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Sports Digest || Poland’s Reardon verbals to Miami (OH)
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Poland's QB, 9, Colin Reardon tries to slip past Canfield's ddMike Hughes, 12, and Conor Loze during their game at Canfield on Friday. Photo Mark Stahl
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Maurice Clarett runs drills during practice with the Omaha Nighthawks on Monday Aug. 30, 2010 in Omaha, Neb. Former Ohio State star =Clarett has signed a one-year contract with the United Football League team.
Poland’s Reardon verbals to Miami (OH)
POLAND
Poland quarterback Colin Reardon verbally committed to play football at Miami (Ohio).
Reardon (6-1, 195), who will be a senior this fall, earned first team all-conference and second team all-district honors last fall, helping the Bulldogs go 7-4 and reach the Division III playoffs. He also had scholarship offers to Kent State and YSU.
UFL’s Nighthawks add Clarett to roster
OMAHA, NEB.
The Omaha Nighthawks have added Warren Harding High graduate Maurice Clarett to the active roster.
Clarett spent last season with the United Football League team, calling it a chance to rebuild his life. The former Ohio State star was suspended by the NCAA for taking improper inducements, failed to make it in the NFL, then spent 31/2 years in prison for having a hidden gun and holding up two people outside a Columbus, Ohio, bar in 2006.
Clarett spent most of last season backing up Ahman Green as he got back into shape. The Nighthawks finished 3-5 after losing their last four games.
Warren’s Cowin wins at Manakiki
WILLOUGHBY HILLS
Ryan Cowin shot a four-under 68 to win the boys 16-19 division at Thursday’s Northern Ohio PGA Junior Golf event at Manakiki Golf Course. Cowin’s score was six better than Akron’s Jessie Stephens, who took second.
Poland’s Zachary Johnson shot an 83 to place second in the 12-year-old boys division behind Copley’s Zak Supelak (72).
Youngstown’s Pikunas first at Legend
CHARDON
Youngstown’s Jacinta Pikunas shot a nine-over 80 to outdistance second-place Olivia Jereb of Concord by six strokes and win the girls 12-15 division at Thursday’s North Coast Junior Golf tour event at Legend Lake Club.
Team USA football available on Web
ALLIANCE
Fans can follow former Purple Raiders Nate Kmic and Luke Summers along with Coach Larry Kehres and the rest of Team USA in Austria as highlights and broadcasts of the medal round games at the 2011 International Federation of American Football Senior World Championship will be available at YouTube.com/IFAFinsider.
Live scoring updates and details of key plays will be available at Facebook.com/IFAF.org and Twitter (@IFAFinsider). The federation’s website, ifaf.org, will stream the medal round games.
The Bronze medal game will air at 11 p.m. July 15 and the gold medal game at 11 p.m. July 16.
Konerko, Victorino named All-Stars
NEW YORK
Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino and White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko have been elected to the All-Star team by online fan voting.
Victorino beat out Andre Ethier of the Dodgers, Todd Helton of the Rockies, Mike Morse of the Nationals and Ian Kennedy of the Diamondbacks.
Konerko beat Detroit’s Victor Martinez, Kansas City’s Alex Gordon, Baltimore’s Adam Jones and Tampa Bay’s Ben Zobrist.
Dick Williams, 82, led A’s to World Series
HENDERSON, NEV.
Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams, who won two World Series titles with Oakland and led two other franchises to pennants, has died. He was 82.
Williams died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm at a hospital near his home in Henderson, Nev., the Hall of Fame said.
Kyle Busch romps to 5th Truck win
SPARTA, Ky.
Kyle Busch picked up his fifth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win on Thursday night, roaring from the back row to win the 225-mile race at Kentucky Speedway.
The NASCAR star was ordered to the rear of the field at the start of the race for missing driver introductions, but had little trouble picking his way through traffic.
Vindicator staff/wire reports