Sports People

Former U.S. national medalists Mark Mitchell and Natasha Kuchiki were among 41 people who applied for reinstatement of their Olympic eligibility, the U.S. Figure Skating Association said… . Don Flanagan, who last week was hired to turn around New Mexico’s struggling women’s basketball program, changed his mind and said he is keeping his options open… . Steve Kinser, a 14-time national sprint car champion who struggled in the first seven races of his rookie NASCAR season, is being replaced on Kenny Bernstein’s Winston Cup team.