NASCAR is trying to figure out why Kyle Busch’s HANS device cracked during a crash Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. “It performed the way it was supposed to, but it had a slight stress crack in it,” spokesman Kerry Tharp said. NASCAR sent the device back to manufacturer Hubbard Downing in Georgia for examination.
*Star striker Ronaldo will not be chosen for Brazil’s national team for Copa America in June and July in Venezuela, the team’s new coach Dunga announced. *Nicklas Backstrom scored 29 seconds after the opening faceoff and Sweden went on to an 8-2 win over Latvia in the hockey world championships at Moscow. Shane Doan scored on a power play early in the third to complete Canada’s rally in a 4-2 win over Norway in Mytischi, Russia.
*Eighth-seeded Jurgen Melzer ousted defending champion Olivier Rochus 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the BMW Open in Munich, Germany. … Anna Chakvetadze beat Jill Craybas of the United States 7-6 (6), 7-5 in the opening round of the J&S Cup in Warsaw.
