Second Test Confirms White Used a Stimulant

A second drug test indicated that U.S. sprinter Kelli White used a stimulant during the World Championships in August at Paris, when she won two gold medals, track’s world governing body said Thursday.

The results confirmed an earlier test that found modafinil, a medication used to treat a sleep disorder, in White’s urine, according to Nick Davies, a spokesman for the International Assn. of Athletics Federations.

The latest test was conducted on a second sample taken from White during the meet, but not tested until now. The results now go to USA Track & Field officials, who are expected to refer the case to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Davies said.

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Golf

Scott Verplank shot a 62 at the par-72 TPC at Summerlin to move into a tie for the second-round lead with Steve Flesch at 17-under 126 in the Las Vegas Invitational.

Flesch followed his first-round 62 with a 64 at the par-71 TPC at The Canyons. Tim Herron, who also shot a 62, Craig Barlow (67) and Steve Lowery (64) were at 129 heading into the third round of the 90-hole event.

Annika Sorenstam had to wait another day to get into the World Golf Hall of Fame after the first round of the Samsung World Championship at The Woodlands, Texas, was washed out by heavy rains.

Sorenstam, 33, took care of the golf requirements for the Hall of Fame at the start of the 2000 season, but she still had to put in 10 years on the LPGA Tour to be eligible.

The tournament is her 15th event of the season, officially marking her 10th year, and all she has to do is play 18 holes.

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Tennis

Top-seeded Kim Clijsters easily defeated Daniela Hantuchova, 6-1, 6-1, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix at Filderstadt, Germany. Also, fourth-seeded Jennifer Capriati was upset by Mary Pierce, 6-4, 6-2; sixth-seeded Elena Dementieva advanced when Silvia Farina Elia quit because of a back injury while trailing, 6-0, 2-1; and Lindsay Davenport, playing her first match since the U.S. Open, beat Ai Sugiyama, 6-2, 6-4.

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Motor Racing

Ryan Newman won his NASCAR Winston Cup Series-best eighth pole of the season for Saturday night’s UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.

Jeff Gordon held the top spot for most of the session, but was bumped when Newman set a track record with a lap at 186.657 mph in the No. 12 Dodge. Gordon ran a lap at 186.207 to qualify second in a Chevrolet.

Kevin Harvick won the pole for tonight’s NASCAR Busch Series Little Trees 300 at Concord, N.C., with a fast lap of 184.313 mph in his Chevrolet. Brian Vickers, also in a Chevrolet, qualified second at 183.755 mph.

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Miscellany

Defending champion and host Australia will open the 2003 Rugby World Cup with a game against Argentina at Sydney today. Twenty teams, including the U.S., will play 48 matches in 10 cities in the next six weeks. The U.S. opens Wednesday against Fiji. The final is Nov. 22 in Sydney.

Spark Coach Michael Cooper was named to coach a team composed of WNBA players that will compete in the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Samara, Russia. The tournament starts Tuesday.

The roster includes Nikki Teasley of the Sparks and Cheryl Ford and Ruth Riley of WNBA champion Detroit.

Former Inland Empire second baseman Evel Bastida could face up to four years in state prison if convicted on one count of assault with a deadly weapon after striking Lancaster pitcher Josh Kranawatter with a bat during a California League game Aug. 18 in Lancaster.

Bastida, 24, was released on $30,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 23 at the Lancaster Courthouse. The altercation started when Kranawetter hit Bastida in the back with a pitch.