SPORTS digest

Jacubec to be honored today for 1,000 points

ALLIANCE

Mount Union senior guard Jake Jacubec, a Struthers graduate, scored his 1,000th career collegiate point on Feb. 10 against Marietta. He’ll be honored for the accomplishment during today’s home matchup with Wilmington at 3 p.m.

Jacubec is averaging 13.2 points per game on 46 percent shooting for the Purple Raiders (16-8). He has started all 24 games.

Prior to transferring to Mount Union prior to this season, he spent the first three years of his collegiate career at California (Pa.), where he was the 2013 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and a three-year starter.

Indians agree to 1-year contract with Uribe

GOODYEAR, ARIZONA

The Cleveland Indians have agreed to a one-year, $5 million contract with veteran infielder Juan Uribe, who will likely be their starting third baseman this season.

The team confirmed on Friday that the 36-year-old will sign once some issues are resolved with his visa and he’s able to return to the United States. He still has to pass a physical for the deal to be finalized.

Uribe played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Mets last season, batting .253 with 14 home runs in 119 games. During his 15-year career, Uribe has also played for Colorado, the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco. He has a career .256 average with 192 home runs and 791 RBIs.

Illinois forward Black pleads not guilty

URBANA, ILL.

Authorities say Illinois basketball player Leron Black has pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault after police say he threatened a bouncer at a campus bar with a knife.

A Champaign County clerk’s office spokeswoman said Black entered his plea by video Friday afternoon. His bond is $5,000.

Black’s attorney, Mark Lipton, did not return a call seeking comment on his behalf.

Illinois basketball coach John Groce said Black has been indefinitely suspended.

University of Illinois police spokesman Patrick Wade said officers arrested the 20-year-old sophomore at 12:25 a.m. Friday after the fight. Wade said bouncers were trying to break up the fight when one bouncer was threatened.

Former Athletics utility man Tony Phillips dies

PHOENIX

Tony Phillips, an infielder and outfielder who made the final defensive play in the Oakland Athletics’ sweep of the Giants during the earthquake-interrupted 1989 World Series, has died. He was 56.

The A’s didn’t provide a cause of death Friday in announcing Phillips’ passing, which the club said occurred Wednesday in Arizona and was unexpected.

“I am in total shock. Played golf with Tony Phillips last week he was driving the ball over 300 yards seemed so healthy and full of life,” former A’s slugger Jose Canseco posted on Twitter. “RIP Tony Phillips. My thoughts and prayers with your family at this tough time. Going to miss you.”

Phillips played nine of his 18 major league seasons with the A’s, and he also spent five years with Detroit, two each with the Angels and White Sox and one year for both the Mets and Toronto. He returned to Oakland for his final season in 1999 and was a career .266 hitter with 160 home runs and 819 RBIs in 2,161 games.

Cavs’ Shumpert day-to-day with injury

INDEPENDENCE, OHIO

Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert sprained his left shoulder in Thursday’s win over Chicago and could miss some upcoming games.

Shumpert did not practice Friday and coach Tyronn Lue said the team’s best perimeter defender is day-to-day with the injury. Shumpert missed six weeks last season after dislocating the same shoulder. He did not have surgery.

Lue said Shumpert got hurt while trying to make a steal against the Bulls.

Staff/wire report