Haney earns league’s top offensive honors

September 30, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

Indianapolis

Senior Chelsey Haney has been named the Horizon League Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.

This is second weekly award of Haney’s career and the first this season. Haney, who also earned the honor on Oct. 7, 2013, led the Penguins to a 1-0-1 record last week, including a 3-2 double-overtime win over Horizon League preseason favorite Milwaukee.

The Hopewell, Pa., native was part of three of YSU’s four goals on the week, scoring once and assisting on two others.

Oakland Raiders fire coach Dennis Allen

ALAMEDA, Calif.

The Oakland Raiders have fired coach Dennis Allen four games into his third season.

A person with knowledge of the move confirmed the dismissal on Monday night on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced by the team. The firing was first reported by Fox Sports. The decision comes one day after the team lost its 10th straight contest dating to last season, 38-14 to Miami in London.

Allen was the first head coach hired by Oakland after the death of longtime owner Al Davis. His 8-28 record is the worst for the franchise since before Davis arrived in 1963.

Pominville helps Wild beat Penguins 4-1

ST. PAUL, Minn.

Jason Pominville had a natural hat trick in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 in an exhibition game on Monday night.

Pominville’s one-timer from above the right circle beat Jeff Zatkoff at 8:39. Four minutes later, he scored on a wraparound, and he also had an empty-netter. Zach Parise also scored for the Wild (2-1-1).

Steve Downie scored for Pittsburgh, which again played without captain Sidney Crosby. The center missed the game to attend his grandmother’s funeral.

Thomas Greiss made eight saves and Zatkoff had six for the Penguins (2-3-0). Darcy Kuemper stopped 32 shots for Minnesota.

Wisniewski goal, assist lift Jackets over Preds

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

James Wisniewski had a goal and assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-0 preseason victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night.

Curtis McElhinney made 36 saves in recording the shutout for the Blue Jackets, who improved to 5-1. Artem Anisimov scored the game’s first goal at 14:04 of the opening period. Wisniewski, who assisted on Anisimov’s goal, doubled the lead at 4:21 of the second, and Jared Boll made it 3-0 at 7:53 of the third.

Pekka Rinne made 24 saves for Nashville, which dropped to 3-2 in the preseason.

AP source: 7 umpires rotate at World Series

NEW YORK

A person familiar with the plan tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball will tweak its postseason tradition and add a seventh umpire to rotate between the replay booth and field for the World Series and league championship series.

The extra umpire this year will work home plate in Game 1, go to right field in Game 2 and then shift to the replay booth in New York for the rest of the series. Another ump will handle two games in replay before working the remaining games on the field.

The person spoke to the AP under condition of anonymity because umpire assignments haven’t been announced for the World Series and the AL and NL championship series.

Fitch-Massillon tickets go on sale Thursday

Tickets will go on sale for Austintown Fitch’s football game at Massillon Washington beginning on Thursday.

They will be available at Fitch High School at the South Circle Ticket Booth from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and during all lunches on Thursday and Friday. Tickets are $6 for adults are $3 for students.

Staff/Wire report