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N AT I O N A L B R I E F S Kenseth passes Edwards to win Nationwide race CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Matt Kenseth had never driven the new Nationwide Series car and was in unfamiliar territory as a one-time, fill-in driver. It didn’t matter on a hot, steamy Saturday afternoon. Not with Roush Fenway Racing dominating like it is. As former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen struggled through a miserable day in his Nationwide debut, Kenseth passed teammate Carl Edwards with two laps to go and hung on to win the 300-mile race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Edwards, who won last week’s All-Star race at the same track, held on to finish second and Roush Fenway’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was fourth to move within one point of series leader Elliott Sadler. Only Kyle Busch, who failed to match Mark Martin’s Nationwide Series record of 49 career wins, could come close to Jack Roush’s team with a third-place finish.
The FA investigated and its findings were submitted to FIFA during the week. “I hope FIFA will agree to make it public because all the people here, especially Mr. Teixeira and Mr. Makudi, are completely clean of all the allegations made by Lord Triesman, a few weeks ago,” FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said at a news conference. Russia won the 2018 bidding contest in December. England received only two votes — fewer than the joint bids from Netherlands-Belgium and SpainPortugal. In a separate case, Warner was suspended by FIFA on Sunday in connection with allegations of bribery in Mohamed bin Hammam’s bid to unseat Sepp Blatter in the presidential elections on Wednesday. Bin Hammam also was suspended and pulled out of the race.
injury on Friday. Groeschner said Posey will still be hurting for a few more days, but expected that to subside soon. Posey finishes 2011 hitting .284 with four home runs and 21 RBIs in 45 games. Last year, Posey was recalled from the minors in late May and hit .305 with 18 home runs and 67 RBIs in 108 games. The collision has sparked a debate on if rules should be changed to better protect catchers at the plate. Posey felt Cousins could have slid around him but said it was a legal play. His main objective will be to continue his career as soon as he can, starting with Sunday’s procedure.
Northwestern tops Maryland for women’s lacrosse title
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Northwestern won its sixth NCAA women’s lacrosse championship in seven Giants’ Posey out for years Sunday, getting four goals from Shannon Smith, including the game-winseason after surgery ner with 4:36 remaining, in an 8-7 victory MILWAUKEE (AP) — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is out for the over top-ranked Maryland. Freshman Kara Mupo added two goals season after having surgery Sunday to Vettel wins thrilling for the Wildcats, who avenged last year’s repair three torn ligaments in his ankle Monaco Grand Prix sustained in a collision at home plate last 13-11 loss to Maryland and overcame an early three-goal deficit. MONACO (AP) — Sebastian Vettel week. Erin Fitzgerald and Jessica Russo also won the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday “He’s not going to be back this season,” scored for the Wildcats (21-2), who for his fifth victory in six races this seahead athletic trainer Dave Groeschner advanced to the championship with son, beating Fernando Alonso and Jenson said in a conference call with reporters. Button in a thriller that several drivers “He will have another surgery somewhere Friday’s 11-10 victory over North Carolina. failed to finish. in the 8- to 10-week mark to take out Katie Schwarzmann scored with 85 The most exciting race of the season some of that hardware that the doctors seconds remaining for the Terrapins (21featured almost as many twists and turns put in. That’s already determined. ... Add 2), who were trying to repeat for the first as Monaco’s famed street circuit. that to rehab time, and I don’t see him time since winning a record seven straight “It was unbelievable. The race today making it back this season.” was pretty entertaining,” said Vettel, the Groeschner said Posey had two screws championships from 1995-2001. Freshman Beth Glaros scored four defending Formula One champion. “The inserted into his lower leg to stabilize the roulette button must have stopped last ankle over a surgery that lasted about 90 goals in the first half, including three in a 94-second span for Maryland, which overnight and kept on spinning.” minutes early Sunday morning. The German is strengthening his grip “We’re very pleased with how his ankle came a six-goal deficit in last year’s chamon the title with each race. He leads Lewis came back together. He had that fractured pionship victory. Hamilton by 58 points, Red Bull teamfibula as well,” Groeschner said. “After remate Mark Webber by 64, Button by 67 Mercyhurst edges Adelphi X-raying the fracture, we felt like we didand Alonso by 74. n’t really need to do anything with that, for Division II lacrosse crown which was nice.” BALTIMORE (AP) — Mercyhurst capFIFA: 4 officials cleared The 2010 NL Rookie of the Year broke tured its first Division II national lacrosse a bone in his lower left leg and injured the title Sunday, beating Adelphi 9-8 on four of English allegations ankle in a collision with Florida’s Scott goals from junior midfielder Ian Wild, the ZURICH (AP) — Four FIFA executive committee members accused of World Cup Cousins on Wednesday night. Groeschner game’s Most Outstanding Player. said the team is optimistic Posey will be Junior attackman Kyle Kallay added bidding corruption during a British two goals and sophomore attackman Parliamentary hearing have been cleared ready for opening day next season, but that he has a long road ahead. Brian Scheetz had a goal and three of wrongdoing by the English Football Posey was injured when Cousins collid- assists in helping lift Mercyhurst (17-2) to Association. the first national title in the program’s David Triesman, the head of England’s ed into him as the Giants catcher was attempting to catch a throw in San 15-year history. The Lakers lost to Le 2018 bid until last May, told British lawFrancisco’s 12th inning loss to the Moyne in the 2007 final on a last-second makers this month that Jack Warner, Marlins. shot. Nicolas Leoz, Ricardo Teixeira and Posey was in immediate pain, someJunior attackman Joe Vitale had three Worawi Makudi engaged in “improper and thing he had said hadn’t subsided when goals and two assists for Adelphi (13-3), unethical” conduct. All four denied the allegations. he talked for the first time since the which was in the finals for the first time
since winning its seventh national championship in 2001. Junior midfielder Kieran Riegel and junior attackman Danny Blau added two goals apiece for the Panthers, who lost despite winning 16 of 21 faceoffs. Kallay and Trevor Rice scored extraman goals during a 4-0 run that gave Mercyhurst a 7-4 lead at the 10:08 mark of the third quarter. Adelphi outscored Mercyhurst 4-2 the rest of the way and got within one on a no-look flip shot by Blau with 6:29 remaining in the fourth period.
Bradman powers Salisbury to Division III lacrosse championship BALTIMORE (AP) — Sam Bradman scored seven goals and Salisbury routed Tufts 19-7 on Sunday night to win its ninth NCAA Division III national championship. Bradman used a variety of moves to set the Division III record for most goals in championship game. But the junior midfielder saved his best trick for last, driving from behind the goal and using a swim move to get past a defender before flipping an underhanded shot into the top corner of the net. Tony Mendes added four goals for Salisbury (21-1), which avenged an upset loss to Tufts in last year’s final. D.J. Hessler had two goals and three assists for Tufts (18-3), which was outshot 46-29.
Guillen sounds off on passion, forgetful fans TORONTO (AP) — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen doesn’t want anyone to question his passion for winning and lashed out at Chicago fans for being forgetful. Guillen was still steamed about Saturday’s 14-inning defeat to the Blue Jays and fired back at his critics before Sunday’s series finale, defending himself and his coaching staff against those calling for their jobs. The manager said no one in the White Sox locker room has more passion for the game than he does and that he’d be “lying to myself” if he tried not to care so much about wins and losses. He also decried Chicago fans’ short memories, saying that “when they’re drunk” they urinate on the display outside U.S. Cellular Field that honors the 2005 World Series champions. Later Sunday, Guillen tweeted that he wouldn’t say bad things about White Sox fans because they’ve been behind him all his career.