Martin Truex Jr. cruised to victory Sunday at Fontana (San Bernardino County), the first win of the year for last year’s NASCAR Cup Series champion.
After Kevin Harvick’s quest for a fourth consecutive win ended with an early smack into the wall, Truex dominated for his 16th career victory. Defending Fontana champ Kyle Larson was second, 11 seconds behind.
“I just had to take care of my tires, and once we got out in clean air, this car was unbelievable,” said Truex. “This is a dream come true. People kept asking, ‘When are you going to win again? When are you going to win any stages?’ Well, here you go.”
Kyle Busch was third, and Brad Keselowski fourth.
Truex led 125 laps, winning both stages. He has two previous wins: at Las Vegas and Chicagoland last year.
•At the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., Richie Crampton took advantage of Shawn Reed’s engine trouble to get the eighth win of his career.
Colleges: A source confirmed that the WCC will announce Monday that Gloria Nevarez has been hired as the conference’s commissioner. Nevarez spent the past eight years as an associate Pac-12 commissioner. She also has worked at San Jose State, Cal and the WCC. She begins her role March 31.
— Steve Kroner
Soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo extended his impressive scoring run (21 goals in 11 matches) by scoring four in Real Madrid’s 6-3 rout of Girona in the Spanish league. Madrid regained third place from Valencia, and second-place Atlético Madrid’s title hopes were hurt when it conceded two late goals in a 2-1 loss at Villarreal, allowing Barcelona to open an 11-point lead with nine matches remaining.
•In England, Pedro scored with a header in extra time as Chelsea advanced to the FA Cup semifinals with a 2-1 win at Leicester City. Chelsea will face Southampton on April 21 after new manager Mark Hughes’ side beat Wigan 2-0. Manchester United plays Tottenham in the other semifinal April 22.
•Dani Alves took Paris Saint-Germain a step closer to the French title, scoring his first league goal of the season with a header as PSG won 2-1 at Nice.
•In MLS, Roland Lamah scored two goals and host FC Dallas beat Seattle 3-0. Seattle was reduced to 10 men in the 37th minute after officials reviewed a video showing Clint Dempsey’s elbow making contact with Jacori Hayes’ groin.
College baseball: Michael Gretler hit a two-run homer as No. 1 Oregon State (18-1, 3-0 Pac-12) completed a three-game sweep at Evans Diamond with a 6-4 decision over Cal (12-7, 0-3), which committed four errors.
•Pacific (7-13, 0-3 WCC) scored five in the top of the ninth to tie the game, but Tyler Villaroman hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the inning to give USF (12-7, 3-0) a 7-6 victory and a three-game sweep.
Women’s college hockey: Clarkson, beat Colgate 2-1 in Minneapolis to claim its second NCAA championship in a row. Elizabeth Giguere scored the game-winner 7 minutes and 55 seconds into overtime.
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