SPORTSCENE

Published Saturday, June 2, 2007

Hornaday breezes to truck victory

Ron Hornaday Jr. never got in a truck as bad as the one he drove in practice.

With the way his crew got it ready for the race, Hornaday is thinking championship.

Hornaday dominated at the end and drove the No. 33 Chevrolet to an easy victory in the Craftsman Truck Series race last night at Dover International Speedway, his second win in the last three races.

After cruising toward the finish line on the mile concrete track, Hornaday dropped the checkered flag and it fell on the back of his truck. He needed a little help to get it back and was able to take his victory lap as smoothly as he finished the race.

That was about the only mistake for Hornaday in this one.

"It was probably the coolest win," Hornaday said.

Hornaday beat Stacy Compton by 7.009 seconds. Travis Kvapil was third, and Johnny Benson and Mike Bliss rounded out the top five.

Mickelson’s wrist isn’t broken

Phil Mickelson had an MRI on his left wrist yesterday that showed inflammation, but no break, and the three-time major champion said he still wants to try to play next week on the PGA Tour.

Mickelson, who moved up to No. 2 in the world ranking after his victory in The Players Championship, believes he injured his wrist while chipping out of the deep rough at Oakmont earlier this week during practice for the U.S. Open.

He withdrew from the Memorial after 11 holes Thursday.

A specialist in San Diego found no break, but a statement from his management said Mickelson will take anti-inflammatory medication for the next few days and begin therapy on Monday.

Texas football player arrested

Texas junior defensive end Henry Melton was arrested and charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated early yesterday.

Melton was pulled over in the popular Sixth Street entertainment district about 2:30 a.m. after officers noticed his truck driving in an unsafe manner, Austin police spokeswoman Laura Albrecht said.

In the arrest report, Officer Steven Martinez said Melton failed a field sobriety test, smelled strongly of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes, staggered, used profanity and was insulting during his interview.

Melton also told the officer he had nothing to drink, Martinez reported.