Youngstown Christian selling Cavs tickets

February 21, 2015 at 12:00a.m.

Youngstown Christian is selling tickets to the sold out Cavaliers game against the Indiana Pacers on March 20 to raise money for athletics. Ticket price is $75 and includes: admission to sections 213-215 rows 9-12 and an armband for all-you-can-eat concession foods. Tickets are on sale through the financial office. The office phone number is 330-788-8088. You can use cash, credit card or check made paybale to Youngstown Christian.

There are 100 tickets and are sold on a first come first served basis.

YMUA to hold meeting

The Youngstown Metro Umpire Association will hold a OHSAA baseball/softball meeting this Sunday beginning at 1:15 p.m. at Lucianno’s Banquet Center in Austintown.

Umpires are reminded that they must attend four meetings to meet state requirements. Call John Mang at (330) 502-6665 for more information.

Hubbard soccer club to host camp

The Hubbard traveling soccer club will host the Challenger Sports’ British soccer camp at Waugh Fields June 8-12. Registration is now open, and if you register before April 24 you will receive a free British soccer camp jersey. All campers will receive a t-shirt and a ball.

Challenger Sports’ British soccer camp is the most popular soccer camp in the country based upon one of the most innovative approaches to coaching youth soccer in the U.S. and Canada.

With programs for each age and skill level, the curriculum includes a variety of foot skills, technical drills, tactical practices, freestyle soccer, small-sided games, coached scrimmages, and a mini tournament play. For more information or to register please visitt www.htscsoccer.org or the Challenger web site at www.challengersports.com.

Bosh still undergoing more tests at hospital

Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat was undergoing more tests on Friday, amid concerns that he has a blood clot on one of his lungs.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters in New York that “it’s too early for an ultimate diagnosis.” Spoelstra says the team will have more information either later Friday or sometime Saturday.

Bosh has been dealing with side and back pain for several days. He went to a Miami-area hospital on Thursday for evaluation, and Spoelstra says the All-Star forward “is in great care and good spirits.”

Umpire McClelland retires from MLB

Longtime umpire Tim McClelland has retired, and Major League Baseball has hired three umps full time for the upcoming season.

MLB announced the moves Friday. The 63-year-old McClelland was perhaps best known for being the plate umpire who called out George Brett in the “Pine Tar Game” in 1983, prompting the eventual Hall of Famer to run out of the Kansas City dugout in a rage to argue. McClelland worked in the majors for more than 32 years, was a crew chief and handled the World Series four times. He was noted for the exceptionally slow manner in which he called strikes.

McClelland worked more than 4,200 games, including 94 in the postseason.

Will Little, Tripp Gibson and Mark Ripperger were promoted full time to the MLB umpiring staff.

Oakland and Atlanta players suspended

Right-handers Koby Gauna of Oakland and Richie Tate of Atlanta have been suspended for 50 games each for violating baseball’s minor league drug program.

Gauna, 21, was a 20th-round draft pick from Fullerton State last year and went 0-3 with a 3.28 ERA in two starts and 16 relief appearances for the Arizona League Athletics. Tate, 22, was 5-5 with a 3.68 ERA in 45 relief appearances last season for Rome of the Class A South Atlantic League and is on the roster of Carolina in the Carolina League.

Staff/wire reports