ACC-GEORGIA TECH-VIRGINIA TECH
Virginia Tech tops Georgia Tech 3-2 in ACC tourney
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Chad Pinder drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh to help Virginia Tech beat Georgia Tech 3-2 on Friday in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, clinching an appearance in Sunday's final.
Pinder also had a solo home run in the fourth for the sixth-seeded Hokies (38-19), who went 3-0 in Pool B to clinch a reach the title game.
Alex Perez also drove in a run for the Hokies, while starter Devin Burke (10-3) allowed two runs - one earned - and seven hits in 7 2/3 innings. Clark Labitan earned his 10th save.
Sam Dove and Matt Gonzalez each had two hits for the seventh-seeded Yellow Jackets (34-25), while Jonathan King (6-5) took the loss after allowing nine hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Georgia Tech upset second-seeded Florida State in its tournament opener but finished at 1-2 in Pool B.
ACC-NC STATE-MIAMI
NC State beats Miami 7-1 in ACC tournament
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Trea Turner and Bryan Adametz each drove in two runs to help North Carolina State beat Miami 7-1 on Friday in pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Turner had a two-run single in a four-run second inning for the fourth-seeded Wolfpack (44-13), who improved to 2-0 in Pool A in Durham. N.C. State beat Clemson 6-3 on Thursday and can reach Sunday's championship game by beating top-seeded North Carolina on Saturday.
Reliever Andrew Woeck (6-1) earned the win, pitching three scoreless innings without giving up a hit.
Starter Chris Diaz (6-5) took the loss for the eighth-seeded Hurricanes (35-23), who also lost 10-0 to North Carolina on Thursday and stand at 0-2 in pool play.
For Miami, Tyler Palmer had two hits while Brad Fieger brought in the Hurricanes' only run by taking a bases-loaded walk in the third inning.
Miami faces fifth-seeded Clemson on Saturday.
NATIONALS-ESPINOSA
Nationals' Espinosa has broken bone in right wrist
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa has a broken bone in his right wrist and will rest a few days to see if it improves.
Manager Davey Johnson said Friday that Espinosa has been playing with discomfort since getting hit by a pitch April 14 against the Atlanta Braves. Espinosa also has a bone chip in the wrist, but the main concern is a small fracture that needs time to heal.
The Nationals want to avoid putting Espinosa on the disabled list, so they are hoping a few days of rest will be enough.
Espinosa has struggled all season at the plate. He's hitting .163 with a .196 on-base percentage.
Steve Lombardozzi will take Espinosa's place in the lineup.
FRENCH OPEN-US QUALIFIERS
For 1st time since '82, 3 US men qualify in Paris
PARIS (AP) - Three U.S. men have qualified for the French Open for the first time in more than 30 years.
Jack Sock of Lincoln, Neb., Denis Kudla of Arlington, Va., and Steve Johnson of Orange, Calif., all won their qualifying matches Friday to earn berths in the main draw at Roland Garros.
A trio of American men hadn't done that together in Paris since 1982, when Charles Strode, Craig Wittus and Derek Tarr qualified. That year, all three lost in the first round of the main tournament.
Sock's first opponent will be Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain, Kudla meets Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic and Johnson plays Albert Montanes of Spain.
Sock and Kudla are both 20; Johnson is 23. None has played in the French Open before.
The tournament starts Sunday.
REDSKINS-REED
Redskins sign 3rd-round draft pick Jordan Reed
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - The Washington Redskins have signed third-round pick Jordan Reed, putting all of their draft selections under contract for the 2013 season.
The Redskins announced the deal Friday for the tight end from Florida. Reed led the Gators in receiving last year with 45 catches for 559 yards.
The Redskins have now signed all 6 of their draft picks, led by second-round choice David Amerson of North Carolina State.
Washington didn't have a first-round pick this year, having traded it to the St. Louis Rams a year ago in order to move into position to select Robert Griffin III.
NASCAR-RCR APPEAL
NASCAR panel upholds RCR penalties
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - A NASCAR appeals panel has upheld the penalties for two Richard Childress Racing Nationwide crew members who were also criminally charged for fighting with Nelson Piquet Jr. at Richmond last month.
Crew members Thomas Costello and Michael Scearce of driver Brian Scott's team were both suspended for four Nationwide Series races and fined $15,000 each. The suspensions begin next week at Dover. The two will be able to return in late June at Kentucky.
RCR chief operating officer Torrey Galida said Friday he was unsure if his organization would appeal the ruling by the three-person panel. He said RCR appealed because it thought the NASCAR penalties were excessive.
Henrico County police have also charged Scearce with two counts of misdemeanor assault. Costello received one count of misdemeanor assault.
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