Kjellman repeats as top lacrosse player

Northwestern did it again, and so did Westwood's Kristen Kjellman. Ten days after her Wildcats won their second consecutive national lacrosse title, the junior midfielder won her second straight Honda Award as the top player in her sport. Kjellman had a team-leading 72 goals for the Wildcats, who led the nation with 15.8 goals a game . . . Virginia Powell of USC broke the collegiate 100-meter hurdle record she shared with Gail Devers by running 12.55 seconds into a brisk headwind in the semifinal round on the opening day of the NCAA track and field championships in Sacramento. Powell had twice tied the record of 12.61 set by Devers for UCLA in 1988 . . . USC basketball guard Gabe Pruitt, who averaged 16.9 points as a sophomore last season, will be academically ineligible for the fall semester.

Barry Bonds had a scheduled day off yesterday. He could have an unscheduled day off tonight. The San Francisco slugger tweaked his left side during last weekend's series against the Mets. The injury became worse in recent days and his status for a four-game series against Pittsburgh is in question . . . Los Angeles Dodgers closer Eric Gagne will be shut down for a few days because of stiffness in his surgically repaired pitching elbow. The 30-year-old righthander earned his first save in nearly a year Tuesday night by striking out two in a perfect ninth inning in an 8-5 victory over the Mets, but said afterward he wasn't 100 percent. Gagne had surgery April 7 to remove a nerve from his right elbow. The nerve that was removed was the same one that was moved during a season-ending operation on June 24, 2005 . . . The Washington Nationals hired former major league manager and player Davey Johnson as a special consultant to general manager Jim Bowden . . . The Baltimore Orioles shuffled their coaching staff, replacing first base coach Dave Cash with Rick Dempsey, whose job as bullpen coach was filled by minor league pitching coach Larry McCall. Cash, who was reassigned, told the team he would need some time to decide whether to stay with the organization.

Chicago White Sox reliever Jeff Nelson said he will have surgery on a nerve in his elbow next week, a procedure that will probably end the 39-year-old righthander's career. The 6-foot-8-inch Nelson ranks sixth among active pitchers with 798 career appearances . . . Jeff Bailey, who had been given the day off, hit a pinch-hit grand slam with one out in the ninth inning as the visiting Pawtucket Red Sox beat the Indianapolis Indians, 7-4 . . . Two Boston College players were selected on the second day of Major League Baseball's amateur draft. Catcher Sean McGill was selected by the Phillies in the 23d round and pitcher/outfielder Ryne Reynoso was chosen by the Braves in the 26th. Medford's Nick Tucci, a pitcher for Connecticut, was drafted by the Padres in the 24th round, and Babson catcher Teddy Dziuba was taken by the Mets in the 33d round.

Days after team owner Michael Andretti and drivers Marco Andretti and Danica Patrick accused Eddie Cheever Jr. of crashing them out last Sunday at Watkins Glen International, the 1998 Indianapolis 500 winner fired back. ``To think I would intentionally take anyone out is just ludicrous," Cheever said about the Andretti incident. ``It's beyond words. It was a racing accident, pure and simple. There certainly wasn't any intent, so I find the accusations incomprehensible." As for Patrick, Cheever said, ``She did that all by herself."

Kelly Kulick became the first woman to earn her way onto the Professional Bowlers Association Tour full time, qualifying with a sixth-place finish in the PBA Tour Trials that ended Sunday at Stardust Bowl in Hammond, Ind. By averaging a 224 in 45 games over a five-day span, the 29-year-old Kulick earned one of 10 full-season tour exemptions. Kulick, who works part time at her father's auto body shop in Union, N.J., said she was about ready to give up professional bowling. If she hadn't qualified for the PBA Tour this time, she thought she might go back to school and pursue a master's degree in education.

New Jersey became the first state to institute a statewide steroid-testing policy for high school athletes. Athletes who qualify for team or individual state championships may be randomly tested beginning this fall. Athletes who test positive for any of more than 80 banned substances -- a list that includes anabolic steroids -- will face a one-year loss of eligibility . . . Coaches suspended for running up the score of high school games will be allowed appeals under a sportsmanship rule given approval by the board that governs high school athletics in Connecticut . . . Veteran coach Gordon Chiesa was hired by the Seattle SuperSonics as an assistant to Bob Hill . . . Frank Yallop, who guided the San Jose Earthquakes to two Major League Soccer championships, was hired as coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy. Yallop, 42, replaces Steve Sampson, who was fired Tuesday . . . The nine-race live card at Suffolk Downs was canceled because of high winds and heavy rain . . . Demetrius Hopkins (24-0-1, 10 KOs), the nephew of former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins, knocked out Michael Warrick with a straight right in the ninth round of their scheduled 10-round junior-welterweight bout in Atlantic City.