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Arnold second twice

BOWLING GREEN — YSU senior Olivia Arnold placed second in two events as the Penguin swim team faced Bowling Green and Buffalo in a non-scoring meet Friday.

Arnold placed second in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10 minutes, 31.66 seconds and was in second in the 500 freestyle (5:11.05).

In the 200-yard butterfly Caitlin Cook placed third (2:11.90) and freshman Kirstin Walker was fourth in the 200 (1:58.53).

Amanda Carpin was fourth with a personal-best score of 221.50 in the 3-meter dive and she was fifth in the 1-meter dive (210.05).

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Buick Invitational

SAN DIEGO — Camilo Villegas accomplished his goal Friday, keeping it around par and keeping the lead while playing the tough South Course in all the elements a golfer dreads, from rain to wind to cold.

John Rollins was one shot behind, and achieved more than anyone imagined.

On a tough day for scoring, Rollins holed out a 9-iron for eagle and made six birdies on his way to an 8-under 64 that at least gave Villegas some company.

Villegas teed off in a steady rain, and when he reached the exposed holes along the Pacific bluffs, more rain arrived equipped with gusts up to 25 mph that made the San Diego weather feel more like Sun Valley.

Moh sets record

NEW YORK — Clarisse Moh of Seton Hall set the meet record for the women’s 500 meters at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Friday.

Moh finished in 1:12.04 at the Armory Track and Field Center, breaking the mark of 1:13.00 set by former teammate Alexandra McCoy last year.

Lesiba Masheto of Illinois won the men’s 500 for the second straight year in 1:02.11.

Pro Bowl blackout

HONOLULU — The NFL has granted Hawaii a second TV blackout extension for the Pro Bowl.

The league said Friday that Sunday’s all-star game at Aloha Stadium must be sold out by 11:30 a.m. today — 24 hours before kickoff — or the contest won’t be televised in the state.

The original 72-hour deadline came and went Thursday, with the league granting a one-day extension. It passed Friday morning with about 1,500 tickets still available, about half the number that remained Thursday.

The Pro Bowl has sold out, usually weeks in advance, every year since moving to the 50,000-seat Aloha Stadium in 1980.

Rough Rogue Stakes

NEW YORK — Manteca extended his winning streak to four, beating Giant Moon by 21‚Ñ2 lengths Friday in the $67,500 Rough Rogue Stakes for New York breds at Aqueduct.

A 4-year-old colt, Manteca finished second in his debut last April at Aqueduct and is unbeaten since then. Rajiv Maragh was aboard for trainer Charlton Baker as Manteca led all the way in the one-mile, 70-yard race clocked in 1:42.59 on the fast track.

Manteca paid $6.80, $3.40 and $2.50 in his stakes debut.

Hamlin takes luge

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Erin Hamlin of the United States has won the women’s race at the Luge World Championships.

The 22-year-old from tiny Remsen, N.Y., had the fastest runs in both heats at Mount Van Hoevenberg and finished with a time of 1 minute, 28.098 seconds. Natalie Geisenberger of Germany was second in 1:28.285, and Natalia Yakushenko of Ukraine took the bronze in 1:28.334.

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Soccer voodoo

MEXICO CITY — A Mexican newspaper began encouraging soccer fans to cast a voodoo hex on the United States ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier in Columbus, Ohio.

Readers of the Record could trade in coupons for voodoo-doll likenesses of U.S. players at Blockbuster video stores in Mexico City on Friday. Fans were instructed to use the doll to wish for a Mexico goal.

“Hold a needle firmly between your thumb and index finger and prick slowly the part of the doll where you want to affect the opponent,” the instructions say. The back of the doll’s jersey read, “Gringos.”

Four Continents dance

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the ice dancing title at the ISU Four Continents competition on Friday.

The pair from suburban Detroit scored a 192.39 to beat Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir in the test event for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics that is the final one before next month’s world championships.

Virtue and Moir thrilled the fans with their innovative free dance program to Pink Floyd’s “The Great Gig in the Sky” and “Money,” scoring 191.81.

Rohbock wins gold

WHISTLER, British Columbia — Shauna Rohbock won her fourth medal of the bobsled World Cup season Friday, taking gold on the track where the Winter Olympics will be held in a year.

Vindicator staff/wire reports