BRIEFLY.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Hamlin races to Busch win Denny Hamlin James Dennis "Denny" Hamlin, Jr. (born November 18, 1980) is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing, driving the number 11 car in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, and sponsored by Fed Ex. pitted early, then stayed out of trouble Sunday to hold on and win the second NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Busch Series The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCAR's "minor league" circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Nextel Cup. race in Mexico. It was the first career Busch win in 39 starts for the 25-year-old Hamlin, who started second and pitted during the first caution, then outdueled pole- sitter and road course ace Boris Said by 1.53 seconds in the Telcel-Motorola 200 in Mexico City. Said planned to pit late and his No. 9 Dodge was the last car in the field to leave the track, finally pulling off during a caution on lap 25. He changed four tires and was out in 17.5 seconds, but was held to the back because of heavy traffic on the track. He climbed back to second, but fell behind and never really challenged Hamlin as a flurry of cautions marred the race's last laps. ``We just got beat,'' Said said. ``Denny Hamlin's the real deal.'' Kevin Harvick, who finished second at the first Busch Series race outside the United States here a year ago, appealed a late penalty for improper passing and was able to regain third. HORSE RACING: Early Kentucky Derby favorite Brother Derek cut the front of his left foot during his victory in Saturday's Santa Catalina Stakes, but trainer Dan Hendricks said it won't change his colt's schedule. ``The state veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. made a note of it and put him on the injured list,'' Hendricks said. ``It was just a mild little thing and not a problem at all. It won't cost him any time.'' TENNIS: James Blake defeated Lleyton Hewitt for the first time in seven tries, breaking the former world No. 1 four times in the final set to win the Tennis Channel Open 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. BASEBALL: Cal State Northridge took advantage of three Oklahoma State errors to score five runs in the 10th inning and beat the Cowboys 11-6. James Scott homered as the Matadors (9-10) avoided a sweep in the three-game series in Stillwater, Okla. Reliever Jimmy Brettl (2-0) gave up three runs on four hits and struck out five in 4 1/3 innings for the win. BASKETBALL: Arizona's Hassan Adams arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Tucson police arrested Adams after pulling him over for speeding. He was released at the scene to a passenger who was in the vehicle with him. Zack McVey scored 26 points as Puget Sound defeated Occidental 89-81 late Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III men's basketball tournament. The game featured 12 ties - 10 in the second half - and 10 lead changes. Occidental finished its season with a 20-6. --Laurin Ervin scored 32 points as Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. defeated College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. 78-66 late Saturday night in the round of 16 at the state community college women's basketball tournament. Leslie Ortiz led Canyons (20-11) with 21 points and teammate Melissa Tachias scored 19. SLED-DOG RACING: Dog teams whisked past hundreds of spectators on a frozen lake in Willow, Alaska, before climbing a small hill and disappearing into the woods at the official start of the Iditarod. Willow's own Lori Townsend was the first musher mush 1 n. 1. A thick porridge or pudding of cornmeal boiled in water or milk. 2. Something thick, soft, and pulpy. 3. Informal Mawkish sentimentality, affection, or amorousness. tr.v. to leave on the more than 1,100 mile journey to Nome in western Alaska. The field includes two four-time winners and the Iditarod's only five- time champ, Rick Swenson of Two Rivers, Alaska Two Rivers is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA. It is part of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area'. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP is 482. . |
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