Sports digest: Keselowski holds off Kyle Busch in Memphis race



As he hit the final turn at Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park, Brad Keselowski was loose, almost sideways, and trying to hold on as he reached the finish line.

Having Nationwide Series points leader Kyle Busch right on his rear bumper only added to the pressure.

"I was doing all I could do to stay in front of him," Keselowski said. "I thought I was going to wreck to be honest."

Keselowski was able to grab enough of his Chevrolet's steering wheel to hold on and beat Busch to the finish line Saturday, winning the Kroger on Track For The Cure 250.

The race on the ¾-mile oval came down to a green-white-checker finish after the 14th caution of the day on the final lap when Stephen Wallace spun after tangling with Matt Kenseth. Wallace banged into Kenseth's car after the race, and the two had words on pit road.

Busch finished second and leads Carl Edwards by 215 points in the standings.

  • ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese apologized at the end of Saturday's Ohio State-Minnesota football game for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya.

    Earlier in the telecast, during a promotion for coverage of NASCAR's Chase for the championship, a graphic listed the top five drivers in the points race. Fellow analyst Chris Spielman asked where was Montoya, who is Colombian. Griese replied that he was "out having a taco."

    As the telecast was wrapping up, Griese, the Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Miami Dolphins quarterback, apologized for the remark and said that Montoya is one of the best drivers in NASCAR. In a statement released later, ESPN called the remark "inappropriate" and said Griese planned to apologize again later Saturday night during the network's college football coverage.

  • Timothy Peters took the lead when Denny Hamlin pitted on the 117th lap and won the NASCAR truck series race in Martinsville, Va.

    Peters was doused with frigid water in victory lane after this first career win by points leader Ron Hornaday Jr. and others.

    College water polo

    The No. 2-ranked Cal men (14-4, 2-1) scored eight of the match's final nine goals in roaring from behind to a 13-7 victory over No. 5-ranked Pepperdine (7-9, 1-3) in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match in Berkeley. Sophomore Luka Saponjics scored three goals for the Bears, and sophomore goalie Wil Toppen made 11 saves.

    College volleyball

    The No. 6 Stanford women (13-5, 6-2 Pac-10 Conference) swept Arizona State 33-31, 25-21, 25-20 at home. Junior Alix Klineman posted 19 kills and added eight digs, freshman Hayley Spelman recorded a season-high 10 kills, and junior libero Gabi Ailes came up with 25 digs to drop the Sun Devils to 11-9 and 1-7 in the Pac-10.

  • Santa Clara won the first two games, then had to win the fifth to beat host Pepperdine 25-16, 25-18, 20-25, 17-25, 17-15. The Broncos are 13-9 overall, 3-4 in the West Coast Conference.



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