N. Carolina's Barnes off ventilator, family says

Sports Digest

September 15, 2008

North Carolina swimmer and Bel Air native Allison Barnes has been removed from a ventilator but remains in critical condition, her family said in a news release. Barnes, 19, was hospitalized after experiencing "some level of distress" during practice last week. The cause of her condition has not been disclosed. "We ask that you continue to keep Allison in your prayers during her recovery time," said Keith Barnes, her father.

Cycling: A three-man team that included Lance Armstrong won the inaugural 12 Hours of Snowmass race in Colorado. Team Livestrong won over Team Beaver Creek with both teams completing 17 laps, but Livestrong finished about 6minutes, 39seconds faster. Armstrong recently announced his return to the sport to pursue an eighth Tour de France title.

Auto racing: Sebastian Vettel became the youngest driver to win a Formula One race when the 21-year-old German captured the Italian Grand Prix on a wet Monza course that made for difficult driving. Vettel was on the pole and edged Heikki Kovalainen of McLaren by 12.5 seconds to give Torro Rosso its first victory. ... Valentino Rossi won the rain-shortened inaugural Indianapolis GP, the first time motorcycles competed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1909, the year the track was built and two years before the first Indianapolis 500.

Volleyball: Olympic gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won the AVP Crocs Cup Shootout San Francisco, beating Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs, 21-16, 21-12, for their first victory in three tournaments since Beijing.

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Tennis: Russia won its fourth Fed Cup in five years, defeating host Spain when Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Anabel Medina Garrigues, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, to clinch the title.

WNBA: Charde Houston scored 18 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 96-70 win over the host Washington Mystics in both teams' season finale.

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