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Specifically, the rear spoiler will be shortened from six inches to
3 1/2 inches, the front splitter overhang will be shortened by 1 3/4
inches and the splitter extension panel will be decreased from 38 to
25 inches wide.
The net result will be a lower-downforce package that will be offset
to some extent by a Goodyear tire combination that provides more
mechanical grip than did last year's Kentucky tire. Because of the
time frame for implementation of the new rules package, which at
this point is for Kentucky only, Goodyear did not have an
opportunity to test a tire combination with NASCAR's new
specifications.
Race teams, however, will have extended practice time on July 8 in
order to fine-tune the new competition package.
NBA
Of the nearly 90 players who declared as early entry candidates for
the NBA draft, 34 players withdrew their names, the NBA said
Tuesday.
Two of those are Jerome Hill of Gardner-Webb and Walter Pitchford of
Nebraska. Pitchford plans to play overseas and Hill's plans were
unclear. The other 32 players are international prospects.
The draft will be held on June 25 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
---The Westgate LV SuperBook in Las Vegas installed the Cleveland
Cavaliers as solid 9-4 favorites to win the NBA title next season.
The Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder are tied at
5-1 to win the championship.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will honor former Penn State
coach Joe Paterno as one of its inducteees this year.
Among the 12-member class announced Tuesday will be two players that
Paterno coached -- quarterback Chuck Fusina and kicker Matt Bahr.
The induction will take place on Oct. 24 at Valley Forge Casino
Resort in King of Prussia, Pa.
Paterno was removed as Nittany Lions coach during the 2011 season
after 46 years on the job in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky
child sex-abuse scandal. Penn State was hit with sanctions and
probation, and Paterno was stripped of 111 of his NCAA Division
I-record 409 victories from his coaching career that were restored
by the NCAA in January.
Paterno, a College Football Hall of Fame member, guided Penn State
to five undefeated and untied seasons, national championships in
1982 and 1986, and Big Ten titles in 1994, 2005 and 2008. Two months
after he was dismissed in 2011, he died of cancer.
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---Police on Tuesday formally charged Pittsburgh wide receiver Tyler
Boyd with driving under the influence after he was arrested Friday
morning in Jefferson Hills, Pa.
The 20-year-old Boyd, considered a possible first-round NFL draft
pick in 2016, told police he had two shots after watching the NBA
Finals, according to KDKA-TV. He was arrested after taking a
Breathalyzer test and later released into the custody of a family
member, KDKA reported.
In addition to the DUI charge, Boyd is accused of underage drinking,
careless driving and driving on the wrong side of the road. Boyd,
who will be a junior next season, caught 78 passes for 1,261 yards
and eight touchdowns last season and has 163 receptions for 2,435
yards and 15 scores in two years at Pitt.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The defending regular-season champions of the Atlantic Coast and Big
East conferences will meet next season as part of a two-year
agreement between Virginia and Villanova.
Villanova, which established a school record with 33 victories last
year, will go to Charlottesville on Dec. 19 to take on the
Cavaliers. Virginia tied a school record with its 30 victories in
2014-15. Virginia will pay a visit to Philadelphia in 2016-17 to
face the Wildcats.
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