Caimano earns trip to Senior Olympics

Caimano earns trip to Senior Olympics

Louisville

Rinaldo “Butch” Caimano of Boardman recently qualified in the 5K race for the 2015 National Seniors Games. Caimano took the Gold Medal in the area regional qualifier and the Bronze medal in the Ohio Senior Olympic games which qualified him for the national games. The national games will be held in Minneapolis next year. Caimano competes in the 60-64 year age group and is a three-time Boston Marathon qualifier.

Winners announced for Junior Classic

Youngstown

There were three winners for the 2014 Independent Insurance Agents Junior Classic at Mill Creek golf course. In the boys 14-18 division Nick Braydich took the top spot. For the girls in the same age group the winner was Kerra Loomis. Jackie Kinnick was the winner in the girls 13-and-under category.

Kristoff wins stage 12 in Tour de France

SAINT-ETIENNE, France

Alexander Kristoff has won the 12th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint and Vincenzo Nibali still has the yellow jersey.

Kristoff, a Norwegian with the Katusha team, emerged from the barreling pack which overtook a pair of breakaway riders with less than seven kilometers to go on Thursday.

The mostly flat 185.5-kilometer (115.5-mile) ride from Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Etienne in southeastern France was well suited for a sprint finish.

The top standings didn’t change. Nibali holds a lead of 2 minutes, 23 seconds over Australian Richie Porte, and 2:47 over Spaniard Alejandro Valverde.

American rider Andrew Talansky did not start, pulling out due to severe back pain from previous crashes.

CBS won’t dictate use of Redskins name

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.

CBS won’t dictate to its announcers whether or not to use the nickname of Washington’s NFL franchise during televised games this season.

CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus said Thursday he hasn’t told on-air talent such as Jim Nantz and Phil Simms what to say regarding the controversy surround the Redskins’ name.

The network is set to air five Redskins games this season. Team owner Dan Snyder has vowed not to change the name, but is facing unprecedented opposition from those who consider it a racial slur.

McManus told the summer TV critics’ meeting that CBS doesn’t tell its announcers what to say about any topic, including team names.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league doesn’t dictate to its broadcast partners how to cover games.

CBS is launching Thursday night coverage of NFL games this fall.

SEC players leave lobbying to others

HOOVER, Ala.

Southeastern Conference players have mostly been content to let league administrators and coaches take up the drumbeat for NCAA reform.

Not that they’re complaining.

Players at SEC Media Days this week were mostly pleased about the trend toward a few more perks — including scholarships that would offer full cost of attendance. They also admit they’ve already got it pretty good.

SEC commissioner Mike Slive has even said the Big Five conferences could break away from the NCAA if players aren’t compensated more properly.

The life of major college football players and coaches could change drastically once the NCAA and Big Five conferences are done revamping the current system.

49ers sign Joe Staley to 2-year extension

SANTA CLARA, Calif.

The San Francisco 49ers have signed left tackle Joe Staley to a two-year contract extension through the 2019 season.

The 49ers announced the extension after Thursday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony at Levi’s Stadium.

Staff/Wire reports