Ohio State usher to speak in Boardman

Ohio State usher to speak in Boardman

BOARDMAN

Trevor Zahara, an usher at Ohio Stadium for 18 years, will speak on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Boardman Public Library.

Zahara is the author of the “Confessions of an OSU Usher,” a self-published book.

Zahara’s talk will include a 40-minute PowerPoint presentation with videos and a trivia contest.

Jackets’ Dubinsky suspended 1 game

COLUMBUS

The NHL has suspended Columbus center Brandon Dubinsky for one game for cross-checking Penguins center Sidney Crosby Friday night.

Dubinsky missed the Blue Jackets’ game in St. Louis on Saturday.

Dubinsky dropped Crosby by driving the shaft of his stick into the back of Crosby’s neck with 80 seconds left in the second period of the Blue Jackets’ 2-1 overtime victory against the Penguins at Nationwide Arena.

When Crosby was down on all fours, Dubinsky broke his stick with a cross-check to Crosby’s lower back.

Crosby missed the rest of the period and underwent the NHL’s concussion protocol, but was cleared to return for the third period.

In a video announcing its ruling, the league’s Department of Player Safety said Dubinsky’s cross-check was “not overly violent or forceful.”

Dubinsky, who has had more than a few run-ins with Crosby during his time with Columbus and the New York Rangers, was assessed only a minor penalty at the time, and insisted after the game that he was not looking to hurt Crosby.

Klitschko’s reign ended by Fury

DUESSELDORF, Germany

Tyson Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision to end the Ukrainian’s nine-and-a-half-year reign as heavyweight champion and take his WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles.

After a bruising encounter that ended with cuts near both of Klitschko’s eyes, referee Tony Weeks went to the judges’ scorecards.

Cesar Ramos and Raul Caiz Sr. scored it 115-112 each, while Ramon Cerdan had it 116-111 in favor of the undefeated Briton, who improved his record to 25 wins with 18 knockouts.

Fury taunted and baited the 39-year-old Klitschko at various stages, prompting jeers from fans at the 55,000-seat soccer stadium in Duesseldorf. Klitschko’s record dropped to 64-4 with 53 knockouts after his first defeat since April 2004.

Chiropractor wins Hollywood Derby

DEL MAR, Calif.

Chiropractor rallied between horses entering the stretch to overhaul even-money favorite Om and then held off March by a head to win the $300,000 Hollywood Derby for 3-year-olds Saturday at Del Mar.

Ridden by Corey Nakatani, Chiropractor ran nine furlongs on turf in 1:4887 and paid $30.80, $18 and $6 at 14-1 odds in the Grade 1 race that was the colt’s stakes debut.

March returned $14.80 and $6.80, while 4-5 favorite Om was another half-length back in third and paid $2.60 to show.

The victory, worth $180,000, increased Chiropractor’s career earnings to $273,100, with three wins in seven starts for 96-year-old owner Leonard Lavin who races as Glen Hill Farm.

Rangers coach blast Bruins

NEW YORK

Rangers coach Alain Vigneault has criticized Bruins coach Claude Julien for making disparaging comments about New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist following Boston’s 4-3 win over the Rangers.

Boston forward Brad Marchand was penalized for goaltender interference 7:59 into the third period of Friday’s game. After the game, Julien said Lundqvist embellished the contact between the players to draw a penalty.

“Everybody saw the knee to the head.,” Vigneault said. “The comments on [Lundqvist] were very inappropriate.”

Staff/wire report