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Red Robin Supporting Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek

Published in Racing
Monday, 24 February 2020 05:35

ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. – Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek officials have announced that Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the week-long series.

“The PA Speed Week Ass’n is pleased to welcome Red Robin as the presenting sponsor of the 2020 Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speed Week,” said Alan Kreitzer, a member of the association. “Red Robin is a great supporter of sprint car racing and this partnership will help to advance the growing popularity and prestige of the PA Speed Week series”.

“Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group – Red Robin looks forward to growing our partnership with sprint car racing by supporting the 30th Annual Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek,” said Chris DeFrain, CFO at Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group. “We have been a locally owned and operated part of the central and eastern Pennsylvania communities for 27 years.  Race fans have supported Red Robin, and we look forward to bringing our two communities together during the most anticipated week in PA sprint car racing.  Whether it is memories of your favorite restaurant or the first time you saw the sights and sounds of sprint car racing, we all fondly remember those times with family and friends.”

The 30th annual Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek kicks off on Friday, June 26 at Williams Grove Speedway for night one of nine consecutive nights of racing.

Friday, June 26 – Williams Grove Speedway
Saturday, June 27 – Lincoln Speedway
Sunday, June 28 – Selinsgrove Speedway
Monday, June 29 – Lincoln Speedway
Tuesday, June 30 – Grandview Speedway
Wednesday, July 1 – Port Royal Speedway
Thursday, July 2 – Hagerstown Speedway
Friday, July 3 – Williams Grove Speedway
Saturday, July 4 – Port Royal Speedway

Speedway 660 Sets Calendar For 27th Season

Published in Racing
Monday, 24 February 2020 06:35

GEARY, North Brunswick – The management of Speedway 660 have announced the track’s schedule for the upcoming season.

The track, entering its 27th consecutive season of operation, will host stock car racing events from May to September, culminating in the annual SpeedWeekend in September.

The biggest change to the schedule for weekly divisions at the speedway is the rotation of divisions throughout the Summer months. With many drivers and teams wanting to maximize on the short Maritime Summer, the track has given each division off weeks throughout the racing season while still giving them ample events to chase checkered flags and ultimately a track championship.

Each of the four divisions will see 10 to 12 scheduled events, with extended distance races scattered throughout the Summer. Every race night will have a spotlight division, giving the four house classes a chance to be the headliner as the year progresses.

“We are looking forward to getting our racing schedule for the season out to our teams and fans,” said Max Roy, owner of Speedway 660. “Our teams can now plan around divisional off-weekends to spend time with their families and our fans can start circling dates to come out and cheer on their Saturday night heroes. There are plenty of marquee events scattered in this schedule and it all leads up to SpeedWeekend. I can not wait to get the season underway.”

The season kicks off on Sunday, May 24 at 2 p.m. with the Riverview Ford Lincoln Season Opener. The four house divisions, the Pro Stock, Sportsman, Street Stock and Sharp Shooters, will all race for the first time on May 24. The four staple divisions in the Geary woods will race four more times together, including Kids Day (Sunday, June 7), Christmas in July (Saturday, July 25), Fan Appreciation Night (Saturday, Aug. 22) and the Night of Champions (Saturday, Aug. 29).

The DMR Auto presents the Ricky Bobby Street Stock 150 returns for a third season, taking place on Saturday, July 11. The Late Model Sportsman and Sharp Shooter divisions will play support to the biggest Street Stock division race in Eastern Canada. An early arrival party, the Ricky Bobby Bash, will take place on Friday, July 10. A rain date for the Ricky Bobby 150 has been set aside for Sunday, July 12.

SpeedWeekend will cap a busy season at one of New Brunswick’s top oval tracks. The Labour Day classic kicks off on Friday, Sept. 4 with the annual Corn Boil, Bonfire and Concert. The party turns to business on track for teams on Saturday, Sept. 5 with the Sportsman 100 taking center stage. Touring divisions will play support on Saturday evening with the return of the Passione Flooring & Interiors East Coast Mini Stock Tour, Maritime League of Legends Tour and Bandolero divisions. Sunday, Sept. 6 will be headlined by one of the Maritime crown jewels, the 20th Annual Pro Stock 250, along with racing action in the Sharp Shooters, Street Stocks, Bandoleros and Atlantic Modified Tour.

Speaking of the Atlantic Modified Tour, they will make an additional stop at Speedway 660 this season. The Tour will anchor the show on their first stop to Speedway 660 on Saturday, June 20.

The Sharp Shooter division will have extended distance races early in the season to get the fluids flowing. The fastest growing division at Speedway 660 will thrill fans for 50-laps on Saturday, June 13 and hit the track for the Second Annual Gunslinger 50 on Saturday, July 4. In addition to the DMR Auto presents the Ricky Bobby 150, the Street Stocks will run an extended distance 75-lap feature on Saturday, Aug. 8. The week after will see the Best of the Best Pro Stock 150 take to the track on Saturday, Aug. 15. The Late Model Sportsman will be in the spotlight on Saturday, June 27 for a 100-lap main event.

Oilers acquire veteran D Green from Red Wings

Published in Hockey
Monday, 24 February 2020 05:30

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenseman Mike Green from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Kyle Brodziak and a conditional draft pick in either 2020 or 2021, the Oilers announced.

Green, 34, adds a veteran presence to the Oilers, who are second in the tight Pacific Division race, just three points out of first but just one point ahead of Vancouver.

Green, who has three goals and eight assists in 48 games this season, has played the past five seasons in Detroit, signing there as a free agent after 10 years in Washington, which drafted him 29th overall in 2004.

He is a free agent at the end of this season.

Green brings experience to a position group for Edmonton that is currently missing two of its top defenders: Kris Russell, recovering from a concussion, and Oscar Klefbom, out with a shoulder injury.

"When you can bring in guys that are only going to help your team, help your depth, and we already know what we got in this locker room right now, just to be able to add to that and be a threat, I think it's fun," Oilers forward Riley Sheahan said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Reports: Avs get Namestnikov from Sens for pick

Published in Hockey
Monday, 24 February 2020 06:49

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired center Vladislav Namestnikov from the Ottawa Senators for a fourth-round draft pick in 2021, according to multiple reports.

Namestnikov, 27, has 13 goals and 12 assists in 56 games this season. He started 2019-20 with two games for the New York Rangers before they traded him to the Senators.

Ottawa sits in seventh place in the Atlantic Division and is almost assured of missing the playoffs for the third straight year. The Senators have already traded defenseman Dylan DeMelo this month.

For his career, Namestnikov has 79 goals and 104 assists in 416 games. His best season came in 2017-18, when he had 48 points in a campaign where he was traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Senators at the deadline.

He will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason and is carrying a $4 million cap hit in 2019-20.

Women's hockey tour PPD due to coronavirus

Published in Hockey
Monday, 24 February 2020 06:58

The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association is postponing a one-week tour in Japan, citing "the worsening of the coronavirus outbreak in the region.

As part of their "Dream Gap Tour" featuring stars from the U.S. and Canadian national teams, the PWHPA was scheduled to play three games from March 4-7 at Tokyo's Shin-Yokohama Skate Center against the Japanese National Women's Hockey. A roster of 18 players was scheduled to appear, including Americans Gigi Marvin and Amanda Kessel.

"After careful consideration, the Japan Ice Hockey Federation felt compelled to cancel the event in light of the worsening of the coronavirus outbreak in the region. While both organizations were excited for the games, the health and safety of the players and supporters is their primary concern at this time. The organizations will be working to reschedule the tournament in the 2020-2021 season," the PWHPA announced on Monday.

The Japan tour was scheduled a few weeks ahead of the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championships that will be held at the end of March in Nova Scotia.

The PWHPA's "Dream Gap Tour" is next scheduled to hit Tempe, Arizona for a weekend event on March 6.

Trade grades: Oilers acquire 2020 version of Mike Green

Published in Hockey
Monday, 24 February 2020 05:34

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenseman Mike Green from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Kyle Brodziak and a conditional draft pick in either 2020 or 2021.

How did each general manager do in this trade?

The deal:

Oilers get: D Mike Green

Red Wings get: F Kyle Brodziak, fourth-round pick in 2020 or third-round pick in 2021


Edmonton Oilers: B+

Viktor Hovland's breakthrough win at the Puerto Rico Open didn't bring with it a Masters invite, but it did nudge the Norwegian significantly closer to Magnolia Lane.

Hovland birdied the 72nd hole to edge Josh Teater for his first career PGA Tour victory, a win that brought with it plenty of perks (spots in The Players and PGA Championship) and job stability (an exemption through 2022). But because it was held opposite a WGC event, Hovland's victory did not give him an automatic invite to the Masters, where he was low amateur last year.

Former U.S. Amateur champ Viktor Hovland earned his first win as a pro in dramatic fashion Sunday at the Puerto Rico Open.

But that doesn't mean that all hope is lost for the 22-year-old. Hovland's win did propel him to No. 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking, a jump of 42 spots. It puts him in line to potentially make the 64-man field at next month's WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, which will be finalized after The Players, and if he moves into the top 50 in the world by March 30 he'll earn that Masters bid.

Patrick Reed's victory in Mexico City moved him back inside the top 10, rising six spots to No. 8 in the world. While Jon Rahm's close call in Mexico wasn't enough to overtake Rory McIlroy at No. 1, it was enough to move up one spot to No. 2, bumping an idle Brooks Koepka down to No. 3.

Mexico runner-up Bryson DeChambeau went from 16th to 14th, while a T-3 finish moved Erik van Rooyen from No. 52 to No. 40. Jordan Spieth fell one spot to No. 54 after a T-58 finish, while Phil Mickelson fell from 58th to 62nd after failing to qualify for the WGC event.

McIlroy retains the top spot for another week, now followed by Rahm, Koepka, Justin Thomas and Dustin Johnson. Recent winner Adam Scott is now up to No. 6, with Patrick Cantlay, Reed, Webb Simpson and Tiger Woods rounding out the latest top 10.

Why the WGC-Mexico results hurt Tiger Woods' Olympic chances

Published in Golf
Monday, 24 February 2020 00:40

Tiger Woods was nowhere to be found at last week's WGC-Mexico Championship, but the results still had an impact on Woods' chances of representing the U.S. later this year at the Tokyo Olympics.

Woods tied for 10th in Mexico City last year, but he opted to skip the event after a 68th-place finish at the Genesis Invitational. With increased points in the Official World Golf Ranking available because of the WGC status, Woods could only watch as Americans Patrick Reed and Bryson DeChambeau finished 1-2 and significantly boosted their respective OWGR average.

The world rankings are the metric by which Olympic teams will be finalized in June, with a maximum of four Americans earning spots in Tokyo. Reed is now ahead of Woods in the rankings, and after being the fourth-highest ranked American earlier this month Woods is now down to No. 7 among Americans even though he's 10th in the world – behind Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay, Reed and Webb Simpson.

But the news gets worse for Woods when you project how the standings will look on June 22, which is when the Olympic teams will be finalized. Based on those projections, Woods would be 10th on the U.S. list, behind also Xander Schauffele, Matt Kuchar and DeChambeau.

It means that the reigning Masters champ is facing a tall task if he wants to make his Olympic debut, and because he's expected to keep a light playing schedule through the summer it means he'll likely need to get win No. 83 before the June cutoff if he's going to qualify.

But with less than four months to go until the cutoff, here's a look at the 60 men who would head to Tokyo if the teams were finalized based on the current OWGR standings (Note: Countries can send a maximum of two participants, with the maximum raised to four if all are ranked inside the top 15 in the world):

1. Rory McIlroy (IRL)

2. Jon Rahm (ESP)

3. Brooks Koepka (USA)

4. Justin Thomas (USA)

5. Dustin Johnson (USA)

6. Adam Scott (AUS)

7. Patrick Cantlay (USA)

8. Tommy Fleetwood (GBR)

9. Justin Rose (GBR)

10. Louis Oosthuizen (RSA)

11. Shane Lowry (IRL)

12. Hideki Matsuyama (JPN)

13. Marc Leishman (AUS)

14. Bernd Wiesberger (AUT)

15. Francesco Molinari (ITA)

16. Abraham Ancer (MEX)

17. Henrik Stenson (SWE)

18. Sungjae Im (KOR)

19. Shugo Imahira (JPN)

20. Jazz Janewattananond (THA)

21. Erik Van Rooyen (RSA)

22. Sergio Garcia (ESP)

23. Victor Perez (FRA)

24. Byeong-Hun An (KOR)

25. Adam Hadwin (CAN)

26. Viktor Hovland (NOR)

27. Corey Conners (CAN)

28. Mike Lorenzo-Vera (FRA)

29. Thomas Pieters (BEL)

30. Joaquin Niemann (CHI)

31. Matthias Schwab (AUT)

32. Haotong Li (CHN)

33. C.T. Pan (TPE)

34. Sebastian Munoz (COL)

35. Andrea Pavan (ITA)

36. Marcus Kinhult (SWE)

37. Joost Luiten (NED)

38. Rory Sabbatini (SVK)

39. Danny Lee (NZL)

40. Lucas Bjerregaard (DEN)

41. Thomas Detry (BEL)

42. Martin Kaymer (GER)

43. Emiliano Grillo (ARG)

44. Ryan Fox (NZL)

45. Carlos Ortiz (MEX)

46. Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN)

47. Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA)

48. Xinjun Zhang (CHN)

49. Scott Vincent (ZIM)

50. Gavin Green (MAS)

51. Jhonattan Vegas (VEN)

52. Mikko Korhonen (FIN)

53. Rashid Khan (IND)

54. Kristoffer Ventura (NOR)

55. Sebastian Heisele (GER)

56. Kalle Samooja (FIN)

57. Darius Van Driel (NED)

58. Adrian Meronk (POL)

59. Miguel Tabuena (PHI)

60. Udayan Mane (IND)

Mushfiqur Rahim has admitted that he had his eyes on a maiden triple-century, but was cut short by a surprising declaration against Zimbabwe late on the third afternoon in Mirpur.

Rahim remained unbeaten on 203, his third double-century in Tests and second against Zimbabwe, before Bangladesh took two wickets to put the visitors in further trouble. Part of the reason for the declaration is assumed to be the forecast for rain on the fourth and fifth days, although Rahim said that the plan was different during the tea break.

Rahim, who struck 28 fours in his 318-ball innings that spanned more than seven hours, said that he may have needed till the first session on the fourth day to complete his target.

"I wasn't aware that we would be declaring today," he said. "I felt that with two days in hand and by batting more on this wicket, we could have helped deteriorate it further. There wasn't any discussion about declaration during the tea break, and we only heard thirty minutes before that we want to give Zimbabwe six to eight overs to bat later in the session.

"If we were still batting, it would have been easier for me [to get a triple], had Liton got to his hundred. Perhaps in the first session tomorrow, I could have reached [the triple-century]. I didn't ask about the decision, but it could be [due to the weather]. But our bowling attack is capable to bowl them out."

Rahim said that the quality of Zimbabwe's attack on a good pitch meant that it was the "easiest" of his three double-hundreds, considering Bangladesh batsmen have had to deal with tough wickets both home and abroad over the last four years.

"This double-hundred was on the easiest wicket. They didn't have much threat in their bowling attack. There was no reverse swing or any outrageous spin by a mystery bowler. I think this was an easier innings compared to the other two.

"It is difficult to play on a rank turner. I think Bangladesh is the only team where the batsmen face tough conditions in overseas matches, as well as at home when they have to play on rank turners. It gets hard to make big scores.

"This time we got a good wicket, so we wanted to make the most of it. In future it may be a different wicket depending on the opposition, but as a batsman I prefer this type of wicket."

Soon after Bangladesh's thrashing at the hands of Pakistan in Rawalpindi earlier this month, chief selector Minhajul Abedin had said that Rahim must "prove" himself in domestic cricket if he warranted being picked for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe.

Despite an animated celebration on Monday upon reaching his double-hundred, Rahim insisted he had nothing to prove to his critics.

"[This innings] wasn't about any pressure release. I made 74 in my last Test innings. I want to make the most contribution for the team. Since it was a good wicket, we planned that a top six batsman should try for a 150 or 200 once he is set. Mominul batted really well too," he said.

Rahim believes that at this stage of his career, every innings must be highly valued.

"In Bangladesh this is when players are discarded, but definitely in world cricket, this is the time when a player really matures as a bowler and batsman.

"This is the time to return the time a player has invested in his career, and that too consistently. Every innings is vital, and I want to maximise every time I go out to bat. I want to make unbeaten centuries, 150s and 200s, which should help me and the team."

Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shikhar Dhawan will look to prove their form and fitness when they return to action in the DY Patil T20 tournament, which began in Mumbai on Monday.

The invitations tournament, which is in its 16th edition, is usually utilised by the Indian players to tune up for the IPL. This time, it will also serve as a selection precursor for the three-match ODI series at home against South Africa, which will be played between March 12 and 18.

Pandya, India's premier allrounder, hasn't played competitive cricket since September 2019, having undergone surgery for a long-standing back injury. He was initially slated to return during the A team's tour to New Zealand - and later the senior side's tour of the country - but was eventually pulled out of both tours as he hadn't attained full match fitness.

Bhuvneshwar, who had undergone a hernia operation after being sidelined from the ODI series against West Indies last year, is set for his first taste of competitive cricket in two months. Dhawan, who is coming back from a shoulder injury which he sustained during the ODI series at home against Australia earlier this year, will turn out for the Reliance 1 team along with Pandya and Bhuvneshwar.

Fast bowler Kamlesh Nagarkoti, who has been sidelined with injury for almost two years, will represent the DY Patil B side. Despite being prone to injuries and not having played for KKR over the past couple of seasons, the franchised had opted to retain him for the upcoming season.

Dinesh Karthik, Nagarkoti's captain at Knight Riders, and mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who last played a competitive game in March last year, will also feature in the tournament.

The 28-year-old Tamil Nadu mystery spinner was sold for big money in the IPL auction for a second successive year, emerging as the highest-paid uncapped Indian, with Knight Riders shelling out INR 4 crore (USD 563,000 approx.) for his seven variations.

Atharva Ankolekar and Divyaansh Saxena, who were part of India Under-19's run to the World Cup final in South Africa, will also feature in the competition.

However, the availability of both Manish Pandey and K Gowtham are subject to their Ranji Trophy commitments. Karnataka will face Bengal in the semi-finals at Eden Gardens from February 29.

In addition to the big names, the Reliance team will also have former India fast bowler Zaheer Khan in the dugout along with James Pamment , both of whom are now part of the Mumbai Indians' coaching staff. Zaheer is the Mumbai team director while Pamment is the fielding coach.

Reliance 1 team: Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Anmolpreet Singh

BPCL: Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi, Divyaansh Saxena

DY Patil A team: Dinesh Karthik, Mandeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Rahul Tewatia, Ruturaj Gaikwad

DY Patil B team: Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Aaron, Manan Vohra

CAG: Jalaj Saxena, Prashant Chopra, Ishwar Pandey, Sachin Baby

Income Tax: Atharva Ankolekar

IOC: Aditya Tare, Abhishek Sharma, Siddhesh Lad, Avesh Khan

Bank of Baroda: K Gowtham, KC Cariappa

RBI: Dhruv Shorey

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