Sports in brief

Published 12:00 am Sunday, September 28, 2014

Motor sports

Kyle Busch wins Nationwide at Dover — Kyle Busch dominated again in the Nationwide Series and won Saturday’s race at Dover International Speedway in Delaware. Busch won for the fifth time this season and 68th time in his career in NASCAR’s second-tier series. He led 101 of the 200 laps on the mile concrete track for the season sweep. Polesitter Joey Logano was second. Chase Elliott, Chris Buescher and Elliott Sadler completed the top five.

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Kalitta takes No. 1 spot in Midwest Nationals — Doug Kalitta raced to his sixth No. 1 qualifying position of the Top Fuel season Saturday in the NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park. Kalitta powered his dragster to a 3.758-second run at 325.45 mph to take the top spot away from rookie Richie Crampton in the final qualifying session. John Force topped the Funny Car field, Erica Enders-Stevens was fastest in Pro Stock, and Eddie Krawiec was No. 1 in Pro Stock Motorcycle in the third of six events in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.

Mixed Martial Arts

Johnson retains flyweight title at UFC 178 — Demetrious Johnson retained his flyweight title Saturday night in Las Vegas at UFC 178, submitting Chris Cariaso in the second round. Johnson easily scored a takedown in the first round and stunned Cariaso with a looping right hook, followed by a knee to the jaw as the horn sounded to end the round. Johnson kept the pressure on in the second and gained top control after Cariaso’s slip. Johnson swiftly maneuvered into side control, landed a few elbows and secured a Kimura, forcing Cariaso to tap out at 2:29 of the second. Johnson improved to 21-2-1 with his fifth straight title defense. In the co-main event, lightweight Donald Cerrone moved closer to a title shot with a unanimous decision over Eddie Alvarez. Cerrone used powerful leg kicks to wear down Alvarez, winning 29-28 on all three scorecards.

Softball

Victims of Oklahoma bus crash identified — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Saturday released the names of the four members of a North Texas community college women’s softball team who died when a tractor trailer collided with their bus. The crash occurred Friday night on Interstate 35 south of Davis, Oklahoma, which is about 70 miles south of Oklahoma City. According to the report released Saturday, three women remain hospitalized in Oklahoma City and Norman. Eight other team members and the coach driving the bus were treated and released. The victims are 19-year-old Meagan Richardson, 20-year-old Brooke Deckard, 18-year-old Katelynn Woodlee and 20-year-old Jaiden Pelton.

— From wire reports

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