Wie misses the cut in Japan

Michelle Wie missed the cut for the 11th time in 12 professional men’s events today after a nervous 80 left her at 17 over par at the Casio World Open in Kochi, Japan.

The Honolulu schoolgirl had faced a nearly impossible task after equaling her worst score in a men’s event with a nine-over 81 in freezing rain on Japan’s Shikoku island on Thursday.

Wie began her second round in bright sunshine, but her mood darkened after a par putt on the par-three second lipped out and two more front-nine bogeys left her at 12 over.

The 17-year-old carded an embarrassing double-bogey five on at the short 11th and dropped three shots on the inward nine, finishing without a single birdie in 36 holes. Wie bowed out of the $1.2-million tournament easily last of 102 players, 27 strokes behind halfway leader Tetsuya Haraguchi, who fired 68 to improve to 10-under par.

MOTOR RACING

Wease is Turkey Night winner

The unexpected appearance of two-time Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart added more NASCAR star power to the 66th running of the U.S. Auto Club’s Turkey Night Grand Prix of midget car racing at Irwindale Speedway, but it couldn’t keep Billy Wease from the victory.

Stewart was knocked out of the race in the 91st lap when his car was involved in a collision with Brady Bacon’s car, and he finished 24th in a 34-car field that also included fellow Nextel Cup driver Casey Mears, Busch Series driver Jason Leffler and Craftsman Trucks Series driver Bobby East.

Pole-sitter Kody Swanson led for the first 80 laps until being passed by Wease, who started fifth. Swanson finished second, 0.189 of a second behind in the 100-lap race on the half-mile track.

Stewart qualified 20th, forcing him to finish in the top eight in his “last chance” race to qualify. (The top 14 qualifiers were assured spots in the main event.) Stewart finished second in the 12-lap race, behind East, to earn the 18th spot in the starting grid. Stewart did not tell U.S. Auto Club officials until Thursday afternoon that he would be racing, but as a team owner, was not required to inform them that he would race.

Wease, of Noblesville, Ind., received $6,000 for the victory.

-- Steven Herbert

MISCELLANY

Capitals’ Brashear draws suspension

Washington forward Donald Brashear was suspended for three games by the NHL, stemming from a fight on Wednesday between the Capitals and Atlanta Thrashers.

Brashear, teammate Brian Sutherby and Atlanta forward Scott Mellanby were automatically suspended one game. Coaches Glen Hanlon of the Capitals and Bob Hartley of the Thrashers were fined $30,000 and $10,000, respectively.

In a rematch of last year’ Division I women’s soccer championship, second-seeded UCLA (20-3) will play host to unseeded Portland (17-3-3) tonight at 6 in a playoff quarterfinal. The winner advances to the NCAA College Cup, Dec. 1 and 3 in Cary, N.C.

American snowboarders Scott Lago and Gretchen Bleiler won the men’s and women’s World Cup halfpipe event in Saas Fee, Switzerland.

American Steve Nyman had the fastest time in training for the season-opening World Cup downhill, completing the 3,136-meter course at Lake Louise, Canada, in 1 minute, 49.99 seconds. American Bode Miller was 13th after finishing fourth in the first run.

Chris Sandy, a former Fresno State and Harlem Globetrotters players, died in a car accident in southeastern Finland, police said. He was 27.

Sandy, from New York, lost control of his car and collided with another vehicle, police said.