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LOCAL
Correction
DAYTON -- Liberty High junior Jessica White finished third in the 100- and 200-meter dashes during last weekend's Division II state track and field meet at Welcome Stadium.
She ran the 100 in 12.75 seconds and the 200 in 25.43. Her times were listed incorrectly in a story Sunday.
REGION
Aeros win 4-0
ALTOONA, Pa. -- Brian Tallet pitched seven shutout innings and Jhonny Peralta and Victor Martinez had three hits apiece as the Akron Aeros beat the Altoona Curve 4-0 on Sunday.
Akron scored all four runs in the third inning off Altoona starter Ben Shaffar (3-4) for a three-game sweep in the International League.
Billy Munoz drove in a pair of runs with a single, with Martinez and Jason Fitzgerald also singling home a run apiece.
Tallet (5-1) allowed six hits, struck out three and walked two for the win.
Shaffar, who entered the game with a 1.43 ERA over his past six starts, gave up four runs on four hits over 21/3 innings.
He left the game with an injury to the shoulder of his non-throwing arm.
Brad King went 3-for-3 for Altoona.
Brad Guy threw 32/3 scoreless innings, and Matt Montgomery pitched two shutout innings to extend his scoreless streak to 142/3 innings.
NATION
Walters winsUSPRO cycling
PHILADELPHIA -- Mark Walters, a Canadian competing for Navigators racing team, used a final sprint to edge Chann McRae of U.S. Postal Service at the finish line and win the USPRO Cycling Championship.
In the women's Liberty Classic, Petra Rossner of the Saturn racing team won her sixth consecutive title with a sprint past Laura Van Gilder of Trek Plus.
Coloradocoach dies
BOULDER, Colo. -- Tom McMahon, co-defensive coordinator at the University of Colorado, died of cancer on Sunday. He was 53.
WNBA roundup
* HOUSTON -- Tina Thompson scored 23 points as the Houston Comets beat the Sacramento Monarchs 75-62. Sheryl Swoopes added 20 points as Houston kept Sacramento (0-3) winless. Ruthie Bolton led the Monarchs with 18. Kedra Holland-Corn added 11 for the Monarchs.
* WASHINGTON -- Chamique Holdsclaw had 23 points and a season-high 15 rebounds to help Washington defeat Miami 76-67.
Miami was led by Sheri Sam's 23 points.
* AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Crystal Robinson scored 19 points and reserve Becky Hammon added 17 as New York beat Detroit 70-63.
Tari Phillips added 15 points for New York (5-2), which has won five of six since an opening-night loss in Los Angeles, while Kay Whitmore scored 11. Rookie Swin Cash led the Shock with 14 points and Deanna Nolan had 13. Wendy Palmer added nine points and a career-high 15 rebounds to become the fifth WNBA player to reach 1,000 career rebounds, joining Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson, Vicky Bullet and Yolanda Griffith.
* PHOENIX -- Brandy Reed scored 20 points, including two free throws with 13.7 seconds left, to lead Phoenix over Charlotte 80-77.
* SEATTLE -- Margo Dydek scored 22 points to lead Utah over Seattle 71-68. Adrienne Goodson added 14 points and four assists for Utah (4-2), while Marie Ferdinand scored 13 points.
WORLD
Illbruck winssailing event
KIEL, Germany -- Illbruck Challenge became the first German sloop to capture the Volvo Ocean Race, the grueling around-the world sailing event held every three years.
Illbruck sailed into the German shipyard city of Kiel, ending a punishing nine-month, 32,700-mile race.
Vindicator staff/wire reports