HOUSTON — Rookie Kurt Suzuki has gotten a lot of help from Jason Kendall since being called up from the minors a few days ago.

OAKMONT, Pa. — This was not the Oakmont anyone expected to see at the U.S. Open.

CLEVELAND — True roundball royalty, the San Antonio Spurs are once again wearing the crown.

Jimmie Johnson and his pal Jeff Gordon have been in high gear through 14 NASCAR Nextel Cup races this season and neither are showing any signs of slowing down.

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 NOTES AND QUOTES for a Friday in the Napa Valley:

Cathy Bennett, from Longview, WA., Junior Duran, Tom Bickford, Manny Castro and 9-year-old James Bickford from Napa helped Junior bring in this 591⁄2 -inch, 40-pound white sturgeon from the Napa River near Green Island Road on Cathy’s 57th birthday.   

• Napa River