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Aaron Sheaks sounded truly awed by what he witnessed during his third-round match Friday in the Kansas Amateur against Wichita State senior Ty Sanders.

"When I was in college, nobody hit it that far. Nobody," said Sheaks, who lettered for Kansas' golf team in 1992. "Ty is one of the most solid ball-strikers I've seen. It just makes a different sound when it comes off his club."

Sheaks, a 37-year-old from Wichita, has plenty of game, too. And after outlasting Sanders in a 21-hole match at Wichita Country Club, Sheaks showed the six-day championship isn't just for guys who pay a lot for car insurance.

Sheaks advanced to today's quarterfinals along with six college golfers and 24-year-old Cameron Bishop, who finished his Wichita State career in 2007. Sheaks will play Kansas State sophomore Kyle Smell of Overland Park in the opening match at 7:30 a.m.

The remaining competitors also include Wichita's Jack Courington. The Missouri State sophomore defeated two Kansas State golfers, including No. 2 seed Ross Geubelle of Lakin.

It's not quite a Dark Knight type of change, but Justin Jacobucci takes on a different style of life once he leaves the office.

From Monday to Friday the Derby resident spends his time working as a graphic design artist. On the weekend those office clothes get thrown to the side for jeans and 10 gallon hats.

Standard cowboy apparel.

Jacobucci, a bull rider, is one of the many participants in this week's Pretty Prairie Rodeo.

"I tell people at work what I do on the weekends and they give me funny looks," said Jacobucci, originally from Brighton, Colo. "My bosses tell me just don't mess up my hands. You can break your legs, but we need your hands."

Stephen Pearson put up numbers on Friday night that made up for the game he missed on Thursday.

A night after being benched by manager Kash Beauchamp in the midst of a slump, Pearson drove in runs in his first five at-bats with two homers, two doubles and a fielder's choice, then helped bring home two more in the 11th to tie the score.

Felipe Del Rosario ended the game with a bases-loaded line-drive single in the 11th, but it was Pearson's night. He single-handedly carried Wichita's offense and led the Wingnuts to an 8-7 win over Sioux City at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

"Kash benched me yesterday because I haven't been doing too good," Pearson said. "He just wanted to kind of get a fire under me. It was a little bit of that, but I've been trying to make some adjustments."

In his first start in right field this season, Pearson, the usual first baseman for the Wingnuts, had a game that will probably result in him asking to stay in right.

About three hours before Pretty Prairie's rodeo, billed as Kansas' Largest Night Rodeo, even began, Mike Hedrick was rushing around the area outside the grandstand. There were only a few people there, as an hour still remained before the gates opened.

Two fire trucks watered down the dirt at the entryway while Steven Dent, a contestant from Mullen, Neb., oiled his gloves while sitting in the shade of a beer stand.

Hedrick, who had just driven in from Hutchinson, stuffed the programs with the day's schedule, which he'd picked up on his way to Pretty Prairie. He then hurried home to change and returned in time to take tickets at the pony rides on the west side of the grandstand.

Certainly a busy time, but it was just another day at the rodeo for Hedrick, a 34-year volunteer.

"I'm under the gun," he said as he walked quickly to a trailer where he could work in relative cool conditions. "I've been in charge of programs for three to four years, so I know the routine. But for the first three days of the rodeo, we don't know the schedule, so we have to get the programs ready (right before the show). It can make it a little hairy getting everything ready by the times the gates open."

Almost one-third of the remaining Kansas Amateur competitors have strong ties to Wichita, either growing up, attending school or raising family here.

Not all of the locals survived Thursday's first round of match play at Wichita Country Club, however, including No. 1 seed and qualifying medalist Dodge Kemmer.

University of Missouri student Drew Carlson pulled off that surprise in the opening match. After making it through a 10-man playoff for the final match-play spot Wednesday evening, Carlson rolled out of bed early Thursday and edged Kemmer 2 and 1 to advance to this morning's second round.

"Today, I was so tired and I just thought well, this is supposed to be fun," said Carlson, who lives in Mission Hills. "Dodge is a very nice person and a good player, so I knew if anything, I was going to learn something."

Kemmer, who helped Stanford finish second in the NCAA Championships this spring, became the second medalist in three years to exit match play in the first round at the state amateur. Kansas State golfer Joe Ida earned the No. 1 seed in 2006 at Garden City before losing to Don Kuehn.

Success can come in different ways during the early rounds of the Kansas Amateur.

There was Dodge Kemmer's method on Wednesday -- the 20-year-old Wichitan shot a bogey-free 66 and earned medalist honors by one shot in stroke-play qualifying.

And there was Drew Carlson's way -- the University of Missouri student from Mission Hills birdied the first playoff hole to edge nine other golfers for the final berth in the match-play bracket.

Kemmer, a Stanford senior, and Carlson will meet at 7:30 a.m. today to start the 64-man, match-play competition at Wichita Country Club. The head-to-head portion of the championship will be conducted the next four days and conclude with Sunday's 36-hole final.

Kemmer, who first played in the state amateur as a 13-year-old, earned the No. 1 seed with a 36-hole total of 3-under-par 139. He edged Kansas State sophomore Ross Geubelle, a Lakin native who shot 68 in the second round and set the early target at 140.

When Mark Kostek threw the javelin for Kansas in the mid-1970s, he mowed the grass southwest of Allen Fieldhouse so he would have a place to work out.

That area is also the proposed site for relocating the track outside of Memorial Stadium, hopefully by 2010. The bigger issue is that the Kansas Relays' home past 2009 is in doubt.

"It's so premature," KU associate athletic director Jim Marchiony said Wednesday. "Now, we are talking about it. There are plans, but we can't do it without the funds."

Projected costs are $6 to $8 million to build a track-and-field facility that would include a stadium of no more than 10,000 seats.

"As a former KU guy, from a sentimental standpoint, I would be sorry to see the Relays give up Memorial Stadium," said Kostek, now an associate athletic director at Drake and the former meet director for the Drake Relays. "But from a track-and-field standpoint, I think this is a great opportunity.

Summer baseball teams aren't interested in "staycations." They want to visit Wichita.

Even if the trip is hard on their bank accounts.

The field for the National Baseball Congress World Series appears to be immune to inflated prices (gas went for around 2.84 a gallon a year ago). No teams, as of Tuesday, had declined a spot in the 44-team field.

"Everybody's feeling the crunch of the price of gasoline," tournament director of operations Jerry Taylor said. "But (summer baseball people) are very resilient. It's amazing how they will find ways to offset those costs. They'll get here."

Even all the way from Alaska.

When Kansas football coach Mark Mangino signed a new contract just before the 2006 season, there were plenty of questions about why he was being given a 150-percent pay boost during uncertain times.

The outcome of an NCAA investigation was still in limbo. And while the Jayhawks were coming off a victory in the Fort Worth Bowl, their 7-5 record was the first winning mark under Mangino.

But this time, no one should doubt Mangino deserved another jump in pay after taking KU to a school-best 12-1 record and an Orange Bowl victory this past season.

KU announced Tuesday that Mangino is receiving an annual raise of almost $800,000 and that his contract will be extended two years to 2012.

The increase puts Mangino at $2.3 million annually, a boost from his previous salary of almost $1.51 million. The new figure includes a retention bonus that equals $300,000 annually if he stays through 2012.

Scott Glenn might have been caught in the heat of the moment last week. But after losing to Cameron Bishop in the city match play semifinals, it was suggested to Glenn that he'd been defeated by a golfer riding a hot streak.

"Shoot, he's had a heck of a golfing life," Glenn said.

No doubt, the 24-year-old Bishop has long been able to play. But the last two months, the former Wichita State golfer has been on the type of tear that could make him formidable in the 98th Kansas Amateur, which begins today at Wichita Country Club.

Bishop, who won the city title on Friday, will compete against 133 other golfers as the Kansas Golf Association's premier event returns to Wichita for the first time since 2002. The Tulsa native has already claimed two KGA titles this summer. Bishop teamed with WSU senior Ty Sanders to win the state fourball crown in early June, then shot two 68s to win the KGA Public Links title three weeks ago.

"I hadn't really won an individual tournament in a long time," Bishop said. "The publinks really kind of got the monkey off my back. I'd gotten second a lot in college but never won. It was fun to finally nail one down."

Vicki Watson's smile, which gently crinkles her nose, is rarely absent when she's teaching swim classes at the South YMCA. Her laugh rings out often as she talks with parents or tickles the feet of infants learning to swim.

Watson, affectionately known as Miss Vicki, has such a bubbly personality that most can't help but smile along.

"We love Miss Vicki," said Christine Jonker, who recently attended one of Watson's classes with her 15-month-old son Joshua. Watson has taught all three of Jonker's sons.

Watson, a 23-year veteran at the YMCA, teaches 33 classes at the South, North and West YMCAs, ranging from infants to water fitness to arthritis classes.

She is routinely requested as a teacher, said James Watson, her son and the South YMCA aquatics director.

Lincoln kept scoring Sunday and the Wingnuts kept chipping away, but when the bullpens entered, runs came to a halt.

Unfortunately for the Wingnuts, they hadn't chipped away enough by the time Lincoln called on its relief pitching.

Vince Davis pitched the final 4 2/3 innings for the Saltdogs, allowing one hit and no runs and enabling Lincoln to a hold on for an 8-7 win at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

The Saltdogs took two of three in the series as Wichita finished 2-5 in an eventful first homestand of the second half.

"I don't know what happened there," Wingnuts second baseman Brenan Herrera said. "We both scored at the same time and we both didn't score at the same time."

Growing pains still exist in the Kansas City Royals' New Blue Tradition era.

Less than 24 hours after David DeJesus' thrilling, game-ending home run, the Royals literally threw away Sunday's game, sending closer Joakim Soria to the All-Star Game with a loss.

Soria gave up the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning Sunday in Kansas City's 4-3 loss to Seattle at Kauffman Stadium.

Seattle third baseman Adrian Beltre started the ninth inning with a fly to short center field. Shortstop Mike Aviles raced to the spot, got under the ball, but the ball went off his glove for a double.

"It's always a difficult play when the ball is over your head and you are running out toward center field," Aviles said. "What made it more difficult is I was shifted over toward third base because Beltre has a tendency to pull.

This was the ultimate way to give back for L.J. Goolsby.

The former Wichita State guard has been the coach of the Kansas City-area 17-and-under AAU basketball team K.C. Pump N Run for six years. In those years he's helped make it one of the most successful programs in the area.

"It was a way to stick around the game," Goolsby said. "But this isn't about me, my playing days are over. This is about helping these kids get exposure and hopefully that will lead to college scholarships."

Goolsby knows a little about college scholarships. A talent himself out of Dodge City High, multiple knee injuries derailed his collegiate career. After transferring from Mississippi, Goolsby played the 1996-97 season for the Shockers.

Before becoming known for the Pump N Run program, Goolsby ran the Kansas City Nets for two seasons. Though running his own program was fulfilling, he joined former Kansas Jayhawk Roger Morningstar, then linked up with Dana and David Pump of the California Double Pump organization.

Jermaine Dye's two-run single highlighted a six-run first inning that featured seven Chicago hits, and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5 on Friday night.

Dye went 3 for 4 with a walk, Carlos Quentin homered and Mark Buehrle pitched seven innings to get the win for the AL Central leaders in their first game after the All-Star break.

Buehrle (7-8) allowed four hits, including a long three-run homer to Billy Butler that got Kansas City within 7-4 in the sixth. But the White Sox added two runs against the Royals' bullpen and maintained their 1 ½-game lead over Minnesota.

The White Sox had 22 hits Sunday in a 12-11 loss at Texas in their final game before the break and then continued the hitting tear in the first against Zack Greinke.

Chicago's first eight batters reached Friday night with seven singles -- including five straight at one point -- and a hit batsman.

The Midwest Regional will open today in Valley Center with the champion and runner-up gaining berths in the NBC World Series.

The Newton Rebels are the defending champ. The tourney, to be played at Stevens Field, is scheduled to end next Friday.

First Round Pairings

10 a.m. -- Wichita Wheatkings vs. Park City Cowboys.

1 p.m. -- Wichita Boomers vs. Pratt Drillers.

The man has patience.

You know that just by looking at the statistic that jumps off the page regarding his 12-year major-league career. Mike Hargrove drew 964 walks and struck out only 550 times.

So he is not antsy about his future as a potential big-league manager, a job he held for 16 seasons with Cleveland, Baltimore and Seattle before literally walking away in the middle of the 2007 season.

He had lost his edge, he said, and he wasn't doing himself or the Mariners any good by continuing to be their skipper. So he got in his pickup truck with his wife, Sharon, and they took off. They visited their kids and their grandkids. And they ended up back in Perryton, Texas, where they had been junior high sweethearts.

Hargrove needed some time away from the grind and when Liberal BeeJays general manager Bob Carlile asked if he'd care to manage the team he played for in 1972 while attending Northwestern (Okla.) State in Alva, Hargrove was intrigued. So was Sharon. So he agreed to do it -- for not a penny.

El Dorado Batting--Davis 1-4, Wall 0-3, Darr 0-1, Koch 1-2, Springer 0-4, Rindels 1-4, Armendariz 0-4, Weiss 0-3, Daleiden 1-2, Hignojos 0-1, Biguenet 1-1.

El Dorado Pitching--Hinds, 5 innings, 3 earned runs; Sandoval 2/3-3; Kimble 2 1/3-0.

El Dorado 10, Dodge City 5

El Dorado batting-- Davis 1-5, Wall 1-4, Koch 4-6, Springer 3-6, Rindels 1-3, Weiss 2-3, Armendariz 1-3, Daleiden 1-4, Hignojos 1-5.

El Dorado pitching -- Hord 7-3, Hanna 2-1.

Hays 7, El Dorado 1

Joplin 8-0, Liberal 3-1

Derby 3, Nevada 0

Monday's Results

Ask Chris Colton to pinpoint the moment he realized he possessed superior defensive capabilities and he doesn't refer to his seven-year professional baseball career.

Instead, Colton brings up his freshman year of high school in Georgia, when an opposing player hit a ball to right-center and Colton, shaded left, ran to track it down.

Colton made a diving catch and got up to throw out a runner trying to score from third base.

"I think that was the turning point of my baseball career right there," Colton said. "I thought to myself, 'Man, I'd like to do this for a living.' "

Colton, the Wingnuts' center fielder, has always prided himself on defense. It's the one constant in a group of tools that have proved inconsistent during his professional career, which began in 2002.

Wingnuts 1, Fort Worth 0 -- For 10 innings Thursday night there was a run shortage. That was cured by a 20-minute power outage delay.

Michael Thompson led off the top of the 11 with a double following the delay, then scored on a two-out dribbler by Bernie Dennis for the game's only run.

The shutout was the first in Wingnuts history.

Cats starter Joel Kirsten pitched 6 1/3 perfect innings.

The Wichita Wingnuts fell to the Fort Worth Cats 10-2 on Wednesday at Fort Worth.

Dan Grybash was the winning pitcher for Fort Worth, going seven innings, striking out nine, giving up six hits and walking none.

Felipe Del Rosario hit a two-run home run for Wichita in the fourth inning.

Dave Rider was the losing pitcher for Wichita, lasting 3 1/3 innings, giving up six hits and four earned runs.

Fort Worth third baseman Aaron Sisk went 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs. The Cats tallied 14 hits.

An e-mailed letter from Wingnuts manager Kash Beauchamp to American Association officials Monday night apologizes for his antics in front of the home-plate umpire in a game last week but does not show regret for being ejected from the game.

In the tantrum, which was carried on cable news and sports shows nationwide, Beauchamp put his shoe and armpit in front of the umpire's face.

"We all know where my temper has gotten me. NOWHERE," Beauchamp wrote. "Fire and passion are one thing, a bad temper is another. It has always been my worst enemy. The sooner I discern the difference between passion and temper the better off I will be."

Beauchamp returned from a four-game league suspension Tuesday in Fort Worth.

Wingnuts 5, Fort Worth 3 _ Left-hander Richard Salazar struck out six and improved to 4-1 as Wichita won at Fort Worth on Tuesday night.

Billy Packer worked his first Final Four when seniors still starred in them and John Wooden still coached UCLA.

So when Packer's extraordinary run officially ended Monday, surely he would be philosophical, or wistful, or angry, or... something?

That would not be Packer, though.

Sticking stubbornly to his famed stubbornness, the former NBC and now former CBS analyst would not acknowledge it was an emotional moment for him.

"It just isn't," he said from his home in North Carolina. "I've never looked upon stuff like that."

Wichita State pitcher Tyler Fleming is expected to miss the 2009 season after undergoing shoulder surgery Thursday.

Recovery from the torn labrum could take around nine months for Fleming, a senior right-hander from Enid, Okla. The labrum is the ring of cartilage that goes around the socket and stabilizes the shoulder.

For Wichita State pitching coach Brent Kemnitz, the injury explains Fleming's struggles last spring. He compiled a 1.63 ERA with three saves in his first 10 appearances. After striking out three in a scoreless 1 1/3 innings against Kansas on April 1, his performance slipped. Fleming finished the season with a 4.00 ERA and five saves in 20 appearances.

Kemnitz said Fleming didn't complain of an injury during the season.

"I think he was just trying to suck it up," Kemnitz said. "He just wasn't the same guy."

Kansas State was second and Wichita State 23rd in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Honor Roll last season.

K-State had a 3.652 GPA. WSU compiled a 3.289 GPA.

• The Indiana Pacers announced that first-round picks Brandon Rush and Roy Hibbert signed Tuesday. Rush will make about $1.5 million his first year as the No. 13 pick, and Hibbert will make about $1.2 million as the 17th selection. All rookie contracts for first-round picks are guaranteed the first two years, with options for the next two.

• The Los Angeles Clippers have acquired center Marcus Camby from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for a future second-round draft pick. Camby led the NBA in blocked shots with 3.61 per game last season, only the second player in league history to do so in three straight seasons.

• Lisa Willis scored a career-high 18 points and the New York Liberty beat the slumping Connecticut Sun 77-71.

Wichita State senior basketball player Ramon Clemente is supposed to take it easy for a week or so as he continues to undergo tests in the wake of Monday's blackout.

For now, Clemente is confident there is nothing seriously wrong with his health. He and doctors blame stress caused by family issues for Monday afternoon's episode during conditioning drills at Cessna Stadium.

"It wasn't the workout at all," he said Tuesday. "I've had a lot on my mind."

Clemente passed out while running ramps underneath the stadium, early in a conditioning session. He said he earlier finished first running steps.

"I was running strong," he said.

Wendell Preadom will transfer to Houston Baptist to play his final season of NCAA Division I basketball. Preadom, from Houston, played three seasons at Wichita State. He will sit out the 2008-09 season and be eligible for the 2009-2010 season. Preadom, a guard, played in 28 games last season and started four. He averaged 1.3 points. Houston Baptist returned to NCAA Division I status in 2007-08 and joined the Great West Conference earlier this month.

• Wichita State senior Ramon Clemente was treated and released from Via Christi-St. Francis on Monday afternoon after he passed out during conditioning drills. WSU coach Gregg Marshall, through director of media relations Larry Rankin, said doctors diagnosed the episode as "stress-related."

Marshall said Clemente's conditioning routine will be evaluated by the training staff before he resumes workouts. The Shockers were running the ramps at Cessna Stadium under the supervision of strength and conditioning coach Kerry Rosenboom when Clemente briefly lost consciousness. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Recipients of scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year from the College of Engineering at Wichita State University have been announced. The winners were selected from among 140 high school seniors interested in engineering who competed for more than $300,000 in scholarships in the Wallace Invitational for Scholarships in Engineering.

Winners are listed with their high schools, prospective majors and parents' names. All students are 2008 high school graduates and are from Wichita unless indicated.

The following were awarded Dwane and Velma Wallace scholarships worth $15,000 to be used over a four-year period:

Nicholas Reichenberger, Andale High School, aerospace engineering, Brian and Lisa Reichenberger, Mount Hope.

Ryan Jones, Derby High School, mechanical engineering, Les and Laura Jones, Derby.

Today

• Westlink Neighborhood Association, 7-8:30 p.m., West Heights United Methodist Church, 745 Westlink.

• Indian Hills-Riverbend Neighborhood Association, 7 p.m., Asbury United Methodist Church, 2801 W. 15th St.

• Grandview Heights Neighborhood Association, 7 p.m., Fellowship Hall of Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church, 3700 E. Mount Vernon.

• La Placita Park Neighborhood Association, 7 p.m., Felipe's, 3232 W. Central.

Kansas Amateur pairings

Stroke-play qualifying at Wichita C.C.

Today off No. 1-Wednesday off No. 10

8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.-- David Rhodes, Olathe; John Alefs, Wichita; Tim Tyner, Council Grove

8:10-12:40--Markus Hilger, Garden Plain; Matt Ewald, Leawood; Zach Pederson, Spring Hill

When: Today through Sunday

Where: Wichita Country Club, 8501 E. 13th

Field: 134 golfers, reduced to 64 for match play after two days of stroke-play qualifying.

The only place Kyle Busch got stuck was in the infield grass, his tires spinning as he celebrated is seventh -- and perhaps most impressive -- victory of the season in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series.

After Busch led most of Saturday night's race at Chicagoland Speedway, two-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson went by him on the 251st lap.

The confident 23-year-old Busch was nearly ready to concede. "Race over," he was heard saying over his radio after Johnson, his former Hendrick Motorsports teammate, went in front.

But a ninth and final yellow caution flag led to a restart with two laps remaining. And just like that, Busch had one last chance for his second consecutive victory.

Staying on Johnson's bumper at the restart, he went high on Turn 4 and back into the lead on the next-to-lap. He then led the most important lap of the night, the 267th and final one.

Derby's Woody Austin made the cut at the British Open, shooting a 72 on Friday to bring his two-round score to 8-over 148.

Austin, playing in his first British Open since 1996, made the cut in the Open for the first time.

He will tee off at 4:05 a.m. today with Robert Karlsson.

See you later

John Daly led a parade of past Open winners and major champions out of town for the weekend. The cut at 9-over 149 was the highest since 12-over 154 at Carnoustie in 1999.

Bareback riding -- 1. Zach Curren, Arvada, Colo., 80 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo's Full Deck; 2. Raymond Cooper, Center Ridge, Ark., and Tim Shirley, Conifer, Colo., 78; 4. Brian Leddy, Leedy, Okla., 74; 5. Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., 68. Leaders: Scott Montague, Rapid City, S.D., and D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo., 83 points; 3. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 81; 4. Curren, 80; 5. Justin Williams, DeSoto, Kan., 79.

Steer wrestling -- 1. Ryan Swayze, Freedom, Okla., 4.3 seconds; 2. Patrick Greenleaf, Dodge City, Kan., 4.9; 3. Ryan Mims, Holdenville, Okla., 5.0; 4. Marty Musil, Guthrie, Okla., 5.5; 5. Mitch Barney, Alva, Okla., 6.3. Second-round leaders: 1. Swayze, 4.3; 2. A.J. Griffin, Garden City, Kan., 4.4; 3. Luke Boeser, Stapleton, Neb., 4.5; 4. Kurt Goulding, Camanche, Okla., 4.6; 5. Jeff Miller, Blue Mound, Kan., and Stan Williamson, Oklmulgee, Okla., 4.8.

Tie down roping -- 1. Chris Neal, Muldrow, Okla., 11.0; 2. Kyle Winslow, Alva, Okla., 11.7; 3. Kevin Loyd, Haysville, Kan., 13.3; 4. Bret Meek, Alvord, Texas, 13.5; 5. Dustin Raupe, Douglass, Kan., 14.3. Second-round leaders: 1. Cole Wilson, Kincaid, Kan., 10.0; 2. Neal, 11.0; 3. Winslow, 11.7; 4. Stephen Reagor, Tulsa, Okla., 12.0; 5. Johnny Weil, Edna, Kan., 12.2.

Saddle bronc riding -- 1. Jesse James Kirby, Ashland, Kan., 80 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo's Painted Desert; 2. Will Payne, Beaver, Okla., 78; 3. Shank Stephens, Hinton, Okla., 68; no other qualified rides. Leaders: Derek Kenner, Woodlake, Neb., 82 points; 2. Merritt Smith, Gillette, Wyo., and Kirby, 80; 4. Matt Hebbert, Hyannis, Neb., and Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 79.

Team roping -- 1. Brandon Farris, Pocasset, Okla./Shannon Frascht, Alva, Okla., 5.6 seconds; 2. Larry Snyder and Jared Nuffer, Medicine Lodge, Kan., 7.1; 3. Dustin Raupe, Douglass, Kan./Scott LaClef, Leon, Kan., 7.6; 4. Donnie McNeece, McLouth Kan./Travis Alford, Raymore, Mo., 7.9; 5. Rick Anderson, White City, Kan./Duane Carson, Bennington, Kan., 13.0. First round (complete): A.J. and Kyle Horton, Stigler, Okla., 5.6, $564; 2. Caleb Woodard, Zenda, Kan./Dusty Arnold, Hutchinson, Kan., 7.6, $423; 3. Ty Smith, Edmond, Okla./Jace Crabb, Blair, Okla., 6.8, $282; 4. Gavin Foster, Elmore City, Okla./Chuck Butler, Sanger, Texas, 7.0, $141.

Mark Cavendish wants to talk about his latest Tour de France stage victory -- not doping. British cyclist David Millar pleads with fans: "Please, don't give up on us."

Cavendish, a British sprint specialist on Team Columbia, captured the 13th stage Friday -- the fourth stage he has won and second in a row. He prevailed over a 113-mile course on a hot and wind-swept day along the Mediterranean while Cadel Evans of Australia kept the yellow jersey.

The drug use that is battering cycling's image yet again is starting to weigh on the riders' minds. But for Italy's Riccardo Ricco, who tested positive for the blood booster EPO, the consequences could be far more than psychological.

French authorities filed preliminary charges against him Friday. He could face two years in prison if convicted on charges of using toxic substances, a French prosecutor said.

Ricco, who won two stages of this Tour, was fired from his Saunier Duval team Friday, a day after he was kicked out of the race. He is the third rider to be ousted.

Norman, Duval chasing Choi for lead

Tiger Woods on crutches was supposed to be a chance for someone else to seize the spotlight at the British Open. Greg Norman wasn't the guy anyone had in mind.

Neither was David Duval.

Indeed, Royal Birkdale proved to be fertile ground for fairy tales on Friday.

K.J. Choi rolled in a 25-foot birdie on the final hole for a 3-under 67 in more gloom and wind along the Irish Sea, giving him his first lead in a major championship. It will be the second straight year he plays in the final group at the British Open going into the weekend.

Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing has been named to the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Watch List. The junior is one of 31 QBs listed.

• Quarterback Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens have agreed in principle to a five-year deal that could earn him up to $30 million and includes $8.75 million in guaranteed money. Flacco, the 18th overall pick out of Delaware, will compete for the starting QB job with Troy Smith and Kyle Boller.

• The Minnesota Vikings declined to talk about allegations by the Green Bay Packers that they made inappropriate contact with quarterback Brett Favre. Vikings spokesman Bob Hagan issued a two-sentence statement on Thursday. It said the Vikings "are not commenting on the issue. These types of matters are handled by the league."

BOXING

Welterweight contender Oscar Diaz had surgery for bleeding on the brain and was in a coma after collapsing between rounds of a nationally televised bout Wednesday in San Antonio. The 25-year-old fighter was taking a beating from Delvin Rodriguez when he collapsed on his stool before the 11th round.

• The 10-U Andover Hurricanes won the Hays Invitational June 28-29. Team members are Landon Fry, Zach Stater, Dylan Huber, Darraja Parnell, Alex Elder, Stanton Turley, Dane Pedersen, Hunter Dreiling, Corbin Pospisil, Jacob Leatherman, Tabor Bayles and Blaine Wood. Eric Pedersen and Terry Leatherman are coaches.

• The Westurban Orioles, an 8-U team, won the Firecracker Shootout machine pitch tournament July 5-6 in Oklahoma City. Team members are Cade Koster, Tyler White, Tyler Alverson, Austin Peters, Kasdon Arehart, Jordan Doss, Nolan Schoenhofer, Kale McCracken, Hunter Yahya, Luke Evans, Garrett Luinstra and Dalton Schenker. Kevin McCracken and Erick Schoenhofer are coaches.

• The 8-U Cardinals won the Goddard Mid-Summer Classic June 20-22.

Team members are Caden Bjordahl, Brenton Boone, Grant Buchanan, Kobe Emerson, Nile Jarrell, Cody Jones, Keagan Larson, Cameron McGinley, Andrew Nuessen, Brendan Patterson, Keaton Pfaff, Rhys Tash and Mateo Villegas. Marc Nuessen is their coach.

• The Wichita Diamond Jaxx, a U-11 team, won the NBC Hap Dumont State tournament July 10-13 at South Lakes Sports Complex. Team members are Corrigan Bartlett, Trevor Bauer, Cody Bush, Tanner Cairns, Alex Carro, Will Clark, Jacob Gibson, Lane Inskeep, Brendan Johnson, Josh Norlin, Steven Smoll and Brendan Welch.

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Baseball

• Aug. 3: Wolf Pack 12-U Westurban/tournament team tryouts, 1-4 p.m. Call Kelly Norlin, 316-733-5571.

• Deadline Sept. 15: Fall Jamboree tournament for 9-U, 10-U, 11-U and 12-U, Sept. 26-28 at South Lakes Sports Complex. Fee: $200, three-game guarantee. Call Wayne Burns, 913-909-5342.

USA Team Local Qualifier

Men--1. Dan Zimmerman, 18-6; 2. Gary Boisen, 18-6; 3. Chris Martin, 16-8; 4. Duane Clifford, 15-9.

Women--1. Leanna Clifford, 13-5; 2. Christy Zimmerman, 11-7; 3. Sandy Diel, 10-8; 4. Jennifer Holley, 10-8; 5. Shawna Inkelaar, 9-9.

Golf

Derby Junior Tournament

At Wichita C.C., par 71

Stroke-play qualifying

139 -- Dodge Kemmer, Wichita, 73-66

140 -- Ross Geubelle, Lakin, 72-68

141 -- Mitchell Gregson, Waterloo, Ill., 69-72