Logano, Team Penske penalized
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR penalized Joey Logano four days after his win at Richmond International Raceway, essentially stripping him of all benefits that came with the Cup Series victory. On Thursday, the sanctioning body issued Logano and Team Penske a L1 penalty for a rear suspension violation discovered during teardown at the R&D Center in Concord, N.C. Logano cannot use the Richmond win as consideration for an automatic spot in the playoffs. Should Logano still make the postseason, the five playoff points that come with a victory would not count. The official race record will still list Logano as the winner. The No. 22 team also was fined $50,000 and docked 25 driver points and 25 owner points. Crew chief Todd Gordon was suspended two races. Team Penske said it was disappointed by the decision, but no appeal was planned. Miles Stanley will serve as Logano’s crew chief this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, with Greg Erwin helping with race strategy. Separately, Team Penske is appealing a three-race suspension on the crew chief for Logano teammate Brad Keselowski.
FOOTBALL
› TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers said running back Doug Martin suffered “minor cuts and bruises” when he was involved in a car accident near the team’s training facility. General manager Jason Licht said in a news release that the two-time Pro Bowl selection who was the NFL’s second-leading rusher two years ago was evaluated by team medical staff before heading home Thursday. “Doug was the unfortunate victim in an auto accident earlier today after leaving our team facility,” Licht said, adding that while Martin’s “vehicle sustained a large amount of damage, we are pleased to report that he received only minor cuts and bruises.” Martin, who is participating in the team’s offseason conditioning program, rushed for 1,402 yards in 2015. He had 421 yards and three touchdowns a year ago, when he missed eight games because of injuries and a suspension that will extend into next season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancers.
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› TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State has extended men’s basketball coach Leonard Hamilton’s contract through the 2019-20 season. The deal was announced Thursday. The contract had been set to expire after the 2018-19 season. Hamilton has coached the Seminoles for 15 seasons and is the winningest coach in school history, with a 282-196 record. Florida State was 26-9 last season and made the NCAA tournament for the first time in five years. The Seminoles have won 20 or more games 10 times during Hamilton’s tenure and have advanced to the NCAA tournament five times in the past nine seasons. Next season will be Hamilton’s 30th year as a college coach. He has an overall 482406 record, compiled at Oklahoma State, Miami and Florida State