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Published on Saturday, Sep 29, 2007
From Beacon Journal wire services
Denny Hamlin had five days to think about his garage-area confrontation with Kyle Petty, which ended with Petty swiping at his helmet and Hamlin vowing to continue the fight.
But Hamlin was contrite Friday when he arrived at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., and vowed to put the incident behind him.
''No matter what you do, Kyle is going to be right, and a lot of what he did was right,'' Hamlin said. ''You never want to be involved in an incident, especially with Kyle because he's respected a lot . . . so, really, I've just got to learn to grow up as far as that's concerned.''
Hamlin wrecked Petty last weekend at Dover as the Nextel Cup title contender tried to pass Petty's lapped car. He has accepted responsibility for the accident, but took exception to Petty confronting him as he sat in his wrecked race car.
Petty removed the window net, yelled at Hamlin for a moment, then swatted down the visor on his helmet. After Petty walked off, a heated Hamlin hurriedly unbuckled himself and attempted to climb from the car and chase after him.
He was stopped by NASCAR officials and his crew, but he said later that Petty crossed the line, and he intimated that he would like to punch Petty in the face. With time to think about it, Hamlin had calmed down.
Petty said he has moved on and isn't publicly discussing the incident. ''That's last week, and last week is history,'' Petty said. ''I've been doing this so long, everything is cool.''
More NASCAR: Johnson wins pole
Jimmie Johnson will start his next race at Kansas Speedway where he thought he should have finished the last one. Johnson, who earned the pole for Sunday's Lifelock 400, was leading late in the 2006 race when he pitted for a splash of gas with four laps to go. He was hit with a penalty for speeding on pit road, dropped to 14th and watched as Tony Stewart ran out of fuel and crawled across the finish line for the victory. ''I've put the majority of it behind me,'' said Johnson.
NCAA football: Coach halts newsletter
Texas A&M's athletic director said he didn't know coach Dennis Franchione was providing inside information on the Aggies in a newsletter to boosters who paid $1,200 per year until two weeks ago. A reporter made AD Bill Byrne aware of the secret newsletter. Franchione said he has stopped selling the newsletter, which offered Franchione's candid assessments of players and specific injury information, details Franchione routinely declined to discuss publicly, citing program policy.
South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe upstaged West Virginia stars Pat White and Steve Slaton for the second year in a row, leading the Bulls to a 21-13 home victory over the mistake-prone, fifth-ranked Mountaineers. White stayed on the sideline after a knee injury late in the second quarter. Slaton was held to 54 yards rushing on 13 carries and fumbled twice.
Arizona coach Mike Stoops spent several hours in a Tucson hospital to receive treatment for kidney stones, but he is expected to be on the sideline today against Washington State. Stoops received undisclosed treatment at University Medical Center in Tucson.
NFL: Killings visits Texans' practice
Houston Texans defensive tackle Cedric Killings surprised his teammates by walking into practice just five days after fracturing a vertebra in his neck. Killings wore a neck brace and had a black eye from Sunday's head-first collision with Indianapolis receiver Roy Hall.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has been ruled out of Sunday's game at Arizona because of a sprained right knee. The four-time Pro Bowl receiver has missed only three games to injury in his 10-season NFL career.
Golf: Ochoa trails Prammanasudh
Lorena Ochoa finished with three birdies and got a favorable rules decision to stay within striking distance of Stacy Prammanasudh after the second round of the Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Ala. Prammanasudh rolled in a 12-foot eagle putt on the par-5 eighth hole at Capitol Hill's Senator Course on the way to a 4-under-par 68. She's at 13-under 131, 3 shots ahead of Ochoa.
David Branshaw made 11 pars in a row in a swirling wind, then birdied his final two holes to take a 1-stroke lead in the Viking Classic in Madison, Miss. Branshaw, in his third year on the PGA Tour at age 37, finished at 10-under 134 and is looking for his first career win.
Other: NHL rookie suspended for hit
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From Beacon Journal wire services
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