<table> </table> <strong><span class="subhead">Labonte released from hospital</span></strong></p><p><strong>Bobby Labonte</strong>, who was involved in the huge crash on lap 82 of the NASCAR race Sunday at Watkins Glen, was released from the hospital and given the OK to race this week.</p><p>As Labonte got out of his car after the crash, he was visibly shaken. He took off his gloves and let them fall to the track, then took off his helmet and dropped it as well. A NASCAR official helped him into the ambulance, and Labonte was taken to the care center at the track before being sent to the hospital.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Ekey commits to Illinois State</span></strong></p><p><strong>Jon Ekey</strong>, a William Chrisman senior, has committed to play basketball at Illinois State. Ekey, a 6-foot-7 guard, averaged 13.8 points per game for the Bears during his junior season. Ekey made 77 three-pointers.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s great to see Jon take advantage of his talents,&#8221; William Chrisman coach John Vickers said. &#8220;He&#8217;s worked very hard at improving his game.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Springfield gets championships</span></strong></p><p>The National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championships will move to Springfield starting next spring. The tournament has been played in Oklahoma City, but there were schedule conflicts with the arrival of the new NBA team in Oklahoma City. The six-day tournament has about 300 teams in it.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Paper reports Becker engaged</span></strong></p><p>Former Wimbledon champion <strong>Boris Becker </strong>plans to marry <strong>Sandy Meyer-Woelden</strong>, his late manager&#8217;s daughter, who is 16 years younger, according to the online edition of <em>Bild</em>, Germany&#8217;s mass-circulation newspaper.</p><p>Meyer-Woelden, 24, is a jewelry designer and dated German tennis star <strong>Tommy Haas </strong>for several years. Becker, 40, divorced <strong>Barbara Becker</strong>, with whom he has two children, seven years ago.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Porter defendant pleads guilty</span></strong></p><p><strong>Rashad Raleigh </strong>pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the beating death of former Villanova basketball star <strong>Howard Porter </strong>in Minneapolis in May of 2007. The plea agreement calls for him to be sentenced to life in prison without parole. In exchange for the plea, St. Paul prosecutors won&#8217;t prosecute him for a triple murder he committed last year &#8212; though federal prosecutors could still charge him.</p><p>Another defendant, <strong>Tonya E. Johnson</strong>, has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting aggravated robbery in the Porter Case. <strong>Fredquinzo King </strong>also is charged with first-degree murder but has declined plea agreements so far.</p><p>Porter, 58, played in the 1971 NCAA Final Four that included UCLA, Kansas and Western Kentucky.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Elsewhere</span></strong></p><p>&#8226;The Women&#8217;s Professional Soccer league that is scheduled to start next year with teams in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis and Washington, plans to expand to Atlanta in 2010.</p><p>&#8226;<strong>Ben Collett</strong>, a former member of Manchester United&#8217;s youth squad, was awarded $8.2 million over a tackle that ended his career in 2003. The insurance carrier for the Premier League club will pay the settlement.