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Power play goals cost Phantoms in loss

YOUNGSTOWN

Two power play goals by the RoughRiders hurt the Youngstown Phantoms (12-6-3-1, 28 points) in a 3-1 loss at the Covelli Centre on Friday.

Cedar Rapids scored twice in the first two periods with the second goal coming with 0.1 second left in the second. Youngstown cut the lead in half at 5:37 of the third period on a Michael Regush backhander.

Youngstown will return Dec. 28 against the Madison Capitols. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05.

MiLB umpire to speak in Streetsboro

MiLB umpire Cody Clark will speak at Streetsboro Parks and Recreation on Jan. 28. He will speak about his six-year career, and train boys and girls 16 and older.

The cost to attend is $35 and includes rules, mechanics, situational plays, cross training and certification. Cross training includes girls fastpitch, all levels ASA softball and boys baseball training.

Come in casual clothing and bring two pencils with your payment. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with doors opening at 8:30 a.m.

Call or text Jo Stephenson at 330-322-1222 for more information or to register.

Toledo’s Jason Candle signs 6-year contract

TOLEDO

Toledo coach Jason Candle has signed a six-year contract that runs through the 2023 and will pay him more than $1 million per year.

Candle is 21-6 in two full seasons at Toledo, where he was promoted from offensive coordinator after the 2015 regular season. The Rockets won the Mid-American Conference for the first time since 2004.

The new deal calls for Candle to make a base salary of $450,00 next season that increases by $25,000 each year, plus additional compensation of $650,000 annually related to sponsorship deals, radio and television shows and speaking engagements. Candle’s total compensation makes him the highest paid coach in the MAC.

Pete Rose defamation lawsuit dismissed

PHILADELPHIA

A defamation lawsuit filed by Pete Rose last year against the lawyer who got him kicked out of baseball has been dismissed.

Federal court documents show Rose’s suit against John Dowd was dismissed Friday.

Statements issued by Rose’s lawyer and Dowd’s lawyer say both parties agreed “based on mutual consideration, to the dismissal with prejudice of Mr. Rose’s lawsuit against Mr. Dowd.”

Rose contended in the suit that Dowd defamed him in 2015 by saying on the radio that the former baseball great had raped young teen girls during spring training.

Former ESPN employee criticizes network

BRISTOL, CONN.

A former ESPN personality is accusing the network of trying to silence her and other women who assert they were subjected to a sexually hostile work environment.

Adrienne Lawrence made the accusation in a tweet Friday after ESPN published a friendly text message exchange between her and an anchor she had accused of misconduct.

Lawrence, who served a fellowship at ESPN, filed a complaint this summer with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

She alleges, among other things, that she was not offered a permanent job at ESPN after complaining that anchor John Buccigross had sent her unsolicited shirtless photos and used inappropriate nicknames for her.

Those accusations and others were detailed Thursday by the Boston Globe. Buccigross said in a statement to the newspaper that he considered her a friend and was sorry if he offended her.

The network says it investigated Lawrence’s complaints and found them without merit.

The Globe says Lawrence asked the Connecticut commission to withdraw her complaint so she could pursue a lawsuit instead. No lawsuits have been filed.

From staff and wire reports