LOCAL

LOCAL
Golf scramble
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- Mercer County Special Olympics will sponsor a four-man golf scramble Aug. 4 a at the Hickory VFW Golf Course on U.S. Route 62. The event begins at 9 a.m.. with a shotgun start. The event offers cash prizes, non-cash prizes, a luncheon and buffet dinner. The cost is $55 per golfer and July 31 is the last day to register. To register, contact FranSass at 1023 Heinz Ave., Sharon, Pa., 16146, or Freddie Farone, 160 W. State St., Sharon, Pa. 16146.
Ciotola second
NORTH CANTON -- Felicia Ciotola of Canfield shot an 81 to finish second at the Kenny Novak Qualifier at Edgewood Golf Course.
Ciotola qualified for the Northern Ohio PGA Kenny Novak Championship to be played July 29-30 at Walden Golf Club in Aurora.
REGION
Cleveland's Phillipsto Japanese team
TOKYO -- Cleveland Indians right-hander Jason Phillips was acquired by the Orix BlueWave of Japan's Pacific League, Indians officials said Saturday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, Indians spokesman Curtis Danburg said.
Phillips, 29, pitched only five innings in three games this year for Cleveland, recording a 9.00 ERA. In three years in the majors with the Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates, Phillips was 1-4 with a 6.20 ERA. He is expected to arrive in Japan in early July.
Phillips was designated for assignment by the Indians on May 27 and had a 10-1 record at Triple-A Buffalo.
The BlueWave currently sit in last place in the Pacific League, 17 1/2 games out of first.
NATION
Spoken Fur wins Mother Goose
NEW YORK -- Spoken Fur came from off the pace and outraced highly regarded Yell for a shockingly easy 5 1/4-length victory Saturday in the $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont.
The Florida-bred filly by Notebook from the Siberian Express mare Siberian Fur, drew off through the stretch under Jerry Bailey to win for the fourth time in six starts this year. The victory in the first leg of the NYRA's Triple Crown for fillies came in her stakes debut.
The triple will be completed by Belmont's Coaching Club American Oaks on July 19 and the Alabama at Saratoga on Aug. 16. A sweep by Spoken Fur would result in a $2 million bonus.
Spoken Fur covered 1 mile in 1:37 to earn $180,000 for Amerman Racing Stables. The Bobby Frankel-trained filly returned $11, $4.20 and $2.60.
Yell was second, paying $2.80 and $2.20. Final Round was $2.40 to show.
It was Bailey's second straight winning ride in the Mother Goose. He was aboard Nonsuch Bay last year.
For the third time in the last five year, John Velazquez rode the winner of the co-featured $110,200 Tremont Stakes for 2-year-olds, guiding Heckle to victory by 3 1/4 lengths. Velazquez was aboard More Than Ready, then Buster's Daydream for their Tremont wins in 1999 and 2001.
The win was the second in three career starts for the Todd Pletcher-trained Heckle, a colt by Hennessy from the Spectacular Bid mare Bid Me Adieu.
Heckle sped 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:04 3/5 to earn $66,720 for Dogwood Stable and returned $7.90, $4.90 and $3.70.
Adage wad second, paying $8.30 and $5.10. Hasslefree was $5.30 to show.
Bossanova romped to a 13 1/4-length victory in the $117,000 Mike Lee Stakes for New York bred 3-year-olds. Under Edgar Prado, the Pine Bluff colt went seven furlongs in 1:22 4/5 to earn $70,200 for Lorraine and Rod Rodriguez with his first win in four starts this year.
Bossanova returned $3.40, $2.40 and $2.10. Acceptable Venture was second, paying $2.80 and $2.30. Looking Grand was $3.10 to show.
WORLD
Mallorca dedicateswin to fallen opponent
ELCHE, Spain -- Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o scored two late goals to lead Mallorca over Recreativo de Huelva 3-0 Saturday night in the championship of the Spanish King's Cup, then dedicated the game to the late Marc-Vivien Foe.
Eto'o was due to fly to Paris after the match and join Cameroon teammates, who are grieving the death of Foe, who collapsed and died during Thursday's semifinal win over Turkey in the Confederations Cup. Eto'o was embraced in by each Recreativo player before the opening kickoff.
"It's a very special victory. I have a teammate who is now at God's side. It's been a very difficult week. The victory is dedicated to him," Eto'o said.
It was unclear if Eto'o would be available to play for Cameroon in Sunday's Confederations Cup final against France at Saint-Denis.
Eto'o, who missed Cameroon's game against Turkey to return to his club for the Cup final, scored in the 73rd and 85th minutes. Walter Pandiani converted a penalty kick in the 21st minute for Mallorca, which won the tournament for the first time and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Recreativo, which has never won a major trophy in its 113-year history, finished 18th in the Spanish League at 8-12-18 and will be relegated to the second division next season.
It was the final game of the European season, which began last July 17 with the start of qualifying for the European Champions League, and the offseason lasts just 17 days: Qualifying for the 2003-04 Champions League starts July 16.
Last year, the European season ended May 15, leaving just 16 days before the start of the World Cup, which ran through June 30. The shortest summer break came when the 2000-01 season ended June 30 with the Spanish King's Cup final and the 2001-02 season began July 11 with the start of Champions League qualifying.
Friends pay respects to Roger Neilson
PETERBOROUGH, Ontario -- Commissioner Gary Bettman and former coach Scotty Bowman were among 1,400 people who attended a memorial service for Hall of Famer Roger Neilson on Saturday.
Neilson, 69, died June 21 at his home near Peterborough after battling skin and bone cancer.
In addition to Bowman, Toronto Maple Leafs coach Pat Quinn, Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford and St. Louis Blues coach Joel Quenneville were also at the North View Pentecostal Church to attend a 90-minute tribute for their popular colleague, whose last coaching job was as an assistant with the Ottawa Senators.
"He had such a tremendous realm of friends and so many people that shared his life with him," Crawford said. "It just touches so many areas. He knows so many people and if you are a friend of his, it opens up your world to a whole vast group of other people. He always found a way to make you feel special."
Vindicator staff/wire reports