* NASCAR: Carl Edwards won his first pole position of the season, turning a lap at 121.860 m.p.h. for Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. … Brad Keselowski passed Clint Bowyer with 24 laps to go at Bristol for his second victory of the season in the Nationwide Series.
* GOLF: Steve Stricker shot a 7-under 64 to take a three-stroke lead over Hunter Mahan at The Barclays in the FedEx Cup playoff opener in Paramus. N.J. … Darren Clarke shot a 6-under 64 to join Robert Rock and Alexander Noren in the lead after the second round of the KLM Open in the Netherlands. … Georgia teammates Adam Mitchell and Patrick Reed advanced to the U.S. Amateur semifinals in Pinehurst, N.C. … Angela Park shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead at the Safeway Classic in Portland, Ore.
*COLLEGES: Northwestern named senior quarterback C.J. Bacher, senior linebacker Prince Kwateng, senior receiver Eric Peterman and junior safety Brendan Smith captains for 2008. … All-America linebacker James Laurinaitis joins quarterback Todd Boeckman, cornerback Malcolm Jenkins and receiver Brian Robiskie as Ohio State captains. Laurinaitis becomes just the seventh Buckeye to be a captain for two years.
* TENNIS: Former Illinois tennis player Ryler DeHeart won one of the 16 qualifying spots for the U.S. Open, beating Diego Hartfield of Argentina 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3) in New York. It’s the first Grand Slam appearance for DeHeart, who is ranked 259th.
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EDITED FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
