LONDON -- Even a rare visit to No. 1 Court couldn't slow down Roger Federer at Wimbledon.

The eight-time champion beat British wild-card entry Jay Clarke 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Thursday to move into the third round. Clarke is only ranked No. 169 but held his own against Federer in the second set until the tiebreaker, when the Swiss star won four straight points to take a 5-2 lead. He then jumped out a 3-0 lead in the third set and broke again in the final game.

Last year, Federer lost his only match on No. 1 Court to Kevin Anderson in the quarterfinals after wasting a two-set lead. But he said the new roof over the stadium made it feel more like his usual surroundings.

"I really enjoyed myself on Court 1 today with the roof," Federer said. "I couldn't really tell if it was Centre Court or Court 1, actually."

While Federer had little trouble, last year's semifinalist John Isner was knocked out in the second round, losing a five-setter to Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan.

The hard-serving American was one set away from the victory but lost 6-4, 6-7 (3), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 on No. 3 Court. Kukushkin broke in the opening game of the fifth set and held serve the rest of the way, converting his first match point when the ninth-seeded Isner sent a backhand long.

Isner reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon last year before losing a five-setter to Anderson that lasted more than 6½ hours, the second-longest match in Grand Slam history. Isner also was involved in the longest, beating Nicolas Mahut in an 11-hour match that finished 70-68 in the fifth set at Wimbledon in 2010.

American Steve Johnson won for the first time in five tries against a top-30 opponent at Wimbledon, getting past No. 25 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Johnson, who is ranked 71st, had lost his past nine matches anywhere against men inside the ATP's top 30.

How close was this one? Johnson won fewer total points (150-149), earned fewer service breaks (3-2) and made nearly twice as many unforced errors (45-25).

But Johnson broke de Minaur, who is ranked 29th, in the next-to-last game, then served out the victory, which ended when Johnson's down-the-line forehand drew a long backhand on a 22-stroke exchange.

Johnson's best Grand Slam showing was a fourth-round run at the All England Club in 2016, which ended with a loss to Federer.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The reigning Wimbledon champion has been eliminated, as No. 5 seed Angelique Kerber lost 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 to unseeded American Lauren Davis on Thursday.

Kerber's second-round exit is her worst Wimbledon result since 2013 and follows a first-round exit at the French Open in May.

Serena Williams came from behind to reach the third round, dropping the first set to Kaja Juvan before winning 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Williams has never lost in the second round at the All England Club.

Davis, ranked No. 95 in the world, next faces No. 30 Carla Suarez Navarro, who beat Pauline Parmentier 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4). Davis had failed to even get through qualifying and only made the tournament as a lucky loser after some of the wild-card spots weren't used.

"It's almost surreal," said Davis, who started the year ranked outside the top 250.

She said the turning point came when she was up a break at 3-2 in the second set and managed to hold after saving three break points.

"I told myself, 'You're strong, you can do it, you belong here,'" Davis said.

Meanwhile, if the pressure is getting to top-seeded Ash Barty, she is doing a great job of hiding it.

The Australian player came into the grass-court Grand Slam tournament after winning the French Open and a Wimbledon warmup event in Birmingham. Now she has won two in a row at the All England Club to reach the third round and stretch her winning streak to 14 straight.

Barty beat Alison Van Uytvanck 6-1, 6-3, needing only 55 minutes on No. 2 Court to advance. It could have been even quicker, but Barty failed to serve out the match at 5-2 in the second set -- the only time she was broken.

"Pretty sharp right from the start," Barty said. "I was able to implement what I wanted to right away and put the pressure straight back on her."

Barty is playing her first tournament as No. 1 but has never been past the third round at Wimbledon. She will next face Harriet Dart, a British wild-card entry making her second appearance at Wimbledon.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova overcame a shaky start to defeat Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 6-2 and reach the third round.

The No. 7-seeded Kvitova was broken in the opening game and trailed 5-3 in the first set. Mladenovic served for that set at 5-4 and held three set points but failed to convert, double-faulting away her initial chance to close it out. Mladenovic later double-faulted twice more to get broken and make it 5-all.

Kvitova, who won titles at the All England Club in 2011 and 2014, wasn't even sure she could compete at the tournament this year until right before it began. The left-hander missed the French Open because of an injury to that forearm.

No. 9 Sloane Stephens of the United States and No. 15 Wang Qiang of China also advanced easily. Stephens beat Wang Yafan of China 6-0, 6-2, and Wang Qiang ousted Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia 6-1, 6-2.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

While the NBA world was being turned upside-down during the first few days of free agency, the league was busy opening its summer league slate with three-day pit stops in Salt Lake City and Sacramento -- the appetizers to the highly anticipated main course in Las Vegas.

What have coaches, execs and scouts said about the most important free agency news and rumblings? Here's the latest buzz and intel from the Salt Lake City Summer League and the California Classic.

More: Summer league scores/schedules | Free agency news | Trades

Buzz from Salt Lake City

How does Iguodala factor into Memphis' summer plans?

The Memphis Grizzlies do not intend to give recently acquired Andre Iguodala a buyout before the season, league sources told ESPN. Memphis wants to explore the trade market for the former NBA Finals MVP before considering a buyout that would allow him to choose which contender he wanted to join, as the Grizzlies did with Kyle Korver. The Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks are among teams that have interest in Iguodala, according to league sources.

The Grizzlies officially closed the door on the Grit 'n Grind era by dealing Conley. Memphis' reshuffled front office -- led by 30-year-old Zach Kleiman, who was recently promoted executive vice president of basketball operations -- has impressed with its early moves in what will be a patient rebuilding process.

Much like the Atlanta Hawks under general manager Travis Schlenk, the Grizzlies are accumulating assets and young talent while building around a point guard and power forward who have the star potential to develop into pillars for a perennial playoff team. The goal is to put the franchise into position to have sustained success throughout the primes of Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis' high-lottery picks from the past two drafts.

That's why the Grizzlies, who essentially received four first-round picks in the Conley trade with Utah, will continue to canvas the league for opportunities to collect even more future picks.

They have several expiring contracts that could be attractive for teams looking to dump longer-term deals, including Miles Plumlee ($12.5 million) and Solomon Hill ($12.8 million), who are headed to Memphis from Atlanta in a deal that finalized a divorce with Chandler Parsons that was overdue.

Losing on Butler a blessing in disguise for Houston?

The reaction from several rival scouts and executives to Jimmy Butler deciding to go to the Miami Heat over the Houston Rockets: The Rockets dodged a bullet.

Houston general manager Daryl Morey's desire to add Butler to a dynamic that already has potential to be combustible puzzled some other talent evaluators. Especially considering that Butler would have been a distant second option to James Harden, who actively recruited the All-Star who opted to take his talents to South Beach, if not a third option behind Chris Paul as well.

"He's not exactly a calming influence," one league source said of Butler.

Purely from a basketball perspective, some scouts and executives questioned the logic of the Rockets' pursuit of Butler. They believe that center Clint Capela (and his team-friendly contract) and guard Eric Gordon are proven fits as high-production complementary pieces for a contender in Houston, so dumping them to make a sign-and-trade work would have been steps in the wrong direction to take a big risk on Butler.

Mitchell: 'Pick your poison' trying to guard new-look Jazz

Utah Jazz fans usually flock to the annual summer league hosted by the franchise with giddiness about getting their first glimpse at their favorite team's first-round pick.

It was here two years ago that Donovan Mitchell showed his first signs of stardom, giving Jazz fans and the front office a desperately needed lift to counter what seemed like devastating news with Gordon Hayward deciding to head east for green pastures in free agency.

The Jazz didn't have a first-round pick to showcase in this edition of the Salt Lake City Summer League, but there definitely isn't a lack of buzz at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Utah's offseason roster remodeling has received rave reviews locally and around the league, giving the Jazz their best championship chances since the Stockton-and-Malone heyday.

"There's no doubt they can be a legit contender," one scout said, a widespread opinion throughout the NBA.

This year's first-round pick was part of the package the Jazz sent to Memphis for point guard Mike Conley, a perfect complement to Mitchell as a premier pick-and-roll operator who is also a knockdown spot-up shooter. Utah made a dynamic change to its offensive identity, moving on from Derrick Favors (a center in the modern NBA who started at power forward for the Jazz) and luring sharpshooting forward Bojan Bogdanovic away from Indiana with a four-year, $73 million deal.

"We've got guys that can spread out the floor," said center Rudy Gobert, an elite screener and roller in addition to being the two-time reigning Defensive Player of the Year. "The way Donovan plays, the way I play, having those guys that can spread out the floor is going to be a nightmare for every defense. They're going to have to make tough decisions."

Utah has been a dominant defensive team. The Jazz have potential to be an offensive juggernaut now, too.

"Obviously, adding a guy like Bogdanovic, that's big," Mitchell said. "You have him, you have Joe [Ingles], you have Mike, and Royce [O'Neale] is a really capable shooter, too. It's going to open up a lot for us as far as getting in the lane, and you've got big Rudy rolling too, so you've got to pick your poison."

Do the Cavs have the league's next Dame-CJ?

The future of the Cleveland Cavaliers could be spotted at Salt Lake City sitting -- or often, standing and cheering -- next to each other near the end of the bench, wearing team-issued polo shirts.

Collin Sexton, fresh off a second-team All-Rookie season, has proven enough to sit out summer league, but he flew to Salt Lake City to bond with teammates. The Cavs are taking a cautious approach with Darius Garland, the fifth overall pick who missed all but five games of his only season at Vanderbilt due to a torn meniscus in his left knee.

The Cavs drafted Garland, who like 2018 No. 8 overall pick Sexton, is a 6-foot-2 guard with a scorer's mentality, primarily because they believed he was clearly the best talent on the board. Rebuilding teams can't afford to reach for fit, but Cleveland is confident that Garland and Sexton can complement each other despite their similar styles and statures, particularly considering new coach John Beilein's offense relies on two primary ball handlers.

They point to Portland's dynamic pair of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum as proof that such a guard combination can succeed in the NBA.

"That's the ceiling," said Sexton, who excelled down the stretch of his rookie season, averaging 21.1 points and 3.3 assists in the final 29 games while shooting 47 percent from the floor and 41.7 percent from 3-point range.

"Also, recently you've seen Kyle Lowry and [Fred] Van Vleet. They had a great run with the two-guard offense. We'll watch a lot of film of those two [duos] and just try to learn how they lead off the two-man offense."

Beilein envisions Sexton and Garland sharing ballhandling duties when they're on the floor together, determining who brings the ball up the floor by feel on a possession-by-possession basis and creating offense by attacking as penetrators. The Cavs won't designate a point guard and shooting guard.

"Two guards that can just do it all -- get your teammates involved, can make plays for each other and score at the same time," Garland said. "I think it's going to be great. Coach B is usually playing two guards, so I think that we're going to fit right in. The future looks bright for both of us, so I'm excited about it."

Less rookie sizzle in Salt Lake

Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant and the aforementioned Garland, a pair of top-five picks, didn't play because they're both recovering from knee surgeries. The Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Porter Jr., the final pick of the first round, was sidelined by a hip flexor. Memphis' Brandon Clarke wasn't eligible because he was acquired in a deal that won't be official until Sunday.

The only first-round rookies to play in Utah this week: Luka Samanic (No. 19 overall) and Keldon Johnson (No. 29) of San Antonio, and Dylan Windler (No. 26) of Cleveland.

Those rookies had mixed results, highlighted by Johnson's 29-point, seven-rebound outing in a win over the Grizzlies and Windler's 19-point, six-rebound summer league debut.

San Antonio guard Lonnie Walker IV, an 18th overall pick entering his second season, had 20 points and seven rebounds in the opener, rested on the second day and had 19 points and eight rebounds in the finale.

The best player in the four-team round-robin: Jazz big man Tony Bradley, the No. 28 overall pick of the 2017 draft, who averaged 20 points, 15.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in the two games he played.

-- Tim MacMahon

Buzz from the California Classic

The league is waiting on Kawhi

Sacramento Kings alum Chris Webber was spotted in the front row with GM Vlade Divac and new head coach Luke Walton. T-Pain had set up a free concert outside Golden 1 Center, but the chatter among several coaches, scouts and team employees at the California Classic Summer League centered around this summer's biggest mystery:

What is Kawhi Leonard going to do?

With Los Angeles Lakers GM Rob Pelinka and head coach Frank Vogel back in L.A., some of the team personnel on hand were asking for the latest on Leonard, naturally curious about the decision that could potentially tip the scales from the Lakers being a LeBron James-Anthony Davis led title contender to historic juggernaut.

So what complementary players would arguably the most fearsome star trio in NBA history need around them?

"It doesn't matter," one assistant coach said of who else the Lakers sign if they get Leonard.

If Leonard goes to the LA Clippers, the assistant envisions the Western Conference becoming wide-open with the improvements the Lakers, Jazz and Blazers have made to go along with the Nuggets returning a year more experienced.

And if Leonard stays in Toronto?

"That makes them the favorites," the assistant said.

Leonard taking his time to make an NBA-altering decision had some scouts attempting what so many others were doing -- trying to read into Leonard's thought process.

"Biggest surprise I would have to say is that Kawhi still hasn't decided," one scout said on Tuesday night. "He is really mulling it over, exhausting every option."

Said another scout: "Let's be honest, everyone knows that if the Warriors were healthy, they would have won. So is he sure if he comes back that he would have a chance to win it with [Toronto]?

"If I'm him, I'm going to the Lakers."

A super Herro sighting in Sacramento

The prospect who stood out at the California Classic was Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro, the 13th overall pick out of Kentucky.

After Herro debuted Monday with 18 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and made 5-of-10 3-pointers in a win over the Lakers, other scouts, assistants and executives took notice.

"Herro was the only one who stood out on the first day," one scout said.

Herro played in two of the Heat's three games, adding 20 points to go with 5 rebounds in a win over Golden State on Wednesday despite missing nine of his 11 3-point attempts.

"Herro is good," an assistant coach said. "He's a guy who has an NBA ready game, being able to score."

Other prospects who stood out to scouts, coaches and executives: Warriors rookie Jordan Poole, Kings rookie Kyle Guy and Lakers undrafted rookie Zach Norvell Jr., who hit a late go-ahead 3 to give L.A. a win Wednesday night.

In a New York state of ... confusion

One assistant coach at the California Classic was absolutely baffled by the New York Knicks' moves so far. After the Knicks had to swallow a Brooklyn Bridge-sized pill watching Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving join forces across the river, New York moved quickly, signing Julius Randle, Bobby Portis, Elfrid Payton, Taj Gibson, Reggie Bullock and Wayne Ellington this week.

"The Knicks and all their role-player signings," one assistant coach said. "I just don't understand it."

Another assistant coach, though, pointed out that Knicks' management did what it had to after striking out with big stars by having Portis, Payton, Gibson, Bullock and Ellington sign deals with team options in the second year (Randle's deal has a team option in the third season).

"They never had a chance," one assistant coach said of the Knicks landing Durant and Irving. "The Knicks did a good job to buy time. They didn't do any [longer deals] because [had they done that] in two years, there could be a new management and coach."

How Nets, Sixers moves shake up the East

Sunday night's flurry culminated with the Brooklyn Nets luring Durant away from the Golden State Warriors to join Irving and DeAndre Jordan.

"This is the new NBA. Everybody is going after talent, talent, talent [but] short satisfaction," an NBA scout said. "We won't really know what is going on until Year 2 for the Nets. I have some fear, but if they want to play together, they'll find a way to make it work. Talent wins in this league.

"They had a good group [before] in Brooklyn, what they built toward last year. They're trying to make that elite jump. I think the storyline to watch is how will they react next year knowing that KD is not playing and Kyrie is Kyrie. He's an unbelievable talent, but he's a different guy."

But it was another Atlantic Division team that impressed most scouts in Sacramento.

"Best move was Al Horford with Philly and an underrated trade [for] Josh Richardson," one scout said of the Sixers losing Jimmy Butler but gaining Richardson from Miami. "I really like what [Sixers GM] Elton Brand is doing. He's putting the pieces of the puzzle together."

Kings take the throne ... for worst move?

While Golden State did all it could to rebound from losing Durant -- the Warriors traded for All-Star guard D'Angelo Russell and agreed to a deal with center Willie Cauley-Stein -- a couple of NBA assistants and scouts on hand did not like what the California Classic's host team did in free agency.

"I'm not running with the [Dewayne] Dedmon signing," a scout said of the Kings. "For that amount of money, I don't see it."

One assistant coach didn't hesitate when asked who he thought was the worst signing. "Dedmon," he said. "Felt like a lot."

Dedmon agreed to a three-year, $41 million deal with the Kings on the first day of free agency.

The other move that some scouts described as "shocking" was the Charlotte Hornets opting not to give All-Star guard Kemba Walker the max, ultimately dealing him in a proposed sign-and-trade for the Boston Celtics restricted free agent Terry Rozier.

"I think he is going to do really, really well there," one scout said of Walker in Boston. "I think Brad [Stevens] likes ball-dominant guards and Kemba is coachable. He is an off-the-charts person, off-the-charts teammate."

-- Ohm Youngmisuk and Marc J. Spears

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays All-Star second baseman Brandon Lowe was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a bruised right shin and will not play in next week's All-Star Game.

Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres was named to replace Lowe, who was added to the AL All-Star team Wednesday.

Lowe was forced out of Tuesday night's game after he sharply fouled a ball off his leg in the sixth inning of a 6-3 win over Baltimore. He finished the at-bat, grounding a single to left, but struggled to reach first base.

Lowe is hitting .276 with a team-leading 16 homers and 49 RBIs. He took the spot of Los Angeles Angels infielder Tommy La Stella as an injury replacement.

EPPING, N.H. — NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Rookie of the Year candidate Austin Prock is making his way to the NHRA New England Nationals looking to build on his recent progress.

The July 5-7 event marks the 13th event on the schedule and the first race in the season’s second half for Prock.

Since the start of the year, maintaining a consistent performance has been at the forefront for Prock and the Montana Brand/Rocky Mountain Twist team.

With a handful of consistent passes in the .70s and .80s under their belt, they continued that effort at the recent Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park.

Prock powered his Mike Green and Ronnie Thompson-tuned hot rod to three consistent passes during qualifying, putting two 3.77s and a 3.84 up on the board. On race day, he kept up the momentum making a 3.750-second pass at 329.67 mph.

Although Prock was defeated in the first-round, it was his quickest pass of the weekend.

After back-to-back early exits that pushed the third-generation driver to 10th in the NHRA points standings, Prock and his team stayed in Norwalk to test before the off weekend.

“That early exit in Norwalk was tough. We were fourth best of that session and had a good light, so it was hard to go out in the first-round again. But we decided to stay and get some testing in. We made four passes and picked up early numbers and ran quicker than we have been, so I think things are looking good,” said Prock. “Mike Green and Ronnie Thompson tried a few different ways of doing things and we learned a lot. I think our team as a whole is as strong as it’s ever been. We’re going to take this weekend to regroup and we’ll be back and ready for the next one.”

Prock is headed to the New England Nationals having padded his rookie resume with a career best elapsed time of 3.69 and speed of 334.15 mph, a semi-final finish at the Heartland Nationals and four second-round appearances.

He is competing to become the fourth John Force Racing driver to take home a Wally at New England Dragway, behind current teammates John Force and Brittany Force and former John Force Racing driver Courtney Force.

“I’m excited to get to New England Dragway. The entire Montana Brand / Rocky Mountain Twist team is looking forward to it and I think we have a Wally in sight,” said Prock. “I’m confident in this team and it would be great to get our first win here behind the Forces (John, Brittany and Courtney).

“We’ll see what we can accomplish.”

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Ryan Bernal has partnered with Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports to take part in the inaugural Corn Belt Nationals this weekend at Knoxville Raceway.

Bernal will pilot the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports No. 17 sprint car with an eye on of the $20,000 winner’s share of the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series event.

The inaugural edition of the event takes place on Friday and Saturday atop the storied Marion County Fairgrounds half-mile clay oval.

“Aaron (Reutzel) called me and then I talked to Josh (Baughman), they got back to me and said I’m their guy,” Bernal said.  “I couldn’t say yes fast enough for a chance to race for $20,000.  And I know they’ll give me a good car with a really good chance to win.”

Bernal has raced at Knoxville Raceway twice in the past in winged Sprint Car competition.  Despite no wingless laps at Knoxville, Bernal is confident that he will be on equal footing with the best in the non-wing business.

“The USAC National guys haven’t raced there that much, so they’re not really locked in at Knoxville in the way that they are at a lot of their other tracks,” Bernal explains.  “It puts us on a pretty level playing field and gives me a lot better shot at winning this one.”

Bernal has spent recent times focusing on the winged Sprint Car ranks, moving the Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 team to the top of the King of the West/NARC 410 Series point charts in California after last weekend’s event at Placerville Speedway.

With an idle weekend for the KWC/NARC series, it’s back to non-winged sprint car fun with the BRM No. 17 team this weekend.

A winner of numerous USAC/CRA, USAC West Coast and USAC Southwest features in recent years and the all-time win leader in USAC West Coast Sprint Car competition, Bernal looks to collect his first USAC National Sprint Car win in a big way this weekend.

GOODWOOD, England – Ford and Multimatic revealed the Ford GT Mk II, a limited-edition, track-only GT, Thursday at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Sporting a 700 horsepower 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine, race-proven aerodynamics and competition-oriented handling, the GT Mk II has been co-developed by Ford Performance and Multimatic based on competitive learnings from Ford’s FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaigns with the Ford GT race car. The GT Mk II is engineered independent of race series rules, regulations and limitations.

“The GT Mk II unleashes the full performance potential of the Ford GT without any artificial performance limitations dictated by racing sanctioning bodies,” said Hau Thai-Tang, Ford chief product development and purchasing officer. “It’s the closest GT owners can get to the Le Mans-winning performance and exhilarating feeling of crossing the finish line in the Ford GT race car.”

Limited to just 45 vehicles, with a starting MSRP of $1.2 million, the GT Mk II joins the GT race car that won the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Ford GT supercar.

“The true off-the-hook performance capability of the GT hasn’t yet been fully showcased,” said Multimatic’s Chief Technical Officer, Larry Holt. “The road car is obviously limited by the many global homologation requirements that it must comply with, and the race car suffers from the restriction of the dreaded Balance of Performance, resulting in it being 150 horsepower down to the road car. The Mk II answers the regularly asked question of how would the car perform with all the limitations lifted: the answer is spectacularly.”

Built in Markham, Ontario, the Mk II begins life at the main Ford GT plant before being transferred to a specialist facility at Multimatic Motorsports where it is crafted into the Ford GT Mk II.

The Ford GT Mk II is focused around aerodynamic and engine improvements and shares key features with both the street-legal GT supercar as well as the GT race car. Many of its components have been track-proven in the world’s most challenging endurance racing events.

The large dual-element rear wing exceeds what the Ford GT race car offers in terms of downforce. An all-new front racing splitter and diffuser have been incorporated along with new fender louvres and dive planes, which help balance out the extra rear downforce.

These aerodynamic changes enable the GT Mk II to generate more than 400 percent more downforce than the Ford GT while fixed aerodynamic elements along with its race-proven suspension and Michelin Pilot Sport racing tires enable the car to pull more than 2Gs of lateral grip.

GT Mk II is also lighter and more agile. The street car’s adjustable ride height and drive modes have been removed, providing a weight savings of over 200 pounds while 5-way adjustable DSSV shock absorbers work with a lowered and fixed ride height to improve handling and keep the Mk II as aerodynamically efficient as possible.

The Ford GT Mk II features the 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine that powers both the Ford GT race car and the road car but since the Mk II is not limited by any racing sanctioning body it is able to generate 200 horsepower more than the race car, making the Mk II the most powerful version of the Ford GT. The 3.5-liter EcoBoost is paired with the same seven-speed dual-clutch transmission from the Ford GT but specially calibrated for this track-exclusive application.

To add stamina to power, the GT Mk II adds innovative engine cooling technology, including a high capacity air-to-air outboard mounted charge air cooler with water spray technology. The water spray automatically activates in high temperature situations to provide cooling by applying atomized water on the charge air cooler allowing the Ford GT Mk II to maintain a consistent level of power at high temperatures.

A roof-mounted intake reminiscent of the race car engine air intake has been added for the Mk II to feed auxiliary engine, clutch and transmission coolers, giving the Mk II optimal cooling for the most extreme track day duty.

Increased engine power is paired with improved stopping power. The Mk II features braking performance beyond that of the GT race car by utilizing the street car’s carbon ceramic brakes, including 15.5-inch front and 14.1-inch rear Brembo brakes. Unique forged aluminum 19-inch wheels cover the massive brakes with race-proven Michelin Pilot Sport GT tires.

The front fascia and hood of the Mk II are similar to the street car as well as the stylized Ford GT headlamps with signature running lights.

Interior changes include a bespoke Sparco racing seat with a six-point racing harness and an optional passenger seat. A full MoTeC data acquisition system has also added to provide vital information for a track racer, which also doubles as a display for the rear camera.

The Ford GT production car, which made its first Goodwood appearance in 2017, is the most advanced and exclusive Ford road car ever, limited to volumes of no more than 250 a year, globally.

Built for the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, the Ford GT race car has been a great success for Ford, winning the GTE Pro class at Le Mans on its first attempt in 2016, exactly 50 years on from the first of four successive Le Mans victories for the Ford GT40 at Le Mans.

Ford ended its GT racing program in the FIA World Endurance Championship at the 2019 Le Mans in the GTE Pro class.  The Ford GTs will continue to race through the remainder of the IMSA season, which culminates at Road Atlanta in October.

The GT Mk II makes its public debut running in the Supercar class at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and will be sold directly to customers by Multimatic.

The Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday signed a pair of players they traded for over the past week to new contracts.

Forward Alex Kerfoot received a four-year, $14 million deal, and defenseman Cody Ceci has re-upped for one year and $4.5 million.

Both players were restricted free agents.

The Maple Leafs acquired Kerfoot from the Colorado Avalanche in Monday's trade that also brought defenseman Tyson Barrie and a 2020 sixth-round pick to Toronto in return for forward Nazem Kadri, defenseman Calle Rosen and a 2020 third-round selection.

Ceci came to Toronto in the six-player trade with the Senators that sent disgruntled defenseman Nikita Zaitsev to Ottawa.

Over two seasons, Kerfoot was a consistent bottom-six forward for the Avs. He had 19 goals and 43 points his first season and 15 goals and 42 points last season.

The 24-year-old has also improved his secondary numbers, going from 48.2 Corsi percentage his first year to 51.7 last season.

Kerfoot had finished a two-year, entry-level deal with a cap hit of $925,000 that he signed after playing at Harvard.

Ceci had seven goals and 19 assists last season, his sixth with the Senators. The 25-year-old was a first-round draft pick (15th overall) by Ottawa in 2012.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.