AUTO RACING
Noah Gragson held off Harrison Burton in a two-lap overtime shootout at at Darlington (South Carolina) Raceway on Saturday for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season.
Gragson began his week by extending his deal to drive the series for JR Motorsports in 2022 and capped it with his third career win – and first ever at the track “Too Tough To Tame.”
“This is Darlington, I can’t believe it,” Gragson said.
It looked like no one, including Gragson, would be able to outrun Cup Series star Denny Hamlin late in the race. But a caution came out with 10 laps to go and when Hamlin went into pit, there was a tire already over the wall waiting – a no no in the NASCAR rule book – and he was sent to the back of the those on the lead lap.
Two other strong contenders in Daniel Hemric and points leader AJ Allmendinger both fell off in the final stretch. Hemric slid while Allmendinger’s car shedded debris that led to the final caution on the 144th of 147 laps and the overtime.
NBA
The Detroit Pistons acquired veteran center
DeAndre Jordan in a multiplayer trade with the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.
The Pistons also received four second-round picks and cash considerations from the Nets in exchange for forward Sekou Doumbouya and center Jahlil Okafor.
The 33-year-old Jordan signed a free-agent deal with Brooklyn on July 6, 2019, part of a big summer for the Nets that also included Kevin Durant and
Kyrie Irving joining the team.
Jordan averaged 7.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in 57 games last season. He made 43 starts, but he had dropped out of the rotation by the end of the year. The 6-foot-11 Jordan made his NBA debut in 2008 and spent his first 10 seasons with the Clippers.
SOCCER
Saturday night’s National Women’s Soccer League game between the Portland Thorns and the Washington Spirit has been postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak among the Spirit players.
Four players on the Spirit tested positive, according to a statement released by the league earlier Saturday. The team had traveled to Portland on Thursday.
The league said it would release information about when the game would be rescheduled in the coming days.