SPORTS digest

Bowling clinics set at Boardman Lanes

BOARDMAN

The Youngstown-Salem USBC WBA, the Youngstown USBC Youth and the Greater Youngstown Bowling Association will be holding bowling clinics on July 23 at Boardman Lanes, 7534 Market Street.

Times will be noon-1 p.m., 1-2 p.m. and 2-3 p.m.

Brian Umstead will be assisting youth and adult bowlers on sport etiquette, fundamentals of the sport and tips on improving.

There is no cost for the clinics but donations will be accepted. For more information, call the WBA office at 330-799-7999 or Tony Corradetti at 330-518-5857.

Hubbard’s Powell to play in Fla. event

HUBBARD

Adria Powell, a sophomore in Hubbard High School, has been selected to play for the Ohio Valley Region High Performance Team for USA Volleyball.

She is the daughter of Greg and Olivia Powell. Her team will play in Ft. Lauderdale from July 19-23.

The matches will be live streamed on the USA Volleyball Website.

Warriors’ Green faces assault charge

EAST LANSING, Mich.

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor assault and battery over the weekend near the Michigan State campus, police said Monday.

The alleged incident occurred Sunday around 2:30 a.m. in the city where Green played for the Spartans from 2008 to 2012.

East Lansing Police Lt Scott Wrigglesworth said the alleged victim, an adult male, was not injured and did not flag down an officer after the incident.

If convicted of assault or assault and battery, Green could face 93 days in jail, a $500 fine or both.

Tech leaders urge Silver to move game

NEW YORK

Technology industry leaders have urged NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to move the All-Star Game out of Charlotte unless a North Carolina law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people is repealed “in very short order.”

In a letter sent Friday and obtained by The Associated Press, the executives tell Silver that putting fans at risk of discrimination would “send a terrible message about who the NBA is and what it values as an organization, and set a dangerous precedent.”

“If the NBA holds events in North Carolina while HB2 remains law, players, employees, and fans will be at risk of discrimination — and that’s wrong,” the letter said.

The All-Star weekend is set for next February. Silver has made it clear the league needs changes to the HB2 law in order to stage the weekend there but has resisted setting any deadlines for when he might act, believing positive dialogue is ongoing.

MLB players reject London games for 2017

SAN DIEGO

London is not calling for Major League Baseball next year.

The players’ association says MLB has given up plans to play regular-season games in the British capital in 2017.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in January that his staff was working hard at playing in London, and MLB officials looked at the renovated Olympic Stadium as a possible venue.

“There was discussion about London early on,” union head Tony Clark said Monday. “Unfortunately there were a number of moving pieces related to London that shortened our window in an effort to try to find common ground on that happening, and we weren’t able to get it done in time.”

Clark also was non-committal about having players on 25-man active rosters made available for the 2020 Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo from July 24-Aug. 9.

Staff/wire report