Stanford to speak to Curbstone Coaches

Stanford to speak to Curbstone Coaches

BEAVER TOWNSHIP

Former Cleveland Indian and new Eastern Gateway Community College Baseball Coach Jason Stanford 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. Also, 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 are also available for $50 for any inductee over the last 50 years in honor of The Curbstone Coaches 50th anniversary.

Jets’ Revis due in court for South Side assault

PITTSBURGH

New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis has a court date next week on criminal charges stemming from a fight after he turned himself in to police and was later released on a non-monetary bond.

Revis faces aggravated assault and other charges alleging he was in a fight with two men last weekend in Pittsburgh. He answered no questions from the media as he turned himself in Friday. He later made an initial court appearance, and his next court date was scheduled for Thursday.

Revis’ attorney has said Revis was physically assaulted by a group of at least five people. He said Revis “feared for his safety” and sought medical attention, but he didn’t offer details about the severity of Revis’ injuries.

Police say the fight started when a man began recording a video of Revis and Revis grabbed his phone and tried to delete it. Two men say they were punched and knocked out.

The New York Jets said through a spokesman they would have no further comment.

Non-League Lincoln advances in FA Cup

BURNLEY, England

Lincoln became the first non-league team to reach the FA Cup quarterfinals in more than a century by beating Premier League side Burnley 1-0 with an 89th-minute goal on Saturday.

Sean Raggett scored the most famous goal in Lincoln’s 133-year history, with goal-line technology needed to confirm that his close-range header at the far post crossed the line.

Having already eliminated second-tier League Championship teams Ipswich and Brighton in a remarkable run to the last 16 that started in October, fifth-tier leader Lincoln ousted a top-flight club that held runaway Premier League leader Chelsea to a draw only last weekend.

The last non-league team to reach the FA Cup quarterfinals was Queens Park Rangers in 1914. Lincoln was playing in the last 16 for the first time in 130 years.

Shiffrin wins third straight world title

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland

Mikaela Shiffrin won a third straight slalom title at the ski world championships on Saturday to retain her unbeaten record at major events.

The 21-year-old American was imperious in extending her first-run lead to finish a huge 1.64 seconds faster than runner-up Wendy Holdener of Switzerland.

Frida Hansdotter of Sweden was third, trailing by 1.75.

Shiffrin was 0.85 faster than any rival second time down, after beating Holdener by 0.38 in the morning first run.

Ivan Koloff, 74; was ‘Russian Bear’

GREENVILLE, N.C.

Ivan Koloff, the Canadian professional wrestler known as “The Russian Bear” in the ring, had died after fighting liver cancer. He was 74.

Born in Montreal as Oreal Perras, Koloff was one of wrestling’s top villains in the 1970 and 1980s. In 1971, he pinned Bruno Sammartino in Madison Square Garden to take the WWWF title.

The death came a day after fellow former wrestler George “The Animal” Steele died at 79.

Staff/wire report