SPORTS DIGEST || Scrappers fall to Bears in NY-PL action

Scrappers fall to Bears in NY-PL action

GRANVILLE, W.VA.

Julio Eusebio got Clark Scolamiero to fly out with the bases loaded to end the game as the West Virginia Black Bears beat the Mahoning Valley Scrappers 2-1 on Wednesday.

Four relievers combine to throw four scoreless innings for the Black Bears (6-3). Nicholas Economos (2-0) got the win with a scoreless inning in relief while Randy Valladares (1-1) took the loss in the New York-Penn League game.

The Scrappers (5-4) took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Nolan Jones doubled and scored on an error.

After tying the game in the sixth, the Black Bears took the lead for good in the eighth when Jose Barraza singled to bring home Bligh Madris.

YSU basketball releases non-conference slate

The Youngstown State men’s basketball team will play at Indiana (Dec. 29), at Butler (Dec. 9) and at DePaul (Dec. 2) highlighting its non-conference schedule for the 2017-18 season.

YSU opens up the year at Akron playing Kent State in the Third Annual Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer Doubleheader.

Other games include home games against Franciscan (Nov. 14), Westminster (Nov. 21) and a return game at Canisius (Nov. 18).

YSU will also play in South Dakota against Northern Colorado (Nov. 24), Southern Mississippi (Nov. 25) and South Dakota (Nov. 26).

The final non-league home game will be Nov. 29 against Robert Morris.

Tennis Open House scheduled for today

A combined youth project between the United Way and the Israel Tennis Centers is having an open house today.

The event is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center located at 505 Gypsy Lane in Youngstown.

Warriors’ Curry to play in Web.com Tour

hayward, calif.

Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry is set to test his golf game against the pros.

The Web.com Tour said Wednesday that Curry, coming off his second NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors, will play in the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae on Aug. 3-6.

It’ll be the first PGA Tour-sanctioned event for Curry, who has competed in various celebrity events and pro-ams. The top 25 on Web.com Tour’s regular-season money list will earn PGA Tour cards.

Curry will maintain his amateur status, competing on an unrestricted sponsor exemption in the event that benefits the Warriors Community Foundation.

Busch’s interim crew chief suspended

daytona beach, fla.

NASCAR has suspended yet another crew chief for Kyle Busch.

Engineer and interim crew chief Ben Beshore will miss Saturday night’s race at Daytona because the No. 18 team had two unsecured lug nuts at the end of the Sonoma Raceway race over the weekend. Crew chief Adam Stevens will miss his fourth and final race this weekend for a tire rolling off Busch’s car at Dover. He returns next weekend at Kentucky. Beshore, who was also fined $20,000, had been Stevens’ replacement.

Trash-talking King can prepare for rival again

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Olympic gold medalist Lilly King can prepare for another showdown with Russian rival Yulia Efimova after winning the women’s 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. National Championships.

King had the second-best time in the world this year — 2 minutes, 21.83 seconds. Efimova went 2:19.83 two weeks ago. The two have not squared off since King called Efimova a drug cheater last summer in the Rio Olympics. Katie Ledecky lived up to their reputations, too. Ledecky qualified for the American world championship team with a win in the women’s 200 freestyle.

Staff/Wire reports