SPEED SPORT has been reporting on and covering motorsports happenings from all over the world for 85 years, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back in the archives to see what happened 10, 25 and 50 years ago each week.

So check out what SPEED SPORT was covering 10, 25 and 50 years ago this week in Looking Back!

Oct. 21, 2009 (10 Years Ago): Completing an utterly unexpected season, Jenson Button officially locked up his first Formula One championship with a fifth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix at Autodrome Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Button won six of the first seven races for the upstart Brawn team thanks largely to a controversial diffuser design that gave the team a leg up over the rest of the field. Mark Webber won the race for the Red Bull squad.

Other Happenings: Kyle Busch took top honors in the 38th running of the Winchester 400; Jimmy Mars earned $50,000 for his triumph in the Dirt Track World Championship at Lawrenceburg Speedway; Jimmie Johnson inches closer to another NASCAR Cup Series title with a victory at Lowe’s Motor Speedway; the IHRA announced a major format overall, with an emphasis on entertainment.

Oct. 19, 1994 (25 Years Ago): Butch Miller claimed his third ASA AC-Delco Challenge Series championship with a fourth-place finish in the Pennsylvania 400 at Jennerstown Speedway. His main title rival, Mike Eddy, failed to finish the race after a broken rear end sidelined him on lap 227. Miller claimed roughly $20,000 in prize money for his season-long efforts. Meanwhile, Glenn Allen Jr. won the Pennsylvania 400 over Dave Sensiba.

Other Happenings: Kenny Irwin Jr. topped the USAC Silver Crown Championship finale at Mesa Marin Raceway while Jimmy Sills claimed the series title; the ASA finale planned for a temporary oval in Las Vegas was canceled because of a lack of insurance coverage; Ronnie Johnson won the Dirt Track World Championship at West Virginia’s Pennsboro Speedway; Paul Tracy signed a contract to contest the PPG IndyCar World Series with Newman-Haas; Steve Kinser won the U.S. Dirt Nationals at the Terre Haute Action Track.

Oct. 22, 1969 (50 Years Ago): The most successful team in racing in history at the time appeared to be breaking up. Mario Andretti and his co-chief mechanics, Clint Brawner and Jim McGee, were expected to go their separate ways for the 1970 racing season. Brawner and McGee were linked to Roger McCluskey and Goodyear, though Andretti had yet to speak to either man about the split at the time of publication.

Other Happenings: Roger Penske confirmed he was abandoning General Motors to field AMC Javelins in Trans-Am competition; Dan Gurney departed Ford to work for Plymouth’s racing program; Bobby Isaac charged to his 14th NASCAR Grand National win of the year at Savannah (Ga.) Speedway; Al Unser won his fourth USAC National Championship event of the season in the rain-soaked Dan Gurney 200 at Seattle Int’l Raceway, the first USAC road race to be run in the rain.

Here's a look at what's happening in professional golf this week, and how you can watch it:

PGA Tour

Zozo Championship

Wednesday-Sunday, Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club (Composite Course), Inzai, Japan

Course specs: Par 70, 7,041 yards

Purse: $9.75 million

Defending champion: None (inaugural event)

Notables in the field: Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth

Tee times: TBD

TV schedule: Wednesday-Thursday, 11 p.m.-3 a.m. ET (Golf Channel); Friday-Saturday, 10:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)

European Tour

Portugal Masters

Thursday-Sunday, Dom Pedro Victoria GC, Vilamoura, Portugal

Course specs: Par 71, 7,191 yards

Purse: $1.67 million

Defending champion: Tom Lewis

Notables in the field: Thomas Bjorn, Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Tom Lewis, Eddie Pepperell, Matt Wallace, Lee Westwood

Tee times: TBD

TV schedule: Thursday-Friday, 6:30-8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)

LPGA

BMW Ladies Championship

Thursday-Sunday, LPGA International, Busan, South Korea

Course specs: Par 72, 6,726 yards

Purse: $2 million

Defending champion: None (inaugural event)

Notables in the field: Brooke Henderson, Ariya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Sei Young Kim, Jin Young Ko, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda

Tee times: TBD

TV schedule: Thursday-Friday, 5:30-10 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)

Live stream: Wednesday-Saturday. 11p.m.-3 a.m. ET

Major League Soccer announced Sacramento as the latest city to be granted an expansion franchise, expanding the U.S. top flight's ranks to 29 teams.

The investor group is led by billionaire Ron Burkle, co-owner of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, and includes Hollywood producer Matt Alvarez as well as local businessman Kevin Nagle.

That ownership will take control of the Republic, who play in the USL Championship -- the second division in U.S. soccer's pyramid -- before the club moves up to MLS in 2022.

The team will pay a $200 million expansion fee to join MLS, and is expected to begin construction shortly on a $300 million, 20,100-seat stadium to be built at Sacramento's downtown railyards.

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"Major League Soccer continues to grow throughout North America and we are so proud to welcome Sacramento as our newest team," said MLS commissioner Don Garber in a statement on Monday. "For many years, soccer fans in Sacramento have passionately supported Republic FC and shown that the club deserves to be competing at the highest level."

The announcement caps a winding, five-year journey from when California's capital first expressed interest in joining MLS. Initially, Sacramento seemed a certainty to receive an expansion franchise, especially after it identified the railyard site for its stadium. Historically, acquiring a stadium site had been the most difficult hurdle to overcome in obtaining an MLS expansion team.

"Sacramento's selection by Major League Soccer for an expansion team is a victory to be celebrated by everyone in our community," said Burkle on Monday. "This has been a true team effort between the amazing soccer fans of the Sacramento region along with Mayor Steinberg and City Council, our partners and corporate leaders."

In 2016, upon announcing that the league would expand to 28 teams, MLS commissioner Don Garber said "we hope and expect" that Sacramento would be included in that round.

But with the expansion fee rising from the $100 million charged to New York City FC in 2013 to $200 million, the investor group fell behind Cincinnati, Nashville and St. Louis.

All three cities were granted expansion teams before Sacramento despite being behind the California city at various stages of the process. In early 2017, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman was thought to be ready to join the investor group, but that deal fell through. That led to concerns that MLS would never be ready to bring Sacramento on board.

The additions of Burkle and Alvarez to the investment group earlier this year reignited Sacramento's MLS expansion push.

Last April, Garber announced that the league would expand to 30 teams, with the league entering into exclusive negotiations with St. Louis and Sacramento. St. Louis was announced as an expansion team in August.

With the addition of the team in Sacramento, 19 clubs have now joined MLS since 2005, fulfilling a vision for strategic expansion that has transformed the landscape of professional soccer across North America.

FC Cincinnati joined MLS as the 24th team this season. Nashville SC and Inter Miami CF will debut in 2020 followed by Austin FC in 2021 and St. Louis and Sacramento in 2022.

Now Sacramento can exhale, content in the knowledge that it has crossed the expansion finish line.

No result Punjab 52 for 2 (Sanvir 21*, Sai Kishore 1-17) v Tamil Nadu 174 for 6 (Aparajith 56, Gurkeerat 2-25, Markande 2-26) in 39-over match

Tamil Nadu qualified for the semi-finals of the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy on the basis of more wins in the league stage after rain washed out their quarter-final against Punjab in Alur. The match was evenly poised at the time of the call off, but Tamil Nadu's nine out of nine wins to Punjab's five out of eight saw them through.

Due to a wet outfield, the game itself started 45 minutes late, as a 47-over contest, and was further reduced to 39-overs-a-side when a passing shower brought a pre-mature end to Tamil Nadu's innings. At that stage, Tamil Nadu were 174 for 6, thanks to B Aparajith's 56.

Chasing a VJD-adjusted target of 195, Punjab reached 52 for 2 in 12.4 overs before it started raining again, this time bringing a complete end to play.

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Tamil Nadu had a nervy start after being put in. Abhinav Mukund tried to impose himself but ended up chopping Sandeep Sharma onto his stumps. M Vijay struck two fours, flicking Sidharth Kaul's pace with ease over midwicket, but he missed the same shot against left-arm spinner Karan Kalia and was lbw for 22.

When Mayank Markande dismissed Vijay Shankar, Tamil Nadu were 82 for 3. Aparajith and Dinesh Karthik took the side past 100 before Karthik pulled a long hop from Markande straight to short midwicket.

Aparajith though kept chipping away and took his tournament tally past 500. Along the way, he smashed a free hit from Sanvir Singh over long-on, pulled Sandeep over deep-backward square leg and brought up his fifty in 68 balls. Washington Sundar held it together at the other end as the duo added 51 in 59 balls. Aparajith was looking set for a big score but he ended up hitting an innocuous Gurkeerat Mann delivery straight to deep midwicket. In his next over, Mann dismissed Shahrukh Khan in the same manner as well.

Punjab lost Abhishek Sharma in the fourth over of their chase. Anmolpreet Singh hit a couple of boundaries before Sai Kishore got him caught-behind, leaving Punjab 37 for 2 at the end of seven overs. Sanvir hit a couple of good-looking drives to keep the chase on track but the rain had other plans.

Mandeep Singh had the air of a man who has endured one too many swings of misfortune. Rain meant Punjab were denied a chance at a semi-final tilt through circumstances beyond their control. Their opponent, Tamil Nadu, had won more games (nine) in the league phase than Punjab (five) had, which meant it was Tamil Nadu who progressed past the quarter-final in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20.

The catch was, Tamil Nadu played in Group C which had ten teams, while Punjab were in Group B which had nine. So even if Punjab had won every single league game, they would have been eliminated at Tamil Nadu's expense.

"Going out like this is very unfortunate and I think it's a very bad rule, to decide something like that," Mandeep said after the washed out quarter-final at the Alur 1 ground in Bengaluru. "Fighting it out in the A, B groups - the two groups that have the best 18 teams... Had it rained yesterday, Pondicherry would have qualified (ahead of Karnataka, in the tournament's first quarter-final). Doesn't make any sense, but cannot help it.

"Teams will prefer to play in groups C and D then, if the rules are like that. Very unfortunate and really not happy about this."

While the quarter-final between Karnataka and Puducherry wasn't rain-affected, if there had been a no-result, Puducherry would have gone through.

Both teams had seven wins each in the league stage, and in the absence of a head-to-head result, Puducherry's net run-rate (3.523) was better than Karnataka's (1.17) and would have carried them through even though both figures were the result of vastly different circumstances, achieved against significantly dissimilar quality of opposition.

Mandeep was also unhappy that the schedule didn't keep a reserve day for knockout matches.

"For the knockouts, there should definitely be a reserve day," he said. "For the league stage, it's fine, though the BCCI did reschedule the games. But if there is a day [between the quarter-final and semi-final], then there has to be a reserve day for the knockouts."

The Tamil Nadu-Punjab quarter-final was cut short when it was evenly poised. In the other one, Mumbai were utterly dominant over Chhattisgarh but they couldn't see the job through because of the weather and were also knocked out. Shreyas Iyer, the captain, was in agony.

"It's really disappointing. We gave our heart, soul and tears for this amazing tournament, and unfortunately, the way we started the season, rain was affecting every game," Iyer said. "So we can't blame anyone in this situation. We'll take it in our stride and move forward. The boys are also very… disappointed from inside."

When the downpour that would eventually lead to both games - played on neighbouring grounds at Alur I and Alur II - being cancelled arrived at 3pm local time, the Mumbai players on Alur II showed how keen they were to get a full 20 overs in by lending a hand to the groundstaff in pulling the covers on the ground. But it was all for nothing and disappointed as Iyer was, he also pointed out that the playing conditions for the tournament had been set beforehand and agreed to by all.

"We had our BCCI meeting before the tournament started and they had specifically said that these are going to be the rules and regulations if it rains," he shrugged. "So we've got to take that into consideration and move ahead. Can't think about it now."

Mandeep admitted he hadn't been aware of the rules governing washouts in knockout matches, but held that the playing conditions as they were, made little sense, while drawing fresh attention to the inequity of having teams in Groups A and B mapped onto the same points table.

"Honestly, I didn't see it (the playing conditions). Maybe our association is aware because I am more focused on my team, my players," Mandeep said. "And we never thought something like this would happen. Groups A and B are very tough. While being in Group A, you are competing with the teams in Group B and vice versa. Let's say we had won all our eight games, even then we would have been eliminated. So there is not much logic there."

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Coach Andy Reid said it would be a "stretch'' for quarterback Patrick Mahomes to play for the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers at Arrowhead Stadium.

Reid otherwise wouldn't give a timetable for Mahomes' return.

"I don't think you put a timeline on this thing,'' Reid said. "You go off how he feels and what the doctors say and go with it. I don't think there's a set time, though. I know people want a time, but I don't think you can do that with this injury.

"When you've been around him long enough, you know that there's nothing impossible with this kid. He goes 100 miles an hour, and it's important -- and he's smart this way -- that he listens to the doctors and the trainers and he needs to work hard at the same time to get himself ready to go.''

Mahomes dislocated the patella in his right knee in Thursday night's win over the Denver Broncos. He was replaced by veteran Matt Moore.

"We're going to get Matt ready to go,'' Reid said of the game against the Packers.

Trainer Rick Burkholder said Mahomes' MRI "turned out as good as we could possibly imagine.'' He said Mahomes has spent the weekend at the Chiefs' practice facility.

"He's worked all weekend here,'' Burkholder said. "He's done rehabilitation. He did extensive full therapy here at the complex. He's done some stuff in the athletic training room and is progressing nicely.

"Every guy is different. Every injury is different. ... We'll manage Patrick accordingly, and he's right in the middle of the process.''

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama coach Nick Saban said Monday that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had successful surgery on his ankle and will participate in only non-weight-bearing activity for several days before beginning traditional rehab.

Tagovailoa suffered a high-ankle sprain during this past Saturday's win over Tennessee and had surgery the following morning. In a statement following the surgery, Saban said Tagovailoa would be out for a week, but on Monday he told reporters that there's "no real timeline for his return."

"But the expectation is he will be non-weight bearing for several days and then he'll be able to come back as his rehab allows him," Saban said. "We're hopeful that in a 10-day period, he'll be back being able to do active-type rehab, and we'll see how it goes from there. But these things are pretty unpredictable at this point."

Tagovailoa had the same "tightrope" surgery on his other ankle last season and missed four weeks of practice in the time between the SEC championship game and the first round of the College Football Playoff.

With Arkansas coming to Tuscaloosa on Saturday followed by the bye week, he'll have three weeks to recover before No. 1 Alabama hosts No. 2 LSU on Nov. 9.

Backup and third-year sophomore Mac Jones came off the bench for Tagovailoa against Tennessee, throwing for 72 yards and no touchdowns, and is expected to make his first career start against Arkansas.

Saban said it was a difficult situation for Jones to step into but, "All In all, I thought he handled the situation really well."

"I think with Mac it's not a matter of arm talent or ability, it's staying focused and being able to execute on a consistent basis and make good choices and decisions and not think about it too much and just take what the defense gives," Saban said. "When he's done that he's been very, very effective and that's what we've worked with him on throughout the season. And for the most part he's done a pretty good job of that."

Tagovailoa's younger brother, true freshman Taulia, will be Jones' backup and is an "option" to play against Arkansas, Saban said.

"He's got a lot of talent," Saban said of Taulia, who has attempted just one pass this season. "We've tried to get him some reps throughout the course of the year in case this happened. So it's going to be really important that we do a good job of progressing him this week as well."

The Oakland Raiders are trading cornerback Gareon Conley to the Houston Texans for a third-round pick, a source confirmed to ESPN.

News of the trade was first reported by The Athletic.

Conley, who was Oakland's first-round pick (24th overall) in 2017, has one interception this season in six starts.

The trade comes a day after the Raiders' secondary was torched by Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who threw for 429 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-24 victory over Oakland.

The Texans' secondary, meanwhile, also struggled as Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett threw for 326 yards and four touchdowns in a 30-23 victory over Houston.

The Texans are in need of secondary help. cornerback Phillip Gaines was carted off the field in Sunday's loss to the Colts, while Bradley Roby (hamstring) missed the game.

The Texans have been aggressive on the trade market this season. Before the season, Houston acquired left tackle Laremy Tunsil and wide receiver Kenny Stills from the

Miami Dolphins for two first-round picks, traded linebacker Jadeveon Clowney to the Seattle Seahawks for a third-round pick and two players and acquired running backs Duke Johnson and Carlos Hyde in separate trades with the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs, respectively.

Conley has four interceptions, 18 passes defensed and 67 tackles in 23 career games.

In Week 1 against the Broncos, Conley suffered a neck injury and was strapped to a gurney and taken off the field on a cart when he tried to take down Denver running back Royce Freeman on Monday Night Football. Conley, though, played for Oakland the following week.

The 24-year-old starred at Ohio State. Two days before the NFL draft, he was accused of sexual assault, but he did not face discipline from the NFL because it happened before he was officially in the league.