Sports in Brief
Published 5:00 am Saturday, August 17, 2013
Running
Bend runners win 5K — A pair of runners from Bend won the men’s and women’s divisions of the Deschutes Brewery Twilight 5K on Thursday night. Travis Neuman was the first overall finisher in 15 minutes, 5 seconds, on the course that started and finished near the Deschutes Brewery warehouse. Bend’s Zita Bauge was the top women’s finisher in 17:12. For the top finishers from the race, see Scoreboard, above.
Motor sports
Logano sets track record — Joey Logano raced to one of the fastest qualifying speeds in NASCAR history Friday, winning the pole at Michigan International Speedway at 203.949 mph in Brooklyn, Mich. Logano broke the track record set by Marcos Ambrose last year. Ambrose’s mark of 203.241 mph came on the first Sprint Cup weekend on a newly paved surface at MIS. His record lasted 14 months. Logano’s speed was the ninth-highest by a pole winner in NASCAR history — and the fastest since Bill Elliott set the record of 212.809 mph at Talladega on April 30, 1987. Kurt Busch qualified second, and points leader Jimmie Johnson was third.
Funny Car points leader tops qualifying — Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan topped qualifying Friday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minn. Hagan had a run of 4.044 seconds at 315.34 mph in his Dodge Charger. He has four event victories this year. Clay Millican led the Top Fuel field, and Vincent Nobile topped Pro Stock qualifying. Millican had a 3.773 at 326.63, and Nobile finished in 6.580 at 209.43.
Baseball
Ex-MLB player guilty in sex assault case — Former major league outfielder Chad Curtis has been found guilty on charges that he inappropriately touched teenage girls. A jury in Michigan’s Barry County returned its verdict Friday. Curtis faces up to 15 years in prison. Sentencing will come at a later date. The 44-year-old Curtis was convicted of six counts of criminal sexual conduct. Prosecutors say he touched girls between the ages of 13 and 16 last year when he was a volunteer weight-room strength trainer at an area high school.
— From wire reports