IN BRIEF

COLLEGES

Game ends nine hours after first pitch thrown

This was one long day at the ballpark.

Kutztown beat Franklin Pierce 2-1 in the opening round of the NCAA Division II tournament Sunday night in a game that took nine hours in Cary, N.C.

The first pitch was thrown at 1:03 p.m. and Brett Wigder finished off the Ravens with an RBI single over the drawn-in infield in the 12th inning at
10:14 p.m.

There were three delays -- two for bad weather and another for a problem with the lights -- lasting over five hours.

Also: The Virginia men's lacrosse moved on to the Final Four amid the emotional aftermath of the death of Yeardley Love.

Chris Bocklet scored three goals and set up two others, and Adam Ghitelman made 13 saves to help the top-seeded Cavaliers outlast upset-minded No. 8 seed Stony Brook 10-9 in the quarterfinals in Stony Brook, N.Y.

It was Virginia's second game since senior midfielder George Huguely was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Love, a senior defender for the Virginia women's team.

The women's team fell 17-7 at North Carolina in its quarterfinal Saturday.

SOCCER

France's Diarra won't
compete in World Cup

Real Madrid said France midfielder Lassana Diarra was ruled out of the World Cup because of a blood disorder.

The Spanish team said on its website that Diarra is "resting at home" and will have treatment for "asthenic syndrome secondary to a sickle-cell anemia."

Diarra had missed three days of training in the French Alpine resort of Tignes.

His illness was apparently triggered when the team slept at an altitude of 9,800 feet Wednesday night.

Also: Paraguay forward Salvador Cabanas has been released from a rehabilitation clinic in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he was recovering from a gunshot wound to the head.

Cabanas, who would have been selected to Paraguay's World Cup squad if he had been fit, was shot in the head at point-blank range on Jan. 25 in a bar in Mexico City, where he played for Club America.

MISCELLANEOUS

Australian takes title
in Tour of California

Michael Rogers of Australia won the Tour of California, overcoming several challenges in the final miles to capture a race overshadowed by Floyd Landis' accusations of doping by Lance Armstrong.

Rogers won by nine seconds after holding the lead since Thursday. Despite not having a teammate in the attacking group to help, he repelled all challenges during the 83½-mile final stage on a hilly circuit in Ventura County.

American David Zabriskie of Garmin-Transitions, who led Stages 3 and 4, finished second overall, his third runner-up finish in the race's five-year history.

Three-time champion Levi Leipheimer of the United States began the day third overall and ended up there.

Also: Jonas Andersson scored two third-period goals, and Sweden beat Germany 3-1 to win the gold medal at the world hockey championship in Cologne, Germany.

Hollywood Park canceled live racing for Wednesday's card because of a lack of entries.

World welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has been admitted to hospital to treat a mild stomach ulcer and allow him to rest after campaigning for the May 10 congressional elections.