Fitch’s Figeueroa gets offer from LSU

January 7, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

AUSTINTOWN

Austintown Fitch senior thrower Gabby Figueroa picked up a scholarship offer from LSU on Monday, adding to an already impressive list of suitors.

Figueroa, a two-time indoor state champion in the weight throw, also has offers from Michigan, Iowa, Texas-San Antonio, Kent State and Ashland. She expects to make her decision this weekend.

Figueroa holds Ohio’s state indoor meet record in the weight throw (56 feet) and was also a state qualifier in both the shot put and discus at last year’s outdoor state meet.

Get tickets for East game at Quicken Loans

YOUNGSTOWN

East High’s boys basketball team will face Propel Andrew Street High of Pittsburgh on Feb. 5 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

The Panthers’ game will tip off at 3:15 p.m. that day and the Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers will follow at 7 p.m.

Tickets, which include entry for both games, are $20 (Upper Baseline Curve) and $80 (100 Level Curve). Lower Level tickets must be purchased by Friday.

For additional information on tickets and bus transportation, contact Traci Cain, athletic director, at 330-744-8566.

For additional information on floor seating, contact Scott MacDonald at 216-420-2019.

Indians add free agent outfielder Francoeur

CLEVELAND

Veteran outfielder Jeff Francoeur has agreed to a minor-league contract with the Indians. Francoeur, who turns 30 on Wednesday, will report to spring training camp in Arizona. A .263 career hitter, Francoeur played with Kansas City and San Francisco last season, batting a combined .204 with three homers and 17 RBIs in 81 games. Pirates reach deal with OF Dickerson

PITTSBURGH

The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Chris Dickerson that includes an invitation to major league spring training. The 31-year-old Dickerson hit .238 with four home runs and 13 RBIs with Baltimore in 2013.

Dickerson is a .262 career hitter with 15 homers and 60 RBIs in 314 games for Cincinnati, Milwaukee, the New York Yankees and the Orioles.

NFL wild-card games deliver big numbers

NEW YORK

The NFL’s wild-card weekend drew huge television audiences. The four games averaged 34.7 million viewers, the most-watched wild-card weekend ever.

The San Francisco 49ers’ 23-20 win over the Green Bay Packers had 47.1 million viewers Sunday on Fox to make it the most-watched wild-card game on record. The previous high was 42.4 million for the 2011 Steelers-Broncos game, which Denver won in overtime on Tim Tebow’s touchdown pass.

The two Saturday games averaged 30.8 million viewers on NBC, a record for the Saturday wild-card games. The New Orleans Saints’ 26-24 win over the Eagles was the most-watched Saturday wild-card game ever with 34.4 million viewers.

Grinnell player sets NCAA assists record

GRINNELL, Iowa

The small Iowa school that produced 138-point scorer Jack Taylor has set another NCAA record. Division III Grinnell College player Patrick Maher broke the NCAA record with 37 assists Monday night in a 164-144 victory over College of Faith.

Maher snapped the record of 34 set by Grinnell assistant coach David N. Arseneault in 2007.

Submit basketball stats

Area basketball coaches and statisticians are encouraged to submit their school’s season statistics to the Vindicator sports department.

Stats, through the previous Saturday’s games, should be submitted each week by 5 p.m. Monday. Please email the statistics do dchapin@vindy.com or fax them to 330-747-6712, attention Doug Chapin.

Staff reports/Associated Press