Cross Country

Cougars, Wolverines do well at Autumn Classic

The BYU cross country teams had outstanding performances on Saturday as the Cougars hosted the BYU Autumn Classic at East Bay Golf Course.

The Cougar men won the four-mile race led by senior Josh Rohatinsky, running in his final home meet.

"This was Josh Rohatinsky's last home cross country meet and he wanted to make a good showing," said BYU men's coach Ed Eyestone. "I'm excited to work with him and have a good senior season."

The Cougars stuck to a game plan of running as a unit early in the race.

"As a team we planned to go the first two miles together," Rohatinsky said.

They stayed together through most of the race, as Rohatinsky won, with teammate Dan Hinckley second, Chandler Goodwin third, Kyle Perry seventh and Dustin Bybee eighth.

UVSC's Joe Bendoski led his team and finished the race in fourth place for the second straight year.

"Joe ran a very smart race this year," said UVSC associated head coach Kirke Adamson. "He was very controlled. We expect him to be a huge leader on the course for us. We hope he slowly pulls our other athletes up to his level."

Chase Englestead was the next UVSC finisher at No. 14. Jacob Buhler was 17th.

On the women's side, Colorado State won the team title with 29 points. But the Cougars' Kassi Andersen, back from an injury and an LDS Church mission, took individual honors with a win.

"It's great," Andersen said. "I'm really excited. Coach said to take it at the mile and that's what I did. He knows what I can do."

Head coach Patrick Shane was pleased with Andersen's performance.

"Kassi looked great," said Shane. "Absolutely fantastic. One of the greatest cross country runners in America."

UVSC finished third in the women's meet, with Karinne Bentley finishing 10th, Mary Nothum 11th and Trisha Wright 14th.

My biggest excitement was Trisha Wright," said UVSC coach Scott Houle of the freshman. "She has the potential to run with the top girls."

MLS

RSL ties D.C. United

WASHINGTON -- Freddy Adu scored on a free kick, but Chris Klein responded with a second-half goal to lift Real Salt Lake to a 1-1 tie with D.C. United Saturday night.

League-leading scorer Jeff Cunningham added his 10th assist on Klein's goal, making him the ninth player in league history to contribute 15 goals and 10 assists in a season.

Real Salt Lake (9-12-6), which entered the day two points out of the Western Conference playoffs, is 1-2-1 in its last four matches after enjoying a four-game win streak from late July to mid-August.

United (14-3-9), which had only two shots on goal despite enjoying the majority of possession, is now 1-2-4 in its last seven, but has already clinched an Eastern Conference berth.

Adu put United ahead in the final minute of the first half, bending a 23-yard free kick over the defensive wall and into the top left corner.

Klein tied it in the 65th minute, collecting Cunningham's low pass from the right side of the penalty area and driving it off the inside of the left post.

United had the best chance to win in the final minutes, with Salt Lake goalkeeper Scott Garlick making a diving save on Clyde Simm's long-range effort.

D.C. was without two of its three leading scorers. Christian Gomez (10 goals) and Alecko Eskandarian (seven goals) were both serving one-game suspensions for yellow-card accumulation.

Wizards top Rapids: At Kansas City, Mo., Davy Arnaud scored two goals and the Kansas City Wizards beat the Colorado Rapids 4-1 on Saturday night.

After victories earlier Saturday by the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution, the Wizards (9-13-6) didn't move up from fourth in the Eastern Conference. However, with the victory they were able to put more distance between themselves and the fifth place New York Red Bulls, who lost 1-0 Saturday to the Revolution.

Golf

Kerr shoots 61, takes lead

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- Cristie Kerr shot a career-best 10-under 61 on Saturday in the second round of the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic, the top single-round score on the LPGA Tour this year.

Kerr's course-record, bogey-free 61 at Cedar Ridge Country Club in suburban Tulsa helped her take the lead over Annika Sorenstam, who is the only LPGA player to break 60 in a round. Sorenstam shot a 59 at Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix in the second round of the 2001 Standard Register PING.

Sorenstam, who shot a 3-under 68, is one shot back.

Rose on top: At Ancaster, Ontario, Justin Rose topped the crowded third-round leaderboard in the Canadian Open, shooting a 5-under 65 in ideal scoring conditions on the rain-softened Hamilton Golf and Country Club course.

The start of play was delayed 2 hours, 5 minutes because of morning rain that further softened the already soggy greens on the 90-year-old course. Rain briefly fell again just after the last group started play on the cool day.

Rose finished at 11-under 199, a stroke ahead of Bart Bryant (64), Trevor Immelman (66), Sean O'Hair (66) and Jonathan Byrd (67). Steve Lowery (65), U.S. Ryder Cup player Jim Furyk (67) and Brett Quigley (67) followed at 9 under.

Dredge has two-shot lead: At Crans-Sur-Sierre, Switzerland, Bradley Dredge shot a 6-under-par 65 to take a two-stroke lead after three rounds at the European Masters.

The 33-year-old Welshman, who was at 13-under 200, got a birdie and an eagle on the two par-5s on the back nine. He leads Marcel Siem (67) by two shots and Oliver Wilson (67) by four. Sergio Garcia (68) is fourth, a stroke behind Wilson.

Els, Scott share top spot: At Singapore, Ernie Els shot a 2-under-par 69 to share a three-stroke lead with defending champion Adam Scott heading into the final round of the Singapore Open.

Els, the winner of three majors, made four birdies and two bogeys at Sentosa Golf Club's 7,169-yard, par-71 Serapong course to bring his three-day total to 8-under 205.

Scott, who trailed Els by three strokes after the second round, shot a mistake-free 5-under 66, including five birdies.

Auto Racing

Hornish Jr. takes pole at Chicagoland

JOLIET, Ill. -- Sam Hornish Jr. won the pole Saturday for the PEAK Antifreeze Indy 300, which will decide one of the closest IRL series championship races.

A two-time series champion, Hornish earned his fourth pole this season and the 10th of his career with a lap of 215.319. Scott Dixon (214.592) will start alongside Hornish, with defending points champion Dan Wheldon (214.387) and standings leader Helio Castroneves (213.922) in the third and fourth positions for the season's final event.

"We just hit the gears right on," said Hornish, a two-time winner at Chicagoland Speedway. "The car was right where it needed to be. I was a little bit surprised (with) the lap that we put out there."

Castroneves, seeking his first IRL championship, has 431 points -- one more than Marlboro Team Penske teammate Hornish. Target Chip Ganassi drivers Wheldon and Dixon, the 2003 series champion, trail by 19 and 21 points.

Prep Sports

Bulldogs win own tournament

The Provo volleyball team rebounded from a three-year drought to win their own Bad to the Bone varsity volleyball tournament Friday night.

The Bulldgos beat Taylorsville 25-20, 25-21 in the final match, after losing to the Warriors in pool play during the two-day tournament.

Tough serving by Ashton Rust and Emilee Barker kept the Bulldogs in both games against Taylorsville. Samantha Denning used the net with the help of Lori Wilson and Nalani Lobendahn in attacking the ball to finish things off. Good passing and good blocking were part of the Provo defense. On the way to the tournament title, Provo beat Riverton, Delta, Copper Hills and North Sanpete.

Youth volleyball clinich: Provo High will host a youth volleyball clinic on Oce. 4, 11, 18 and 25 (Wednesdays) from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Provo High Main Gym. The clinic is open to boys and girls grades 4-8. Registration forms are available on the Provo High Web site under sports/volleyball, www.phs.provo.edu or contact Coach Wendy Bills at 362-3373.

Horse Racing

Dubai World Cup winner Electrocutionist dies

NEWMARKET, England -- Dubai World Cup winner Electrocutionist died of an apparent heart attack Saturday, several days after an abnormality was detected in the 5-year-old horse's heart.

Electrocutionist, considered a top contender for the upcoming Breeders' Cup Classic or the Distaff, was owned by Dubai-based Godolphin Racing Inc.

"He appeared to be responding well to treatment, but during the night he suffered what seems to have been a fatal heart attack," Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said. "It is terribly sad. He was a great horse for Godolphin and a real stable favorite. He will be sorely missed by all of us."

The Kentucky-bred son on Red Ransom won the $6 million Dubai World Cup -- the world's richest horse race -- on March 25, and finished second in his last start, the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot on July 29. Electrocutionist also finished second behind Ouija Board in the Prince of Wales' Stakes at Ascot eight days earlier.

Cycling

Landis' lawyer wants USADA to drop case

Floyd Landis' lawyer wants U.S. doping authorities to drop their case against the Tour de France winner, contending there were "inconsistencies" in the way the drug tests were handled.

Attorney Howard Jacobs said he plans to submit a formal request Monday to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that it dismiss evidence showing the cyclist tested positive for testosterone after capturing the sport's showcase race in July.

Landis has insisted he is innocent, and Jacobs said the positive tests point to a "premature public conviction."

"In our review of the documents detailing the tests on both the 'A' and 'B' sample, we have found evidence that supports our request for USADA to drop the doping charges against Landis," Jacobs said in a statement posted on Landis' Web site Friday. "While I cannot comment on the full details of our findings, we now have the foundation for a very strong defense should the case proceed to arbitration."

USADA said Saturday it does not comment on active cases. Jacobs did not immediately respond to a message from The Associated Press, and no one answered the phone at the French anti-doping laboratory.

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