SPORTS DIGEST || Lucas, Benson power Scrappers in 10th

Lucas, Benson power Scrappers in 10th

AUBURN, N.Y.

Simeon Lucas hit an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning and Will BEnson cracked a two-run homer to lead the Scrappers to a 15-7 win over the Auburn Doubledays.

Oscar Gonzalez scored the go-ahead run on Lucas’ single after he led off the inning with a double. The Scrappers later scored seven more runs in the inning.

The Scrappers scored one run in the eighth before Auburn answered in the bottom of the inning when Austin Guibor hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Nick Choruby to tie the game 7-7.

Benson was a triple short of the cycle, driving in four runs and scoring a pair in the win. Lucas doubled and singled three times, driving home four runs.

Ping-Hsueh Chen (1-0) got the win with 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief while David Smith (1-3) took the loss in the New York-Penn League game.

For the Doubledays, Kameron Esthay homered and singled twice, driving in five runs.

The Scrappers are 9-2 this season against the Doubledays.

Cavaliers Academy scheduled at YSU

YOUNGSTOWN

Cavaliers Academy Summer Camp will be held at Youngstown State University from Monday through Aug. 11 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Kendall Chones, who played at Colgate University, will be the camp’s had coach.

Cavs Academy uniform, basketball, water bottle, drawstring bag and certificate are included. To enroll, visit the website cavs.com/cavsacademy.

For more information email youthhoops@cavs.com or call (216) 420-2900.

Modified races set at Sharon Speedway

HARTFORD

An all-modified race program is set Saturday at Sharon Speedway for the Bill Kirila Memorial.

The weekly Hovis Auto & Truck Supply Big-Block Modifieds, HTMA/Precise Racing Products RUSH Sportsman Modifieds and Summit Racing Equipment Econo Mods will be joined by a special appearance by the E-Mods in a $1,000 to-win event presented by A&MP Electric.

The RUSH Sportsman Modifieds will run their $800 to-win 2016 “Apple Festival Nationals” make-up feature.

Racing is set for 7 p.m. Adult admission is just $10.

Pits open at 4 p.m. with grandstands at 5 and drivers meeting at 6:30.

Grandstand admission costs $10 for those 14 and over.

Sharon Speedway is owned by the Blaney, Weller and Kirila families and is a 3/8-mile dirt track located on Custer-Orangeville Road near the intersection of state Routes 7 and 305. For more information, check out the website at www.sharonspeedway.com or call 330-772-5481.

Neymar’s PSG deal a world-record transfer

PARIS

Six years after taking over perennial underachiever Paris Saint-Germain, the French club’s wealthy owners finally got what they wanted by hiring Neymar, who they believe will bring them Champions League glory.

The Brazil star became the most expensive player in soccer history after completing his blockbuster transfer from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($262 million) on Thursday. By paying the release clause in his contract, PSG shattered the world transfer record to sign arguably one of the top three best attacking players in the game, alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The previous transfer record had been set a year ago when Manchester United paid 105 million euros (then $116 million) to bring Paul Pogba back from Juventus.

Ironically, the 25-year-old signed a five-year contract with the French league side just five months after playing a decisive role as Barcelona produced a comeback that made Champions League history – at PSG’s expense.

Having lost their first leg match 4-0 in France, Barcelona was trailing 5-3 on aggregate in the 88th minute in Spain, only for Neymar to score twice in the final minutes before Sergi Roberto’s winner in added time sealed a humiliating exit from the Round of 16 for PSG.

Staff/wire reports