SPORTS digest

Umpire clinic offered at Youngstown State

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown Metro Umpire Association is hosting an OHSAA baseball and softball clinic at the WATTS today. Doors open at 9 a.m.

This meeting counts as one of the four required by the state. For more information, call John Mang at 330-502-6665.

Judge to speak at Curbstone meeting

Beaver Township

Common Pleas Court Judge and former Title IX Beneficiary Shirley Christian will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of the Curbstone Coaches Association at The Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road. The event begins at noon and is open to the public.

Plans are underway for the 49th Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, which is set for May 1 at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman. Keynote speaker will be former Denver Broncos linebaker Randy Gradishar, a Champion High and Ohio State standout. Tickets are now available by contacting Mariel Sallee at 330-519-6819.

Police could wrap up Manziel case next week

DALLAS

Dallas police say they could conclude their domestic violence investigation of Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel by late next week.

Police spokesman Maj. Midge Boyle said Saturday that investigators have reviewed medical records provided by Colleen Crowley, Manziel’s ex-girlfriend. Crowley told police Manziel hit her and dragged her into a car in late January.

Manziel hasn’t been charged, but a judge has issued Crowley a protection order against him.

Police haven’t interviewed Manziel, but spoke to several other witnesses. Boyle says police want to have their strongest case against Manziel before speaking to him.

Some defense lawyers have questioned whether Manziel is getting special treatment and another suspect facing similar allegations might already have been arrested. Boyle said the detective investigating the allegations “hasn’t gotten all the facts yet.”

“She’s still putting the case together,” Boyle said. “It’s been two weeks since this investigation started, and it is high-profile.”

“As soon as we have something pertinent to put out, we will let you know,” she said.

A Heisman Trophy winner at Texas A&M, Manziel has had several incidents of trouble in the NFL. The Browns have indicated they will release him next month.

Crowley said in an affidavit filed with the judge who issued the protective order that Manziel hit her so hard that she temporarily lost hearing in one ear.

In the affidavit, Crowley says she and Manziel had a confrontation in his Dallas hotel room around 1:45 a.m. Jan. 30. She says that after hitting her, he threatened to kill himself as he drove her to Fort Worth.

US soccer team earns Olympic berth

HOUSTON

Alex Morgan scored three goals and the United States secured a spot in the Olympics this summer with a 5-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on Friday night in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.

The World Cup champions, ranked No. 1 world, will seek their fourth straight Olympic gold medal and fifth overall.

There were two Olympic berths up for grabs in the North and Central America and Caribbean region.

Canada secured the other spot in Brazil with a 3-1 semifinal victory over Costa Rica in the earlier match Friday at BBVA Compass Stadium. It is the third straight trip to the Olympics for the 11th-ranked Canadians, who will face the United States on Sunday in the tournament’s final match.

Staff/wire report