SPORTS digest

Pluchinsky tied for 24th in Ohio Am

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Brandon Pluchinsky of North Lima shot a 72 (plus-two) in the first round of the Ohio Amateur on Wednesday at Findlay Country Club. He’s tied for 24th.

Meanwhile, Boardman High sophomore Cole Christman shot a 79 and is tied for 109th, Ryan Fowler (Warren) shot a 81 and is tied for 131st and Evan Standohar (Girard) shot an 82 and is tied for 136th.

Play continues today with the second of four rounds (there will be cuts after the second and third rounds).

Boardman’s Jonda sits 3rd in NOPGA

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Boardman’s Bobby Jonda shot a 73 in the NOPGA Junior Series at Mallard Creek on Wednesday and is tied for third place in the boys 16-19 division. He shot a 35 on the front-nine, before taking a 38 on the back.

Also, Connor Stevens of Brookfield took a 76 and is tied for second in the boys 13-15 field.

MSU player says Green punched him

DETROIT

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green struck a Michigan State football player in the jaw during a weekend confrontation near campus, tried to apologize and then had to sit in jail for a while until he could sober up, according to a police report released Wednesday.

Senior cornerback Jermaine Edmondson claimed he was punched by Green early Sunday outside a restaurant in East Lansing, though officers patrolling the area said they saw or heard a loud, open-handed “slap.”

Edmondson said it was his second confrontation with Green in as many nights out. He told police that he and his girlfriend were choked Friday night by men who were with Green at Rick’s, a bar near campus.

He said he spotted Green the next night and tried to talk to him, according to the police report released to The Associated Press.

“I walk over and I tell Draymond that last night wasn’t cool,” Edmondson, who is from Canton, Ohio, said in an email to police. “As he responded to me he began to poke me on my shoulder and I tell him that he doesn’t need to put his hands on me, we can just talk. As I started to talk again, boom, I’m punched in my jaw.”

He said he had a headache and pain in his neck and jaw.

Green was arrested and taken to the East Lansing jail where he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.10, police said. He was released when sober. If convicted of misdemeanor assault and battery, Green could face 93 days in jail, a $500 fine or both.

Duncan breaks silence

San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan says he decided to retire after 19 seasons because playing basketball wasn’t “as fun anymore.”

Two days after the Spurs announced Duncan’s retirement in a news release, he sat down for an interview with longtime friend Rashidi Clenance. The interview was streamed online via ViVid Streaming.

Duncan says he has no regrets after deciding to end his career with five championships and two MVP awards. He grew emotional as he says he “enjoyed the ride” and he thanked Spurs fans and all of those who have reached out in the last two days.

He did not reveal any specific plans for his retirement. Duncan says that’s the beauty of it, that for the first time in 20 years, he doesn’t have a plan.

Charles Barkley speaks on shootings

MIAMI

Charles Barkley says black people have “got to do better” in response to last week’s shootings of black men by police and the sniper attack that left five officers dead in Dallas.

In an interview on ESPN radio’s Dan Le Batard show Tuesday, Barkley said that police “have made some mistakes, that don’t give us the right to riot and shoot cops.” He continued that it bothers him that black people “never get mad when black people kill each other.” He added that “there’s a lot of blame to go around.”

The 11-time NBA all-star and TNT commentator has often been outspoken on issues of race.

Staff/wire report