Noteworthy

Auto racing Kasey Kahne won the pole at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., yesterday with a lap of 92.153 mph.

Baseball Tim Federowicz’s grand slam in the top of the ninth inning last night sent North Carolina to a 7-3 victory over LSU in a College World Series elimination game disrupted twice in two days by rain.

Pro basketball Forward Trevor Ariza has exercised his player contract option to remain with the Lakers.

Pro hockey The Flames were busy at the NHL Draft, acquiring center Mike Cammalleri from the Kings in a three-way deal and shipping forward Alex Tanguay to the Canadiens last night. The Flames sent their first round pick, 17th overall, to Los Angeles for Cammalleri. The Kings then traded the 17th and 28th picks in the first round to Anaheim for the Ducks’ pick at No. 12. ... The Panthers traded captain Olli Jokinen to the Coyotes for defensemen Nick Boynton and Keith Ballard and a second-round pick. … The Flyers traded versatile forward R.J. Umberger to the Blue Jackets. The Flyers received the Blue Jackets’ first-round pick (19th overall) and Columbus’ third-round selection (67th overall). … John Anderson has been hired to coach the Atlanta Thrashers after leading Chicago, their top affiliate, to the American Hockey League championship.

Names Sports broadcaster Pat Summerall was recovering yesterday from emergency surgery to stop internal bleeding, his wife said. Cheri Summerall said her 78-year-old husband was resting comfortably in a Dallas hospital.

Soccer Rustu Recber saved a penalty shot from Mladen Petric yesterday in Vienna, Austria, to clinch Turkey’s 3-1 shootout win over Crotia in the quarterfinals of the European Championship following a 1-1 draw.

Tennis Nadia Petrova defeated Samantha Stosur 6-3, 6-3 to reach the final of the Eastbourne International Women’s Open.

In the courts Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch is expected to plead guilty next week to an unspecified charge stemming from a hit-and-run accident involving his SUV, Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark said yesterday. … The NBA wants disgraced referee Tim Donaghy to pay the league $1.4 million, including his wages for games on which he bet or provided inside tips to gamblers. The written demand, filed Thursday in federal court, asks a judge to force Donaghy to pay the sum as restitution in his gambling case.

And finally …

Stingrays to play The Rhode Island Stingrays will host the Ottawa Fury tonight at Pierce Memorial Field in East Providence at 7 o’clock. Among four players who moved on to the professional ranks from last year’s Stingrays roster are Geoff Cameron of the Houston Dynamo; Danleigh Borman of the New York Red Bulls; Matt Britner of the New England Revolution and Lukasz Tumicz with Poland’s Division One team, Jagiellonia Bialystok. For more information on the Stingrays, visit www.stingraysoccer.com

Journal Wire Reports