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Defending champion raised his game in the second set and took an easy 6-3, 6-2 victory over of Chile last night in the first round of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship at Houston.

Then, Roddick had another thrill: catching a pass from former Texas quarterback in a charity exhibition following the match. Young, expected to be a first-round pick in the NFL Draft later this month, made an appearance at the tournament and played toss with Roddick.

Welcomed by thunderous applause said yesterday during a U.S. Figure Skating International Showcase at Greenville, S.C., that she's not ready to quit competitive skating.

"I'm not closing any doors right now," said Kwan who missed this year's Olympics with a groin injury. "Since 2002, I've kind of left everything wide open. ... I want to go back to school and finish up. But I think the first thing is to get healthy and feel good about my body and feel, oh, OK, I'm ready."

, who retired after helping the Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl, will be the first inductee into the Celebrities Bowling Hall of Fame. The star running back will be enshrined during a June 28 fund-raiser in Las Vegas by the International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame.

Bettis has rolled a perfect 300 game in competition and wanted to become a professional bowler while growing up in Detroit. He maintains an average of more than 2000.

Cincinnati Bengals receiver is scheduled to stand trial May 30 on charges of carrying a concealed firearm. Henry was arrested in January after a police officer allegedly saw him pull a pistol on a group of revelers.

The NFL has no timetable to rule on ' appeal of a positive drug test that could result in the running back's suspension for the 2006 season, the player's lawyer said yesterday. Lawyer and Williams met Monday with NFL counsel in an attempt to have the league overturn the test.

, who formerly led Western Michigan and Navy before becoming an assistant at Kentucky and numerous other schools, has been hired as the head football coach of St. Joseph (Mich.) High School. Uzelac, 64, was Kentucky's offensive coordinator in 1995 and '96 and is remembered most for trying to make run the option. In '96, UK's offense finished 109th out of 111 Division I-A teams. He most recently served two years as offensive coordinator for Georgetown (D.C.), leaving after the 2005 season.

, crew chief for 's Busch Series car, was fined $10,000 and suspended for three races yesterday because Kenseth's car failed its post-race inspection at Texas Motor Speedway. Kenseth, who finished fifth in Saturday's race, was penalized 25 Busch Series points, and was docked 25 car-owner points. Kenseth's car failed inspection because the quarter panels were too high following the race.

, and are among 46 nominees for the College Baseball Hall of Fame's inaugural class (see chart on this page). The finalists will be announced April 26, followed by an induction ceremony July 4 in Lubbock, Texas.

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