Associated Press
CONCORDó Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne will miss his third straight race this weekend when Kevin Swindell fills in for him at Dover International Speedway.
Bayne spent a week at the Mayo Clinic undergoing treatment for what doctors have called an inflammatory condition. He was released last Thursday.
Roush Fenway president Steve Newmark said Wednesday the team is encouraged by Bayneís progress, but is being cautious in holding him out an additional week.
ěTrevorís symptoms have subsided and we are very encouraged by his progress,î Newmark said. ěStill, we are going to exercise an element of caution with his return to the track and keep him out of competition for at least another week.î
Newmark says Bayne should race in next weekís All-Star race for the Wood Brothers, and return to his Nationwide ride in the May 22 event at Iowa.
ěTrevor is itching to get back out on the race track, and, although itís hard to keep someone with his passion away, we feel it is in his best interest to hold off for another week,î Newmark said.
Swindell, meanwhile, will make his fourth Nationwide start and first of this season. Heís the son of former Sprint Car star Sammy Swindell.
COLLEGE HOOPS
SAN DIEGO ó The Morale Entertainment Foundation says ESPN will televise the Carrier Classic game between Michigan State and North Carolina on the deck of an aircraft carrier in San Diego Bay on Veterans Day.
Mike Whalen of Morale Entertainment Foundation says ESPN also will televise a halftime show and postgame concert.
A basketball court with seating for approximately 7,000 fans will be built on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier for the rematch of the 2009 NCAA championship game, won by North Carolina. Organizers won’t know until much closer to the Nov. 11 game which aircraft carrier will serve as host. Whalen has said it probably will be the USS Ronald Reagan or the USS Carl Vinson.
MINNEAPOLIS ó Minnesota coach Tubby Smith says he’s “feeling great” and free of prostate cancer after dealing with the disease for the past year.
AUSTIN, Texas ó Texas coach Rick Barnes has received a $200,000 raise that boosts his pay to $2.4 million each season.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
CLEMSON, S.C. ó Clemson will face defending national champion Auburn at noon in Death Valley on Sept. 17.
Clemson will open the season on Sept. 3 at home with a 3:30 p.m. game against Troy and follow that a week later taking on Football Championship Subdivision opponent Wofford at home, also at 3:30 p.m. Clemson plays Auburn the next Saturday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio ó The September game between Ohio State and Miami will be played in primetime.
ACC Commissioner John Swofford announced Wednesday that kickoff in Miami will be at 7:30 or 8 p.m. on Sept. 17. The game will be broadcast on either ABC or ESPN.
AUBURN, Ala. ó Auburn coach Gene Chizik will release a book in July.
“All In: What it Takes to be The Best” will be released on July 5, Tyndale House Publishers said Wednesday.
Chizik led the Tigers to the national championship and a 14-0 season two years after his hiring was widely criticized following two losing seasons at Iowa State.
HOCKEY
GLENDALE, Ariz. ó The NHL is considering a legal move to clear the way for the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Chicago businessman Matthew Hulsizer.
SOCCER
LONDON ó Soccer’s governing body was hit with new corruption allegations when six FIFA executive committee members were accused of receiving or demanding bribes during bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
HORSE RACING
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ó Michael Baze, a 24-year-old jockey who rode this year’s Kentucky Derby second-place finisher to his only win, was found dead in his vehicle at Churchill Downs.
There were no signs of foul play and the case was being treated as a death investigation, Louisville police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said. An autopsy was planned.