SPORTS DIGEST | Pavlik to appear on ESPN’s OTL

Pavlik to appear on ESPN’s OTL

YOUNGSTOWN

ESPN will air a segment on Youngstown boxer Kelly Pavlik on its show “Outside the Lines” at 3 p.m. today.

Pavlik (37-2) is coming off a 10-round majority decision victory over Alfonso Lopez on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Mercer Raceway

MERCER, PA

At Mercer Raceway Park Saturday, Pete Blazczak, Danny Smith, Jimmy Holden, Guy Griffin, Rusty Moore and Darin Gallagher posted victories in the 122-car field.

The pits were packed with 34 sprint cars, and Smith was the top ride when the checkered flag waved on the Luxaire feature.

Sharon Speedway

HARTFORD

Sharon Speedway put on the “Steel Valley Thunder” program on Saturday night.

Celebrating in the victory lane were Rex King-Governor Insurance Agency Big-Block Modifieds, Mike Pegher, Jr.-Barris Supply FASTRAK Late Models, Alan Dellinger-Ainsley 500 Heating & Cooling E-Mods and Gibson Insurance Agency Stock Cars and Bill Fuchs-Presidential Lawn Care Mini Stocks.

One hundred four race cars were in the pit area for the five-division program.

Glover wins for 1st time since ’09 US Open

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Lucas Glover had gone 41 tournaments and nearly two years since winning the U.S. Open for his last victory. His win Sunday in the Wells Fargo Championship was every bit as demanding.

Glover closed with three tough pars on the rugged finishing stretch at Quail Hollow for a 3-under 69. Then he faced a playoff with close friend and former Clemson teammate Jonathan Byrd, who made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to catch him.

Glover kept the tournament in suspense to the very end.

After Byrd took bogey with a poor chip from the hazard, Glover had two putts from 25 feet for the win.

Lehman tops Senior in Regions Tradition

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

Tom Lehman won the Regions Tradition for his third victory in seven Champions Tour events this year, beating Peter Senior with a par on the second hole of a playoff Sunday.

Senior, from Australia, missed a 5-foot par putt on No. 18. Lehman two-putted from about 20 feet.

Both parred the first playoff hole, also No. 18 at Shoal Creek.

Lehman and Senior finished at 13-under 275. Lehman had a bogey-free 3-under 69, and Senior shot a 68.

Lehman won his second Champions Tour major and fifth overall title on the 50-and-over circuit. He won the Senior PGA Championship last year, beating Fred Couples and David Frost in a playoff.

Butler junior Mack leaving for NBA draft

INDIANAPOLIS

Butler says guard Shelvin Mack is keeping his name in the June 23 NBA draft and won’t return for his senior season with the small Indiana school that reached the NCAA basketball final the last two seasons.

Mack is Butler’s all-time NCAA tournament scoring leader with 232 points in 13 games. He was the Bulldogs’ second-leading scorer for the season at 16.

Butler now faces a significant rebuilding project with the departure of five seniors, including starter Matt Howard.

Mack was the only Bulldogs player in double figures with 13 as they fell to Connecticut in the April 4 title game in Houston, 53-41.

China dominates USA Diving Grand Prix

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

Huo Liang won the men’s 10-meter platform event in the USA Diving Grand Prix on Sunday, part of a strong weekend for China at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center.

Chinese divers won three of the four events on the final day of the only yearly international competition held in the United States. Huo teamed with Qiu Bo to win the synchronized platform competition with 456.27 points, and He Zi finished first in the women’s three-meter springboard.

Vindicator staff/wire reports