September 22, 2011|Sports Digest
Sailing
Annapolis, San Fran. clubs to duel for Corinthian Cup
The Annapolis Yacht Club and the San Francisco Yacht Club will take to the Chesapeake Bay in borrowed J/22s in a friendly competition Saturday and Sunday to hoist the Corinthian Cup Trophy. The San Francisco Yacht Club won last year's inaugural event on the blustery waters of San Francisco Bay, where wind speeds reached 20-25 knots. The Annapolis team is John Loe (skipper), Shane Zwingelberg (tactician) and Scott Snyder (bow). The crew for the Annapolis Junior boat is Harrison Hawk (skipper), Charles Lomax (tactician), Kyle Comerford (master trimmer) and A.J. Libby (bow).
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United squanders 2-0 lead, settles for 2-2 tie vs. Chivas
In its first home game in almost six weeks, D.C. United (8-8-11) relinquished a two-goal advantage in the second half, playing to a 2-2 tie with Chivas USA (7-12-11) and squandering a sure opportunity to overtake New York in the tightly bunched Eastern Conference standings in MLS. While the Red Bulls were losing at home to Real Salt Lake, United built its lead on goals by Dwayne De Rosario late in the first half and rookie Ethan White early in the second. But Juan Pablo Angel answered with goals 12 minutes apart and De Rosario failed to convert a highly questionable penalty kick in the waning moments in front of an announced 14,849 at RFK Stadium.
—Steven Goff, The Washington Post
Women's college soccer: Navy (6-3-2) battled to a 0-0 tie with host UMBC (0-8-1). The double-overtime game was Navy's fourth straight overtime game and sixth of the season.
Men's college soccer: Senior Wade McHugh (McDonogh) and sophomore Diego McQuestion (Gilman) notched their first goals of the season to lead host Loyola (5-1-1) to a 2-0 victory over UMBC (2-2-2). … Navy (3-3-2) put up 32 shots but needed David Jackson's goal with just over a minute left in regulation to fend off host Richmond, 2-1. Richmond drops to 1-5-1 overall.
College football: Navy junior outside linebacker Brye French was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week. French, making his first-career start, recorded a career-high 13 tackles and a sack in the Midshipmen's 24-21 loss at No. 10 South Carolina on Saturday. … Lackawanna freshman quarterback Davonta Farrell (Perry Hall) was named National Junior College Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Week. In a 52-6 win over Hudson Valley CC (N.Y.), Farrell threw for 358 yards and five touchdowns on 18 completions.
Navy: NCSA Athletic Recruiting announced that Navy is ranked 12th among NCAA Division I universities in the ninth annual NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings. The rankings assess the academic and athletics standards of all NCAA athletic programs across the country. Fewer than 6percent of colleges and universities earned a spot in NCSA Athletic Recruiting Top 100 for 2011.
Women's college cross country: UMES runner Eunice Jones of Lanham was recognized by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as Athlete of the Week.
College water polo: Senior Arny Warren (Calvert Hall) was named the Collegiate Water Polo Association co-Southern Division Player of the Week.
Washington College volleyball: The team will host a free clinic for children ages 8-14 on Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. at Cain Athletic Center. Donations will be accepted on behalf of Tanner's Touch, a nonprofit organization developed to raise money for pediatric cancer research and families of children with cancer.
Pro basketball: The Bay Area Shuckers have signed Jamarr Johnson.
—From Sun staff and news services
