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football

Broncos' Quinn makes
amends with Tebow

Brady Quinn is apologizing to Tim Tebow for unflattering comments Quinn made about the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback in a GQ article.

The article on Tebowmania was written by Michael Silver and titled "The year of Magical Stinking: An Oral History of Tebow Time."

Quinn, a backup quarterback for the Broncos, was quoted as saying, "We've had a lot of, I guess, luck, to put it simply." He also said he thought the fans were the reason Tebow leapfrogged him on the depth chart when supplanting Kyle Orton as the starter after a 1-4 start.

"I felt like the fans had a lot to do with that," Quinn said. "Just 'cause they were chanting his name. There was a big calling for him. No, I don't have any billboards. That would have been nice."

Quinn also said that the way Tebow expresses his faith doesn't "seem very humble to me." Both men are Christians.

Quinn took to Twitter after the article's release Tuesday, saying the comments attributed to him did not reflect his opinion of Tebow. Tebow "deserves a lot of credit for our success, and I'm happy for him and what he accomplished. Most importantly, he is a great teammate," Quinn wrote.

Quinn said he has reached out to Tebow directly "to clear this up."

Also: John Junker, the Fiesta Bowl's former top executive, pleaded guilty in Phoenix to a felony charge stemming from a political donations scandal that nearly jeopardized the bowl's role as a regular host of college football's national championship game.

Junker entered the plea for his role in soliciting political contributions from Fiesta Bowl employees, a development that probably will help federal and state investigations into the scheme. A 276-page bowl investigation report found the "apparent scheme" to reimburse at least $46,539 for employees' political contributions. It also reported lavish spending by Junker.

misCELLANEOUS

UNLV women's golf
second in home tourney

The UNLV women's golf team took second in the UNLV Spring Invitational at Cascata Golf Club.

The Rebels finished at 27-over-par 891 in the two-day event, 19 strokes behind Arizona. San Diego State (905) was third and New Mexico (909) fourth.

UNLV freshman Dana Finkelstein finished third individually at 4-over 220, freshman Mayko Chwen Wang (222) tied for fifth, and sophomore Katerina Prorokova (223) tied for eighth. Arizona's Isabelle Boineau and Manon Gidali shared medalist honors at 218.

Also: The College of Southern Nevada baseball team beat Canada's Prairie Baseball Academy 10-1 at Morse Stadium.

Morgan Stotts went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and two RBIs, and Sean McCracken went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Starter Cory Welch combined with relievers Mario Franzese and Billy Richardson for a two-hitter, with five walks and eight strikeouts.

The Coyotes (13-3) have won nine in a row.

Joe Johnson, the Atlanta Hawks' All-Star guard, will miss at least two games because of an injured left knee. The injury casts doubts on whether Johnson, selected to play in the All-Star Game for the sixth straight year, will be ready for Sunday's game at Orlando, Fla.

Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield said new criminal charges against him are "baseless" and suggested he's the target of a conspiracy involving NASCAR and law enforcement officials.

Indictments by a North Carolina grand jury released Monday charged Mayfield, 42, with three counts of possessing property stolen from businesses, and a fourth charge of obtaining property by false pretense. The charges follow a November raid on Mayfield's Catawba, N.C., home, after which he was charged with possessing 1.5 grams of methamphetamine.