SwimmingBob Foschi, the father of Jessica Foschi,...

Swimming

Bob Foschi, the father of Jessica Foschi, the American swimmer who flunked a steroid test, lashed out at U.S. Swimming officials, saying politics and money were behind an attempt to ban her from competition. “Destroy the girl so you’re not embarrassed, that’s their creed,” Foschi said. He has hired lawyer Mark Levinstein, who represented Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan in the attack by associates of Tonya Harding.

Miscellany

Bill Elliott was voted the most popular driver in the Winston Cup series for the 10th time. . . . After his Indy car tests at Homestead, Fla., were called off this weekend, Robby Gordon switched to off-road racing and qualified his Ford truck fastest in the unlimited class of the Chevrolet Winter Series at San Bernardino’s Glen Helen Park.

Paul Endy, a major donor to Nevada Las Vegas athletics, says he will withdraw a baseball donation of about $1 million because of financial problems in the athletic department.