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40- --7''. i 7- ij '4 It IL ..1. "'TT--- JOHN HARRELSON Getty Images A 14-car wreck at Daytona includes Greg Biffle (16), Michael Waltrip (15), Jimmie Johnson (48), Marcos Ambrose (9), and Brian Vickers (83). Young Bayne reigns at Daytona By Ray Parrillo INQUIRER STAFF WRITER For area prospects Mark Herzlich, Pat Devlin, and Da'Rel Scott, the difficult work of training for this week's NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis is complete and the task of impressing the draft day decision-makers is about to begin. Herzlich, a linebacker from Boston College who was a standout at Conestoga High School, had the more difficult road among the three.

The ca- FL reer of the 6-foot-4, 244-pound Herzlich was Scouting threatened when a rare Combine form of bone cancer was di- agnosed after his junior Wednesday March i season at BC. After missing Indiana1 pol is the 2009 season while undergoing treatments, Herzlich returned last season and became one of college football's most inspiring stories. He is known for his aggression, football savvy, and ability to blow up running plays. Most projections have Herzlich going from the mid-second round to the third round. By most accounts, Herzlich has all the physical tools to be an every-down linebacker in the NFL, but some teams may view his medical history as a red flag.

The 6-4, 220-pound Devlin, a product of Downingtown West High who led Delaware to the Football Bowl Championship title game, may be the top non-BCS quarterback in the draft. He has frequently been compared to Joe Flacco because like Flacco, he transferred to Delaware from a BCS school (Penn State). Devlin was named Colonial Athletic Association offensive player of the year. Flacco's stock rose dramatically at the combine. Devlin is known for his intelligence, quick release, and leadership.

"He doesn't have Flacco's arm strength, but who does?" said Mike Mayock, draft analyst at NFL.com. Devlin's task is to use the combine to improve his draft status, in which he is currently projected as a fourth-rounder by NFLDraftScout.com. Scott, a running back from Maryland and Plymouth Whitemarsh High, was MVP at the Military Bowl. The 5-11, 205-pound Scott is projected as a seventh-rounder by NFLDraftScoutcom. Scott does not possess blazing speed.

His 40-yard dash times have ranged from 4.34 to 4.52 seconds. were involved in an early 14-car wreck. Gordon, who started on the front row, and Martin also sustained damage in the melee. Gordon questioned the aggressiveness of his fellow drivers, especially so early in the race. "What I don't quite understand is why guys are doing it three-wide, three-deep running for 28th," he said.

yid. Iloilo 1)- II, 1 floo, ..,,..1 ''t- 7-'-' l'tit e' tt '''7 ASSOCIATED PRESS DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Trevor Bayne finally made a mistake. Fortunately for him, it didn't happen until he missed the turn pulling into Victory Lane at the Daytona 500. The youngest driver to win the Great American Race gave the historic Wood Brothers team its fifth Daytona 500 victory its first since 1976 with David Pearson and the 20-year-old Bayne did it in a No.

21 Ford that was retrofitted to resemble Pearson's famed ride. In just his second Sprint Cup start, Bayne stunned NASCAR's biggest names with a thrilling overtime win Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, holding off Carl Edwards after fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. crashed in NASCAR's first attempt at a green-white-checkered flag finish. "Our first 500, are you kidding me?" said Bayne, who needed directions to Victory Lane. "Wow.

This is unbelievable." Unbelievable, indeed. Just one day after celebrating his 20th birthday, the sport's biggest race was captured by an awshucks rookie from Tennessee who shaves once a week and says the cartoon Rugrats is his favorite TV show. "I've never been to a racetrack with this many people!" he yelled after finally arriving in Victory Lane. With the win, Bayne breaks four-time champion Jeff Gordon's mark as the youngest winner in Daytona 500 history. Gordon was 25 when he won the 500 in 1997.

"I think it's very cool. Trevor's a good kid, and I love the Wood Brothers," Gordon said. "I'm really happy for him. And I think it's great for the sport. To have a young talent like that he's got that spark, you know?" The race had a record 74 lead changes among 22 drivers, and a record 16 cautions that wiped out many of the leaders, including Earnhardt Jr.

on the first attempt at NASCAR's version of overtime. It put Bayne out front with a slew of unusual suspects. David Ragan, winless in 147 career starts, was actually leading the field on NASCAR's first attempt at a green-white-checkered finish. But he was flagged for changing lanes before the starting line, then an accident that collected Earnhardt in the middle of the pack brought out the caution, and Bayne inherited the lead. But he had two-time series champion Tony Stewart, now winless in 13 career Daytona 500s, lurking behind with veterans Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin and Kurt Busch.

All were chomping at the bit for their first Daytona 500 title, but Bayne never blinked, holding his gas pedal down wide open as he staved off every challenge over the two-lap final shoot-out. "It was too easy," Bayne said. He said he thought for sure he was going to brake, let Stewart in front of him, and push someone else to the win. Then nobody ever passed him. Edwards wound up second in a Ford and was followed by David Gilliland, Labonte and Busch.

Juan Pablo Montoya was sixth, Regan Smith seventh, and Kyle Busch, Paul Menard and Martin filled out the top 10. Earnhardt Jr. finished 24th. The race was a battle of attrition, thanks to the dicey two-car tandem racing at nearly 200 m.p.h. that was the norm throughout Speedweeks.

Hendrick Motorsports had a rough start to the season as three of the team's four cars, including five-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, Contact staff writer Ray Parrillo at 215-854-2743 or rparrillophillynews.corn. MATTHEW STOCKMAN Getty Images Trevor Bayne celebrates his Daytona victory. At 20, he is easily the youngest-ever winner of race. The Results (Starting position in parentheses) 1. (32) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 208 laps, 108.2 rating, 47 points.

2. (22) Carl Edwards, Ford, 208, 91.9, 42. 3. r391 David Gilliland, Ford, 208, 74.5, 41. 4.

(31) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 208, 86.4, 41. 5. (3) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 208, 116.3, 40. 6. (13) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 208, 88.8, 39.

7. (5) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 208, 116.5, 38. 8. 0) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 208, 89.3, 37. 9.

(19) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 208, 98.2, 36. 10. (17) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 208, 83.7, 34. 11. (15) A Allmendinger, Ford, 208, 79.3, 34.

12. (29) Bill Elliott, Chevrolet, 208, 64.4, 32. 13. (25) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 208, 99.7, 31. 14.

r341 David Ragan, Ford, 208, 83.9, 31. 15. r431 Terry Labonte, Ford, 208, 67.6, 30. 16. (30) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 208, 79.8, 29.

17. (6) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 208, 113.2, 28. 18. (14) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 208, 78.8, 27. 19.

(20) Martin Trues Toyota, 208, 84.5, 26. 20. (36) Steve Wallace, Toyota, 208, 58.8, 24. 21. (18) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 207, 73.4, 24.

22. (21) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 206, 100.9, 24. 23. (38) Joey Logano, Toyota, 206, 82.2, 21. 24.

1 D. Eamhardt Chey, accident, 202, 95.2, 21. 25. 1) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 199, 78.2, 19. 26.

(42) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, accident, 198, 65.2, 19. 27. r231 Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 189, 42.6, 17. 28. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 173, 51.5, 17.

29. (16) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 166, 77.7, 16. 30. (24) David Reutimann, Toyota, 164, 51.2, 14. 31.

(27) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 160, 38.1, 13. 32. (40) Travis Kvapil, Ford, accident, 153, 45.4, 12. 33. (37) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, 149, 35.5, 11.

34. (9) Matt Kenseth, Ford, accident, 133, 44, 10. 35. (26) Greg Biffle, Ford, accident, 126, 48, 9. 36.

(4) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, engine, 92, 82.6, 9. 37. r351 Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 82, 33.6, 7. 38. (28) R.

Richardson Ford, accident, 45, 32, 6. 39. (41) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, accident, 29, 31.1, 5. 40. (8) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, accident, 28, 41, 4.

41. (12) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, accident, 28, 28.5, 3. 42. (7) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, engine, 22, 38.9, 3. 43.

(33) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, engine, 10, 25.9, 1. Average speed of winner: 130.326 m.p.h. Time: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 24 seconds. Margin of victory: 0.118 seconds.

Caution flags: 16 for 60 laps. Lead changes: 74 among 22 drivers. Top 12 in points: 1. C. Edwards, 42; 2.

D. Gilliland, 41; 3. B. Labonte, 41; 4. Kurt Busch, 40; 5.

J. Montoya, 39; 6. R. Smith, 38; 7. Kyle Busch, 37; 8.

P. Menard, 36; 9. M. Martin, 34; 10. A.

Allmendinger, 34; 11. B. Elliott, 32; 12. T. Stewart, 31.

Eagles sign Jeanty, former Bengals LB The victory for NASCAR pioneers Leonard and Glen Wood ended a 10-year-losing streak, and came the week of the 10th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's fatal accident on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. That anniversary had everyone almost certain Sunday's win would go to Earnhardt the prodigal son, who shied away from the suggestion that the stars were lined up for a spectacular tribute to his father. Bayne, whose official website says "Coming Soon," never even allowed himself to daydream about such a magical finish. The Eagles signed linebacker Rashad Jeanty on Sunday, bringing in a former Cincinnati Bengal who missed the 2010 season after suffering a broken leg in a 2009 playoff game. Jeanty, 27, signed a one-year deal and will compete for a job at a position where the team struggled last season.

Jeanty has 32 career starts, including 15 in 2008. He led Cincinnati with 14 special teams tackles in 2009. Jeanty played with the Bengals from 2006 to 2009 after playing with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League from 2003 to 2005. He played at Central Florida in college, with Asante Samuel. Jonathan Tamari NBA Standings Bryant propels West to All-Star Game win Eastern Conference ATLANTIC I Pct.

GB Strk Boston 40 14 .741 W2 New York 28 26 .519 12 W2 76ERS 27 29 .482 14 W1 New Jersey 17 40 .298 2412 L3 Toronto 15 41 .268 26 Li SOUTHEAST I Pct. GB Strk Miami 41 15 .732 W2 Orlando 36 21 .632 512 W2 Atlanta 34 21 .618 612 Li Charlotte 24 32 .429 17 Li Washington 15 39 .278 25 Li CENTRAL Pct. GB Strk Chicago 38 16 .704 W4 Indiana 24 30 .444 14 L2 Milwaukee 21 34 .382 1712 Li Detroit 21 36 .368 1812 W1 Cleveland 10 46 .179 29 W1 East All-Stars 27 37 36 43 143 West All-Stars 37 39 41 31 148 FG FT Reb EAST Min M-A M-A 0-T A IT Pts James 32:20 10-18 9-10 2-12 10 3 29 Stoudemire 28:04 11-20 6-6 3-6 2 0 29 Howard 21:17 2-4 1-2 2-7 1 4 5 Rose 29:56 5-13 1-2 1-3 5 0 11 Wade 20:16 6-9 2-2 1-4 2 2 14 Pierce 11:12 2-6 1-2 0-1 2 0 6 Rondo 20:34 3-5 0-0 2-2 8 0 6 Garnett 7:32 2-3 0-0 0-5 2 0 4 Allen 17:09 4-9 2-2 1-4 2 2 12 Bosh 20:56 7-10 0-1 2-5 2 0 14 Horford 10:20 1-3 0-0 1-3 0 2 2 Johnson 20:26 4-11 0-1 1-2 2 1 11 Totals 240:02 57-111 22-28 16-54 38 14 143 Percentages: FG .514, FT .786. 3-Point Goals: 7-29, .241 (Johnson 3-9, Allen 2-7, Stoudemire 1-2, Pierce 1-3, Bosh 0-1, Rose 0-1, Wade 0-1, Howard 0-2, James 0-3). Team Rebounds: 11.

Team Turnovers: 21 (0 Pts). Blocked Shots: 4 (Bosh, Garnett, Horford, Stoudemire). Turnovers: 21 (James 4, Wade 4, Bosh 3, Pierce 3, Howard 2, Rondo 2, Allen, Rose, Stoudemire). Steals: 6 (Johnson 3, Howard, Rose, Wade). Technical Fouls: None.

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11110i0F Itt APW41110 .11: 0 i Ak 4. pik. It ri 7:424 :.1 vi41. Iir I INQUIRER WIRE SERVICES LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant won his record-tying fourth NBA All-Star Game MVP award to the delight of his hometown fans, scoring 37 points and propelling the West to a 148-143 victory over the East in the league's mid-season showcase on Sunday night. The Los Angeles Lakers' veteran guard put on anothWest 148 er show among stars East 143 at the 60th All-Star Game, also grabbing 14 rebounds and overcoming LeBron James' triple-double for the East.

Clearly pushing for another trophy against an East roster stacked with rival Celtics and Heat, Bryant matched Bob Pettit's NBA record with his fourth MVP award. "Being at home, I wanted to come out and play hard, put on a good show," the 32-yearold Bryant said. "This will be my last All-Star Game in front of these home fans, so it feels good to be here." Although the protracted courtship of West starter Carmelo Anthony dominated much of the all-star weekend discussion, Kobe gave the Los Angeles crowd another memory to go with Clippers rookie Blake Griffin's dunk contest win on Saturday. James had 29 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists for the East, but Miami teammate Dwyane Wade limped off in the third quarter. Bryant didn't score in the final six minutes, 48 seconds, falling short of Wilt Chamber FG FT Reb WEST Min M-A M-A 0-T A IT Pts Anthony 22:44 4-10 0-0 3-7 2 3 8 Durant 30:00 11-23 8-8 0-3 2 3 34 Duncan 11:40 1-4 0-0 1-3 2 0 2 Paul 28:32 3-7 2-2 1-4 7 3 10 Bryant 29:21 14-26 7-8 10-14 3 2 37 Gasol 24:22 8-13 1-2 6-7 2 3 17 Williams 17:53 2-7 0-0 0-1 7 0 5 Nowitzki 14:14 3-8 0-0 0-5 1 0 6 Ginobili 20:43 2-7 3-4 1-3 5 3 7 Griffin 14:39 4-6 0-0 2-5 5 0 8 Love 11:44 1-3 0-0 0-4 1 0 2 Westbrook 14:08 6-12 0-2 3-5 2 1 12 Totals 240:00 59-126 21-26 27-61 39 18 148 Percentages: FG .468, FT .808.

3-Point Goals: 9-31, .290 (Durant 4-11, Paul 2-3, Bryant 2-7, Williams 1-3, Anthony 0-1, Gasol 0-1, Nowitzki 0-1, Westbrook 0-1, Ginobili 0-3). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 15 (0 Pts). Blocked Shots: 7 (Durant 2, Gasol 2, Anthony, Nowitzki, Williams). Turnovers: 15 (Bryant 4, Paul 3, Anthony 2, Ginobili 2, Williams 2, Gasol, Love).

Steals: 18 (Paul 5, Bryant 3, Ginobili 3, Duncan 2, Durant 2, Anthony, Nowitzki, Williams). Technical Fouls: None. 17,163 2:44. Officials: Bob Delaney, Bennie Adams, Kevin Fehr. Western Conference SOUTHWEST I Pct.

GB Strk San Antonio 46 10 .821 Li Dallas 40 16 .714 6 W3 N. Orleans 33 25 .569 14 L3 Memphis 31 26 .544 1512 W4 Houston 26 31 .456 2012 Li NORTHWEST I Pct. GB Strk Okla. City 35 19 .648 W1 Portland 32 24 .571 4 W6 Denver 32 25 .561 412 W1 Utah 31 26 .544 512 L4 Minnesota 13 43 .232 23 L4 PACIFIC I Pct. GB Strk L.A.

Lakers 38 19 .667 L3 Phoenix 27 27 .500 912 Li Golden St. 26 29 .473 11 W3 LA Clippers 21 35 .375 1612 W1 Sacramento 13 40 .245 23 L2 SUNDArS RESULTS West All-Stars 148, East All-Stars 143 SATURDArS RESULTS No games scheduled MONDArS GAMES No games scheduled TUESDArS GAMES Toronto at Charlotte, 7 Indiana at Washington, 7 Houston at Detroit, 7:30 Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8 L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 Memphis at Denver, 9 Boston at Golden State, 10:30 Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 MATT SAYLES Associated Press On his way to 37 points, the West's Kobe Bryant goes up ahead of the East's LeBron James. lain's all-star record of 42 points in 1962.

Bryant won the MVP trophy in 2002 and 2007 before sharing it with Shaquille O'Neal in 2009. Pettit won four MVP awards with the St. Louis Hawks from 1956-62. The Nuggets forward apparently spent the weekend working on his agonizingly protracted separation from Denver. Los Angeles was abuzz with rumors of talks with management from New York and New Jersey throughout the weekend, but the 'Melodrama had no resolution before the game.

Anthony got a smattering of boos in the first quarter when he chose a layup over a dunk on a breakaway. Bryant remedied that moments later, hovering underneath the rim before throwing down a two-handed jam on the other side. The New York Knicks insist they are on the same page in their pursuit of Carmelo Anthony, and Isiah Thomas isn't involved in it. Without mentioning either of those people by name, the Knicks released a statement attempting to shoot down reports that their negotiations with the Nuggets had been taken out of the hands of team president Donnie Walsh by Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan with Thomas advising him. Yahoo! Sports has reported that Thomas is driving everything through Dolan.

"Isiah is calling the shots for New York," Yahoo! reported a front-office executive with knowledge of the Anthony trade talks as saying. "It's a disgrace. Donnie Walsh should walk.".