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Weltz, Burkle surprise at U.S. swim trials

OMAHA, June 29 (UPI) -- Scott Weltz and Clark Burckle surprised the favorites Friday and made the U.S. Olympic swimming team in the 200-meter breaststroke.

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Cammile Adams became a first-time Olympian with a win in the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Swimming Trials and Nathan Adrian captured the 100-meter freestyle.

Rivals Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, meanwhile, set up another duel when they easily qualified for the finals in the 200-meter individual medley.

Brendan Hansen and Eric Shanteau were expected to be the top finishers in the breaststroke event and thus qualify for next month's Olympics in London. They already had claimed spots on the Olympic team earlier in the trials by finishing 1-2 in the 100-meter breaststroke.

Weltz, however, put on a late sprint and won the finals in 2:09.91, with Burckle finishing second in 2:09.97. Shanteau wound up third and Hansen fourth and neither will swim the 200-meter race in London.

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Adams turned in a time of 2:06.52 to win the 200-meter butterfly with Kathleen Hersey capturing an Olympic berth with her second-place finish.

Adrian won the 100-meter freestyle in 48.10, with Cullen Jones finishing second in 48.46.

Jones swam the third leg on the wining American 400-meter freestyle relay team at the Beijing Olympics. That victory, which came by just .08 of a second over France, allowed Phelps to win one of his record eight gold medals at those Games.

Phelps and Lochte will go at it again Saturday in the 200-meter individual medley after they turned in the two fastest qualifying times Friday.

Lochte was the top qualifier in 1:55.51 and Phelps was timed in 1:56.66. They have split their two duels thus far in these trials -- Lochte winning the 400-meter individual medley and Phelps the 200-meter freestyle.


White Sox hammer Yankees with 19 hits

NEW YORK, June 29 (UPI) -- Alexei Ramirez had four of 19 hits and drove in three runs for the Chicago White Sox Friday in a 14-7 blasting of the New York Yankees.

The result took away some of the luster of another move up the all-time hit list by New York's Derek Jeter.

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Chicago whipped up on five New York pitchers, turning an 8-6 lead into a runaway with six runs over the final three innings.

Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the seventh and had an RBI double during Chicago's four-run ninth. A.J. Pierzynski hit two solo homers and added a third RBI on an infield single in the third.

Chicago won its fourth straight and defeated the Yankees for the second night in a row, having overcome a two-run deficit in the ninth for a victory Thursday.

Jose Quintana (3-1) got the win despite giving up six runs on eight hits in six innings.

New York starter Adam Warren (0-1) also allowed six runs on eight hits, but did so in just 2 1/3 innings.

It was the major league debut for Warren, who was called up after the New York rotation was rocked by injuries.

Jeter led off the New York first with a double for the 3,185th hit of his career. That moved him past Cal Ripken Jr., into 13th place on the all-time hit list. Napoleon Lajoie is 12th on with 3,252 hits.


Mahan goes after third win of 2012

BETHESDA, Md., June 29 (UPI) -- Hunter Mahan, trying to become the first three-time winner on the PGA Tour this year, moved in front Friday after two rounds of the AT&T National.

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On a day in which temperatures soared well past 100 degrees at the Congressional Country Club, Mahan shot a 5-under 65 for a 36-hole total of 135.

That put him two shots in front of Jimmy Walker and Robert Garrigus and three ahead of Pat Perez, Seung-Yul Noh, Rod Pampling, Stewart Cink and Vijay Singh.

Singh walked around the course with a wet towel over his head and players took other precautions to survive the hot day.

Tiger Woods, who like Mahan and Jason Dufner has won twice on the tour this season, holed a 48-foot eagle putt at the par-5 16th to shoot a 68 and jump into a share of 11th place at 140. First-round leader Bo Van Pelt was at 140 after shooting a 73.

Mahan won the World Match Play Championship and the Houston Open in a span of four starts. He has not had another Top 10 finish, but he wound up 11th last week at the Travelers Championship when he shot a 61 in the final round.

Mahan made seven birdies Friday and did not make more than a 4 on any hole.


Camarena-Williams wins second Olympic trip

EUGENE, Ore., June 29 (UPI) -- Jilian Camarena-Williams and Emma Coburn won the only finals held at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday.

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Camarena-Williams made her second consecutive Olympic team by winning the shot put with a throw of 62-10 1/2.

Michelle Carter and Tia Brooks finished second and third to become a part of the U.S. squad that will compete next month at the London Games.

Coburn then dominated on her way to victory in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. She outdistanced runner-up Bridget Franek in the time of 9:32.78, capturing the race by almost 3 seconds.

Coburn's University of Colorado teammate Shalaya Kipp finished third in 9:35.73 and will be going to London. The women's steeplechase will be held for only the second time at the Olympics.

In preliminary action, defending Olympic gold medalist Angelo Taylor led qualifying into the finals of the 400-meter hurdles with a clocking of 48.77.

The United States swept the medals in the event at the Beijing Olympics, with Kerron Clement winning the silver and Bershawn Jackson the bronze. Jackson had the second-fastest qualifying time Friday with a 48.83 and Clement was third in 49.04.

In qualifying for the women's 200-meter finals, Sanya Richards-Ross led the way in 22.15, followed by Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh.

Felix was the silver medal winner in Beijing.

After the opening day of the heptathlon, Hyleas Fountain led the competition with 3,948 points -- 151 more than Sharon Day. Fountain is hoping to improve on the silver medal she won in China four years ago

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