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C2 THE NEWS JOURNAL FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 2009 www.delawareonline.coni REPORT SCORES DEADLINES: Scores can be phoned in between 5 pm and 1030 pm U. tjtlHtj QUOTE OF THE DAY wore it today for the first time since 1993 because I told myself that I'm a winner. No one can ever take that away from me." Canadiens defenseman Patrice Brheboh, retiring after 18 seasons in the NHL on wearing his Stanley Cup ring PHONE; 324-2804, 324-2806 WHO SHOULD CALL: Conference rules E-MAIL apply. If none exist the home team scorestoydelawareonllne.com reports the game.

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"When you're a lap down, you don't want to be up there in the ON THE AIR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. Orioles at Cleveland, MASN, WCTR-1530, WJDY-1470; Atlanta at Washington, MASN2; Boston at Yankees, TBS 8 pjn. Phillies at Milwaukee, CSN-Phila, WDEL-1150, WPHT-1210, taped at 11 pm on Comcast Network AUTO RACING 11 am NASCAR Sprint Cup practice, Speed 130 pm NASCAR Nationwide final practice, ESPN2 3 p-m. NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying, ESPN2, COLLEGE FOOTBALL 9 pm Missouri at Nevada, ESPN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 7 pm Newark at St Mark's (Baynard Stadium), WWTX-1290; Don Bosco Prep (NJ.) at Prattville (Ala), ESPNU 10 pm Lakeland (Fla) at De La Salle ESPN2 GOLF 8 am European Vivendi Trophy, Golf 1 pm PGA Tour Championship, Golf 630 pm LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge, Golf 830 pm Champions SAS Championship (taped), Golf HORSE RACING 11 pm Delaware Park simulcast, Comcast Ch. 28 WEEKEND TVRADIO SATURDAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 pm Atlanta at Washington, MASN 4 pm Boston at Yankees, Ch 29, 45, 21 7 pm Phillies at Milwaukee, CSN-Phila, WDEL-1150, WPHT-1210, taped at 11 pm on Comcast Network; Orioles at Cleveland, MASN, WCTR-1530, WJDY-1470 AUTO RACING 1030 am NASCAR Nationwide qualifying, ESPN2 330 pm NASCAR Nationwide Dover 200 race, ESPN2, WOOV-1410, WKTT-975, 10 pm NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Las Vegas 350, Speed COLLEGE FOOTBALL Noon Southern Mississippi at Kansas, CSN-Balt, CSN-Phila; Michigan State at Wisconsin, ESPN; Indiana at Michigan, ESPN2; South Florida at Florida State, ESPNU; Buffalo at Temple, Ch.

17; Cornell at Yale, Versus 1 pm Wesley at LaGrange, WDEL-U50 330 pm Arkansas at Alabama, Ch. 3, 13, 16; Northeastern at Villanova, Comcast Network; UTEP at Texas, CSN-Batt, CSN-PtiiUu Pittsburgh at North Carolina State, ESPNU; Tennessee State vs. Florida Versus 6 pm Delaware State at Hampton, WWTX-1290, WDV0-1410; Florida at Kentucky, ESPN2 7 pm Delaware at William Mary, WVUD-9L3; Arizona State at Georgia, ESPNU 730 p.m. Arizona at Oregon State, Versus 8 pm Iowa at Penn State, Ch. 2, 6, 47; Vander-biht at Rice, Comcast Network; Notre Dame at Purdue, ESPN 905 pm Texas Tech at Houston, ESPN2 1030 pm Washington State at USC, CSN-Balt GOLF 1230 pm PGA Tour Championship, Golf 2 pm Champions SAS Championship, Golf 230 pm PGA Tour Championship, Ch 10, 11 630 pm LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge, Golf SOCCER 730 am Premier League: Everton vs Portsmouth, ESPN2 10 am Premier League: Hull City at Liverpool, Fox Soccer 1230 pm Premier League: Arsenal at Fulham, Fox Soccer 230 pm Serie Rorentina at AS Livomo Cal-cio, Fox Soccer 1030 pm MLS: New York at CD Chivas, Fox Soccer WOMEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL 8 pm Penn State at Illinois, Big Ten Network HORSE RACING 730 pm Delaware Park simulcast Comcast Ch.28 SUNDAY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 pm Boston at Yankees, ESPN; Orioles at Cleveland, MASN, WCTR-1530, WJDY-1470 130 pm.

Atlanta at Washington, MASN2 2 p.nt Phillies at Milwaukee, Ch. 17, WDEL-1150, WPHT-1210 3 pm St Louis at Colorado, TBS NFL 1 pm Kansas City at Eagles Ch 3, WDEL-1150, WIP-610; Cleveland at Ravens, Ch. 13, 16, WBAL-1090, WZBH-935, 4 pm New Orleans at Buffalo, Ch. 29, 45, 21; Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Ch. 3, 13, 16 8:15 p.m Indianapolis at Arizona, Ch.

10, 11 AUTO RACING 730 am Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, Speed 2 p.m NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA 400, Ch. 1 6, 47, WOMtN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL 5 pm Tennessee at Mississippi, ESPNU DRAG RACING 7 pm NHRA Drag Racing Fall Nationals Final Eliminations (taped) ESPN2 golf" Noon PGA Tour Championship, Golf 130 p.m. PGA Tour Championship, Ch. 10, Champions SAS Championship, Golf 7 pm LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge, Golf SOCCER 9 am Serie Bologna FC at Juventus FC, Fox Soccer 11 am Premier League: Wolverhampton Wanderers at Sunderland, Fox Soccer 230 pm Serie Ban at AC Milan, Fox Soccer 7 pm USL Quarterfinal: Charleston at Montreal, Fox Soccer HORSE RACING 11 pm Delaware Park simulcast Comcast Ch. 28 way.

When you re on the lead lap, the lapped cars are a nuisance, and no matter how hard they try to get out of the way, NASCAR NOTEBOOK IN BRIEF FIFA 0K with U.S. qualifier in Honduras NEW YORK FIFA'sNo. 2 official sees no need to move the United States' World Cup qualifier at Honduras next month, but says the situation could change depending on security developments. Airplanes began landing in Honduras on Thursday after three days of turmoil that began when President Manuel Zelaya returned to the country. He was forced out at gunpoint June 28.

The United States plays its next match at Honduras on Oct. 10 in San Pedro Sula. Jerome Valcke, FIFA's secretary general, said he has consulted with Chuck Blazer, his counterpart at the regional governing body CONCACAF, and with U.S. Soccer. Federation president Sunil Gulati.

Valcke said if match has to be moved, "the neutral place has to be chosen by the two countries." Philadelphia to play first MLS game March 25 NEW YORK The Philadelphia Union will start their first Major League Soccer season at the Seattle Sounders on March 25 in the MLS opener. The New York Red Bulls will play their first league match at their new stadium March 27 against the Chicago Fire. The Union, the league's 16th team, will play their first home match April 10 against D.C. United. The teams will play at Lincoln Financial Field because the Union's stadium in Chester won't be ready.

New York moves next season to Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., after playing at Giants Stadium since the league's inception. The new soccer-specific stadium has a capacity of 25,000. Gretzky quits as Coyotes coach; Tippet hired GLENDALE, Ariz. -Wayne Gretzky's tenure as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, a period marked largely by on-ice futility, ended abruptly Thursday when the "Great One" announced he would be stepping down amid the financial turmoil surrounding the team. The Coyotes hired former Dallas Stars coach Dave Tip-pett hours after Gretzky announced his departure, which had been rumored as the bankruptcy court battle tween Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie and the NHL over the sale of the team continued.

Gretzky, who was due to make $8.5 million this season, coached the Coyotes from 2005-2009, finishing with a 143-161-24 record. The team missed the playoffs in all four seasons. Gretzky, 48, also owns a small piece of the franchise. Canadiens defenseman Brisebois retires MONTREAL Montreal Canadiens defenseman Patrice Brisebois retired Thursday, ending his 18-year NHL career. An emotional Brisebois marked the occasion by wearing the Stanley Cup ring he won with the Canadiens in 1993.

Briatore urged to fight ban; sponsors bail SINGAPORE Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has urged Renault team principal Flavio Briatore to appeal his life ban from Formula One for ordering Nelson Piquet crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. Fl returns to Singapore this weekend for the first time since the crash, which was designed to help Renault driver Fernando Alonso win the 2008 race. Briatore received unexpected support from Fl's most powerful man. But Renault has lost sponsorship deals with insurance companies Mutua Madrilena and ING in the wake of the scandal. Well Said takes win in Little Brown Jug DELAWARE, Ohio Well Said won the $609,150 Little Brown Jug, the second leg of the Triple Crown for pacers, on Thursday at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.

Well Said came from behind on the rain-soaked half-mile track, catching If I Can Dream in the stretch to win by one length in a time of for the mile. The winner paid $2.40, $2.10 and $2.10. Mr. Wiggles, trained by Harrington-based George Teague finished seventh after placing fourth in his elimination. Chasin Racin, also trained by Teague, failed to qualify for the final.

Froi staff and wire report! comprehensive security and emergency planning efforts," said Denis McGlynn, president and CEO of Dover Motorsports, Inc. The track will have more than 400 fire, emergency and law enforcement personnel on hand throughout race weekend. Milestone for Martin Mark Martin will make his 750th career Cup Series start in Sunday's AAA 400 at Dover. Martin, who enters the race as the Sprint Cup points leader, will become the ninth driver to reach that milestone in the Cup Series' 61-year history. Martin has earned 40 victories, 253 top-five finishes and 411 top-lOs in 27 years.

And the 50-year-old signed a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports last week to race through 2011. Sadler going geek Elliott Sadler's No. 19 Dodge will sport a paint scheme that resembles Best Buy's Geek Squad at Dover this weekend. Sadler's car will sport the black, white and orange paint scheme featured on the Geek Squad's Volkswagens. Sadler is coming off an eighth-place finish at New Hampshire last Sunday.

Get your game on The National Tailgating League, a newly formed organization created to sanction and execute organized tailgating games including ladder golf and washer toss, will be set up in the FanZone display area outside of Turn 4 at Dover throughout race weekend. There will be open play today at 6 p.m. Games will be open to all race fans at the track. Each of the three weekend tournaments will hold up to 64 teams of two, and team registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Bud Billiards Shootout The Budweiser Celebrity Billiards Shootout returns to the Rollins Center at Dover Downs Hotel and Casino at 7 tonight following the Sunoco 150 NASCAR Camping World Series race.

The event will feature Sprint Cup drivers Ryan Newman, Casey Mears and Kasey Kahne. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino at (800) 711-5882. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $30 for VIP seating. Contact Mike Finney at 734-7945 or mfinneydeIawareonline.com. they're never out of the way enough.

So I think it's good for everybody." The leader gets to choose which lane to use in the restart. Drivers differ on which lane is "I'd probably choose the outside at Dover because you can get such a run around the top side of turns one and two that you can clear the guy down the back even if that guy got a good restart," Kyle Busch said. "Typically, you know whoever takes off first can almost beat the guy to the next corner, so whichever row the leader picks, you hope you're in that row because it seems to move along at least one car better than the opposite row." Marcos Ambrose says the fastest way around the Monster Mile is on the bottom. "You want to be on the bottom and get that track position and get going," Ambrose said. "I think Dover itself really runs on the bottom.

So you want to be Security on Dover's mind While the FBI and Department of Homeland Security have recently issued security bulletins regarding possible threats against sports stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels, Dover International Speedway officials say the facility has been operating at a heightened security level since hosting the nation's first major sporting event following the Sept. 11 attacks. "These briefings reiterate the continuing threat that exists in our country, and we have and will continue to ensure our fans safety through LOCAL ACTION COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Goldey-Beacom at Stevens Tech, 4 COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Delaware at VCU, 6 MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER Delaware at Old Dominion, 7 WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER Howard at Delaware State, 7 WOMEN'S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Delaware State vs. NC at Durham N.C, 11 am Wesley vs. Catholic at Elizabethtown, Pa, 430 Delaware State vs.

Winston-Salem State at Durham, N.C, 5 George Mason at Delaware, 7 Wesley vs. Widener at Elizabethtown, Pa, 830 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Woodbridge at Washington 630 Pencader Charter at Caravel, 7 Delaware Military at Red Lion Christian, 7 Charter of Wilmington at Glasgow, 7 DefcastleatAI.duPont7 Tatnall at Dickinson, 7 Newark vs. St Mark's at Baynard Stadium, 7 St Elizabeth at Delmar, 7 Wilmington Friends at Pitman (N 7 New Hope-Solebury (Pa) at Tower Hill, 7 Christiana at Middletown, 730 Indian River at Dover, 730 St Georges at Sussex Central, 730 Laurel at Sussex Tech, 730 Milford at Smyrna, 730 Cape Henlopen at Polytech, 730 HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Middletown Invitational: AI. du Pont Dickinson, Lake Forest Milford, Mount Pleasant Newark, Red Lion, St Andrew's and William Penn at Middletown, 3 HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY Mount Pleasant at St Georges, 330 Dekastle at William Penn, 3:45 Glasgow at Charter of Wilmington, 3:45 Appoquinimink at Dickinson, 3:45 Campus Community at McKean, 4 Padua at Brandywine, 5 St Mark's at Milford, 630 Laurel at Seaford, 8 BOYS HIGHSCHOOLSOCCER Campus Community at Gunston Day 4 GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Christiana at Glasgow, 330 Dickinson at Appoquinimink, 330 A.I. du Pont at Middletowa 330 Newark at Concord, 330 Campus Community at McKean, 4 Archmere at Unionville (Pa), 4:45 Mount Pleasant at Hodgson, 5 Charter of Wilmington at William Penn, 5 St Georges at Conrad, 5 Smyrna at St Thomas More, 530 St Andrew's at Havre De Grace HORSE RACING SIMULCAST At Delaware Park, Dover Downs, Harrington, Brandywine Turf Club, 1230 SCHEDULE TVradio in parentheses Today 9 am Grandstand gates open a.m.

Nationwide practice 11 a.m.-1230 p.m. Sprint Cup practice (Speed) 12:40 p.m. Camping World East qualifying p.m. Nationwide final practice (ESPN2) 3:10 p.m. Sprint Cup qualifying (ESPN2, 430 p.m.

Camping World East prerace activities and driver introductions 4:45 p.m. Sunoco 150 Camping World East race Saturday 9 a.m. Grandstand gates open 1035 a.m. Nationwide qualifying (ESPN2) p.m. Sprint Cup practice 1:50 p.m.-2:50 p.m.

Sprint Cup final practice (ESPN2) 3 p.m. Nationwide prerace activities and driver introductions 330 p.m. Dover 200 Nationwide race (ESPN2, WDOV-1410, Sunday 9 am Grandstand gates open 1230 p.m. Sprint Cup prerace activities 130 p.m. Sprint Cup driver introductions 2 pm AAA 400 Sprint Cup race (ABC, Tickets Tickets are available for all three races.

To purchase, or for more information, call (800) 441-RACE or visit DoverSpeedway.com. NASCAR: Unflappable Johnson finds himself in fast company FROM PACE CI Johnson has already joined Cale Yarborough as the only Cup drivers to have captured three straight championships. If Johnson can win this season's title, he will stand alone in NASCAR's history "Johnson never seems to get rattled. His cage is never rattled," Brian Vickers said. "Rarely does he make mistakes.

No matter how bad things get, they always seem to be there at the end of the race." It has already been a memorable year for Johnson. He has recorded three wins and is coming off a fourth-place finish at New Hampshire last Sunday. Heck, President Barack Obama even poked a little fun at Johnson during a ceremony at the White House on Aug. 19 honoring the NASCAR champion. "Like me, I think Johnson's greatest achievement is probably just how far he married up," Obama said, of Johnson's wife, Chandra, drawing chuckles from the crowd.

This Sunday will be no laughing matter for Johnson. He is tied with Jeff Gordon and Martin for most all-time victories at Dover by an active driver with four. Johnson believes Sunday's AAA 400 will have a different look than the spring race. He thinks a different tire compound that Goodyear is bringing to Dover will produce a more competitive event. "The tire that they brought lays down rubber much faster and you'll see the track blacken up in a hurry," Johnson said.

"The tire that's coming back from the technology from the Indy tire test has been put into this tire and it lays rubber fast. "The more rubber that goes down, there's a lot of oil in the tire, it's black so as the sunlight sits on it, it's going to get slick and slimy and stuff. During the course of the race, I am anticipating there being less grip." That should help to put more of the outcome into the most talented drivers' hands, those who can control aJ loose race car through Dover's long corners. "We're just trying to stop him," Carl Edwards said of Johnson. "What he did last season was unreal.

I think his average finish over the last couple seasons In the Chase is fifth. That's pretty spectacular. "I think oftentimes it appears that his accomplishments get overlooked or overshadowed by something. But I think we're going to look back and point to Jimmie Johnson and say no matter what the season he's had a spectacular roll." It's a roll that might not be over just yet. Contact Mike Finney at 734-7945 or.