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Columbiana celebrates 100 years of football

COLUMBIANA

Columbiana is celebrating 100 years of Clipper football on Saturday by inviting former players and alumni to the team’s scrimmage against Indian Creek at 10 a.m. at Firestone Stadium. There will be food and drinks afterwards with the current players and coaching staff.

Admission is free and attendees will a free t-shirt. For more information, contact Columbiana Head Coach Bob Spaite at 330-692-1153.

Multi-event passes for sale at Liberty

LIBERTY

Multi-event passes are now for sale at the Liberty athletic office between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Family passes are $80, adult passes are $40 and student/senior passes are $20.

For more information, contact athletic director James DeToro at 330-759-1986.

Sharon Speedway to host Sprint Cars

Hartford

Sharon Speedway will welcome back the “410” Sprint Cars on Saturday as part of the 87th anniversary season.

The Winged Sprint Cars will be joined on Lincoln Electric/Quail Hollow Night by the Summit Racing Equipment Modifieds, Gibson Insurance Agency Stock Cars, HTMA/Precise Racing Products Econo Mods, and the Deforest Used Parts Mini Stocks all for $10 grandstand admission.

Race time is 7 p.m. The Big-Block Modifieds and RUSH Sportsman Modifieds have the night off.

Poland eliminated from JL Regional

FORT WAYNE, IND.

Poland was eliminated form the Junior League Central Regional Tournament on Tuesday after losing to Prestonsburg (Ky.), 14-4. No details were reported from the game.

Poland was tied for last place with an 0-3 record.

OSU’s Dunn pleads not guilty to charges

COLUMBUS

A former Ohio State University running back has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of domestic violence and assault in central Ohio.

Bri’onte Dunn pleaded not guilty Monday in Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus. Court documents say Dunn is accused of hitting his girlfriend in the head and face on July 17. He was dismissed from Ohio State’s football program the next day. Coach Urban Meyer’s statement said that Dunn violated team rules, but didn’t specify the alleged violation.

A message left at Dunn’s attorney’s office on Tuesday wasn’t immediately returned.

Red Sox pull ‘racially insensitive’ bobblehead

BOSTON

The Boston Red Sox canceled a David Ortiz bobblehead promotion Tuesday night when the figurine turned out to be “racially insensitive,” says team president Sam Kennedy.

The bobblehead depicts Ortiz addressing fans at Fenway Park following the Boston Marathon bombings, but Kennedy says it didn’t much resemble the retiring slugger and was not fit for distribution.

The giveaway was supposed to be for the first 15,000 fans at Tuesday’s game against the Yankees. To make up for the inconvenience, any fan holding a ticket to the game will be able to get a new Ortiz bobblehead once they are reproduced.

The rejected bobblehead was made by BDA, Inc., and it will also produce the replacements.

Bill Dooley, former head coach, dies at 82

WILMINGTON, N.C.

Bill Dooley, a three-time coach of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference who piled up 162 wins at North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest, died Tuesday. He was 82.

His wife, Marie, said Dooley died of natural causes at their home in Wilmington.

Dooley went a combined 162-125-5 in 26 seasons as a head coach with the Tar Heels, Hokies and Demon Deacons and took them to a combined 10 bowl games.

Staff and wire reports