Miscellany

The Indy Racing League has increased its 1998 schedule to 10 races with the addition of a second event at Texas Motor Speedway and a race at Dover Downs in Delaware.

Team Sabco, owned and operated by Charlotte businessman Felix Sabates, announced Tuesday that driver Robby Gordon has been released from the NASCAR Winston Cup team.

Professional sports teams that use hyperbaric oxygen chambers to treat bumps and bruises might be better off sticking with more traditional therapies, a recent study concludes.

Temple University researchers found that athletes who climbed into the contraptions and inhaled oxygen did not heal any faster than subjects who breathed regular air.