August 17, 2009

Sprint Cup points leaders  08/17/09 12:01 AM

1. Tony Stewart3,500 2. Jeff Gordon-284
  3. Jimmie Johnson-303
  4. Carl Edwards-505
  5. Denny Hamlin  -514
  6. Kurt Busch-543
  7. Juan Montoya-613
  8. Kasey Kahne-616
  9. Ryan Newman-655
10. Greg Biffle-679
11. Matt Kenseth-689
12. Mark Martin-709
13. Brian Vickers-721


August 07, 2009

Rod Woodson, Derrick Thomas bios  08/07/09 12:01 AM

overall) in the 1987 draft
Member of NFL’s 75th anniversary team and
NFL’s all-decade team of the 1990s
NFL defensive player of the year in 1993
Intercepted 71 passes in career
Is NFL’s all-time leader in interception return yardage (1,483)
Six-time first-team all-pro choice
Earned all-pro honors as cornerback, kick returner, and safety


August 04, 2009

Hall induction will be honor former Chiefs great Thomas won’t experience  08/04/09 12:01 AM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Marty Schottenheimer was walking up the 16th fairway near his Florida home when he noticed a golf cart hurrying toward him. It was someone from the golf shop. “He told me, ‘Coach, you need to call your wife,‘“ Schottenheimer said. Pat Schottenheimer’s voice was urgent. “She said, ‘Marty, they called from Kansas City to say that Derrick has been in a serious accident,‘“ he said.


August 03, 2009

IRL auto racing  08/03/09 12:01 AM

AUTO RACING KENTUCKY 300
  (Saturday night at Sparta, Ky.)
  (Starting pos.), Make  Laps
  1. (3) Ryan Briscoe, Honda200
  2. (14) Ed Carpenter, Honda200
  3. (9) Tony Kanaan, Honda200
  4. (4) Helio Castroneves, Honda200
  5. (10) Graham Rahal, Honda200
  6. (2) Dario Franchitti, Honda200


August 02, 2009

Pony League at a glance  08/02/09 12:01 AM

PONY-BRONCO WORLD SERIES  FRIDAY
Western Branch 3, Channahon (Ill.) 0 Swansea (Mass.) 7, Lafayette (La.) 2 Walnut (Calif.) 12, Chesterfield Baseball Club 2 YESTERDAY
Semifinals
  Walnut————————————- 286 01—17 18 2
  Western Branch———————————— 200 20—4 9 6


July 30, 2009

McGurn, Balch reach VSGA Senior Women’s quarterfinals  07/30/09 12:05 AM

Boodie McGurn, the 2004 champion, and Maggie Balch of Maidens are the Richmond-area players remaining in the Virginia State Golf Association Senior Women’s Amateur tournament at The Homestead Resort’s Old Course. McGurn, a Country Club of Virginia member, advanced to this morning’s quarterfinal matches with a 2-and-1 victory over 2005 champion Shelley Savage of Alexandria yesterday. McGurn’s quarterfinal opponent is Mimi Hoffman of Springfield, the 2006 winner.

NASCAR schedules and points  07/30/09 12:01 AM

AUTO RACING Saturday - Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 9 - Centurion Boats at the Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 16 - Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich. Aug. 22 - Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn. Sept. 6 - Pep Boys Auto 500, Hampton, Ga. Sept. 12 - Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Richmond, Va.


July 29, 2009

Swimming results  07/29/09 12:01 AM

SWIMMING
  (Finals at Rome)
Men
100 backstroke
1, Junya Koga, Japan, 52.26. 2, Helge Meeuw, Germany, 52.54. 3, Aschwin Wildeboer, Spain, 52.64. 4 (tie), Ryosuke Irie, Japan, and Liam Tancock, Britain, 52.73. 6, Arkady Vyatchanin, Russia, 52.87. 7, Mattew Grevers, United States, 53.14. 8, Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greece, 53.43.


July 28, 2009

Swimming results  07/28/09 12:01 AM

SWIMMING
  (Finals at Rome)
Men
50 butterfly
1, Milorad Cavic, Serbia, 22.67. 2, Matthew Targett, Australia, 22.73. 3, Rafael Munoz, Spain, 22.88. 4, Jakob Schiott Andkjaer, Denmark, 22.93. 5, Nicholas Santos, Brazil, 23.00.  100 breaststroke
1, Brenton Rickard, Australia, 58.58. 2, Hugues Duboscq, France, 58.64. 3, Cameron Van Der Burgh, South Africa, 58.64. 4, Eric Shanteau, United States, 58.98. 5, Igor Borysik, Ukraine, 59.23.

Tour de France results  07/28/09 12:01 AM

CYCLING WINNERS
2009 - Alberto Contador, Spain 2008 - Carlos Sastre, Spain 2007 - Alberto Contador, Spain 2006 - x-Oscar Pereiro, Spain 2005 - Lance Armstrong, United States 2004 - Lance Armstrong, United States 2003 - Lance Armstrong, United States

Golf  07/28/09 12:01 AM

(x-won on second playoff hole)
x-Nathan Green, $918,000————————————-68-65-69-68-270
Retief Goosen, $550,800————————————-65-69-67-69-270
Anthony Kim, $295,800————————————-69-66-66-73-274
Jason Dufner, $295,800————————————-68-63-70-73-274
Lee Janzen, $186,150————————————-68-70-70-67-275


July 27, 2009

Swimming results  07/27/09 12:01 AM

SWIMMING
  (Finals at Rome)
Men
400 freestyle
1, Paul Biedermann, Germany, 3:40.07. 2, Oussama Mellouli, Tunisia, 3:41.11. 3, Zhang Lin, China, 3:41.35. 4, Peter Vanderkaay, United States, 3:43.20. 5, Mads Glaesner, Denmark, 3:44.40.  400 freestyle relay
Final
1, United States (Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Mattew Grevers, Nathan Adrian), 3:09.21. 2, Russia (Evgeniy Lagunov, Andrey Grechin, Danila Izotov, Alexander Sukhorukov), 3:09.52. 3, France (Fabien Gilot, Alain Bernard, Gregory Mallet, Frederick Bousquet), 3:09.89. 4, Brazil, 3:10.80.

Tour de France results  07/27/09 12:01 AM

CYCLING 21ST (FINAL) STAGE
(101.9 miles from
Montereau-Fault-Yonne, France
to the Champs-Elysees in Paris)
1. Mark Cavendish, Britain, Team Columbia-High Road, 4 hours, 2 minutes, 18 seconds. 2. Mark Renshaw, Australia, Team Columbia-High Road, same time. 3. Tyler Farrar, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, same time.

Golf  07/27/09 12:01 AM

CANADIAN OPEN
(7,253 yards, par 72, at Oakville, Ontario)
  THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Jason Dufner—————————————14 through 6
Anthony Kim—————————————13 through 9
Jerry Kelly—————————————13 through 6
Michael Letzig—————————————12 through 10


July 26, 2009

Tour de France results  07/26/09 12:01 AM

CYCLING 20TH (PENULTIMATE) STAGE
(103.8-mile high-mountain stage
from Montelimar to
Mont Ventoux, France)
1. Juan Manuel Garate, Spain, Rabobank, 4 hours, 39 minutes, 21 seconds. 2. Tony Martin, Germany, Team Columbia-High Road, 3 seconds behind. 3. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team Saxo Bank, :38.

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