PLAYOFF TICKETS

PLAYOFF TICKETS
Liberty
Liberty football tickets for Friday's game against Mentor Lake Catholic at Stewart Field in Solon will be on sale today through Friday during school hours. Buyers are urged to call first (330-759-2301).
South Range
Tickets for South Range's game against Crestview Friday at Reilly Stadium in Salem are on sale at South Range High School and South Range Middle School starting at noon today.
LOCAL
Boxing
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The inside grandstand of Heinz Field will host a six-bout professional boxing card Friday.
The main event, an eight-rounder, will have Pittsburgh's Tim Williamson (14-1, 11 knockouts) against Zack Page of Warren (9-3, 4 KOs) in a cruiserweight fight.
Also, Warren welterweight Rasheen Daniels (2-7, 2 KOs) is on the card in a six-rounder with Jose Caraballo (4-0, 1 KO) from Sharpsburg, Pa.
Youngstown middleweight Darnell Boone (5-2-1, 3 KOs) from the Southside Boxing Club will be in a middleweight six-rounder with Chris Archer (4-0, 2 KOs) from Tarentum, Pa.
Valley Sting co-champ
AKRON -- The Valley Sting 18U fastpitch softball team was co-champion in a 19-team Diamond Slam College Showcase Tournament at the Spano Dome.
In outscoring their opponents 37-2, Sting defeated the Terminators, the Thunderbolts, the Lady Cats, North Ohio Heat, the Maddogs, and Pittsburgh Spirit.
Pitchers Kasey Karr (Champion) and Markie Pozzuto (Mecca) each fired two shutouts in Sting's final four games.
The hitting leaders were Allie Patton of Poland (nine hits and eight runs scored), Tanya Davis of Hinckley (eight hits), Trisha Dreslinski of Kingsville (seven hits and seven runs), Kari Thompson of Poland (seven hits and five RBIs) and Karr (seven hits).
Prep hockey
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Poland/Ursuline/Mooney Assoc. (PUMA) hockey club defeated Massillon Jackson, 4-3, at the Youngstown Convocation Center Sunday.
PUMA (1-1-0) got two goals from Jim Pasquine, while Tom Dewey and Jay Young each scored one. Corey Gruelle and Landen Rust added assists.
REGION
Indians
CLEVELAND -- Scott Sauerbeck, a key left-hander in Cleveland's dominant bullpen, agreed on Monday to terms on a one-year contract with the Indians for next season.
Sauerbeck was 1-0 with a 4.04 ERA and appeared in 58 games last season for the Indians, who had the majors' best bullpen in 2005. The 33-year-old, eligible for free agency, was used mainly against lefties, holding them to a .162 average.
Clarion coach resigns
CLARION, Pa. -- After four winning seasons in 12 years, Clarion University's football coach has resigned, the school announced Monday.
"I just feel it's time to move on," Malen Luke, the coach since 1994, said in a statement. Luke, 57-74, was an assistant at YSU in 1984.
Ohio State signs Ohio
ATHENS -- Ohio University announced Monday that it will play Missouri next season and Ohio State in 2008.
The Buckeyes will play host to the Bobcats on Sept. 6, 2008, at Ohio Stadium. It will be their first meeting since Ohio State defeated Ohio 40-16 on Sept. 18, 1999, in Columbus.
Cuban interested in buying Pirates
PITTSBURGH -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is interested in buying his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates, but the ownership told him the team isn't for sale despite its ongoing streak of 13 consecutive losing seasons.
In an e-mail response to The Associated Press, Cuban said Monday he looked into buying the team recently but, "they told me they have no interest in selling."
Cuban's interest in the team he grew up rooting for is well known, but this is the first time he has acknowledged wanting to buy the Pirates. Previously, he said he would look into acquiring a stake only if the Pirates were put up for sale or if acquiring a lesser share of the team would help keep it in Pittsburgh.
MRI confirms Nash's knee injury
COLUMBUS -- An MRI has confirmed that Columbus Blue Jackets forward Rick Nash sprained his left knee last week, and he will miss four to six weeks, the club said Monday.
Nash, 21, the No. 1 pick in the 2002 draft, injured his knee when he was hit in the third period of Thursday night's 2-1 loss in Calgary. He has played in just three of Columbus' 15 games this season after spraining his right ankle in training camp.
Nash had the MRI after the Blue Jackets returned home from a West Coast trip following Friday night's 5-3 loss in Vancouver.
Vindicator staff/wire reports