Speed Reads....

New York has granted “a two-week extension” for the public comment period on NYRA’s “sweeping plan to redevelop Saratoga Race Course.” Groups now have until June 29 to comment on the project’s environmental review (Albany TIMES UNION, 6/16).

NASCAR Xfinity Series team Viva Motorsports announced that it was ceasing operations, effective this week. The team began racing in NASCAR in ’09 (Viva Motorsports).

The West Coast Conference announced a multiyear digital partnership with Silver Chalice’s SportsLabs to build a new website for the conference featuring live streaming (WCC).

A crowd of 45,420 attended yesterday's Netherlands-Canada Women's World Cup match at Olympic Stadium (MONTREAL GAZETTE, 6/16).

Yankees fans were “a sizable force” among the crowd of 33,961 at last night’s game against the Marlins in Miami. The crowd was the Marlins’ “largest since Opening Day” (South Florida SUN-SENTINEL, 6/16).