SPORTS digest

Scrappers promotion honors military heroes

NILES

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers will honor those that have served in the military on July 4. The first 1,000 fans through the gates for the July 4 game against the Vermont Lake Monsters will receive a Military Hero Card Set courtesy of NECA/IBEW Electricians, 21 WFMJ, and Drak Remodeling. The Scrappers will accept nominations and 20 military heroes from the Tri County and Western Pennsylvania area will be selected to be a part of the exclusive card set.

To nominate a local hero, visit www.mvscrappers.com and fill out a nomination form or print a copy and mail to: 111 Eastwood Mall Blvd, Niles, OH 44446, Attn: Military Heroes. All applications must be accompanied by an active duty photograph and sent in by May 25 to be considered.

How to report high school results

Coaches and statisticians are encouraged to report results by email (sports@vindy.com) or fax (330-747-6712).

Phone calls (330-747-1478) are also acceptable but emails and faxes are strongly preferred.

Deadline is 10:30 p.m. Late results will be published in the following day’s newspaper. Newton Falls’ Toensing is PAC athlete of week

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.

The Westminster College women’s outdoor track and field team earned both Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) weekly awards. Senior Marisa Toensing (Newton Falls) was named the PAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week, while sophomore Morgan Widina was named the PAC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week.

Toensing won three individual events and was a member of a winning relay at Saturday’s Carnegie Mellon Quad Meet. She won the 100 hurdles (16.85), the 400 hurdles (1:06.75) and the 100 (13.26) and ran the anchor leg of the winning 4x100 relay (50.30). Toensing also ran on the Titans’ 4x400 relay team that finished second (4:25.86).

Widina won the shot put with a throw of 36 feet, 7.75 inches and the discus with a throw of 113 feet, 11 inches at Carnegie Mellon.

Spanish authorities investigate Messi

MADRID

Spanish tax authorities say they are investigating allegations of tax irregularities involving soccer player Lionel Messi after documents released by an international probe of offshore accounts.

Messi’s family released a statement Monday denying wrongdoing and threatened to sue media outlets that released the information linking the Argentine player to accounts in Panama.

The Barcelona star was among those named in reports by international media.

McCoy won’t be charged for brawl

PHILADELPHIA

Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy won’t be charged over a Philadelphia nightclub brawl that left two off-duty police officers injured.

District Attorney Seth Williams says he can’t prove who initiated the fight and says it’s legal to act in self-defense or the defense of others.

Defense lawyer Dennis Cogan says McCoy was only trying to break up a fight between the officers and his friends over a $350 bottle of Champagne.

Police have said the fight broke out over a misunderstanding about who had bought the bottle.

Duke’s Ingram will not return

DURHAM, N.C.

Brandon Ingram has made it official — he’s the latest Duke one-and-done player.

The freshman announced the expected move Monday in a first-person story posted on The Players’ Tribune website. Duke spokesman Cory Walton said Ingram is hiring an agent, which means he will not be returning to school.

The Kinston, North Carolina, native is the seventh Duke freshman since 2011 to head to the NBA.

Staff/wire report