KNOXVILLE, Iowa – The Speedway Motors EMi Raffle Sprint Car, benefiting the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, will be unveiled on June 29.

The reveal will take place during Cars & Coffee at Speedway Motors, located at 340 Victory Lane, Lincoln, Neb., from 8 a.m. to Noon.

The car will feature an EMi chassis and be powered by a Speedway Motors Racing Engines 410 engine.

The car is the 13th to be raffled off by the non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.  The bi-annual program includes donations from sprint car builders and manufacturers across the country.  This sprint car will feature the famous Speedway Motors 4X and be shown at several racing events over the next 18 months, and will be given away Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.

“Our raffle car program was started back in 1995, and has been an essential component in maintaining the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum ever since,” says National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Executive Director, Bob Baker.  “We want to sincerely thank Speedway Motors/EMi, and all the sponsors who make it possible to do this. And, of course, most of all, we thank all of those who make donations and buy raffle tickets in an attempt to win a brand new sprint car.”

Additional prizes will also be awarded, including the runner-up award, a Kincrome Chest and Trolley Combo donated by Kincrome.

Raffle tickets can be purchased for $20, or six for $100 starting with the Speedway Motors event June 29.  For more information on the Speedway Motors EMi Raffle Sprint Car, visit www.SprintCarRaffle.net.

Editor’s Note: Jesse Love, 14, is a rookie in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. From June 13 through June 17, Love will be sharing his experiences with SPEED SPORT subscribers while competing during Illinois Speed Week. 

Love drives the No. 97k Toyota-powered midget for Keith Kunz Motorsports. Below is his second diary entry, recapping Thursday night’s events at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Ill.

BROWNSTOWN, Ill. – Hey guys, Jesse here, and it was definitely an interesting first night for us to open POWRi Illinois Speed Week at Fayette County Speedway.

The best way I can describe how I felt about everything was that we had a decent night at Fayette. I’m definitely not satisfied with the results we had, but I’m glad I learned some good lessons along the way.

We started fourth and finished fourth in a pretty stacked heat. It’s never easy when you have Cannon McIntosh on the pole and my teammate, Logan Seavey, coming from the back of the field at the start. I felt like we were solid, but we just didn’t have quite what we needed to move forward and that hurt us a little bit when it came to passing points.

Based on where we stacked up after heat races, we started on the pole in the semi feature – that’s what some other series call the B main. We knew we had to end up in the top six in that race, and we did what we needed to do to finish second in the semi.

Our semi finish put us starting 18th in the A feature. The tough part about the race was that the track went slick early and was hard to pass on, but it did have a nice curb and was a ton of fun to race on.

We ended up finishing 14th in my third race with the team. As a racer, I’m competitive and I always want more, but I can’t complain too badly about where we’re at right now at all. We lost a lot of track time early this year because of the weather, so really we’re still learning each other as a team and trying to figure out what we need in order to succeed.

Tonight marks the second race out of four this week, and I’m really looking forward to racing again at Jacksonville Speedway! The good news is that I’ve been there before, so I already know some of what to expect and some of how the track races.

We actually finished fifth there in an unsanctioned race we ran at Jacksonville a couple of weeks ago, starting eighth and having a shot for second late in the race. I feel like, if a couple things had gone differently, we might have even been able to fight for the win in that one, but it was still a great learning experience – even if we did flip there in hot laps!

All in all, I think we made a great go of it on Thursday and now we’ve got three more days to build on, so I’m ready to keep after it and I’ll see everyone at the race track!

Read Love’s prior entry at the link below:

Speed Week Diary: Jesse Love Raring To Go!

INDIANAPOLIS – Terry, Austin and Carson McCarl will be competing in the Rayce Rudeen Foundation race, sanctioned by the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions, at 34 Raceway on July 28.

“The McCarls have been so supportive of our Foundation since we introduced it to the sprint car community. They have run our decal on their cars for the last few years, so to now have them competing at this inaugural event means a lot to us,” said Kevin Rudeen.

The McCarls, who grew up racing around Iowa, are looking forward to participating in this event as a family and are excited about the awareness it will bring to the area.

“I grew up watching my Dad race in West Burlington. It’s an incredible facility, a great track with a lot of dedicated sprint car fans,” Terry McCarl stated, “I hope that this event brings more awareness to the topic of addiction. Most of us can say we have been affected by it in some way- addiction don’t discriminate. I think what the Rayce Rudeen Foundation is doing with this race is brave and I admire Kevin for sharing his story in order to help others affected by this.”

The Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers swapped defensemen on Friday, with Matt Niskanen joining Philadelphia and Radko Gudas going to Washington.

Niskanen was part of the Capitals' run to a Stanley Cup title in 2018, but his productivity dipped last season, as he had his fewest points (25) since 2012-13 while his per-game time on ice was his lowest in five seasons in Washington.

"We would like to thank Matt for all of his contributions to our organization for the past five seasons," general manager Brian MacLellan said in a statement. "Matt is a consummate professional and was a big part of our success. We wish him and his family all the best moving forward."

Gudas reached 20 points for the third time in seven NHL seasons. MacLellan complimented the 29-year-old on his "competitive, physical game."

The trade also gives the Capitals some salary-cap relief. Washington will take on $2.345 million of Gudas' $3.35 million for 2019-20, after which he will be a free agent. Niskanen is under contract for two more seasons at an average annual value of $5.75 million.

The Capitals have a number of free-agent decisions to address this offseason, including winger Brett Connolly.

The New York Islanders have re-signed winger Jordan Eberle to a five-year contract before he could reach free agency next month, the team announced Friday.

Eberle's deal is worth $27.5 million and counts $5.5 million against the salary cap. Unlike former captain John Tavares, who left for Toronto last summer in free agency, Eberle decided to commit long term to the Islanders, much like teammate Brock Nelson did recently.

"I like the direction the Islanders are going," Eberle said. "From day one, my mindset was to try and get a deal done."

After re-signing Eberle and Nelson, general manager Lou Lamoriello still has captain Anders Lee and goaltender Robin Lehner as pending unrestricted free agents. Eberle said he talks to Lee but won't try to launch a full-out campaign for him to stick with New York.

"Ultimately it'll be up to his decision," Eberle said. "Anders is on his own path. No one can really blame him for taking his time or going to free agency. He's earned the right to that."

In 2018-19, Eberle had 19 goals and 18 assists in the final season of a six-year, $36 million contract he signed with the Edmonton Oilers. He added four goals and five assists in the postseason as New York reached the conference semifinals.

Eberle's best offensive season came in his second year in the league, when, as a 21-year-old Oiler, he scored 34 goals and added 42 assists. He hasn't equaled either number since. In his two seasons with the Islanders, he has 44 goals and 52 assists.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara confirmed he suffered multiple fractures to his jaw when he was hit with a puck during Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Blues in St. Louis.

Chara, speaking to reporters at the Bruins' end-of-season availability Friday, said his jaw was being held together by two plates, wiring and screws for the last three games of the Final, won the the Blues on Wednesday.

"It's an amazing job on this," Chara said. "They were able to put [it] together quick -- 36 hours from the end of Game 4 to Game 5."

The 42-year-old Chara said the expected recovery time is 5-6 weeks. He also is planning to have an MRI for the lower-body injury that kept him out of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin to a one-year contract.

The deal was announced Friday.

The 25-year-old Lyubushkin had four assists in 41 games in 2018-19, his first season with the Coyotes. The 6-foot-2, 201-pound native of Moscow was third among NHL rookies with 150 hits.

Lyubushkin signed a one-year deal with Arizona as an undrafted free agent last year after playing 257 games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League.

Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed the return of Leonardo as sporting director and that Antero Henrique has consequently left the French champions.

On a busy Friday for PSG, the Brazilian's return to Parc des Princes after nearly six years away swiftly followed the news that the Portuguese had parted ways with the Ligue 1 giants by mutual consent.

Leonardo, 49, expressed his delight at re-joining PSG, the club where he laid the foundations for Oryx Qatar Sports Investments' (QSI) lavish project in his previous spell as sporting director, but also played for a productive season between 1996-97.

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"I am really happy to come back to PSG once again," Leonardo said in Les Parisiens' official statement. "This club has been so important to me in my football career and in my life. "I had really emotional moments here both as a player in the late 90s and more recently as sporting director along with our chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi on my return to the club in 2011.

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"Today, I come back to Paris full of energy to re-join this club that I deeply respect."

Leonardo resigned from his role back in July of 2013 and left in August of the same year after receiving a 13-month ban for pushing referee Alexandre Castro after sending captain Thiago Silva off in a 1-1 Ligue 1 home draw with Valenciennes. He spent 2018 as sporting director at AC Milan.

PSG chairman and CEO Al-Khelaifi expressed his satisfaction at seeing the man who kickstarted the Qatari era in Paris by signing the likes of Silva, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Javier Pastore, Thiago Motta and Maxwell, as well as landing Carlo Ancelotti as coach, restored to his original role.

"It is always a special moment to see Leonardo return to PSG," said Al-Khelaifi. "Leo has a place in our club's history, and we all know the role he played as sporting director at the start of our project. PSG has always remained his family and we are delighted to welcome him back.

"His return, with his enthusiasm and talent, will bring the club into a new ambitious cycle and I am sure that this reunion will bring happiness to the Parc des Princes, which has always kept Leo in its heart.

"Leonardo is able to link the PSG generations, which is even more special with the club's 50th anniversary next year."

PSG placed on record their gratitude towards the departing Henrique for his professionalism and commitment during his two-year stint before wishing him the best for the future.

While the Portuguese sold well and joined the capital club before the arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, he oversaw two years of sporting regression and fell out with coach Thomas Tuchel, midfielder Adrien Rabiot and Motta in his maiden post-career role as under-19 coach.

To cap a busy day for PSG, the permanent sale of Moussa Diaby to Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year contract was confirmed in an unexpected move that will help towards remaining financially compliant with UEFA's financial fair play (FFP) rules.

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TOP STORY: Man United among clubs after Cillessen

Catalan daily Sport reports that Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen is interesting a number of Premier League clubs, with Manchester United, West Ham and Everton all said to be possible destinations.

With David De Gea's future at Old Trafford uncertain amid links with Real Madrid, United have been credited with interest in several top keepers including Jan Oblak, Keylor Navas and Hugo Lloris.

But Diario Sport writer Albert Roge has said Everton are favourites to sign the keeper.

Netherlands international Cillessen has made it clear that he wants to leave Camp Nou having failed to take Marc-Andre ter Stegen's place, and sources at Barca have told ESPN FC the club hope to hold out for €30m for the former Ajax keeper.

The 30-year-old was linked with United when Louis van Gaal took over in 2014 after leading Netherlands to that summer's World Cup semifinals.

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21.22 BST: Real Betis are closing in on a deal for Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, despite the London club setting the asking price at £30m and the Spanish side only offering £22m, according to the Star, beating the likes of West Ham, Bayer Leverkusen and Fenerbahce to the 24-year-old Serbia international.

20.35 BST: If Leicester City are presented with a bid of more than £80m, they'll allow Harry Maguire to leave the King Power, and the Mirror writes that should such a scenario unfold, the Foxes have identified Burnley's James Tarkowski as the man to replace his fellow England international in the heart of defence.

19.48 BST: Calciomercato cites unnamed English reports as claiming that Manchester United have set their asking price for striker Romelu Lukaku at €75m.

19.01 BST: Tanguy Ndombele, Donny van de Beek, Nicolo Zaniolo and Ryan Sessesgnon are the four players Mauricio Pochettino wants Tottenham to sign this summer, according to the Guardian, which adds that the sale of wantaway midfielder Christian Eriksen could be the key to Spurs affording the expensive quartet of burgeoning talents.

18.14 BST: Arsenal are stalling on a deal to bring Yannick Carrasco to the Emirates because Unai Emery would prefer to sign Bournemouth's Ryan Fraser instead, according to the Mirror.

17.27 BST: The Telegraph reports that sources inside Chelsea believe the appointment of Frank Lampard as the club's next manager is "inevitable." With the Blues set to receive £5m from Juventus for outgoing manager Maurizio Sarri, they will send £4m of that to Derby to free Lampard to return to Stamford Bridge. He's yet to agree to take over at Chelsea, but the Telegraph adds that Lampard "would find it incredibly difficult to turn down the club he spent 13 years at as a player."

16.40 BST: Yesterday, Bayern Munich legend Franck Ribery was linked with newly-promoted Sheffield United. Today, reports say the Blades could move for former Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia, who has been released by the Old Trafford club.

15.38 BST: Celtic could make a move for Alaves forward Patrick Twumasi, according to reports, which say the Scottish champions were impressed with Twusami when he played against them for Astana in Champions League qualifiers.

15.02 BST: Spanish newspaper Estadio Deportivo reports that Manchester United have made a €75m offer for Real Betis midfielder Giovani Lo Celso, saying club officials met the player's representatives in London and United are favourites to sign him.

14.03 BST: To the Championship, where QPR have signed goalkeeper Liam Kelly from Scottish club Livingston for an undisclosed fee.

13.47 BST: Leeds are braced for a £14m offer from Aston Villa for midfielder Kalvin Phillips, according to the Mirror, which says they will not consider selling him for less than £20m.

It adds that Villa "feel they can land the 23-year-old" after winning the Championship promotion playoffs, in which Leeds were beaten semifinalists, but the Yorkshire club are determined to keep him.

13.15 BST: France international Tiemoue Bakayoko, who spent last season on loan at AC Milan from Chelsea, has said he would like to play for PSG in the future, telling L'Equipe: "Yes, of course I would like to play in Paris -- I cannot lie about that. It would mean a lot to me and my loved ones. We are real Parisiens."

12.43 BST: Manchester United remain interested in signing Sean Longstaff despite the midfielder saying he is happy at Newcastle, sources have told ESPN FC.

Longstaff has been targeted by United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as he looks to bring in the best young British players in a squad revamp.

12.21 BST: Back to Leicester -- and why not? -- where winger Harvey Barnes has signed a new five-year contract that keeps him at the club until 2024. Barnes became a regular part of the Leicester lineup in the second half of last season after being recalled from a loan spell with West Bromwich Albion.

12.04 BST: West Ham United have completed the signing of Villarreal's Spain international Pablo Fornals, with the Spain international becoming the second most-expensive signing in the club's history behind Felipe Anderson.

Fornals, 23, has signed a five-year contract with the Hammers.

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11.53 BST: Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers could go back to his old club Celtic to sign midfielder Callum McGregor, with Leicestershire Live reporting that he would cost the Foxes around £10m.

McGregor, who scored three goals for the Scottish champions last season, has also been linked with both Brighton and Watford.

11.30 BST: Real Madrid have announced the signing of FC Tokyo midfielder Takefusa Kubo.

Kubo, who has been described as "the Japanese Messi," was once on Barcelona's books and made his debut for the Japan senior team earlier this month. The 18-year-old will represent his country at the Copa America in Brazil.

He will play next season for Castilla in Spain's third tier while training with Zinedine Zidane's senior side, following the policy set with the signings of Martin Odegaard and Vinicius Junior.

11.23 BST: Manchester City's England defender Kyle Walker is poised to sign a two-year contract extension that would keep him with the Premier League champions until 2024, the Manchester Evening News reports.

10.56 BST: Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton are keeping an eye on Inter Milan's Belgian defender Zinho Vanheusden, says the Birmingham Mail.

10.07 BST: Stoke's England international goalkeeper Jack Butland is a target for both Bournemouth and Aston Villa, according to Sky Sports.

It reports that Butland, who would cost more than £20m, wants to return to the Premier League in order to boost his international chances.

08.50 BST: Real Madrid forward Borja Mayoral does not know where he will play next season but doesn't believe it will be at the Bernabeu. Mayoral scored three goals and set up two more in 29 league appearances, 16 as a starter, while on loan at Levante in the 2018-19 campaign.

Mayoral, whose contract with Los Blancos runs until June 2021, revealed earlier this month that Real Sociedad are interested in his services.

The 22-year-old told Cadena Ser radio while on international duty preparing for the European Under-21 Championship: "I don't even know [where I will play]. I'm focused on the European Championship and we will see. I bet that I will leave Real Madrid. Real Sociedad is ahead on the list."

08.25 BST: Espanyol have offered a new contract to €40m-rated centre-back Mario Hermoso despite knowing the reported Atletico Madrid target could leave in the summer.

Madrid-born Hermoso, 23, joined Espanyol from Real Madrid's youth system in 2017 and has since established himself as a top performer in La Liga and a regular member of the Spain squad.

Marca reports that Los Blancos retain the right to re-buy their former player this summer for €7.5m, while Atletico are said to be confident they can sign the player whose current release clause is €40 million.

08.00 BST: One of the Premier League's most creative players last season, Ryan Fraser, says he expects to remain at Bournemouth next season despite Arsenal's long-standing interest in him.

Only Eden Hazard claimed more than Fraser's 14 Premier League assists last season, while the 25-year-old's total of 271 crosses was second only to Everton's Lucas Digne.

"The likelihood is I will be at Bournemouth for another year," he is quoted as saying in the Daily Mirror. "And what will happen will happen. That is all I can really say about it. No one has really spoken to me about it."

PAPER TALK (by Nick Judd): Koscielny out, Saliba in

Arsenal's defence is about to experience a facelift if boss Unai Emery gets his way.

The Mirror reports that Emery is looking to swap experience for exciting young talent as he prepares for life after captain Laurent Koscielny, who looks set to begin talks with Borussia Dortmund.

Emery has identified an number of reinforcements. The first is St Etienne youngster William Saliba, who could cost up to £27m. Talks for the 18-year-old are under way, with Emery prepared to loan him back to St Etienne as part of the deal.

Other targets include Leipzig's rising star Dayot Upamecano and Sampdoria's Joachim Andersen.

De Ligt transfer saga rumbles on

After we reported two days ago that Matthijs de Ligt could be set for a dramatic move to Atletico Madrid, it then seemed a move to Paris Saint-Germain was inevitable.

However, agent Mino Raiola has said that is "fake news," the Sun reports.

De Ligt has been a target for many top clubs, with Barcelona seemingly favourites to sign him having conducted talks with Ajax, and PSG close behind. Both Manchester City and Manchester United are also keen.

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Raiola claimed recent PSG rumours started because he was photographed with a French journalist in Paris, and that he didn't know the person with whom he was pictured.

And that means fans at both Manchester clubs can go to sleep on Thursday night in the knowledge the De Ligt deal could still happen. For the rest of us, expect to see De Ligt's name back here on Friday night. And the night after that. And the night after that.

Tap-ins

- The Mail reports that Manchester City have been put off making an offer for Leicester and England defender Harry Maguire after the Foxes slapped a £90m price tag on him.

Pep Guardiola has identified Maguire as Vincent Kompany's replacement, but the club is prepared to walk away if the clubs can't agree on a lower fee. United, however, have not been put off and are ready to continue their pursuit of Maguire, sources have told ESPN FC.

- Adrien Rabiot is set for a sensational transfer U-turn which would see him stay at PSG after being frozen out this season. The France international has trained with the reserves, been suspended and fallen out with club officials, but with sporting director Antonio Henrique looking likely to leave, Rabiot's chances of staying have increased.