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Trebilcock qualifies for junior national meet

CANFIELD — Garrett Trebilcock, 16, of Canfield qualified for the Speedo Junior National Swim Meet in Minneapolis, Minnesota, beginning August 4th.

Trebilcock, competing for the Penguin swimming team, swam personal bests in the 200 Fly (2.09.67) and 200 Individual Medley (2.12.16) at Indiana Univ.

Huddle is July 27

WARREN — The Warren Sports Hall of Fame Coaches Huddle will take place July 27 at DiLucia’s.

Doors open at 6 p.m.; high school football coaches will make their presentations beginning at 7.

Participating schools will be Brookfield, Champion, Girard, Howland, Hubbard, LaBrae, Liberty, Mineral Ridge, Newton Falls, Niles, Harding and Warren JFK.

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Dew Tour

CLEVELAND — Two-time, defending Dew Cup champion Daniel Dhers kept his perfect mark intact Sunday with a BMX park event victory in the Right Guard Open.

It was a heated contest between Dhers and Mike Spinner, who landed the first quad whip in BMX competition.

Dhers landed a 720 over the long box jump, a 720 to tailwhip air, and earned a score of 92.67.

Spinner placed second with 91.17, and Rob Darden was third with 91.17 points, based on a lower scoring first run than Spinner’s.

The four-day competition was the second of five stops on the AST Dew Tour that features skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross.

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Redskins get Taylor

ASHBURN, Va. — Jason Taylor is leaving the only NFL team he’s known, going from the Miami Dolphins to the Washington Redskins in a trade Sunday.

The Redskins gave the Dolphins a second-round pick in 2009 and a sixth-round choice in 2010 for Taylor.

The six-time Pro Bowl defensive end — who was the 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year — fell out of favor in Miami after spending his offseason on the TV show “Dancing With the Stars” rather than working out with teammates.

The deal came about nine hours after starting defensive end Phillip Daniels was carted away from the practice field at Redskins Park with a season-ending left knee injury on Day 1 of training camp.

WNBA in review

•Sun 74, Sky 67

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Asjha Jones had 23 points and 10 rebounds in helping the Connecticut Sun snap a five-game losing streak with a win over the Chicago Sky.

Lindsay Whalen added 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Connecticut.

•Mystics 89, Storm 57

WASHINGTON — Taj McWilliams-Franklin scored 22 points and Alana Beard tied a career-high with nine assists as the Washington Mystics, in their first game following a coaching change, snapped the Seattle Storm’s seven-game winning streak.

•Monarchs 88, Shock 85.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Kara Lawson’s tie-breaking jumper with 39 seconds left helped the Sacramento Monarchs become the first team to win in Detroit this season, as they beat the Shock.

The Shock hadn’t lost at home since Game 5 of last season’s WNBA finals.

OKC season ticket request tops 16,000

OKLAHOMA CITY — More than 16,000 people have signed up to a season ticket request list for Oklahoma City’s new NBA team.

Officials of the team formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics said Sunday they have concluded the first phase of a season ticket request list.

Those on the list signed up in just 16 days.

Team spokesman Dan Mahoney said officials are pleased with the level of support for the NBA in Oklahoma City.

Mahoney added that Oklahoma City’s sales team will contact fans to provide specific ticket details.

Triathlon death

NEW YORK — A 32-year-old man died during the New York City triathlon Sunday, the first death in the eight-year history of the event.

Race director Bill Burke said other competitors alerted medical personnel to the man during the 1,500-meter swim in the Hudson River, and he was unconscious when he was pulled from the water just before 8 a.m.

Vindicator staff/wire reports