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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has penalized the Nextel Cup teams of Kyle Busch and Johnny Sauter for rule infractions found on their cars during the postrace inspection following Sunday's race at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Both the No. 5 Chevrolet of Busch and the No. 70 Chevrolet of Sauter were found to have used unapproved parts and failed to meet the minimum front car heights.

NASCAR said that Busch and Sauter were each penalized 25 points and their respective crew chiefs, Alan Gustafson and Robert "Bootie" Barker, were each fined $25,000 and placed on probation until Sept. 19.

In addition, Rick Hendrick, owner of the No. 5, was penalized 25 car owner championship points, as was Joe Custer, owner of the No. 70.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Magic pulled their qualifying offer for free agent Darko Milicic Wednesday, making it unlikely the 7-footer will return to Orlando.Milicic was a restricted free agent, meaning Orlando could have matched any offer. The change, announced Tuesday, means he can sign with any team.The Magic have said they want to retain Milicic, but are also shopping for a free-agent scorer.

Zac Cline, a left-handed pitcher for the Slippery Rock Sliders, was voted to the North Division team for the Frontier League's All-Star Game, which will take place next Wednesday at Champion Window Field in Florence, Ky.Cline is 4-2 with a 2.20 ERA and a team-leading 34 strikeouts.Sliders manager Greg Jelks was named to the coaching staff for the sixth consecutive year.

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