SPORTS digest

YSU announces bus, watch party

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State alum Ed Reese is sponsoring a fan bus to Detroit for the mens basketball team’s Horizon League tournament contest tonight.

The bus arrives at the Beeghly Center at 12:30 p.m. and departs at 1 p.m. Reese’s donation covers transportation, but all other expenses are on the fans. Rooms are reserved at the Detroit Mariott Renaissance for $158.12 a room. If YSU loses, the bus leaves at 8 a.m. the next day.

The Penguin Club is hosting a watch party at the Stambaugh Stadium Loge Complex. It’s $20 for admission, and food and drinks are provided. Doors open at 6 p.m.

YSU softball team loses to Furman

Senior Sarah Dowd hit her third home run this season and the 32nd of her career and junior Hannah Lucas went 2-for-3 but the Youngstown State softball team dropped a 4-1 decision to Furman on Sunday.

Dowd needs just two more home runs to tie and three more to break the YSU career record of 34 set by McKenzie Bedra (2005-08).

Junior Cali Mikovich doubled and senior Brittney Moffatt also had hits for the Penguins, who fall to 2-12 overall.

The Penguins return to action in a doubleheader against Presbyterian on Tuesday.

Lindor whacks two doubles in Tribe win

All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor laced a pair of RBI doubles and scored twice for Cleveland in and 8-2 victory against the San Diego Padres. Trevor Bauer allowed three hits and an unearned run in three innings.

Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin left after bruising his foot on a foul ball. X-ray results were expected Monday.

San Diego starter Clayton Richard lasted just one inning, tagged for six runs and eight hits.

Taillon throws two scoreless frames

Masahiro Tanaka threw three scoreless innings and struck out four in a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has yet to allow a run over two starts for the Yankees. Matt Holiday hit two doubles.

Jameson Taillon threw two spotless innings for Pittsburgh.

Park’s putting wins HSBC Championship

SINGAPORE

Inbee Park used self-described “amazing” putting to win the HSBC Women’s Champions by one stroke at Sentosa Golf Club.

The South Korean closed with an 8-under 64, making a bogey on the final hole to finish at 19-under 269. Playing partner Ariya Jutanugarn was second after a 66.

Park won in only her second start since the winning at the Rio Olympics. Park has 18 LPGA Tour titles, winning for the first time since the 2015 Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

Burmester wins Tshwane Open

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa’s Dean Burmester won the Tshwane Open for his first European Tour title, closing with a 6-under 66 for a three-stroke victory.

Burmester finished at 18-under-par 266 at Pretoria Country Club.

Transgender wrestler: ‘I don’t want to cheat’

DALLAS

A transgender boy who won a girls wrestling state title in Texas says he would compete against boys if allowed and is taking lower doses of testosterone to try to be fair to his opponents.

Mack Beggs says in an interview that aired Sunday on ESPN that he competes against girls only because the state’s governing body for public high school sports requires him to wrestle under the gender listed on his birth certificate.

The 17-year-old Beggs says he’s “holding back” on testosterone treatments, saying: “I don’t want to cheat. That’s not something I do. I don’t cheat.”

Staff/wire report