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College Basketball

Augusta's Womble goes to Fairmont

Former Augusta Christian forward Jamal Womble has left Prince Avenue Prep School in Pickens, S.C., and will play for Fairmont (W.Va.) State University this season.

The 6-foot-6 Womble, a freshman, averaged 14 points and eight rebounds last season for Augusta Christian.

Auto Racing

Pocono qualifying moves to Saturday

Qualifying for the two NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., will now take place on Saturday, the track said.

Qualifying for the Pocono 500 in June and the Pennsylvania 500 in July had previously been held on Fridays.

Immediately following Satur­day qualifying, NASCAR will impound the cars. Teams will not be permitted to work on the cars except in cases approved by NASCAR.

The Pocono 500 weekend is set June 10-12, 2005 and the Pennsylvania 500 weekend is set July 22-24, 2005.

- Veteran crew chief Frank Stoddard was hired by

MB/Sutton Motorsports to run a Nextel Cup team for driver Boris Said in Concord, N.C.

"I am surprised a guy that good would want to work with me," Said said. "I am flabbergasted. He is one of the best and I am sure I will learn a lot from him.

Said will run a minimum of 10 races in 2004 in a brand new team that will be part of the MB2 Motorsports umbrella.

Stoddard has 14 wins, 64 top fives and 98 top 10s as a crew chief for drivers Jeff Burton, Ward Burton and Scott Wimmer.

He spent five seasons at Roush Racing leading Jeff Burton's team, then went to Bill Davis Racing in 2002 to run Ward Burton's crew. Stoddard ran Wimmers' team during 2004, but parted ways with BDR near the end of the season.

Soccer

Taunting fans fined $7,900 in Madrid

In Madrid, Spain, two soccer fans were fined $7,900 by Spanish authorities and banned from stadiums for five months for making racial taunts against a star player for Barcelona.

Spain's Anti-Violence Commis­sion said on its Web site Friday the two fans made monkey gestures and hooted whenever Samuel Eto'o, a black player, got the ball during Saturday's game against Albacete.

The two fans, whose names were not released, were identified by police after spectators complained about them.

On Tuesday, the Spanish soccer federation fined Albacete almost $800.

The fines come amid increasing concern over racism in Spanish soccer.

Tennis

Capriati withdraws because of injury

In Tampa, Fla., Jennifer Capriati dropped out of an exhibition charity match today against Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova because of a right shoulder injury.

Angela Haynes, who reached the U.S. Open's third round as a wild card, will replace Capriati in the showcase match at the WTA Tour's Hurricane Tennis Slam.

The event is to raise money for the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund.

Olympics

Sprinters submit their explanations

In Monte Carolo, Monaco, Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou submitted written explanations to the sport's governing body, detailing the reasons why they missed drug tests on the eve of the Athens Olympics.

Kenteris and Thanou were charged in November with avoiding a drug test and faking a motorcycle accident hours later.

The International Association of Athletics Federations said Friday that its doping review board would decide in the next few days whether the athletes' explanations were "acceptable."

If their defense is rejected, the runners will be provisionally suspended pending a hearing in Greece, the IAAF said. They could eventually face a ban of up two years.