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DETROIT -- Scott Dixon just wanted to enjoy his first victory of the year and hail crews that patched up problems on a shoddy surface. Black Demaryius Thomas Jersey . Dixon won IndyCars Detroit Grand Prix that was marred by poor track conditions that stopped the race for a little more than 2 hours on Sunday, leading the lacklustre race from start to finish. "We have to focus on the positives," he said. Thats easier to do of course when you win. A red flag halted the event 45 laps into a race that was scheduled for 90 laps and shortened to 60. "Id like to give a lot of credit to everyone at IndyCar and the Detroit staff for getting the track back in shape so we could race," Dixon said. "The final 15 lap shootout was exciting for me." It mightve been for James Hinchcliffe, too, if he wasnt the first driver to run into a major problem with the track. Belle Isles 2.07-mile road course that hadnt hosted a race since 2008 had chunks of asphalt and concrete missing. Pot holes and grooves that were recently filled with synthetic rubber became exposed. Crews filled the gaps with epoxy that settled enough for the race to resume after a delay that drained once-filled grandstands. The first sign of trouble was obvious when Hinchcliffe lost control because he ran through a huge divot in the road and slammed into a tire barrier when he was on lap 39. Hinchcliffe, who had finished among the first six in the previous five races this year, shook his head when he got out of his car and took a look at the track under the first yellow flag. "I have never seen anything like it," he said after a 21st-place finish. "We had these big pieces of tar just sort of ripping up from Lap 5. The debris was out there. It was tough to drive around it. "The lap before the accident I had this chunk hit me in the wing." The sprint to the finish was stunted by a caution flag because light rain made a slick track even more slippery. "The track looked like glass," Dixon said. "I just backed it down on the restart before something bad happened." Helio Castroneves wish he wouldve done the same, but he spun out as if his car was on a skating rink and finished 17th. "Its a shame the way we ended up," he said. Dixon pulled away after the final restart on lap 55 for his first win of the season, almost 2 seconds in front of teammate Dario Franchitti. The reigning Indianapolis 500 champion made many moves, mostly on restarts, in limited time after starting 14th in the 25-car field to move into contention, but couldnt catch Dixon. "I tried to get Dixie, but hes been a different class all weekend," Franchitti said. "Hes a wild little fox, made some great moves. Those last laps, thats the hardest Ive ever seen somebody drive a car." Rookie Simon Pagenaud finished third, followed by IndyCar points leader Will Power, Oriol Servia and Tony Kanaan. Dixon, a two-time series champion and 28-time winner, earned his first pole on Saturday. He took advantage of starting first on a track that doesnt give many opportunities to pass and led from start to finish after finishing second last week for the third time this year. "Its a nice way to come back," he said. The series that is trying to make a comeback to become more relevant was hoping to build off momentum created by an entertaining Indy 500 last week that had a track-record 34 lead changes and drew a TV audience that almost matched NASCARs TV rating later on the same day. But drama off the track and a poor performance on it didnt seem to help. IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard confirmed swirling speculation about discord that included a post on his Twitter account two days after the sports signature event that indicated a team owner was trying to get him fired. Bernard wanted the story Sunday to be about the race in the Motor City. That didnt turn out to be good news, either. Dixon wasnt challenged much before the red flag, building a 10-second lead, on a tight road course that had just nine lead changes combined in 2007 and 2008. Detroit Grand Prix officials couldnt wait to show off the Motor City and one of its gems, Belle Isle, this weekend. Everything seemed to going perfectly until the course couldnt withstand the pressure created by high-performance cars in the middle of the race. "Im disappointed," event chairman Bud Denker said. Gary Zimmerman Broncos Jersey . With 16 first round matches postponed and showers predicted for the rest of the week, the Wimbledon warmup could already be facing a Monday final for a second straight year. Womens Champ Bailey Jersey . -- The NFL said Monday that a 30-yard touchdown run by Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams against the Washington Redskins should not have counted because of an inadvertent whistle. http://www.nflbroncosgearshop.com/peyton-manning-jersey/ . When Anthony Gose lifted a fly to right-centre with a man on second in the 10th inning, Jackson realized right away he would need a little extra effort to catch this one. Elite Elvis Dumervil Jersey . With training camp only two weeks away, youre going to hear all sorts of lip service paid to internal growth, to the defensive culture and to great additions brought in this summer. Terrell Davis Womens Jersey . The Badminton World Federation investigated two teams from South Korea and one each from China and Indonesia. It accused them of "not using ones best efforts to win a match" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport" in matches Tuesday night.CHICAGO -- Chris Volstad is not thinking about his winless skid. Hes just trying to make better pitches. Volstad gave up a three-run homer to Brett Wallace and remained winless in 23 starts, the Chicago Cubs 10-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. "The past is in the past, so the only thing Im concerned with is my next game," Volstad said. Fernando Martinez also hit a three-run homer, backing Lucas Harrells eight strong innings for Houston. Harrell (10-8) scattered six hits and struck out six, helping the Astros win for only the third time in their last 28 road games. Harrell has allowed two runs or fewer in all seven of his starts since the All-Star break. "Harrell came right after us," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "Looked like he threw probably 90 per cent fastballs. We didnt capitalize on his aggressiveness at all." Volstad (0-9) lasted just five innings, allowing eight hits and four runs in his latest bid for his first big league win since July 10, 2011. He is approaching the major league record of 28 held by Cliff Curtis, Matt Keough and Jo-Jo Reyes. "There was nothing real crisp going on," Sveum said. "The command, getting the ball up. The off-speed stuff, thats what was getting hit hard." In Volstads first two outings since being recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Aug. 1, he allowed just five runs in 13 innings. He wasnt as sharp on Tuesday, but still sees some positives. "I had a really good changeup," Volstad said. "Sinker had some good action on that. Fastball was down for the most part. Probably one or two that were elevated a little bit. I would say as far as consistency, thats getting better." Volstad fell to 0-14 with a 5.51 ERA during his winless skid, which has been dotted with quality outings here and there. Scott Moore added a solo shot and double twice for a career-high three extra-base hits. Jose Altuve doubled twice and had three of Houstons 13 hits. Darwin Barney drove in the Cubs run with a fielders choice in the seventh. The Cubs have lost 12 of 14 and matched their season high by falling 25 games under .500, their worst record since finiishing the 2006 season 30 games below break-even. Broncos custom jerseys. Harrell retired the first eight Cubs before Volstad singled with two outs in the third, his first hit of the season. Harrell induced two double plays and nearly got a third when Barney just beat Tyler Greenes relay in the seventh, allowing Starlin Castro to score. Harrell got plenty of support in Houstons biggest offensive outburst since scoring 11 runs in Chicago on June 10 against the White Sox. Houston had scored just 11 runs combined in its last six losses on the road. "Isnt that nice?" Astros manager Brad Mills said. "Besides swinging the bat, we made some defensive plays. Lucas comes out and gives us just an absolutely quality start, and gives us that opportunity." Wallaces homer to dead centre in third gave Harrell an early cushion. Houstons five-run sixth was aided by Castros error on a likely double-play ball, his 18th miscue of the season. He tied Pittsburgh third baseman Pedro Alvarez for the most errors in the majors. Moore doubled in Altuve in the first to open the scoring and kick off his best night as a big leaguer. Moore, who broke into the majors with the Cubs in 2006, doubled and scored in the sixth and hit a solo homer to right in the seventh. Volstad will get another shot at breaking his funk in five days, when Sveum hopes he will see more of what he showed in his two previous starts. "After a couple of good outings, even the outing in Triple-A, it was kind of based around one pitch," Sveum said. "I think hell tell you his stuff wasnt what it was the last couple of outings." NOTES: Mills said RHP Francisco Cordero (sprained ligament in toe) likely wont return until Sept. 1. ... The Cubs announced that Albert Almora, their top pick in Junes draft, had been promoted from rookie league Mesa, Ariz., to Class-A Boise. Almora, 18, hit .347 with one homer, 13 RBIs and five steals in 18 games for Mesa. ... Sveum said RHP Matt Garza had not been ruled out for the season, but was still more than a week away from resuming throwing. Garza was placed on the disabled list on July 28 because of stress reaction in his right elbow. ' ' '
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