7-footer transferring to Youngstown State

May 15, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

YOUNGSTOWN

Oral Roberts center Jorden Kaufman is transferring to the Youngstown State men’s basketball team.

Kaufman (7-0, 255) played in all 33 games for the Golden Eagles (17-16) with five starts. The Andover, Kan., native averaged 4.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.

Mooney’s Caputo named top freshman

CLEVELAND

Cardinal Mooney High graduate Doug Caputo was named freshman of the year for John Carroll.

A forward, Caputo averaged eight points, six rebounds, two assists, 1.5 blocks and one steal per game last season for the Blue Streaks (18-11).

Canfield’s Calhoun sets Hiram saves records

HIRAM

Canfield graduate Tim Calhoun, a senior on the Hiram College baseball team, set the Hiram single-season saves record and tied the school’s career mark for saves. Calhoun, who was a second-team all-North Coast Athletic Conference performer in 2013 as a catcher-first baseman, had five saves this season in 11 appearances on the mound. He finished with a 2-0 record and a 3.60 earned run average.

The previous single-season saves record was four, set in 2000, and the career mark is five.

Calhoun also led the Terriers (15-19, 8-11 NCAC) in home runs (four) and RBIs (21). He hit .254. He hit .354 as a junior, leading Hiram in hits and RBIs.

Former Olympic sprint champion Patton dies

LOS ANGELES

Mel Patton, a double gold medal-winning sprinter at the 1948 London Olympics and a five-time NCAA champion, has died. He was 89. The University of Southern California said Wednesday that he died May 9 in Fallbrook, California, near San Diego.

Patton set world records in the 100- and 220-yard dashes. He ran a world-record time of 9.3 seconds in the 100 in 1948, and he ran 20.2 seconds in the 220 on a straightaway in 1949 to break Jesse Owens’ world mark.

Sevilla beats Benfica in Europa League final

TURIN, Italy

Sevilla beat Benfica 4-2 in a shootout to win the Europa League after a 0-0 draw on Wednesday, claiming another international title for Spanish soccer. Beto saved two spot kicks from Benfica forwards Oscar Cardozo and Rodrigo, whose stutter-step approaches to the ball didn’t fool the goalkeeper.

Routley wins stage 4 in Tour of California

CAMBRIA, Calif.

Will Routley of Canada surprised the favored sprinters by winning stage 4 of the Tour of California on Wednesday, and Bradley Wiggins of Britain retained his race lead for the third day. Routley (Optun-Kelly Benefit), a former national titlist who was part a six-rider, early race breakaway, completed the 102.6-mile Monterey to Cambria road race in 3 hours, 48 minutes, 37 seconds. Wiggins (Sky) finished 77 seconds behind the stage winner. He increased his lead to 28 seconds over Rohan Dennis (Garmin-Sharp) of Australia.

Federer falls in Italian Open after boys’ birth

ROME

Roger Federer’s focus appeared to drift away from the Foro Italico. And that was understandable. After all, the 17-time Grand Slam winner was playing for the first time since the birth of his second set of twins last week. Federer let a lead to slip away and was beaten 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6) Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open by 47th-ranked Jeremy Chardy of France.

Later, top-ranked Rafael Nadal also faced stiff resistance from his French opponent before ultimately wearing down 30th-ranked Gilles Simon for a 7-6 (1), 6-7 (4), 6-2 win.

Women’s title-holder Serena Williams showed no problems from a left thigh injury that forced her to withdraw from Madrid. The top-ranked American beat 28th-ranked Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-2.

Staff reports/Associated Press