Cavaliers re-sign veteran James Jones

July 26, 2015 at 12:00a.m.

The Cavaliers have re-signed small forward James Jones, who provided leadership and long-range shooting for the Eastern Conference champions last season.

Jones will make the veteran’s minimum next season. He played in 57 games and made two starts in his first season with Cleveland. He also appeared in 20 postseason games, averaging 4.4 points in 15.6 minutes.

A 12-year veteran, James signed with the Cavs last summer after playing with LeBron James in Miami. While he didn’t put up big statistics, Jones was a good influence on Cleveland’s younger players.

Jones has also played for Portland, Phoenix and Indiana. The Cavs remain interested in re-signing restricted free agent forward Tristan Thompson and guard Matthew Dellavedova as well as unrestricted free agent guard J.R. Smith.

Crew blow 3-goal lead, draw with Toronto FC

COLUMBUS

Jozy Altidore drew a penalty in the box and converted it from the spot in the 89th minute to complete Toronto FC’s three-goal rally for a 3-3 draw with Columbus Crew SC on Saturday night.

The Crew’s Waylon Francis took Altidore down with a push in the back near the 6-yard box. Altidore buried the penalty kick into the left corner of the goal.

Toronto FC (8-7-4) trailed by three early in the second half before Sebastian Giovinco and Collen Warner quickly cut the deficit one with a pair of goals in the 50th and 55th minutes. Kei Kamara opened the scoring in the 17th minute for the Crew (8-7-7) with his MLS-leading 15th goal of the season. Tony Tchani doubled the lead with a long-range blast in the 36th minute, and Ethan Finlay made it 3-0 in the 48th.

Dillashaw defends UFC bantamweight title

CHICAGO

T.J. Dillashaw successfully defended the UFC bantamweight title, stopping Renan Barao by technical knockout in the fourth round at UFC Chicago on Saturday night.

Dillashaw (13-2), solidified himself as one of the best pound-for-pound for fighters in UFC with the convincing victory over a Barao in the rematch fight. Dillashaw finished Barao with a series of punches 35 seconds into the fourth.

Dillashaw shocked the MMA world by taking the title away from Barao (35-3) at UFC 173 with a fifth-round victory in Las Vegas.

Kelsey Settles wins Soap Box Derby

AKRON

Kelsey Settles won the Rally Masters Division in the All-American Soap Box Derby on Saturday.

The 18-year-old from Owensboro, Kentucky, raced in a car honoring late aunt Connie Leonard, who died from breast cancer in 2012. The car, which won best paint job in 2012, had a large pink bow along with the motto “Fight Like a Girl.”

Settles was one of three champions from Kentucky, marking the first time anyone from the state won. Fifteen-year-old Tyler Peterson of Bowling Green topped the Rally Super Stock field, and 11-year-old Lukas A. Ramey of Hanson topped the Rally Stock competition.

Arlington, Massachusetts, had a champion in Local Masters for the second straight year as 16-year-old Bailey Martin won. Other Local champions were Rochester West, New York’s, Karlye Murphy in Super Stock and Annabelle Herron of Roanoke, Virginia, in Stock. Both are 10 years old. A field of 418 racers from around the United States and representing countries as far away as Japan and New Zealand competed in hot and windy conditions.

Pelini to speak at Curbstone Coaches

AUSTINTOWN

The Curbstone Coaches will present “An Evening with Youngstown State football coach Bo Pelini” at 6 p.m. on July 27 at Lucianno’s Banquet Center.

Tickets are $11 and must be purchased at the door. It includes dinner and a 50/50 raffle ticket. The public is encouraged to attend.

Staff/wire report