SPORTS digest

YSU volleyball coach to speak at Curbstone

BEAVER TOWNSHIP

Youngstown State University head volleyball coach Mark Hardaway will be the featured speaker Monday at the weekly luncheon of The Curbstone Coaches at The Avion Banquet Center. The event begins at noon and is open to the public.

Steel Valley FCA to hear McDonald

CANFIELD

The Steel Valley Fellowship of Christian Athletes will sponsor a FCA Rise dessert on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at Old North Baptist Church.

Keynote speaker will be Devon McDonald, CEO of SportsWorld Ministries, McDonald is a former NFL linebacker with the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals.

Shelby golf outing Saturday at Mahoning

GIRARD

The annual Paul Shelby Memorial Golf Outing will be Saturday at the Mahoning Country Club, 710 E. Liberty Street. Sign-up begins at 9 a.m.

Cost is $260 for a four-person team, along with an additional $40 for a skins game.

Proceeds provide college scholarships to Girard High School seniors. To register, contact Joseph Shelby at 330-207-0857.

Fink is among Speedway winners

HARTFORD

Capturing victories Friday in Sharon Speedway’s Hovis Auto & Truck Supply victory lane were: Kyle Fink, Hovis Auto & Truck Supply Big-Block Modifieds in the “Johnny Zdelar Memorial”; Mark Marcucci, Leader Chassis Mod Lites; Vivian Jones, Joe’s Radiator Service-Sportsman Dwarf Cars; and Mike Lutz, Jr., Junior Sprints.

Jones edges Larson for Xfinity win

JOLIET, Ill.

Erik Jones passed Elliott Sadler with nine laps to go and held off Kyle Larson to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway, allowing Ryan Sieg and Blake Koch to claim the final two spots in the Chase for the championship.

The 20-year-old Jones’ series-high fourth win of the season left him as the top seed for the seven-race Chase. Jones won the Truck Series title a year ago and will move to the Sprint Cup next year.

Team Europe stuns US in World Cup Hockey

TORONTO

Marian Gaborik, Leon Draisaitl and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored, Jaroslav Halak made 35 saves and Team Europe upset the United States 3-0 on Saturday in a stunning opening game at the World Cup of Hockey.

Playing his first game since March 8 because of a groin injury, Halak was up to the task, especially in the third period.

Jonathan Quick allowed three goals on 17 shots but fell victim to blunders in front of him. A mistake by defenseman Ryan McDonagh allowed Europe to get a 2-on-1 rush for Gaborik’s goal, and a turnover by Hart Trophy winner Patrick Kane set up a 2-on-0 for Draisaitl’s.

The U.S. outshot Europe 35-17, went 0 for 4 on the power play and had a goal disallowed.

Losing in regulation puts the Americans in a deep hole with only two games left in the preliminary round. They face favored Canada on Tuesday night.

Crosby leads Canada vs. Czech Republic

TORONTO

Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists and Carey Price made 27 saves in Canada’s 6-0 victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday night in their World Cup of Hockey opener.

Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, Joe Thornton, Jonathan Toews and Alex Pietrangelo also scored.

Michal Neuvirth made 44 saves for the Czech Republic.

Crosby opened the scoring and helped set up Machand’s goal that made it 2-0 late in the first. Crosby also assisted on Thornton’s goal in the second period.

Canada faces the United States Tuesday at 8 p.m.

Staff/wire report