YSU soccer team falls to Saint Francis, 3-0

August 23, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

Loretto, Pa.

The Youngstown State soccer team (1-1) dropped a 3-0 decision Sunday to Saint Francis (Pa.).

The Red Flash’s Traci Flick put SFU on the board first with a goal at the 22:20 mark for a 1-0 lead.

In the 81st minute Tessa McKibbon put the Red Flash ahead, 2-0, and Haleigh Dunyon’s goal at the 86:19 mark sealed the victory.

Racing rained out

HARTFORD

For the seventh time this season, racing was canceled at Sharon Speedway Saturday due to rain.

The DIRTcar Challenge Sprint series $2,000-to-win feature will not be made up.

Next up will be the final night of Friday Night Thunder on Aug. 27, which will also be the last night of points racing for the divisions.

Lou Piniella retires

CHICAGO

Lou Piniella’s long and colorful career has spanned 48 years, from an aggressive outfielder with a sharp batting eye to a successful manager whose highlight-reel base-throwing tantrums sometimes overshadowed his baseball acumen.

His family, from his relatives to his teammates and players, always has come first. And that’s why the leader of the Chicago Cubs decided to step down after Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Braves — he wants to spend more time with his ailing mother.

The Cubs couldn’t send Piniella out a winner, playing some sloppy baseball and losing to the Braves 16-5 to fall 23 games under .500.

Vin Scully to return for 62nd baseball season

LOS ANGELES

In the autumn of his life, Vin Scully has decided to prolong summer for another year.

The 82-year-old Hall of Fame broadcaster said Sunday he’ll return to the broadcast booth to call Los Angeles Dodgers games for his 62nd season in 2011 because “when push came to shove, I just did not want to leave.”

Scully, whose nearly 61 years of service make him the longest tenured broadcaster in sports history, said he made the decision with the blessing of his wife, Sandy, and his five children.

He has said that while he loves the job he’s had with the team since 1950, it’s increasingly hard to be away from his wife of 36 years.

Atwal takes Wyndham golf Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C.

Arjun Atwal became the first Monday qualifier to win on the PGA Tour in 24 years and the first Indian-born champion, shooting a 3-under 67 on Sunday for a one-stroke victory in the Wyndham Championship.

Atwal finished at 20-under 260 and earned $918,000. Fred Wadsworth was the last Monday qualifier to win, accomplishing the feat in the 1986 Southern Open.

David Toms (64) was second, and John Mallinger and Michael Sim shot 62s to match John Rollins (65) and Justin Leonard (65).

Allsopp’s goals end 5-game losing streak

WASHINGTON

Danny Allsopp scored twice to give D.C. United a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Sunday and snap a five-game losing streak.

The offensive outburst was unusual for United (4-14-3), who won for the first time in three games under interim coach Ben Olsen. They had not won in eight matches, scoring just three goals.

Bill Hamid made two saves in his first career shutout and United’s first shutout win this season.

Kevin Durant leads US to win over Spain

MADRID

Kevin Durant scored 25 points and made two crucial late blocks to help the United States beat Spain 86-85 on Sunday in a warmup game for the world championship.

Durant blocked shots by Ricky Rubio and Rudy Fernandez after Derrick Rose put the Americans ahead with two free throws.

The United States rallied after Spain — 13 points behind after three quarters — took a one-point lead on Juan Carlos Navarro’s three-point play with 27 seconds left.

Vindicator staff/wire reports