Caparanis to speak to curbstone coaches

Caparanis to speak to curbstone coaches

Veteran area sportscaster John “Cappy” Caparanis will be the guest speaker on Monday at The Curbstone Coaches weekly luncheon at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver township. The event begins at noon and is open to the public.

For tickets and more information, contact Mariel Sallee at 330-519-6819.

Scrappers tickets to go on sale

NILES

Mahoning Valley Scrappers single game tickets will go on sale on April 15 at 8:30 a.m. Tickets will be available at the Mr. Rooter Box Office at Eastwood Field, online at mvscrappers.com or by calling 330-505-0000. Single game ticket prices range from $8 to $12.

Opening Day at Eastwood Field is June 17 at 7:05 p.m. against the West Virginia Black Bears.

Phantoms sign forward Ellis to USHL tender

YOUNGSTOWN

The Phantoms have signed forward Max Ellis to a USHL tender. Ellis, a native of Canton, Mich., is Youngstown’s second and final tender signing prior to the USHL Phase I Draft.

Ellis is currently a high school sophomore and part of the Detroit Honeybaked U16 AAA program. In 23 games with Honeybaked, Ellis has 24 points (11 goals and 13 assists), tied for seventhth overall in the HPHL. Ellis is a three-time World Invitational Champion, including being named 2013 World Invitational MVP. He also won the 2015 National Championship with Detroit Honeybaked, and was a Silver Sticks Champion in 2013. The 5’10, 145 pound right-shot forward is uncommitted to a NCAA program.

With this signing, Youngstown will be forfeiting its second round pick in the 2016 USHL Phase 1 Draft on May 2.

Ex-Kansas football player killed himself

KANSAS CITY, MO.

A former University of Kansas running back who had been missing for a week has been found dead in a secluded area in central Missouri.

Maries County Sheriff Chris Heitman said Saturday that 24-year-old Brandon Kyle Bourbon’s body was found Friday afternoon on a riverfront property near Vienna, about 80 miles west of his hometown of Polosi.

He says Bourbon killed himself, but he didn’t provide additional details. Bourbon was reported missing April 2.

Bourbon played football for Kansas until 2014 and transferred to Washburn in 2015.

University of Kansas football coach David Beaty issued a statement sending his condolences to Bourbon’s family and calling him a constant source of inspiration within the football program.

EFA asks FIFA to study brain damage

LONDON

The English Football Association will ask FIFA to investigate whether former players have dementia as a consequence of brain damage from playing the game.

Three members of England’s 1966 World Cup squad — Martin Peters, Nobby Stiles, Ray Wilson — have Alzheimer’s, family members told Saturday’s Daily Mirror newspaper.

Concerns have grown in Britain about the impact of head injuries after campaigning by the family of former England striker Jeff Astle, the former England striker whose death in 2002 was attributed to repeatedly heading heavy, leather balls.

Jets trade for Broncos LT Ryan Clady

DENVER

A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Denver Broncos have agreed to trade left tackle Ryan Clady to the New York Jets along with a seventh-round pick for a fifth-round selection in the NFL draft.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced the trade, which was first reported by ESPN.

The move frees up nearly $9 million in cap space for the Super Bowl champs.

Staff/wire report