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LOCAL
Curbstone Coaches
BOARDMAN -- Bill Castrovince of WYTV will speak to the Curbstone Coaches Monday at noon at Lockwood House.
The event is open to the public.
For more, visit www.curbstonecoaches.org.
Indians networkset to debut
AKRON -- Time Warner Cable Northeast Division announced it will launch the Cleveland Indians TV network, known as SportsTime Ohio, on channel 23 beginning March 12.
Customers who subscribe to Time Warner Cable HD service may view SportsTime Ohio in high definition on channel 523.
The SportsTime Ohio schedule calls for 130 regular season games on Time Warner Cable along with eight spring training games. All homes games will be available in high definition.
In addition to coverage of Indians games, SportsTime Ohio will feature a 30-minute program that will look at what's happening in Major League Baseball each week.
Plans are to build SportsTime Ohio into a full-time network that will feature original local programming, centering on the interests of Ohio sports fans.
Free throw champ
NEWTON FALLS -- Todd Medallis, a freshmen at Newton Falls High School, captured the international free throw championship for 14-year-olds.
Todd, son of Mark and Beth Medallis of West Broad Street, sank 25 straight free throws to win the competition in Columbus sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
He won local, district and regional levels to qualify for state competition.
Todd began playing basketball at age 3 and is a member of the high school varsity team.
Todd has competed in the competition for four years.
East HOF
BOARDMAN -- The 18th East High Hall of Fame Award Dinner will be held April 30 at Mr. Anthony's in Boardman at 6 p.m.
This year's induction class consists of 19 persons.
Tickets are priced at $25 each and may be reserved by calling Bob Wayland (330-782-2472).
Program ads may be ordered by calling Ginny Reto (330-758-9248), while patron ads are available by calling Ken Clark (330-533-3028).
The 2006 induction class: Football -- Rich Adams, Larry Copeland, Kenneth Curry, Ron Hill, John Jemison, James Kates, Jack Lopresta and Leroy Jackson; basketball --Daniel O. Ash, Miranda Turner; baseball -- Phillip Clacko, Al Toth; track -- Daniel David Harris, Kimberly Hight; special award -- Dominic Bevilacqua, Pat Larocca, Jim Stickel, Bob Stoops Sr., Wesley Traylor.
Kates, Jackson and Harris will be presented memorial awards.
College roundup
*MINNEAPOLIS -- Hiram swimmers Beth Groselle and Shelly Leshe competed Friday in the NCAA championships.
Groselle set a Hiram record and personal lifetime best time in the 200-meter freestyle during the preliminaries with a time of 1 minute, 52.46 seconds, three seconds faster than the previous record.
She finished fourth in the finals in 1:52.39, breaking her own record.
Leshe also set a Hiram record and personal lifetime best time in the 100 butterfly during the preliminaries (57.88).
She finished ninth in the finals in 57.57, breaking her own record.
*BOSTON -- Slippery Rock junior Andi Rose secured the third All-America citation of her career Saturday when she placed eighth in the 60-meter hurdles final at the NCAA Division II indoor track and field championships.
Rose recorded a time of 8.79 seconds in the finals. She set a school record of 8.67 in the preliminaries.
REGION
Ohio State may have to borrow money
COLUMBUS -- Ohio State's athletic department may have to borrow money from the university to cover NCAA penalties and the millions of dollars it could end up owing former men's basketball coach Jim O'Brien.
The NCAA on Friday ordered Ohio State to repay $800,000 in men's basketball tournament revenue from 1999 to 2002 for using an ineligible player. It must pay $530,000 right away and the rest will be taken from Ohio State's share of the conference's NCAA tournament revenue over the next three seasons.
The athletic department also could be forced to pay in excess of $6 million to O'Brien after a judge ruled last month that the university wrongfully fired him for loaning $6,000 of his own money to a recruit.
NATION/WORLD
Geoffrion, 75, dies
ATLANTA -- Hockey hall of famer Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion died Saturday after a battle with stomach cancer. He was 75.
Geoffrion died in an Atlanta hospital, the Montreal Canadiens said. His stomach cancer was discovered during surgery last week.
Credited with inventing the slap shot, Geoffrion was a scoring star on powerhouse Canadiens teams that won six Stanley Cups in the 1950s and early 1960s. In 1960-61, he was the second player to score 50 goals in a season. Teammate Maurice "Rocket" Richard was the first. Geoffrion later came out of retirement to join the Rangers for two seasons.
NFL roundup
*SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The 49ers traded leading receiver Brandon Lloyd to Washington for the Redskins' third-round pick this year and their fourth-round selection in 2007.
*DENVER -- The Broncos re-signed defensive end Gerard Warren, running back Ron Dayne and long snapper Mike Leach in a flurry of deals Saturday.
Warren signed for six years, Dayne for three and Leach for four.
*EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Vikings surged into free agency, signing kicker Ryan Longwell, running back Chester Taylor and linebacker Ben Leber.
*JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jaguars signed free-agent cornerback Brian Williams in a move to bolster their secondary.
*ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Defensive tackle Larry Tripplett and tight end Robert Royal signed with the Bills as the team wasted no time addressing its numerous needs on the first day of free agency.
*CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- DeShaun Foster agreed to a three-year, $14.5 million contract with the Panthers that finally makes him their star running back.
*ST. LOUIS -- The Rams signed free-agent safety Corey Chavous to a five-year contract, hoping to strengthen a defense that ranked 30th in the NFL last season.
Vindicator staff/wire reports