PLACERVILLE, Calif. – With the Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100 fast approaching at Placerville Speedway, event officials have announced the format for the much-anticipated doubleheader Nov. 19-20.

As noted, the Hangtown 100 will feature a Trophy Cup style format that has been slightly modified. The number one theme, however, will be larger than normal inverts and points on the line each time a driver hits the half-mile oval.

On opening night drivers will draw randomly in a draft style format and then get to select which heat race to participate in and what order they will qualify in among that heat race.

The qualifying draft will be available on Facebook Live by visiting the Placerville Speedway page. Drivers will have a 60-second time clock to decide where they want to be placed.

Heat races will feature an invert of eight with the winner and top-two in points transferring to the A-main, with all others heading into three Last Chance Qualifiers.

The top-two finishers in each LCQ will transfer into the 30-lap Pure Crop 1 A-main, which will showcase the top-12 in points inverted.

During the final night there will be no qualifying held, as heat race lineups will be determined by points from night one.

The top 20 in points after heats go to the A-main, positions 21-36 in points go to the B-Main, positions 37-52 in points go to the C-Main, and all others move to the D-Main.

To cap the evening, the 100-lap Royal Truck Body main event will feature 24 cars, with the top-12 in points inverted, followed by the next eight in points lined straight up and then the four B-main transfers.

150 points will be awarded for first place, dropping three points per position thereafter.

The driver with the most total points after the night two A-main will be the overall event points champion. The overall Hangtown 100 points titlist will take home a $12,000 bonus, while the final night’s A-main winner receives $20,000.

“We felt like an event such as the Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100 deserved a format that separated it from other shows around the country,” said Elk Grove Ford President Matt Wood. “Our format was designed with the fans in mind. Every time a driver hits the track, he or she is earning points.

“Our unique format makes every lap important and every race finish even more important.”

Miami Dolphins safety Bobby McCain will be disciplined by the team for a verbal confrontation with a 13-year-old boy and for allegedly spitting in the face of another Bills fan following Miami's loss at Buffalo.

Coach Brian Flores said he discussed the incident with McCain on Monday, the day after the Dolphins' 31-21 loss. Flores wouldn't say whether McCain will miss playing time as part of the discipline.

Erie County Sheriff's Office spokesman Scott Zylka confirmed that police are investigating fans' complaints, working with the Bills and the NFL in reviewing stadium security video. The Buffalo News first reported the investigation.

The fan, 28-year-old Dylan Wentland, told The Associated Press he was standing at the ledge overlooking the tunnel when McCain ran up and spit in his face following the game. Wentland said he and McCain exchanged words before the game when McCain twice threatened to spit at a teen, once before pregame warm-ups and a second time while heading out to the field before kickoff.

Wentland told the Buffalo News that McCain's threat to spit on the teen came after the boy shouted to the safety that he was "irrelevant."

The Bills declined to comment. The NFL did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Dejounte Murray has agreed to a four-year, $64 million contract extension with the Spurs, agent Rich Paul told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Bonuses can push the deal to $70 million, Paul said.

Murray, 23, is part of the NBA's draft class of 2016 that is eligible to sign rookie extension deals prior to a 6 p.m. ET Monday deadline. The Spurs made him the 29th overall pick that year.

The point guard missed last season after suffering a torn ACL in the preseason but is healthy entering 2019-20. He joins a young backcourt that includes 20-year-old Lonnie Walker, Derrick White and Bryn Forbes.

Murray appeared in 81 games (48 starts) for San Antonio in 2017-18, averaging 8.1 points and 2.9 assists. He became the youngest player in NBA history to make an All-Defensive Team in 2017-18, after recording 97 steals and 31 blocks.

Domantas Sabonis has agreed to a four-year, $77 million guaranteed extension with the Pacers, his agent, Greg Lawrence, told ESPN.

The deal could be worth $85 million with bonuses, according to Lawrence.

Sabonis, 23, is part of the NBA's draft class of 2016 that is eligible to sign rookie extension deals prior to a 6 p.m. ET Monday deadline. He originally was selected 11th overall by the Magic, then was traded to the Thunder on a draft-night deal, then was sent to the Pacers as part of the Paul George blockbuster in 2017.

Myles Turner signed a similar four-year deal before last season -- meaning the Pacers are locked into this frontcourt for the foreseeable future.

Sabonis is coming off his best NBA season, averaging 14.1 points and 9.3 rebounds for Indiana in 2018-19. He shot 59% from the field, which ranked seventh in the league.

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has agreed to a four-year, $115 million contract extension, agent Jason Glushon told ESPN.

Brown, 22, is part of the NBA's draft class of 2016 that is eligible to sign rookie extension deals prior to a 6 p.m. ET Monday deadline.

Glushon and Celtics general manager Danny Ainge negotiated most of the deal's details over the weekend in Boston.

This is the first rookie-scale contract extension that Ainge has done since Rajon Rondo in 2009.

"Jaylen has made tremendous strides over the last three years and has become a fantastic player for us on both ends of the court," Ainge said in a statement released by the team. "He's a great person and hard worker who, at 22 years old, can score and defend against the best players in the NBA. Jaylen is a true professional who did a great job accepting his role last season, and he is a major part of our championship goals."

Brown, the No. 3 overall pick out of California, has steadily developed into one of the league's top young forwards. He's averaged 11.2 points in three NBA seasons, including 13.9 in last year's playoffs and 18 points a game in 18 playoff games in the 2017-18 postseason.

Brown was a starter for Team USA in the FIBA World Cup over the summer.

Zion Williamson had surgery Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and is expected to miss six to eight weeks, the New Orleans Pelicans announced.

Coach Alvin Gentry said on Friday that he believed Williamson suffered the knee injury during the Pelicans' preseason game against the San Antonio Spurs last Sunday.

Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick out of Duke, was averaging 23.3 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 71.4% in the Pelicans' first four preseason games and averaging 27.3 minutes.

The 6-foot-7, 284-pound Williamson missed time in summer league after he banged his left knee in a collision with another player. After just eight minutes, the Pelicans shut Williamson down for the summer, although they said they were just being overly cautious.

Williamson suffered a mild right knee sprain during his only season at Duke. That injury occurred when his sneaker gave out just seconds into a game against North Carolina. He missed three weeks with the injury before returning in the ACC tournament.

Without Williamson on the floor, the Pelicans will likely turn to another rookie -- albeit a much older one -- to fill his minutes. Nicolo Melli, a 28-year-old Italian player, came to New Orleans this summer after a professional career that started in 2007 overseas.

He has played as Williamson's backup this preseason and has averaged 8.8 points and 6.0 rebounds in 17.0 minutes per game. His rebounding average is second on the team to Williamson's through four preseason games.

ESPN's Andrew Lopez contributed to this report.

HOUSTON -- Justin Verlander will follow Gerrit Cole and start Game 2 of the World Series for Houston against Washington on Wednesday.

Zack Greinke will start for the Astros on Friday when the Series resumes at Nationals Park.

"Greinke gets to hit. That's going to be fun for him," Astros manager AJ Hinch said Monday.

Greinke has a .225 career batting average with nine homers, including three this season for Arizona before he was traded to Houston on July 31.

Houston plans a bullpen game for Game 4 on Saturday.

PARRAMATTA, Australia – Valvoline Raceway, one of Australia’s most well-known race tracks, may be in danger thanks to planned expansion of the Sydney Metro transportation system.

Track officials revealed Monday that the land where the track is located is part of a compulsory land acquisition to facilitate a new rail system, which will take passengers from Paramatta into Central Sydney, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

The news comes after track owner Barry Waldron had begun negotiations with the Sydney Speedway land owners, Crown Lands, about a long-term lease for the facility.

“This is devastating. Absolutely devastating,” said Waldron. “I can’t believe that in all our dealings with the government through Crown Lands in our proposed long-term planning discussions (that) nobody thought to give us even a hint that this could happen.”

Metro Rail’s plans include the compulsory acquisition of 116 properties – 23 residential and 93 commercial businesses.

A large stabling yard and operations center for the single-deck, driverless metro trains will be built at the Clyde and Rosehill Industrial Estate, bounded by James Ruse Drive, the M4 Motorway and Unwin and Shirley Streets.

The Waldron’s current lease for Valvoline Raceway does not run out until June of 2026.

Several campaigns to save the venue have already hit social media, including a change.org petition and campaign with the hashtag #WeAreVR. In addition, track officials are planning a rally at the facility on Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. local time.

A forty-year staple of the Australian racing landscape, Valvoline Raceway is a hub for sprint car and midget racing in the Sydney area, including the Ultimate Sprintcar Championship.

SOMERSET, Ky. — Chris Tilley has sold the MARS Racing Series to Tony Izzo Jr. and Sixteens Race Promotions, effective Oct. 18, 2019.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank each promoter and race track, each race team and driver, every sponsor and race fan along with all of our great staff who made the last two seasons the best the MARS tour had ever seen,” said Tilley. “I would like to thank Schaeffer’s Oil for being our title sponsor last season and we will continue to work with them on our Iron-Man Series in the Southeast and they’ll remain with us on our Southern tours.”

Tilley cited his busy schedule that attributed to the sale of the tour.

“I stretched myself thin last year, but we were able to cover all of the events with the crew we had. I know that Tony (Izzo) will be able to schedule more events and I’m sure he’ll be able to secure a lot more sponsors to help the racers get up and down the road,” said Tilley. “The future of MARS looks very bright and I’m happy to turn the keys over to someone who will have time to make it grow even more and continue what we started and I’m sure Tony and company will get the job done. We look forward to transitioning everything over.”

During the last two seasons, Tanner English (2018) and David Seibers (2019) won the MARS Racing Series championship. The series ran 23 events with 14 different winners, eight of those being first time winners.