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Sidney Crosby has always been a first-line player. Now, the Pittsburgh Penguins star has another line: a clothing line.

The 20-year-old Crosby showed off his new clothing and hockey equipment line Tuesday at a store in Mississauga, Ontario.

"When I'm training, traveling or at home with friends, I need comfortable clothing and shoes that reflect my own personal style and the Rbk SC87 collection has me totally covered," Crosby said in a statement.

The line is a nod to his number and his Aug. 7, 1987, birth date and was designed with Crosby's input. He worked with a team of designers in Montreal, said Michele Fortier, a spokeswoman for Reebok Canada.

Initially, the line will be sold at three Canadian sporting goods stores and will not be available online. However, Len Rhodes, general manager of Reebok Canada, said the search is on for retail partners in the United States, where he plans to sell the Crosby line by 2008.

OSAKA, Japan — American Tyson Gay surged past Asafa Powell to win the 100 meters at the track and field world championships Sunday in 9.85 seconds.Gay had the season's best time of 9.84 seconds and was undefeated in the year coming into Osaka. Now, he has his first gold medal at a major international championship.

HARRISON, N.Y. — Steve Stricker, who had gone 6Z\x years and 146 tournaments since his last victory, birdied four of his last five holes to close with a 2-under 69, turning a one-shot deficit into a two-shot victory over K.J. Choi and getting the inaugural PGA Tour Playoffs off to a rousing start — even with Tiger Woods sitting this one out.Along with the fourth victory of his career, Stricker moved to the top of the FedEx Cup standings with 2,050-point lead over Choi, who closed with a 70. .

PORTLAND, Ore. — Lorena Ochoa claimed her third straight LPGA title with a five-stroke victory in the Safeway Classic.Ochoa shot a 71 in the final round for a 12-under 204 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club for her sixth victory of the season. In-Bee Park (64), Christina Kim (69), Sophie Gustafson (75) and Mhairi McKay (72) all finished at 7-under 209.The last player to win three straight tournaments was Annika Sorenstam in 2005. Sorenstam won four straight in 2001, matching the LPGA record.

SONOMA, Calif. — A late-race collision between teammates Dario Franchitti and Marco Andretti on Sunday at Infineon Raceway left both drivers fuming and gave Scott Dixon a victory and a narrow lead in the IndyCar Series championship with two races remaining.Although Franchitti refused to openly criticize his 20-year-old Andretti Green Racing teammate, he said, "Marco was out there trying to win the race and we were out there trying to win a championship.Franchitti came into the race with an eight-point lead over Dixon in the championship.

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