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Bobby Hamilton gave the Petty Enterprises racing team its first pole position at Martinsville Speedway in 22 years, qualifying at 94.120 mph for Sunday’s Hanes 500. … St. John’s basketball players Felipe Lopez and Zendon Hamilton received an expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas and might be ineligible to play this season, the New York Post reported. … Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich was hospitalized after experiencing severe intestinal pain during his annual charity golf tournament. Tests found no ailment but Tomjanovich was held overnight for observation at a Galveston, Texas hospital.