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Women's golf
YOUNGSTOWN -- Roseann Schwartz, Youngstown State women's golf coach announced Mallory Wyderka, a senior at Olmsted Falls High School, has signed a national letter of intent to attend YSU.
A three-time state qualifier, Wyderka finished her senior campaign with a nine-hole average of 40.4 and an 18-hole average of 79. Wyderka finished tied for 11th at the 2003 state tournament with two rounds of 81 and won co-medalist honors at the 2003 Southwestern Conference Tournament.
In 2002, Wyderka collected medalist honors at the Southwestern Conference Tournament with an even-par 72 and led Olmsted Falls to the conference championship.
Wyderka also received the Jamie Farr Amateur Trophy for her academic skills with a 3.5 grade-point average.
LOCAL
Brookfield wrestlerswin Division III Classic
Brookfield freshman Tristan Thompson placed first in the 103-pound weight class to help lead the Warriors to the team title in the 30-team Division III Classic held earlier this week.
Senior heavyweight Richard Baum placed second and juniors Dave Dillon (140) and Anthony Policastro (160) each placed third in their weight class for Brookfield. Freshman Ross Tice (130) and senior J.D. Underwood (189) placed fourth and junior Randy Hogue (130) was sixth.
Nick Dierkes placed first in the 140-pound weight division as Jackson-Milton finished seventh. Jake Hambrick (112), Adam Gettman (119) and Mike Wiseman (135) all finished third in their weight class, while Adam Keck (152) was fifth.
For Ursuline, Bradley Parks (215) was fourth and Sean Poole (145) was fifth.
REGION
Gannon tops Rock
ERIE, Pa. -- Christina Jackson led four double-figure scorers with 15 points as Gannon (10-3) posted an 87-45 win over Slippery Rock.
Brittany Jackson scored 14 points in just eight minutes for the Rock (5-6).
NATION
NFL sets schedule
NEW YORK -- The NFL set part of its playoff schedule Monday, including a possible prime-time repeat of the January 2002 snowfest in New England.
A second-round AFC game is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. EST. The Patriots (13-2) already have secured a bye and will be at home that weekend.
They could be scheduled for that game, which would inspire reminiscing about the "tuck rule" overtime victory over Oakland in a blizzard that helped propel the Patriots to the Super Bowl title after the 2001 season.
The other AFC second-round game will be at 1 p.m. EST on Sunday, Jan. 11. The NFC games for that weekend will be at 4:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.
The NFC championship game will be played at night, beginning at 6:30 p.m. EST. The AFC title game will precede it at 3 p.m. EST.
In the wild-card round, neither gametime for Jan. 3 has been set. However, on Jan. 4, the NFC will have the early game (1 p.m. EST), followed by the AFC game at 4:30 p.m. EST.
Court declines appealof Yankees lawsuit
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The state's highest court ended a case in which a New York Yankees' clubhouse worker accused the team and some of its players of gay bashing, physical abuse and playing cruel practical jokes.
The Court of Appeals declined to hear an appeal sought by Paul Priore, who sued the Yankees in state Supreme Court in the Bronx in 1998 for $50 million.
Priore contended that after he began working for the team as an assistant equipment manager in 1996, several players made anti-gay remarks and played cruel pranks on him because of his sexual orientation. He also claimed he was fired in August 1997 because he was HIV-positive.
Knicks fire Layden
NEW YORK -- Scott Layden was fired as president of the New York Knicks and Isiah Thomas was hired to replace him.
The move comes after New York missed the playoffs the past two seasons with a roster largely assembled by Layden. The Knicks are 10-18 this season, and recent speculation centered on coach Don Chaney possibly losing his job.
Instead, the odd man out is Layden, who replaced Ernie Grunfeld in the summer of 1999 after the Knicks were coming off an appearance in the NBA Finals.
Scientist involvedin Bryant case
EAGLE, Colo. -- Famed forensic scientist Henry Lee said he has spoken with authorities who are prosecuting Kobe Bryant on a rape charge.
Lee, who worked on the O.J. Simpson and JonBenet Ramsey cases, said he spent Friday night and Saturday morning in Eagle County, meeting with prosecutors and examining evidence in the Bryant case. The meeting was first reported in The Denver Post.
Lakers' Maloneto miss three games
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Karl Malone will miss at least three games because of a sprained knee ligament, a rare injury for Lakers' standout forward.
Vindicator staff/wire reports