Norman native Bell wins Xfinity race at Richmond

Norman native Christopher Bell grabbed the lead out of a restart to begin the final stage and held off teammate Noah Gragson to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway on Friday night.

Bell led by nearly 0.6 seconds at one point during the final stage, then had Gragson close onto his rear bumper with about 10 laps to go. But just as quickly as Gragson mounted a challenge in his first career start in the series, Bell again pulled away for his second career victory in the series.

Points leader and Virginia native Elliott Sadler finished third and won a $100,000 bonus as the top finisher in the Dash for Cash.

"To not win the race is bad, but to win the $100,000 is great," said Sadler, now winless in 30 career series starts on the 0.75-mile oval.

Daniel Hemric, another of the Dash for Cash contenders, had a strong early run and won the first stage, but chanced staying on the track with a failing tire late in the second stage. He eventually hit the wall and fell way off the pace, finishing 29th.

Cowboys TE, former Sooner James Hanna retiring

Dallas Cowboys tight end and former Oklahoma standout James Hanna is retiring because of a knee injury that has hampered him the past two seasons.

Hanna was placed on the reserve/retired list by the Cowboys on Friday after six years with the team. The 28-year-old played 78 games over five seasons, finishing with 37 catches for 374 yards and one touchdown.

The knee issue kept Hanna out all of 2016, but he played all 16 games last season. A sixth-round pick in 2012, Hanna was primarily a blocking tight end and special teams player.

Warriors' Curry cleared to begin practicing

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been cleared to take part in modified practices but will be out at least one more week with a left knee injury.

The Warriors said Curry was examined by the team's medical staff Friday and is making progress in recovering from the grade 2 left MCL sprain that has sidelined him since March 23.

Curry will be allowed to take part in modified practices beginning Saturday and increase his on-court rehabilitation. He will be re-evaluated again in one week.

Napoli to have seasonending surgery

Former Indians slugger Mike Napoli will have season-ending knee surgery after getting hurt in the minors.

The 36-year-old Napoli tore his right anterior cruciate ligament this week while playing for Triple-A Columbus. He will have the operation once the swelling goes down, and the Indians say that could take two weeks.

Nadal advances to Monte Carlo Masters semifinals

Rafael Nadal won nine straight games to open his match against Dominic Thiem, quickly advancing to the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals with a 6-0, 6-2 victory on Friday.

The top-ranked Spaniard is on course for a recordextending 11th Monte Carlo title.

Nadal will face Grigor Dimitrov on Saturday.

Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce dies at 87

Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce died at the age of 87 at his home in central Ohio. He'd been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

His four daughters released a statement Friday on the loss of "a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and a respected coach to many."

Bruce followed Woody Hayes as coach and compiled an 81-26-1 record. His teams won or shared in four Big Ten titles in between 1979 and 1987. He also coached at Tampa, Colorado State, Iowa State and Northern Iowa. His career record was 154-90-2.

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.