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Dixon captures shortened race

Sports Digest

July 13, 2008

Scott Dixon grabbed the lead on Lap 149 and had enough fuel to stay there until rain ended the Firestone Indy 200 with 29 laps left, giving him his third consecutive victory at the Nashville Superspeedway and his fourth this season. IRL officials hoped to squeeze in at least 101 laps to make the race official with rain on the radar. The third caution of the night came on Lap 139 when the rain finally hit. The cars kept rolling even as fans were asked to evacuate the grandstand. They went back to green before the fourth and final caution came on Lap 167.

•Lacrosse Nick Elsmo (Severn) scored three goals as the U.S. under-19 men's team defeated Canada, 19-12, in the gold-medal match of the 2008 International Lacrosse Federation World Championships in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

•Tennis Michael Chang, who won the 1989 French Open at age 17, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. Inducted posthumously were contributors Mark McCormack and Eugene Scott. •Soccer Omar Arellano and Gonzalo Pineda scored as CD Guadalajara beat host D.C. United, 2-1, in the SuperLiga opener for each team. Luciano Emilio scored in the 76th for United.

•Arena football San Jose advanced to the Arena Bowl on July27 with an 81-55 win over the Grand Rapids Rampage. The SaberCats will play the Philadelphia Soul, who beat the Cleveland Gladiators, 70-35.

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