BASKETBALL

Mayo gets 2-year drug ban — O.J. Mayo has been dismissed and disqualified from the NBA for violating the terms of the league’s anti-drug program, the league announced Friday. Mayo played the past three seasons for the Milwaukee Bucks and was a free agent this summer. Under terms of the drug program, he will be eligible to apply for reinstatement in two years. Mayo, who played one college season at Southern California, is the first NBA player to be dismissed for drug use since Chris Andersen in 2006.

MOTOR SPORTS

Biffle on pole for 1st time since 2012 — Greg Biffle used a last-gasp push to steal the pole for tonight’s Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway. Biffle was the last car to make a lap in Friday night’s qualifying session and earned the top starting spot with a speed of 192.995 mph in his Roush Fenway Racing Ford. It is Biffle’s first pole since 2012. He bumped Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch from the top of the leaderboard.

Almirola wins Daytona Xfinity race — Aric Almirola was declared the winner of Friday night’s Xfinity Series race when NASCAR determined he was the leader when the caution flag froze the field shortly before the finish line at Daytona International Speedway. The race had already been sent to a two-lap overtime shootout when a multi-car accident on the backstretch clouded the final running order.

TRACK & FIELD

Bolt’s Rio status in doubt — Usain Bolt’s Olympic quest is in doubt, after the sprint superstar left his country’s national championships with a hamstring injury shortly before he was going to run the 100-meter final. He is not out of the Rio Games, but his status hinges now on how he does at a meet in London in three weeks. Bolt said he was diagnosed with a Grade 1 hamstring tear — the most mild sort.

— From wire reports