Smarty Jones owner dies from emphysema

Weakened by emphysema, Roy Chapman was ready to end his career as a thoroughbred owner when a little chestnut colt named Smarty Jones galloped out of nowhere and gave him a ride to remember.

Chapman, who owned the 2004 Derby and Preakness winner, died Friday after a long battle with the respiratory disease. He was 79.

“Smarty Jones was some of the best medicine he had,” said his wife, Pat Chapman. She said her husband died at their home in the Philadelphia suburb of Doylestown.

•Horse owner Bob Lewis died in Newport Beach, Calif., from heart failure.

Lewis – who came tantalizing close to winning Triple Crowns with Silver Charm and Charismatic – leaves behind a legacy marked by sportsmanship and his trademark sunny personality.

Basketball

OSU’s Sutton charged

Oklahoma State basketball coach Eddie Sutton was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in Stillwater, Okla., after tests showed his blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit following a car crash last week.

•Seattle guard Betty Lennox, who led the Storm to the 2004 WNBA title, signed a multiyear deal with the team.

Football

Bucs sign Cundiff

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed kicker Billy Cundiff. Cundiff has made 60 of 82 career field-goal attempts, all as a member of the Dallas Cowboys.

•The death of the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy has been ruled a suicide, Lutz, Fla., medical examiner Dr. Jacqueline Lee wrote in her final autopsy report.

Golf

Woods makes cut

Tiger Woods had bogeys on the final two holes for a 3-over-par 74, and left rainy Riviera in Los Angeles wondering if he would get a tee time on the weekend. He ended up making the cut on the number.

Rory Sabbatini shot a 5-under 66 that turned into a four-shot lead at the end the day.

•R.W. Eaks shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead over four other players in the Champions Tour’s ACE Group Classic in Naples, Fla.

•South Korea’s Joo Mi Kim tied the tournament record with a 7-under 65 to take a share of the lead midway through the second round of the LPGA Tour’s season-opening SBS Open in Kahuku, Hawaii. Becky Iverson and Sung Ah Yim were also at 9-under 135 after the morning session.

Tracy Hanson of Rathdrum was at 144 and Wendy Ward of Edwall, Wash., at 145 after two rounds.

Miscellany

Shobukhova sets mark

Liliya Shobukhova set an indoor world record in the women’s 3,000 meters at the Russian indoor track championships in Moscow, shaving 1.29 seconds off the old mark with a time of 8 minutes, 27.86 seconds.

•The NHL has seen no evidence players bet on league games through a gambling ring allegedly operated by Phoenix assistant coach Rick Tocchet, deputy commissioner Bill Daly said.