*AUTO RACING: Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports agreed to a two-year contract extension through 2010 with Dupont that keeps the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion with the only primary sponsor he’s had. …
Elliott Sadler and Gillett Evernham Motorsports agreed to a multiyear contract extension that will keep the driver in the No. 19 Dodge.
*STEROIDS: The trial of track coach Trevor Graham netted steroids prosecutors another guilty verdict. The jury convicted Graham, who coached former star sprinters Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery, of one count of lying to federal investigators about his relationship to a steroids dealer.
*SOCCER: FIFA, soccer’s governing body, lifted its international ban on Iraq to keep alive the team’s World Cup qualifying hopes.
*TENNIS: Sven Davidson, Sweden’s first Grand Slam winner, has died. He was 79. He won the 1957 French Championships, the precursor to the French Open.
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EDITED BY ED CAVANAUGH FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
