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Phantoms jump on Buccaneers early

DES MOINES, IOWA

The Youngstown scored three goals in the first period and that was enough of a cushion to secure a 4-1 victory against the Des Moines Buccaneers.

Coale Norris and Brett Murray each found the net within seconds of each other and Austin Pooley closed out the opening period by giving the Phantoms a 3-0 lead.

David Keefer broke the shuout in the second period, but the Phantoms’ Curtis Hall restored the three-goal lead the following period. Youngstown goalie Ivan Kulbakov made 29 saves.

Video of OU player’s punch released

OKLAHOMA CITY

A video showing Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon punching a female student was released to The Associated Press on Friday.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered the release last week of a video that the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters sued to obtain.

The Associated Press acquired videos showing two angles of the incident. One, which shows the altercation, is the video the OAB sued for. The other shows another angle of the incident.

The video shows Amelia Molitor shove Mixon, and the football player feint at her. She then slapped both sides of his neck before he floored her with a right hand to the face. She remained on the floor for several minutes.

Joe Mixon’s attorneys at Crowe & Dunlevy acquired the videos from Molitor’s attorneys.

Mixon pleaded guilty to assault after the incident in July 2014 and was suspended for his freshman season. Molitor sustained multiple injuries, including a broken jaw and cheekbone. Mixon did not serve jail time and was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.

Louisville suspends assistant coach

LOUISVILLE, Ky.

Louisville has suspended Lonnie Galloway for the Citrus Bowl following a review of how the co-offensive coordinator handled Wake Forest game plans he received from fired Demon Deacons broadcaster Tommy Elrod.

Athletic director Tom Jurich announced Galloway’s suspension Friday after reviewing the assistant coach’s receipt and handling of inside information from Elrod. Jurich said in a release that information shouldn’t have been shared by Wake Forest “and it should not have been received by anyone at the University of Louisville.”

The AD said he regrets what happened and that “the right and ethical thing would have been for us not to accept the information.”

NHL suspends Eakins, Hoffman

NEW YORK

The NHL suspended Dallas Stars forward Cody Eakin and Ottawa Senators forward Mike Hoffman on Friday.

Eakin was suspended for four games without pay for charging New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, and Hoffman was penalized two games for cross-checking San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture.

Eakin was assessed a major penalty for charging and a game misconduct in the first period of the Stars’ 2-0 home loss Thursday night. The suspension will cost him $85,556.

Hoffman was assessed a major penalty for cross-checking and a game misconduct in the third period of the Senators’ 4-3 shootout loss to the visiting Sharks on Wednesday night.

Rod Carew has heart, kidney transplant

LOS ANGELES

Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew has undergone successful heart and kidney transplant surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.

The Minnesota Twins said Friday that the procedure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles lasted 13 hours and that Carew is resting in recovery.

The 71-year-old former Twins and California Angels star had a heart attack in September 2015 and shortly thereafter had a left ventricular assist device implanted in his heart, which was a temporary fix to keep his heart going.

Carew played from 1967 to 1985. He was a seven-time American League batting champion and first-ballot selection to the Hall of Fame.

Staff/wire report