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Soccer team falls

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso got a goal in the final two minutes to defeat the YSU soccer team Friday, 2-1.

Natalie Brady put YSU up 1-0 with a goal in the sixth minute but Valparaiso tied it just before the half.

Goalkeeper Mariah Snyder (Ursuline) collected 10 saves for YSU.

Cross Country 19th

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The YSU men’s and women’s cross country squads each finished in 19th place in the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday.

Junior Justin Dickman finished in 80th with a time of 26:29 to pace the men’s squad.

Sophomore Jake Lape (Boardman) finished the event in 103rd with a time of 26:44. Senior J.D. Sheppard finished with a time of 26:58 placing 116th.

On the women’s side, junior Lauren Blase led the Penguins after finishing in 66th, with a time of 18:51. Sophomore Kayla Witmer was next for the women’s team placing 77th with a time of 18:59.

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Indians finish trade

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians acquired a speedy minor league outfielder Friday from the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the CC Sabathia trade.

The Indians selected Michael Brantley as the player to be named in the July deal. The 21-year-old hit .319 with 80 runs and 28 steals at Double-A Huntsville.

“He’s a guy obviously that’s at an advanced level for his age,” Indians general manager Mark Shapiro said.

Brantley will likely start next season at Triple-A Columbus, the Indians’ new affiliate, and has the potential to be playing in Cleveland soon, Shapiro said.

“We’ll let him dictate the pace from there,” Shapiro said. “He’s probably not too far away.”

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Jockeys injured

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jockeys John Velazquez and Jamie Theriot have been injured after being thrown from their horses in a race at Keeneland.

Velazquez lay motionless on the track for several minutes Friday before being put in a neck brace and taken to a hospital by an ambulance. Theriot was able to walk to an ambulance.

Track spokesman Jim Williams said the jockeys were thrown when Tap Dancing clipped hooves with another horse in Keeneland’s seventh race. Whacka Whacka then collided with the pile.

Brinkman dies at 66

CHICAGO — Eddie Brinkman, a record-setting shortstop during a 15-year career in the majors and a former high school teammate of Pete Rose, has died. He was 66.

Brinkman died Tuesday in his hometown of Cincinnati. The Chicago White Sox, for whom he was a longtime coach and scout, held a moment of silence for him before their AL Central tiebreaker against Minnesota. The team did not give a cause of death.

Brinkman made his big league debut at 19 in 1961 with the Washington Senators and played in an era when shortstops were known for their gloves, rather than their bats. The only two times he hit over .240 came when Hall of Famer Ted Williams personally worked with him.

Rowing training facility to open

OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. Rowing association plans to open a year-round program in Oklahoma City to train the nation’s top young rowers.

The program will be geared to developing rowers to compete at the Olympic level.

U.S. Rowing executive director said about a dozen rowers will be in residence by next summer. The program is expect to grow to about 50 athletes who will live in college dorms and be given internships.

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Soccer scandal

ROME — Former Juventus executive Luciano Moggi, a leading figure in a match-fixing scandal that shook Italian soccer, was ordered on Friday to stand trial on charges of sports fraud and criminal association.

The ANSA news agency said another 23 people, including club officials and referees, were also indicted by judge Eduardo De Gregorio on charges of conspiring to commit sports fraud.

Cyclist suspended

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Cyclist Frank Schleck was provisionally suspended by his team Friday after admitting he transferred money to a Swiss bank account held by a Spanish doctor at the center of a major doping scandal.

The Luxembourg rider appeared before his country’s anti-doping agency Wednesday for a hearing into his alleged involvement in Spain’s Operation Puerto doping scandal.

Vindicator staff/wire reports