Brendel takes Flight B at Raider Shootout

Brendel takes Flight B at Raider Shootout

Dayton

Youngstown State sophomore Annina Brendel won the Flight B Championship at the Wright State Raider Shootout which was held over the weekend.

As a group the Penguins won 12 singles matches and nine doubles matches.

Brendel highlighted the way winning four matches in straight sets to win her flight.

In Sunday’s championship, she defeated Detroit’s Elena Strakhova 6-2, 6-2.

Marta Burak won her first two singles matches to reach the Flight A semifinals where she lost a three-set match to WSU’s Linsey Verstrepen, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

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Former Steelers DE Greenwood dies at 67

PITTSBURGH

Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end L.C. Greenwood, who won four Super Bowls as a member of the “Steel Curtain” defense, has died. He was 67.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office says Greenwood died Sunday from undisclosed causes just before noon at Presbyterian Hospital.

Greenwood was a six-time Pro Bowler and two-time All Pro during his career from 1969-1981 and was honored on the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 1970s. Famous for wearing gold cleats when he played, Greenwood joined Joe Greene, Ernie Holmes and Dwight White to form the line that served as the linchpin for the defense that helped the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories in a six-year span.

USC fires Kiffin after 7th loss in 11 games

LOS ANGELES

The University of Southern California has fired football coach Lane Kiffin.

USC athletic director Pat Haden announced on the school’s website early Sunday that Kiffin has been relieved of his duties. Haden says Kiffin was told of his termination when the team arrived back in Los Angeles after Saturday’s 62-41 loss at Arizona State. USC has lost seven of its last 11 games. The Trojans are 0-2 in the PAC-12 and 3-2 overall this season.

Kiffin’s overall record in four seasons with the Trojans is 28-15.

J.C. Chavez Jr. wins unanimous decision

CARSON, Calif.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. won a unanimous decision over Bryan Vera on Saturday in his return to the ring from a yearlong absence.

Chavez (47-1-1) overcame weight struggles and a lively challenge from the unsung Vera to get the decision on all three judges’ scorecards, winning 96-94, 97-93 and 98-92. The StubHub Center crowd roundly booed the decision. Chavez missed the original 168-pound contract limit for the bout, and the notorious boxing scion struggled just to get to the new 173-pound limit.

Vera (23-7) was furious with the verdict, feeling he outpointed Chavez with superior activity and aggression in the 10-round bout.

Rui Costa captures cycling world title

FLORENCE, Italy

Rui Costa of Portugal prevailed over a star-studded field to win a grueling road race at the cycling world championships Sunday, edging Joaquin Rodriguez of Spain in a two-man sprint finish.

Rodriguez attacked several times in the final lap of a hilly circuit but Rui Costa caught him in the finishing straight and easily won the sprint for the biggest victory of his career. Rui Costa clocked 7 hours, 25 minutes, 44 seconds.

Vindicator staff/wire reports