SPORTS DIGEST || Third Steelathlon set Saturday at Covelli

Third Steelathlon set Saturday at Covelli

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The Third Annual Youngstown Steelathlon will be Saturday at 8 a.m.

The Steelathlon is an urban obstacle course run through downtown Youngstown and the YSU campus benefitting the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley starting at the Covelli Centre.

The race is designed for people of all ages and fitness levels. The Steelathlon supports The Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley.

T-shirts and other freebies are given out for participating and refreshments, music and other prizes will be available in the Covelli Centre after the race.

Cost is $55 to register and is $60 on race day. Teams of five or more will receive a $5 discount for each participant.

OHSAA names interim commissioner

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Dave Gray, a former OHSAA Board of Directors President, has been named Interim Commissioner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association following action by the OHSAA Board of Directors at a special meeting last week.

Gray will fill in for OHSAA Commissioner Dr. Dan Ross, who is recovering from a series of health setbacks.

No timetable has been set for the duration of Gray’s appointment, as Dr. Ross will have the option of returning to his position as commissioner once he returns to good health.

Tennis standout heading to Alliance

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Lakeview graduate Zach Teffner is heading to the University of Mount Union this fall to play tennis for the Purple Raiders.

Teffner, a four-year letter winner in tennis for the Bulldogs, appeared in the state tournament in 2015 and signed his letter of intent on Monday.

Cavs’ Jefferson retires as NBA champion

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Richard Jefferson is an NBA champion, and that’s how he says his career will end.

The Cleveland forward told Fox Sports Ohio after Game 7 of the NBA Finals that he is retiring. Jefferson turns 36 on Tuesday, and just completed his 15th NBA season.

Jefferson was the No. 13 pick in the 2001 NBA draft. He spent his first seven seasons with New Jersey, and also played for San Antonio, Milwaukee, Utah, Golden State and Dallas before coming to Cleveland.

After the Cavaliers beat Golden State on Sunday night for the title, Jefferson offered emotional praise for finals MVP LeBron James, saying he owes his “entire basketball career to him.”

“To be able to get on a team and walk in with a guy that says he’s going to be able to carry you and bring me here, I owe everything, every shot, every play, everything I’ve ever done to that man,” Jefferson said.

Two Alabama players escape charges

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The district attorney’s office has decided not to prosecute Alabama offensive lineman Cam Robinson and reserve defensive back Laurence “Hootie” Jones on drug and weapons charges.

Prosecutor Neal Johnson cited insufficient evidence in court documents filed on Monday.

Robinson and Jones were arrested in the early morning of May 17 for the misdemeanor charge of carrying a weapon in the presence of narcotics. Robinson also was charged with felony possession of stolen firearms.

NBA Finals ratings highest since 1998

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Sunday’s Game 7 between the Cavaliers and Warriors drew the highest television rating for the NBA Finals since Michael Jordan’s last championship.

Cleveland’s tense 93-89 win to capture the city’s first title in more than a half-century averaged a 15.7 rating and nearly 30.8 million viewers on ABC. Both numbers are the best since Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, when Jordan’s Bulls clinched their sixth ring, ESPN said Monday. That game set an NBA record with a 22.3 rating on NBC.

Staff/wire report