SPORTS digest

Housteau to speak to Curbstone Coaches

Gary Housteau, a writer and staff member of Bucknuts Media covering Ohio State sports, will be the guest speaker on Monday at the Curbstone Coaches luncheon at the Avion Banquet Center.

The event begins at noon and is open to the public.

Curbstone’s 49th annual Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will be on May 1 at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman. Randy Gradishar, a linebacker for Ohio State and the Denver Broncos, will be the keynote speaker.

Tickets are available by contacting Mariel Sallee at 330-519-6819.

Steelers to play hoops at Leetonia

LEETONIA

The Pittsburgh Steelers basketball team will take on the faculty and staff of Leetonia High School on Thursday.

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

The Steelers team consists of current players and alumni. Tickets cost $20 and $10. They are on sale at the high school weekdays from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Girard will induct 8 into hall of fame

GIRARD

The Girard Hall of Fame will induct eight new members of April 16 at at Leo’s Ristorante in Howland.

Inductees are: John Santagata (class of 1923), Walter Hill (1951), James Leonard Jr. (1969), Lynanne Zirafi (1978), Adam Barta (1997), Matthew Penza (2001), Cachet Murray (2005) and Cindy Mason (1972).

Tickets cost $40 and are available from the Girard High School Athletic Department.

Fitch’s Harris finished 44th

COLUMBUS

Fitch High School sophomore bowler Alysha Harris finished 44th in Saturday’s Division I state tournament at Webb Lanes.

Harris rolled 548 with games of 168, 196 and 184. Madison Stiffler of Whitehall-Yearling won the state title with 719.

McGregor receives record UFC purse

LAS VEGAS

Conor McGregor is the first UFC fighter to make a disclosed $1 million purse in his fight Saturday against Nate Diaz at UFC 196.

The Nevada Athletic Commission revealed the purses for the card late Friday.

McGregor received a flat $1 million with no win bonus in the biggest disclosed payout in UFC history, according to the commission’s records. Anderson Silva had the previous disclosed high of $800,000 for his comeback fight against Nick Diaz in early 2015.

Top fighters typically make much more on top of their disclosed payout from a percentage of pay-per-view sales and other bonuses.

Nate Diaz gets a flat $500,000 for the late-notice fight, with no win bonus.

Bantamweight champion Holly Holm will make $500,000 against Miesha Tate.

USA advances to Davis quarterfinals

MELBOURNE, Australia

John Isner moved the United States into the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup World Group, defeating Australia’s Bernard Tomic 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (4) on Sunday for a winning 3-1 edge in the first-round tie on grass at Kooyong.

Isner, who beat Sam Groth on Friday in the opening singles match, appeared to sustain an upper left leg injury early in the second set. In the 12th game of the third set, he saved four set points before Tomic sent it to a fourth set when Isner netted a backhand.

The big-serving American finished the match with a service winner and ace, one of his 49 in the match.

The scheduled reverse singles match between Groth and Jack Sock was not played, leaving the final scoreline 3-1 for the U.S.

The Americans will next host the winner of Croatia and Belgium in the quarterfinals. Croatia leads that series 2-1 going into Sunday’s reverse singles.

Staff/wire report