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P16.E$S Layout 1 MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016 SPORTS Kyle Busch wins at Texas to complete another NASCAR sweep FORT WORTH: Kyle Busch took the lead be him right now. “I’ve got a great wife, a 2013 he also swept both spring races at Chase Elliott, the rookie teammate of all the way to 19th. He has won three after the final restart Saturday night at great son and I’m having a blast, living the high-banked, 1 1/2-mile track. Earnhardt and Johnson at Hendrick Cup races at Texas, the last when Texas to complete his second NASCAR the dream.” Motorsports, finished fifth. Elliott has sweeping the 2008 races. Truex led six weekend sweep in a row. Busch ended On the first lap after the final restart, FIRST NIGHT RACE qualified fourth, but had to start at the times for 141 laps. Jimmie Johnson’s three-race winning lap 302 of 334, Busch went on the out- NASCAR’s first night race of the sea- back of the 40-car field after a transmis- The last restart followed an incident streak at Texas, getting his 36th Sprint side of Turn 4 to shoot around Martin son actually went into the next morning, sion change in the No. 24 Chevrolet. The that involved 13 cars on the backstretch. Cup victory a week after also winning at Truex Jr. for the lead. Busch led the rest ending a few minutes after midnight four Hendrick drivers finished in the top Austin Dillon, on older tires, got loose Martinsville. of the way in his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Texas time after the start was delayed for eight, with Kasey Kahne eighth. with 40 laps to go when Hamlin came Busch also won the Xfinity race at Racing Toyota, winning by nearly 4 sec- 1 hour, 50 minutes while drying the All four Gibbs drivers finished in the under him going on the backstretch. Texas on Friday night, his 80th win in onds over Dale Earnhardt Jr. with Joey track after a couple of light rain showers top 12, with polesitter Carl Edwards Johnson was coming up behind him and that series that was coming off a two- Logano third. during the afternoon. seventh, Matt Kenseth 11th and Denny tried to avoid contact before tapping week break. At Martinsville, he also got “The restart was going to be key. If I Johnson, who had won five of the Hamlin 12th. Edwards led 124 laps and into the back of Dillon’s No. 3 that then his 45th Camping World Truck Series vic- could just get out in front of him, I knew previous seven Texas races, finished was running second on a restart with spun. Truex, who was not involved in the tory. That’s four consecutive NASCAR I could protect the rest of the race,” fourth. When the Sprint Cup Series 113 laps to go after pitting during a incident, and Dillon had stayed on the Series wins in a span of eight days. Busch said. “They had a good restart, but returns to Texas in November, he will be caution. Within a few laps after that, he track running first and second when “It’s pretty darn good, I’ll tell you that,” we got a better one.” It was Busch’s sec- trying to win the fall race there for the had to go back in the pits because of a everyone else pitted during a caution Busch said when asked what it’s like to ond Sprint Cup victory at Texas, where in fifth year in a row. loose front right wheel and dropped five laps earlier. —AP Spieth stumbles but keeps Masters lead AUGUSTA: One round away from another a different style of golf, like I did on Sunday green jacket, Jordan Spieth couldn’t help last year,” he said. Kaufman, who qualified but look back. A victory in the Masters was for the Masters by shooting 61 in the final starting to look inevitable Saturday when round to win in Las Vegas, used to spend Spieth stood on the 17th tee with a four- his summers playing junior golf against shot lead. The wind that caused so much Spieth. He kept the stress to a minimum havoc had subsided. Rory McIlroy was out and rallied with three birdies over his last of the picture. Spieth had just made five six holes for a 69. big putts in a row, three of them for birdie. No one has won a green jacket on his Two holes later, he found himself first try since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979. Maybe explaining what went wrong. Sure, he had there’s one waiting for a 24-year-old the lead for the seventh straight round at named Smylie. Augusta National, but just barely. Two wild “This place fits my eye pretty well,” tee shots, two poor wedges and five putts Kaufman said. “I just enjoy playing, coming at the end of an already wild ride left Spieth out every day. It’s Augusta National. It’s with only a one-shot lead. And it left the hard not to have some fun out there.” Masters up for grabs. The biggest surprise was Langer, who “It was a really tough finish to go from won his second Masters in 1993 about holding a four-shot lead ... to where all of three months before Spieth was born. the sudden, now it’s anyone’s game,” Spieth Playing alongside Day - and usually playing said. “So it’s tough to swallow that. “ from some 60 yards behind him - Langer plodded his way around in the wind and His biggest challenge? ran off three birdies for a 70. “Understand this is the position I want- On the 30-year anniversary of Jack ed to be in after 54 holes,” he said, “and not Nicklaus becoming the oldest Masters think about the finish to today’s round.” champion at 46, Langer now has a chance A bogey and a double bogey gave to become the oldest winner of any major Spieth a 1-over 73, one shot ahead of by 10 years. Julius Boros won the 1968 PGA Masters rookie Smylie Kaufman. It also Championship when he was 48. gave plenty of hope to a cast of challengers that include 58-year-old Bernhard Langer CAN HE REALLY WIN? and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan, who were “I believe I can,” Langer said. Matsuyama, SAN FRANCISCO: Corey Seager #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a double against the San Francisco Giants during the tenth inning at AT&T two shots behind. who won the Phoenix Open earlier this Park on Saturday in San Francisco, California. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in 10 innings. —AFP Looming three shots behind - that’s year, had a brief chance to tie Spieth until nothing at Augusta National - were world missing a birdie chance on the par-5 15th. No. 1 Jason Day and Dustin Johnson. Just like Spieth, he let the last few holes get Eleven players were within five shots of the away from him with bogeys on the 16th Dodgers complete late rally lead, and that even includes McIlroy, who and 17th for a 72. He still was only two didn’t make a birdie in his round of 77. shots behind. “To be honest with you, I would be feel- Day (70) and Johnson (72) were at even- ing a lot worse about myself if I hadn’t have par 216, along with Danny Willett, the to secure win over Giants just seen what Jordan did the last two Englishman who wasn’t sure he was going holes,” McIlroy said. “I sort of take a bit of to be able to play in his first Masters LOS ANGELES: Charlie Culberson doubled with for-10 with runners in scoring position with a final 19 batters he faced-a span in which he heart from that, that I’m still in this golf because his wife was pregnant. She gave one out in the 10th inning to score Corey Seager chance to improve to 5-0 for the first time since collected all of his strikeouts-following a labo- tournament.” birth last week. as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a late ral- 1983. Iglesias (1-0) earned his first victory of the rious 26-pitch first inning. Almost as surprising as Langer being ly to secure a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco season in his second start, allowing eight hits THAT’S WHAT GNAWED AT SPIETH two shots behind is McIlroy still even hav- Giants in a rain-delayed game. The second con- over 5-2/3 innings but managing to prevent any ASTROS 6, BREWERS 4 He led by four shots after the third ing a chance. Starting the round one shot secutive extra-inning affair between the extended Pittsburgh rallies. Colby Rasmus hit two home runs and Tyler round a year ago and was able to protect out of the lead, he fell apart after the turn National League West rivals didn’t have the dra- White added a third as the Houston Astros beat the lead. With a forecast for less wind with a bogey from the trees on No. 10 and matics of Friday’s no-hit bid by LA rookie Ross WHITE SOX 7, INDIANS 3 the Milwaukee Brewers. White, the Astros’ rookie Sunday, it could be a sprint to the green a double bogey in the water on the 11th. Stripling, but it ended better for the Dodgers, Avisail Garcia went 2-for-4 with a home run first baseman, continued his record-setting start jacket filled with birdies, eagles and those Spieth also made double bogey at No.
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