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Going the distance

Twenty-one have competed in every Crim 10-Mile race bkhan@flintjournal.com | 810-766-6184

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Davison Superintendent Eric Lieske, right, introduces 1992 Davison grad Tim Thomas, who brought the Stanley Cup to town for a ceremony at Cardinal Stadium.

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Runners who have competed in every Crim 10-mile road race get a special early start. From left, Mike Vance of Flint, Jim Forshee of Ann Arbor, Tom Martin of Flushing and Lance Dunbar of Linden break from the start line at the 30th anniversary race in 2006.

7-mile race (1973) and the Bix 7-mile race in Davenport, Iowa, (1975) have only five such runners. There are 16 men who have run the Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K in Grand Rapids all 34 years. The Utica (N.Y.) Boilermaker 15K has 14 runners who have done every race in its 34-year history.

Shorter races tend to have

more “perennials,” runners who have participated since the beginning.

The Lilac Bloomsday 12K in Spokane, Wash., started the same year as the Crim, with 104 runners from an original field of 1,197 finishing every year.

The Bolder Boulder 10K in Boulder, Colo., started in 1979, most recently had

68 finishing every one from an original field of 2,200 finishers.

“Distance will affect numbers,” said Clio’s Riley McLincha, who has finished every Crim. “Half marathons will have less perennials than a 10K.” McLincha said one factor

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Former Saginaw Valley State University and Flint Beecher standout Robert Callaway goes up against center Dan Gerberry during Detroit Lions training camp in Allen Park. and more experienced players in front of him (such as Andre Fluellen and Quinn Pitcock), it might not be in Detroit.

One thing going in Callaway’s favor is his size and strength. Talking to a personnel man prior to the Lions preseason game in Cleveland, I was told that

both 4-3 and 3-4 teams will look at Callaway. Callaway has the quickness for a 4-3 tackle, and he has the ability to anchor his position as a nose tackle in a 3-4.

“I feel confident I can play in this league. It’s just all about who’s willing to take a chance,” said Callaway, who doesn’t care

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Callaway making most of his preseason time

ALLEN PARK — Robert Callaway was a quiet, wideeyed rookie who spent last season on the Detroit Lions’ practice squad.

“I was kind of nervous, I didn’t want to make a mistake or get yelled at by the coaches,” said the 6-foot-5, 315-pound defensive tackle.

“But then I realized that the more the coaches yell at you, the more they’re actually trying to help you. I feel I’ve adapted now.”

Has he ever. Callaway, who played in high school at Flint Beecher and in college at Saginaw Valley State University, likely will have a job in the NFL this season.

Because of the Lions’ depth

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If ever there was a poster boy who is tailor made to represent Flint and Genesee County, it’s Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas.

Much like the people who call the Flint area home, Thomas has absorbed more than his share of setBRENDAN backs over the years, only to keep Savage plugging along, refusing to quit no bsavage@flintjournal.com matter how bad things looked.

Thomas finally reached the pinnacle of his profession two months ago, when he led the Bruins to their first Stanley Cup championship in four decades.

One of the rewards for winning the National Hockey League’s ultimate prize is 24 hours with the most famous trophy in all of sports, a perk Thomas shared Wednesday with more than 2,000 of his closest friends, who showed up at Cardinal Stadium to give Davison’s favorite son a hero’s welcome.

For a couple of hours, it allowed everyone in attendance to forget about our unemployment woes, soaring crime rates and an uncertain future while proving that it’s possible to overcome anything.

Thomas is proof that nothing is impossible after

BILL KHAN FLINT — In 1986, Tim Parker was sitting in a bar in Washington state, resigned to missing the Crim 10-Mile Road Race for the first time.

It was already race week.

Parker was 2,200 miles from Flint and unprepared to run 10 miles. His Crim streak looked like it would end at nine years.

“I’d just gone through a divorce, didn’t have much money, hadn’t Check out all trained The Journal’s coverage of the at all,” Crim Festival of recalled Parker, Races online at now 50, mlive.com/ who ran crim the inaugural Crim as a 16-year-old Grand Blanc High School student.

“I was sitting in a bar, saying I’d been doing it for 10 years. This girl leaned over and said, ‘You can do it.’ All of a sudden the bell is going like it’s ‘Rocky.’ I walked six miles to a bus stop, rode a bus three days and ran in a monsoon.”

That was Parker’s closest call during his Crim streak.

He’s run 34 Crims and is heading into the 35th anniversary race at 8 a.m. Saturday in downtown Flint.

There are 21 men who have participated in every Crim. Nineteen of them, including Parker, have finished the race every year.

They have scheduled surgeries and family weddings around the race to maintain their streaks. Many have overcome health problems, as they age.

Lance Dunbar of Linden has never come close to missing the Crim, but said, “I always had a fear I might oversleep or something.”

The number of runners who have done every Crim is higher than many major races that started during the first running boom in the 1970s.

Only one runner has done every Cherry Blossom 10-mile race in Washington, D.C., which started in 1973.

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which position he plays.

“Whoever’s willing to have me, that’s where I’ll play.”

While Callaway, 23, has been impressive in Detroit’s first two preseason games, he knows he has to stay consistent and keep putting good performances on film in the last two preseason games.“It’s crucial. The good thing is that I do roll early, I came in in the second quarter and I’m able to see some of the starter action as far as the offensive line,” Callaway said.

“Me putting out good work and making good plays, it shows that I can play in this league.”

Callaway was not drafted out of SVSU but signed with the Detroit Lions as a free agent in 2010.

Callaway finished his SVSU career with 28 games played, 30 tackles and half a sack. He was a four-year letter-winner at Beecher, playing defensive tackle, defensive end and offensive tackle and was a team captain his junior and senior seasons.

FLINT — It’s about bragging rights. A legitimate rivalry is at stake.

Tonight at 7 in Atwood Stadium, the Flint Beecher and Flint Northwestern football teams will open their seasons for the second consecutive year on the historic venue’s AstroTurf.

Last season, Beecher’s Bucs got the edge with a 28-18 win over the Wildcats. Flint police estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fans were in attendance.

Although Northwestern finished 0-9 last year, the Bucs — who ended 7-4 — don’t feel like this duel is any less intense.

“The rivalry, it is what it is, and it’s never going to change,” Beecher head coach Courtney Hawkins said.

“Carpenter Road is the border, and Courtney these kids go to the same stores and Hawkins they see each other every other day.”

About a mile and a half separates the two institutions. Only 48 minutes will determine the outcome.

“It’s great for the schools, and it’s great for the city,” said Northwestern coach Andre Rison. “The game is meant to be fun, and it’s all about giving a platform for these kids to compete and showcase their talents for these colleges that want to see Andre Rison them.”

The Rison-Hawkins coaching storyline has been well-documented but is worth repeating.

Rison and Hawkins were both successful wideouts in the NFL who now coach their high school alma maters. They’re also ranked among the greatest receivers to play at Michigan State University.

But another intriguing story line for tonight’s meeting involves Wildcats junior running back/ receiver Raheen Dudley.

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Former Northwestern duo keeping Division I dreams alive Ahasuerus McDonald and Dominez Burnett will play basketball at East Lansing prep school

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Ahasuerus McDonald has gone through each day in the last year with a lot on his mind.

Playing basketball seemed to be the only way that the 18-year-old was able to clear his head.

“I wasn’t focused because of what happened to Ray and that just had my head messed up the whole year,” said McDonald, a two-year starter on Flint Northwestern’s varsity hoops team.

Ray — better known as Willis Arrington — was McDonald’s close friend who was killed on Aug. 4, 2010 during a robbery attempt on Sally Court near Susan Street in Flint.

Arrington was 17 at the time of his death. He would have turned 19 today.

McDonald said the two were pals since the seventh grade. He had never known Arrington to do anything other than act silly or excel in sports.

“He used to always get me to laugh no matter how mad I was,” McDonald reflected. “He wasn’t like that at all, and he shouldn’t be remembered by what he did. He just got caught up in the wrong stuff.”

The duo played on the Wildcats’ varsity hoops squad together, and Arrington was a standout player on the gridiron who may have had a shot on the Division I level.

Arrington’s death kept McDonald at an all-time low. Unmotivated at school, he found himself in trouble academically.

“I was always down all of the time because we were in the same classes,” McDonald explained. “I was so used to seeing him in the hallways and for him not to be there I was just messed up.”

Although McDonald posted nearly 16 points per game and

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Former Northwestern players Ahasuerus McDonald, above, and Dominez Burnett will attend Summit Christian Academy prep school in East Lansing. was named an honorable mention to the Flint Journal’s all-area team this past season, many schools had to pass on him due to grades.

Summit Christian Academy head coach Steve Ernst bit the bullet and decided to take a chance on McDonald. Summit is a prep school in East Lansing.

“I really liked his personality, and he’s also got a pretty tough life story,” said Ernst. “It’s more than just basketball, and I think maybe we’ve got a great success story waiting to happen.”

“I think there’s a toughness (that comes) from the basketball played in Flint, and I think he may play extremely well,” Ernst added.

“He’s got to be a true point guard, and he’s going to be one of four tremendous point guards here from all over the country.”

Most of the kids on the team are post-graduates like McDonald.

The school has been in existence for many years but this season will mark the second time that the basketball team has battled with national elite high schools,

Davison beats the heat, competition to claim Kearsley Invitational

Today’s Games Northern at Bay City Western, 7 p.m.

Northwestern vs. Beecher (Atwood), 7 p.m.

Goodrich at Warren Lincoln, 7 p.m.

Saginaw Arthur Hill vs. Southwestern (Houston), 7 p.m.

Tawas Area at Durand, 7 p.m.

Remus Chippewa Hills at Montrose, 7 p.m.

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Davison won the Kearsley Early Bird Invitational with a perfect score of 15. Kearsley placed second with a score of 51, Carman-Ainsworth finished third with 78 and Genesee was fourth with 99.

Burton Bendle was unable to finish due to runners suffering from heat exhaustion.

The top five runners were from Davison, with Partick Rooker winning the event with a time of 17:53.

Friday’s Games Adrian at Davison, 7 p.m.

Atherton at Webberville, 7 p.m.

Bendle at New Lothrop, 7 p.m.

Byron at Hamady, 7 p.m.

Chesaning at Birch Run, 7 p.m.

Corunna at Owosso, 7 p.m.

Dryden at Genesee, 7 p.m.

Fenton at Lapeer West, 7 p.m.

Flushing at Kearsley, 7 p.m.

Grand Blanc at Carman-Ainsworth, 7 p.m.

Imlay City at North Branch, 7 p.m.

Lapeer East at Holly, 7 p.m.

Marlette at LakeVille, 7 p.m.

Millington at Mt. Morris, 7 p.m.

Morrice at Bentley, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Clio, 7 p.m.

Swartz Creek at Linden, 7 p.m.

hopefully is playing at a Division I program.

“I decided to go to Summit because they were alreadly looking at me, so I think that’s the best route that my family wanted me to do,” said Burnett. “I regret that everything happened, but it is what it is. You’re going to see a new and improved Dominez.”

Flushing 2, Hartland 1: Flushing’s Justus Stewart and Samer Abuaita each scored a goal. Flushing goalie Jeremy Jones made six saves.

Boys Tennis KEARSLEY 5, DAVISON 3 Singles — No. 1 (D) Andrew Smith d. Mitch Noyce, 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 (F) Drake Mushall d.

P.J. Hards, 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 (D) Jacob Byrd d.

Ahmani Jenkins, 6-3, 6-2; No. 4 (K) Tony Streit d. Drew Marsh, 6-1, 6-1 Doubles — No.1 (K) Bryce Jenkins-Wyatt Campbell d. Pegton Close-Sean Pierson, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; No. 2 (K) Collin Rose-Marcus Donders d. Wes Ananich-Ryan Daly, 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 (K) Jordan Harper-Brandon Root d. Spencer Childs-Jessie Podget, 6-3, 6-0; No. 4 (K) Dylan Brewer-Jason Dubie (won by forfeit)

Alex Podolski had two assists and goalie Colin Owen made eight saves.

• Davison 2, Kearsley 0: Davison’s Elliott Konieczka scored 21 seconds into the game. Brennan Simerau scored in the second half. Goalie Brandon Gonazalez made eight saves.

• Swartz Creek 1, Carman-Ainsworth 0: Swartz Creek’s Jackson Maxwell scored a goal. Goalie Caleb Griffin made six saves.

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FLUSHING 8, CLIO 0 Singles — No. 1 (F) Adam Alamah d. Steve Pollock, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 (F) Zach Florida d.

Kevin Roy, 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 (F) Justin Hernandez d. Logan Finkbeiener, 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 (F) Brandon Mazzola (won by forfeit) Doubles — No. 1 (F) Charlie Wu-Christopher Monday’s results Newman d. Trevor Hodges-Grant Bowdish, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 (F) Austin Boulter-Nathan Soccer Casciano d. Mike Sawicki-Joey Kircher, 6-0, Boys soccer • Lapeer East 5, Waterford Ketter6-0; No. 3 (F) Mickey Montpas-Jordy Makranyi Detroit Country Day 1, Powers 0: Pow- ing 1: East’s Spencer Worden scored d. Adam Vincent-Todd Richards, 6-0, 6-1; No. ers goalie Philip Stair made eight saves. two goals, while Evan Schlaud, Bailey 4 (F) Harrison Thompson-Casey McNally d.

Boyer and Nick Burt each scored once. Elijah Bobo-John Rak, 6-1, 6-0.

Powers hosts Midland at 4:30 p.m.

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19.6 points and 12.1 rebounds on 51.1 percent shooting in his last year with the Hawks.

Burnett has been playing with McDonald in AAU since they were 8-years-old. He was the first to commit to Summit and eventually told Coach Ernst about McDonald.

He feels Summit will help prepare him for the next level, which

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Last season, Coach Ernst helped send Grand Rapids native Walter Pitchford to the University of Florida to begin his freshman year of college.

McDonald won’t lose any college eligibity by attending Summit.

He also will be joined by former Flint Hamady all-stater Dominez Burnett in East Lansing. Burnett transferred to Northwestern for his senior year to team up with McDonald, DeOndre Parks, and Jaylen Magee with hopes of capturing a state title.

Instead, Burnett got caught up in some off-court issues which limited to just two games last season.

Burnett, a 3.6 student at Hamady, was reportedly getting interest from schools like Central Michigan, Louisiana Tech, Florida, and the University of Detroit after his strong junior season. He averaged

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Volleyball

Davison won the girls Kearsley Early Bird Cross Country Invitational with a score of 17.

The only other team to finish the event was Flint Kearsley, due to runners dropping out from heat exhaustion.

Amanda George from Davison won the event with a time of 21:05, while teammate Casey Shafer was second with a time of 23:19.

Riley Duffy for Kearsley finished fourth with a time of 23:52. Alexis Terrell from Genesee finished eighth with a time of 25:55.

Jalesia Johnson placed 16th for Carman-Ainsworth with a time of 29:59, while Megan Blake finished 18th with a time of 30:29.

The Mt. Morris volleyball team won its hosted quad Tuesday by going 3-0 against Powers Catholic, Clio and Saginaw Nouvel, improving to 8-0 on the season.

Mt. Morris’ Sherell Atkins had 31 kills on the day, while Spencer Stokes added 62 assists.

Margo Joubran contributed 27 kills on the day, and Jaysa Withey finished with 17 digs.

Inessa Dell had 18 kills and 11 blocks.

• Northwestern 3, Beecher 0: Northwestern’s Ebony Campbell was 11-for-13 serving with five aces, adding 10 assists.

Jomaria Hogan went 13-for-15 serving with six aces, adding seven kills. Kiara Bradford was 9-for-11 serving with six aces.

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From B1 — Cousins set to square off against each other in Northwestern, Beecher game offseason. He transferred from Dudley’s departure. Cooper, a first let it be known that he talks to his Northwestern to Beecher in early cousin of Dudley, was one of the main cousin a few times per week on the March but returned to Northwestern factors in Dudley’s decision to join phone or in person. in late July.

Beecher.

Dudley’s decision only adds to the “They’re probably mad, and they “When (Raheen) left, I was just like, game’s overall excitement. probably want to kill me, but it should ‘What was the point of going back to “I don’t really care to get into it,” be fun,” Dudley uttered with a big where you started?’ because he was Hawkins said. “He made that decision grin. “I left without telling (Beecher) doing good at Beecher,” Cooper said. to go back to Northwestern, and he — the players knew, but the coaches “Every time we see each other now, has to live with it, as far as I’m conreally didn’t know.” we’re talking a little trash.” cerned.

Beecher quarterback Eric Cooper is It’s not really a serious beef “It wasn’t handled the right way, but the person who was most upset with between the relatives, though. Cooper good luck to him.”

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Odds and Ends Aces in the hole • Cordero Young aced the 213-yard No. 7 hole at The Jewel in Grand Blanc.

Young used a 3-iron. Witnesses were Bill Bolton and Ted Reynolds.

• Jim Ballard used a 3 hybrid to ace the 177-yard 17th hole at the Flint Elks Club. The shot was witnessed by Terry Jones, John Bale and Larry Miller.

• Matthew Matoh aced the No. 2 hole at Southmoor.

He used a 7-iron. Witnesses were Walt Johnson, George Ostrander and Bill Clark.

• Mike Clary of Flushing had a hole-in-one on the 162-yard No. 8 hole at Holiday Meadows. Clary used a 4-hybrid. Witnesses were Bob Payne and Tony Pinto.

• Buck Morrison had a hole-in-one on the 187-yard No. 2 hole at Flint Golf Club. Morrison used a 5-hybrid. Witnesses were Joe Morrison, Mark Christenson, Sander Simen and Doug Patton.

• Tom McCabe used a 5-iron to ace the 161-yard No. 17 hole at Flushing Valley. It was McCabe’s ninth hole in one. Witnesses were Jerry Eaton, John Worsham and Pete Lorch.

Crim Fitness Foundation adds Midland race

right people at the table at this point.”

The race will be held as part of a weekend of events with the FLINT — With its 35th annual Midland Community Center’s 10-mile road race scheduled for 27th annual Dow RunWalk next Saturday in downtown Flint, the May 19.

Crim Fitness Foundation is makGasta hopes that The Qualiing plans for a new race next spring in the Midland area, it was fier can have the same success as the Crim’s Brooksie Way Half announced Wednesday.

Marathon, held the first Sunday An event called The Qualifier of October in Rochester Hills. The will include a marathon and half Brooksie Way will be run for the marathon on May 20. A course fourth time on Oct. 2. has not been finalized, but race The Crim brand should be a director Ann Gasta of Bay City said she hopes to come up with a huge selling point for the race, Gasta said. course that will go through Mid“It gives it the merit, the hisland, Bay and Saginaw counties. tory, the resources,” she said.

“The course is under con“It says to the community and struction right now,” Gasta said.

“We’ve got a couple of really good beyond Michigan that this is a quality race that will leave no plans. It’s a matter of putting the BILL KHAN

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stone unturned, that they will provide everything for you because they have the management staff and they have the history behind doing the Crim.”

The idea behind the name The Qualifier, Gasta said, is to provide a fast course that enables people the best chance to qualify for the Boston Marathon or to meet the qualifying standards for the New York City Marathon.

She rejects the notion that the concept makes this race an elitist event, which runs counter to the Crim’s stated goals of being inclusive for runners and walkers of all abilities. According to Runner’s World, only 10 percent of marathoners are fast enough to qualify for Boston.

“It’s a qualifier, in respect to

From B1 —

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giving the runner the best opportunity to make their personal best and to potentially give them the opportunity to qualify for Boston,” Gasta said. “New York City also has qualification now, too.

We don’t want to scare people off and say it’s just for the elites. It’s for anybody who wants to qualify.

We’ll do everything we can to provide the best course possible.”

The race is expected to bring in four-time Boston Marathon champion Bill Rodgers to promote the event. Rodgers was also at the first Crim and first Brooksie Way. Gasta said there are plans to have a virtual training program for the race and possibly a training program in the Tri-Cities area modeled after those used by the Crim and Brooksie Way.

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Fans swarm the track at Davison High School to get a look at the Stanley Cup after Tim Thomas, a 1992 Davsion High School grad and member of the National Hockey League champion Boston Bruins, presented the Cup at the Davison High School stadium Wednesday. Thomas also brought his Conn Smythe Trophy, right, which is awarded to the playoff MVP and the Vezina Trophy, left, which is awarded to the NHL’s top goaltender.

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From B1 — Davison grad’s ‘Midwest work ethic’ leads to dream season scratching and clawing his the NHL’s best goalie. him back, and the decision paid way up the hockey ladder — in While virtually all NHLers off with their first Stanley Cup Europe and the minor leagues played junior hockey as youngsince 1972.

— before finally making it to the sters, Thomas is among a handWhich brings us to Wednesday.

National Hockey League full-time ful in history who came out of In addition to the Cup, Thomas at age 31 and winning the Cup the high school ranks, choosing also brought the Vezina and this year at 37. to spend his formative years Conn Smythe trophies to his old “The Midwest work ethic is playing for Davison. school. But he went home with a heavy in this state,” Thomas said.

During a four-year career at whole lot more.

“I was taught if you want somethe University of Vermont, ThomA sign commemorating thing bad enough and you’re as was selected by Quebec in Thomas’ achievements will be willing to work for it, you can the ninth round of the 1994 NHL on display in Davison, and he get it. It’s kind of the American Entry Draft. But when it became received a copy; a bridge in the dream, so to speak, which I think clear he wasn’t in the Nordiques’ city was named in his honor; a lot of people, to be honest, have plans, Thomas spent six years Davison, Richfield Township given up on. in Europe and the minors before and Genesee County proclaimed “I’m proof you still can (do making his debut with the Bruins Wednesday “Tim Thomas Day”; it). If there’s anything that the in 2002-03. and he received a key to the city younger generation that’s watchAfter yet another trip to of Davison. ing here today or is part of this Europe and two more stints Throughout his run of success, can take out of it, it’s that it’s up in the minors, Thomas finally which includes a spot on the to you. You can do nearly whatbecame Boston’s No. 1 netminder 2010 U.S. Olympic team, Thomas ever you want if you’re willing in 2005 and won the first of his has remained the same downto work hard enough and long two Vezina trophies in ’09. But to-earth and humble guy he’s enough at it.” true to form, Thomas had to always been, according to those Thomas is an inspiration for make one more comeback before who know him best. folks who are struggling these reaching the pinnacle of his And that’s perhaps the best days, because nothing came easy career in June. thing that can be said about him: for him.

He lost his starting job two Thomas is the same kid who He overcame adversity years ago during an injuryyears ago “wore out the pavethroughout his career before plagued campaign and was on ment” playing ball hockey in the emerging triumphant last season the trading block last summer. parking lot of the old Hamady as the Most Valuable Player of But when the Bruins couldn’t Bros. grocery store near his the Stanley Cup playoffs and find a taker for Thomas and his childhood home. winner of the Vezina Trophy as $5 million salary, they brought He’s still one of us.

that has kept a relatively large group intact is that the Crim began recognizing such runners after 10 years.

Their names are painted on the mile markers. They get an early start, special T-shirts and recognition during the pre-race pep rally.

“I’m sure many of us would have dropped out many years ago had we not been given such celebrity status,” McLincha said.

Former Flint resident Terry Heany travels every year from Syracuse, N.Y., to maintain his streak and visit family members and friends.

As the fastest runner in the group, Heany has the unique experience of running alone at the front of the Crim for about two miles before being swallowed up by the elite runners who start a few minutes later.

“It’s very peaceful and quiet,” said Heany, who finished last year’s Crim in 1:22:45. “When they do go by you, it’s sort of like a pack of hummingbirds going by you. They’re not talking. Those guys are focused. All you hear is the pitter-patter of their shoes barely touching the road. I try to get out of their way.”

The runners who have finished every Crim are: Dunbar, Heany, McLincha, Parker, Mark Bauman of Flushing, Ray Fielder of Burton, Jim Forshee of Ann Arbor, Tim Giles of Flushing, Charles Jackson of Flint, Eric Jones of Flint, Ray Knott of North Carolina, Thomas LeGalley of Davison, Tom Martin of Flushing, Daniel Miglin of Tennessee, Bob Nelson of Flushing, Dave Sanders of Swartz Creek, Mike Vance of Flint, Darrell McKee of Harrison Township and Norman Werth of Columbiaville.

The two runners who have participated in every Crim but not finished the race every year are Phil Shaltz of Flint and Kenn Domerese of Flint. Shaltz passed out at the nine-mile mark during the sweltering inaugural race and Domerese only did the first two miles last year while recovering from a heart attack.

9. Hanover-Horton 10. Grand Rapids North Pointe Christian 12. Grayling

Announcements

GAM Mid-AM Championship

Travel baseball tryouts

11. Essexville Garber

At Oak Pointe Country Club 1. Kim Kester, Ada 2. Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, Haslett 3. Christia Cibrario, Milford 4. Shellie Morton, Detroit 5. Erin Borowiec, South Lyon 6. Julie Massa, Holt 7. Barb Schmid, Grand Rapids 8. Darci Stocker, Flint 9. Joan Garety, Ada 10. Lauri Ponikiewski, Livona Senior Divison 1. Maureen Whitehead, Charlevoix 2. Donna Benford, Linden 3. Shelly Weiss, Southfield 4. Deb Rogers, Mt. Pleasant 5. Jean Murray, Mt. Pleasant 6. Cindy Hill, Ypsilanti 7. Sophia Kang, West Bloomfield 8. Cindy Obermeyer, Beverly Hills 9. Judy Lazzaro, Troy 10. Sharon Peet, Pinckney

• The Elba Bulldogs 10U travel baseball team will be holding tryouts this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Elba baseball complex.

Contact Walt Conger at 810-610-2880 to pre-register.

• The Saginaw Bay Riverdawgs 13U baseball team will hold tryouts on Sunday, Sept. 11 at Bay John Glenn High School.

Tryouts begin at 1 p.m. and are open to 13-yearolds born on or after April 30, 1998.

John Glenn is located at 3201 Kiesel Rd., Bay City.

Contact Al at 989-8595354 for more information.

Wie to defend title at Canadian Open

with a final-round 77 in Ottawa.

She was 33rd the following year MIRABEL, Quebec — Michelle in Calgary and missed the cut last Wie will defend her title, while year in Winnipeg.

LPGA Tour leader Yani Tseng “I was so nervous because I is the favorite at the Canadian didn’t know anything about the Women’s Open.

LPGA or anything about the field The 22-year-old from Taiwan and playing the best players in has dominated with four victories the world,” she said of her debut. this season, including wins in “But I learned a lot. I made douthree of the last six events. ble on the last hole. I lost a lot of “World No. 1 has been my money. That’s the first time I go goal since I was 12,” Tseng said ’Wow, one shot makes a lot of difWednesday. “To become No. 1 is ference on the LPGA Tour.’ ” very exciting.”

She finished 13th last week at Tseng tops the LPGA money the Safeway Classic in Oregon, list with $1.7 million and ranks and chalked it up to jet lag after first in scoring average (69.63), returning from Taiwan. average driving distance (269.3 For the 21-year-old Wie, the yards) and top-10 finishes (9 in 14 Canadian Open was only her tournaments). second win in three years on The Canadian Open, which gets the tour. Tseng already has won underway today at Hillsdale Golf five majors, including this year’s Club, is an event she’s never won. LPGA Championship and WomTseng tied for sixth in Edmon- en’s British Open, which she won ton in 2007 in her LPGA debut for a second straight time. and placed third in 2008 after a “It is very motivating to see case of nerves cost her the lead someone like Yani get really good THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

over the last year and half,” said Wie, who will focus full-time on golf after she graduates in March from Stanford with a communications degree. “It’s kind of something I want to see about myself.

I want someone to say next year how good I’ve become.”

The tournament will field 19 of the world’s top 20 players for an event that lost its major status in 2000 but still has major prize money at $2.25 million.

The contenders include Cristie Kerr, the 2006 winner, who is second on the money list, and Suzann Pettersen, the 2009 champion. Pettersen rallied from a nine-stroke deficit Sunday to win the Safeway Classic.

Australia’s Katherine Hull is 47th on the money list with one top-10 finish this year, but she’s had solid results in Canada. She won the tournament in 2008 and was second in 2005. She lost the 2010 British Open by one stroke to Tseng.

B4 THURSDAY,AUGUST 25, 2011

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Strange play ends Tigers win streak at 5 games CHRIS IOTT

Rays 3, Tigers 2 (10 innings)

FOR THE FLINT JOURNAL

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland expected the Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff to be stingy in the fourgame series between the two teams.

He was right.

Alex Avila homered, but the Tigers managed just four hits in 10 innings Wednesday night in a 3-2 loss to the Rays.

Elliott Johnson knocked in the winning run with a fielder’s choice with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Rays the victory.

The Tigers saw their winning streak end at five games and now lead the Cleveland Indians by six games. The Tigers also hold a six-game lead over the White Sox pending the outcome of Chicago’s late game at Anaheim.

Evan Longoria led off the bottom of the 10th inning with an infield single on a slow roller to third base.

Longoria was out at second, but Ben Zobrist reached first on a fielder’s choice grounder to third base that Brandon Inge bobbled momentarily.

Today: Tigers at Rays, 1:10 p.m., FSD

CHRIS O’MEARA | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Detroit’s Alex Avila hits a seventh-inning home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Wade Davis during Wednesday’s game.

Duane Below then struck out Matt Joyce for the second out of the inning, but he then hit Casey Kotchman with a pitch and walked Sean Rodriguez to load the bases with two outs.

That set up Johnson, who

hit a ground ball to third base. Inge went to second with the throw, but the runner was ruled safe at second, which allowed the winning run to score.

Leyland spoke about the strength of the Tampa Bay

starting rotation prior to the game.

“I believe their five — I’m not talking about one or two, I’m talking about their total five — I think is the best rotation in the league,” Leyland said.

Jackson, Treadwell battle for center roster last spring, and the offensive line was replacing three starters.

Treadwell came over to EAST LANSING — offense to play, and he has On the practice field, worked at guard as well to Michigan State redshirt provide depth at another freshman Travis Jackposition proving Jackson’s son battles junior Blake declaration that his comTreadwell each day in petition is a team player. what Jackson calls a Jackson said he learned fierce competition for the a lot playing center on starting center position. the scout team a year ago.

Afterward, seated in Often, he lined up across the locker room next to from none other than each other because JackTreadwell at nose tackle. son wears No. 63 and “Coming in, I was light, Treadwell No. 64, they and going against Blake might sing a duet — a and Jerel (Worthy) and Christian rap song perhaps.

Rashad (White), those “Blake has a pretty guys kind of threw me good voice,” Jackson said, around a bit,” Jackson and offered up the big smile that seems to come AL GOLDIS | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS said. “I learned a lot from playing against Blake in easy for the 6-foot-3, Michigan State offensive lineman Fou Fonoti cools off with a 275-pound center from drink during practice. Freshman Travis Jackson and junior Blake practice. I would say he New Albany, Ohio.

Treadwell are battling for the center position on the offensive got the better of me more than I did him.”

As the days count down line.

Mark Staten, the offento the Sept. 2 opening sive line coach, is happy game against Youngstown awesome player,” he said. with 7,000 calories a day State, the center battle “The battle has been great. in camp, he is undersized with the work of both players. He said they both had has not been won.

I think we’ve both elevated compared to the 295 a learning curve to master, Jackson, until an ankle each other’s games.” pounds Treadwell offers. and that both are capable injury kept him out of Jackson, who came In addition, Treadwell, of playing the position. practice early in the week, in as a freshman at 240 the son of Miami (Ohio) “The competition is was taking most of the pounds and was turned coach Don Treadwell, only making both of them practice repetitions with over to strength coach made a position change the starting unit, and Ken Mannie and the nutri- from defensive line, where better, and we’re getting great effort from both Treadwell was working tion staff, was generally he had a career-high six most of the time with regarded as the underdog tackles as the nose tackle of them,” Staten said. “I don’t know how it will the second unit. Jackson for the job because even in the Capital One Bowl. play out, but we will have insisted it is even. now at 275 pounds earned The defensive line had “Blake Treadwell is an in the weight room and several candidates on the a good center.”

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Michigan might ask Wile to do it all Broekhuizen kicked field goals.

Wile’s father, Dr. Peter Wile, handled medical charts for San Diego State’s football team — which used ANN ARBOR — Michigan might to be led by Hoke — until his son ask freshman Matt Wile to do it all, got a scholarship at his alma mater. giving him an opportunity to punt, He retired from his role with the kick field goals and kick off.

Aztecs to take Fridays off from his Wile hopes he gets a chance. private practice to travel to Ann “If I get the opportunity, I’d love Arbor to watch his son kick. the chance to show what I can do,” The Wolverines missed 10 of 14 he said. field-goal attempts last season in Wile probably will get a shot to Rodriguez’s third and final season. show 110,000-plus at the Big House Wile calls himself a fifth-genhis talents in at least one phase eration Michigan man, saying his of the kicking game in the season father, grandfather, great grandfaopener Sept. 3 against Western ther and great-great grandfather Michigan. attended or taught at Michigan’s Wolverines coach Brady Hoke Medical School. said Tuesday that Wile is the lead“It’s kind of a tradition,” he said. ing candidate to kick off and is Michigan, though, wasn’t interamong the top two candidates in both punting (along with Seth TONY DING | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ested in Wile until Hoke was hired.

Nebraska, Washington, Air Force Broekhuizen) and kicking field Michigan kicker Matt Wile loosens up and San Diego State recruited Wile goals (with Brendan Gibbons). during an August practice in Ann Arbor. when he was kicking field goals, “We’re going to kick up there (at Michigan might ask the freshman to punting and kicking in high school.

Michigan Stadium) on Friday and handle all kicking and punting duties.

“Luckily when Hoke got the job Saturday,” Hoke said. “By Sunday, we’ll pretty much have our ducks Diego to handle kicking duties, but here, he knew me from San Diego State,” he said. “That’s how I got lined up how we want it.” might be pushed into punting for into Michigan.”

Hoke said Gibbons, signed to a the first four games because HagNOTES: Hoke said if there was scholarship by former coach Rich erup has been suspended for violata game Wednesday, RB Michael Rodriguez, is probably kicking the ing unspecified team rules.

Shaw would be starting. ... Junior best overall, adding that Wile kicks While reporters had access to WR Je’Ron Stokes, who had three well from long distances. practice on Tuesday, Wile punted career receptions, and freshman OL “Matt is a good weapon,” Hoke alongside Hagerup under the Tony Posada have left the football said. watchful eye of Hoke. At the other program.

Wile was recruited out of San end of the field, Gibbons and LARRY LAGE

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Rays starter Wade Davis certainly pitched well. He allowed two runs on just four hits and three walks in nine innings of work.

The Tigers have been quite stingy themselves in the series. Tigers pitchers

have allowed just four runs in 28 innings in the series.

Max Scherzer had trouble throwing first-pitch strikes and battled his way through five innings. He allowed two runs on four hits and two walks. He struck out four.

The Tigers got on the board first with a run in the top of the third. Jhonny Peralta walked to lead off the inning, then went to second on a single by Wilson Betemit. Ramon Santiago bunted both runners up a base, and Peralta scored on a sacrifice fly by Austin Jackson.

The Rays tied the game 1-1 when Longoria led off the bottom of the fourth with his 22nd home run of the season.

Tampa Bay took a 2-1 lead on a double by Johnny Damon — the 2,700th hit of his career — with two on and two out in the bottom of the fifth.

Avila blasted a solo home run to right field in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 2-2.

With greater depth, Lions more prepared Better players ready to step up in case of injuries TOM KOWALSKI FOR THE FLINT JOURNAL

ALLEN PARK — Regardless of how bad it gets, the Detroit Lions really don’t have any excuses.

It seems like every day brings more news of a Lions’ starting offensive player out of the lineup. It was an especially heavy day Tuesday, with running back Jahvid Best, receiver Calvin Johnson and right tackle Gosder Cherilus sitting out.

Lions coach Jim Schwartz expected them all back at practice Wednesday, but that doesn’t mean the stream of injuries will stop.

Among the starters, left tackle Jeff Backus and tight ends Brandon Pettigrew and Tony Scheffler also have missed practice time in training camp. That doesn’t include losing running back Mikel Leshoure for the season with an Achilles tendon injury.

“I always look at training camp as a way to work on your depth, because you’re going to have guys who are missing practices. From that standpoint, I’m happy with the guys who have been able to step in and execute roles that maybe weren’t their roles to start out,” Schwartz said.

“The guys will all get back together, for the most part, by the opener.”

For the most part. But probably not the complete part.

Still, the Lions have amassed so much talent on offense they have no excuses for the team going in the tank.

“If you’re going to be good in this league, you’ve got to have depth. You have to be able to plug guys in and out,” said Lions quarterback Shaun Hill, who will be one of those “plug” guys if anything happens to starter Matthew Stafford.

Last year, the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers didn’t lose quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but they did lose running back Ryan Grant and tight end Jermichael Finley, and also had receiver Donald Driver banged up for the final portion of the season.

While the Lions will have some issues at running back until Best can prove he can last a full season relatively

healthy, the Lions have some real strength in the passing game.

The biggest difference is at the receiver position, where last year’s backups were Bryant Johnson and Derrick Williams. The backups this season will be rookie second-round pick Titus Young and veteran free agents Rashied Davis and Maurice Stovall.

Not only are both Davis and Stovall good on special teams — an area where Bryant and Williams added nothing — but Davis and Stovall have looked strong in running routes and catching the ball.

“I’m very happy with both of those two,” said offensive coordinator Scott Linehan.

“They’ve got a different style, they play different positions but they’re very versatile. They can play different positions when called upon.

“I was really happy to see Maurice step up last week and have a good game on offense for us. He’s a bigger receiver and his size is his strength. I was happy with his game.

“Rashied’s a guy who can do it all, he can play in the slot, he can play outside and gives a great look for the quarterback.”

In the past, the Lions had to resort to a two-tight end offense if one of their top receivers got hurt. Not anymore.

Even if Young is slow in returning from his hamstring injury, the quarterbacks have a lot of confidence in Davis and Stovall.

“They’re both pros, and you could see a little bit of that on the first day. But it’s the quarterback, too, not trusting that guy on a particular route, but they both picked it up really quick and have been very solid for us from, really, the second or third day here,” Hill said.

“I’ve been very impressed with the way they came to work and grasped the offense.”

Last year, the Lions almost never went to a true four-receiver formation because they just didn’t have the talent. That’s not going to be an issue this season.

“We have good players at every position who, given the opportunity, they’re going to perform well for us. That’s what you need because 16 games is long time to play with everybody healthy, and we know that,” Hill said.

“Everybody has to be ready.”

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On Television THURSDAY Little League Baseball • 4 p.m. (ESPN) World Series.

• 8 p.m. (ESPN2) World Series.

MLB Baseball • 1 p.m. (FSD) DETROIT at Tampa Bay. • 2 p.m. (WGN-A) Atlanta at Chicago Cubs.

Bicycling • 4 p.m. (VS) USA Pro Challenge, Stage 3.

NFL Football • 8 p.m. (ESPN) Preseason Washington at Baltimore.

Golf • 9:30 a.m. (GOLF) European PGA Tour Johnnie Walker Championship.

• 1 p.m. (GOLF) U.S. Amateur Championship.

• 3 p.m. (GOLF) PGA Tour The Barclays.

• 6:30 p.m. (GOLF) LPGA Tour CN Canadian Women’s Open.

(Same-day Tape) Tennis • 1 p.m. (ESPN2) ATP U.S. Open Series: Winston-Salem Open, Quarterfinal.

• 3 p.m. (ESPN2) WTA U.S. Open Series: New Haven Open at Yale, Quarterfinal.

FRIDAY Auto Racing • 3:30 p.m. (SPEED) NASCAR Nationwide Series: Food City 250, Qualifying.

• 5 p.m. (SPEED) NASCAR Sprint Cup: Irwin Tools Night Race, Qualifying.

• 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) NASCAR Nationwide Series: Food City 250.

Baseball • 8 p.m. (FSD) DETROIT at Minnesota.

• 8 p.m. (WGN-A) Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee.

Bicycling • 4 p.m. (VS) USA Pro Challenge, Stage 4.

NFL Football • 8 p.m. (5) Preseason Green Bay at Indianapolis.

Golf • 9:30 a.m. (GOLF) European PGA Tour Johnnie Walker Championship.

• 1 p.m. (GOLF) U.S. Amateur Championship, Day 3.

• 3 p.m. (GOLF) PGA Tour The Barclays.

• 6:30 p.m. (GOLF) PGA Tour Champions: Boeing Classic.

• Midnight (GOLF) LPGA Tour CN

Canadian Women’s Open. (Sameday Tape) Tennis • Noon (ESPN2) ATP U.S. Open Series: Winston-Salem Open, Semifinal.

• 2 p.m. (ESPN2) WTA U.S. Open Series: New Haven Open at Yale, Semifinal.

• 7 p.m. (ESPN2) WTA U.S. Open Series: New Haven Open at Yale, Semifinal.

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Boston 79 50 .612 New York 77 50 .606 Tampa Bay 70 58 .547 Toronto 66 63 .512 Baltimore 50 77 .394 Central Division W L Pct Detroit 70 59 .543 Chicago 63 64 .496 Cleveland 63 64 .496 Minnesota 55 74 .426 Kansas City 53 77 .408 West Division W L Pct Texas 74 57 .565 Los Angeles 70 59 .543 Oakland 59 70 .457 Seattle 56 73 .434

GB — 1 81 2 13 28 GB — 6 6 15 1 17 2 GB — 3 14 17

Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 7, Seattle 5, 1st game Oakland 6, N.Y. Yankees 5 Seattle 12, Cleveland 7, 2nd game Kansas City 6, Toronto 4 Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 1 Boston 11, Texas 5 Baltimore 8, Minnesota 1 L.A. Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Wednesday’s Games Seattle 9, Cleveland 2 Boston 13, Texas 2 Oakland 6, N.Y. Yankees 4, 10 innings Toronto 4, Kansas City 3 Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2, 10 innings Baltimore 6, Minnesota 1 Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Oakland (Harden 4-2) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 4-4), 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Jo-.Reyes 6-10) at Minnesota (Liriano 9-9), 1:10 p.m.

Detroit (Fister 5-13) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 11-8), 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Francis 4-14) at Toronto (Cecil 4-6), 7:07 p.m.

Boston (A.Miller 5-1) at Texas (Ogando 12-5), 8:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Oakland at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Philadelphia 83 45 .648 Atlanta 78 53 .595 Washington 62 66 .484 New York 61 68 .473 Florida 58 72 .446 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 78 54 .591 St. Louis 67 63 .515 Cincinnati 64 66 .492 Pittsburgh 61 68 .473 Chicago 57 73 .438 Houston 42 88 .323 West Division W L Pct Arizona 71 59 .546 San Francisco 68 61 .527 Colorado 63 68 .481 Los Angeles 60 69 .465 San Diego 60 70 .462 Tuesday’s Games Arizona 2, Washington 0 Milwaukee 11, Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 9, N.Y. Mets 4 Cincinnati 8, Florida 6 Atlanta 5, Chicago Cubs 4 L.A. Dodgers 13, St. Louis 2

GB — 61 2 21 1 22 2 26 GB — 10 13 1512 20 35 GB — 21 2 81 2 1 10 2 11

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The Indianapolis Colts are bringing one veteran quarterback out of retirement.

No, not that one.

The Colts agreed to terms Wednesday with Kerry Collins, making him the likely starter in case Peyton Manning isn’t healed completely from offseason neck surgery by the time the season begins Sept. 11 at Houston.

Not every player liked the move.

“We don’t even know him, we ain’t vanilla, man, we ain’t no simple offense,” receiver Reggie Wayne said. “So for him to can come in here and be the starter, I don’t see it. I think that’s a step back.”

The NCAA said it wanted to send a clear message by slapping Bruce Pearl with a three-year show-cause penalty: Coaches are responsible for their programs.

The sanctions mean it will be harder for the former Tennessee men’s basketball coach to get another college job anytime soon.

Before hiring Pearl, a school must tell the NCAA why it wants him and be prepared to face its own penalties for giving him a job.

“As these allegations are becoming more and more regular, it’s very clear that Bruce a head coach is being held Pearl responsible for his program,” said Britton Banowsky, Conference USA commissioner and vice-chair of the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions.

The NCAA punished Pearl for lying to investigators about improperly hosting recruits at his home and urging others to do the same.

NASCAR points leader Kyle Busch lost his driver’s license for 45 days for driving 128 mph on a road close to a day-care center and church in a nearly $400,000 car. His lawyer said his client was not treated “like any other citizen.”

Busch, who doesn’t need a license to compete in NASCAR, also was fined $1,000, sentenced to 30 hours of community service and put on one year of unsupervised probation. He pleaded guilty to speeding and no contest to reckless and careless driving in North Carolina District Court in Iredell County.

Busch addressed the court before his sentencing by District Court Judge H. Thomas Church, apologizing again for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone in a bright yellow 2012 Lexus on May 24.

Dayne Crist has regained his role as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback, surviving a second knee surgery, arduous rehab and a strong challenge from teammate Tommy Rees during a close competition for one of college football’s marquee positions.

Kelly pointed to Crist’s maturation, ability to navigate through two knee surgeries over the last two years and his overall improvement as a player. He said he expects Crist to be the starter for all 13 games beginning with the Sept. 3 opener against South Florida.

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E—Brignac (7). DP—Detroit 1, Tampa Bay 2. LOB—Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 12. 2B— Damon 2 (26). HR—Avila (16), Longoria (22). S—R.Santiago, E.Johnson, Shoppach.

SF—A.Jackson.

IP H R ER BB SO Detroit Scherzer 5 4 2 2 2 4 Schlereth 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 2 Perry 1 2-3 2 0 0 1 2 Pauley 1-3 1 0 0 1 0 Below L,0-2 1 1-3 1 1 1 1 1 Tampa Bay W.Davis 9 4 2 2 3 6 Jo.Peralta W,3-4 1 0 0 0 0 1 HBP—by Below (Kotchman).

Umpires—Home, Alfonso Marquez; First, Ed Hickox; Second, Ed Rapuano; Third, Brian O’Nora.

T—3:22. A—13,910 (34,078).

TUESDAY’S GAME TIGERS 2, RAYS 1 Detroit Tampa Bay AB R H BI AB AJcksn cf 4 0 0 0 Jnnngs cf 5 Ordonz rf 3 0 1 0 Damon dh 4 Kelly rf 1 0 0 0 Longori 3b 4 DYong lf 4 0 1 0 Zobrist rf 5 MiCarr 1b 3 1 1 0 Joyce lf 4 VMrtnz dh 4 1 1 0 Ktchm 1b 4 Avila c 4 0 2 1 SRdrgz 2b 3 JhPerlt ss 3 0 1 1 Shppch c 2 Raburn 2b 2 0 0 0 Jaso ph-c 1 RSantg 2b 0 0 0 0 Brignc ss 2 Inge 3b 4 0 1 0 BUpton ph 1 EJhnsn ss 0 Fuld ph 1 Totals 32 2 8 2 Totals 36

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IP H R ER BB SO Detroit Penny W,9-9 6 1-3 8 1 1 1 2 Schlereth H,5 1-3 1 0 0 1 1 Perry H,2 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Coke S,1-1 2 2 0 0 2 5 Tampa Bay Price L,11-11 8 6 2 2 2 6 Farnsworth 1 2 0 0 0 0 HBP—by Farnsworth (R.Santiago). WP— Coke, Price.

Umpires—Home, Brian O’Nora; First, Alfonso Marquez; Second, Ed Hickox; Third, Ed Rapuano.

T—3:17. A—11,475 (34,078).

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING—AdGonzalez, Boston, .346; MiYoung, Texas, .337; Kotchman, Tampa Bay, .326; VMartinez, Detroit, .323; MiCabrera, Detroit, .321; Konerko, Chicago, .317; JhPeralta, Detroit, .315; Bautista, Toronto, .315.

RUNS—Granderson, New York, 115; Bautista, Toronto, 91; Ellsbury, Boston, 90; Kinsler, Texas, 88; AdGonzalez, Boston, 85; MiCabrera, Detroit, 83; Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 82.

RBI—Granderson, New York, 98; AdGonzalez, Boston, 97; Teixeira, New York, 95; Cano, New York, 88; Konerko, Chicago, 86; MiYoung, Texas, 86; MiCabrera, Detroit, 81.

HITS—AdGonzalez, Boston, 177; MiYoung, Texas, 172; MeCabrera, Kansas City, 160; Ellsbury, Boston, 159; Pedroia, Boston, 151; Markakis, Baltimore, 150; Cano, New York, 149; AGordon, Kansas City, 149.

DOUBLES—Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 42; Francoeur, Kansas City, 39; AGordon, Kansas City, 39; AdGonzalez, Boston, 38; MiYoung, Texas, 36; MeCabrera, Kansas City, 33; Cano, New York, 33.

TRIPLES—Granderson, New York, 10; Bourjos, Los Angeles, 9; AJackson, Detroit, 8; JWeeks, Oakland, 8; Gardner, New York, 7; 6 tied at 6.

HOME RUNS—Bautista, Toronto, 36; Granderson, New York, 35; Teixeira, New York, 34; Konerko, Chicago, 28; MarReynolds, Baltimore, 27; NCruz, Texas, 26; Hardy, Baltimore, 24; DOrtiz, Boston, 24; Quentin, Chicago, 24.

STOLEN BASES—Crisp, Oakland, 37; Gardner, New York, 36; RDavis, Toronto, 34; Ellsbury, Boston, 34; Andrus, Texas, 32; ISuzuki, Seattle, 32; BUpton, Tampa Bay, 26.

PITCHING—Verlander, Detroit, 19-5; Sabathia, New York, 17-7; Weaver, Los Angeles, 14-6; Nova, New York, 13-4; CWilson, Texas, 13-5; Lester, Boston, 13-6; Haren, Los Angeles, 13-6; Scherzer, Detroit, 13-7.

STRIKEOUTS—Verlander, Detroit, 212; FHernandez, Seattle, 195; Sabathia, New York, 184; Shields, Tampa Bay, 180; Price, Tampa Bay, 170; CWilson, Texas, 163; Morrow, Toronto, 159.

SAVES—Valverde, Detroit, 37; MaRivera, New York, 33; League, Seattle, 31; Papelbon, Boston, 29; CPerez, Cleveland, 27; Walden, Los Angeles, 26; SSantos, Chicago, 26.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING—JosReyes, New York, .336; Braun, Milwaukee, .330; Votto, Cincinnati, .322; Kemp, Los Angeles, .321; DanMurphy, New York, .320; Morse, Washington, .317; Victorino, Philadelphia, .314.

RUNS—Braun, Milwaukee, 90; Votto, Cincinnati, 85; Pujols, St. Louis, 83; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 83; JUpton, Arizona, 81; Fielder, Milwaukee, 80; JosReyes, New York, 80.

RBI—Fielder, Milwaukee, 100; Howard,

Tennis Williams drops to 28th seed Serena Williams was seeded 28th for the U.S. Open, which stuck with its policy of following the rankings instead of taking into account players’ past performances.

That decision means Williams could face one of the Grand Slam tournament’s top eight seeded players as early as the third round.

The 29-year-old American leads active women with 13 major championships.

Philadelphia, 96; Kemp, Los Angeles, 95; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 87; Braun, Milwaukee, 85; Bruce, Cincinnati, 83; ArRamirez, Chicago, 83.

HITS—SCastro, Chicago, 165; Bourn, Atlanta, 156; Kemp, Los Angeles, 152; Pence, Philadelphia, 149; Votto, Cincinnati, 149; Braun, Milwaukee, 147; ArRamirez, Chicago, 145; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 145; JUpton, Arizona, 145.

DOUBLES—JUpton, Arizona, 35; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 34; Beltran, San Francisco, 31; Braun, Milwaukee, 31; Holliday, St. Louis, 31; Fielder, Milwaukee, 30; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 30; Morse, Washington, 30; Pence, Philadelphia, 30; ArRamirez, Chicago, 30.

TRIPLES—JosReyes, New York, 16; Victorino, Philadelphia, 14; Fowler, Colorado, 12; SCastro, Chicago, 8; Bourn, Atlanta, 7; SSmith, Colorado, 7; 5 tied at 6.

HOME RUNS—Pujols, St. Louis, 31; Stanton, Florida, 30; Uggla, Atlanta, 30; Berkman, St. Louis, 29; Kemp, Los Angeles, 29; Fielder, Milwaukee, 28; Bruce, Cincinnati, 27.

STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Atlanta, 47; JosReyes, New York, 34; Kemp, Los Angeles, 33; Maybin, San Diego, 32; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 32; Bonifacio, Florida, 30; Braun, Milwaukee, 29.

PITCHING—IKennedy, Arizona, 16-4; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 16-5; Halladay, Philadelphia, 15-5; ClLee, Philadelphia, 14-7; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 14-8; Jurrjens, Atlanta, 13-5; Hamels, Philadelphia, 13-7; THudson, Atlanta, 13-7.

STRIKEOUTS—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 207; ClLee, Philadelphia, 191; Lincecum, San Francisco, 182; Halladay, Philadelphia, 182; AniSanchez, Florida, 163; Hamels, Philadelphia, 155; Dempster, Chicago, 155; Greinke, Milwaukee, 155.

SAVES—Kimbrel, Atlanta, 40; Axford, Milwaukee, 37; BrWilson, San Francisco, 35; HBell, San Diego, 35; Storen, Washington, 34; LNunez, Florida, 33; Hanrahan, Pittsburgh, 32.

FOOTBALL NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE W Miami 2 New England 2 N.Y. Jets 1 Buffalo 0 Houston Jacksonville Tennessee Indianapolis

W 2 1 1 0

Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 1 1 1 0

Denver San Diego Kansas City Oakland

W 1 1 0 0

East L T 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 South L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 North L T 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 West L T 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0

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PA 30 60 20 49

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PA 26 47 30 61

Pct .500 .500 .000 .000

PF 47 37 13 21

PA 34 31 56 41

NATIONAL CONFERENCE Washington Dallas N.Y. Giants Philadelphia

W 2 1 1 1

Carolina New Orleans Tampa Bay Atlanta

W 1 1 1 0

Detroit Chicago Green Bay Minnesota

W 2 1 1 1

East L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 South L T 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 North L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

ALLEN PARK — Less than a day after Detroit announced the sell-out of Saturday’s preseason game against New England, the team said the Monday night game against the Chicago Bears also is sold out.

The Oct. 10 contest sold out in 45 minutes after regular season individual tickets went on sale at 10 a.m.

Wednesday. Tickets for other games are selling briskly, according to Lions president Tom Lewand.

“We had about 400 or 500 people in line this morning down at the Ford Field box office at around 5 a.m.,” he said. “(The line) was surprising to us in the day and age of the Internet and even toll free phone calls.

People still came out to the box office to make sure they could get tickets for the Monday Night game, the Thanksgiving Day game and some of the other ones too.”

Sales for Detroit’s traditional Thanksgiving Day game, this year against Green Bay, are far ahead of the pace of the last few seasons.

The game against the Bears is the first regular-season Monday Night Football game involving the Lions since Oct. 8, 2001, when Detroit was shut out by the St. Louis Rams, 35-0, at the Pontiac Silverdome.

Detroit hosted a Mondaynight game at Ford Field between the Giants and Vikings last season, but it was originally a Sundayafternon game that was relocated when a buildup of snow on Minnesota’s Metrodome caused the roof to collapse.

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LSU starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson and three teammates met with investigators looking into a bar fight that injured four people, and police said they were cooperative.

“They did not invoke the fifth amendment. They gave their side of the story,” Baton Rouge police chief Dewayne White said. “They provided additional witnesses they knew were there that night, and those were witnesses we intend to run down and get their statement.”

The most seriously injured victim has three broken vertebrae, White said.

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LSU players explain brawl

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The San Francisco 49ers’ swift response to fan violence during a game against the Oakland Raiders may not prevent future outbursts of unruliness, but it was a reasonable step toward restoring confidence in stadium security, experts said.

Team officials announced on Monday a ban on post-kickoff tailgating, use of postgame DUI checkpoints, and enhanced police presence after two shootings, a beating and fights marred Saturday’s preseason game at Candlestick Park.

In addition, the team president said he wanted the NFL to postpone next year’s preseason game with the Raiders.

Colorado 8, Houston 6 San Diego 7, San Francisco 5 Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 2, Milwaukee 0 N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 4 L.A. Dodgers 9, St. Louis 4 Colorado 7, Houston 6, 10 innings Florida 6, Cincinnati 5, 1st game Arizona 4, Washington 2 Cincinnati 3, Florida 2, 2nd game Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta 2 San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Atlanta (Beachy 6-2) at Chicago Cubs (Garza 6-9), 2:20 p.m.

Arizona (Miley 0-1) at Washington (Lannan 8-9), 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Florida, ppd., rain Pittsburgh (Morton 9-6) at St. Louis (E.Jackson 2-2), 8:15 p.m.

Houston (Sosa 0-2) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 10-3), 10:15 p.m.

Friday’s Games Florida at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Houston at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Detroit

Basketball

49ers upset with fan performance

SATURDAY Auto Racing • 8 a.m. (SPEED) Formula One Racing Grand Prix of Belgium, Qualifying.

• 1 p.m. (SPEED) Lucas Oil Off Road Racing San Bernardino.

(Taped) • 6 p.m. (VS) IndyCar Racing Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, Qualifying.

• 7:30 p.m. (12) NASCAR Sprint Cup: Irwin Tools Night Race.

Little League Baseball • Noon (12) World Series, International Championship.

• 3 p.m. (12) World Series, U.S. Championship.

MLB Baseball • 4 p.m. (66) DETROIT at Minnesota.

• 7 p.m. (WGN-A) Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee.

Bicycling • 4 p.m. (VS) USA Pro Cycling, Stage 5.

Equestrian • 5 p.m. (25) Travers Stakes.

NFL Football • 8 p.m. (5) Preseason New England at DETROIT. Golf • 9 a.m. (GOLF) European PGA Tour Johnnie Walker Championship.

• 1 p.m. (GOLF) PGA Tour The Barclays.

• 3 p.m. (5) PGA Tour The Barclays.

• 3 p.m. (25) U.S. Amateur Championship, Semifinal Round.

• 3 p.m. (GOLF) LPGA Tour CN Canadian Women’s Open.

• 6:30 p.m. (GOLF) PGA Tour Champions: Boeing Classic.

Tennis • 12:30 p.m. (5) ATP U.S. Open Series: Winston-Salem Open, Men’s Final.

• 5 p.m. (ESPN2) WTA U.S. Open Series: New Haven Open at Yale, Final.

BASEBALL

Lions’ Monday night game sells out

Sports Briefs

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PF 32 31 51 27

PA 10 43 33 30

Pct .500 .500 .500 .000

PF 30 38 39 36

PA 30 30 31 43

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .500

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PA 31 44 47 21

AUTO RACING NASCAR SPRINT CUP — PURE MICHIGAN 400 Sunday At Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich.

Lap length: 2 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (17) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 203 laps, 126 rating, 47 points, $204,941.

2. (19) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 203, 109.7, 43, $175,661.

3. (6) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 203, 117.7, 41, $136,108.

4. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 203, 106.5, 41, $108,975.

5. (3) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 203, 102.3, 39, $139,600.

6. (9) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 203, 122.4, 39, $125,586.

7. (14) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 203, 104.2, 38, $110,508.

8. (35) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 203, 90.4, 36, $134,358.

9. (18) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 203, 87.9, 35, $125,758.

10. (2) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 203, 120.5, 35, $128,511.

11. (29) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 203, 71.6, 33, $120,136.

12. (7) David Ragan, Ford, 203, 82.3, 32, $91,325.

13. (30) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 203, 74.1, 31, $108,120.

14. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 203, 91.2, 30, $90,000.

15. (28) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 203, 64.5, 29, $109,120.

16. (26) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 203, 63, 28, $107,139.

17. (32) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 203, 75.1, 27, $87,475.

18. (12) David Reutimann, Toyota, 203, 65.8, 26, $106,958.

19. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 203, 70.2, 25, $86,650.

20. (1) Greg Biffle, Ford, 203, 112.5, 26, $106,850.

21. (23) Joey Logano, Toyota, 203, 71.7, 23, $85,925.

22. (24) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 203, 72.1, 22, $123,236.

23. (10) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 203, 75.2, 21, $113,839.

24. (20) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 203, 57, 0, $77,175.

W St. Louis 2 Arizona 1 San Francisco 1 Seattle 1

West L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .500

PF 50 44 20 31

PA 26 46 27 37

Preseason Week 3 Thursday, Aug. 25 Carolina at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 26 St. Louis at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Green Bay at Indianapolis, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 27 Jacksonville at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.

Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at San Francisco, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

New England at Detroit, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Denver, 9 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 28 New Orleans at Oakland, 8 p.m.

Preseason Week 4 Thursday, Sep. 1 Detroit at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.

Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Kansas City at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Tennessee at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 8 p.m.

Denver at Arizona, 10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m.

Friday, Sep. 2 Oakland at Seattle, 10:30 p.m.

AP PRESEASON NO. 1 TEAMS 2011 — Oklahoma 2010 — Alabama 2009 — Florida 2008 — Georgia 2007 — Southern Cal 2006 — Ohio St. 2005 — Southern Cal 2004 — Southern Cal-x 2003 — Oklahoma

25. (25) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 203, 54.8, 19, $115,358.

26. (11) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 203, 62.6, 18, $84,500.

27. (16) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 203, 76.6, 17, $106,266.

28. (27) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 202, 48.9, 0, $91,133.

29. (38) Andy Lally, Ford, 202, 42.6, 16, $82,450.

30. (42) Ken Schrader, Ford, 202, 38.7, 14, $86,383.

31. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 201, 45.5, 0, $82,297.

32. (39) David Gilliland, Ford, 201, 35.4, 12, $72,650.

33. (34) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 198, 37.1, 11, $73,525.

34. (13) Kurt Busch, Dodge, accident, 197, 80.6, 10, $117,050.

35. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 188, 74.6, 9, $120,475.

36. (22) Carl Edwards, Ford, 174, 50.2, 8, $118,266.

37. (21) Casey Mears, Toyota, vibration, 32, 39.4, 8, $72,225.

38. (41) Tony Raines, Ford, rear gear, 26, 31.4, 6, $72,125.

39. (40) Todd Bodine, Toyota, electrical, 21, 35.5, 0, $72,075.

40. (36) David Stremme, Chevrolet, clutch, 20, 30.8, 4, $72,025.

41. (37) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, ignition, 18, 29.5, 0, $71,970.

42. (43) Mike Skinner, Toyota, electrical, 14, 27.9, 0, $71,895.

43. (31) J.J. Yeley, Ford, electrical, 11, 30.6, 1, $71,465.

LEADERS Through Aug. 21 Points 1, Kyle Busch, 799. 2, Jimmie Johnson, 789. 3, Kevin Harvick, 760. 4, Carl Edwards, 760. 5, Matt Kenseth, 759. 6, Jeff Gordon, 739. 7, Ryan Newman, 725. 8, Kurt Busch, 722. 9, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 700. 10, Tony Stewart, 694.

11, Clint Bowyer, 670. 12, Brad Keselowski, 642. 13, Greg Biffle, 636. 14, Denny Hamlin, 635. 15, A J Allmendinger, 632. 16, Mark Martin, 627. 17, Kasey Kahne, 623. 18, Paul Menard, 617. 19, Joey Logano, 610. 20, David Ragan, 604.

2002 — Miami 2001 — Florida 2000 — Nebraska 1999 — Florida St.-x 1998 — Ohio St. 1997 — Penn St. 1996 — Nebraska 1995 — Florida St. 1994 — Florida 1993 — Florida St.-x 1992 — Miami 1991 — Florida St. 1990 — Miami

AP TOP 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2010 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and 2010 final ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Oklahoma (36) 12-2 1,464 6 2. Alabama (17) 10-3 1,439 10 3. Oregon (4) 12-1 1,330 3 4. LSU (1) 11-2 1,286 8 5. Boise St. (2) 12-1 1,200 9 6. Florida St. 10-4 1,168 17 7. Stanford 12-1 1,091 4 8. Texas A&M 9-4 965 19 9. Oklahoma St. 11-2 955 13 10. Nebraska 10-4 910 20 11. Wisconsin 11-2 900 7 12. South Carolina 9-5 848 22 13. Virginia Tech 11-3 821 16 14. TCU 13-0 690 2 15. Arkansas 10-3 686 12 16. Notre Dame 8-5 530 NR 17. Michigan St. 11-2 519 14 18. Ohio St. 12-1 443 5 19. Georgia 6-7 369 NR 20. Mississippi St. 9-4 361 15 21. Missouri 10-3 258 18 22. Florida 8-5 228 NR 23. Auburn 14-0 219 1 24. West Virginia 9-4 207 NR 25. Southern Cal 8-5 160 NR Others receiving votes: Texas 114, Penn St. 75, Arizona St. 67, Miami 32, Utah 25, Southern Miss. 20, Iowa 19, BYU 15, NC State 15, Air Force 14, Houston 13, Pittsburgh 9, Michigan 7, Tennessee 5, UCF 5, Hawaii 4, N. Illinois 4, Tulsa 3, Arizona 2, Maryland 2, Nevada 1, Northwestern 1, Washington 1.

TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS—Recalled INF Cord Phelps from Columbus (IL). Optioned RHP Zach McAllister to Columbus.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Recalled OF Darin Mastroianni from Las Vegas (PCL).

National League COLORADO ROCKIES—Selected the contract of 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff from Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned INF Chris Nelson to Colorado Springs.

Designated INF Ryan Rohlinger for assignment.

NEW YORK METS—Placed RHP Jonathon Niese on the 15-day DL. Called up C Mike Nickeas from Buffalo (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Placed LHP Ryan Ludwick on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of LHP Aaron Thompson from Indianapolis (IL).

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS—Signed QB Brodie Croyle and P Dave Zastudil. Waived QB Max Hall and OT Jake Vermiglio.

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed WR Ruvell Martin.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed CB Orlando Scandrick to a five-year contract extension.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Agreed to terms with QB Kerry Collins.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed OL Mike Berry.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Waived LB Kenny Ingram.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed S Tracy Wilson. Waived LB Brandon Long and G Chris Stewart. Claimed OT Nevin McCaskill off waivers from Pittsburgh.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived TE Colin Cloherty.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Re-signed RB Vai Taua. Released DT Kentwan Balmer.

HOCKEY National Hockey League WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Signed F Stanislav Galiev to a three-year contract.

ECHL KALAMAZOO WINGS—Signed G Riley Gill, D Joe Charlebois and D Elgin Read.

COLLEGE TENNESSEE—Dismissed junior DB Janzen Jackson.

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Johnson eager to begin push for sixth title

Don’t look now, but the five-time champ is just 10 points back

son said. “In order to win a championship in today’s world, you’ve got to be rock solid. We will all learn in time who that guy is this year. We’ve been it the last five.

Doesn’t mean this year is our year.

We’ve got to go out and earn it.”

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Danica to announce plans today

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Danica Patrick has called a news conference scheduled for today and is expected to announce her 2012 move to NASCAR. The Associated Press reported earlier this month that Patrick was finalizing a deal to drive fulltime for JR Motorsports in the second-tier Nationwide Series.

She was also working on a limited schedule of elite Sprint Cup Series races for Stewart-Haas Racing.

Patrick and GoDaddy.com chairman Bob Parsons will be at today’s announcement at company headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz.

An advisory promises Patrick will announce her 2012 plans while “putting the rumors to rest with the ‘real story in her own words.’ ” Patrick has driven 20 Nationwide races for JR Motorsports over the last two seasons and has five more scheduled this year.

She finished third in the 2009 Indy 500, the highest finish for a woman in open-wheel’s most prestigious race.

BROOKLYN — The Chase for the Sprint Cup title begins in less than a month, which means it’s time to revisit what has become NASCAR’s annual, season-ending question: Can anyone beat Jimmie Johnson?

The five-time defending champion finished a solid second last weekend at Michigan, and although he’s won only once on the Sprint Cup circuit this year, Johnson is second in the standings just 10 points behind Kyle Busch. Even after being outraced

by Busch on Sunday, Johnson sounded confident that he’ll be ready when the Chase begins Sept. 18 at Chicagoland.

“The thing that I’ve been able to pull back on and fall on was my past history,” Johnson said.

“I’m very interested to see how this Chase is going to go. I think it’s the hardest one to predict. It’s going to be a close one. I don’t know who to make the favorite.

We’ll just have to see how everybody responds to the pressure when it really kicks up.”

Johnson’s run nearly came to an end last year, but he overtook Denny Hamlin in the standings by running second in the season finale. Now it’s Busch who seems to be mounting the strongest challenge to Johnson’s reign.

Yet even he is choosing his words carefully, well aware of the task ahead.

“It’s definitely going to be a lot edgier through the Chase,” Busch said. “Certainly there’s going to be times throughout the Chase where you’ve got to play it right and you have to play it smart, be smooth and cool about it. For us, the biggest thing is to try to concentrate on what we’ve been doing all year.”

Busch was the regular-season points leader in 2008, but a bolt broke on his sway bar in the first

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Jimmie Johnson races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.

Johnson, who has won the last five Sprint Cup championships, trails front runner Kyle Busch in the standings by 10 points. race of the Chase, then a blown engine the following weekend ended his hopes for the championship. Busch’s fall from contention to also-ran status was stunningly swift — and underscores how remarkably consistent Johnson has been.

Johnson may have only one win this year, but last weekend was the sixth top-three showing for the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team, and he’s finished out of the top 20 only three times. His day was far from perfect Sunday — an early mistake on pit road dropped him way behind the leaders — but he raced back into contention and even took the lead before Busch passed him with about a dozen laps remaining.

Outlasting the experienced Johnson over the long haul looks like a daunting task for any driver.

“The Chase does something to everyone, the pressure that’s

put on the drivers, watching your life’s work come to a head over a 10-race period of time,” Johnson said. “As the races click off, it comes down to two or three races left, it does weird things to people, outside the car, on the pit box, things happen. We’ve seen that.”

Johnson’s dominance of NASCAR’s top level has become so ingrained, it’s not just the drivers who have to answer for it. Immediately after Busch’s victory last weekend, Dave Rogers, his crew chief, was asked how he can beat Chad Knaus, Johnson’s crew chief.

“That’s a good question,” Rogers said. “We’re going to control what we can control. I can’t control what Chad does. I can’t control what Jimmie does.”

Busch isn’t the only top driver hoping to dethrone Johnson.

Kevin Harvick has three Sprint Cup wins this season, and Carl Edwards has 10 top-five finishes.

Then there’s Brad Keselowski, who is in 12th place but gaining ground fast after three straight top-three showings. Keselowski looks likely to make the Chase as a wild card, but as well as he’s racing right now, he understands what it will take to keep Johnson from another Cup title.

“I’m sure a lot of people in the garage would say his last championship was the most impressive,” Keselowski said. “To beat Jimmie, you’re going to have to have a fast racecar and out-execute him. I think he’s proven that just having a fast racecar isn’t going to beat him.”

There are three races remaining before the Chase begins, but for Johnson and the other drivers at the top of the standings, Bristol, Atlanta and Richmond feel more like tuneups.

“You are going to be tested in all areas. We all have weaknesses and we all have strengths,” John-

The Glen again looking at safety Watkins Glen International is contemplating safety changes in the aftermath of the violent wreck on the last lap of the Sprint Cup race there just over a week ago.

Track president Michael Printup says he hasn’t had his annual postrace meeting with NASCAR. Printup says the steel Armco barrier that lines much of the 2.45-mile circuit “gave a lot more than a Safer barrier does” when David Ragan and David Reutimann collided. Printup says estimations are that it gave 3-4 feet and “you’ve got to look at that.”

Both drivers were treated and released at the track, but both were visibly shaken when they limped away from the wreckage.

Watkins Glen made several safety upgrades following violent crashes in Cup races in 2008 and 2009.

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