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The World of Outlaws Sprints Commonwealth Clash takes place Wednesday night at Lernerville Speedway.

Time trials begin at 7:15 p.m. with racing slated for 8 p.m. Sammy Swindell, a six-time winmner of this event, is expected to be in action.

The WoO"Mean 15"features Donny Schatz, Jac Haudenschild, Joey Saldana, Brooke Tatnell, Craig Dollansky, Daryn Pittman, Chad Kemenah, Jeremy Campbell, Justin Henderson, Randy Hannagan, Jason Martin, Brian Carlson, Dion Hindi and Becca Anderson.

Pit gates open at 4 p.m. while the grandstands open at 5 p.m.

Butler native Matt Clement received a no-decision Monday as the Boston Red Sox suffered a 7-6 loss to Toronto.Clement (4-4) pitched three and a third innings and allowed six runs on seven hits.

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — Jockey Edgar Prado plans to visit Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro for the first time since the horse's devastating injury at the Preakness.Barbaro continued to rest peacefully at the University of Pennsylvania's George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals. His appetite and vital signs remain strong, officials said.Surgeon Dean Richardson expects this week to remove Barbaro's cast long enough to examine the colt's shattered right hind leg, which is being held together with a plate and 27 screws.Prado, one of the nation's leading riders, resumed racing after the Preakness and has posted several wins.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Ricky Williams is hard at work in the CFL.Clad in shoulder pads, shorts and a blue practice jersey with his new No. 27, the suspended Miami Dolphins running back appeared to be in great shape during his first practice with the Toronto Argonauts.Williams was suspended by the NFL for the entire 2006 season following a fourth positive drug test. But the Dolphins gave him permission to play this year in the CFL, and he signed with Toronto on Sunday.

Clemson was selected as the top seed for the 64-team Division I college baseball tournament.The Tigers (46-14), the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament champions, will host one of 16 four-team, double-elimination regionals that begin Friday.The other national seeds, in order, are: Rice (50-10), Texas (40-19), Alabama (41-19), Cal State Fullerton (43-13), Nebraska (42-15), Georgia (41-19) and Georgia Tech (45-16).The Southeastern Conference had eight teams receive berths, down from the record nine it had in each of the last two years. Joining Alabama and Georgia are Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt.

PHILADELPHIA — Virginia completed an undefeated season with its fourth NCAA men's lacrosse title, beating unseeded Massachusetts 15-7 behind five goals each from Matt Poskay and Matt Ward.

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