Vesey to speak to Curbstone Coaches

Vesey to speak to Curbstone Coaches

WFMJ Channel 21 reporter Steve Vesey will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at The Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.

The event begins at noon and the public is welcome to attend.

Plans are under way for the 50th Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony which is set for May 7 at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman. The keynote speaker will be former Oakland Raider offensive lineman and local businessman Ed Muransky.

Tickets are available by contacting Mariel Sallee at 330-519-6819. Tickets cost $50 for any inductee over the last 50 years in honor of The Curbstone Coaches 50th anniversary.

McGrady, Self, Krause, Lobo lead HOF class

Two-time NBA scoring champion Tracy McGrady, Kansas coach Bill Self, former Chicago Bulls executive Jerry Krause and former UConn star Rebecca Lobo are part of this year’s Basketball Hall of Fame class.

The Hall of Fame announced the 11-person class Saturday on Twitter.

McGrady was a seven-time NBA All-Star who played 15 years in the league. Self is one of six coaches to lead three different schools to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. Lobo starred for the Huskies when they won a national championship in 1995 following an undefeated season.

Krause, who died last month, was the general manager during the Chicago Bulls’ dynasty in the 1990s.

Others in the class include Notre Dame women’s coach Muffet McGraw and Texas high school coach Robert Hughes.

Duncan’s ex-adviser to admit to fraud

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Court documents indicate a former financial adviser to retired Spurs star Tim Duncan plans to plead guilty in a multimillion-dollar fraud case.

In paperwork filed Friday, lawyers for 49-year-old Charles Banks of Atlanta say he plans to admit that he misled Duncan — identified in court documents as “T.D.” — to get his signatures on about $6 million in loans related to a merchandising business.

Banks was indicted last year on two counts of wire fraud, with each count carrying a possible 20-year prison sentence.

He is scheduled to appear Monday in federal court in San Antonio.

Duncan retired last year after winning five NBA championships in 19 years with the Spurs. He previously sued Banks over what he alleged were more than $25 million in failed investments.

Meram’s double leads Crew SC over Orlando

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Justin Meram scored a goal in each half and the Columbus Crew beat Orlando City SC 2-0 on Saturday.

Meram has three goals and two assists in five games for Columbus (3-1-1).

In the 13th minute, Meram raced in the open field to get to a chipped pass and he powered a shot off the hands of goalkeeper Joe Bendik. Meram scored on another counter attack in the 77th minute. He settled Federico Higuain’s pass at the corner of the 18-yard box, took three touches and cut it back to get an angle for a back-post shot.

USA women blow out Russia in hockey

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Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne each scored twice to lead the United States to a 7-0 victory over Russia at the world championships on Saturday.

Amanda Kessel also scored and Madeline Rooney stopped all 14 shots she faced to give the U.S. its second shutout in two games. Nicole Hensley had 18 saves in a 2-0 win over Canada in the opener the previous night.

Maria Sorokina finished with 27 saves for Russia (1-1).

The Americans scored in bunches, with two goals in less than a minute in the second period and another two in the final 19 seconds of the game.

Staff/wire report