Bode Miller still hasn’t decided if he wants to continue skiing, and it might take him months to figure out his future.
“He’s truly taking this spring to relax and let his body heal and spend time with his daughter,†Miller’s agent, Lowell Taub, told The Associated Press by telephone Wednesday from New York.
Miller skipped the final four stops of the recently concluded World Cup season to spend time with his 1-year-old daughter. Bothered by a sore ankle, Miller said he was considering retirement.
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Team owner Rick Hendrick won’t split Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his embattled crew chief despite their slow start to the season.
Tony Eury Jr. has always been under intense scrutiny as crew chief for NASCAR’s most popular driver, but it has hit a new level this year as the No. 88 team has just one top-10 finish through five races. Earnhardt heads to Martinsville Speedway this weekend ranked 19th in the standings.
“Both Junior and Tony have told me that if they thought they needed to be split, that they understood,†Hendrick said Wednesday in a national teleconference. “That’s my call, and I’m not ready to make that call. Not even close. I am convinced that they’re better together.
“We’ve got the right combination, and I think … Details
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It is day 40 of this 12,300 nautical mile jaunt from Qingdao, China to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and in the closing stages, the leading boat, Ericsson 3, has opted to play her stealth card. She has gone into hiding and will only reappear 24- hours later, or once she is within 50 nm of the finish in Rio.
This is the first time on this leg that the stealth card, newly introduced for the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race, has been played. Ericsson 3 began her ‘StealthPlay’ to give it its official title, immediately after the 1000 GMT position report this morning and her position in the fleet and all her onboard data will now be secret.
However, at 1000 GMT this morning, the last position report before she ‘disappeared’ from the world’s radar, Ericsson 3 had 194 miles to run to the finish as was parallel with Sao Paulo. She was averaging a double-figure boat speed of 10.5 knots and had achieved a run of 262 nm in the past 24 hours.
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The 25th running of NASCAR’s All-Star Race will feature a 10-lap shootout as its final segment, reviving memories of some of the event’s most spectacular finishes.
The Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway will consist of four segments, concluding with a 10-lap sprint and a $1 million payout to the winner.
Tickets start at $25 and can be obtained by calling 1-800-455-FANS or at www.lowesmotorspeedway.com. Live coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on May 16 on SPEED.The 2009 format is as follows:
• Segment 1 — 50 laps with a mandatory green-flag pit stop on Lap 25 at which time teams must … Details