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Pine Lakes holdskids golf scramble
HUBBARD -- Big Brothers & amp; Big Sisters of Mahoning Valley will hold the Golf For Kids' Sake golf scramble Aug. 25 at Pine Lakes Golf Club.
It will be a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. The cost is $75 per golfer or $300 for a team. Registration deadline is Aug. 22.
For more information, call Big Brothers & amp; Big Sisters of Mahoning Valley at (330) 545-0002.
Steelers semi-prosset to play Cardinals
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Youngstown Steelers semi-pro football team takes a 5-0 record to John Marshall High School in Cleveland today at 4 p.m. against the Ohio Valley Cardinals, a team comprised of Cleveland and Akron players.
Ray "The Rifleman" Marrow has thrown 17 touchdown passes for Youngstown, which has close victories over Pittsburgh, Akron, Shenango Valley and Buffalo and, in its most recent game, a 28-0 win over Shenango Valley.
Following today's game, the Steelers return home Aug. 9 to play Akron at South High Stadium at 4 p.m.
The 32-year-old Marrow formerly played at South High.
Canfield's Sachireearns semifinal spot
DECATUR, Ill. -- Top-seeded Ryan Sachire of Canfield and doubles partner Raven Klaasen have earned a spot in the semifinals of the Ursula Beck Men's Pro Tennis Classic.
Klaasen-Sachire topped Michael Calkins-Chris Martin, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round, then beat Brendan Evans-Marcos Ondruska, 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
The duo takes on Scott Lipsky-David Martin in the semifinals today.
Bo Hodge defeated Sachire, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in an open-round singles match earlier in the week.
REGION
LeBron James' jerseysamong NBA hot sellers
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James has already beaten Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd. Not on the court -- where James has yet to start his NBA career -- but in jersey sales.
James' jerseys are among the hottest items not just in NBA merchandise, but among all licensed sports apparel.
Enough No. 23 jerseys have been sold to fill the 20,000-seat Gund Arena four times with wine-and-gold clad fans. Sales totaled more than $4 million since the jerseys went on sale the night of the June 26 NBA draft when James was taken by Cleveland with the first overall pick.
Last week, James' wine-colored road jersey was No. 2 in sales among all licensed sports apparel. He was second to only his idol, Michael Jordan, whose Washington retro jersey topped the list. Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick's jersey ranked third, according to SportScanINFO.
NATION
Griffey will have surgery, again
CINCINNATI -- Ken Griffey Jr. will have surgery Monday to repair a torn labrum, one of numerous injuries that scuttled his fourth season with the Cincinnati Reds.
Griffey dislocated his right shoulder while trying to make a diving catch on April 5. He returned after 51/2 weeks even though the shoulder was still hurt, hoping to get through the season and then have surgery to fix it.
His season ended when he tore a tendon in his right ankle while running the bases on July 17, forcing him to have surgery. Griffey also decided to have the shoulder fixed, and doctors were waiting to see how he handled the ankle surgery before setting a date to repair the shoulder.
The 33-year-old outfielder has been hurt in each of his four seasons with his hometown team, limiting him to an average of 82 starts per year. He hit .247 in 53 games this season with 13 homers and 26 RBIs.
NFL officials availablefor network questions
NEW YORK -- The NFL will have one of its two officiating supervisors available every week this season to instantly answer rules questions from the television networks.
Mike Pereira or Larry Upson will be on duty in the league office for assistance, NFL spokesman Joe Browne said Friday.
Browne said the system has been in effect for years with ABC on Monday night and ESPN on Sunday night. He said that in response to questions, the league reminded Fox and CBS that they can also get quick answers from Pereira or Upson.
Vindicator staff/wire reports