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Penguins draw Saint Peters

YOUNGSTOWN — Saint Peter’s (N.J.) will play at the YSU men’s basketball team (6-15, 3-8 Horizon League) on Feb. 21 in the seventh annual ESPN Bracketbuster.

The time for the contest has yet to be determined.

The Penguins and Peacock have met two previous times with Saint Peter’s winning both contests during the 1992-93 season.

Saint Peter’s won 78-67, on Jan. 5, 1993, at the Beeghly Center and 81-68 in Jersey City, N.J.

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Thunder tickets now on sale

BOARDMAN — Individual game tickets for the Mahoning Valley Thunder’s 2009 season are on sale.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the Thunder (330) 758-4232), visiting the Chevrolet Centre box office or online at Ticketmaster.com.

For more details go to www.mahoningvalleythunder.com.

Heather Stalter OAC athlete of the week

ALLIANCE — Junior Heather Stalter of Mount Union was named women’s track athlete of the week by the Ohio Athletic Conference.

Stalter won the 3,000 meters with a time of 10 minutes, 57.44 seconds, at the OAC Relays at Otterbein on Saturday.

McCormick named

BETHANY, W.Va. – Bethany senior Kaitlyn McCormick was named women’s basketball player of the week by the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

The 5-foot-7 guard paced the Bison (9-10, 4-5) to a pair of victories last week. In Wednesday’s 69-56 win at Waynesburg, she tallied 12 points and five rebounds. On Saturday, in an 81-60 win over Geneva, she had 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting.

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Ohio St. OL Boone arrested in California

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — Ohio State offensive lineman Alex Boone was arrested after being subdued with a Taser during an alleged drunken tirade, authorities said Monday.

Boone, 21, was taken into custody late Sunday for investigation of resisting arrest after Orange County sheriff’s deputies responded to a disturbance call outside of a home in Aliso Viejo.

When they arrived, the 6-foot-8, 312-pound tackle had been jumping on car hoods, yanking on a tow truck cable and trying to break a window, said sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino.

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Soccer stadium collapses in Paraguay

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Part of a stadium has collapsed in Paraguay’s capital during an amateur soccer game, killing two police officers and injuring seven others.

The Paraguayan Football Association says the Defensores del Chaco Stadium will be closed pending investigation into Sunday night’s collapse and repair of the damage. That will force a shift in venue for a Copa Libertadores game between Paraguay’s Nacional and Ecuador’s El Nacional on Thursday.

Officials say a concrete section of stands fell about 40 feet, killing the police officers and forcing a 40-minute delay in the game.

Tsoumeleka’s backup sample tests positive

ATHENS, Greece — A backup sample taken from Greek race walk champion Athanasia Tsoumeleka also came back positive for a banned substance, the national athletics federation said Monday.

The federation said in a brief statement that it would take disciplinary action against Tsoumeleka, the 20-kilometer walk champion at the 2004 Athens Olympic. It was informed of the result by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Tsoumeleka could face a two-year ban.

Zagreb Indoors

ZAGREB, Croatia — Second-seeded Marin Cilic advanced to the second round of the ATP PBZ Zagreb Indoors tournament, ousting Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-3 Monday.

Cilic held serve throughout the match and saved three break points at 1-2 in the second set before coasting.

Ivan Ljubicic crushed Christophe Rochus 6-4, 6-1 in just 57 minutes.

The victory extended Ljubicic’s strong form in Zagreb where he won the first tournament in 2006 and was the finalist in 2007 and 2008.

Movistar Open

VINA DEL MAR, Chile — Daniel Gimeno-Traver advanced to second round of the Movistar Open on Monday when Alberto Martin retired with cramps while heading into a third-set tiebreaker with the match tied 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-6.

Potito Starace also advanced, beating Marcos Daniel 6-4, 6-4, and Juan Ignacio Chela defeated Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-0, 3-6, 6-1.

“I think I played generally well today, and I still expect to improve to continue to advance in this tournament,” said Chela, who is recovering from injury.

Vindicator staff/wire reports