior to drilling. While at present they may look like wastelands, in a few years the same grounds will teem with life. The properties are going back into native warm-season grasses, some of the same species which made up our grasslands before man began to alter the landscape centuries ago. The CREP is an enhanced version of the traditional CRP designed for a specific location, which Atkinson explained is aimed at protecting one of the most ecologically diverse river systems in the United States - a body of water which happens to be in our own backyard. “The Green River CREP was designed to protect the Green River watershed and its tributaries by buffering streams, sinkholes and by taking highly erodable cropland out of production,” Atkinson said. Recently planted varieties of native plant life will serve to keep the soil in place and filter runoff water with their extensive root systems. Atkinson said that while the primary purpose of the federal program is to improve water quality and reduce soil erosion, “improving wildlife habitat is a close second.” Of the 14 counties included within the Green River CREP, Warren County is one of only two in which the entire county was eligible for enrollment. Property owners willing to lease their land to the government and plant an approved cover for a period of 10 to 15 years are rewarded with high cost-share rates and attractive rental payments for their acreage. The program’s incentives have been well received by many rural land owners, as is evident in the 85,000 acres already included in the program. “The most common practice,” Atkinson said while discussing the fairly simple process, “is planting native warm season grasses and wildflowers or forbs. Most of the grasses will be three to five feet tall, but some will get taller than that.” In comparison with fescue and some other common grasses, the native varieties are more advantageous from a biological standpoint. “The native species are perfect for wildlife habitat because of the way that they grow,” Atkinson said. “Native grasses grow in clumps rather than a mat, so they provide paths for small game.” Fescue, despite being a very capable grass for grazing and haying, has long been suspected to contribute to the decline of bobwhites because the tiny chicks cannot navigate through the thick turf in order to forage. However, in addition to quail, lots of other critters will benefit from the native mix. “Hopefully we’ll see an increase in the general bird population,” Atkinson noted. “Food and cover are the main things for wildlife and (this program) will provide those.” In years to come, this program will usher in an era of revival for small game and small game hunters alike in southcentral Kentucky. Even if the shaggy native grass fields aren’t perfectly manicured or cut to uniform height, I know that in my own eyes and in the eyes of many others, they will definitely have a look of beauty. — Geordon T. Howell is outdoors columnist for the Daily News. He can be reached by e-mailing highbrasshowell@yahoo.com. |
| Slew of Cardinals have left the nest Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:28:00 EST Sophomore defensive tackle Aundre Henderson quit the University of Louisville football team last week, deciding to give up the sport and concentrate on academics. |
| Summer brings fall football questions Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:40:00 EST What's the surest reminder that it's only 63 days until the Kentucky-Louisville football game? Hunter Cantwell (U of L quarterback) and Jeremy Jarmon (UK defensive end) are on the cover of as many magazines as Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson. |
| What do they put in the water? Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:06:00 EST Heidi Hatteberg had already squeezed a lot into her 17 years, even before the Best Friday the 13th Ever. Born in Iowa, she lived in Germany and Texas before first grade. She swam on four state champions at Manual High School and won a scholarship to Georgia Tech, where she plans to study aerospace engineering in hopes of flying for UPS someday. |
| Track vets say they're getting a bad rap Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:27:00 EST Kentucky's racetrack veterinarians are up in arms by how they believe their profession was portrayed in a recent congressional subcommittee hearing on thoroughbred racing, including insinuations that they profit too much from giving horses medication and will do anything to patch up a gimpy horse for a race. |
| Consistency has Burton in hunt Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:46:00 EST If consistency can still win a championship in the Sprint Cup series, Jeff Burton is a serious contender for his first title. |
| Kanaan wins crash-marred Richmond race Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:45:00 EST One week removed from a crash while leading, Tony Kanaan didn't let himself believe he would win until he took the checkered flag last night. |
| Bats weigh in on maple-bat debate Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:43:00 EST Need something else to blame on Barry Bonds? Try the proliferation of maple bats, which is the center of baseball's debate of the moment. Maple bats are prone to explode when they break, sending sharp pieces of wood flying. |
| Bats score four in 11th to defeat Mud Hens 10-8 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:43:00 EST The Bats exploded for four runs in the 11th, and Louisville held off the Toledo Mud Hens in the bottom of the frame to give Louisville a 10-8 victory last night. Adam Rosales' three-run homer in the ninth tied the score at 6. |
| Cards get commitment from Texas speedster Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:38:00 EST The University of Louisville football program will have a speedster from Texas -- freshman Jacques Caldwell -- next season. And there's more speed on the way. |
| Anderson continues State Am youth trend Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:16:00 EST The youthful trend continues at the Women's Kentucky State Amateur, where University of Louisville sophomore-to-be Laura Anderson won the 82nd annual event Friday. Anderson, a Tompkinsville native, joined the ranks of college-age players to win the event recently, played this year at Elizabethtown Country Club. |
| Garden District blossoms Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:43:00 EST The owners of Garden District don't know where their 2-year-old filly will race next. But they know where they hope to be in four months. |
| Music Note upsets Proud Spell Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:39:00 EST Music Note beat Kentucky Oaks winner and 1-2 favorite Proud Spell in yesterday's $250,000 Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park, and Frost Giant won the $400,000 Suburban Handicap at 40-1 in an afternoon of upsets. |
| Trotter improves to 16-0 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:39:00 EST Mya Tri, a trotter co-owned by Bob Wientjes of Louisville, earned her 16th victory in 16 career starts last night at Hoosier Park. |
| Mast Track wires field in Hollywood Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:40:00 EST Mast Track, a 10-1 shot given a dream trip on the lead by jockey Tyler Baze, hung on in the stretch to post a 2¼-length victory over 2-1 favorite Go Between in yesterday's 69th running of the $750,000, Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park. |
| Churchill Downs Graded Entries Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:40:00 EST |
| Phillips tapping pipeline from Louisville Central Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:01 EDT The University of Kentucky pipeline that UK offensive coordinator and future head coach Joker Phillips has established to powerhouse program LaGrange (Ga.) has been well-chronicled. Now Phillips may be on the verge of building another pipeline, this one a little closer to home at Louisville's Central High School. UK got a commitment this week from Central defensive tackle Mister Cobble , and the Wildcats currently lead for Cobble's teammate, linebacker Ridge Wilson . Central was a basketball powerhouse in the 1960s and 1970s, but the Yellowjackets struggled to maintain the same level of prominence once court-ordered busing began in 1975. |
| Top-10 recruit says UK tops his list Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:06 EDT |
| GM impressed with Crawford Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:52 EDT The Los Angeles Lakers had to sit through 57 picks in Thursday night's NBA Draft before selecting former UK guard Joe Crawford at No. 58. Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak seems to think getting Crawford was worth the wait. .We had him projected to be drafted a lot higher than 58,. Kupchak told the Los Angeles Times on Friday. .He comes from a top-rate basketball program, used to playing in big games. He had a great career.. The Lakers' first-round pick went to the Memphis Grizzlies in the Pau Gasol trade earlier this season, leaving Los Angeles with one pick. |
| No faith in Shaun Alexander Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:40 EDT SANFORD, Fla. . Dressed in a black blazer and blue jeans, NFL running back Shaun Alexander stood before a crowd of about 175 people at City Church this week and spoke about his Christian faith. .I bought a Dora the Explorer bike for my 4-year-old daughter Heaven and placed it behind my back,. Alexander said. .I said, .Heaven, look what Daddy has.' She said, .Wow!' Then she ran toward me, past the bike, jumped into my arms and I said, .God, please let her be like this forever.' . The message was simple. Love the giver more than the gift. This principle is partly what makes Alexander a pillar in his community and a pariah to some NFL general managers. |
| Draft is drama without delay Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:26 EDT When it comes to their respective selection shows, the only thing the NBA and NFL have in common is the word .draft.. The NFL Draft is slower than dial-up. There's enough time between selections for analysis, rumors, speculation, highlights, 40-yard dash times and the somehow satisfying sight of Mel Kiper Jr. spewing player facts like a volcano dispensing lava. It takes two days for pro football to plod through its seven rounds of picks, as if each selection was intensely crucial to the success of each franchise. By comparison, the NBA Draft, as seen Thursday, is a one-night whirlwind of lightning-quick picks, confusing trades, speed-date analysis and the oscillating decibels of Stephen A. Smith. |
| Cueto, 4 Reds relievers shut out Indians 5-0 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:37 EDT Johnny Cueto won for the first time in four starts for Cincinnati, combining with four Reds relievers to shut out the Cleveland Indians 5-0 on Saturday night. Cueto (6-8) constantly worked out of trouble to win for the first time since June 6 at Florida. He struck out Sal Fasano with the bases loaded to end the second inning, left two runners stranded in both the fourth and sixth, and got key double plays in the first and fifth. The rookie right-hander gave up five hits, walked three and hit two batters over 6 1-3 innings. Cueto walked Fasano with one out in the seventh and reliever Bill Bray yielded a double to Grady Sizemore before reliever David Weathers slammed the door. With runners on second and third, the right-hander got Jamey Carroll to line to second and threw a called third strike past Ben Francisco. Cincinnati won for only the fourth time in 13 games, but clinched the season series in the interleague battle of Ohio's teams. The Reds swept three games from the Indians last month in Cincinnati and are 1-1 in this three-game series. |
| Webb helps Diamondbacks break three-game skid Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:37 EDT Brandon Webb returned to his All-Star form, Chris Young had three RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks finally beat the Florida Marlins, 6-2 on Saturday night. Webb (12-4), the 2006 Cy Young Award winner, stuck out eight and gave up two runs in six innings for the Diamondbacks, who ended a three-game losing streak and beat Florida for the first time in five tries this season. The Diamondbacks' ace gave up 11 earned runs in his previous two starts, both losses. Young's triple in the sixth drove in two runs, giving Arizona a 5-1 lead and chasing Marlins starter Andrew Miller. Augie Ojeda added an RBI double in the inning to extend the Diamondbacks' lead to 6-1. Miller (5-7) allowed six runs, three earned, on five hits in 5 2-3 innings. The Marlins lefty has just one win in his last seven decisions. |
| Marlins' Uggla leaves game with ankle sprain Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:57 EDT Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla left Saturday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks because of a left ankle sprain. Uggla tried to stretch a single into a double in the fourth, appearing to injure himself as he pulled up to go back to first base. He was tagged out hobbling in the baseline and limped back to the dugout. X-rays were negative, the team said. It was unclear how long he could be sidelined. Uggla began Saturday leading the majors with 23 home runs. He was replaced by Robert Andino to start the fifth. |
| Hoffa, Cantwell, Nelson qualify in men's shot put Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:57 EDT Reese Hoffa, Christian Cantwell and Adam Nelson have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the men's shot put. Hoffa, the reigning world outdoor champion, finished first Saturday at the trials to determine the roster for the Beijing Games. Cantwell was second, and two-time Olympic silver medalist Adam Nelson was third. |
| Gay sets US record in 100 with 9.77 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:17 EDT Tyson Gay has broken the U.S. record in the men's 100 meters by clocking 9.77 seconds. The old mark had stood since 1999, when Maurice Greene ran 9.79. Gay's national record comes at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in a quarterfinal heat Saturday. The world record is 9.72, set by Jamaica's Usain Bolt last month. |
| Lee, Edwards, Williams make US Olympic team in 100 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:17 EDT Muna Lee, Torri Edwards and Lauryn Williams have earned U.S. Olympic team berths in the women's 100 meters. Allyson Felix, who was hoping to compete in four events in China, has failed to qualify in the 100, finishing fifth in Saturday's final at the track and field trials. Lee, who raced in the 200 meters at the 2004 Olympics, clocked 10.85 seconds. Edwards and Williams both finished in 10.90. |
| Phelps won't swim 400 freestyle at US trials Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:17 EDT Michael Phelps' grueling schedule at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials has gotten a bit easier. He won't be competing in the 400-meter freestyle. The event was one of nine Phelps had entered during the eight-day meet that begins Sunday. But his name was absent from the 400 free heat sheets released Saturday night. The move wasn't unexpected because Phelps' coach, Bob Bowman, had hinted that he would drop the event. Phelps will still be in action on opening day, competing in the 400 individual medley, in which he owns the world record. He will be challenged by Ryan Lochte, who entered a staggering 11 events but isn't expected to swim them all. They will swim the 400 IM preliminaries in the morning, with the final in the evening. |
| Fountain, Johnson, Pickler qualify in heptathlon Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:17 EDT Hyleas Fountain, Jacquelyn Johnson and Diana Pickler have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the heptathlon. Fountain finished first Saturday at the national track and field trials with 6,667 points. Johnson was second, and Pickler third. |
| Gay breaks Greene's US record in 100 at trials Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:22 EDT Tyson Gay got quite a fright in his first race Saturday. He set a record in his second. Gay broke Maurice Greene's American mark in the 100 meters by running 9.77 seconds in his quarterfinal at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. "It tells me I'm in pretty good shape," Gay said. "We've got two more rounds left." The U.S. contingent for the women's 100 was determined Saturday, and the biggest surprises might have been who did not make the team: Allyson Felix, whose specialty is the 200 but announced her intention to compete in four events in China, and Marshevet Hooker, who had the fastest time in each of the previous three rounds. But Hooker was fourth and Felix was only fifth in the final. Instead, the three roster spots in that event went to Muna Lee in 10.85, and Torri Edwards and Lauryn Williams, two past world champions who both finished in 10.90. |
| Lightning get short-term rights to Malone, Roberts Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:23 EDT The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired the short-term negotiating rights to Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts on Saturday for a conditional draft pick. The deal allows the Lightning to talk exclusively to Malone and Roberts until the NHL free agency signing period begins Tuesday. The Penguins didn't feel they could afford to re-sign either Malone, a Pittsburgh native who had 27 goals and 24 assists last season, or the 42-year-old Roberts, who made $2.5 million last season. Malone is believed to be seeking about $5 million per season. Roberts was added late in the 2006-07 season to give the Penguins a more physical presence and a locker-room leader, but he missed more than half of last season with a broken left leg and a high ankle sprain. Pittsburgh is focusing its attention on other key components of its Stanley Cup finalist team, including forward Marian Hossa - who wants to test free agency - and defenseman Brooks Orpik. The Penguins have 12 prospective unrestricted free agents. |
| Venus Williams joins sister in 4th round Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:12 EDT One swing from completing her week's work, Venus Williams toed the baseline, dribbled the ball, gave it a toss and delivered yet another thunderclap serve at sun-kissed Wimbledon. The ace bounced off the Court 1 backstop as Williams trotted to the net to bid another foe farewell. The scoreboard said 127 mph, the fastest women's serve ever recorded at Wimbledon. The scoreboard also had Williams winning 6-1, 7-5 Saturday over qualifier Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. It was an upset-filled first week at Wimbledon and a rough one for American tennis, but the nonconformist Williams sisters ignored both trends. Four-time champion Venus and two-time champion Serena won three matches each without dropping a set. Both advanced to Monday's round of 16, as did No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal on the men's side. |
| Daniel 'Rambo' Chopra has 2-shot lead at Buick Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:17 EDT Daniel Chopra's tendency to be wild off the tee and accurate from the rough led Todd Hamilton's caddie to give him a nickname at the Buick Open. "You're Rambo," he said. Rambo? "Yeah, you're lethal from the trees" Chopra recalled the caddie saying. Now, he has another moniker: Buick Open third-round leader. |
| Stewart gets fifth Nationwide win Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:22 EDT Tony Stewart isn't running many races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this series, so he's making the ones he does drive in count. The two-time Sprint Cup champion, who hasn't been having much luck and has no wins in the top stock car series this season, drove away Saturday with his fifth victory in seven Nationwide starts in 2008. Stewart got track position, restarting third after taking just two tires during his final pit stop on lap 129 of the 200-lap event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He took the lead on lap 136 from fellow Cup star Carl Edwards on lap 136 and led the rest of the way. Teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch finished second and third. The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota that Stewart drove has won eight of 17 races this season, including all five by Stewart and one each by Hamlin, Busch and heralded rookie Joey Logano. Busch also has two wins in his No. 18 entry and another in the Braun Racing car already this season. |
| Recap: Kansas City vs. Real Salt Lake Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:53 EDT Sometimes its better to be lucky than good. The Kansas City Wizards got a little bit of luck on Saturday night in a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake to snap a seven-game winless streak in Major League Soccer action. After the two teams battled to a scoreless draw for 89 minutes at CommuityAmerica Ballpark, the Wizards were awarded a direct free-kick from about 30 yards out. Kansas City's Davy Arnaud chipped the ball into a crowd of players, hoping that defender Jimmy Conrad would knock the ball home, but RSL defender Tony Beltran beat him to it and deflected the ball into his own net. That was how the score ended as the Wizards, who at 4-5-4 are in last place in the Eastern Conference table, earned the 1-0 win. Real Salt Lake (5-6-4), on the other hand, had its franchise-record five-game unbeaten streak snapped with the loss. It will try to get back in the win column on Thursday when two-time defending champions Houston travel to Utah while Kansas City plays at FC Dallas a day later in its next league fixture. |
| Pole-sitter Kanaan gets victory at Richmond Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:27 EDT One week removed from a crash while leading, Tony Kanaan didn't let himself believe he would win a race he dominated until he took the checkered flag Saturday night. "I just said with about 10 laps to go, I said, 'What's going to happen now?'" the snake-bitten Andretti Green Racing star said after his 13th career victory. "I'm just like, 'OK, something's going to blow up, it's going to rain, ... maybe I'm going to spin in the rain.' "That's how funny racing is. Sometimes it comes when you least expect it." Kanaan made it happen by taking advantage of an out-of-sequence pit stop by front-running teammate Marco Andretti and ran away with the SunTrust Indy Challenge. On a night when half of the 26 cars in the largest IndyCar Series field at Richmond International Raceway went home damaged, Kanaan got the good fortune he said he deserved for his first victory of the season. He got it by avoiding the near-constant mayhem caused by an event record-tying nine caution flags and beating Helio Castroneves by nearly 5 seconds. |
| Spain ready to reign at Euros Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:21 EDT VIENNA, Austria . Germany is one of soccer's biggest winners, Spain one of its main underachievers. They meet Sunday for the European Championship with a twist: Spain is favored. Oh, most of the Spaniards won't admit what the oddsmakers are quoting. They are understandably wary considering their opponent owns three World Cup titles and three Euros and entered the tournament as the favorite. Deny it as they might, though, the Spaniards have been the most impressive performers through a perfect opening round, a dull but successful quarterfinal they won in a shootout against world champion Italy and a 3-0 rout of Russia in the semifinals. Now comes Germany, which could be missing captain Michael Ballack. He sat out Saturday's last practice with a right calf problem. |
| Sports briefs Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:21 EDT IRL Kanaan gets first win of season Pole-sitter Tony Kanaan took advantage of an out-of-sequence pit stop by front-running teammate Marco Andretti on Saturday night and ran away with the SunTrust Indy Challenge in Richmond, Va., for his first victory of the season. On a night when half of the 26 cars in the largest IndyCar Series field at Richmond International Raceway went home damaged, Kanaan got the good fortune he said he deserved, avoiding the near-constant mayhem caused by a record-tying nine caution flags and coasting to his 13th career IndyCar victory. |
| Scoreboard Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:21 EDT Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS.Placed INF Alberto Callaspo on the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B Billy Butler from Omaha (PCL). |
| Top scoresHigh schooler bowls 300 in summer league Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:21 EDT Corey Gillespie achieved the highlight of his bowling career Monday with his first 300 game. Gillespie is following in the footsteps of his grandmother Helen Gilkerson. Gilkerson, a member of the Lexington Bowling Hall of Fame, rolled the second 300 game in Lexington bowling history in 1973. Gillespie, 16, is only the second youth bowler this season to roll a perfect game at Collins Bowling Centers-Southland. Gillespie led off with his 300 in the summer adult-child league and then followed with a 255-196 for a 751 series. Gillespie is averaging 207 in the summer league. Gillespie, who will be a junior at Lafayette, was on the school's bowling team this past season, but his involvement was limited after he broke his leg. The injury forced him to limit his bowling to the first two weeks of the season. He also was able to bowl with the squad in the state tournament in Louisville in April. Gillespie's score is the third perfect game in the league this summer. The other two were rolled by Bill Hohensee and Frank Fitch. |
| John Clay: These penalties won't deter trainers Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:21 EDT Fifteen days. That'll show him. That'll make Rick Dutrow think twice the next time he attempts to stretch his consecutive-year streak of drug suspensions/fines to 10 straight. That'll make Big Brown's outspoken trainer more careful around the barn when it comes to hypodermics and syrup bottles and which horse (wink) should get which dosage (wink) on race day. Right, babe? |
| The most wonderful times of the year Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:21 EDT I was rushing out of the office Thursday night because I had to get home in time to see the telecast of the NBA Draft . an event I never, ever miss. For me, the NBA Draft is always one of the best sports days of the year. Which got me to thinking. What are, year in, year out, the best days of each sports year. Here are 10 I plan my life around. |
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| Webb bounces back Brandon Webb slammed a water bottle into the trash can and paced the dugout yelling after he was taken out, showing the kind of emotion that's been missing from his recent outings. |
| Giddens and Walker may help champs in first year An athletic guard with a troubled past and a physical forward with a history of knee problems are the newest players the Boston Celtics hope will help them. The chances seem slim that J.R. Giddens or Bill Walker will do that as rookies on a championship team. |
| Sabathia, Sizemore lead Indians past Reds, 6-0 C.C. Sabathia can't even allow himself to watch his latest masterpiece. |
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