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INSIDE SPORTS Cooperstown's newest class Relief pitcher Bruce Sutter (left) was inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame, with 17 deceased players and executives from the Negro Leagues. D3 to SECTION THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR MONDAY, JULY 31, 2006 INDYSTAR.COMSP0RTS HIGH SCHOOL GOLF COLTS TRAINING CAMP Sanders to miss early drills Pro Bowl safety still rehabilitating shoulder; team nearly at full strength as practice begins INDY RACING LEAGUE Castroneves makes his move He wins race, takes series points lead physically unable to perform list. Several other players who missed extensive time during the team's minicamp and summer school were expected to pass their physicals but be limited to one practice per day at the start of camp. Coach Tony Dungy described holding out Sanders as "precautionary." "Our thought is to be more conservative than not and get ready for the long haul," he said. Sanders expects to miss about two weeks.

He underwent a pair of surgical procedures after appearing in his first Pro Bowl in February, including one to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. "I feel ready to go right now," Sanders said, "but it's just being smart about it." Call Star reporter Mike Chappell at (317) 444-6830. By Mike Chapped mike.chappell(3indystar.com TERRE HAUTE, Ind. A team with Super Bowl aspirations will be nearly at full strength when it takes to the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology practice fields today. The only impediments to the Indianapolis Colts' latest championship drive as they reported to training camp Sunday were: Continuing surgery rehabilitations that will keep Pro Bowl safety Bob Sanders (shoulder) and second-round draft pick Tim Jennings (foot) off the practice fields for the early portion of camp.

The absence of linebacker Freddie Keiaho, a third-round pick and the only member of the seven-player draft class still unsigned. Sanders and Jennings likely will open camp on the NFL's By Curt Cavin curt.cavin(3indystar.com BROOKLYN, Mich. He-lio Castroneves' biggest climb Sunday at Michigan International Speedway came in the Indy Racing League's point standings. The Brazilian used a victory in the rain-delayed Firestone Indy 400 to move past two others into the series lead with three races left in the season. Castroneves has never won an IRL championship, but he can feel one within his grasp this year.

"Leaving here with the points lead gives the team even more of a boost," he said after holding off Vitor Meira by 1.6229 seconds and climbing the track's fence in typical Spider-Man fashion. The victory was Castroneves' series-high fourth of the season and the 11th of his IRL career. He also gave team owner Roger Penske his 22nd IRL victory tying An-dretti Green Racing for the all time lead. It was the team's first win at Michigan since Rick Mears captured a CART race in 1991. Castroneves took the points lead because the two former frontrunners experienced problems.

Sam Horn-ish who entered the race with a 25-point lead over Scott Dixon, retired on lap 62 with an overheated engine. Hornish finished last in the 19-car field and fell to second in the standings, eight points behind Castroneves. Dixon's problem came during the first caution period, when Marty Roth slowed on the track. Dixon's See Castroneves, Page D6 FIRESTONE INDY 400 (Top finishers) Driver 1. Helio Castroneves 2.

Vitor Meira 3. Dan Wheldon 4. Tony Kanaan 5. Tomas Scheckter 6. Scott Sharp 7.

Ed Carpenter 8. Marco Andretti 9. Kosuke Matsuura 10. Jeff Simmons Cars: All are DallaraHonda. Points: 1.

Castroneves, 376; 2. Sam Hornish 368; 3. Wheldon, 359; 4. Scott Dixon, 345; 5. Meira, 320.

NEXT RACE What: Meijer Indy 300 at Sparta, Ky. When: 3 p.m., Aug. 13. Inside: Top teams staying in IRL D6 SCHEDULE Today's practices at Rose-Hulman: 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

SUPER BOWL? The Colts rank among the favorites to make the Super Bowl. The team welcomes the expectations and wants to fulfull them this year. D8 CAMP ESSENTIALS Colts players cart all sorts of odd items to training camp in an effort to make their stay as comfortable as possible. D8 NEW NFL CHIEF The league has named five finalists in its pursuit of a replacement for retiring commissioner Paul Tagliabue. D7 ONLINE Go to lndyStar.com multimedia for more photos from training camp.

bears to their dorm rooms. "No protest," said Wayne, who got some of the money the Colts were smartly unwilling to give James. "Just supporting my home- KRAVITZ boy." So what did Polian think of Wayne's attire? Remember, Polian didn't quite find the humor in Mike Vanderjagt's post-playoff appearance with David Let-terman. Creatively funny, he was asked, or offensive? "That's funny," he said. Well, if anybody knows funny, it's the Colts' team president.

I See Kravitz, Page D8 MATT KRYGER The Star SMILING ROOKIE: Running back Joseph Ad-dai, the Colts' top draftee, arrives at camp. MATT KRYGER The Star A WINNER: Brittany Kelly tees off during the Indiana Women's Open Golf Tournament earlier this month. She won the tournament. State's top player gets even better Brittany Kelly sets her sights on girls state title for Hamilton SE By Mike Rasor mike.rasor(3indystar.com At the end of the 2005 girls golf season, Brittany Kelly of Hamilton Southeastern was arguably the best returning high school player in the state. She has improved since then.

"I'm starting to hit my irons exactly how I want to. I'm hitting my woods great," said Kelly, a senior who made an oral commitment to Ball State University last week. "It's all starting to come together right before the season." Hamilton Southeastern's season begins today with a home match against Anderson. Some re- Preview: Penn's run of domination in girls golf looks like it will come to an end. D7 prieve might be in sight for Kelly's competition this year.

She decided she also will play soccer this fall, meaning the honor student could have less time on the practice range. Kelly last played soccer in junior high. She was so good then that Royals coach Greg Davidson recruited her before this season, even though she hadn't played in a few years. "He said I'm the starting goalie when I can be there," Kelly said. Golf still comes first.

That was the promise she made to her father, Ken Kelly, who is the girls golf coach at Carmel. "The discussion was, everything goes for golf," Brittany said. "Golf always comes first. Soccer is just a fun little background thing." Ken Kelly has always been there to provide advice during his daughter's development. Before she could swing, Brittany often accompanied her parents and grandparents on the course, picking up the game much like Tiger Woods.

At age 5, Kelly grabbed one of See Golf, Page D7 JUST MINUTE SPORTS EDITOR Jim Lefko SPORTS PHONE: 317.444.6352 tended 17.99 bid Cans 12-16 oz Tony paint on NASCAR with his Brougham The cle from into a is the "Unique p.m. TV. The reprise to Unique Will Ifs time to stop pining for James' return TERRE HAUTE In my perfectly twisted world, that would have been Peyton Manning arriving at Colts camp Sunday morning wearing Edgerrin BOB James' Arizona Cardi- nals jersey. I would have paid top dollar to see what kind of reaction that might have elicited from team president Bill Polian. Instead, it was Reggie Wayne, Edge's longtime car-pooling buddy, who wore the jersey, in which case, it wasn't a big story as much as it was a welcome respite from the tedium of watching large men carrying flat-screen televisions and teddy GREG GRIFFOThe Star WE'VE SEEN THIS ONE: Helio Castroneves gets closer to the fans by climbing a fence after winning for the fourth time this season.

BREWERS ADD NEW WEENIE STEWART'S CUSTOMIZED HEARSE GETS SOME AIRTIME BY THE NUMBERS The Milwaukee Brewers added something hot and spicy to their lineup Chorizo, the newest link of the Famous Racing Sausages. Stewart isn't shy about trading the racetrack, but the two-time champion is more particular customized 1984 Cadillac hearse. transformation of that vehi tory in last year's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Two new episodes detail the work done on Stewart's unusual ride. "We had never done a build like this," Castro said in a news release.

"We're always taking cars that are worth and making them unique. This was the first time we'd taken a $1.99 hoopty and turned it into a $100,000 whip." Stewart gave Castro and his crew carte blanche. Chorizo, described in a team news release as a spicy pork sausage, raced with Bratwurst, Polish Sausage, Italian Sausage and Hot Dog after the sixth inning of Saturday's Reds-Brewers game at Miller Park. The rookie was a little raw, finishing third. The Brewers also paid tribute to Hispanic baseball, wearing Cervece-ros (that's Brewers in Spanish) across their uniforms.

Star report novelty transportation tricked-up custom ride subject of a three-hour Whips" telecast at 8 Wednesday on Speed show begins with a of the original delivery Autosports owner Castro as he at Carlos Beltran's grand slam at Atlanta on Sunday gave the Mets a record-tying sixth slam this month. Beltran, who now has 32 homers this season, has accounted for half the Mets' July slams. The Mets' feat matches the major league record set by the Montreal Expos in April 1996 and matched by Cleveland in May 1999. Associated Press Jim Beam 1.75 "I didn't want them to be too serious," he said. "It's something I wanted them to have fun W1L11.

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