Scrappers-Black Bears postponed; DH today

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

morgantown, W.va.

Saturday’s game between the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the West Virginia Black Bears was postponed due to rain. The teams will play a doubleheader today with the first game beginning at 2:05 p.m. The Scrappers defeated the Black Bears 15-7 in the season opener on Friday.

Virginia beats Florida, faces Vandy in final

OMAHA, Neb.

Kenny Towns drove in three runs, including the winner in the seventh, and Josh Sborz pitched four innings of shutout relief as Virginia defeated Florida 5-4 on Saturday night to set up a College World Series finals rematch against Vanderbilt.

Virginia (42-23), which lost 10-5 to Florida on Friday, took two of three CWS games against the Gators (52-18) and now has won eight of its nine NCAA Tournament games. The Cavaliers open the best-of-three finals against a Vanderbilt team that beat them in three games for the championship last year. It will be the first CWS finals rematch since Oregon State beat North Carolina in 2006-07.

Sborz (6-2) ran his shutout innings streak to 23 since May 15, getting Richie Martin to ground out after Harrison Bader reached on a two-out single in the ninth. Danny Lewis (6-2) took the loss.

Porter wins decision against Broner

LAS VEGAS

Shawn Porter beat Adrien Broner in a unanimous decision on Saturday night in a key welterweight matchup.

The judges scored the fight 114-112, 115-111 and 118-108 for Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs), who got off to a strong start and held on after Broner knocked him down in the final round. Broner (30-2, 22 KOs) had a point deducted late in the 11th round after multiple warnings for holding Porter down.

In the co-main event, undefeated former Olympian Errol Spence (17-0, 14 KOs) kept his perfect record intact with an impressive third-round TKO over veteran Phil Lo Greco. After a measured first round, Spence landed numerous body shots that quickly slowed Lo Greco. A short right hand floored Lo Greco early in the third round and Spence followed with a number of calculated power shots, forcing the referee to stop the fight at 1:50.

NFL owner gives to families of Charleston

Jerry Richardson, the owner of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, has donated $100,000 to the families of the Charleston shooting to help cover burial costs of the victims.

Richardson sent a letter to the Mother Emanuel Hope Fund dated Friday along with a check for $100,000. Richardson asks in the letter that $10,000 go to each of the nine families of the victims and $10,000 for a memorial at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church honoring the memory of those killed in the shooting on Wednesday.

Bakari Sellers, a Democratic member of the S.C. House, tweeted a photo of Richardson’s letter on Saturday morning. Richardson mentions the victims by name in the letter and writes “our hearts are with those who grieve the loss of these individuals.” Panthers spokesman Steve Drummond confirmed Richardson’s donation

Phelps wins the 200 fly in Santa Clara

SANTA CLARA, Calif.

Michael Phelps won the 200 butterfly on Saturday at the Arena Pro Series and met his expectations.

Phelps last won a 200 fly race at the 2012 Olympic trials and declared he would not return to the event when he came out of retirement last year.

Phelps swam his first 200 fly, since earning a silver medal in London, last month in Charlotte, finishing seventh in 2:00.77.

Still the world record holder in the event, Phelps seems determined to recapture the glory.

Curbstone coaches to honor state champions

Monday at noon, the Curbstone Coaches will honor local high school state champions in softball and track and field at Lucianno’s Banquet Center in the Wedgewood Plaza.

Staff/wire reports