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YOUNGSTOWN -- Senior Amanda Berry and sophomores Kelly Murphy and Tiffany Patteson have been selected to play in the College All-Star Game at the National Pro Fastpitch Festival on July 25 at 6 p.m. at Firestone Stadium in Akron.
Berry, a first baseman, was the 2003 Horizon League player of the year. She was second on the team with a .318 batting average, setting the single-season record for RBIs (39) and tying the mark for hits (55).
Murphy was the Horizon League's pitcher of the year. She won a school-best 22 games, recorded 179 strikeouts and had a league-best 1.47 ERA.
Patteson was a first team all-league selection at shortstop, leading the Penguins with a .325 average. She had 10 doubles, nine triples and three home runs.
The three standouts helped guide the Penguins to a school-best 36-17-1 record and a second-place league finish.
LOCAL
Ashleigh Tondoearns awards
GRANVILLE -- Ashleigh Tondo of McDonald was named to the all-star team at the Ohio Girls Basketball Magazine Camp held at Denison University from July 6-9.
Tondo also earned the Hustle Award.
REGION
Aeros lose 5-2
ALTOONA, Pa. -- Chris Duffy and Chris Heintz each went 3-for-4 with an RBI as the Altoona Curve beat the Akron Aeros 5-2 Monday night in the Eastern League.
NATION
Dodgers signHenderson
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rickey Henderson and acquired outfielder Jeromy Burnitz from the New York Mets.
Henderson, a 44-year-old future Hall of Famer, had been playing for the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League
The Mets will receive three minor leaguers -- infielder Victor Diaz and right-handed relievers Joselo Diaz and Kole Strayhorn. New York will also pay part of Burnitz's remaining salary this season.
NBA moves
* The Utah Jazz have a commitment from free-agent guard Corey Maggette, two newspapers reported Monday.
* The Phoenix Suns signed top draft pick Zarko Cabarkapa to a three-year contract for $3.94 million.
The 6-foot-11 forward from Serbia was the 17th overall selection last month in the NBA draft.
* High schooler Travis Outlaw signed his first NBA contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
As the 23rd pick of the draft's first round, the 18-year-old Outlaw was eligible for a three-year deal worth $2.5 million.
Price suesAlabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Former Alabama football coach Mike Price filed a $20 million lawsuit against the university, claiming he was wrongfully fired after allegations arose about his conduct at a golf outing in Florida.
Webber pleads guilty
DETROIT -- Chris Webber might have avoided jail time by admitting he lied to a grand jury about money he repaid a former University of Michigan basketball booster.
A day before jury selection was to begin in his perjury trial, the former Michigan player and current Sacramento Kings star pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of criminal contempt. He faces a fine, but the agreement with prosecutors should keep him out of jail.
WORLD
Armstrongavoids crash
GAP, France -- Lance Armstrong kept his overall lead in the Tour de France despite driving into a field to avoid crashing into a main rival.
Joseba Beloki, who had been second overall behind Armstrong, broke his leg and is out of the race.
Armstrong finished fourth in the stage. Kazakh Alexandre Vinokourov won the 114.4-mile stage, and moved into second place overall. He trails Armstrong by 21 seconds with 11 stages to go.
Beloki hit the road hard when he slipped off his bike speeding around a bend on a rapid downhill descent with less than 5 miles to go. Armstrong was right behind and just missed plowing into the Spaniard.
To avoid Beloki, Armstrong rode into a field next to the road. He bumped across the sun-burnt grass, cutting off a hairpin bend. At the end of the field, he got off his bike, carried it to the road, got back on and sped off.
Aussies adddiving gold
BARCELONA, Spain -- Russian-born Irina Lashko, representing swimming powerhouse Australia, took the 1-meter springboard title Monday at the World Swimming Championships. No Aussie woman had won a diving event before -- either at the worlds or the Olympics.
She won the world title in the same event five years ago -- but for Russia.
Vindicator staff/wire reports