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YSU men’s tennis team to host clinic Saturday

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown men’s tennis team is hosting a developmental clinic for children and adults on Saturday at the school’s tennis courts.

The clinic is open to general public as well as children of YSU students, faculty and staff. Sessions are available for one, two of three hours. The cost is $30 per hour and all proceeds raised will benefit the Youngstown State tennis programs.

There will be no more than two players for one coach on each court. Participants need to bring their own racquets and tennis shoes.

For registration and more information, contact assistant coach Silviu Mistreanu at dmistreanu@student.ysu.edu.

Sherman says message of protests getting lost

RENTON, WASH.

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman says the public isn’t listening to the message NFL players are trying to send with their actions during the national anthem.

While some fans are obsessing about whether players take a knee, raise a fist or lock arms during the national anthem before games, Sherman said they should be talking about the reasons why players are protesting.

Sherman did not take questions during his media availability on Wednesday. Instead, he walked to the podium, said a few words about this week’s opponent San Francisco and then gave a two-minute statement about what players have wanted to accomplish.

Sherman’s message came after a pair of police shootings this week, one in Charlotte, North Carolina, another in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

“More videos have come out of guys getting killed, and I think people are still missing the point,” Sherman said. “The reason these guys are kneeling, the reason we’re locking arms is to bring people together to make people aware that this is not right. It’s not right for people to get killed in the street.”

Michael Jordan calls for peaceful protests

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Michael Jordan has called for peaceful demonstration and conversation in the wake of the violent protests in Charlotte.

Jordan expressed condolences to the family of Keith Scott, a 43-year-old African-American man who was killed by a black police officer, and to those injured in the ensuing protests in a statement Thursday.

The Hornets owner said, “In light of the tragic events of the past three days, it is more important than ever that we restore calm and come together, as a community, in peaceful demonstration and conversation, and in constructive and non-violent ways.”

The Hornets team store was looted on Wednesday during the protests. Jordan says the Hornets are committed to working with “elected leaders and law enforcement to foster more trust, transparency and understanding so we can heal and grow together as a community.”

Scotland women’s team was ‘sick or hung over’

NYON, Switzerland

UEFA has charged Scotland’s football federation for “refusal to play” a women’s Under-19 European Championship qualifying match amid conflicting reports that players were sick or hung over.

UEFA says its disciplinary panel will judge the case next Wednesday.

The Scottish team cited an illness for not playing against Serbia on Monday in Albania in a match that would decide the Group 4 winner.

Scotland’s federation cited “acute gastroenteritis that affected nine players from the squad and eight members of the backroom staff.”

Serbian media reportedly claimed that players were affected by drinking to celebrate a win against Albania, which Scotland beat 11-0 five days earlier.

Competition rules say a team refusing to play “loses all rights to payments from UEFA.”

UEFA could award Serbia a 3-0 win by forfeit.

Staff and wire reports