YSU, Duquesne soccer teams play to a draw

YSU, Duquesne soccer teams play to a draw

Pittsburgh

The Youngstown State women’s soccer team struck first, but had to settle for a 1-1 double-OT tie with Duquesne on Sunday at Rooney Field.

The Penguins move to 1-1-1 overall and Duquesne also is 1-1-1.

YSU got on the board in the 20th minute when Kyler Lum scored her second goal of the season. Junior Rachel Hutton took control of the ball on the left side of the field and tapped a pass to sophomore Ernestina Abambila. Abambila found Lum, who scored from 25 yards.

Duquesne knotted the match in the 48th minute on a penalty kick to the lower-left side of the net.

Senior goalkeeper Katie Mongomery face 27 shots, nine shots on goal and posted eight saves in 110 minutes.

Duquense outshot the Penguins, 27-13, and took 17 corner kicks.

Lum led the Penguins with five shots and juniors Katie Hackos and Marissa Martin had three shots each.

The Penguins visit IPFW at 11:30 a.m. on Friday.

Canfield’s Thomas nets hat trick in victory

BELOIT

Canfield’s R.J. Thomas scored all three of the Cardinals’ goals in a 3-0 victory over West Branch in high school boys soccer action on Saturday.

Sam Accordino and Will Files helped Canfield’s aggressive defense on the back line, while Hunter Hail and Justin Montazeri controlled midfield.

Canfield hosts Boardman at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Western Michigan players face charges

KALAMAZOO, Mich.

Two Western Michigan football players were kicked off the team Sunday after a prosecutor announced they would face three criminal charges for allegedly pushing their way into a woman’s apartment and robbing her.

Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting says his office has authorized charges of armed robbery, first-degree home invasion and larceny in a building against linebacker Ron George and wide receiver Bryson White. Getting says if convicted on all the charges, they could face life in prison. The two remain in custody pending their arraignment today.

The two men are accused of using a gun and knife to rob a woman about 9 p.m. Friday.

Rahal makes last-lap pass to win at Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas

Graham Rahal made a last-lap pass and just held on to beat James Hinchcliffe in the closest finish ever for an IndyCar race at Texas.

The only time Rahal led the race — competed over a 21/2-month span — was when he sliced to the bottom of the track coming off of the backstretch on that final lap late Saturday night. He won by eight-thousandths (0.008) of a second, crossing the line only inches and side-by-side with Hinchcliffe, with Tony Kanaan right behind them.

Hinchcliffe had led the Firestone 600 for 76 days. He was leading when the race was initially red-flagged June 12 because of rain after only 71 of 248 laps, and he was dominating after it resumed until three late restarts.

Rosberg wins eventful Belgian GP, closes gap

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium

Nico Rosberg won an incident-packed Belgian Grand Prix featuring a chaotic start, wild overtaking, a heavy crash, safety cars and a red flag.

The Mercedes driver’s win on Sunday saw him close the gap on teammate Lewis Hamilton, who finished third behind Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo.

Rosberg started from pole position with teen driver Max Verstappen on the front row.

Correction

An incorrect date and time for the Youngstown State football team’s season opener against Duquesne appeared in Sunday’s edition.

The Penguins are scheduled to host the Dukes at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Stambaugh Stadium.

Staff and wire reports