SPORTS DIGEST || Sharon Speedway to host dash for cash

Sharon Speedway to host dash for cash

HARTFORD

The “410” Sprint Car event on August 12 at Sharon Speedway will now be the “Simon Yoder Memorial” and will pay $3,000 to-win, $250 to-start along with a special dash for cash. The HTMA/Precise Racing Products RUSH Sportsman Modifieds, Gibson Insurance Agency Stock Cars, Summit Equipment Econo Mods, and Junior Sprints will also be on the program presented by Thompson Fab with racing at 7 p.m.

The “410” Sprint Cars have made two visits this season under the All Star Circuit of Champions sanction with Kyle Larson winning the Ohio Speedweek event on June 20 and Christopher Bell the “Lou Blaney Memorial”. The August 12 event along with the September 8-9 “Apple Festival Nationals” event will be non-sanctioned. There will be no entry or registration fees. Standard local Sprint Car rules will be utilized. Mufflers are not required.

Boardman Park to host disc golf event Sept. 9

BOARDMAN

A disc golf event — Ace Race 2017 — is set for 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 9 at Boardman Park.

Each year, disc golfers from around the globe gather at their local disc golf courses for one purpose: to throw an ace or hole in one.

Entry fee is $40 and includes lunch, two Ace Race discs that you must use that day, and other disc golf gear. The grand prize will be a disc golf bag along with discs to fill it. Additional prizes will be awarded for the longest drive, closest to the pin, a putting competition and a 50/50 raffle.

Register online at boardmandiscgolf.weebly.com or in the Boardman Park office. Deadline to register is Sept. 1. For more information, email Shawn Golden at shawngolden@gmail.com or call the Park Office at 330-726-8105.

Kyle Busch wins Xfinity Zippo 200

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.

Kyle Busch won the Xfinity race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday, recovering from a spinout and a pit road penalty.

Busch topped the Penske Racing duo of Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski and easily beat them on a restart with three laps to go for his 90th series win.

Logano was second in his bid to win this race for the third straight time from the pole and Keselowski was third, followed by Justin Allgaier and Paul Menard.

Busch started second, quickly passed Logano for the lead and led the first 16 laps before wheel-hopping and spinning out on the first turn of lap 17. He also was penalized for running through too many pit boxes during the second stage of the 82-lap race.

Gatlin, Coleman beat Bolt at worlds

LONDON

Usain Bolt was no longer stunning. He was just stunned.

At the end of a career in which he has dominated his sport for a decade, Bolt was beaten in his final 100-meter race by an American almost five years his senior — Justin Gatlin.

Calling it quits at the age of 30 and looking for a golden farewell in his last individual race at the world championships, Bolt lost to a man who produced a comeback not only on Saturday but also through a doping-tainted career.

In a tight finish, Bolt was punished for his slow start and Gatlin fought back to nip everyone at the line in 9.92 seconds. Christian Coleman took silver in 9.94 seconds while Bolt got bronze in 9.95.

49ers’ LB Smith injured in practice

SANTA CLARA, Calif.

The San Francisco 49ers are concerned linebacker Malcolm Smith, one of the team’s most coveted additions in free agency, might have suffered a significant injury Saturday during practice inside Levi’s Stadium.

Smith, 28, left the field during full-team drills with an apparent upper body injury after working with the starters throughout training camp next to All-Pro NaVorro Bowman in the new-look defense.

Smith, the MVP of Seattle’s Super Bowl-winning team in the 2013 season, was brought in by San Francisco on a five-year contract in March.

Staff/wire report