Montoya loses pole for technical violation

Sports Digest

September 27, 2008

Less than an hour after Juan Pablo Montoya celebrated his first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole, it was taken away from him because of a technical violation. NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said Montoya's fast lap in Kansas City, Kan., was disqualified because a post-qualifying inspection discovered his rear shock absorbers exceeded the maximum gas pressure allowed. That moved two-time reigning Cup champion Jimmie Johnson up to the pole, with Montoya's No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge moved to 42nd in the 43-car field for tomorrow's Camping World RV 400.

NBA: Guard Jason Williams announced his retirement, ending his 10-year NBA career less than two months after signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. He averaged 11.4 points, 6.3assists and shot 39.6 percent from the field.

Boxing: Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, should be granted a presidential pardon for a racially motivated conviction 75 years ago that blemished his reputation and hurt his boxing career, the House recommended. In 1913, Johnson was convicted of violating the Mann Act, which outlawed the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes. Authorities had first unsuccessfully tried to charge Johnson over his relationship with a white woman who later became his wife. They then found another white woman who testified that Johnson had transported her across state lines in violation of the Mann Act.

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