SPORTS digest

Scrappers assistant GM next Curbstone speaker

Mahoning Valley Scrappers assistant general manager Matt Thompson will be the guest speaker on Monday at the Curbstone Coaches luncheon at the Avion Banquet Center located on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.

The event begins at noon and is open to the public.

MVRC season finishes with considerable gains

Austintown

Handle, both total and daily average, along with average field size showed gains at the recently concluded 65-day Winter/Spring meet at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course.

During the season, a total of $47,996,831 was wagered, an average of more than $738,405 per day, which predominately featured just eight races. This average was an increase of more than 31 percent from the corresponding season in 2015.

Christian Pilares, the Peruvian-born rider, and Berlin Center native Elliot Sullivan, led all of their competition to earn leading rider and trainer honors. Pilares totaled 49 wins from 311 mounts.

Sullivan, 27, hit the winner’s circle 26 times from 111 starts.

Carolyn M, a seven-year-old Grand Reward mare earned Horse-of-the-Meet honors.

Canfield’s Christman places at AJGA tourney

NASHPORT

Canfield native Cole Christman tied for 32nd place in the first round of the American Junior Golf Association’s All-Star at the Virtues on Saturday.

Christman shot five over par (39-38-77) while competing in a field of 54 golfers. Christman won the Boys U-14 Division of the Vindicator’s Greatest Golfer in the Valley last summer.

Miami suspends RB after DUI arrest

CORAL GABLES, FLA.

Miami running back Mark Walton was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license, leading the Hurricanes to suspend him from the team indefinitely.

Officer Kenia Fallat, a Miami police spokeswoman, told The Associated Press that Walton may face other charges. Walton was going through the booking process Saturday and it was unclear when he would make his initial court appearance or if he retained an attorney.

Meanwhile, the DUI and suspended-license citations may be only part of Walton’s legal issues going forward. A person familiar with the situation told the AP that Walton was also under investigation for impersonating a law enforcement officer, a third-degree felony in Florida. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because that probe is ongoing.

Grizzlies’ Conley wins sportsmanship award

NEW YORK

Mike Conley of the Memphis Grizzlies is the winner of the Joe Dumars Trophy for sportsmanship. The NBA made the announcement on Saturday.

Conley previously won the award in 2013-14. He joins Grant Hill (3) and Jason Kidd (2) as the only multiple winners since the award’s inception in the 1995-96 season.

Junior wins Xfinity race at Richmond

RICHMOND, VA.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. dominated all day and regained the lead on a late restart to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday, earning his 24th career victory in the series and first in more than six years.

Earnhardt built a lead of more than 5 seconds as the first 125 laps were run caution-free. When a caution finally flew with 15 laps to go, he and the other 10 cars on the lead lap headed for the pits, and chaos ensued, causing the race to go nine extra laps.

Earnhardt was beaten off pit road by his J.R. Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier, one of four drivers contending for a $100,000 bonus. But Brennan Poole, another contender for the bonus, stayed on the track on old tires.

When the race went back to green, he nudged Allgaier’s car, sending him spinning out of the race. That opened a door for Earnhardt to get back in front.

Staff/wire report