HAMPTON, Ga. - Ryan Newman won his fifth straight pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway, turning a lap of 194.690 mph Friday night as temperatures dipped into the upper 40s. It was the 29th career pole for Newman.

Bobby Hamilton Jr. turned in the best qualifying run of his career, putting up the second-fastest speed (193.785) to earn a front-row spot alongside Newman for Sunday's Golden Corral 500.

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers Friday restructured the contract of left tackle Marvel Smith to free $2.55 million in salary-cap money.Smith, 26, will be paid the minimum-wage base salary of $540,000 in 2005 instead of the $3.95 million in salary he had been due. The remaining $3.4 million was paid to Smith this week as a signing bonus. The $3.4 million will be amortized over the remaining four years of Smith's contract.With the additional $852,500, Smith's 2006 cap number will be $6.6 million, which would be the largest in team history.The Steelers need the money gained from the restructuring in order to sign their upcoming draft class. They might also use the money to negotiate multiple-year contracts for restricted free agents Chris Hope, Verron Haynes, Lee Mays or Brett Keisel.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Andre Agassi pulled out of his highly anticipated match against Lleyton Hewitt. Agassi was unable to take the court for a match for the first time in his storied career - 1,092 matches. He could not play Friday in the Pacific Life Open quarterfinal because of a sore and swollen toe.Injuries had forced him to pull out in the past before tournaments began, and he has had to retire during matches. But he had never failed to at least start playing when he was scheduled.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day will undergo hip surgery and could miss the Kentucky Derby for the first time in more than two decades. At a news conference at Churchill Downs Friday, Day said he will have surgery March 30 and faces a rehabilitation period of four to 12 weeks.He said he would not rule out trying to come back to ride in the Derby on May 7, but acknowledged he faces "a long shot at best."Day, 51, is the sport's all-time money earner, and ranks fourth among American jockeys in career victories. He has ridden in every Kentucky Derby in since 1984.