White wins gold, this time on wheels
Extreme sports: Shaun White is winning on wheels again.
The Olympic snowboarding gold medalist won the skateboard vert title Sunday at the Dew Tour’s Portland stop.
White pulled off his signature move, the Armadillo, to finish in front of Bucky Lasek and recent X Games medalist Pierre-Luc Gagnon.
White, a 2007 Dew Cup champion, has been looking to regain his form as a world-class skateboarder after taking last season off because of an injury and his preparation for the Olympics. White won his second gold medal in the halfpipe at the Vancouver Games earlier this year.
The Armadillo, technically, is a frontside heel-flip body varial 540. Upon landing, White threw his hands up in victory before completing his run.
“I knew I had to do a heavy-heavy combination and I nailed it,” White said. “I wanted to show that I’ve got it down.”
White was the first person to medal in both the summer and winter X Games. He has won three gold medals on the Dew Tour, but none since 2008.
An ankle injury kept White from participating in the first Dew Tour stop in Boston. Gagnon outdueled him at the X Games in Los Angeles two weeks ago.
White said Sunday he’ll compete in the Dew Tour’s Salt Lake City stop next month before the championships in Las Vegas in October.
Mystics send Storm to second loss in row
WNBA: Monique Currie made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points, and the Washington Mystics clinched a playoff spot when they beat visiting Seattle 80-71 and Connecticut lost later in the day.
Two-time league MVP Lauren Jackson, who missed the Storm’s game on Friday with back spasms, scored 14 points in 25 minutes. Swin Cash led the Storm (25-6) with 15 points. The loss was the Storm’s second straight, but they have clinched home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
Murray defends Rogers Cup title
Tennis: Andy Murray beat Roger Federer 7-5, 7-5 to defend his Rogers Cup title in Toronto.
The 23-year-old from Scotland overcame several rain delays to become the first man to repeat as champion since Andre Agassi in 1995.
• Clijsters rallies at Cincy: Seventh-ranked Kim Clijsters overcame a 74-minute rain delay and three match points to rally for a 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over No. 15 Maria Sharapova in the championship match of the Cincinnati Women’s Open in Mason, Ohio.
Kang holds on for amateur crown
Golf: Danielle Kang’s 4-foot putt on the next-to-last hole in the U.S. Women’s Amateur gave her a 2 and 1 match-play victory against Jessica Korda in Charlotte, N.C. Sunday marked the third straight match in which Kang, 17, the women’s amateur medalist a year ago, fended off a rally during the final three holes.
Heat’s Haslem faces marijuana charge
NBA: Heat forward Udonis Haslem was arrested Sunday for possession of marijuana following a traffic stop in Miami-Dade County.
Haslem, 30, was stopped Sunday afternoon because of speeding, Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Mark Wysocky said. The trooper smelled “an odor of marijuana from within the vehicle,” Wysocky wrote in a news release, leading to the arrest of both Haslem and passenger Antwain Fleming, 33.
According to court records, Haslem was charged with possessing more than 20 grams of marijuana, a third-degree felony that could bring maximum punishments of a $5,000 fine and a five-year prison sentence. Haslem was released on bond later Sunday.
Besides the speeding citation, Haslem was also charged with illegal window tint, Wysocky said.
• Nuggets waive Karl’s son: The Denver Nuggets have waived guard Coby Karl, the son of coach George Karl, along with center Brian Butch. Both players were signed April 11 but didn’t appear in any games in the regular season or playoffs.
Teenage son of Ickey Woods dies
Miscellany: The teenage son of former Cincinnati Bengals running back Ickey Woods has died, days after he collapsed from an asthma attack.
School officials say 16-year-old Elbert Jovante Woods died Saturday night at a Cincinnati hospital.
Woods was practicing with his varsity football team Wednesday morning. He collapsed later that day and was taken to the hospital.
• Dumais adds titles: Three-time Olympian Troy Dumais won his 31st and 32nd career national titles with victories on 3-meter and synchronized 3-meter with Kristian Ipsen to close out the U.S. national diving championships in College Station, Texas. Other Sunday winners were Olympian Haley Ishimatsu in women’s 10-meter and Laura Ryan and Amy Cozad in women’s synchronized 10-meter.
• U.S. cuts basketball roster: The United States reduced its roster to 13 players, cutting Jeff Green and JaVale McGee. USA Basketball made the moves before it beat France 86-55 in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden.
• Long shot wins Canada’s Breeders’ Stakes: Miami Deco, a 60-1 shot, won the $500,000 Breeders’ Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. This is the final jewel of Canadian racing’s Triple Crown, and it marks the seventh straight year without a Triple Crown champion.