OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma must erase its wins from the 2005 season and will lose two scholarships for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years, the NCAA said Wednesday.

After Kyle Busch and his older brother Kurt tangled on track and exchanged some harsh words at NASCAR’s all-star event in May, Jeff Gordon made it a point to make some time for his teammate, Kyle.

OAKLAND — When the Oakland Athletics broke camp in March, Jack Cust was a minor leaguer for San Diego, Chad Gaudin was an extra arm in the bullpen and Santiago Casilla was trying to find himself at Triple-A.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For one night in the minors, Timo Perez was in the spotlight again. The former major league outfielder had three hits and two RBIs to lead the International League to a 7-5 victory over the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A All-Star Game on Wednesday night.

The Napa Valley College baseball program presents the fifth annual Storm Baseball Academy, which will be split into two sessions.

SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds knows he’s going to enjoy his home run chase much more if the San Francisco Giants start winning regularly.

JOIGNY, France — Fabian Cancellara says he knows his days in the Tour de France’s yellow jersey are numbered as the race heads toward the Alps.

One more shot.

Today

Athletes from the Napa Track Club collected five medals and set five personal records at the 2007 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. The meet was held July 3-8 on the campus of Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill.

NOTES AND QUOTES for a Thursday in the Napa Valley:

While Register standout Erin Lawley was hustling all over San Francisco’s AT&T Park to bring us her wonderful coverage of baseball’s All-Star Game on Tuesday night, I was watching the Midsummer Classic at my mom and dad’s house here in Napa.

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