The team, which ran one car for American driver Ryan Hunter-Reay last season and won the race last July at Watkins Glen, will continue to seek sponsorship. RLR will concentrate on its sports car alliance with BMW in the American Le Mans Series.
RLR is co-owned by talk-show host David Letterman.
Patrick left the team after the 2006 season and now races for a team co-owned by Michael Andretti.
The book says Rodriguez was called “A-Fraud” by teammates and Torre says he was betrayed by Cashman, New York’s general manager, the Daily News reported on its Web site.
Allan Davis won the Tour Down Under at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, finishing in the main pack in the final stage of the event highlighted by the comeback of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong , who was 29th.
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Richard Petty ‘s name will remain active in NASCAR under a rebranding of the new team created by the merger of his organization with Gillett Evernham Motorsports. The new team will be called Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM), capitalizing on the marketability of Petty, a seven-time champion. The race teams merged this month in a partnership that keeps the sponsor-strapped Pettys in racing.
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• Smith joins Arkansas staff: Arkansas hired former MSU coach John L. Smith as special-teams coordinator.
• Penn State player heading to NFL: Penn State defensive end Maurice Evans made himself eligible for the NFL draft.
Tiger Woods , who has tried to stay out of politics during his ascent to one of the world’s most famous athletes, has accepted an invitation to speak at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday as part of President-elect BarackObama ‘s inauguration festivities.
The team said whether Power drove in any races depended on the outcome of Castroneves’ trial in Miami, scheduled to begin March 2. The IndyCar season opens April 5 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Castroneves, who also won TV’s “Dancing With The Stars” competition in 2007, has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and tax evasion involving about $5.5 million in income stashed in offshore accounts.
• Proctor to Marlins: Former Dodgers right-hander Scott Proctor has reached an agreement with the Marlins on a one-year, $750,000 contract with an additional $250,000 in incentives, the Associated Press reported. The deal is contingent on Proctor passing a physical Monday. Proctor, 32, had surgery in October for repair of a partially torn flexor tendon and is expected to be healthy for spring training.
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