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Men's hoops
YOUNGSTOWN -- Incoming recruit Devron Bostick has not met initial NCAA eligibility requirements and will not be eligible for the 2006-07 season.
Bostick, of Racine, Wis., is allowed to pursue other possibilities at this time, including enrolling at YSU.
LOCAL
Pavlik ready for fight
YOUNGSTOWN -- NABF middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik of Youngstown will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. today at Cafe Cimmento on East Boardman Street downtown.
Pavlik, along with trainer Jack Loew, boxer Durrell Richardson and agent Cameron Dunkin, will appear on "Inside Boxing" with Gregg Augustine and Mike Cefalde on WBBW-AM 1240.
Pavlik is also scheduled to appear on WKNR-AM 850 between 7-8 p.m.
Pavlik (27-0, 24 KOs) will defend his title in a 12-round bout with 34-year-old Bronco McKart (48-6, 31 KOs) July 27 at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
Harding-Mooneyfootball game on TV
WARREN -- The Sept. 16 football game between Warren Harding and Mooney will be broadcast live, beginning at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports Net Ohio.
Youth golf
CONCORD -- Boo Timko of Girard shot 39-36--75 to take first place in the boys 12-13 year old division in the Plain Dealer North Coast Junior Tournament Tuesday at Little Mountain Country Club. He was in a field of 14 players.
Nick Bird of Erie, Pa. finished second three strokes behind at 78.
Campbell coaches
CAMPBELL -- The Campbell school board hired the following coaches for the 2006-07 school year: Richard Gozur Jr., varsity baseball coach; and Nelson Schiavi, Brian Wharry, William Wharry, Dave Horvath, Jeffrey Peterson, Richard Randall, Theodore Russell, assistant varsity football coaches. The board also approved Michael Klacik and Steven Pinciaro as volunteer football coaches.
REGION
OSU back to transfer
JACKSON, Miss. -- Former Ohio State running back Erik Haw said he will transfer to Jackson State.
Haw, a 6-1, 212-pound sophomore who has three years of eligibility remaining, rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries last season for the Buckeyes.
West Virginia again the pick in Big East
NEWPORT, R.I. -- West Virginia, which went 11-1 overall in 2005 (7-0 conference) and beat Georgia 38-35 in the Sugar Bowl, was picked to win the conference in a preseason poll of Big East media released Tuesday. The Mountaineers received 18 of the 24 first-place votes; Louisville was the second choice, receiving the other six first-place votes, followed by Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Connecticut, Cincinnati and Syracuse.
NATION
NBA roundup
*AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Nazr Mohammed, Flip Murray and Ronald Dupree signed with the Detroit Pistons, adding depth to a team that has been depleted by the loss of All-Star center Ben Wallace.
The Pistons also re-signed guard Lindsey Hunter to a two-year deal worth $4.5 million.
*CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte Bobcats re-signed point guard Kevin Burleson to a one-year deal.
*SEATTLE -- A group from Oklahoma City has agreed to buy the Seattle SuperSonics and the Seattle Storm.
NFL roundup
*FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots signed fourth-round draft pick Garrett Mills to a four-year deal.
*EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms on a four-year contract with cornerback Cedric Griffin, one of their three second-round draft picks.
NHL roundup
*COLUMBUS -- The Blue Jackets signed goaltender Pascal Leclaire to a two-year contract through 2008.
*RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Nashville Predators traded forward Scott Walker to Carolina for center Josef Vasicek on Tuesday.
*UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Neil Smith was abruptly fired after less than a month as general manager of the Islanders and replaced Tuesday by New York goalie Garth Snow.
Vindicator staff/wire reports