Sir Chris Hoy is poised to join an elite band of athletes who have excelled at more than one sport in the course of their careers. The six-time Olympic cycling champion will fulfil a lifelong dream by competing in the Le Mans 24 Hour race in June.Britains most successful Olympian will drive a Nissan-powered Ligier JS P2 chassis at Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe, in the second tier of racing, with two team-mates. The 40-year-old, who first raced with Nissan in 2014 after his retirement from cycling, said: I remember getting a Scalextric track when I was five or six. One of the cars had headlights on it.I remember asking my dad why and he said thats for the Le Mans 24 Hour race - they race through the night.I didnt do this to replace my cycling, but in many ways I get to carry on some of the really enjoyable parts of my cycling career into motor sport.Its exactly the same feeling you have when youre about to race, doesnt matter whether its on a bike, in a car or even when I was younger, racing BMXs. Theres still that excitement, the nervousness, the adrenaline.I never thought Id feel that again once I retired from cycling - I thought that was the end of that part of my life. 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Bryant McIntosh had 18 points and Scottie Lindsey and Dererk Pardon each added 12 as Northwestern improved to 2-0.Bogdan Bliznyuk led Eastern Washington (1-1) with 25 points on 10-for-18 shooting. He had 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting in the first half.Jacob Wiley added 19 points on 8-for-11 shooting for the Eagles.Bliznyuk had four points and took only three shots in the season-opening win over Division III Linfield.Northwestern quickly jumped out to a 15-point lead (24-9) less than nine minutes into the game and it appeared a second straight blow out was in order following the 94-63 opening win over Mississippi Valley State.But Eastern fought back and pulled within 42-36 in the final minute of the first half. 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