Patrick Has Another Confrontation, Another Mediocre Starting Position

Danica Patrick, qualifying for the Honda Indy 200, had a few words for fellow driver Milka Duno. (By Tom Puskar -- Associated Press)

Hamilton is coming off a 68-second victory at the British GP that gave him the advantage in a three-way tie atop the Formula One standings. The Briton has the tiebreaker against Ferrari drivers Massa and Kimi Raikkonen, who also have 48 points.

No McLaren driver has won at Hockenheim since Mika Hakkinen10 years ago, while Ferrari has five victories in Germany since then.

· DEW TOUR: Olympic gold medalist Shaun White won the skateboard vert event, and Paul Rodriguez won the skateboard park event at the Right Guard Open in Cleveland.

White took the lead in his second run, showing finesse and amplitude with a combination of 540s and 720s. Many of White's competitors fell during their runs while attempting to unseat him. White earned a score of 92.00, Bucky Lasek finished second with 88.25, and Bob Burnquist was third with 87.25.

Rodriguez earned an average score of 90.75, and 14-year-old Chaz Ortiz was second with 90.70. Rodolfo Ramos was third with 88.50.

Jamie Bestwick won the BMX vert event. As the last two athletes to ride in the finals, Bestwick and Chad Kagy were tied for the lead with 94.50. Bestwick executed a flawless run, which included a downside tailwhip X up, and Kagy fell while attempting a double whip flair and placed second.

· HORSE RACING: The California Horse Racing Board has unanimously adopted a regulation that effectively bans anabolic steroids in horses running in the state.

The board moved the anabolic steroids testosterone, boldenone, nandrolone, and stanozolol into a higher classification, so that now, without exception, any steroid violation will result in the disqualification of the horse.

Under new penalties, violations could result in a minimum 30-day suspension.

The new rules must still be approved by the Office of Administrative Law, which can take up to two months.