Auto racing

KYLE BUSCH WINS NATIONWIDE CROWN: Kyle Busch made it a double dose of celebration, winning the Nationwide Series championship before completing a lap and capping his night at Homestead-Miami Speedway with his ninth trip to Victory Lane.

Busch held off a hard-charging Carl Edwards to win the 300-mile race, fitting because the two NASCAR stars finished 1-2 in the final standings.

Team owner Joe Gibbs led the Joe Gibbs Racing team in a short prayer shortly after Busch won the race.

Busch only needed to start the race Saturday to win his first NASCAR title. When the green flag dropped on the race, Busch was the champ.

Pro golf

LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP REDUCED TO 54 HOLES: More rain on already saturated grounds at The Houstonian Country Club washed out play at the LPGA Tour Championship on Saturday, forcing tour officials to cut the season-ending event to 54 holes.

More than 1.4 inches of rain fell on the course from Friday morning until the decision was made to call off play Saturday at 1:30 p.m. CST.

Play is expected to resume at 8 a.m. today to complete the second round. A cut will be made to the low 70 scores and ties, and a third round and final round will be played starting at 7 a.m. on Monday.

"We had a plan to try and play 72 holes by Monday, but that would have required players to possibly stay over for Tuesday and we didn't want to do that," said Doug Brecht, the tour's vice president for rules and competition.

In other pro golf news, Lee Westwood maintained his two-shot lead at the Dubai World Championships after shooting a 6-under 66 Saturday in the third round.

The Englishman made six birdies to take his total to 15-under 201. England's Ross McGowan was second after a 66.

Westwood opened up a five-shot advantage over Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, his only remaining rival for the Race to Dubai. Should he win both titles, Westwood will receive $2.75 million and become Europe's No. 1 player for the first time since 2000.

Men's basketball

IU SIGNS SHEEHEY: Indiana coach Tom Crean announced Saturday that forward Will Sheehey has signed a national letter-of-intent to play with the Hoosiers.

Sheehey is a 6-foot-6 forward from Weston, Fla. He joins guard Victor Oladipo as the only signees in Crean's early recruiting class.

Sheehey averaged 24.6 points, 10 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game last season as a junior. His father, Mike, played college basketball at Syracuse and St. Bonaventure, while his uncle, Tom, played at Virginia and with the Boston Celtics.

Crean said he likes Sheehey's mid-range game.

Women's basketball

ST. XAVIER ROUTS PURDUE CALUMET: Despite 16 points from MeMe Harris (Merrillville), Purdue Calumet fell 110-64 to St. Xavier Saturday afternoon.

Alex Starr added 11 points and Amanda Gaskin had a career-high 10 rebounds.

College bowling

VU WOMEN SIXTH AT HAWK CLASSIC: Valparaiso University's women's bowling team has totaled 8.910 pins over two days and sits in sixth place overall at the Hawk Classic in Millsboro, Del.

College swimming

VU MEN FALL TO WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE: David Sivak (Hobart) placed second in the 200 free and 200 fly, but Wisconsin-Milwaukee defeated Valparaiso University 200-57 in Horizon League action.

WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE DEFEATS VU WOMEN: Rachel Majercik won the 100 fly, but Wisconsin-Milwaukee defeated Valparaiso University 201-72 in Horizon League action.

College tennis

VU WOMEN ADDS THREE PLAYERS: Valparaiso University's women's tennis team picked up three players, including two recruits. Abby Wright, a transfer from Florida Atlantic, joins the Crusaders this spring. Shea Hennessy, a senior at Marist, and Kristin Zakiewicz (Northridge) recently signed national letters of intent, and they will join the squad in the fall.

Prep cross country

OSBORN LEADS INDIANA TO WIN: David Osborn (Chesterton) won the boys race in 15:38, helping team Indiana win the combined crown at the Mideast Cross Country Championships in Kettering, Ohio.

Indiana defeated Ohio 83-106, winning the combined crown for the first time since 2003.

Osborn is just the fourth local runner to win an individual crown. He joins LaPorte's Mike Fouts (2007), Lake Central's Tiffany Redlarczyk (2002) and Kankakee Valley's Celeste Susnis (1989) on the list.

Jake Carden (Kouts) placed 36th overall (16:29), as the Indiana placed first in the boys division with 29 points. The last time Indiana won the boys crown was 2002.

Illinois edged Indiana 44-54 for the girls crown. Lake Central's Dana Payonk was 10th overall in 18:54, while teammate Megan Plenus was 24th (19:19).