DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday for the next six Sprint Cup Series races, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
During the cool-down lap after Edwards’ Ford took the checkered flag for Roush Fenway Racing, Busch drove alongside Edwards and bumped his car. Edwards responded by driving the nose of his car into the right side of Busch’s Toyota, spinning him out.
The postrace incident was apparently a reaction to Edwards nudging Busch aside with 30 laps to go Saturday night. Busch had led the previous 415 laps.
De La Hoya nearing bout with Pacquiao.
Oscar De La Hoya has nearly wrapped up a deal to finish his boxing career Dec. 6 against Filipino star Manny Pacquiao.
Both boxers must make physical sacrifices for the 147-pound bout, with De La Hoya (39-5-0, 30 KOs) dropping down to welterweight for the first time in nearly eight years, while Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35) bulks up to the heaviest weight of his career.
• Samuel Peter (30-1, 23) is scheduled to defend his World Boxing Council heavyweight title against former champion Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34) on Oct. 11 in Berlin.
Warriors’ Ellis out three months
OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis will be sidelined at least three months after severely spraining his ankle during an offseason workout.
Ellis, who got a six-year contract extension July 24 worth $66 million, sprained his ankle and tore a deltoid ligament while working out last week in Jackson, Miss.
Also, the Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks will play exhibition games in China on Oct. 15 and Oct. 18.
• Oregon officials said an autopsy shows former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth died when his enlarged heart failed.
Duckworth, 44, died Monday.
Florida State’s Dunbar taken to hospital
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State defensive tackle Emmanuel Dunbar was taken by ambulance to a hospital after suffering a back injury in practice. The redshirt junior has a history of back problems, including a 2006 surgery to repair two herniated discs.
His status for the Seminoles’ season opener against Western Carolina on Sept. 6 was uncertain.
• Indiana defensive end Greg Middleton, who led the nation with 16 sacks last season, and three other players have been suspended one game for undisclosed disciplinary reasons. None of the other suspended players are starters: tight end Troy Wagner, safety Brandon Mosley and defensive end Kyle Kozak.
• Washington State defensive tackle Andy Roof was kicked out of school, four months after being arrested for allegedly head-butting a man at a party, while senior offensive lineman Dan Rowlands has quit the team because of chronic shoulder pain.
• Quarterback Ben Mauk lost his latest appeal to the NCAA for another year of eligibility, leaving him with one final chance to play for Cincinnati. He will appeal to the NCAA’s reinstatement committee Thursday.
The Associated Press
