HOUSTON — Stanford senior David Sender did just enough on the pommel horse to edge Jonathan Horton for the overall title at the U.S. gymnastics championships Saturday.
His 13.75 gave Sender 180.7 points for the two-day meet, a mere 0.25 ahead of Horton, who was fourth in the world last year.
Lakewood’s Alexander Artemev finished sixth with 178.150 points while Denver’s Guillermo Alvarez (177.950) was seventh.
Paul Hamm, who broke the fourth metacarpal in his right hand Friday, was named to the national team along with his twin brother, Morgan, who had another strong showing Saturday, winning the floor exercise title and finishing third on both vault and high bar.
Joining the Hamms on the national team are: Sender, Horton, Artemev, Alvarez, Joseph Hagerty, David Durante, Kevin Tan, Raj Bhavsar, Sean Golden, Justin Spring, Tim McNeill and Yewki Tomita.
All are eligible to compete at the Olympic trials, which begin June 19 in Philadelphia. Scores from nationals and trials will be weighted and combined to help select the six-man squad for Beijing.
Tsonga is out of French Open
PARIS — Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew from the French Open because of an injured right knee.
Nicolas Kiefer of Germany and Fabio Fognini of Italy also withdrew a day before the clay-court major begins.
• Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko won the Hypo Group International for a third time, beating defending champion Juan Monaco 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 in Poertschach, Austria.
Johns Hopkins, Syracuse in final
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Johns Hopkins ended Duke’s lacrosse season for the third time in four years and spoiled the last chance for the players stained by a stripper scandal to leave with an NCAA title.
Kevin Huntley scored four goals in Johns Hopkins’ 10-9 victory over top-seeded Duke, and put the Blue Jays in Monday’s championship game against Syracuse. The Orange beat Virginia 12-11 in double overtime in the other semifinal.
Footnotes.
Sophia Young scored 23 points and Becky Hammon added 20 as the San Antonio Silver Stars defeated the visiting Seattle Storm 87-72 in the WNBA.
• Lindsay Whalen scored 21 points to lead four teammates in double figures as the host Connecticut Sun defeated the Sacramento Monarchs 87-64.
• Emanuele Sella won the 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia after breaking away on a steep climb 34 miles from the finish in Alpe di Pampeago, Italy, and Gabriele Bosisio took the overall lead.
• Francesco Chicchi of Italy won the sixth stage of the Volta of Catalunya in Spain, and Remi Pauriol of France maintained a two-second overall lead with one stage left.
• Chelsea fired manager Avram Grant, three days after the club’s loss to Manchester United in the European Champions League final.
• Ricky Hatton prevailed in a lopsided decision over Juan Lazcano to retain his IBO light welterweight title in Manchester, England.
The Associated Press
