SPORTS digest

Modifieds coming to Sharon Speedway

Hartford

The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply Big-Block Modifieds, E-Mods, HTMA/Precise Racing Products RUSH Sportsman Modifieds, Summit Racing Equipment Econo Mods, and Mini Stocks will be part of Sharon Speedway’s Saturday program at 7 p.m.

The 2016 “Apple Festival Nationals” make-up features for both the Econo Mods and Mini Stocks will be held. Grandstand admission costs $10.

Sharon Speedway is located at 3241 Custer-Orangeville Road near the intersection of state Routes 7 and 305. For more information, check out the website at www.sharonspeedway.com or call 330-772-5481.

Spots available for YSU basketball camps

Youngstown State basketbakll coach Jerrod Calhoun, his staff and student-athletes will serve as camp instructors for a Day Camp, Skills Camp, a shootout for high school varsity and junior varsity teams and an Elite Camp. All camps are open to any and all entrants.

The Day Camp is June 12-15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and costs $145 for kids ages 8-18. The Day Camp will offer a full day of teaching, skill instruction, games, and contests aimed to improve your overall skill level.

The Skills Camp runs from June 19-22 from 8:30 a.m. to noon and costs $95 for kids ages 8-18. The Skills Camp will offer a half- day of teaching, skill instruction, games, and contests aimed to improve your overall skill level.

The Team Shootout is June 11 and costs $250 per team.

The Elite Camp will be held on June 24, from noon to 7 p.m. The cost of the Elite Camp is $80 and is open to grades 9-12. The camp will offer individual and group instruction in all phases of the game. A strong emphasis will be devoted to the fundamentals needed to improve your overall game. Each player will be coached throughout the camp by the YSU Men’s Basketball staff and players.

YSU is also offering two individual camps and a team shootout this summer.

For more information on the summer camps, call Danny Reese in the men’s basketball office at (330) 941-3004.

More testing needed in reported Kansas rape

topeka, kan.

Prosecutors are seeking more testing as they review the reported rape of a 16-year-old girl at a University of Kansas dorm for basketball players and other male students.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Douglas County District Attorney spokeswoman Cheryl Wright Kunard said Thursday in an email that the office is waiting on results of the secondary testing of unspecified evidence. The office is considering whether to file charges.

A report from the university’s police department lists five current and former Kansas men’s basketball players and two women as witnesses.

Police found drug paraphernalia during a search of the dorms as part of the rape investigation. Former Jayhawk player Carlton Bragg was charged in Lawrence Municipal Court with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and later entered a diversion agreement.

Mr. Met fired after obscene gesture

new york

The ever-smiling Mr. Met mascot is back at Citi Field, a day after the person inside the big-headed costume was caught on video making an obscene gesture to a fan.

The Mets said a different person was doing Mr. Met duty for Thursday’s game against Milwaukee. The mascot was at his spot before the game, posing for pictures, signing autographs and high-fiving fans young and old.

The Mets apologized after Wednesday night’s incident during a 7-1 loss to the Brewers, saying the offending employee won’t work in the costume again.

Video of the mascot flipping his finger went viral. The team didn’t identify the employee who made the gesture.

Mr. Mets has been around for more than five decades, long popular with Mets fans.

Staff/wire report