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Soccer team loses late to Detroit, 2-1

YOUNGSTOWN — Detroit scored twice in the final 12 minutes to beat the YSU soccer team Friday, 2-1.

Defender Keeley Rice scored her first goal of the season off a free kick at 16:45 into the first half to give YSU a 1-0 lead.

With about 15 minutes remaining and YSU still leading 1-0, goalie Mariah Snyder (Ursuline) left the game with an injury.

Freshman Nicole Kline made her first collegiate appearance as goalkeeper in relief of Snyder.

Nicole Gipson tied the game for Detroit and Alyssa Korson scored the game-winner in the final three minutes.

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Phantoms players at Oktoberfest

BOARDMAN — The Mahoning Valley Phantoms players will be out in the community this weekend, assisting the staff at Boardman’s Oktoberfest celebration.

Phantoms head coach and general manager Bob Mainhardt says that it’s important for the team to be involved in the community.

“Oktoberfest is a great opportunity for our guys to introduce themselves to great deal of our community,” Mainhardt says. “This is a chance for people to meet them.”

The players will be helping with the shuttle bus aspect of Oktoberfest, riding the buses with festival participants and helping them on and off the bus as well as helping them find their cars.

The Phantoms will assist the Oktoberfest staff all weekend long, from noon until 5 today and then 9 a.m. until 5 on Sunday. The festival is being held at the Boardman Park.

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Liberty beat Shock, 60-56

NEW YORK — Janel McCarville scored 17 points and Shameka Christon had 11 points and 11 rebounds to help the New York Liberty hold off the Detroit Shock 60-56 in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.

Deanna Nolan scored 11 of her 22 points in the final 3 minutes and Katie Smith had 13 points for the Shock. Nolan had two 3-pointers and hit three free throws during the final stretch to keep Detroit close, but missed a potential tying 3-pointer with about 10 seconds left.

New York’s Erin Thorn scored five points in the final minute to seal the win.

Rain cancels Belmont

NEW YORK — Belmont Park canceled the Friday card following heavy overnight rain.

The track expects to reopen today for the program that features five major stakes races, including Curlin’s bid in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup to become the first American thoroughbred to reach $10 million in career earnings.

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Cervi joins Celtic

GLASGOW, Scotland — Dominic Cervi will become the fourth American in the Scottish Premier soccer League after agreeing to join Celtic.

The 22-year-old University of Tulsa player had been without a team after spurning interest from Major League Soccer’s the Chicago Fire. Cervi will not be playing with the first team for now.

Cervi’s parents are Italian, meaning he should be able to play in Europe without needing a work permit.

The other Americans in the league are all midfielders — Maurice Edu and DaMarcus Beasley at Rangers and Michael Videira at Hamilton.

Cycling news

VARESE, Italy — Cycling’s international governing body Friday lifted its suspension of the French federation following an agreement with Tour de France organizers over control of the sport.

The UCI also said it would end disciplinary measures against three other leading French officials after Thursday’s agreement with the group that owns the Tour.

The dispute between the UCI and Tour organizers turned so bitter that the race owners excluded the governing body from cycling’s showcase event this year. The UCI said the French federation took sides in the issue and imposed sanctions.

Vindicator staff/wire reports