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Swimming
YOUNGSTOWN -- Youngstown State was handed a 157-135 setback by Marshall in a season-opening meet Saturday at Beeghly Natatorium.
Senior co-captain Katie Kohut started her final year for the Penguins off with a victory in the 500-yard freestyle, while sophomore co-captain Erin Carter won the 200a individual medley.
In diving, the Penguins dominated both the 1 and 3-meter events.
Sophomore Kalyn Leveto won the 1-meter competition with a score of 252.90 points. Senior Mandie Small won the 3-meter diving with 235.43 points and she was second in the 1-meter with 234.69.
LOCAL
Curbstone Coaches
The Curbstone Coaches will not have a luncheon Monday. Instead, members will make a trip to Mountaineer Park for a day at the races. Members should plan to leave from the Giant Eagle parking lot on Ohio route 224 at 4:45.
Playoff notices
COLUMBUS -- Reserved seat ticket books are on sale now for all six OHSAA state football championship games.
The games will be played November 29-30 at Fawcett Stadium in Canton and at Paul Brown Stadium in Massillon.
For details call (330) 458-2084.
The OHSAA will announce next weekend's first-round football playoff pairings this afternoon.
Divisions II-IV-VI will play Friday at 7:30 p.m. while Div. I-III-V will play Saturday at 7 p.m.
Penza fifth for OSU
COLUMBUS -- Ohio State University's Matt Penza, a Girard High graduate, finished fifth out of 263 runners at the All-Ohio Cross Country championships at Ohio Wesleyan. The Buckeyes placed first out of 39 teams and are ranked 20th in the nation.
REGION
Manfredy cutfrom Real Fights
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- A cut above the left eye has forced Angel Manfredy to withdraw from his IBF lightweight title elimination bout against Victoriano Sosa, one of four main events on Real Fights!, the pay-per-view event November 9, at the Mountaineer Race Track & amp; Gaming Resort.
The card, features Paul Spadafora vs. Dennis Holbaek in an IBF-IBC lightweight title unification bout; former world champion Raul Balbi vs. Antonio Ramirez, in a 10-round lightweight bout; and undefeated 2000 U.S. Olympian Jermain Taylor vs. Johnny Rivera, in a 10-round middleweight fight.
"It happened yesterday in the third and final round of sparring with Nate Campbell," said trainer Buddy McGirt from his gym. "The cut is above the left eyebrow and it took just seven stitches to close. He should be able to resume his gym work within a few weeks."
Manfredy, 40-6-9 (29 KOs), world-rated No. 4 by the IBF, was training for an IBF lightweight title elimination bout against Sosa, 34-2-1 (24 KOs), the IBF's No. 5-rated lightweight contender. The winner was to become the IBF's No. 1 lightweight contender and mandatory challenger to the winner of the Spadafora-Holbaek championship fight.
"Naturally we are disappointed but we'll find another real fight for Sosa on this card, & quot; said Michael Acri, the promoter.
Cavaliers cutJamison, Anderson
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived forward Harold Jamison and guard-forward Nick Anderson, the club said Saturday night. Both had been signed during the off-season.
Jamison, acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers on July 30 in a four-player trade, played in three preseason games, averaging 3 points and 1.7 rebounds.
Anderson was acquired from the Memphis Grizzlies on July 26 with draft rights to Matt Barnes in the trade for Wesley Person.
NATION
Knight's attorneys, IU extend deadline
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Attorneys for Indiana University and former basketball coach Bob Knight agreed to extend the deadline for their talks on settling issues related to Knight's dismissal.
Knight, who was fired Sept. 10, 2000, by IU President Myles Brand, gave the school notice early 2001 that he might sue for wrongful dismissal.
That notice claimed he suffered more than $7 million in damages, including lost income, mental humiliation and interference with his prospects for employment.
Grushina-Goncharov win competition
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Figure skating has a new, super-secret judging system. But it was more of the same with ice dancing.
Despite an obvious slip and easier lifts, Elena Grushina and Ruslan Goncharov of Ukraine won the ice dance competition Saturday night at Skate America. The couple also won the original dance and the compulsory dance, giving them a clean sweep for the weekend.
Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov of Russia were second, and Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto of the United States were third.
Later Saturday, Michelle Kwan was to go for her seventh Skate America title while Olympic gold medalist Alexei Yagudin was favored to win the men's event. It could be one of Yagudin's last competitions, too.
Former Boston starter unhappy
SEATTLE -- Kenny Anderson isn't happy with limited minutes behind SuperSonics point guard Gary Payton and has asked his agent to investigate a possible buyout.
"Seattle is a great city, a great organization, but I'm in a situation where I've got to play," said Anderson, a 12-year veteran traded to Seattle over the summer. "Gary Payton is here, a great player who has been here his whole career. Whatever is going to benefit me in the long run, I'm all for it."
The 32-year-old Anderson is in the final year of a contract that will pay him $9.185 million this season. He started last season during Boston's run to the Eastern Conference finals but went to Seattle in the deal that sent Vin Baker to the Celtics.
According to several reports, the SuperSonics are considering whether to buy out Anderson's contract for $6 million. The news was first reported by the Tacoma News Tribune.
WORLD
High winds force postponements
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Strong winds forced postponement of America's Cup racing for the third straight day.
The postponement was the eighth in 20 days of scheduled racing in the challenger series for the Louis Vuitton Cup.
A fourth attempt will be made Monday.
round must end by Nov. 4 to allow the teams that progress to quarterfinals time to improve their boats.
Pluhowsky winswomen's World Cup
RIGA, Latvia -- American Shannon Pluhowski beat England's Nikki Harvey 224-165, 202-183 Saturday in the final of the AMF Bowling World Cup.
The 20-year-old Pluhowski, who won the U.S. amateur championship and collegiate national title earlier this year, is the first American to win the women's title since 1990.
Finland's Mika Luoto beat Singapore's Remy Ong 232-216, 279-22 to win the men's title.
Vindicator staff/wire reports