SARVER, Pa. – Tim Shaffer will join Sides Motorsports this weekend during one of winged sprint car racing’s marquee events.

Shaffer and team owner Jason Sides will be the drivers for the team during the Champion Racing Oil National Open on Friday and Saturday at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Shaffer was victorious at the half-mile oval in July during the most recent World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series two-day event at the track.

“The last time Shaffer was there he won the Friday night race and Saturday he was running good when the motor broke,” Sides said. “If we can get both our cars in the main event this Saturday it’d be a good weekend.”

Shaffer made his debut with Sides Motorsports last Saturday at Lernerville Speedway, which hosted the Commonwealth Clash. He qualified 12th quickest, advanced from third to second in a heat race and from eighth to seventh in the dash before closing the night with a ninth-place result in the A Main.

“He lives close to there so we went ahead and did it,” Sides said. “I knew he was out of a ride and we were going there so it just worked out. For the first night in the car it was pretty good. He was in the dash and ran seventh most of the race until the last restart.”

Shaffer lost his ride with Demyan-Rudzik Racing in mid-August and has driven for Sides Motorsports, Tony Stewart Racing, Ron Gorby and Johnny Mackison/Lee Stauffer since then.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Risi Competizione has confirmed their return to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans on Oct. 12 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

The team will field the No. 62 Ferrari 488 GTE in the GT Le Mans class for the first time since the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona with a powerhouse driver lineup. James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi and Daniel Serra – who co-drove to the GTE Pro class victory in the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans – will share the lone Ferrari in the GTLM class at Motul Petit Le Mans.

“Petit Le Mans has been a special race to me and the team since it first started at Road Atlanta 22 years ago,” said Team Principal Giuseppe Risi. “Having won that inaugural race in 1998 and three additional victories, I’m quite fond of this race and this venue.”

In January, the Risi team opened the year with a runner-up result in the GTLM class in the Rolex 24 At Daytona by co-drivers Calado, Pier Guidi, Davide Rigon and Miguel Molina. Risi Competizione also competed in the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 12th in the GTE Pro class.

The first of the Risi team’s four victories came in the inaugural race in 1998, when Wayne Taylor, Eric van der Poele and Emmanuel Collard won in the Doyle-Risi Ferrari 333 SP. The team’s second victory came in 2008, when Jamie Melo and Mika Salo won in the Ferrari 430 GT3.

The following year, Melo and Salo partnered with Pierre Kaffer to successfully defend the team’s GT2 class victory. The team’s last Motul Petit Le Mans win came in 2016, when Giancarlo Fisichella, Toni Vilander and Calado took the GTLM class win. That also was the team’s most recent IMSA victory.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR officials revealed Tuesday that only a handful of rule changes will be put into place for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series next season.

These procedural updates are meant to contain costs for teams, ahead of the planned debut of the Gen-7 car for the Cup Series in 2021.

Among the rule changes announced Tuesday are:

• Each car number will be allowed a maximum of 12 certified chassis designated as “active” at any given time, as opposed to the current rules, where teams could have an unlimited number of certified chassis at their disposals. Each vehicle number will also be allowed to retain four chassis designated as “inactive,” set aside for future use.

Chassis can be decertified or retired only after use in a minimum of three races or if damage from a crash is deemed irreparable. Chassis designated for the preseason Clash exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway will not count against a car number’s active allotment, unless that chassis is also used in the Daytona 500.

Also, each organization will be permitted a maximum of 10 unique chassis designs.

• Organizations will be limited to a total of 150 hours of wind-tunnel testing per year, after previously being unlimited in the amount of wind tunnel testing that could be carried out. Testing is only permitted at four approved wind-tunnel facilities: Aerodyn Wind Tunnel in Mooresville, N.C.; Auto Research Center (ARC) in Indianapolis; Penske Technology Group Wind Tunnel in Mooresville, N.C.; and Windshear Wind Tunnel in Concord, N.C.

Manufacturers, however, are not permitted to conduct wind-tunnel tests on current-generation cars. There is no restriction on the amount of wind-tunnel testing and development for the Next Gen car model slated for 2021.

• Officials have introduced new at-track roster limits for the 2020 season, reducing the maximum number of “road crew” personnel (engineers, mechanics, crew/car chief, spotters) from 12 to 10 during race weekends.

Additionally, the new structure will limit the amount of “organizational staff” for each organization to three. Previously, three- or four-car teams were allowed to carry a fourth rostered member at the organizational level (i.e., technical director, competition manager).

• Teams must compete in a minimum of eight events with a full long-block sealed engine and at least eight events with a short-block sealed engine. Before, three full long-block seals and 13 short-block sealed engines were required to be used.

Cup Series officials and teams recently began the post-race procedure of sealing engines — either fully (long block) or just the bottom portion (short block) — as a measure to prevent costly and time-consuming rebuilds.

The practice originated in other NASCAR national series.

• The extended parts freeze for the NASCAR Cup Series will remain in place through 2020, as development continues to shift toward the Next Gen stock car.

“The 2019 season has produced great racing and we anticipate the level of competition to continue to rise as teams build off this rules package in 2020,” said John Probst, NASCAR senior vice president of innovation and racing development. “Collectively, we continue to work closely as an industry to put on the best racing possible for our fans, while working diligently on the Next Gen car, scheduled to make its debut in 2021.”

Lee Stempniak has retired from the NHL after playing for 10 teams in 14 seasons.

The 36-year-old winger announced his decision Tuesday through the players' union. He says he is "extremely grateful to have lived my dream every day throughout my career."

Stempniak was a steady presence, playing in 70 games or more in nine seasons. He broke in with St. Louis Blues in 2005 and spent four seasons with them, his longest stretch with any team. His most productive year came with the Blues in 2006-07 when he had 27 goals and 25 assists.

The Dartmouth graduate also played for Toronto, Arizona, Calgary, Pittsburgh, the New York Rangers, Winnipeg, New Jersey, Carolina and Boston. He played two games last season with the Bruins.

He finished with 203 goals and 266 assists in 911 games.

Devils general manager Ray Shero calls Stempniak a "consummate pro and role model on every team he has been a part of."

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Wild defenseman Greg Pateryn has undergone surgery on his midsection and will be out about six more weeks.

The Wild said Tuesday that the procedure for a bilateral core muscle repair went as planned in Philadelphia. Pateryn missed most of training camp because of the injury.

The seven-year veteran is starting his second season with the Wild. He had one goal and six assists with a minus-11 rating in 80 games last season.

The injury to Pateryn paved the way for rookie Carson Soucy to make the roster, with Brad Hunt and Nick Seeler the other options for the third blue-line pair behind Ryan Suter, Matt Dumba, Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin.

The Wild open the season Thursday at Nashville.

The European Tour's "Content Committee" is constantly delivering.

Whether it's cats ... playing the piano or a show hosted by Colin Montgomerie called "Monty's Pythons," the braintrust of Tommy Fleetwood, Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, Thomas Bjorn, and Eddie Pepperell are full of great ideas.

And now, according to their latest viral video, they've been tasked with rebranding the European Tour with something not funny at all, a totally foreign concept to these guys.

Luckily, European Tour CEO Keith Pelley followed it up with a statement explaining it further.

"Today marks an exciting new chapter in the history and the modern evolution of the European Tour as we unveil our new brand identity along with our new website and app," said Pelley. "We have found ourselves in a position where our organization had accelerated beyond our brand, but the fresh, modern identity we have unveiled today, flanked by our strapline ‘Driving Golf Further’ and underpinned by our three pillars of being innovative, inclusive and global, unequivocally reflects where we are at now. This is us. This is the European Tour as we head into 2020."

So the big question remains, can the "Content Committee" exist somewhere in the realm of this rebrand?

Only time will tell.

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane described the goals they conceded in their 2-2 draw at home to Club Brugge in their Champions League group stage clash as "laughable."

Madrid went into half-time 2-0 down at the Bernabeu thanks to two goals from Emmanuel Dennis, but rallied back to draw thanks to second half strikes from Sergio Ramos and Casemiro.

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Zidane said he was not happy with the result, but took positives from the reaction as Madrid picked up the first point of their European campaign, having lost 3-0 away to Paris Saint-Germain in their opener.

Tottenham Hotspur were made to pay for lacklustre first-half finishing by a ruthless Bayern Munich side as they were humiliated on home soil, with the Bundesliga champions romping to a 7-2 victory in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday.

Positives

Spurs were by far and away the better of the two sides for large periods of the first half, with Tanguy Ndombele particularly bright as the north Londoners dominated the midfield in the opening stages, while Serge Aurier was a great outlet out wide as last season's Champions League finalists carved out several opportunities.

Negatives

Poor finishing early on meant Spurs were always in Bayern's crosshairs, and their defence completely crumbled in the final half hour as the Bavarians sliced open their opponents with ease in a pathetic second-half showing from Mauricio Pochettino's side.

Manager rating out of 10

5 -- There wasn't too much wrong with Pochettino's team selection, but the Argentine should have made adjustments at half-time as Bayern began to control proceedings towards the end of the first period.

Player ratings (1-10; 10 = best, players introduced after 70 minutes get no rating)

GK Hugo Lloris, 6 -- Made a good early save to deny Kingsley Coman, but could do nothing about Joshua Kimmich's accurate strike to haul Bayern back into the game, or Robert Lewandowski's brilliant arrowed shot to put Bayern ahead. Ruthless finishing made life difficult for the Tottenham stopper.

DF Serge Aurier, 6 -- The full-back was a man on a mission following his Premier League red card against Southampton at the weekend, and was a great outlet on the right-hand side as Tottenham found joy against the struggling David Alaba in the first half, but needs to take his share of the blame for Tottenham's defensive capitulation.

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DF Toby Alderweireld, 5 -- The Belgian could do nothing to prevent Serge Gnabry gliding past him on his way to putting Bayern 3-1 up, and inexcusably gave the ball away under no pressure for Bayern's sixth.

DF Jan Vertonghen, 5 -- Bamboozled by Gnabry in the build-up to Bayern's second as he got too tight to the Germany international, and looked woefully out of sorts as the winger raced clear to complete his hat trick late on. A poor showing.

DF Danny Rose, 5 -- Caught out by a smart run by Gnabry in the build-up for Bayern's equaliser, but nipped in ahead of Coman to win a penalty to give his side hope heading into the final half hour.

MF Moussa Sissoko, 5 -- The Frenchman had a strong opening 20 minutes but his influence on the game waned as Bayern wrestled control of the midfield. Needs to do more to impose himself in big games.

MF Tanguy Ndombele, 7 -- A superb opening 15 minutes saw the Frenchman lay on three glorious openings for Son Heung-Min, but his colleague found the net with only one of them. Booked for bringing down Philippe Coutinho on the edge of the Tottenham box, and withdrawn for Christian Eriksen after 63 minutes, but was his side's best player.

MF Harry Winks, 5 -- An uncharacteristic lapse in concentration saw the England man robbed of possession in his own half, leading to Gnabry slotting home his second of the match and a game-killing fourth goal for Bayern. A disappointing day in the office for the England man. Replaced by Erik Lamela late on.

MF Dele Alli, 6 -- The former MK Dons starlet was by no means Tottenham's best player, but some nice touches and forward runs suggest he's moving in the right direction as he looks to force his way back into Pochettino's Premier League plans. Replaced by Lucas Moura for the final 20 minutes.

MF Son Heung-Min, 6 -- Fluffed his lines twice early on when in great positions in the penalty area, but made amends with a smart finish past Manuel Neuer in the 12th minute to open the scoring. Critics will say he should've scored more than one, and he will agree.

FW Harry Kane, 6 -- Rounded Neuer but was denied by a goal-line clearance by Alaba during a frenetic opening 20 minutes, but there was no stopping his confidently dispatched second-half penalty on the hour mark to make it 4-2. Booked for going in arm-first in an aerial challenge with Corentin Tolisso.

Substitutes

MF Christian Eriksen, 6 -- Terrific effort from the edge of the box expertly tipped over by Nueur as Spurs turned the screw, before firing over from distance as the game became stretched.

MF Lucas Moura, N/R -- Failed to make an impression.

MF Erik Lamela, N/R -- No impact from the Argentine.

Serge Gnabry scored four goals and Robert Lewandowski struck twice as a clinical Bayern Munich thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 7-2 away to seize control of Champions League B Group on Tuesday.

The evening had begun well for Tottenham with Son Heung-min scoring in the 12th minute but Joshua Kimmich's superb effort levelled things up in a rip-roaring start.

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Robert Lewandowski's 55th Champions League goal gave the visitors the lead on the stroke of halftime and Gnabry piled on the misery for the hosts with a sizzling solo effort in the 53rd minute before slotting in his second shortly afterwards.

Harry Kane's penalty restored some hope for Tottenham on the hour but Bayern were not finished and former Arsenal winger Gnabry completed his hat-trick in the 83rd minute.

The suffering was not over for last year's runners-up though as Lewandowski and Gnabry struck in the 87th and 88th minutes.

"We are disappointed. Every single touch from Bayern was clinical," Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino told BT Sport after the game. "They scored with every touch. It is tough to accept. You have to move on.

"This type of situation you have to face. It is tough and you need to be strong and keep going. Stay together, help each other and be all together. When you receive this type of result it is important to bounce back and believe in yourself. It is the only way to recover."

The loss was Tottenham's largest defeat in Champions League history, and was the first time they conceded seven goals at home in any major competition.

Bayern are top of Group B with six points from two games with Tottenham on one.

India women 140 for 4 (Shafali 46, Rodrigues 33) beat South Africa women 89 for 7 (Woolvardt 23, Poonam 3-13, Radha 2-16) by 51 runs

South Africa women dropped three catches in the first four overs. India women nailed a direct hit with their very first opportunity through Pooja Vastrakar in the second over of the chase to remove Lizelle Lee, South Africa's most dangerous batsman. This was just a small window to exhibit the gulf between both sides in a 17-overs-a-side contest in front of nearly 8000 fans in Surat.

India defended 140, made on the back of vital knocks from 15-year-old Shafali Verma (46) and 19-year-old Jemimah Rodrigues (33). South Africa, although steady, didn't get the big hits away in the face of some superb spin bowling from the Yadavs - Poonam and Radha.

Seven overs into their chase, the asking rate touched ten runs an over and that resulted in a series of desperate heaves, slogs and mistimed reverse sweeps on a slow wicket. South Africa managed just 89 for 7 in the end; India's 51-run win helping them clinch the series 2-0 with one game to play.

Poonam came within a hair's breadth of a hat-trick, after sending back Nadine de Klerk and Mignon du Preez. Where de Klerk was undone by dip and sharp turn, slicing a lofted hit to cover, du Preez holed out at long-on after being deceived in flight. Sune Luus, the captain, averted the hat-trick, despite being beaten on a slog, as she dragged her back foot back in time. At this stage, South Africa were 65 for 4 at the end of 11 overs, and the chase only went downhill from there on. Luus was out stumped in the next over to hand Poonam her third wicket.

Where wickets were the order of play in the second innings, misfields and dropped chances were aplenty in the first. South Africa should have had Smriti Mandhana off the third ball but neither the bowler Shabnim Ismail nor mid-off ran across to pouch a top-edge. Mandhana was reprieved again on 6 when de Klerk put down a skier as she back-pedalled at extra cover.

Shafali, too, lived dangerously, surviving a series of mistimed heaves and slogs. Her first boundary, in the second over, came off a streaky edge off a slog that flew past the wicketkeeper. She hit her straps only in the sixth over when she drove Luus superbly through extra cover, and then charged down the pitch to muscle a full toss over deep midwicket. India rode their luck to move to 43 without loss in six overs.

Even as all this played out, Mandhana continued to live a charmed life as she was dropped for a third time on 11 at long-off by Tumi Sekhukhune. Then in the ninth over, Laura Woolvardt palmed a superb hit from Shafali at deep midwicket for six. Two (legal) balls later, Shafali was dismissed, with India well placed at 65 for 2.

Harmanpreet usually likes to take her time to settle in, but on Tuesday she came out playing her shots. She stepped out and used her high backlift and long reach to muscle a huge six down the ground and also played the slog-sweep superbly, racing to 15 off six balls. Harmanpreet's enterprise rubbed off on Jemimah Rodrigues, who in contrast to Harmanpreet, relied on timing and wristwork to keep picking off runs.

She walked across to flick incoming deliveries through midwicket, fetched full deliveries from outside off to bisect midwicket and long-on, and often made room to get underneath the length and scythe the ball between cover and point. This fine exhibition of clean ball-striking gave India end-overs momentum. While Rodrigues didn't stay till the end, her 22-ball 33 helped India plunder 71 off their last eight overs.

South Africa lost Lee in the first over of the chase, when a misunderstanding resulted in Tasmin Brits turning her back on her after initially looking to pinch an overthrow. While South Africa had started with medium-pace from both ends, India began with spin from one end and immediately had the batsmen struggling for timing.

Woolvardt and Brits added 39 off 37 balls, but by then the desperation to find the big hits was all too apparent. This played into the hands of Poonam, whose loop and flight - that didn't give them any pace to work with - resulted in their undoing. Barring the twenties from Woolvardt and Brits, all other South African batsmen managed just single digits on a pitch where shot-making proved increasingly difficult as the game progressed. In the end, South Africa were left with a teasing thought: what might have been had they held onto their chances?