In Brief

HORSE RACING

Tizway blazes to victory
in Metropolitan Handicap

Tizway had it all his way Monday in winning the $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap, running the second-fastest mile in the storied history of the race.

The 6-year-old son of Tiznow left his 10 rivals in the dust once he made the turn for home and scorched the mile in 1 minute, 32.90 seconds at Belmont Park in New York -- just nine-hundredths of a second off the record of 1:32.81 set by Honour and Glory in 1996.

A year ago, Tizway finished third in the Metropolitan behind Quality Road, who won in a speedy 1:33.11. Tizway missed five months after last year's race with a left front foot injury.

Also: Dubawi Heights wore down leader Celtic Princess in the final strides to win the $250,000 Gamely Stakes at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif.

Dubawi Heights, a 4-year-old Britain-bred filly making her Grade 1 stakes debut, ran 1 1/8 miles on the turf in 1:47.29.

COLLEGES

Virginia tops Maryland
in men's lacrosse final

Colin Briggs scored five goals to lead seventh-seeded Virginia over Maryland 9-7 in the NCAA men's lacrosse championship in Baltimore.

Briggs, who did not play in Saturday's semifinals after being suspended due to a violation of team rules, scored three times on uncontested shots and twice beat defenders 1-on-1.

Also: Southern California's Steve Johnson beat Tennessee's Rhyne Williams 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 to win the NCAA men's tennis singles title at Stanford, Calif.

California's Jana Juricova beat Stanford's Stacey Tan 6-0, 7-6 (2), to win the women's title.

Virginia was selected as the top overall seed for the 64-team NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Cavaliers (49-9) won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament and will host one of 16 four-team, double-elimination regionals that begin Friday.

The other national seeds, in order, are: Florida (45-16), North Carolina (45-14), South Carolina (45-14), Florida State (42-17), Vanderbilt (47-10), Texas (43-15) and Rice (41-19). Those teams will not face each other until the College World Series, if they make it there.

South Carolina made official what football coach Steve Spurrier hinted at all spring -- suspended quarterback Stephen Garcia will return to the Gamecocks on a probationary basis.

Garcia was suspended for the fifth time in his college career -- and second time during spring practice -- on April 6 after an incident at a life skills seminar where he "exhibited behavior that is unacceptable for one of our student-athletes," athletic director Eric Hyman said.

MISCELLANEOUS

Wheldon picks up check
for Indianapolis 500 win

Dan Wheldon received $2,567,255 for winning the Indianapolis 500.

Wheldon won in dramatic fashion when leader JR Hildebrand crashed in the final turn of the final lap. Hildebrand, a rookie, earned $1,064,895 for his second-place finish. The total purse was $13,509,485.

The checks were handed out at Monday night's Indianapolis 500 victory celebration.

Also: The Atlanta Thrashers' sale to a group which would move the team to Winnipeg, Manitoba, could be complete this week, possibly as early as today. The Thrashers' owners are in negotiations with True North Sports and Entertainment, which would relocate the team to Winnipeg.

Belete Assefa became the third straight Ethiopian to win the 10-kilometer Bolder Boulder men's division, finishing in 29 minutes, 22.56 seconds in Boulder, Colo. Kenya's Lineth Chepkurui took the women's title in 32:29.79.