Kahne to miss race at Indy
Kasey Kahne will not defend his Brickyard 400 victory because of dehydration issues he said result in an elevated heart rate while he is driving.
Kahne said he felt so poorly he should not have been driving the final 100 laps of last weekend’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. He said he was nauseous, struggled to take in fluids from the midway point of the race and vomited when it was over.
Kahne received fluids in the medical center after Sunday’s race in South Carolina. Regan Smith will drive the No. 95 Chevrolet at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.
Kahne is not sure when he can race again, and the 38-year-old is planning to retire from full-time NASCAR competition at the end of this season.
BASEBALL Chicago White Sox top pitching prospect Michael Kopech has an injured right elbow and probably will need Tommy John surgery that will cause him to be sidelined through the 2019 season.
The 22-year-old Kopech was recalled from Class AAA Charlotte on Aug. 21 and made four starts with the White Sox, going 1-1 with a 5.02 ERA. Although two of the right-hander’s first three starts were shortened by rain, the 6-foot-3 Kopech was impressive in all three, allowing just one run in 11 innings.
Before his last start, on Wednesday against Detroit, the hard-throwing Kopech had trouble getting loose during his warmups. He allowed seven runs on nine hits in 3 ⁄3 innings in the loss, then reported
1 discomfort in his arm to the team Thursday.
CYCLING German track star Kristina Vogel is paralyzed because of the back injuries she sustained after crashing in training in June.
Vogel, an 11-time world champion, suffered a severe spinal injury after crashing onto a concrete track following a high-speed collision with another cyclist June 26, when she was training for the German Grand Prix in the eastern city of Cottbus.
NBA The Atlanta Hawks signed guard R.J. Hunter, bringing him back to the city where he was a college star playing for his father.
Hunter was the career scoring leader at Georgia State, where he memorably hit a three-pointer in the NCAA Tournament to upset Baylor.
His father, Ron, is still the Panthers’ coach. He is also a former UW-Milwaukee assistant coach.
VOLLEYBALL Yossiana Pressley rammed home three kills and 15th-ranked Baylor beat No. 2 Wisconsin, 18-25, 2521, 25-23, 25-22, in Waco, Texas. Dana Rettke led the Badgers (4-1) with 19 kills and nine blocks while adding two digs.
SOCCER Jelena Sever tallied twice and the UW-Milwaukee women’s team knocked off Western Illinois, 3-1, in DeKalb, Ill.
Haley Johnson also scored for the Panthers (50-0).
Valparaiso 1, UWM men 0: Alex Brown scored on a header with 58 seconds left and the visiting Crusaders edged the Panthers.
Goalkeeper Freddy Lorenzen finished with six saves for the Panthers (2-2).