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Barry Brooks honored as top soccer official

COLUMBUS

Barry Brooks of Mineral Ridge has been selected as the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s boys soccer official of the year.

Brooks was one of 18 officials chosen will be recognized at the OHSAA’s annual banquet tonight when 15 members are inducted into the OHSAA Officials Hall of Fame.

“The Officials Hall of Fame banquet is our opportunity to recognize individuals in Ohio for their outstanding careers and their service to the officiating community,” said Beau Rugg, OHSAA assistant commissioner.

“It is a joy to recognize these highly respected people with induction into the Hall of Fame. We thank all officials for their service to student-athletes, coaches, schools and other officials.”

Circuit of Champions to run at Sharon

Hartford

The “410” Sprint Cars will be making their first of three appearances of the 2016 season at Sharon Speedway on June 21 when Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions come to town for the 34th annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket.

The Deforest Used Parts Mini Stocks will also be on hand.

Qualifying for Sprints will get under way at approximately 6:30 p.m. followed by racing. Reserved and advanced tickets are on sale at SharonSpeedway.com.

Cardinal Mooney’s hoops camp postponed

YOUNGSTOWN

The Cardinal Mooney basketball camp scheduled for Monday-Thursday next week has been postponed until further notice.

The camp was to have run from 9 a.m.-noon each day.

Stripper accuses Eagles player of sex assault

PHILADELPHIA

Police are investigating an allegation that a member of the Philadelphia Eagles sexually assaulted a dancer at a strip club. Authorities would not identify the individual, but the team said wide receiver Nelson Agholor, 23, was under police investigation.

Police say the alleged assault occurred at Cheerleaders Gentlemen’s Club Thursday afternoon, the day the Eagles wrapped up their offseason workouts.

Attorney Fortunato Perri Jr., who is representing Agholor, says “Nelson has not been involved in any criminal conduct whatsoever.” He wouldn’t discuss the allegations against him.

The Eagles say they’re aware Agholor is under police investigation and they have been in contact with him and the authorities. But they are declining to further comment.

Bengals sign Houston cornerback Jackson

CINCINNATI

The Bengals agreed to a deal on Friday with first-round pick William Jackson III, leaving all seven of their draft choices under contract.

The cornerback from Houston was the 24th overall pick. He’ll play on special teams and is envisioned in a backup role as a rookie. The Bengals return their starting cornerbacks, Dre Kirkpatrick and Adam “Pacman” Jones, as well as Darqueze Dennard.

The Bengals were looking to take a receiver in the first round, but the top four were gone by the time they got to their choice. They took Jackson to add to their depth at cornerback, the third time in the last five years that they’ve taken a cornerback with their top pick.

Documents indicate Baylor seeking to settle

AUSTIN, Texas

Baylor University and former football coach Art Briles want to quickly settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a woman who says the Baptist school was indifferent to her complaints that she was raped by a player, according to court documents.

Jasmin Hernandez sued the Waco, Texas, school in March amid the school’s investigation into how it mishandled cases of assault. The Associated Press generally doesn’t identify sexual assault victims but Hernandez has spoken publicly to draw attention to the case.

Staff and wire reports