Weller, Wolbert among Speedway winners

June 27, 2016 at 12:00a.m.

Hartford

Jimmy Weller III, Chas Wolbert, Joel Watson, Paul Davis, Steve Walker and Steve Haefke were winners during Saturday’s racing at Sharon Speedway.

Jim Weller, Jr. won his season’s second DIRTcar Big-Block Modified feature and Weller III captured his third win on the past five Hovis Auto & Truck Supply events, holding a furious charged by Rex King.

Wolbert charged from the 10th starting spot to run down race-long leader Brian Schaffer then got past the slowing leader on the final lap for the win in the 20-lap Lyden/Red Line Oil-sponsored event.

In a modified race, Watson returned to victory lane for his track leading fourth win in the Summit Racing Equipment-sponsored division.

Davis won his second straight race in the Gibson Insurance Agency feature despite starting from the ninth spot.

For the third time in four weeks, Haefke stood in victory lane following the 15-lap HTMA/Precise Racing Products Econo Mods.

Walker dominated the 12-lap Deforest Used Parts feature and took back the point lead from three-time champion Bill Fuchs.

OSU soccer player drowns in lake

COLUMBUS

Ohio State’s men’s soccer coach says one of his players drowned while swimming with some of his teammates at a lake outside Columbus.

Nineteen-year-old Fikayo Idowu died Friday. He was from Madison, Miss., and had been on the Ohio State soccer team since 2014.

He was a defender and majoring in health and rehabilitation sciences, He wanted to attend medical school. He also was a two-time Ohio State scholar-athlete award winner.

Soccer coach John Bluem tells The Columbus Dispatch that the drowning happened at Apple Valley Lake in Knox County, about 40 miles northeast of the campus.

Friends and teammates gathered Saturday night to remember Idowu at the university’s soccer stadium.

NBA, WNBA the first leagues in pride parade

NEW YORK

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and WNBA President Lisa Borders marched in New York City’s pride parade Sunday.

The two leagues became the first pro sports organization to have a float in the parade.

Silver and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum both wore “(hash)OrlandoUnited” shirts to show their support for victims of the night club attack earlier this month.

The NBA and WNBA have done a lot to try and help victims of the Orlando shooting. From financial donations to blood drives and silent auctions, the WNBA and its players have been lending their support to those affected by the massacre.

Former NBA player Jason Collins, who became the first openly gay player to play in the league, was also on the float along with other representatives from the two organizations.

Silver has discussed the possibility that the NBA could move its All-Star Game from Charlotte, North Carolina next year due to a law that limits anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people.

Phelps drops from 200 freestyle for Olympics

OMAHA, Neb.

Michael Phelps is dropping the 200-meter freestyle at the U.S. swimming trials, leaving the 18-time Olympic gold medalist with four events.

Phelps said Sunday night that he won’t compete in the 200 free preliminaries Monday. He didn’t swim Sunday on the opening night of the eight-day meet that determines the U.S. team for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

That means his first event in Omaha will be the 200 butterfly Tuesday. Phelps earned silver in the event four years ago in London.

Besides the 200 fly, his remaining events at trials will be 100 fly, 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley.

Staff/wire report