SPORTS digest

Hughes to be inducted into OATCCC HOF

COLUMBUS

LaBrae High School graduate Voren Hughes will be inducted into the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame at Friday’s banquet.

Before competing for Ohio State University in 1987 and 1988, Hughes was a regular participant at the high school state track meets. Hughes won the 200 m state title as a sophomore, the 100m and 200 m as a junior, and the 100m, 200m and 400m as a senior.

Hughes lives in Seattle, so his high school coach, Ken Kilpatrick, will accept his award.

Also being honored will be Fitch High School athletic director Rob Conklin with a distinguished service award.

Blue Jackets coach breaks ribs

COLUMBUS

Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella has broken two ribs falling after a collision with forward Rene Bourque during an outdoor practice and will not coach Saturday night at Boston.

Associate coach Craig Hartsburg will lead Columbus against the Bruins, the team said Friday. Tortorella’s status for Monday night against the Montreal Canadiens is unknown.

The injury occurred about 20 minutes into the Blue Jackets’ first practice at a temporary rink built for public skating in McFerson Commons, across the street from the Blue Jackets’ Nationwide Arena. The team practiced there to promote the opening of Winter Park.

Bourque was part of a 3-on-3 drill, and Tortorella was along the left boards near center ice when Bourque took a tumble and undercut his coach, who was blindsided.

Tortorella went down hard on his back and was prone for several minutes as he was attended to by the team’s medical staff.

Former Olympian Johnson dead at 55

KITZBUEHEL, AUSTRIA

Bill Johnson, the first American skier to win an Olympic downhill title, has died after a long illness, the U.S. ski team said Friday. He was 55.

Megan Harrod, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Alpine team, said Johnson died Thursday at an assisted living facility in Gresham, Oregon.

Johnson’s health had been on the decline for several years after a series of strokes.

Johnson won the downhill at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, the first American skier to capture gold in Alpine skiing’s marquee event.

He tried to make a comeback ahead of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics but was badly injured in a downhill training run in 2001, sustaining a traumatic brain injury.

49ers fire DC Mangini

SANTA CLARA, CALIF.

Add Eric Mangini to the growing list of 49ers assistants that Chip Kelly has declined to keep.

According to Fox Sports, the 49ers fired Mangini on Friday. Additionally the team has parted ways with last year’s offensive coordinator Geep Chryst and with special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey Jr.

Mangini’s defense, which was wracked by retirements before the season and by injuries during the season, finished 29th in yards allowed, 31st in takeaways and 29th in sacks.

Raonic dedicates Open win to shooting victims

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

Milos Raonic has dedicated his third-round victory at the Australian Open to victims of a shooting in Canada which left four people dead and at least two injured.

A gunman opened fire at the La Loche Community School in a remote aboriginal community in Saskatchewan, and at a second location.

“Today, before I stepped out on court it was a difficult day back home,” the 25-year-old Canadian tennis star, his voice sounding emotional at times, said after his win over Viktor Troicki on Saturday.

“Unfortunately in Saskatchewan in a very small community there was a shooting at a high school, so I want to take a moment and give thoughts to that community, the family, the students and the school affected. We wish you all the best.”

Staff/wire reports