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Russ calls Harden pairing 'scary' for rest of NBA

Published in Basketball

Friday, 27 September 2019 14:09

HOUSTON -- Russell Westbrook offered something of a warning to the rest of the NBA regarding his reunion with new Houston Rockets teammate James Harden.

"It's going to be scary, that's all I can tell you," Westbrook said during Rockets media day Friday. "It's going to be scary -- not for us."

Seven years have passed since Westbrook and Harden last played together with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals. Harden and Westbrook, who have been friends since their childhoods in Los Angeles, have developed into perennial All-Star guards, and both have won an NBA MVP award.

But neither superstar has made it back to the NBA Finals since the Thunder's 2012 loss to the Heat.

They pushed to reunite with the Rockets, who traded Chris Paul and a package of first-round picks to acquire Westbrook from the Thunder, in large part due to their desire to finally win a championship.

"We've accomplished a lot of individual accolades," said Harden, who led the league in scoring the past two seasons after Westbrook did so during his 2016-17 MVP season. "Now it's time to accomplish something together that we haven't accomplished before."

Some questioned the pairing of two of the league's most ball-dominant players, as Harden has elevated from a Sixth Man of the Year to perennial MVP candidate since he last played with Westbrook. Harden acknowledged that they would have to "figure it out" regarding ball distribution and how the playmakers will complement each other offensively, but it's not a concern for him because of their friendship and mutual desire to win.

"If Russ got it going and Russ is having one of those games that we've all seen before, guess what I'm going to do: sit back and watch the show, and vice versa," Harden said. "It's just a part of basketball. So you can't sit up here and say, 'Oh, Russ is going to have the ball for the first half and I'm going to have the ball the second half.' No, things happen through the course of the game that you just flow with and go with.

"All of us in this locker room and this front office has one goal, and that's to win it. However that happens, it's going to happen, and we're just going to figure it out."

The process of figuring it out could be limited in the preseason by Westbrook's availability as he continues to recover from the arthroscopic knee surgery he had after the Thunder were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs last spring.

Coach Mike D'Antoni said Westbrook was only recently cleared for 5-on-5 work. The Rockets intend to proceed cautiously with Westbrook, who is likely to sit out some practices and preseason games.

"I feel like I'm in a good place," Westbrook said of his health. "I'll be ready to go on opening night."

The Rockets are optimistic that Westbrook, one of the game's premier penetrators, will greatly benefit by playing in D'Antoni's wide-open offensive system while being surrounded by the kind of perimeter shooters that recent Thunder teams have lacked.

Houston general manager Daryl Morey noted that guards historically have had career years playing for D'Antoni, then chuckled when he added that it would be difficult for Westbrook considering his previous production. Houston also anticipates that Westbrook, the best rebounding guard in the league, will provide a turbo boost for a team that ranked 27th in pace last season.

"James Harden is, like, the best half-court player I've ever seen, honestly," Morey said. "And then Russell is maybe the best transition player, one of the best of all time, as well. If you put those things together, which I think we have a chance to do, now you've got something really special. We'll see how it all works out, but I think it could be really special."

D'Antoni plans to stagger the minutes of his star guards, as he did with Harden and Paul. He expects Westbrook to rest about 16 minutes per game and Harden about 13 per game, so they might play together for only about a quarter and a half.

That will include crunch time, with D'Antoni citing the last five minutes of games as the "most important thing" the Rockets need to figure out about the Harden-Westbrook dynamic. But D'Antoni emphasized that he will not ask Westbrook to drastically alter his playing style.

"It'll work itself out. You try not to overcoach it," D'Antoni said. "We need Russell to be Russell. We don't want to change him. He's an MVP. That's who we need. We need his bravura to be Russell. That's good enough."

Skeptics of the fit focus on how Westbrook, a career 30.8% 3-point shooter, will impact the Rockets' offensive spacing when he is playing off the ball. Westbrook waved away those worries by saying that he impacts the game in many ways.

"I don't have to have the ball to impact the game," said Westbrook, who has averaged triple-doubles in each of the past three seasons. "I don't have to score, I don't have to do anything. I can defend, I can rebound, I can pass, I can lead. Our main goal, main focus, is to win. I can go be scoreless, and if we win, that's the best thing that ever happened. That's all I cared about, and that's all I ever cared about.

"When it comes to me and James playing together, who's going to have the ball, who's not going to have the ball, it really doesn't matter. I don't have to prove I can score 30 points. I've done that before. I don't have to prove to average 10 assists. I've done that before. I don't have to prove to get 10, 11 rebounds. I've done that before. My goal is to win a championship, so whatever it takes to do that, that's what I'm going to do."

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Judge tops jersey sales for third straight season

Published in Baseball

Friday, 27 September 2019 14:15

NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge had the top-selling jersey in Major League Baseball for the third consecutive season.

The New York Yankees slugger beat out Bryce Harper, according to results released Friday by MLB.

Judge maintained the top spot despite missing more than a third of the season. The 2017 American League Rookie of the Year entered Friday batting .272 with 26 home runs for the AL East champions.

Harper set a uniform sales record for any athlete in a 24-hour window after signing a $330 million, 13-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies in February. Since Opening Day, he has ranked second in sales behind Judge, followed by National League MVP contender Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers had the fifth-most popular jersey. He didn't crack the top 20 last season.

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels ranked ninth, a two-spot improvement from 2018.

Chicago Cubs infielder Javier Baez finished fourth and was joined in the top 20 by teammates Anthony Rizzo (10) and Kris Bryant (16). The Houston Astros also placed three players that high: Jose Altuve (8), Alex Bregman (13) and George Springer (20).

NL Rookie of the Year front-runner Pete Alonso of the New York Mets ranked 14th, and teammate Jacob deGrom was 19th.

Manny Machado, who signed a $300 million, 10-year deal with the San Diego Padres in February, did not crack the top 20.

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Once again Kosovo sets the example

Published in Table Tennis

Friday, 27 September 2019 08:16

Somewhat significantly, the International Table Tennis Federation was the first such organisation to accept Kosovo, the membership being officially accepted at the Liebherr 2003 World Championships in Paris.

The acceptance followed a coach education course organised under the ethos of the ITTF Development Programme earlier in the year in February under the guidance of Croatia’s Roman Plese; later he visited in May 2003 and July 2004. More recently, Aleksey Yefremov led a similar project in July 2011 as did Christian Lillieroos of the United States in November 2017.

Participating internationally

Support from the International Table Tennis Federation, it is a fact of which Kastriot Orana, Board Member of the Table Tennis Federation of Kosovo, was well aware when interviewed by local television.

“The International Table Tennis Federation was the first international federation to give recognition; so since the admission of our federation into the international arena we have been actively participating in European and World competitions. We have good co-operation and good relationships with the European Table Tennis Union and the International Table Tennis Federation. We consider activities, such as European Week of Sports, very important to get kids and parents closer to sports in general, including table tennis.” Kastriot Orana

Fair play award

Admitted the world scene; Kosovo has made its mark. At the Qoros 2015 World Championships, in the preliminary round of the mixed doubles event, Linor Citaku and Vlona Maloku were drawn to play Kenya’s Harshal Shah and Sejal Thakkar. Unfortunately, the Kenyans rackets did not meet the required standards; Linor Citaku and Vlona Maloku offered their opponents their spare rackets, Harshal Shah and Sejal Thakkar accepted the offer, the match progressed.

The Kosovo duo prevailed in straight games (11-5, 11-7, 11-3), before in the next round losing to Romania’s Ovidiu Ionescu and Bernadette Szocs but not without causing some concern by extracting the third game (11-6, 11-3, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4).

Deservedly, the outcome was at the Lisbon 2015 ITTF Star Awards, presented by Isabel Beumier on behalf of the ITTF Umpires and Referees Committee, they received the Fair Play trophy.

Recognition

A notable success under the leadership of Nehat Çitaku, the President of the Table Tennis Federation of Kosovo, as are the present attempts to use table tennis as a vehicle to encourage physical activity and a give the state an increasing sense of identity.

“Kosovo through sport shows that it is physically in Europe even though we are not yet part of it; with such activities we express once again that we are undoubtedly part of Europe.” Nehat Çitaku

Notably there has been a most positive response Samire Jupolli, a representative of the Kosovo Deaf Association, was particular pleased.

“I am pleased with the participation in all kinds of activities including #BeActive’s activity for which we are here today. We are thankful to Table Tennis Federation of Kosovo for the equal opportunity.” Samire Jupolli

Equally, Gresa Statovci, simply enjoying playing table tennis and with no great additional motive was delighted.

“I think it is very important for all the citizens of Kosovo to be involved in sports as much as possible. I see a new spirit coming into our society regarding sport, not just for health but also for well-being and for a positive energy in our small country.” Gresa Statovci

A step forward for Kosovo, a step forward for an area of the world that seeks peace and stability; table tennis very much plays a pivotal role.
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Five things the month of September taught!

Published in Table Tennis

Friday, 27 September 2019 08:16

Germany and Romania still European top dogs

The two victorious nations from the 2017 European Championships successfully retained their status as continental champions as Germany and Romania secured men’s and women’s team gold respectively at the Liebherr 2019 European Championships.

Possessing a perfect record in the lead up to the men’s team final, Germany also emerged with a 3-0 win over Portugal in the title decider as Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Timo Boll and Patrick Franziska combined to beat Marcos Freitas, Joao Monteiro and Tiago Apolonia with devastating effect.

Romania came mightily close to achieving an unblemished record in the women’s team event with Poland the only side not to fall 3-0 at the hands of the top seeds. At the final hurdle, the Romanian line-up of Bernadette Szocs, Daniela Monteiro Dodean and Elizabeta Samara held off a brave effort from Portugal’s Shao Jieni, Fu Yu and Leila Oliveira to further cement their place at the summit of the European game.

Lily Zhang is a real star!

Long held in high regard, Lily Zhang showed the world exactly why at the 2019 ITTF Pan American Championships with a quartet of title victories at the prestigious tournament.

The 23-year-old United States star was truly mesmerising throughout the course of the event, storming to women’s singles gold without dropping a single game across her five encounters! Lily Zhang also played a key role in helping Team USA to women’s team glory following impressive outings against big-time rivals in Puerto Rico and Brazil.

Seeded first for the draw Lily and Wu Yue lived up to expectations in the women’s doubles race by standing atop the medals podium while the mixed doubles contest saw Lily and partner Kai Zhang win an all United States final against Nikhil Kumar and Amy Wang. Successful in all four events she was eligible to compete in, Lily Zhang was surely the player of the tournament.

Japanese players love competing in Asuncion

Making its debut on the ITTF Challenge Series calendar the 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Paraguay Open was a huge success and if there’s one thing we’ve learnt following the close of the competition it is that players representing Japan seem to very much enjoy Asuncion as a setting.

All in all Japan captured five gold medals in the Paraguayan capital: Masataka Morizono was responsible for two of those celebrations with victories in the men’s singles and men’s doubles events, partnering Slovak Republic’s Lubomir Pistej in the latter, while two more came courtesy of Maki Shiomi who emerged triumphant in the Under 21 women’s singles draw before combining with Honoka Hashimoto to women’s doubles success. Hina Hayata contributed the fifth with a simply dazzling display in the women’s singles, seeing off Hashimoto 4-2 in the final.

China still the dominant force in Asia

There were so many stories to tell at the 2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia but one stood out above the rest and that was the unrelenting might off Team China with all seven titles going their way!

Untouchable in both team events, China were just as dominant in the two singles competitions with Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto the only player from outside the country to reach the semi-finals. World no.1 Xu Xin kept up his stunning run of form to beat Lin Gaoyuan to the men’s singles crown but in the women’s singles there was somewhat of an upset as 18-year-old Sun Yingsha toppled the likes of Wang Manyu, Ding Ning and World champion Liu Shiwen to lift the trophy.

Defeat for Liu Shiwen but she did enjoy some success, pairing up once again with Xu Xin to form a formidable alliance in the mixed doubles campaign. The two remaining doubles events were won by the second seeded entries as Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan took home men’s doubles gold while Ding Ning and Zhu Yuling showed great class in the women’s doubles.

Rob Davies is European No.1 in Class 1!

One of the finest wheelchair players the world has to offer, Great Britain’s Rob Davies once again demonstrated his strength by adding another continental title to his collection.

Competing at the 2019 ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships Davies emerged as Class 1 champion at the event for the fourth consecutive time, prevailing over Hungary’s Endre Major at the final hurdle. The highest ranked European player in the Class 1 world rankings, Davies continues to lead the way as one of the continent’s top players.

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Trio keep home hopes alive in Malaysian Open

Published in Squash

Friday, 27 September 2019 08:17

Top seed Nic Mueller makes a massive lunge towards the ball against Ivan Yuen

Yow powers on as Yuen falls to Mueller
By KNG ZHENG GUAN – Squash Mad Correspondent

KUALA LUMPUR – Ng Eain Yow, Low Wee Wern and Rachel Arnold kept the home hopes alive in the Malaysian Open on a day when the seeded players lived up to their billing in the quarter-finals.

The 21-year-old Eain Yow had a lot riding on his shoulders, especially with Malaysia not having a men’s winner since 2010.

And the world No. 37 certainly put in the good work as he produced a smart performance in seeing off Pakistan’s Tayyab Aslam 11-9, 12-10, 11-2 at the National Squash Centre, Bukit Jalil on Friday.

The fourth seed looked hesitant on his shots in the early stages and it allowed sixth seed Tayyab to play his way into the contest.

Twice however, Eain Yow kept a cool head as he edged out the first two games before stepping it up in the third for an easy 11-2 finish.

“I think I made it tougher for myself today. The last few times I played Tayyab it was always a close 3-2 and I was a bit nervous and cautious at the start,” said Eain Yow.

“But once I got into the rhythm, the third was easy. I probably should have started playing like this from the start but I’m still happy to go through in three games.

“Of course it always a physical tussle with Tayyab as well. He’s a smart player who uses his body well and if I put the ball loose in the middle he’s going to shut me off.

“So I thought I did well in that aspect, kept my emotions in check at times when there were a lot of contact.”

Eain Yow, who finished runner-up in the 2017 edition, goes on to meet unheralded Rui Soares from Portugal in the semi-finals.

World No. 92 Soares, who already has two upsets to his name in the competition, again produced one of the finest comebacks as he stopped world No. 80 Carlos Cornes of Spain 4-11, 4-11, 11-6, 11-4, 12-10.

This means both Eain Yow and Soares will be battling to reach their first ever PSA Challenger 30 final.

There was no joy for another Malaysian in fifth seed Ivan Yuen after he ran out of steam against second seed Nicolas Mueller with the Swiss ace winning 12-10, 11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 11-8.

World No. 28 Mueller, who had saved three game balls to sneak in the first, had looked to be cruising after going 2-0 up.

Ivan however threw everything at him and hit a few amazing winners to level the tie and force a deciding rubber.

Unfortunately, it was Mueller who started stronger in the fifth and he duly wrapped it up in 66 minutes.

“It was a very tough game as Ivan is so talented. I was lucky to win the first and I snuck in a 2-0 lead but I knew Ivan was always going to come back firing,” said Mueller.

“I didn’t had such a good start in the third and fourth and Ivan was hitting winners from everywhere.

“Maybe I played the big points better, maybe I was a bit hungrier or maybe it was just a bit more luck. But after two five-setters, I’m definitely in the tournament and I’m all warmed up now.”

The 30-year-old goes on to meet Egyptian third seed Youssef Soliman in the semi-finals.
World No. 31 Youssef slogged it out in the day’s longest game, needing a good 75 minutes before seeing off Spain’s Edmon Lopez, clinching a marathon fifth game to win 11-5, 11-7, 5-11, 9-11, 17-15.

“I was really tested physically and mentally today. At 2-0 up I thought I would be fine for a 3-0 win but I was surprised with the way Edmon came back,” admitted Youssef.

“He put up an amazing performance and it was unbelievable the way he adapted. The fifth game was a bit of a drama but I’m proud of myself for coming through.”

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In the women’s competition, the Malaysian challenge is very much alive with defending champion Low Wee Wern and third seed Rachel Arnold both making it to the last four.

Second seed Wee Wern overcame a slight drop of focus in taking out Egyptian youngster Menna Hamed 11-5, 11-3, 8-11, 11-3.

She will go on to meet fourth seed Vanessa Chu of Hong Kong, who ended the gallant run of 14-year-old teenager Aira Azman in an 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9 win.

“Menna had a good run on the PSA lately and you can never take an Egyptian for granted as they are always willing to go all out,” said Wee Wern.

“I think I was unlucky in the third and I should have closed it out but I started and finished the fourth strongly.

“Overall my game is falling in place better. I’m hitting better and that it turn helps me move better and it’s really about me finding my game when I take on Vanessa.”

World No. 46 Rachel on the other hand enjoyed the fastest game of the day she dispatched compatriot Ooi Kah Yan 11-3, 11-3, 7-11, 11-5.

“I slowed down a bit in the third and she attacked more which caused me to panic a bit but I’m glad to have gotten it back in the fourth,” said Rachel.

“It feels good to get some good results because I haven’t been playing all that well recently and it’s definitely nice to be in the semi-finals here in KL.”

Rachel, who will feature in her second PSA Challenger 20 semi-final, goes up against top seed Rowan Elaraby of Egypt for a place in the final.

The two-time world junior champion had another massive scare as she once again went the full distance before beating American Sabrina Sobhy 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-2, 11-4.

“I knew it was tough because I lost to Sabrina two years ago when she wasn’t even training full time yet,” said Rowan.

“It’s definitely tougher now since she’s finished her studies so I’m happy to get through because I do want to prove myself on the PSA.”

Malaysian Open 2019, Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

$30k Men’s Quarter Finals:
Rui Soares (POR) beat [9/16] Carlos Cornes (ESP) 4-11 4-11 11-6 11-4 12-10
[4] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) v [6] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) 11-9 12-10 11-2
[3] Youssef Soliman (EGY) v [9/16] Edmon Lopez (ESP) 11-5 11-7 5-11 9-11 17-15
[2] Nicolas Müller (SUI) v [5] Ivan Yuen (MAS) 12-10 11-6 8-11 6-11 11-8
$20k Women’s Quarter Finals:
[1] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) v [8] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) 2-11 11-7 12-10 9-11 11-7
[3] Rachel Arnold (MAS) v [9/16] Ooi Kah Yan (MAS) 11-3 11-3 7-11 11-5
[4] Vanessa Chu (HKG) v Aira Azman (MAS) 11-8 5-11 11-9 11-9
[2] Low Wee Wern (MAS) v [7] Menna Hamed (EGY) 11-5 11-3 8-11 11-3

Pictures courtesy of KNG ZHENG GUAN

Posted on September 27, 2019

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Ireland rest Sexton as Carty starts at 10 against Japan

Published in Rugby

Friday, 27 September 2019 08:55

Ireland will aim to build on their impressive opening World Cup win over Scotland when they face unbeaten hosts Japan in Shizuoka on Saturday.

Coach Joe Schmidt has opted not to risk fly-half Johnny Sexton because of a thigh strain so Jack Carty is handed only a second Test match start.

Backs Rob Kearney, Keith Earls and Chris Farrell also replace Jordan Larmour, Andrew Conway and Bundee Aki.

A surprise Japan change sees skipper Michael Leitch left on the bench.

Instead, head coach Jamie Joseph opts to bring fit-again Amanaki Mafi into the back row, with flanker Pieter Labuschagne leading the Brave Blossoms for the first time.

Japan beat Russia in tournament curtain-raiser

Japan defeated Russia 30-10 in last Friday's tournament opener helped by Kotaro Matsushima's hat-trick of tries.

Mafi's inclusion for Leitch, which sees Kazuki Himeno move from the back of the scrum to blind-side flanker, is one of three personnel changes in the pack.

Koo Jiwon comes into the front row for Asaeli Ai Valu as Luke Thompson replaces Wimpie van der Walt at lock.

Wing Lomano Lemeki also makes way as Rhoyei Yamanaka comes in at full-back with Will Tupuo moving to the left wing.

Japan broke into the world's top 10 under Joseph's predecessor Eddie Jones, and have become almost a permanent fixture there under former All Black Joseph.

But they no longer carry the element of surprise following their heroics at the last World Cup four years ago, when they produced the biggest upset in the tournament's history by stunning South Africa 34-32.

Hosts claim Healy scrummages illegally

After regrouping from a worrying pre-tournament build-up to hammer the Scots in Yokohama, Ireland will be expected to have too much power for the hosts.

The build-up to the match has included Japanese claims of Irish scrummage illegality from host country prop Yusuke Kizu and coach Joseph.

Kizu said that Cian Healy "steps out" and illegally angles in at scrum-time, although Joe Schmidt dismissed the claim.

"Yes, at times they are illegal, but at all times they are a very strong scrum," said Joseph.

"But we've really improved our scrum and line-out recently. And it's an area we've been focusing on all week."

The teams

Japan: Yamanaka; Matsushima, Lafaele, Nakamura, Tupou; Tamura, Nagare; Inagaki, Horie, Koo, Thompson, Moore, Himeno, Labuschagne (capt), Mafi.

Replacements: Sakate, Nakajima, Valu, Van Der Walt, Leitch, Tanaka, Matsuda, Lemeki.

Ireland: Kearney; Earls, Ringrose, Farrell, Stockdale; Carty, Murray; Healy, Best, Furlong, Henderson, J Ryan; O'Mahony, van der Flier, Stander.

Replacements: Cronin, Kilcoyne, Porter, Beirne, Ruddock, McGrath, Carbery, Larmour.

What they said

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt: "We always knew we were going to have to manage this start to the tournament because of a six and a five-day turnaround.

"We do know that the challenge this weekend is going to be particularly tough."

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph: "Our goal is that we want to do something that's never been done in Japan before and that's top eight. That's what we're about.

"We're focusing on us and making sure they are prepared physically, mentally and tactically to play the best game of their lives."

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The Thinker, Braveheart & smiling Parisse - the Rugby World Cup's stars at play

Published in Rugby

Friday, 27 September 2019 08:38

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Rahmer & Kaeding Reunite For Trophy Cup

Published in Racing

Friday, 27 September 2019 08:00

TULARE, Calif. – After missing the event in 2018, Freddie Rahmer will be back in the field for the Abreu Vinyards Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing next month at Thunderbowl Raceway.

The son of legendary driver Fred Rahmer, Freddie made his Trophy Cup debut in 2017, but was unable to race in last year’s event.

Rahmer will again drive the Brent Kaeding-owned, BK Racing-prepared winged 360 sprint in the three day event, which offers a purse in excess of $200,000.

The Salfordville, Pa., driver is currently second in points at Williams Grove Speedway.

The 26th annual Abreu Vineyards Trophy Cup presented by Rudeen Racing benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation and will reach the $2 million mark in donations this year.

All entry fees, raffle proceeds, and other supporting fundraising activities have been donated to the Foundation for more than 20 years.

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Rain Postpones 500th Deery Race Again

Published in Racing

Friday, 27 September 2019 08:35

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa – Inclement weather was again the winner at 34 Raceway.

The Deery Brothers Summer Series event scheduled for Friday night in West Burlington has been canceled because of rain and a less than promising forecast for later in the day.

The 500th event in series history and finale for the 33rd annual tour for IMCA Late Models now moves to Davenport Speedway to headline the Iowa Governor’s Cup program on Saturday, Sept. 28.

Pit gates open at 1 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 2 p.m. Hot laps are at 4 p.m. with racing to follow.

Grandstand admission is $20 for adults, $17 for seniors and teens, and free for kids 12 and under accompanying a paid adult.

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Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys Backs AFT Finale

Published in Racing

Friday, 27 September 2019 08:45

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – AFT Events announced Friday that Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys will be the event sponsor for the American Flat Track finale at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J.

Also the presenting sponsor of the Roof Systems AFT Singles class, it is fitting that the Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys Meadowlands Mile will be the division’s final proving ground.

An AFT Singles champion will finally be crowned after a season-long battle between points leader Dalton Gauthier and defending champion Dan Bromley.

Founder Russ Brown was inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2013. Among his most notable achievements is the creation of BAM (Breakdown and Legal Assistance for Motorcyclists), a free nationwide volunteer program of 2.5 million motorcyclists who help other motorcyclists in their time of need.

Today, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys is a collective of hundreds of attorneys across the country dedicated to the rights of injured motorcyclists. Riders across the nation know: If You Go Down, Call Russ Brown.

“We are very excited to welcome a devoted series partner like Russ Brown as the title sponsor of the Meadowlands Mile,” said Cameron Gray, COO of AFT Events. “We are honored to share such a thrilling finale event with such a respected member of the motorcycle industry. With the help of Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, this season finale will surely be an unforgettable event for AFT fans.”

“Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys are the Original Attorneys that Ride®,” added Wendy Koro, Operations Manager and Director of Marketing for Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys. “Our commitment to the sport is ingrained and based on a love for all things two-wheeled. We’re thrilled to be a sponsor of the AFT Singles Class and proud to contribute our support at the Meadowlands Mile.”

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