James Hinchcliffe is one of the most personable -- and marketable -- drivers in the IndyCar Series. Hes been a natural fit for the star-strapped series in every promotional opportunity presented, yet he is far from a household name.The popular Canadian will now step on the biggest stage yet in an effort to show if he can dance. Hinchcliffe will participate in the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars even though this is not something that is exactly in his wheelhouse.If theres something below amateur, Hinchcliffe said of his dancing skills, it would be that.Hinchcliffe will be the second IndyCar driver to dance on the ABC hit. Helio Castroneves won the show in 2007, but did not receive enough fan votes to advance deep into a 2015 all-star edition.On a show that relies on popularity as much as it does dancing skills, moving through the first few weeks could be challenging.That was no deterrent to Hinchcliffe, who returned for his sixth season in IndyCar this year after a near-fatal accident 15 months ago. Hinchcliffe was practicing for the Indianapolis 500 when his thigh was pierced by a broken piece of car during a wreck. He nearly bled to death as he was hustled into life-saving surgery. Hinchcliffe needed most of last year to recover, and the experience taught him to enjoy the present moment.One of those lessons is to take opportunities, not shy away from things, dont be afraid, he said. Youve got to kind of live your life. This is one of those things that might not have ever come around again, and it is outside my comfort zone, so it was certainly not a decision I took lightly, but I think ultimately we made the right choice to be a part of it, and Im looking forward to getting started.With two races left in his comeback season, Hinchcliffe is eighth in the IndyCar standings. He nearly won last Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway but was passed on the last lap.The end of the season gives Hinchcliffe a chance to learn how to dance. He practiced Tuesday and Wednesday in Indianapolis with DWTS partner Sharna Burgess, but hes off to upstate New York for this weekends race at Watkins Glen.He also has the season finale in Sonoma, California, on Sept. 18. Once the season is over, he will relocate to Los Angeles if he advances on the show.Hinchcliffe is hoping for a lengthy run, not just for his own brand, but for the potential growth of IndyCar.This kind of thing, sure, it benefits me personally, but it also benefits the sport, he said. Ive always said from day one that anything that I can do outside of a race car to help grow the sport of IndyCar racing is something you can sign me up for because Ive got such a passion for this sport.---RPM REORGANIZATIONRichard Petty Motorsports has released vice president of operations Sammy Johns in an organizational restructuring to jumpstart a struggling team.RPM heads into the 25th race of the Sprint Cup Season without a driver in the top 20 in points. Aric Almirola is 25th in the standings, while Brian Scott is 33rd and neither has a top-10 finish this season.Philippe Lopez and Scott McDougall will temporarily oversee all competition duties previously held by Johns.The past several years, we have made significant investments in our organization with the goal of winning races and to compete at a high level on a weekly basis, said Brian Moffitt, chief executive officer. Unfortunately, we have not seen the on-track results that we expected this season.---SMI-$10 TICKETSSpeedway Motorsports Inc. will offer reduced-priced tickets to Sprint Cup Series next season at its eight tracks.NASCAR has already said kids 12 and under can attend Truck Series and Xfinity Series races free in 2017.Now, SMI will allow the purchase of up to two $10 tickets for children ages 12 and under with the purchase of an adult ticket. The offer is good at all SMI-owned tracks: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, Kentucky Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.Coming to the races should be about fun, not finances, SMI CEO Marcus Smith said in a statement. Now a parent can get his or her child through the gates for an entire weekend of NASCAR events -- including pole night, a Camping World Truck or Xfinity Series race and a Cup Series race -- for just $10.This is one of the best, if not the best, family values in all professional sports.---STATISTICALLY SPEAKINGRichard Childress Racing will be trying to win its third consecutive Xfinity Series race with a third different driver on Saturday at Darlington Raceway.Joe Gibbs Racing pulled off the feat in 2008 when Kyle Busch won at Mexico City, Tony Stewart won at Talladega and Denny Hamlin won at Richmond.RCR went to victory lane two weeks ago at Bristol with Austin Dillon, and Michael McDowell won last weekend at Road America. Nike Air Max 98 Black . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. Nike Air Max 98 Pink . 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Goals from Jerome Boateng, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller extended Bayerns unbeaten run to a record 37 matches. "This record is incredible," Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said. SEATTLE -- For a few minutes, Kyle Seager stopped caring about baseball and the Seattle Mariners slide that has them on the edge of falling out of playoff contention. His mind went elsewhere with Matt Shoemaker lying on the ground, being tended to by trainers after taking a line drive off his head.Its kind of like, `Screw baseball, who cares about the game? You are just worried about him, Seager said. You see him sitting there on the ground and all the trainers and doctors out there and you really dont care that much about a stupid game at that point.Shoemaker was hospitalized after taking a line drive to the head in the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 win over the Mariners on Sunday.Shoemaker was hit on the right side of his head with one out in the second inning on a line drive from Seager. The Seattle third baseman ended a lengthy at-bat by squaring up a fastball, striking it with an exit velocity of 105 mph, according to MLB Statcast. Shoemaker was able to turn his head slightly to avoid a direct blow to his face but was unable to get his mitt up in time.After the game, the Angels announced that a CT scan revealed Shoemaker suffered a small skull fracture and small hematoma. He was to be seen by a neurologist and remain in Seattle overnight for observation.It just gives you that feeling where you have a pit in your stomach, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.Shoemaker was down for several minutes and bleeding from the spot where he was hit. Teammates knelt around the mound and Seager anxiously watched while Shoemaker was tended to. Shoemaker never appeared to lose consciousness.You see guys get hit. It happens. We were talking about it on the field -- how many times you see balls go whizzing by guys heads and everything, Seager said. Its definitely scary. For it to hit him square, I didnt see where the ball landed, but I saw it bounce off really far. That was really bad.Far secondary to Shoemakers condition, the Angels took two of three in the series, providing another damaging blow to Seattles fleeting postseason hopes. The Mariners have dropped seven of eight with AL West-leading Texas coming in for a four-game series starting Monday, likely Seattles last opportunity to get backk into the wild-card race.ddddddddddddAlbert Pujols and C.J. Cron hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and six relievers combined to shut down Seattle after Shoemaker was struck.After Shoemaker walked off the field with trainers on both sides, the Angels leaned on their bullpen. Deolis Guerra (3-0) was the first of the relievers to enter, followed by Jose Alvarez, Mike Morin, Cody Ege and JC Ramirez. Robinson Cano hit his 31st homer off Ege in the sixth and Nelson Cruz hit his 35th in the eighth off Ramirez, both solo shots.But that was all the Angels allowed, and Andrew Bailey pitched the ninth for his first save.You would think that we would be able to put something together against them, Seattle manager Scott Servais said. We had guys on. We certainly had opportunities, just didnt get the big hit or the hit to fall in.FIRST INNING WOESThe Angels hit seven first-inning home runs in the three-game series. Pujols hit his 29th homer of the season off Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma (14-11) with two outs in the first and Cron followed with his 15th home run moments later.Both of those pitches were up in the zone, Iwakuma said through an interpreter.Pujols added an RBI single in the sixth inning off Iwakuma, and Andrelton Simmons had an RBI single in the eighth inning off reliever Dan Altavilla. Iwakuma went seven innings, giving up eight hits and the three runs.ROSTER SHUFFLESeattle added depth to its overused bullpen by activating RHP Drew Storen and recalling LHP David Rollins on Sunday. Storen had been sidelined by shoulder inflammation and the pair gives Servais a few more options for the later innings with Seattles starters struggling to get deep into games of late.UP NEXTAngels: Jered Weaver (10-11) makes his 27th start as the Angels open a series in Oakland. Weaver got the win in his last start against Cincinnati.Mariners: Felix Hernandez (9-5) looks to rebound from one of his worst outings of the season as Seattle opens a series against Texas. Hernandez allowed six earned runs in four innings in a loss to the Rangers last Wednesday. 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