Jones sets indoor worlds hurdles record at Doha championships
Lolo Jones survived a near-disqualification in the semifinals to win the 60-meter hurdles in 7.72 seconds, a new indoor world championships record. Bryan Clay retained the heptathlon title with 6,204 points as Cantwell won his third indoor shot put, and Dunn captured the 400 meters.
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Doha
Qatar
Lolo Jones
Jones
Perdita Felicien
Canada
Bryan Clay
Aspire Dome
Hardee
Drozdov
Cantwell
United States
Slick surface delays qualifying for Sao Paulo Indy opener
The IndyCar season opener on the Sao Paulo street circuit was postponed after grip on the main straight was insufficient for safe racing. Drivers conducted practice sessions while officials worked to improve the slick surface overnight before rescheduling qualifying for the morning.
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Sao Paulo
IndyCar Race Coverage with Practice Leaders
Helio Castroneves criticizes car handling as the 75 lap IndyCar race airs on Versus at 11 am and KGYM AM at 10 am. Scott Dixon led practice with a 1:31.7707 lap on the 2.6 mile Anhembi circuit, edging Ryan Briscoe and Tony Kanaan who posted 1:31.9731 and 1:31.9753 as colder temps favored the morning session.
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Helio Castroneves
Scott Dixon
New Zealand
Anhembi
Ryan Briscoe
Tony Kanaan
Dixon
Briscoe
Kanaan
Auto Racing Faces Bumpy Slick Start at New Circuit
In the second practice session the track condition deteriorated with bumps and a slippery front straight. Milka Duno crashed in the morning, Briscoe and Ana Beatriz lost control in the afternoon, and Dario Franchitti joined the complaints, urging officials to adjust for safety ahead of today’s race.
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Celerate
Milka Duno
Venezuela
Briscoe
Ana Beatriz
Kanaan
Dario Franchitti
Scotland
Sao Paulo
Brazil
South Africans lead CA Championship as final round looms
Charl Schwartzel and Ernie Els share the 12 under lead at Doral after 67 and 70 rounds. Padraig Harrington sits one behind with a 67, while Robert Allenby and Bill Haas chase. Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson stumble as the field tightens on the Blue Monster.
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Doral, Fla
Schwartzel
Ernie Els
South Africa
Doral
Els
WGC
Padraig Harrington
Ireland
Robert Allenby
Bill Haas
Phil Mickelson
Iditarod leaders set pace as ex-champs pursue in Nulato
Four time winner Jeff King led the 1100 mile Iditarod with defending champ Lance Mackey close behind at Nulato. Mackey and other former champions trailed by minutes as Mitch Seavey and Hans Gatt followed. Marching toward Nome the field stretched along 42 miles to Kaltag with Swenson and siblings in the chasing pack.
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Anchorage
Mackey
Neff
Mitch Seavey
Canada
Hans Gatt
Sonny Lindner
Nulato
Nome
Yukon River
Kaltag
Bering Sea
Rick Swenson
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Britain
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Zach Johnson
Iditarod
King
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