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Penguins' gamescanceled
STILLWATER, Okla. -- This weekend's scheduled baseball doubleheader between Youngstown State and Oklahoma State has been canceled due to inclement weather.
The Penguins' season opener will be Feb. 25 at East Tennessee State.
AREA
Bowling tourneysbegin today
YOUNGSTOWN -- The high school bowling district tournaments are today.
The girls travel to Roseland Lanes in Bedford beginning at 9 a.m. Admission will be charged at the door for spectators: $6 for adults and $3 for children younger than 12.
The boys bowl at Echo Lanes in Warren at 1 p.m.
REGION
Browns win dispute
NEW YORK -- The screams from the "Dawg Pound" reached a New York federal judge, who said the Cleveland Browns and their fans earned rights to the phrase before an apparel company came along and tried to take it away.
U.S. District Judge Denny Chin played referee to the dispute that lingered more than a decade before the Hawaii-Pacific Apparel Group Inc. sued the Browns and NFL Properties in 2004.
"Here, no reasonable jury could find by clear and convincing evidence that the Browns and/or NFLP abandoned the mark" when Cleveland was without a professional football team from 1995-99, the judge concluded in a 16-page decision.
NATION
Belle facesstalking charge
PHOENIX -- Albert Belle tracked his ex-girlfriend with a GPS device and repeatedly threatened her, according to a police probable cause statement filed in support of stalking charges.
The 39-year-old former baseball star was arrested in Scottsdale Thursday and charged with stalking. He made an initial court appearance late Thursday, and a judge set bail at $108,000, ordered him to be electronically monitored and to stay away from the victim.
Sutton facesdriving charges
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State basketball coach Eddie Sutton was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol Friday, a week after tests showed his blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit following a car crash.
Sutton, who is on a medical leave of absence, also was charged by Payne County prosecutors with speeding and driving left of center.
No players tiedto gambling
TURIN, Italy -- The NHL has seen no evidence players bet on league games through a gambling ring allegedly operated by Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet, deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Friday.
It was the first public disclosure by the league of the findings of its investigation, which is running in tandem with a criminal probe.
Wayne Gretzky and his wife, Janet Jones, have been linked to the ring allegedly run by Tocchet, a former NHL player and close friend of Coyotes coach Gretzky. Jones is alleged to have placed large bets through Tocchet.
Authorities have said up to a dozen NHL players are implicated in their investigation, but have not identified or charged any.
Yeley has pole
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- J.J. Yeley won the first pole of his NASCAR career Friday when he took the top spot for the Busch Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
Yeley, driving a Chevrolet fielded by Joe Gibbs Racing, turned a lap at 183.084 mph to qualify first for Saturday's Hershey's Kissable 300. He was the only driver to go over 183 mph.
Dungy deathruled suicide
LUTZ, Fla. -- The death of the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy has been ruled a suicide, a medical examiner said Friday.
James Dungy hanged himself from a bedroom ceiling fan with a leather belt, Dr. Jacqueline Lee of the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office wrote in her final autopsy report. Authorities had ruled out foul play in December, but toxicology results were pending. Those tests were negative, except for caffeine and medication paramedics used in attempts to resuscitate the teen, Lee said.
Bob Lewis, 81
LOS ANGELES -- Bob Lewis, one of thoroughbred racing's most popular owners who came close to winning Triple Crowns with Silver Charm and Charismatic, died at his home in Newport Beach on Friday. He was 81. Lewis, who had been in declining health for several months, died of heart failure, according to his son, Jeff Lewis.
Roy Chapman, 79
PHILADELPHIA -- Roy Chapman, the owner of Kentucky Derby-winner Smarty Jones, has died after a long battle with emphysema. He was 79.
Chapman died at his home in the Philadelphia suburb of Doylestown around 9:50 a.m. Friday, said his wife, Patricia Chapman. He died of complications from the respiratory disease, which he had battled for years, she said.
Vindicator staff/wire reports