Poland boys basketball tickets on sale

Poland boys basketball tickets on sale

Poland

The Poland high school athletic department will have tickets to the Alliance Christmas Classic starting on Monday. The department will be open from 9 a.m until 2 p.m. The tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students.

One ticket is good for all four games on Dec. 23. Adult tickets at the gate will be $10.

Phantoms fall to Tri-City Storm

Kearney, NEB.

Two third period goals by Nick Master helped lift the Tri-City Strom over the Youngstown Phantoms.

Kiefer Sherwood scored twice and Maxim Letunov had a goal for the Phantoms (12-6-4). Chris Birdsall had 26 saves for the Phantoms.

For Tri-City (11-7-3), Master also had a goal in the first period to give him a hat-trick.

The Phantoms play the Storm again today at 3:05 p.m.

Adrian Peterson’s appeal denied

MINNEAPOLIS

An arbiter appointed by the NFL to hear Adrian Peterson’s appeal has ruled that the Minnesota Vikings running back will remain suspended until at least next spring.

The decision by Harold Henderson, a former league official, was announced on Friday. His ruling upheld the NFL’s decision last month to suspend Peterson without pay for the remainder of the season and not consider him for reinstatement until April 15.

The NFL Players Association balked at the punishment. Peterson was charged with felony child abuse in September for using a wooden switch to discipline his son, but he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault in November. He had been on paid leave while his case moved through the court system.

UCLA beats Providence in 2OT in NCAA soccer

CARY, N.C.

Chase Gasper scored in the second overtime to give UCLA a 3-2 victory over Providence on Friday night in the NCAA College Cup semifinals.

The Bruins (14-4-5) will play Virginia in the championship game Sunday. Virginia beat Maryland-Baltimore County 1-0 in the first semifinal.

Leo Stolz’s corner kick deflected to Gasper, who kicked the ball off Providence defender Brandon Adler into the net in the 105th minute.

Larry Ndjock tied it for UCLA in the 81st minute with his second goal of the game.

The Bruins, who beat Virginia 2-0 in the 1997 championship game, advanced to the final for the first time since 2006.

Mac Steeves scored twice to help Providence (16-5-2) rally from a 1-0 halftime deficit.

Markakis receives $2 million bonus

ATLANTA

Nick Markakis will receive a $2 million signing bonus by Jan. 1 as part of his $44 million, four-year contract with the Atlanta Braves.

Markakis has annual salaries of $10.5 million as part of the deal, which was announced Dec. 3. He can earn $50,000 for making the All-Star team, winning an MVP award, earning the World Series MVP honor or getting selected the comeback player of the year.

Markakis can earn $25,000 apiece for winning a Gold Glove and the League Championship Series MVP.

The right fielder spent his first nine big league seasons in Baltimore. But he left as a free agent to sign with the Braves, not too far from where his family moved when he was 10 — Woodstock, Georgia, north of Atlanta.

Hammel, Cubs finalize $20M, 2-year deal

CHICAGO

Jason Hammel never wanted to leave the Chicago Cubs. The team he is rejoining will have decidedly different expectations.

Hammel and the Cubs finalized a $20 million, two-year contract to return to the Cubs, a deal agreed to earlier in the week. The contract includes a $12 million club option for 2017 with a $2 million buyout.

Staff/wire reports