YSU men’s basketball offers 3 summer camps

YSU men’s basketball offers 3 summer camps

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown State men’s basketball program will hold three separate individual camps this summer.

The full-court camp, June 9-12 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.), is geared for grades 6-11 and costs $140 per camper. The half-court camp, June 16-19 (8:30 a.m.-noon), is for grades 2-9 (as of fall 2014) and costs $95 per camper. Both will offer teaching, skill instruction, games, and contests aimed to improve overall skill level.

The advanced skills camp is July 1-2 (6-9 p.m.) for grades 6-12. Campers will receive specific instruction on improving footwork, shooting technique, ball handling, passing, rebounding, and offensive and defensive individual and team concepts. All instruction is provided by the Youngstown State men’s basketball coaching staff.

For more information, contact Kevin Bruinsma (330-941-3712, kwbruinsma@ysu.edu).

Thomas, King featured at Hall of Fame event

CANTON

Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas and Peter King of Sports Illustrated’s the MMQB.com will take part in the first Pro Football Hall of Fame Roundtable. The new speaker series kicks off on Wednesday evening in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Event Center. King and Thomas will focus much of the night’s conversation on the upcoming NFL Draft.

Tickets are on sale at ProFootballHOF.com or by calling the Hall of Fame box office at 330-456-8207. General admission tickets are $30 and include all-day admission to the Hall. Special VIP tickets ($45) include Hall of Fame admission, an autographed photo and an exclusive meet-and-greet with Thomas and King prior to the roundtable.

The VIP meet-and-greet starts at 5:30 p.m. with a cash bar available. Following the reception, the Roundtable will begin at 6:30 and conclude at 8 following a question-and-answer session.

Djokovic tops Murray with help of non-call

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.

Novak Djokovic benefited from an erroneous call and claimed he didn’t realize he had broken the rules. The pivotal ruling against defending champion Andy Murray helped Djokovic win 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Sony Open. The point in question occurred at the start of the 12th game, with Murray serving at 5-6. Djokovic charged to volley a short ball and hit it for a winner. Murray argued — and TV replays confirmed — he should have been awarded the point because Djokovic’s racket was on the far side of the net when he hit the ball.

Li Na became the first Chinese woman to reach the Key Biscayne semifinals when she beat Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 7-5. Li’s opponent Thursday night will be Dominika Cibulkova, who erased three match points in the second set — one when a call was overturned via replay — and beat Agnieszka Radwanska 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Serena Williams will play Maria Sharapova in the other women’s semifinal.

Dodgers ace Kershaw to miss upcoming start

LOS ANGELES

Clayton Kershaw will miss his scheduled start for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Diego Padres this weekend because of an inflamed muscle in his back. The two-time Cy Young Award winner had an MRI on Wednesday that showed the swollen muscle in his left upper back.

Staff reports/Associated Press