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Larivee, Yarabinec earn Horizon honors

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State freshmen Alex Larivee earned second team all-Horizon League honors and Kevin Yarabinec was named to the all-freshman team.

Larivee, a native of Sacramento, Calif., finished second on the team with a .287 batting average. He posted a team-high seven stolen bases while tying for the team lead with 42 starts.

Yarabinec (1-2), of Sharpsville, Pa., was tied for third in the Horizon League with four saves and had the third-best ERA in the conference among players who made at least eight appearances. He finished the season with a 1.89 ERA over 17 appearances.

Milwaukee senior Ryan Solberg was named player of the year, and Wright State’s Joey Hoelzel (Canfield) and Valaraiso’s Dalton Lundeen shared co-pitcher the year honors.

Mooney’s Durkin chooses Marietta

YOUNGSTOWN

Cardinal Mooney senior Tim Durkin will continue his football career at Marietta.

Durkin (5-11, 185) was a two-year starter for the Cardinals, playing wide receiver and defensive back. He caught 18 passes for 385 yards and two TDs last season for Mooney, which lost in the Division IV state championship game.

Durkin also played basketball and baseball at Mooney. He plans to enter Marietta’s athletic training/physical therapy program.

Li, 11, qualifies for Women’s Open

Lucy Li has become the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open by winning the sectional qualifier at Half Moon Bay in California.

The 11-year-old Li shot rounds of 74-68 on the par-72 Old Course on Monday. She will surpass Lexi Thompson as the youngest qualifier in the U.S. Women’s Open, which is June 19-22 at Pinehurst No. 2. Thompson was 12 in the 2007 Open.

Beverly Klass played the 1967 Open when she was 10. There was no qualifying.

Boras: Dodger bites off part of teammate’s ear

NEW YORK

Los Angeles Dodgers minor league teammates Alex Guerrero and Miguel Olivo got into a fight Tuesday during a game with Triple-A Albuquerque.

The Los Angeles Times reported that agent Scott Boras said Olivo bit off a part of Guerrero’s ear.

Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said he was disappointed to hear about the altercation, and the team is looking into it.

Colletti said he doesn’t think either player sustained an injury that would keep him from playing. The Dodgers released a statement saying the baseball operations department “is aware of the altercation and is conducting an investigation into the matter.”

Silver: NBA right to force Sterling out

NEW YORK

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says forcing Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers is an “unprecedented proceeding” that is worth any obstacles that may arise.

Silver says Tuesday that the NBA is “pursuing the right course here and doing the right thing” in trying to end Sterling’s ownership following his racist comments.

The league charged Sterling on Monday with damaging the league and its marketing partners, and is planning a June 3 hearing after which owners could vote to force him to sell the franchise he has owned since 1981.

Charlotte changes back to Hornets

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

The Charlotte Hornets are back.

The NBA franchise announced Tuesday at a press conference it has officially changed its name back to the Hornets after 10 years of being known as the Bobcats.

The change comes nearly one year after owner Michael Jordan indicated he wanted to change the name back to the Hornets.

The league approved the change last July.

Vindicator staff/wire reports