The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are among the teams that have been in contact with the New York Mets about a possible trade for right-handed starter Zack Wheeler, SNY reported Monday.

Although no trade is thought to be close, the Mets are shopping Wheeler aggressively, according to SNY.

Wheeler, 29, is 6-6 with a 4.69 ERA through 19 starts for the Mets, whose 40-50 record is the second-worst in the National League.

Wheeler has respectable numbers in other categories, with a 3.65 FIP, a 44.5 percent ground ball rate, 9.83 K/9, 2.57 BB/9 and 1.21 HR/9 over 19 starts.

The Mets talked to teams about trading Wheeler last year, too, but didn't get an offer they thought was good enough for the right-hander. Wheeler finished last season 12-7 with a 3.31 ERA.

The major league trading deadline is July 31.

Serena Williams has been fined $10,000 (£7,988) for damaging one of the Wimbledon courts with her racquet.

The incident occurred during a practice session before this year's tournament at the All England Club.

The seven-time Wimbledon champion, 37, is playing just her sixth tournament of 2019 but beat Carla Suarez Navarro on Monday to reach the quarter-finals.

Italy's Fabio Fognini has been fined $3,000 (£2,396) after he said that Wimbledon should be bombed.

The 32-year-old made the outburst in his native tongue during his third-round loss to Tennys Sandgren on Saturday.

American Williams, seeded 11th, has been suffering from a knee injury this year.

She faces compatriot Alison Riske in the last eight after she upset world number one Ashleigh Barty.

Williams and partner Andy Murray are in the second round of the mixed doubles and are due to meet Fabrice Martin and Raquel Atawo on Tuesday.

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 (July 8, 2009): Justin Wilson delivered veteran IRL IndyCar Series team owner Dale Coyne his first series victory during the Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen. The victory was Coyne’s first as a team owner in 558 starts in Indy car competition. It was the first race that year that a Team Penske or Chip Ganassi Racing entry didn’t visit victory lane.

Other Happenings: Tony Stewart won the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Int’l Speedway after being involved in a last-lap crash with Kyle Busch; Tony George was ousted from his roles with Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IRL IndyCar Series; Bernie Ecclestone drew heavy criticism following ill-considered remarks about Adolf Hitler and democracy; Greg Hodnett claimed the Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek title.

25 Years Ago (July 6, 1994): The Orlando Sentinel published a four-month study in a three-part front-page story that bashed NASCAR following eight fatal crashes during a 20-year period. The story indicated that NASCAR’s investigations into fatal accidents, including those of Neil Bonnett and Rodney Orr earlier that year at Daytona Int’l Speedway, were inconsistent and cursory at best.

Other Happenings: Jimmy Spencer edged Ernie Irvan in a photo finish to win the Pepsi 400 at Daytona Int’l Speedway; Scott Lagasse won the ARCA Supercar Series event in Des Moines, Iowa; Steve Holzhausen used pit strategy to win the ASA race at Iowa’s Hawkeye Downs Speedway; Mike Wallace scored his second NASCAR Busch Grand National win of the year at The Milwaukee Mile; Rod Millen set a new Pikes Peak Int’l Hill Climb record en route to victory.

50 Years Ago (July 9, 1969): LeeRoy Yarbrough continued his winning ways at Daytona Int’l Speedway, winning the Medal of Honor Firecracker 400. Yarbrough nosed his No. 98 Ford Torino Talladega ahead of Buddy Baker’s No. 6 Cotton Owens Dodge less than 50 miles from the checkered flag and beat Baker to the checkers by four car lengths.

Other Happenings: Gordon Johncock bested a 19-car field to win the Rocky Mountain 150 for USAC championship cars at Continental Divide Raceway in Colorado; Richard Petty won the inaugural NASCAR Grand National event at Dover Downs Int’l Speedway after a heated duel with LeeRoy Yarbrough; Roger McCluskey outran A.J. Foyt to win the Mid-America 200 at Mid-America Raceway for USAC late models; Cale Yarbrough reset the world’s closed course speed record with his 190.706 mph lap in qualifying at Daytona Int’l Speedway.

The Golden State Warriors acquired big man Omari Spellman from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for center Damian Jones and a 2026 second-round draft pick.

Spellman, the 30th pick in the 2018 draft, appeared in only 46 games for the Hawks last season, averaging 5.9 points and 4.2 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game before his season ended with an injury.

Spellman plays center, where he will join a rotation that includes Kevon Looney, Willie Cauley-Stein and Alen Smailagic, and power forward, where he would be paired with former Villanova teammate Eric Paschall behind Draymond Green.

The trade also represents a payroll savings for the Warriors, as Jones is scheduled to make $2.3 million next season and Spellman $1.9 million.

Spellman acknowledged in January that one reason he did not see much time for the Hawks early on was his weight.

"Pretty much, I was fat," Spellman said. "I had to lose weight. That's what allowed me to get back."

Spellman spent some time in the G League and returned slimmer, but his season ended on March 1 when he suffered a high left ankle sprain.

Jones appeared in only 25 games for the Warriors over his first two years. Last season, he was promoted and started 22 games at center before suffering a torn pectoral muscle. He briefly returned at the end of the playoffs.

Over three seasons, Jones averaged 3.6 points and 2.3 rebounds per game and won two rings.

In the aftermath of co-star Paul George's departure, Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook welcomes the idea of general manager Sam Presti engineering a trade that would bring an end to his illustrious, 11-year career with the franchise, league sources told ESPN.

The Miami Heat have expressed interest, a potential destination that also appeals to Westbrook, league sources said.

Westbrook and his agent, Thad Foucher, have been discussing trade possibilities and scenarios with Presti, and the sides are both motivated to find a resolution sooner rather than later, league sources told ESPN.

Westbrook wants to play for a team pursuing contention, which is no longer the case with the Thunder after George forced a trade to the LA Clippers to partner with Kawhi Leonard.

Westbrook's affinity for Oklahoma City, the region and fan base has never wavered, but the Thunder's falling out of contention -- sped up by the George trade -- makes the idea of playing elsewhere in his 30s feel as though it could be the proper competitive decision, sources said.

The Thunder have been eliminated in the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs three straight years.

Westbrook, 30, has four years and $170 million left on his contract. The Thunder have accumulated six future first-round picks in the past three days in trades with the Clippers (George) and Denver Nuggets (Jerami Grant), including two first-round picks (2021, unprotected; 2023, protected) via the Miami Heat.

Miami acquired All-Star guard Jimmy Butler in a four-way sign-and-trade at the start of free agency. Team president Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra continue to be aggressive in pursuing star-level veteran talent without the benefit of salary-cap space or many coveted future assets to peddle in deals.

Watch the funniest moments from day seven at Wimbledon, as Benoit Paire breaks his own racquet and Jelena Ostapenko hammers her serve into the back of her doubles partner's head.

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INDIANAPOLIS – Brady Bacon is on a roll right now, and he aims to continue his recent run of success during Mid-America Midget Week, July 9-14.

The NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midget Series will swing through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri for five races in a six-night span.

Bacon will compete in the first four events of the tour aboard the Central Motorsports No. 85, starting Tuesday at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla. His run with the team will continue July 10 at Concordia High Banks in Concordia, Kan., before concluding July 12-13 at Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Neb.

Bacon will then finish the week out piloting the Kelly Hinck-owned No. 21H in the MAMW finale at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex in Sweet Springs, Mo., on July 14.

Last weekend, the Broken Arrow, Okla. driver swept the two-night BRANDT Professional Agriculture Corn Belt Nationals, featuring the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series, at Knoxville Raceway. He collected $25,000 in winnings over the two-night affair.

In last year’s Mid-America Midget Week, Bacon earned three top-five finishes in four starts, including a fifth at Red Dirt, a fifth at Jefferson County and a fourth at Sweet Springs.

Also of note, last September, Bacon was the winner of the richest midget race of the season – the $15,000-to-win BC39 at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Bacon’s made four USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget starts this season, boasting a best finish of sixth at Bloomington Speedway during Indiana Midget Week in June.

He competed for Hinck in March’s Shamrock Classic at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, finishing 18th.

Bacon owns seven career NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midget Series victories.

On the heels of Justin Haley and Spire Motorsports’ shocking upset victory in Sunday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona Int’l Speedway we wondered what are some of the other shocking and surprising winners in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history.

We dug through the archives and took a look back at some surprise winners with names such as Smith, Buescher, Cope, Ridley and Bouchard.

We’ll be back with a second look at some of the biggest upsets in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history tomorrow.

With the 2019 Copa America complete and hosts Brazil crowned as champions, Gab Marcotti dusts off his Monday Musings for a special Copa edition from Brazil.

Jump to: Copa brand is safe | Tite works magic | Signs of life for Argentina? | Gareca, Peru a delight | Tabarez gets angry | Japan, Qatar hold their own

Copa brand prevails despite CONMEBOL mistakes

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -- The Copa America is football's oldest international competition: you can trace its roots back to 1916, making it not just older than the World Cup, but actually older than CONMEBOL itself. That and the fact that it is home to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and other footballing blue-bloods suggests it ought to be leading, rather than following. Or at least doing its own thing, like Wimbledon and the white tennis balls well into the 1980s.

In some ways, it does. Familiarity breeds contempt and there's an edge to these teams on the pitch that you don't get at the World Cup or the Euros. The South American bid for 2020 refers to four "hermanos" and in that sense, they're like the brothers who not only beat each other up but also harbor deep-rooted psychological issues they privately share with their shrinks. That's why you get the fouls, physicality and gamesmanship that is a turn-off to some but a reason to be alive to others. We're so used to the slick, glossy veneer of the Premier League and Champions League that the Copa can feel like a throwback, with the same characters that adorn our in-season football somehow time-traveling into the past.

If that alone were what defined this Copa America -- hyper-competitive games, occasional jaunts into the dark side, century old rivalries and some of the very best players in the world -- it would be great. Alas, the 2019 Copa America threw up other wrinkles, entirely avoidable ones that make you think CONMEBOL could have done better.

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The venues themselves were excellent (my personal favorite: the Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre) which makes sense since we're only five years removed from the massive spending of the 2014 World Cup. But ticket prices were poorly thought out, with the cheapest costing more than double the average price of a domestic league fixture and average prices well over $100 for a number of games. That's why you had more than 20,000 empty seats for Brazil's home opener and just 11,000 showing up in Porto Alegre for Peru vs. Venezuela.

Sure, the Copa America is CONMEBOL's cash cow. But anybody who understands pricing structures knows that first and foremost, you want full grounds: they look good on TV, they yield extra revenue via parking and concessions, they make fans happy and involved. Not to mention the fact that (and this is basic arithmetic here) you earn more from selling 60,000 tickets at $20 each than 10,000 at $100 each.

The pitches themselves could have been better. It's currently winter in Brazil, which is basically perfect football weather. When you've got highly technical players, as so many Copa America teams do, why not put them in conditions where they can strut their stuff?

And finally there was VAR or, rather, not VAR itself, nor even the way it was used on the main, but the cack-handed way CONMEBOL dealt with controversy. The silence, both official and unofficial, after the Brazil vs. Argentina game was deafening and needless. Once again, CONMEBOL had not helped itself.

For those of us who love a certain kind of football, the Copa America brand is too strong, its protagonists too big and too important for it to be seriously damaged. Maybe that's what breeds the complacency. You can't help but feel thought that this was a missed opportunity. And with the tournament moving to even years to coincide with the Euros from next season, you worry a bit about what happens when they have to further share the spotlight.

Tite does masterful job with Brazil

Tite and the Selecao did what was expected of them, lifting the Copa America at home just as they had done every other occasion it was played in Brazil. When you're expected to win and you deliver, the only way you get plaudits is if you do it in style and show progress. Unquestionably they have (and I'm writing this on the fifth anniversary of the Mineirazo) and that they've done it without Neymar is a further feather in the cap.

What strikes you most though is that, perhaps more than any other top side in the world, Brazil look like a club team and play with a chemistry and a tactical organization that international football often lacks. The fact that three of the back four (Dani Alves, Marquinhos and Thiago Silva) play their club football together at the same club (Paris Saint-Germain) no doubt helps, as does the having forwards who are smart and quick learners (Roberto Firmino and Gabriel Jesus epitomize this, while Everton slotted in beautifully). Midfield remains a work in progress and while Philippe Coutinho wasn't the shadow we often saw at Barcelona, he didn't necessarily do enough to suggest he ought to be handed the keys to the team.

More broadly, there's a talent issue... maybe. Some of Brazil's most individually gifted players are either older (Dani Alves, Thiago Silva), absent (Neymar) or star-crossed (Coutinho). Others, like Arthur, Alex Sandro and Roberto Firmino, are great at what they do but have specific roles in which they excel. The obvious exception is Alisson, arguably the best goalkeeper in the world right now, and Marquinhos, a defender who's been long underrated. Plus, Everton and Gabriel Jesus who look as if they have another level to which they can go.

Either way, in terms of raw material Tite is under-resourced compared to past Brazil sides, which may explain why he's had to work so heavily on the tactical cohesion.

Signs of life for Argentina?

Argentina may have Lionel Messi but they also have a raft of concurrent issues, from the manager to the chaos at the FA to being painfully thin in certain positions. A lot can happen in three years, of course, and it's evident that a lot needs to happen if they are to compete in Qatar, but they did offer up a few bright spots.

Juan Foyth, playing right-back, showed he can more than hold his own though his future (you'd imagine) is in the center. Lautaro Martinez was a livewire who showed plenty of grit and personality. Those two will be part of the future, but they'll need help.

Gareca the star of the tournament

Long-haired and craggy-faced with deep set eyes, Ricardo Gareca was already a cult hero in Peru and only cemented his status with the runner-up finish as well as the 3-0 pounding of Chile in the semifinal. He has worked wonders with Peru, a country with tremendous support but highly limited resources in terms of players. The fact that he tends to play front-foot football, and often in situations where it makes more sense to park the bus, only adds to the romantic notions.

Most of all, he radiates pride like few other managers in world football.

"Do I want CONMEBOL to improve? Of course I do," he said after the final. "Do I want Peru to improve? Of course I do. But I also think we need to be aware of who we are as South Americans and the legacy of those who came before us. We don't need to automatically imitate Europe or other continents as a way to improve. We know who we are, we should work on our own style, our own culture."

Tabarez the king of the soundbite

Ultimately, the mantle of South American cult hero, picturesque demigod remains with Oscar Washington Tabarez. "El Maestro" whipped out some of his trademark, brutally (and yeah, to use a horribly overused word) refreshing quotes after his Uruguay team dominated Peru, had three goals disallowed but ultimately fell on penalties.

"They slowed the game down, they put men behind the ball, they played for penalty kicks in the second half, that was all they were interested in," he said. "Do I have a problem with that? No. We would have done exactly the same thing in their position. And, in face, we have done exactly the same thing, many times."

A whole lot of managers could still learn plenty from him.

Japan, Qatar more than hold their own

The two Copa America invitees from Asia acquitted themselves rather well. Japan's decision to send a young, experimental side made sense with three years to go until the World Cup. They were overmatched in the opener against Chile, losing 4-0, but then more than held their own, grabbing draws against Uruguay and Ecuador. Considering they left out the likes of Hiroki Sakai, Yuto Nagatomo, Shinji Kagawa and a host of others, that's a good tournament.

The same can be said for the Asian champions, Qatar, arguably in a tougher group. They battled back from an 0-2 deficit to grab a point against Paraguay (and really should have done better) before succumbing only to a late, late goal against Colombia. Against Argentina, they conceded straight away but then came close to equalizing on numerous occasions before conceding a second late on.

The global landscape is changing.