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College football

Oregon State offensive coordinator donates kidney to wife of offensive-line coach: Danny Langsdorf, Oregon State offensive coordinator, has donated a kidney to the wife of offensive-line coach Mike Cavanaugh.

Laurie Cavanaugh, 48, had living-donor kidney-transplant surgery Tuesday in Portland.

Langsdorf, 34, was identified as a match through tests with 18 individuals.

"When you work as closely as a coaching staff does, you develop some really deep and solid friendships — I guess you could say this is the ultimate in friendship," Mike Cavanaugh said.

Texas player charged: Texas defensive end Henry Melton, 20, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.

NHL

Senators, down 2-0, return home: The flag of the Ottawa Senators flies throughout Canada's capital — in front of hotels, office buildings and in car windows.

One was also spotted outside a funeral parlor, which could be an omen if things don't change tonight on the home ice of the Eastern Conference champions. Ottawa, after two road losses, is down 2-0 to Anaheim in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final.

Ottawa is eager to host the championship series for the first time in 80 years, when the city's team — which moved to St. Louis in 1934 — won the 1927 championship.

Ottawa is seeking its first Stanley Cup victory since the "new" Senators franchise started play in 1992.

Signings: Carolina re-signed defenseman Glen Wesley, 38, to a one-year, $1.4 million contract.

Calgary forward Matthew Lombardi, 25, signed a three-year extension and the team re-signed forward Marcus Nilson, 29, to a two-year deal.

Auto racing

Newman takes pole: Ryan Newman edged Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the pole for Sunday's Autism Speaks 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race in Dover, Del.

Newman's speed was 152.925 mph.

Kasey Kahne of Enumclaw was fourth in qualifying, and Vancouver, Wash., native Greg Biffle was 10th.

Series leader Jeff Gordon qualified in sixth. Michael Waltrip, a two-time Daytona 500 winner who had missed 12 straight races, qualified in 23rd.

Hornaday wins: Ron Hornaday won the AAA Insurance 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Dover International Speedway. He has won two of the circuit's last three races.

Soccer

Beckham sets up England's goal in draw with Brazil: David Beckham's free kick set up John Terry for the first international goal at the new Wembley stadium in London, but Diego scored in the second minute of injury time to give Brazil a 1-1 exhibition draw against England before 88,745.

Beckham, dumped from the England roster after his celebrity off the field threatened to overshadow his form on it, played on the national team for the first time since a World Cup quarterfinal loss to Portugal on July 1. He was replaced in the 77th minute Friday.

Sailing

Emirates Team New Zealand takes lead: Emirates Team New Zealand beat Luna Rossa of Italy in the first flight of the best-of-nine Louis Vuitton Cup final in Valencia, Spain.

Cycling

Diez wins stage, Di Luca keeps lead: Iban Mayo Diez of the Saunier Duval-Prodir team won the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia in heavy rain, and Liquigas rider Danilo Di Luca retained the overall lead. The 21-stage event ends Sunday in Milan.

College basketball

Florida AD reportedly will meet with Grant: Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley plans to meet with Virginia Commonwealth coach Anthony Grant, 41, today and likely will offer him a job, a source said.

Billy Donovan, who guided Florida to national titles the last two seasons, has signed a five-year contract to coach the NBA Orlando Magic. Grant was a longtime assistant to Donovan before leaving for VCU in 2006.

College baseball

Pac-10 teams go 4-0: All four Pac-10 teams in the field posted victories on the first day of the 64-team NCAA Division I tournament, which has 16 double-elimination regionals.

Defending national champion Oregon State downed Rutgers 5-1 at the Charlottesville (Va.) Regional. Oregon State's Scott Santschi, a former Community Colleges of Spokane player, had two doubles and drove in a run.

Arizona edged Oral Roberts 4-3 in the Wichita (Kan.) Regional.

UCLA beat Pepperdine 7-3 in the Long Beach (Calif.) Regional.

Arizona State, playing on its home field in Tempe, defeated Monmouth of New Jersey 5-3.

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