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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Tyson Gay completed the 100-200 sprint double Sunday at U.S. track championships, winning the 200 meters in 19.74 seconds Sunday and holding off Isiah Young. It’s the fastest time in the world this season. Gay beat Justin Gatlin in the 100 on Friday in a season-leading time of 9.75.
Kimberlyn Duncan upset Olympic champion Allyson Felix in the women’s 200. Duncan finished in 21.80, with Felix 0.05 seconds behind. Jeneba Tarmoh was third. Gay built a lead after the curve and then fended off the hard-charging Young, who finished in 19.86. Curtis Mitchell was third and Wallace Spearmon, a three-time U.S. outdoor champion, wound up fourth.
His hip fully healed, Gay looked sharp throughout nationals, setting up a matchup with Usain Bolt at the world championships in Moscow this summer.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – UCLA’s Adam Plutko says he has confidence his teammates will give him enough run support to win in the College World Series finals against Mississippi State. The Bruins (47-17) go into the best-of-three finals Monday night in Omaha, Neb., after having produced just eight runs in their last three games.
Plutko (9-3) said Sunday he’ll go to the mound for Game 1 worried only about his performance. He said he doesn’t feel pressure to hold down the opponent because of the Bruin’s difficulty scoring runs. Mississippi State coach John Cohen said he would start Trevor Fitts (0-0), who’ll be making only his sixth start of the season in 18 appearances.
The Bulldogs (51-18) have been the best-hitting team at the CWS, with a .297 average. Wes Rea is batting .462.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Shot putter Adam Nelson took his long-awaited victory lap as the 2004 Olympic gold medalist during a ceremony Sunday at the U.S track and field championships. Nelson was officially elevated to Olympic champion last month, taking the gold that was stripped from a Ukrainian rival for doping. Nelson finished second in Athens behind Yuriy Bilonog, whose gold medal was removed by the International Olympic Committee in December after his reanalyzed sample tested positive for steroids.
Nelson stood on the top step with a laurel wreath resting on his head. Then, he listened as the national anthem played over loud speakers. And, finally, he got to do what he wanted most – taking his two young kids with him on a celebratory lap.
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — IndyCar CEO Mark Miles says the series expects to race at the Iowa Speedway in 2014 and is hopeful the sides can soon agree on a multi-year contract. Miles’s addressed the topic Sunday in response to a comment from driver Graham Rahal on Saturday. Rahal referenced rumors he had heard indicating that IndyCar wouldn’t return to Iowa next season.
Miles did say that the Iowa race could possibly be shifted from its traditional late June date. But he reiterated that the series has no plans to abandon Iowa after seven years. Miles says Iowa is a “cornerstone” of the IndyCar schedule.
Nodaway Valley Tournament
Abraham Lincoln Tournament
Others:
Ankeny 7, Harlan 1
Shenandoah 6, Essex 5
Kuemper Catholic 6, IKM-Manning 0
Treynor 12, Sidney 2
Treynor 3, Earlham 1
Treynor 8, Central Decatur 2
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — The IndyCar Series reiterated its support for the Iowa Speedway following comments from driver Graham Rahal that insinuated the series won’t return in 2014. Rahal said Saturday after a qualifying run that he hoped Sunday’s race drew a strong crowd, adding that “there’s a lot of rumors we won’t be coming back here and I hope that’s not true. I mean, it’s a fun place to go race.”
The IndyCar series has a year-to-year contract with Iowa Speedway, which has hosted the series since 2007. IndyCar spokeswoman Amy Konrath responded to Rahal’s comments by telling The Associated Press that the series and the speedway are in discussions about future scheduling. Konrath says Iowa is a unique venue that highlights the excitement and versatility of the series.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nelson Cruz got the decisive hit for the second straight game with a two-run homer in the third inning and Martin Perez prevailed in a matchup of rookie starters as the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Saturday night. Shelby Miller (8-5) allowed two homers for the second time in three starts and didn’t make it out of the sixth against the team the Cardinals beat in the 2011 World Series making its first regular-season visit to Busch Stadium.
A.J. Pierzynski also hit a two-run homer for Texas, which goes for a three-game sweep on Sunday night with Nick Tepesch (3-6, 4.84) facing Adam Wainwright (10-4, 2.37). The first two games have been sellouts and the finale was supposed to be a matchup of aces, but the Rangers are saving Yu Darvish for the Yankees Tuesday in New York.
Baseball
Atlantic 4, Shenendoah 3
Audubon 6, Glidden-Ralston 4
Clarinda 9, Denison-Schleswig 1
Clarinda Academy 14, Stanton 4
Creston 13, Clarke, Osceola 3
Denison-Schleswig 19, Clarinda 8 (Final 6 innings)
EHK-Exira 4, Coon Rapids-Bayard 2
Earlham 12, Panorama, Panora 6
Fremont-Mills, Tabor 18, Essex 0 (4)
IKM-Manning 5, Ar-We-Va, Westside 2
Lewis Central 15, Red Oak 1 (5 innings)
Lewis Central 5, Red Oak 0
Martensdale-St. Marys 11, Nodaway Valley 1 (6 innings)
Mount Pleasant 13, Logan-Magnolia 0
Mount Pleasant 15, Logan-Magnolia 0
Nishnabotna 11, East Mills 6
Pleasantville 9, Bedford 0
Sioux City, East 10, Glenwood 0
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 10, Corning 2
Treynor 8, Missouri Valley 3 (WIC Tourney Finals)
Underwood 12, A-H-S-T, Avoca 1
West Harrison, Mondamin 15, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 0 (4 Innings)
Softball
Ankeny 15, Perry 0
Central Decatur, Leon 3, East Union 2
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 1, Underwood 0
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 12, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 0
Exira-EHK 9, Coon Rapids-Bayard 3
Glenwood 8, Chariton 1
Lewis Central 17, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 0
Martensdale-St Marys 15, Nodaway Valley 1
North Union 6, Denison-Schleswig 5
Saydel 7, Glenwood 4
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 11, Underwood 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 9, Lewis Central 5
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 8, Corning 1
Villisca 17, Sidney 12
Wayne 8, Lenox 0
West Delaware, Manchester 13, Harlan 4
Westwood, Sloan 16, Riverside, Oakland 4
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