Birdsall records shutout in victory

February 20, 2015 at 12:00a.m.

Bloomington, IND.

Youngstown Phantoms goalie Chris Birdsall stopped all 27 shots he faced as the Phantoms beat the Bloomington Thunder 1-0 at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum Thursday night.

Forward Maxim Letunov scored a power play goal in the second period. The goal was assisted by Kyle Connor and Josh Melnick. The Phantoms had 24 shots on goal but were just 1-2 on the powerplay.

The Phantoms improve to 25-13-5 on the season and move in to a tie for second place with the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL’s Eastern Conference. They will face the Green Bay Gamblers on Saturday. Game time is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Schlegel repeats as HL scholar-athlete

Youngstown State senior women’s basketball player Heidi Schlegel has been named the Horizon League’s female scholar-athlete of the month for January. Schlegel has earned the honor for the second straight month and for the fourth time in her career. Schlegel averaged 18.3 points and 9.9 rebounds while shooting 49.5 percent from the field for the Penguins during the month of January.

For the year, Schlegel ranks second in the Horizon League with 10 double-doubles, third with 10.0 rebounds per game and fifth with 16.4 points per game. She became Youngstown State’s career leader in made free throws on Feb. 14. After her first semester in graduate school as an interdisciplinary communications major, Schlegel earned a 4.0 GPA. The fifth-year senior graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.73 GPA in the Spring of 2014 as a middle childhood education major.

Woods to miss Honda Classic

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.

Tiger Woods will not be playing the Honda Classic next week.

The decision was not a surprise. Woods said last week his game was not acceptable for tournament golf and that he would not play again until he felt like it was. His agent confirmed in an email that he would not be playing the Honda Classic.

Woods has played only two tournaments this year. He had a career-high 82 in the Phoenix Open and missed the cut by 12 shots. The following week at Torrey Pines, he withdrew after 11 holes because of tightness in his back.

Woods said that was not related to back surgery he had last spring. Woods is No. 66 in the world and will not be eligible for the World Golf Championship at Doral.

Hearing in Randle case postponed until March

WICHITA, Kan.

NFL investigators were in Wichita on the day a hearing had been scheduled on a protection from abuse order sought against Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle.

Thursday’s civil hearing on the protection order was delayed until March 12.

Wichita Police Lt. James Espinoza says he talked with NFL investigators, who got public information. The attorney representing Randle’s former girlfriend says the NFL has never contacted him or his client.

Elway says Broncos want Manning back

INDIANAPOLIS

The ball is in Peyton Manning’s court.

Broncos executive John Elway said as much Thursday at the NFL scouting combine, making it clear he’s still waiting to hear whether the 38-year-old quarterback wants to return for a fourth season in Denver.

Manning and Elway met last week in Denver, but Manning left without a definitive answer about his return.

Elway said he wanted No. 18 back. He was less clear about what financial terms Manning might return under.

Boardman-Mooney boys hoops rescheduled

The Boardman at Cardinal Mooney boys basketball game that was scheduled for Jan. 30 has been rescheduled for Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Staff/wire reports