U.S. shot putter Christian Cantwell raised his arms in victory - then went to check the tape measure to confirm what he already knew.
His throw of 73 feet, 11 1/2 inches at the Oregon Track Classic in Gresham, Ore., yesterday was the world's best this year.
Cantwell, the 2004 world indoor champion, held the world's previous outdoor best this year, a throw of 73-4 at the Home Depot Invitational last month in Carson, Calif.
John Capel, a former wide receiver at the University of Florida who tried to find a place in the NFL for two years before devoting himself full-time to track, won the 100 meters in 10.07 seconds.
Capel won the world outdoor title in the 200 last year, and was defending champion in the 200 at the Oregon Track Classic.
Debbie Ferguson of Jamaica won a slow 200 in 22.84 against a field that included teenager Allyson Felix, the U.S. high school record holder in the 200 who last year broke a mark set by sprinter Marion Jones.
Soccer
Los Angeles will get a second Major League Soccer franchise, the L.A. Times reported in yesterday's editions.
Chivas USA, owned by Mexican businessman Jorge Vergara, will play alongside the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center, the paper said.
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England, Spain and Portugal each got morale-boosting wins in their final exhibition matches before the start of the European Championship.
The Netherlands, however, lost for the second time in a week - with the tournament co-favorite whistled off the field by its angry fans.
In World Cup qualifying, Ecuador beat Bolivia, 3-2, to move into the top five of the 10-team South American group. The other eight teams play today.
Senegal, Nigeria and Tunisia were the big winners on the first day African World Cup qualifying, while Morocco was held to a 1-1 draw by Malawi.
In Manchester, England, forward Wayne Rooney scored two goals in a 6-1 rout of Iceland, showing, at age 19, that he is more than just the youngest player in the June 12-July 4 tournament.
Darius Vassell also scored two while Frank Lampard and Wayne Bridge added the others.
England played without captain David Beckham. The Real Madrid midfielder had a cyst removed from his back, but he is expected to resume training when the team arrives in Portugal.
Robbie Keane scored the lone goal as Ireland upset the Netherlands, 1-0, just one week after Belgium topped the Dutch by the same score. Fans at the Amsterdam Arena derisively whistled the Dutch players off the field.
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