Fast Break

BASEBALL

Crawford runs wild, steals six

Carl Crawford slid into second base, tying a modern major league record with six stolen bases. The crowd of 32,332 at St. Petersburg, Fla., roared, and the Tampa Bay Rays immediately flashed a message on the scoreboard acknowledging the feat.

Everybody in the building seemed to know what was going on. That is, except Crawford, who was aware of how many steals he had but had no clue that just three other players had accomplished the same since 1900.

“I found that out late. I wish I had known during the game,” said Crawford, who got No. 6 in the eighth inning of the Rays’ 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

“I probably would have broken it if I knew. I’d have definitely tried,” he added. “I didn’t even try. I don’t know if that will ever happen again.”

Crawford was 4 for 4 with an RBI and joined Eddie Collins, Otis Nixon, and Eric Young as the only players to steal six bases in a game. Collins did it twice in 1912, while Nixon and Young did it in 1991 and 1996, respectively.

“We don’t really talk stats during the game. Everybody’s focused on the game, so nobody said nothing,” Crawford said.

BASKETBALL

Family, friends honor Summitt

Pat Summitt’s stone-cold, intense stare was talked about often, but noticeably absent from her face on a day when she was honored.

Smiles and occasional moments of blushing were the expressions of the day Sunday for college basketball’s all-time winningest coach.

The University of Tennessee hosted “Pat Summitt’s Day of 1,000 Stories” at the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville.

For more than two hours, Summitt found herself surrounded by past and present players, along with family and friends, to relive some of her 1,005 career victories at Tennessee.

“It’s all about family, friends and us coming together toward a common cause,” Summitt said. “To do something very good to make a difference in this world for young women. It’s huge.”

GOLF

Ballesteros makes public appearance

Golfing great Seve Ballesteros made his first public appearance Sunday since undergoing four separate surgeries to remove a cancerous brain tumor.

Ballesteros, a five-time major winner, was on hand for a Spanish league match at Racing Santander’s El Sardinero stadium, where he received a standing ovation from the fans.

The 52-year-old underwent four operations to destroy a malignant brain tumor between Oct. 5 and late December, when he was finally released from Madrid’s La Paz hospital.

He is currently undergoing his fourth round of chemotherapy.