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INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Stewart has spent his entire career emulating A.J. Foyt, his childhood hero who dazzled the young racer with a tough-guy bravado and swashbuckling style.

So when given a chance to pay Foyt the ultimate compliment, Stewart didn't hesitate: He'll use the No. 14 next season in honor of the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner.

"It was pretty easy to decide on the number that my all-time hero had," Stewart said Friday before revealing the two Chevrolets — one sponsored by Office Depot, the other by Old Spice — that he'll drive next season when he leaves Joe Gibbs Racing to move into an ownership role at Stewart-Haas Racing.

● Ryan Newman's long goodbye to Penske Racing isn't going quite as smoothly as planned.

Two weeks after Newman and team owner Roger Penske announced the current Daytona 500 champion would not return next season — a decision Newman called "mutual" — former Series champion turned commentator Rusty Wallace said Newman was fired.

"He didn't leave," Wallace said. "Roger Penske called Ryan Newman up to his offices and said 'I don't need your services next year.' Ryan Newman didn't come to him and say 'I'm leaving.' "

● In Edmonton, Alberta, Penske Racing teammates Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves — who finished 1-2 last week in the IRL race at Mid-Ohio, swept the top two spots in time trials for today's Grand Prix of Edmonton.

The race is the first run by everyone on a traditional Champ Car World Series circuit since that series was absorbed in February by the longtime rival IndyCar Series.

Former Champ Car star Oriol Servia was third.

● In Clermont, Ind., Johnny Benson survived a late flurry of cautions and held off Ron Hornaday Jr. in a two-lap shootout at the finish to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Power Stroke Diesel 200 on Friday night.

PHOENIX — Diana Taurasi scored 31 points to lead the Phoenix Mercury past the Seattle Storm 94-80 Friday, snapping a two-game losing streak.

Phoenix led by as much as 20 in the first half, but allowed Seattle to tie the game in the third before pulling away in the final 15 minutes.

LaToya Pringle added 14 points and six rebounds and Cappie Pondexter had 12 points for the last-place Mercury.

TORONTO — Andy Murray eliminated defending champion Novak Djokovic from the Rogers Cup with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win in quarterfinal action on Friday night.

Seventh-seeded James Blake became the latest big-name player to lose when he was routed 6-1, 6-2 by Nicolas Kiefer of Germany.

● In Carson, Calif., French Open finalist Dinara Safina, No. 10 seed Flavia Pennetta and unseeded American Bethanie Mattek moved into the semifinals of the East West Bank Classic on Friday.

● Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has withdrawn from next week's Rogers Cup women's tennis tournament with a knee injury.

● Los Angeles Lakers restricted free agent guard Sasha Vujacic has agreed to a three-year, $15 million contract after emerging last season as a key member of the Western Conference champions.

● Arena Football League commissioner David Baker surprisingly resigned Friday, two days before the ArenaBowl championship game. Baker ended his 12 years on the job by telling the league's board of directors that he was stepping down.