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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. warned Monday that his return to NASCAR could take longer than planned.NASCARs most popular driver is scheduled to miss his third consecutive race this Sunday with concussion-like symptoms. On his weekly podcast, he said he will have another evaluation soon to see what kind of gains weve made and get in front of my doctors . and let them tell me where they think Im at and that will help us make the decision on what were going to do for Watkins Glen.Jeff Gordon came out of retirement to drive for Earnhardt on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Gordon will race the No. 88 car again this weekend at Pocono. No decision has been made by Hendrick Motorsports about next months race at Watkins Glen.Earnhardt said on last weeks podcast he was struggling with balance and nausea, and said Monday doctors have given him daily exercises to improve his balance.That stuff takes about two hours, two and a half hours, he said. Ive got to do it every day. Theres worse things to have to do. Some of it is tedious. Some of it is pretty tough. Some of the visual stuff is pretty tough.You can race with some ailments. You can race with a bad wrist ... theres been some guys that have done some pretty incredible things. Ive raced with a broken shoulder blade. Theres certain things you can race through, but one of the things you cannot race through is concussion-like symptoms. The balance deal is a critical part of being able to drive a race car.Earnhardt also asked his fans to thank Gordon for taking over. Gordon was on vacation in France with his family when team owner Rick Hendrick asked him to drive for Earnhardt.Im not sure I would have made the decision he made to leave an awesome vacation with his family, he said. Make sure you guys send special thanks to Jeff, my crew went through all that heat (at Indy) as well. Keep sending them good vibes. When we get back together, its going to be on. 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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- No. 1 Kentucky puts its perfect season on the line Friday night when Tennessee-Martin visits Rupp Arena, and if the Wildcats are to win they might have to do so without their leading scorer.Sophomore guard Isaiah Briscoe, who was averaging 18 points per game through the first four games, sat out Wednesdays win over Cleveland State because of a lower back injury. His status for Friday remains unclear.He tried to practice, but you cant be 75 percent with the way were playing, coach John Calipari said Wednesday. So he took today and tomorrow off and well see if he can go Friday. If he cant go Friday, well just hope hes ready for Monday.Briscoe was hurt during Sundays win over Duquesne when he was fouled hard on a drive to the basket. He landed awkwardly on his tailbone and managed to play only three minutes after intermission. Briscoe sat on an ice pack the second half.Kentucky didnt need Briscoe in Wednesdays 101-70 rout of Cleveland State, but Friday wont be so easy when UT-Martin brings its 5-1 record to Lexington.The Skyhawks lost the season opener 86-83 at Ole Miss, but has since ripped off five straight wins. Three of the victories are against common opponents in the Bluegrass Showcase, a loosely aligned, round-robin event.UT-Martin defeated Cleveland State, 85-74; and won at Canisius, 72-69, and at Duquesne, 66-63, on Wednesday thanks to a 38-25 second-half spurt that erased a 10-point halftime deficit.Kentucky defeated Canisius, 93-69; Duquesne, 93-59; and Cleveland State, 101-70. The Wildcats also own a 69-48 win over Michigan State.Tennessee-Martin haad Mississippi beat, lost by three, and they won every other game.dddddddddddd Theyve beaten all the teams, Calipari said. They press, they trap, they drive the ball at every chance.The Skyhawks have five players averaging double figures scoring, led by Jacolby Mobley at 17.4 points per game. Martinez is the top rebounder at 8.2 per game.Without Briscoe, Kentucky is led by freshman guard Malik Monk at 17.2 points per game. Next comes freshman guard DeAaron Fox at 15.4 and freshman forward Bam Adebayo at 10.2.Most impressive, Kentucky has 92 assists in five wins while forcing opponents into 103 turnovers.Theyre relentless when they come at you, Cleveland State coach Gary Waters said. The thing thats scary about them is they enjoy getting out there and doing it. Theyve also got good inside presence. They want to score inside. Theyre physical and youve got to match that size.Calipari said his team would be serving meals at the Salvation Army on Thanksgiving morning, meet at his house for a team meal at 3 p.m. and then do a walk-through for UT-Martin at 7 p.m. at the Craft Center on campus.I think Im going to give them the day off, which I usually wouldnt do the day before a game, but this is going to be a tough run, Calipari said. We play Friday and then Saturday morning were in the Bahamas for three days before we come back and then its on again.Kentucky faces Arizona State in the Bahamas on Monday before returning home to host No. 14 UCLA on Dec. 3. ' ' '