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The Washington Post R Sunday, March 9, 2008 D7

NBASunday By Michael Lee

THE DISH When a Star Falls, It Leaves a Big Hole After Two-Year Suspension, Rockets Are the Exception Hornets’ Andersen Returns How Now, Without ? When Chris “Birdman” Andersen signed a On Their ‘Magical Run’ three-year, $14 million extension with the Hornets in the summer of 2004, Coach The Rockets were preparing to stretch for said he told him, “Don’t mess it up.” their morning shoot-around before a game against the But on Jan. 27, 2006, Andersen was kicked out of on Feb. 26 when first-year gener- the NBA for violating the league’s drug policy. He al manager stepped onto the court at was reinstated and re-signed with the Hornets last Toyota . It’s rarely good news when the GM week after serving a two-year suspension. Scott said shows up to talk to a team, and the grim look on Mo- he will take his time working Andersen back into the rey’s face had the players preparing for the worst. fold. “Obviously, when you miss two years of Morey sighed, then delivered the news: a lot of things can happen. I’m happy for has a stress fracture in his foot; he will have surgery the person. Birdman is really one of my favorite and miss the remainder of the season. people.” . . . “It was sad news,” Rockets forward The lost their much-hyped final recalled in a phone interview. “Yao’s injury is very seri- regular season game against Boston last week, and ous. But from [Morey’s] demeanor, we didn’t know if may have lost their chance to catch the Celtics for it was something life-threatening or if we were in im- home-court advantage throughout the Eastern minent danger of something.” Conference playoffs. “It doesn’t matter to us,” guard Battier and a few of his teammates spoke with Mo- Richard Hamilton said. “We’ve been there when we rey afterward and joked that before Morey opened his had home court. We’ve been there when we didn’t. mouth, they thought someone had died. “That’s how I We kind of play better when we’re on the road.” felt,” Morey said. When the Pistons advanced to the NBA Finals in But neither Yao’s life nor the Rockets’ season ended 2004 and 2005, they did it as the No. 2 seed in the that day. The Yao-less Rockets won their 13th consec- East. . . . utive game later that night, beating the Wizards, 94- Old guys are all the rage in the NBA. In the past 69. Entering last night’s game against the New Or- month, the Celtics have signed and P.J. leans Hornets, they had extended the streak to a fran- Brown (both 38); the Pistons signed chise-record 17 in a row, routing their first five oppo- (34); traded for (33), Joe nents without their all-star center by an average of BY MELISSA MAJCHRZAK — NBAE VIA GETTY IMAGES Smith (32) and (31); Phoenix 18.6 points. traded for Shaquille O’Neal (36); traded for Morey said the winning streak was more shocking The lost all-star center Yao Ming for the remainder of the season and (34); Houston traded for than the Rockets’ disappointing 15-17 start: “This is a the playoffs on Feb. 26 with a stress fracture in his left foot. At the time his injury was (34); and San Antonio signed magical run. Even the [1995-96] Bulls, who were 72- diagnosed, Yao was one of just five players averaging at least 20 points (22) and 10 (34), traded for (35) and appears to be 10, never won [that many] in a row.” rebounds (10.8) this season. It was the third time since 2000 that a player starting in the set to sign (36). “It’s no coincidence, all Halfway through the streak, Battier coined a phrase all-star game suffered a season-ending injury that season. The past two instances led to the trades, all the signings have involved very few that is chanted after each huddle: “Stay hungry, stay futile playoff runs for their teams. young players,” Celtics Coach said. humble.” And perhaps nothing can preserve humility “Teams are going after older players because they quite like losing a 7-foot-6 center who averages 22 , SAN ANTONIO, 2000 , WASHINGTON, 2007 know in the playoffs, they can help.” points and 10.8 rebounds. “Obviously, that’s a huge blow to lose Yao, arguably our best player and our The reigning NBA Finals The Wizards were foundation. At the same time, injuries are a part of the MVP was having a stellar preparing for the daunting NBA and we have a very professional group,” Battier regular season, as he task of playing the final 10 said. “Instead of throwing a pity party, we thought of averaged 23.2 points and games of the regular ways to continue winning and staying in the playoff 12.4 rebounds and shared season without all-star race. Good teams take adversity and roll with it.” MVP honors with Shaquille , but the THE FOURCAST The offense goes through superstar Tracy McGra- O’Neal at the 2000 situation became dy more, but his scoring average is about the same as All-Star Game. But Duncan calamitous two games his season average (21.4 points) and the Rockets are tore the meniscus in his later when Arenas tore the getting contributions from nearly every player Coach left knee and missed the meniscus in his left knee. puts on the floor. The beginning of the last four games of the Arenas averaged 28.4 SPURS AT SUNS LAKERS AT HORNETS 17-win streak coincided with rookie be- regular season and the points during the season Today, 3:30 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. coming the starting power forward on Jan. 29. “No- playoffs. The defending champion Spurs ended the and made his first career all-star start. The Wizards WJLA-7, WMAR-2 body is going to go out there and try to replace Yao be- regular season 3-1 without Duncan, but the Suns lost six of their final eight games without Arenas and is averaging cause that would be a big mistake,” said Scola, a 6- beat them 3-1 in the first round of the playoffs. were swept in the first round by Cleveland. In their only matchup 25.5 points and 13 foot-9 Argentine who spent the previous seven sea- this season, Shaquille assists against the sons in Spain. “He gave us so much, but some parts of O’Neal outscored Tim Lakers this season. The the game we can be better without him. We can be 50-28 3-1 1-3 39-35 2-6 0-4 Duncan 17-12 — but the teams have split two more active. We can be faster.” Spurs’ record Spurs’ record Spurs’ record Wizards’ record Wizards’ record Wizards’ record Spurs beat Miami. contests. In the first five games after Yao went down, rookie before injury after injury in playoffs before injury after injury in playoffs forward , a second-round pick from Pur- due, averaged 13.4 points and five rebounds and Di- kembe Mutombo, 41, brought back the finger wag, re- cording 11 of his 15 blocks. “Dikembe has turned back do. As long as we continue to come in with the focus went 20-14 without Yao last season. “Everybody is the hands of time once again,” Battier said with a and the energy and play team defense, we can go far. counting us out, but we are already a step ahead of the WARRIORS AT SUNS SPURS AT PISTONS laugh. Battier and forward provide hus- But we cannot, in any way, get away from what we are people that doubted us, because we were already pre- Thursday, 10:30 p.m., TNT Friday, 8 p.m., NBA TV tle and energy. guard Rafer Alston has been a doing now.” pared for things that have hit us, like injuries,” Alston The Warriors are on pace Detroit has gone 3-2 more efficient shooter and setup man at . The Rockets rank second in percentage said. “In the past, guys were a little hesitant about how to become the third team against San Antonio “How far can we go? We don’t know,” Alston said. defense (43.3) and fourth in points allowed (92.3) this we were going to play without Yao. Now we have an to average more than since the teams met in “We don’t put a limit or stopping point on what we can season. And, with a far inferior supporting cast, they understanding.” 110 points since 1995. the 2005 NBA Finals.

Scoreboard

GOLF COLLEGE LACROSSE TENNIS BASEBALL PGA — PODS Championship Mike McCullough ...... 33 34 — 67 -4 ATP Tennis Channel Open ATP Dubai Tennis Championships Yesterday’s Spring Training Results In Palm Harbor, Fla. Tom Wargo ...... 34 33 — 67 -4 Men In Las Vegas In Dubai, United Arab Emirates Washington 12...... Houston (ss) 10 Par 71 Leonard Thompson ...... 32 35 — 67 -4 Purse: Men, $436,000 (Intl. Series) Purse: $1.426 million (Intl. Gold) N.Y. Mets (ss) 4 ...... 1 Stewart Cink ...... 66 73 69 — 208 -5 Lonnie Nielsen ...... 33 34 — 67 -4 12, Towson 7 Women, $50,000 (Challenger) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Florida (ss) 5 ...... Boston 2 Geoff Ogilvy ...... 69 72 69 — 210 -3 Scott Hoch ...... 33 34 — 67 -4 Surface: Hard-Outdoor Championship Toronto 4 ...... Detroit 3 Tom Pernice, Jr...... 67 73 71 — 211 -2 Keith Fergus ...... 34 33 — 67 -4 Men Andy Roddick (6), United States, def. Feliciano Cincinnati 13 ...... Atlanta (ss) 8 Sean O’Hair ...... 69 71 71 — 211 -2 Allen Doyle ...... 32 35 — 67 -4 Maryland ...... 3 2 4 3 — 12 Semifinals Lopez, Spain, 6-7 (10-8), 6-4, 6-2. Minnesota 8...... Pittsburgh 4 Kevin Sutherland ...... 74 68 70 — 212 -1 Boonchu Ruangkit ...... 32 35 — 67 -4 Syracuse ...... 2 2 3 0 — 7 Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. Robby Gi- Doubles L.A. Dodgers 20...... St. Louis 6 Bart Bryant ...... 65 74 73 — 212 -1 Jay Sigel ...... 35 33 — 68 -3 nepri, United States, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. Championship Cleveland 9 ...... Philadelphia 5 Jonathan Byrd ...... 67 76 70 — 213 E Gary McCord ...... 36 32 — 68 -3 GOALS— M: Groot 3; Catalino 2; Reynolds 2; Far- Women Mahesh Bhupathi, India, and Mark Knowles (4), Houston (ss) 7...... Atlanta (ss) 4 George McNeill ...... 70 72 71 — 213 E John Jacobs ...... 34 34 — 68 -3 rell 2; Sieverts 1; Reed 1; Dalton 1 Semifinals Bahamas, def. Martin Damm and Pavel Vizner (3), Florida (ss) 12 ...... N.Y. Mets (ss) 4 Troy Matteson ...... 70 72 71 — 213 E Tom Purtzer ...... 35 33 — 68 -3 T: Engelke 1; Best 1; Boyle 1; Hanzsche 1; Vetter 1; Camille Pin (5), France, def. Yuan Meng (6), Chi- Czech Republic, 7-5, 7-6 (9-7). Tampa Bay 4 ...... N.Y. Yankees 1 Rich Beem ...... 69 74 71 — 214 +1 Curtis Strange ...... 35 33 — 68 -3 Smedley 1; Cooper 1. na, 6-2, 6-3; Asia Muhammed, United States, def. San Diego 9...... 5 Ryuji Imada ...... 72 70 72 — 214 +1 Ron Streck ...... 33 35 — 68 -3 ASSISTS—M: Young 4; Burns 1; Hart 1; Sieverts Madison Brengle, United States, 6-3, 7-5 WTA Tour Bangalore Open Chi. Cubs (ss) 4 ...... 1 Ryan Armour ...... 69 73 72 — 214 +1 Jeff Sluman ...... 33 35 — 68 -3 1.T: Engelke 2; Best 1; Stratton 1. Doubles In Bangalore, India Oakland (ss) 5 ...... Seattle 2 Steve Elkington ...... 73 68 73 — 214 +1 Chip Beck ...... 36 33 — 69 -2 SHOTS—M 37, T 31. Men Purse: $600,000 (Tier II) Colorado 6...... L.A. Angels (ss) 2 Rod Pampling ...... 70 71 73 — 214 +1 Walter Hall ...... 33 36 — 69 -2 SAVES—M 13 Phipps 8; T: Antol 13. Semifinals Surface: Hard-Outdoor Oakland (ss) 7 ...... Chi. Cubs (ss) 6 Alex Cejka ...... 69 72 73 — 214 +1 Graham Marsh ...... 34 35 — 69 -2 Women Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Semifinals (ss) 6...... L.A. Angels (ss) 6 Corey Pavin ...... 75 70 69 — 214 +1 Bruce Fleisher ...... 35 34 — 69 -2 Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, and Konstantinos Eco- (3), United States, def. Venus Milwaukee 8...... Kansas City 2 Tim Petrovic ...... 72 68 74 — 214 +1 Dave Eichelberger ...... 37 32 — 69 -2 nomidis, Greece, 6-2, 7-5. Williams (2), United States, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4); Pat- Chi. White Sox 6 ...... San Francisco (ss) 4 Maryland 16, James Madison 10 ty Schnyder (4), Switzerland, def. , , Shigeki Maruyama ...... 69 71 74 — 214 +1 Morris Hatalsky ...... 33 36 — 69 -2 Today’s Games 6-3, 6-4. Bill Haas ...... 70 73 72 — 215 +2 Fred Funk ...... 32 37 — 69 -2 Washington (ss) vs. Cleve. (ss) in Winter Haven .1 Maryland ...... 9 7 — 16 Doubles Hunter Mahan ...... 72 70 73 — 215 +2 David Eger ...... 36 33 — 69 -2 Cleveland (ss) vs. Washington (ss) in Viera, Fla. .1 Semifinals Mathew Goggin ...... 72 72 71 — 215 +2 Scott Simpson ...... 35 34 — 69 -2 James Madison ...... 4 6 — 10 Baltimore vs. Florida in Jupiter, Fla...... 1 Peng Shuai and Sun Tiantian (3), China, def. Nathan Green ...... 67 77 71 — 215 +2 Dana Quigley ...... 33 36 — 69 -2 Boston vs. L.A. Dodgers in Vero Beach, Fla...... 1 GOALS—M: Kasper 4; Dobbie 3; Magor 3; Prin- Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung (1), , Justin Rose ...... 70 74 71 — 215 +2 Tom Jenkins ...... 34 35 — 69 -2 St. Louis vs. Atlanta in Kissimmee, Fla...... 1 ciotti 1; McFadden 1; Perkins 1; Faas 1; Cohen 1; 6-3, 6-2. Steve Marino ...... 70 74 71 — 215 +2 Gil Morgan ...... 36 33 — 69 -2 Pittsburgh vs. Detroit in Lakeland, Fla...... 1 Spinnenweber 1. J: Fuchs 3; Haller 2; Wagner 2; Tag Ridings ...... 70 70 75 — 215 +2 Larry Nelson ...... 33 36 — 69 -2 Toronto vs. Philadelphia in Clearwater, Fla...... 1 Stone 2; Griffin 1. John Senden ...... 67 74 74 — 215 +2 Cincinnati vs. Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla...1 Mark O’Meara ...... 33 36 — 69 -2 ASSISTS—M: Princiotto 3; McFadden 2; Dobbie Michael Letzig ...... 69 71 75 — 215 +2 N.Y. Yankees vs. Minnesota in Fort Myers, Fla. ....1 Kenny Knox ...... 34 35 — 69 -2 1; Jones 1;Kasper 1; Perkins 1. J: Fuchs 1, Natasha Robert Allenby ...... 70 73 73 — 216 +3 Houston vs. N.Y. Mets in Port St. Lucie, Fla...... 1:10 Phil Blackmar ...... 35 34 — 69 -2 1; Haller, Emily 1. Chad Campbell ...... 71 72 73 — 216 +3 AUTO RACING Seattle (ss) vs. Arizona in Tucson, Ariz...... 4 Gene E. Jones ...... 33 36 — 69 -2 SHOTS—M 39, J 21. Carl Pettersson ...... 67 75 74 — 216 +3 Texas vs. L.A. Angels in Tempe, Ariz...... 4 Tom Kite ...... 33 37 — 70 -1 SAVES—M 8,J 9 . D.J. Trahan ...... 68 74 74 — 216 +3 R.W. Eaks ...... 36 34 — 70 -1 NASCAR Nationwide Nicorette 300 Results 38. (40) Johnny Chapman, Chevrolet, electrical, Milwaukee (ss) vs. Oakland in Phoenix...... 4 Daniel Chopra ...... 70 72 74 — 216 +3 Bobby Wadkins ...... 33 37 — 70 -1 At Atlanta Motor Speedway 27, 36.6, 49, $13,660. Colorado vs. San Francisco in Scottsdale, Ariz.....4 Fred Couples ...... 69 74 73 — 216 +3 Andy Bean ...... 34 36 — 70 -1 Navy 18 , Cincinnati 6 In Hampton, Ga. 39. (41) Larry Gunselman, Chevrolet, transmis- Seattle (ss) vs. Milwaukee (ss) in Phoenix ...... 4 Nicholas Thompson ...... 67 75 74 — 216 +3 Eduardo Romero ...... 35 35 — 70 -1 Lap length: 1.54 miles sion, 23, 32.6, 46, $13,610. Chi. Cubs vs. Kansas City in Surprise, Ariz...... 4 Jerry Kelly ...... 67 75 74 — 216 +3 Chi. White Sox vs. San Diego in Peoria, Ariz...... 4 Isao Aoki ...... 34 36 — 70 -1 Navy ...... 15 3 — 18 (Start position in parentheses) 40. (42) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, vibration, 22, Patrick Sheehan ...... 69 73 74 — 216 +3 Sandy Lyle ...... 36 34 — 70 -1 Cincinnati ...... 4 2 — 6 1. (10) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 198 laps, 190 points, 30.9, 43, $13,550. Charlie Wi ...... 69 73 74 — 216 +3 Mitch Adcock ...... 34 36 — 70 -1 $56,000. 41. (39) Morgan Shepherd, Dodge, handling, 18, Nationals 12, Astros (SS) 10 Kenny Perry ...... 66 75 75 — 216 +3 Joe Ozaki ...... 34 37 — 71 E GOALS—N: Rawlick 5; Decker 3; Nietsch 3; To- 2. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 198, 175 points, 34.7, 40, $19,958. Washington ab r h bi Houston (SS)ab r h bi Frank Lickliter ...... 68 73 75 — 216 +3 Jim Colbert ...... 37 34 — 71 E wey 2; Ruttum 2 ; Klingenstein 2; Mandrin Hill 1. $37,175. 42. (35) Kertus Davis, Chevrolet, accident, 10, Lopez ss 4 0 0 0 Matsui 2b 3 3 3 2 Heath Slocum ...... 69 71 76 — 216 +3 Mark Wiebe ...... 36 35 — 71 E C: Desautels 2; Burton 2; Lynes 1, Starvaggi 1. 3. (1) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 198, 170, $28,850. 35.9, 37, $19,913. Desmond ss 1 0 0 0 Sutton 3b 2 0 1 1 Lucas Glover ...... 71 72 74 — 217 +4 Denis Watson ...... 35 36 — 71 E ASSISTS— N: Decker 3; Rawlick 2; Mandrin Hill 4. (3) Carl Edwards, Ford, 198, 165, $24,025. 43. (43) Dwayne Leik, Chevrolet, handling, 7, 27.3, Billy Andrade ...... 69 74 74 — 217 +4 John Harris ...... 33 38 — 71 E 1; Towey 1.C: Burton 1; Cox 1; Desautels 1; 5. (27) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 198, 155, 34, $19,839. Milledge cf 2 2 2 1 Loretta ss 3 1 2 2 Ben Crane ...... 71 73 73 — 217 +4 Bob Gilder ...... 34 37 — 71 E Kazaks1; Marshall 1. $21,400. Winner’s Average Speed: 131.290 mph. Dubois ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Iorg lf 0 0 0 0 Matt Jones ...... 72 72 73 — 217 +4 John Cook ...... 37 34 — 71 E SHOTS— N 27, C 19. 6. (17) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 198, 150, NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 500 Lineup Zimmrmn 3b 4 1 2 4 Berkman 1b 3 0 0 0 Peter Lonard ...... 69 75 73 — 217 +4 Loren Roberts ...... 35 36 — 71 E SAVES— N 6 ,C 5 . $26,218. Race Today Casto 3b 1 0 1 0 Castillo c 1 0 0 0 Derek Lamely ...... 70 74 73 — 217 +4 Ed Dougherty ...... 35 36 — 71 E 7. (11) Mike Bliss, Dodge, 198, 146, $25,628. (Car in parentheses) Pena dh 5 0 0 1 Lee lf 3 1 1 1 Kearns rf 5 1 1 0 Newhan 2b 2 0 0 0 Steve Flesch ...... 72 73 72 — 217 +4 Wayne Grady ...... 37 34 — 71 E Towson 12 , George Washington 9 8. (8) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 198, 147, $30,088. 1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 185.251 mph. Olin Browne ...... 70 73 75 — 218 +5 Dave Stockton ...... 34 38 — 72 +1 9. (7) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 198, 138, $18,025. 2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 184.862. Maxwell rf-cf 0 0 0 0 Blum 3b 3 0 2 1 Robert Gamez ...... 75 69 74 — 218 +5 Bruce Vaughan ...... 38 34 — 72 +1 10. (5) David Reutimann, Toyota, 198, 134, $25,318. 3. (1) Martin Truex Jr, Chevrolet, 183.807. Jimenez 1b 3 2 1 1 Manzella ss 2 0 1 0 Bob Estes ...... 71 73 74 — 218 +5 Mark McNulty ...... 34 38 — 72 +1 Towson ...... 4 8 — 16 11. (20) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 198, 130, $23,818. 4. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 183.297. Whitney 1b 1 0 0 0 Erstad cf 5 1 1 0 Shane Bertsch ...... 71 74 73 — 218 +5 Wayne Levi ...... 35 37 — 72 +1 George Washington ...... 4 5 — 9 12. (26) Kelly Bires, Ford, 198, 127, $23,043. 5. (43) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 183.248. Belliard 2b 3 3 2 3 VDiaz dh 4 1 1 1 Mark Wilson ...... 72 73 73 — 218 +5 Bruce Summerhays ...... 36 36 — 72 +1 13. (13) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 198, 124, $16,575. 6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 182.910. Langrhns ph 0 0 0 0 Abrcrmbie rf 5 0 0 1 Stephen Ames ...... 71 74 73 — 218 +5 Don Pooley ...... 39 33 — 72 +1 GOALS— T: Fratzke 4; McNamara 2; McAfee 1; 14. (31) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, 198, 121, $21,693. 7. (07) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 182.753. Flores c 4 1 1 1 Ausmus c-1b 5 3 3 0 James Driscoll ...... 71 74 73 — 218 +5 Gary Player ...... 35 38 — 73 +2 Kendall 1; Woodfield 1; Minor 1; Lathroum 1; 15. (9) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 198, 118, 8. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 182.627. Moeller c 1 0 0 0 Nick Watney ...... 68 74 77 — 219 +6 Des Smyth ...... 36 37 — 73 +2 Bauer 1. $15,400. 9. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 182.344. Harris lf 2 2 2 1 Chez Reavie ...... 70 73 76 — 219 +6 Peter Jacobsen ...... 36 37 — 73 +2 G: Breheny 5; Karcsh 2; Donohue 1; Wunk 1. 16. (12) David Ragan, Ford, 198, 120, $15,275. 10. (8) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 182.332. Rogers 2b 1 0 0 0 Robert Garrigus ...... 70 74 75 — 219 +6 Jerry Pate ...... 34 39 — 73 +2 ASSISTS—T: McAfee 3; Marcinik 2; Fratzke 1. G: 17. (19) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 197, 112, $21,768. 11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 182.207. Totals 38 12 13 12 Totals 41 10 15 9 Steve Stricker ...... 70 74 75 — 219 +6 Jim Ahern ...... 34 39 — 73 +2 McDonough 2; Donohue 1; Karcsh 1; Melvin 1; 18. (29) Steve Wallace, Chevrolet, 197, 109, 12. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 182.135. Washington 122 032 200 — 12 $21,268. 13. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 181.920. Nick Flanagan ...... 70 75 74 — 219 +6 Fuzzy Zoeller ...... 34 41 — 75 +4 Wunk 1. Houston (SS) 221 002 012 — 10 19. (4) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 197, 111, $14,725. 14. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 181.866. Todd Hamilton ...... 70 74 76 — 220 +7 Hubert Green ...... 38 37 — 75 +4 SHOTS— T 34, G 30. E: Zimmerman, Rogers. DP: Washington 2. LOB: 20. (15) Cale Gale, Chevrolet, 197, 103, $21,893. 15. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 181.824. Jeff Overton ...... 68 73 79 — 220 +7 ...... 38 37 — 75 +4 SAVES—T 12, G 14 . Washington 10, Houston 9. 2B: Harris 2, Flores, 21. (23) Greg Biffle, Ford, 197, 100, $14,750. 16. (22) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 181.776. Charles Howell III ...... 71 74 75 — 220 +7 Milledge, Dubois, Matsui 2, Ausmus 2, Loretta, Er- Paul Hahn ...... 39 36 — 75 +4 22. (16) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 197, 97, $20,943. 17. (78) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 181.747. Ken Duke ...... 70 75 75 — 220 +7 stad, VDiaz. 3B: Manzella. HR: Jimenez, Belliard, Mac O’Grady ...... 35 41 — 76 +5 Virginia Tech 16 , Richmond 15 23. (14) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Ford, 197, 99, $21,268. 18. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 181.735. Trevor Immelman ...... 72 73 75 — 220 +7 Zimmerman, Lee. SB: Milledge 2, Belliard, Matsui. David Edwards ...... 39 37 — 76 +5 24. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 197, 126.0, 101, $14,325. 19. (42) , Dodge, 181.515. Paul Goydos ...... 71 74 76 — 221 +8 Greg Hopkins ...... 41 37 — 78 +7 CS: Harris. SF: Pena. Cameron Beckman ...... 71 74 76 — 221 +8 Virginia Tech ...... 10 6 — 16 25. (32) Kenny Wallace, Dodge, 197, 56.8, 93, 20. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 181.455. Tim Herron ...... 74 71 77 — 222 +9 George Washington ...... 10 5 — 15 $23,318. 21. (10) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 181.331. Washington IP H R ER BB SO Jesper Parnevik ...... 73 72 77 — 222 +9 26. (25) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 197, 64.9, 90, 22. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 181.307. Redding 365521 $14,225. 23. (40) Dario Franchitti, Dodge, 181.283. Charles Warren ...... 71 71 81 — 223 +10 GOALS— V: McBrearty 4; Reich 4; Tracey 3; Hanrahan, W 210001 27. (33) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 196, 82, $14,175. 24. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 181.011. Ted Purdy ...... 69 76 79 — 224 +11 Emala 2; Wier 2; Kiser 1. Bell 132200 RESULTS 28. (24) Dario Franchitti, Dodge, 193, 52.4, 79, 25. (41) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 180.964. Jason Gore ...... 69 75 81 — 225 +12 R: Furstenburg 6; Friend 4; Marrocco 2; Ryan 1; Rivera 110012 $20,593. 26. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 180.875. Kevin Streelman ...... 70 74 84 — 228 +15 Hubbard 1; Nicola 1. Schroder 121111 29. (18) Bryan Clauson, Dodge, accident, 187, 66.5, 27. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 180.592. Sanches 122101 Champions Tour — Toshiba Classic COLLEGE LACROSSE ASSISTS—V : McBrearty 4; Reich 2; Tracey 1. R: Men Friend 2; Furstenburg 2; Marrocco 1; Ryan 1. 76, $21,543. 28. (66) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 180.528. Houston (SS) IP H R ER BB SO In Newport Beach, Calif. 30. (28) David Stremme, Chevrolet, 186, 60.6, 73, 29. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 180.516. Paulino 345443 Par 71 Catholic 12, Emerson 3 SHOTS— V 33, R 30. $14,250. 30. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 180.398. Valverde 100021 Friday’s First Round Marymount 13, Hampden-Sydney 8 SAVES—V 8, R 5 . 31. (36) Brian Keselowski, Chevrolet, 185, 39.9, 70, 31. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 180.363. Brocail, L 143300 Note: Second round ended too late for this edition COLLEGE SOFTBALL Maryland 3, Seton Hall 2 $20,613. 32. (20) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 180.228. McLemore 1C 34430 Tim Simpson ...... 30 33 — 63 -8 32. (21) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, 185, 33. (77) Sam Hornish Jr, Dodge, 180.047. Mark Johnson ...... 32 32 — 64 -7 Gervacio 1B 00011 40.2, 67, $20,353. 34. (84) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 180.047. DeJean 120002 Bernhard Langer ...... 32 33 — 65 -6 TRANSACTIONS 33. (30) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, accident, 178, 35. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 179.977. Jay Haas ...... 32 33 — 65 -6 HBP: by Redding (Loretta). WP: Redding. 36.0, 64, $20,318. 36. (70) Jeremy Mayfield, Chevrolet, 179.720. T: 3:10. A: 2,317. Mike Goodes ...... 33 32 — 65 -6 Dan Steinberg’s 34. (34) D.J. Kennington, Dodge, 177, 30.5, 61, 37. (96) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 179.516. Craig Stadler ...... 34 32 — 66 -5 Major League Baseball $20,283. 38. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 179.359. Ben Crenshaw ...... 35 31 — 66 -5 Seattle Mariners—Signed RHP Denny Stark to a 35. (22) Brad Coleman, Ford, 168, 45.7, 58, $20,253. 39. (5) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 178.677. Bruce Lietzke ...... 30 36 — 66 -5 D.C. Sports Bog at minor league contract. 36. (37) Brett Rowe, Chevrolet, accident, 134, 37.3, 40. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, owner points. D.A. Weibring ...... 32 34 — 66 -5 Toronto Blue Jays—Optioned LHP Davis Romero 55, $20,218. 41. (01) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, owner points.

Vicente Fernandez ...... 33 34 — 67 -4 washingtonpost.com to Syracuse (IL). Returned INF Chip Cannon to 37. (38) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, rear end, 41, 42. (28) Travis Kvapil, Ford, owner points. washingtonpost.com their minor league camp. 38.9, 52, $20,183. 43. (44) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, past champion. 7BLACK D7