Sunday, February 26, 2017
Spano to speak at Curbstone Coaches
Local Sports Historian Nick Spano 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 underway 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 business man Ed Muransky.
Tickets are now 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.
Merritt starts in Tribe’s win over Cincinnati
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Having made one major league start, Ryan Merritt was summoned from the instructional league in Arizona last October and pitched 41/3 scoreless innings against Toronto to help Cleveland close out the AL Championship Series.
Four days after his 25th birthday, the left-hander was back on the mound and started the Indians’ spring training opener, an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Merritt allowed two runs and four hits in two innings, struck out two, walked none and hit a batter. After retiring the side in order in the first, he allowed Eugenio Suarez’s solo homer.
“I think I threw the ball well for the most part,” Merritt said. “I know that I still have got things to work on. It was my first time seeing hitters in a while. I saw a lot of positives out of today.”
Pirates sweep pair of split-squad games
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 in Bardenton, Fla. while the Pirates also beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 in Port Charlotte, Fla.
At Bradenton, Pirates star Andrew McCutchen , playing right field for the first time as a major leaguer, went 1 for 2 with a double off the left-field wall and scored a run.
Starling Marte, taking over for McCutchen in center, had a strikeout and a walk, going 0 for 2. Gregory Polanco went 3 for 3, drove in two runs and swiped two bases.
At Port Charlotte, Jacob Stallings hit a solo homer in Pittsburgh’s six-run fifth inning, and Joey Terdoslavich had three hits and two RBIs.
Oaklahoma QB Mayfield arrested
Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was arrested in Arkansas early Saturday morning and faces three charges.
Mayfield was charged with public intoxication and charged with a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, a felony count of fleeing the scene and misdemeanor count of resisting arrest, according to the Washington County arrest report,
Mayfield was released after posting bond late Saturday afternoon. His next hearing is set for Monday.
The preliminary police report stated officers responded to an assault and battery report at 2:29 a.m. Saturday morning. Officers found Mayfield and another party in a heated argument. Mayfield’s speech was “slurred,” according to the officers, and when he was asked to speak with them, he walked away. When asked to stop, Mayfield reportedly took off running.
Ryan Reed wins Xfinity race at Daytona
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Ryan Reed picked up the second Xfinity Series victory of his career — both at Daytona International Speedway — by winning the wreck-filled season-opener Saturday.
Reed held off Austin Dillon and Kasey Kahne in a two-lap overtime shootout to win in a Ford for Roush Fenway Racing. Reed’s only other career victory came in this race in 2015.
Kahne finished second in a Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, which had five cars in the field and a rough day because of all the accidents.
Staff/wire reports