SPORTS digest

2 modified races set at Sharon Speedway

Hartford

A HTMA/Precise Racing RUSH Sportsman Modifieds in Bicknell Tour doubleheader is on tap for Saturday’s racing at Sharon Speedway.

The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply Big-Block Modifieds, Gibson Insurance Agency Stock Cars and Summit Racing Equipment Econo Mods also will be on the card.

Race time is 7 p.m. Grandstand admission tickets cost $10.

The RUSH Sportsman Modifieds drivers will compete in a Bicknell Racing Products Touring Series event for $600 and the 2016 “Apple Festival Nationals” make-up feature, which will pay $800 to-win.

Pits open at 4 p.m. with grandstands at 5, drivers meeting at 6:30 and racing at 7. Sharon Speedway is owned by the Blaney, Weller, and Kirila Families and is a 3/8-mile dirt track located at 3241 Custer-Orangeville Roadnear the intersection of state Routes 7 and 305. For more information, visit the website at www.sharonspeedway.com or call 330-772-5481.

Kansas to spend $300M on new stadium

kansas city mo.

Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger says plans to renovate Memorial Stadium and build and indoor training facility are moving forward and will cost around $300 million.

The Kansas City Star reports that Zenger made the announcement Wednesday night at a meet-and-greet event for the football team at a Kansas City, Missouri, bar. He says architectural drawings are in the works and will be released to the public in September.

Kansas football coach David Beaty says fans “deserve a really, really nice stadium.” He’s trying to turn around a program that ended with a 2-10 record last season.

Carr finalizes new deal with Raiders

alameda, calif.

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has finalized a five-year contract extension that will keep him tied to the team through the 2022 season.

Carr tweeted Thursday that an agreement had been reached to add five years to his current rookie deal that expires after this season. The contract will be worth $125 million, according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity because terms were not released.

IndyCar driver stuck over immigration issue

elkhart lake, wis.

IndyCar driver Mikhail Aleshin has been held up in France by immigration issues and will not arrive back in the United States in time for practice Friday at Road America.

The IndyCar race at the rural Wisconsin road course is Sunday.

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports says it has lined up Robert Wickens to drive the No. 7 car until the immigration issue is resolved for Aleshin, who is Russian.

Aleshin was in France to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans last weekend. The team said Thursday that it was “working diligently” on Aleshin’s return to drive at Road America, though he would not arrive in time for on-track sessions scheduled for Friday. Qualifying is scheduled for Saturday afternoon.

The 30 year-old Aleshin is 15th in the IndyCar points standings.

Hossa out indefinitely with skin disorder

chicago

Longtime Blackhawk Marian Hossa plans to sit out next season because of severe side effects from medication to treat a progressive skin disorder, and it’s unclear if he will be able to play again. The decision creates all sorts of questions for the Blackhawks, ranging from how they might go about replacing the rugged forward to what they might do with any cap space created by his absence.

“Everybody’s got a different style, so we don’t want to say we’re going to go look for a Marian Hossa,” coach Joel Quenneville said Thursday ahead of this weekend’s NHL draft.

Hossa, who signed a $63.3 million, 12-year deal with Chicago in July 2009, had 19 goals and 26 assists last season.

Staff/wire report