CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Russell Wilson threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Luke Wilson with 47 seconds left, lifting the Seattle Seahawks to a 13-9 victory over the Carolina Panthers yesterday. Cam Newton was 12 of 27 for 121 yards with an interception and a fumble for the Panthers.
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) β The Southeastern Conference says South Carolina should have gotten a second chance at a Hail Mary against Auburn. SEC spokesman Chuck Dunlap confirmed yesterday that the Tigers should have drawn a 5-yard penalty for having two players with the same number on the field for the final play.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) β Dale Earnhardt Jr. won at Martinsville Speedway yesterday a week after he was eliminated from the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Jeff Gordon was second, giving Hendrick Motorsports a 1-2 finish on the 10-year anniversary weekend of the fatal plane crash that killed owner Rick Hendrick’s son and nine others aboard.
LAS VEGAS (AP) β Silvano Alves won the world title and the aggregate crown Sunday in the Professional Bull Riders World Finals. Alves, from Pilar Do Sul, Brazil, was the only cowboy to ride all six of his bulls. Defending world champion J.B. Mauney of Mooresville, North Carolina, was second at 453.5.
