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fc 4 Tg POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL SATURDAY. APRIL 12, 2003 THE PROS 3C Gordon beats out Newman at Maiiinstille Star notches first pole of season MARTINSVILLE, Va. Jeff Gordon finally beat Ryan Newman. After getting knocked off the pole by Newman in last year's fall Winston Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, then again last month at Bristol when Newman stunned even himself, Gordon turned the tables in impressive fashion Friday, winning the pqle for Sunday's Virginia 500. "It's just.awesome when you show up and unload off the truck and you're close, and you've got guys that trust and believe in you," qualifying 5i J.

Gordon he Gordon's lap at 94307 mph easily beat Newman's at 93.678, and one at 93.863 by Dale Earnhardt Jr, giving Gordon the 43rd pole of his career, his fourth on the series' shortest, tightest oval and first this season. The lap also avenged a pole Gordon lost to Newman earlier this season at Bristol, when Newman obliterated Gordon's year old qualifying record. "Now I know how Ryan Newman felt at Bristol," Gordon said after beating everyone by .095 seconds, a huge margin in short track qualifying. "I was in the same boat there i and he just blew us away." Newman, who has qualified third or better in six of the last seven races, joked that Gordon is "trying to get back at us, I guess." Earnhardt's time stood up for second, creating an all Chevrolet front row. Newman will start third as the first of three consecutive Dodges, with Ken Schrader to his outside and Rusty Wallace right behind him.

On a chilly day at Martinsville, Gordon watched Earnhardt move to the front in the middle of the session; worried about getting his tires warmed quickly enough to develop grip and blew last week's Auto racing roundup winner away. The grip came right on the first lap," Gordon said. "When I knew that the grip was there, that's when I really just charged for the second lap. LaJole tots track record GLADEVTLLE, Tenri. Randy Lajoie won his first pole since last July, setting a track record in qualifying for the NASCAR Busch series race at Nashville Super speedway.

The two time series champion got his eighth career pole with a lap at 163324 mph in a Chevrolet. He took the top spot for today's Devils power past Bruins Ht Bb" Bbbbk. ST' dqTgikvI.Vlw' i39 uifUO 8v iH)ivwi inHyno Bill MS) 'f Tho Associated Press New Jersey Devils' Jay Pandolfo, right, gets checked by Boston Bruins' Ian Moran during Friday night's Stanley Cup playoff game. New Jersey won, 4 2, to take a 2 0 lead in the best of seven series. Langenbrunner shines with goal, 2 assists The Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.

Jamie Langenbrunner broke a thirdrperiod tie and set up two other goals to lead the New Jer sey Devils to a 4 2 win over the Boston Bruins and a 2 0 lead in their first round playoff series on Friday night. Jeff Brian Rafalsld and Joe Nieuwendyk also scored, and Martin Brodeur made 24 saves as tte Devils became the only team in the playoffs to win their first two games at home this season. i. Glen Murray and Dan McGillis scored for Boston, which will return home for Games 3 and 4 in the best of seven series. The Bruins will need a big comeback to avoid a second straight first round exit Langenbrunner, who got both Devils goals in their 2 1 win on Wednesday, broke a 2 2 tie 15 seconds into the third period with New Jersey skating with a 4 on 3 New Jersey got the extra man when Nick Boynton was called for slashing at the end of the sec ond period.

langenbrunner, who had only one assist in the Devils' first round loss to Carolina last year, got his third goal by one timing Scott Niedermayer's pass past Steve Shields, who was in net for the Bruins again. Brocleur and Rafalsld made the lead stand up with big saves on the Bruins' fifth and last power play. Brodeur made a great pad save on Murray's shot from between the circles with 8:09 to play. Seconds later, Marty Mclnnis ripped a shot that fluttered past Brodeur and hit off Rafalsld, but the defenseman used his stick to pull the puck away from the net. langenbrunner iced the game by setting up Nieuwendyk on a breakaway with 536 to go.

The Bruins took an early lead, 2 1 before the first period ended and then tied it in a second period marked by at least four scrums. Flyers roll by Leafs PHILADELPHIA Simon Gagne, John LeClair and Mark; Recchi each had a goal and assist, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4 1 victory over Toronto in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series Friday night. The best of seven series is tied 1 1 and resumes Monday in Toronto. Jeremy Roenick also scored for the Flyers. Alexander Mogilny had Toronto's only goal Mogilny scored three in Toronto's series opening win.

Stars 6, Oilers 1 DALLAS Eighth seeded Edmonton went from thinking about pulling off an upset to acting very, very upset Scott Young scored two first period goals, and Mike Modano had a goal and two assists as top seeded Dallas beat the Oilers in a game that featured 38 penalties, several brawls and two ejections. Twenty three of the infractions came in the firfel period, so many that only 4:15 of the third was NHL roundup played at 5 on 5 and none of the final 1L45. In addition to the two game misconducts, there were two misconducts and a five minute match penalty to Edmonton's Cory Cross for intent to injure. Edmonton's hopes of taking the two opening road games got off to a strong start when Marty Reasoner scored at 635 of the first. Then Dallas scored six straight goals' four on the power play and the Oilers lost their cooL Floury suspended NEW YORK r.Theo Fleury of the Chicago Blackhawks was suspended for a minimum of six months by the NHL for violating the terms of the league's substance abuse program.

The NHL said that Fleury is under the supervision of doctors from both the league and the NHL Players' Association. He will be eligible to apply for reinstatement on Oct. 11. The Associated Press Masters: Weir leads at Augusta Continued from 1C 6 under par. Clarke opened with a 66 for a three shot lead the largest after 18 holes in 21 years at the Masters before back to back bogeys dropped him to .4 under par.

He JvrfU start Saturday on the 11th hole. The more famous southpaw Phil Mickelson looks like he'll have yet another crack at winning his first major, He opened with a then Girdled four of his first five holes and finished bis long day at 2 under par with seven holes left. want to see howl play the last even before I really try to find out where I stand," he. said. Mickelson wasn't in the best: Jnood.

He tossed his visor to the ground when the horn sounded to stop play because he wanted to tee off on the tricky par 3 12th hole. "We wanted to play 12 because very rarely do we get it In that calm of conditions," he said. The only other guy in red numbers came from Woods' group, and it wasn't thetwo time defending champion. U.S. Amateur champion Ricky Barnes stole the show after getting some key advice from Woods "Just enjoy yourself." Barnes shot a 69 in the first round and was at 1 under par.

He and Woods start Saturday on the par 5 second hole. Woods is trying to make history, but this isn't what he had in mind. Bad start for Woods Not only was it his highest first round score in a major since turning pro, it was his worst start at any PGA Tourrsahctiohed event since a 76 in the 1998 Western Open. Even more ominous: No Masters champion has ever started with worse than a 75, Still, as sunshine finally broke through the clouds in the afternoon. Woods slowly worked himself back into the hunt with three birdies on the back nine.

He was 2 over par, sitting on the bench at the par 5 second hole, when the horn sounded to stop play. "Obviously, Fd like to be a little better than I am, but Tm on the right track," Woods said. "I made some progress. Fve still got a chance." It was shaping up to be busy today and not just on the course. As Woods tries to chip away at the lead, Martha Burk and her National Council of Women's, Organizations plan to protest the all male membership at Augusta National.

She might only have 100 or peo pie, and Burk conceded that her campaign has lost steam over the last few months, especially with the war in Iraq. "But it doesn't matter if its on people's radar right this minute or pot" she said. "What matters is that, in the long run, sex dhcrinK ination becomes a no no for people who hold power in this country. And Augusta National is emblematic of this group" The Masters has been best known for Woods the last two years. He has never broken 70 In the first round, but he has never Pepsi 300 by getting around the 1.33 mile concrete tri oval in 29382 seconds.

Andrettl mediating LONG BEACH, Calif. The dispute between CART arid Road America that led to cancellation of the race at the Wisconsin track is close to resolution, according to intermediary Mario Andrettl "I think we're just about there," the racing great said before qualifying for Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. "We should have an arrangement next week." A spokeswoman for Road America confirmed Andretti's involvement. CART declined comment. Andrettl said he asked Chris Pook, president and CEO of CART, for permission to attempt to mediate the dispute.

The Champ Car circuit filed suit against Road America in February, contending the track in Elkhart Lake failed to make its first of three payments of sanctioning fees for the 2003 event. The race, scheduled for Aug. 3, was subsequently canceled by CART. Road America filed a counter suit against CART on Monday, alleging the open wheel racing body broke its contract with the track when it canceled the race. The Associated Press NBA Bulls hurt Nets' quest for top spot Crawford, Williams shine for Chicago The Associated Press CHICAGO Jamal Crawford and Jay Williams came up big in their first start together, combining for 33 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds Friday night as the Chicago Bulls upset the New Jersey Nets 95 86.

Crawford scored 19 points and had seven assists and six rebounds. Williams, who missed part of the fourth quarter to get stitches after taking an elbow from Kenyon Martin, had 14 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Eddy Curry added 24 points and five rebounds for the Bulls, who have won 14 of their last 15 athome. Jalen Rose had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Corey Blount had a season high 10 rebounds in his first start. Jason Kidd had 11 points and 12 assists, and Martin had 29 points and eight rebounds.

But it wasn't enough for the Nets, who shot just 40 percent and lost the rebound ing edge 46 34. The loss could be a costly one, too. The Nets came into the game tied with Detroit for home court advantage in the Eastern Conference, and have just three games left. Two of those are against New Orleans and Indiana, both playoff teams. Despite needing this victory, the Nets came out flat, falling behind by 15 in the second quarter.

They rallied in the second half, though. After a jumper by Curry gave the Bulls a 10 point lead with 11:08 to play in the third, the Nets roared back with a 21 7 spurt. Martin tied the game with an alley oop jam oft" a steal by Kidd, and Kerry Kittles followed with a pair of free throws to give New Jersey a 63 61 lead its first of tiie Jordan's Wizards win. but get ousted The Associated Press MIAMI Michael Jordan's career will end without a postseason run. Jordan scored 25 points, tormenting Pat Riley for the final time, as the Washington Wizards beat the Miami Heat 91 87 Friday night But Milwaukee and Orlando also won, eliminating the Wizards from the playofis with three games remaining.

The night wasn't a complete waste for Jordan, who plans to retire at the end of the season. The 40 year old superstar with six NBA championship rings retained the all time scoring average lead and had his number retired by the Heat. Jordan needed just 17 points to retain the all time scoring lead over Wilt Chamberlain. Jordan has averaged 30.2 to Chamberlain's 30.1. He scored seven of the team's first eight points and finished with 15 points in the first quarter on 7 of 12 shooting.

game with 4:13 left in the third. Martin hit a 13 footer with L38 left in the third to give New Jersey a 69 63 lead, its largest of the night But the Nets couldn't hold onto it After Aaron Williams' hook shot gave New Jersey an 86 81 lead with 458 to play. Jay Williams hit an 18 footer to spark a 13 0 lead that gave Chicago the lead for good. Kiiicks down 76ers lsaBiift 2'iaSaSasWiaSaSaaaSaSal LT'rllBlBsYllBBBaKaBlBaBau lKBSSSSSSSSB0SSSSSSSSSSSSflSSS TTm Associated Pre Darren Clarke hits a shot on the sixth hole during the second round of the Masters on Friday in Augusta, Ga. Clarke is at four uoder par after Frl? day's play.

been this slow put of the gates. Woods was 10 strokes out of the lead after 18 holes, a deficit that no Masters champion has ever made up in the tournament's 66 years. Bucks nail down postseason spot NEW YORK Allan Houston scored 25 points, and Howard Eis ley added 18 as the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 108 103 on Friday. Latrell Sprewell played tough defense on 76ers guard Allen Iver son and had eight of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to lead New York down the stretch. Iverson had 20 points and 11 assists for Philadelphia, which had won two straight.

Bucks 105, Raptors 103 TORONTO Toni Kukoc scored 25 points, and Milwaukee clinched a playoff spot with a win over Toronto. Toronto's Arvin Williams missed two chances to send the game into overtime in the final 10 seconds. On the first, he was fouled by Gary Pay ton on a drive to the basket with 63 seconds left in the game, but he made only one of two free throws to cut Milwaukee's lead to 104 103. 109, Cavaliers 89 ATLANTA Six different players scored during Atlanta's 26 0 run in the first quarter, and the Hawks went on to beat Cleveland. Magic 98, Pacers 88 INDIANAPOLIS Tracy McGrady scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds; leading Orlando to their third straight playoff berth.

Jermalne O'Neal led the Pacers with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Grizzlies 98, Trail Blazers 93 MEMPHIS; Tenn. Stromile Swift and Pau Gasol led five Memphis players in double figures, and the Grizzlies rallied from a 20 point deficit to defeat Portland. TVorves 106, Clippers 90 MINNEAPOLIS Kevin Gar nett had his typical 24 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists to lead Minnesota. Spurs 94, SuperSonlcs 86 SAN ANTONIO Malik Rose scored 20 points, and Tim Duncan added 18 as San Antonio held offa late run by Seattle to post their 11th straight win.

Hornets 93, Pistons 89 NEW ORLEANS Jamal Mashburn's only field gefal of the fourth quarter a leaning, doubledouble pump jumper as he was fouled with 21 seconds left lifted the New Orleans Hornets. Jazz 95, Mavericks 92 SALT LAKE CITY Karl Mal one had 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists Friday on a day when Jazz owner Larry Miller publicly criticized him, leading Utah. Malone upsets Jazz owner SALT LAKE CITY Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller is upset with Karl Malone again, this time over a story suggesting he might play elsewhere next season. Sports Illustrated reported this week that Malone's wife, Kay, plans to go househunting in San Antonio and Los Angeles this June in preparation for a possible move from the only NBA city Malone has ever played in. Malone will be a free agent this summer.

Miller vented his anger during the Jazz's pregame television show and later in a meeting with reporters, saying this is no time for future to be an issue because it could disrupt the team's focus as the Jazz head into the play offi for the 20th consecutive season. (The Associated Press.

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