ISLE OF MAN – Daley Mathison, who was competing in Monday’s Isle of Man TT Superbike race, has died following a crash.

Twenty-seven-year-old Mathison died after crashing his BMW bike Snugborough during the third lap of Monday’s opening Superbike race. Officials declared the race official after shortly after the start of the third lap following Mathison’s crash.

Mathison, a native of England, has made multiple runs on the 37.73-mile Mountain Course. He made his Isle of Man debut in 2013 during the Manx Grand Prix.

“ACU Events Ltd regrets to confirm that Daley Mathison, 27, from Stockton on Tees, Durham was killed in an incident during the Superbike race today at the Isle of Man TT Races,” race officials said in a statement. “The accident occurred at Snugborough, just over two miles into the course, on the third lap of the race.

“Daley was an experienced competitor and was seeded 19th for today’s race. He made his Mountain Course debut in the 2013 Manx Grand Prix Newcomers A Race, finishing fifth.

“His TT career included three consecutive podiums in the TT Zero electric bike Race in 2016, 2017 and 2018 including the runner up position in the race last year, representing Nottingham University.

“He also achieved an 11th place finish in last year’s Superstock Race and a pair of 13th place finishes in the 2017 and 2018 Senior TT Races.

“He set his fastest lap of the Mountain Course – 128.054 mph – in the 2018 Superstock race which made him the 34th fastest rider of all time. He set the second fastest TT Zero lap ever with lap of 119.294 mph in the 2018 race.

“In total he started 19 TT Races with 14 finishes and three podiums and won six silver and 8 bronze replicas

“ACU Events Ltd wishes to pass on their deepest sympathy to Daley’s wife Natalie, his family and friends.”

SPEED SPORT has been reporting on and covering motorsports happenings from all over the world for 85 years, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back in the archives to see what happened 10, 25 and 50 years ago each week.

So check out what SPEED SPORT was covering 10, 25 and 50 years ago this week in Looking Back!

10 Years Ago (June 3, 2009): Tony George was embroiled in a Hulman-George “Family Feud” with his three sisters, with his position as CEO of Indianapolis Motor Speedway at stake. News of George’s impending decision about his future broke before management at the speedway was prepared to address it. George denied that he had been ousted as CEO following reports that he’d been removed from the position.

Other Happenings: Scott Dixon used a consistent approach to win the ABC Supply Co. Inc./A.J. Foyt 225 at The Milwaukee Mile; Kevin Swindell won the Pepsi Knoxville Midget Nationals at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway while Chad McDaniel perished from injuries suffered in a crash that same evening at Knoxville; Dale Blaney earned a pair of All Star Circuit of Champions triumphs at Eldora Speedway.

25 Years Ago (June 1, 1994): Al Unser Jr. took home $7.8 million for his victory in the Indianapolis 500. It appeared as if it would be his Penske teammate, Emerson Fittipaldi, who would win the event until Fittipaldi crashed while trying to lap Unser. Unser would go on to take his second Indianapolis 500 triumph as a result.

Other Happenings: Jeff Gordon secured his first victory in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, winning the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway; Jim Childers left Anderson Speedway $18,000 richer after winning the Little 500; Damon Hill won the Spanish Grand Prix and dedicated the victory to the late Aryton Senna; Robbie Stanley died following a crash in a USAC event at Indiana’s Winchester Speedway.

50 Years Ago (June 4, 1969): Mario Andretti drove a Brawner Hawk turbocharged Ford owned by STP President Andy Granatelli to victory in the 53rd running of the Indianapolis 500. Andretti was nearly flawless, setting an average speed record of 156.867 mph on his way to victory lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He took home a record $205,727 for the victory.

Other Happenings: Bobby Isaac took his seventh Grand National triumph of the season at Middle Georgia Raceway; Bruce McLaren led a McLaren one-two sweep in Can-Am Challenge Cup Series competition at Mosport Park; Butch Hartman won the USAC stock car race held at the KK Sports Arena in Kaukauna, Wis.; Dutch Hoag won the inaugural Amos Fancuilli Memorial at Shangri-La Speedway.

SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Kyle Cummins, a veteran of 117 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car starts and three victories, will attempt to make his first USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget start this week during the 15th annual Indiana Midget Week mini-series.

Cummins, of Princeton, Ind., will take the wheel of Jack Yeley’s Ohsweken Speedway-sponsored car in at least five of the six events during Indiana Midget Week, which begins Tuesday at Montpelier Motor Speedway, then carries on to Gas City I-69 Speedway on June 5, Lincoln Park Speedway on June 6, Bloomington Speedway on June 7, Lawrenceburg Speedway on June 8 and Kokomo Speedway on June 9.

Cummins drove for Yeley in this year’s Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., where he finished ninth in the A-Main on his qualifying night, then advanced as far as the B-Main on the final night.  Cummins piloted a midget in USAC competition as recently as March of 2017 in the Shamrock Classic indoors at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, finishing 10th in the semi-feature and missing the transfer aboard a car fielded by Chase Briscoe Racing.

Cummins’ trio of USAC National Sprint Car wins came in 2016 and ’17, two of which came in another weeklong USAC racing event, Indiana Sprint Week. He won his first during Indiana Sprint Week in 2016 at Kokomo, then scored again that fall at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., and again during Indiana Sprint Week in 2017 at Tri-State, all for Rock Steady Racing, with whom he recently won twice with in Midwest Sprint Car Series competition at Tri-State in May.

Cummins has made three USAC Sprint Car starts this year, all in Ocala, Fla., where he finished eighth, 10th and 12th, respectively.

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has said it would be "disappointing" if Maurizio Sarri joined Juventus and Napoli fans would see it as a "betrayal."

Sources have told ESPN FC that Chelsea are ready to accept a request from Sarri to move to Juventus as a replacement for Massimiliano Allegri despite having come close to leading Napoli to the Serie A title just 12 months ago.

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And Jorginho, who moved to Chelsea from the San Paolo alongside Sarri, said Napoli fans would take their former manager's decision personally.

"It would be [a betrayal] and that's normal," Jorginho said in a news conference ahead of Italy's Euro 2022 qualifier against Greece. "Neapolitans had and still have Sarri in their hearts.

"We know what the people of Naples are like -- they're very passionate. So, for them it could really be a betrayal, because it's how they are."

Despite leading Chelsea to a third place finish and winning the Europa League, Sarri has come in for criticism this season; but Jorginho said this will have been an important period in his fellow Italian's career.

"I believe [Sarri leaving] would be disappointing for everyone," Jorginho added. "I think Sarri has grown a lot and learned a lot in the Premier League.

"Not just through coaching us but by having joined such a big club -- one of the biggest in the world. Having worked with certain players has helped him grow."

Omar Gonzalez has joined Toronto FC from Pachuca, the MLS club announced on Monday.

The United States defender, who was on loan at Atlas this season, had been in Mexico since leaving the LA Galaxy for Pachuca in January of 2016.

The 30-year-old was signed using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) and will be officially added to the roster once the transfer window re-opens on July 9.

Gonzalez won a domestic title and the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League with Pachuca. Prior to his move to Mexico, Gonzalez played for the Galaxy from 2009-15, where he won three MLS Cup titles.

"Omar has won numerous championships and has played on the biggest stage in world football," said TFC general manager Ali Curtis in a team statement. "He is an experienced defender with over 200 appearances in MLS, including 25 playoff matches where he won five trophies in seven years

"His experience as a player but equally as important, who he is as a person will be a welcomed addition to our group here in Toronto."

Gonzalez has made 49 appearances for the U.S., and was part of the squad at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He had an own goal in the infamous 2-1 defeat to Trinidad & Tobago that eliminated the U.S. from qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.

BATAVIA, N.Y. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is reiterating his stance of wanting to reduce the four-game preseason schedule at a time the league and players' association have begun preliminary talks on a new collective bargaining agreement.

Goodell cites discussions he's had with coaches in saying he doesn't believe four preseason games are necessary to evaluate and develop players for the regular season. He says the NFL should do everything to the highest quality, "and I'm not sure preseason games meet that level right now."

Goodell spoke Monday while participating in Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly's 33rd charity golf tournament outside Buffalo.

Also, without revealing any details, Goodell called it "the best sign" that the league and union have already had discussions some 21 months before the CBA expires following the 2020 season.

In touching on several other topics, he said the NFL has scheduled a series of conference calls with coaches this week to go over a proposal to expand replay reviews and allow them to challenge pass-interference calls in the final two minutes.

Goodell backed a decision made at the owners meetings last month to table a proposal to change the overtime rules and require each team to have one possession regardless of what happens on the opening OT series.

"I don't know if I'd go for the fair possession," Goodell said, noting he likes "the sudden-death nature of the current rule," in which the game ends if a team scores a touchdown on its opening possession.

Goodell also reiterated the league's preference for the Buffalo Bills to build a new stadium to replace their existing facility, which was built in 1973. He said new stadiums play a key role in ensuring franchise stability by continuing to attract fans, who expect more modern amenities due to technological advancements made over the past two decades.

The Bills are six months into conducting a feasibility study on whether to build a new stadium downtown or remain at their existing site in Orchard Park, New York.

ST. LOUIS -- After a 7-2 shellacking from the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the St. Louis Blues are making lineup changes for Monday night's Game 4, trailing the series 2-1.

Defenseman Vince Dunn, who has been out of the lineup after taking a puck to the face in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against San Jose, returns to the team's third defensive pairing with Carl Gunnarsson, replacing Robert Bortuzzo.

"I just wanted to feel myself getting used to the speed of things. The more I practiced, the more I felt I was catching up," said Dunn, 22, a smooth-skating defenseman who had seven points in 16 playoff games. "It's hard to watch, not being a part of these games."

Coach Craig Berube thinks Dunn can be a key to breaking out against the Bruins' disruptive defense.

"He moves the puck as good as anybody on our team from our own end out transition-wise, and Dunn has the ability of doing high-end things in the offensive zone sometimes. Not all the time, but there's just times where he can do things that wow you a little bit and make a great play, or score a goal from nothing. He can make something from nothing a lot of time in those areas," he said.

At the forward spot, the Blues shuffled three of their lines. Most dramatic was the elevation of Zach Sanford from the fourth line in Game 3 to the second line with center Ryan O'Reilly and winger David Perron.

"I think it can give us a nice spark. He had a nice game in the last one. We've played together multiple times during the year. It's a good fit. We need something to generate a little bit more 5-on-5," said O'Reilly.

The duo played with rookie forward Sammy Blais in the first three games of the series. O'Reilly has just one even-strength assist and one on the power play against Boston, while Perron has been held scoreless.

"At times, we're getting the looks that we need, but we're not maintaining enough. It's too much of a roller coaster. If the plays are there, we make them. I think Zach is really good at using his size to make plays around the ice," O'Reilly said.

Blais was dropped to the third line with Tyler Bozak and Pat Maroon. Robby Fabbri, who appeared in Games 2 and 3, leaves the lineup.

Center Oskar Sundqvist rejoins the team's fourth line with Ivan Barbashev and Alex Steen, after serving a one-game suspension for an illegal hit in Game 2. He's a key penalty killer for the Blues -- and perhaps it's no coincidence that the Bruins went 4-for-4 with the man advantage in Game 3.

Also back for the Blues: goalie Jordan Binnington, who was pulled from Game 4 after giving up the Bruins' fifth goal. It was the first time in his NHL career the rookie had been yanked from a game, but his coach and teammates were quick to stamp out any speculation that there's a lack of faith in their goalie, especially when he's 6-2 after losses in the playoffs.

"In his bounce-back games, it's just his calmness and his mannerisms more than anything. I think he goes back in there and he feels real confident about himself. Early on in games a lot of times you see his puck-handling ability, and I know that he's dialed pretty well when I notice that kind of stuff," Berube said.

The Chicago Cubs called up outfielder Carlos Gonzalez on Monday and plugged him into the lineup, hoping the veteran could jolt the offense.

Gonzalez, 33, was signed to a minor league deal on Thursday after the Indians designated him for assignment.

Gonzalez was batting fifth and playing right field Monday against the Angels at Wrigley Field. The regular right fielder, Jason Heyward, moved over to center field.

Gonzalez was once one of the more feared hitters in baseball. The three-time All-Star won a batting title with a .336 average while with Colorado in 2010. He drove in 100 runs as recently as 2016.

He also gives the Cubs another left-handed option at the top of the lineup. In 110 games batting first, Gonzalez has a .310 batting average and .363 on-base percentage. The Cubs' leadoff hitters have struggled this year with a .218 batting average and .298 on-base percentage.

Gonzalez will have to find his form, however. The Indians gave up on him after he hit .210 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 30 games.

The Cubs were in first place in the Central Division for much of May, but they have been struggling lately, with the Brewers taking over the top spot in June. The Cubs are 2-8 in their past 10 games and haven't scored more than four runs in their last four.

To make room on the active roster, the Cubs sent down outfielder Jim Adduci.

NEW YORK -- New York Mets announcer Ron Darling is returning to the team's broadcast booth Tuesday night following surgery to treat thyroid cancer.

Darling said April 13 that he was taking a medical leave. On May 6, he said a mass had been removed and he planned to be back at work in about a month.

The 58-year-old former pitcher said in a statement Monday that his doctors tell him his cancer has been "stabilized for now" and he has been cleared to work. He added that he will be monitored closely for the next several months to "assure my progress remains on the right track."

Darling was 136-116 from 1983 to '95 and helped the Mets win the 1986 World Series.

Former Race Walking Association president was part of Britain’s ‘golden quartet’ at the 1964 Tokyo Games

Ken Matthews, who won Olympic and European 20km race walk titles for Great Britain in the 1960s, has died at the age of 84.

Part of Britain’s ‘golden quartet’ at the 1964 Tokyo Games, Matthews’ winning margin of 99 seconds is still a record in the men’s Olympic event and his time of 1:29:34 saw him break the Olympic record.

Two years earlier Matthews had won the European title in Belgrade and he also secured success in the first two finals of the Lugano Trophy in 1961 and 1963, leading Britain to victory.

At the 1960 Olympics in Rome, where he had led the race, he was forced to drop out after suffering the after effects of flu and struggling in the heat.

A loyal member of Royal Sutton Coldfield Walking Club, Matthews was president of the Race Walking Association in London 2012 Olympic year. His 20km race walk best of 88:15 places him in the top 30 on the UK all-time list.

Matthews, who was an electrical maintenance engineer, started his race walk career as an 18-year-old, following in the footsteps of his father, Joe, who was a founding member of the Royal Sutton Coldfield Walking Club.

He went on to win 17 national titles, as well as secure his Olympic and European success, and between 1964 to 1971 he held every British record from 5 miles to 2 hours, including a 10-mile world best of 69:40.6.

His fellow 1964 champions Ann Packer, Mary Rand and Lynn Davies each received MBEs following their Olympic success but Matthews missed out. Following a public campaign, led by the Race Walking Association, Matthews finally received his own recognition and became an MBE in 1977.

He was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.