Guerra, Buzulencia win Memorial Mile

Guerra, Buzulencia win Memorial Mile

BOARDMAN

Joe Guerra and Hayley Buzulencia won Monday’s 25th annual Memorial Mile, which was chosen as this year’s regional championship by the Road Runners Club of America.

Guerra, 25, finished in 4:21, while YSU runner Alan Burns, 19, of Boardman placed second in 4:31. Rounding out the top five were 32-year-old Pat McGuire (4:36) of Colorado Springs, Colo., 16-year-old Nathaniels Ams (4:49) of Youngstown and 23-year-old Brandon Pasvanis (4:51) of Youngstown.

Buzulencia, 22, of Warren finished in 5:21 to earn the women’s title, while 16-year-old Raquel Markulin of Canfield was second in 5:34. Ashley Glass, 18, of Akron was third in 5:43, Poland’s Elizabeth Becherer, 17, placed fourth (5:51) and Elsie Eckman, 17, of Poland took fifth (5:53).

Bears cut McDonald after domestic arrest

SAN FRANCISCO

The Chicago Bears released defensive end Ray McDonald following a domestic violence arrest in Northern California that police say stemmed from an assault on a woman who was holding a baby.

McDonald was taken into custody at 7 a.m. Monday on suspicion of domestic violence and child endangerment, Santa Clara police Lt. Kurt Clarke said.

Police say the assault happened at his home in Santa Clara. He was found about three hours later at a home in San Jose and arrested.

Police did not disclose if the woman or the baby were injured.

Chicago signed McDonald to a one-year contract in late March knowing it was a gamble given his history of legal issues.

QB Brady’s appeal won’t be heard on time

NEW YORK

Two people familiar with the situation tell The Associated Press that Tom Brady’s appeal of his four-game suspension for his role in the deflated footballs scandal won’t be heard by Wednesday’s 10-day deadline.

No date for the appeal has been set. The collective bargaining agreement calls for it to be heard within 10 days. However, the league and the players’ union can agree on delaying the hearing.

The union asked Commissioner Roger Goodell to recuse himself from hearing the appeal because it said he lacked impartiality and he would be called as a witness. Goodell will not withdraw from what he considers his responsibility of hearing the appeal.

Montoya earns $2.4M for Indy 500 victory

INDIANAPOLIS

Juan Pablo Montoya earned $2,449,055 for his Indianapolis 500 victory on Sunday.

The Colombian driver’s earnings were part of a $13,397,315 overall purse. The check amounts were announced at the annual victory banquet Monday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Runner-up Will Power earned $792,555, and Charlie Kimball, who finished third, earned $564,055.

Scott Dixon, who finished fourth after starting on the pole, earned $615,805.

Montoya’s victory comes 15 years after his Indy 500 win in 2000. He left IndyCar for Formula One and later struggled in NASCAR for seven years before making a return to IndyCar in 2014.

UCLA is No. 1 seed for NCAA tournament

OMAHA, Neb.

UCLA’s dominance in the Pac-12 this spring impressed the Division I Baseball Committee so much that the Bruins on Monday were awarded their first No. 1 national seed for the NCAA tournament.

The Bruins (42-14) edged out Southeastern Conference regular-season champion LSU (48-10) even though they lost two of three at Oregon in their last series. The other six national seeds, in order, are: Louisville, Florida, Miami, Illinois, TCU and Missouri State.

The tournament opens Friday with 16 four-team, double-elimination regionals. Best-of-three super regionals are next week, with those winners moving to the College World Series in Omaha.

Vindicator staff/wire reports