Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Fitch’s Sutton earns All-America honors
FARGO, N.D.
Austintown Fitch junior wrestler Gus Sutton became the area’s second wrestler to earn All-American status at the Cadet Men’s Freestyle Nationals this past weekend.
The Nationals at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D. are considered to be among the toughest amateur wrestling tournaments in the nation.
Sutton (126) placed sixth at Nationals, making the semifinals before falling to Fresno California’s Ryan Franco. The last Mahoning Valley wrestler to place and earn All-America honors was Howland graduate and former state champion David-Brian Whisler in 2014.
Cavaliers sign former 2nd-round pick Osman
CLEVELAND
The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed former second-round pick Cedi Osman.
The Cavaliers announced the move Tuesday. Osman has played the last five seasons for Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League. He gets a three-year deal worth $8.3 million.
Last season, Osman averaged 13.2 points and 4.1 rebounds in 35 games. In Euroleague play, Osman averaged 7.1 points and 2.8 rebounds. The 6-foot-8 forward is a defensive-minded player who figures to give Cleveland some depth at the end of the bench in the frontcourt. He was acquired in a draft-night trade with the Timberwolves on 2015.
Osman joins Kyle Korver, Jose Calderon and Jeff Green as signings this summer for the Cavaliers, who have made it to three straight NBA Finals.
NBA will ditch home, road uniforms in ’17-18
NEW YORK
NBA teams are making a wardrobe change, with the traditional home and road uniforms going back in the closet.
The league said Tuesday it is eliminating the old apparel designations starting with the 2017-18 season, when Nike becomes the official outfitter. Instead, there will be four primary uniforms for each team.
The host team will pick which of its uniforms will be worn for each game and the visitors will select one of the contrasting ones from their collection. Previously, white uniforms were the default for home teams.
The first two editions will debut at the start of the season. The “Association” is formerly the home white uniform and the “Icon” is the previous road jersey, featuring the team’s primary color.
The other two primary uniforms will be revealed in the coming months.
Also, eight teams will have a “Classic” uniform available in the fall that they can wear at their discretion.
Nike, which is replacing Adidas, says its uniforms are the NBA’s lightest ever and absorb sweat faster, with changes to the neck, back shoulder and armhole to enhance agility. They were tested by members of last summer’s gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team.
Matthews wins Stage 16 in Tour de France
ROMANS-SUR-ISERE, France
Michael Matthews won a sprint to the line on Stage 16 of the Tour de France as Britain’s Chris Froome kept the yellow jersey on Tuesday ahead of two difficult days in the Alps.
Heavy crosswinds played havoc in the last 30 kilometers of the 165-kilometer (102.5-mile) ride between Le Puy-en-Velay to Romans-en-Isere, causing the peloton to stretch and frequently break into several groups.
Froome and his main rivals — Fabio Aru, Romain Bardet and Rigoberto Uran — managed to stay at the front and crossed the finish line together.
Froome, the defending champion, has an 18-second lead over Aru, with Romain Bardet 23 seconds back in third place.
Matthews claimed his second stage win in this race, three days after his victory in Rodez, reducing the gap with green jersey holder Marcel Kittel in the best sprinter’s classification.
Staff/wire reports