Woods falls out of first with shaky finish
golf
Bubba Watson overpowered Quail Hollow and wound up with a perfect day - he tied a course record with a 30 on the front nine, shot 7-under-par 65 to share the lead, and doesn't have to play with Tiger Woods. Retief Goosen, a two-time U.S. Open champion who thrives on fast greens, had another 68 on Friday to join Watson atop the leader board at the PGA Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, N.C., with an 8-under 136. Woods seized control with a 55-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole and had a two-shot lead for most of the back nine until a sloppy finish, making bogeys on two of the last three holes for a 72 that left him one shot behind.
Vickers wins pole for race in Richmond
nascar
Brian Vickers turned a lap at 127.131 mph to win the pole position for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. Vickers was the 10th car on the track in qualifying, and his speed held up as notable short-track qualifiers Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin made runs at him. Gordon got the closest at 126.844 mph, but was forced to settle for the outside of the front row. Hamlin will start third after a lap at 126.665, with Martin Truex Jr. fourth.
Nationwide Lipton Tea 250: : Kyle Busch passed Carl Edwards on the first lap of a restart with 22 laps to go and won in Richmond.
Ovechkin a 'little kid' over LeBron jersey
nhl
Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis walked into the locker room carrying a bag containing a blue No. 23 Cleveland Cavaliers jersey, signed by LeBron James with the inscription: "To Alexander the Great: Keep up the good work. King James." On the eve of the NHL's version of Kobe vs. LeBron, score one for Alex Ovechkin over Sidney Crosby. The jersey was a reciprocal gift for Ovechkin, who gave James a No. 8 Capitals jersey when the Cavaliers played at Washington last month. Ovechkin was so star-struck at that cross-sport meeting of titans that he could hardly speak, while James was apologetic over not having a jersey to give in return. "He was happy that LeBron remembered him and delivered on his promise," Leonsis wrote in an e-mail after giving Ovechkin the jersey. "He seemed like a little kid." Even before Leonsis arrived, the meaning of star power was the big discussion point with the Capitals players. The NBA is still waiting on a possible Kobe Bryant-James matchup in its playoffs, but Ovechkin vs. Crosby goes above the title when the Capitals host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. "It's good marketing for the NHL," Ovechkin said.
