Calhoun gets fifth commit for Penguins

May 4, 2017 at 12:05a.m.

Michael Akuchie has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Youngstown State University, Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun announced on Wednesday.

Akuchie is a 6-foot-8 forward from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Akuchie averaged 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game last season and was named to the Miami Herald All-Broward County Second-Team.

He also shot 40 percent from 3-point range and averaged three steals per game.

Akuchie chose YSU over offers from Colgate, Cornell, Florida International, American and IPFW.

Akuchie joins Naz Bohannon (Lorain, Ohio), Jacob Brown (Clemmons, N.C.), Garrett Covington (Carmel, Ind.) and Devin Morgan (Chester, Va.) in the 2017-18 recruiting class.

Columbiana cross country meeting set

Columbiana Parents and athletes interested in participating in cross country in the fall are asked to attend a meeting on Monday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school commons.

Male and female athletes entering 7th-12th grade in the fall are encouraged to attend even if they have not yet signed up. Parents with student athletes entering 5th and 6th grade in the fall that are interested in a run club program are encouraged to also attend.

For questions please contact Coach Crystal Siembida Boggs at 330-261-3951.

Indians’ Kluber on DL with back injury

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The Cleveland Indians have put ace right-hander Corey Kluber on the 10-day disabled list with a lower back strain.

Kluber was removed from Tuesday night’s game at Detroit after three innings because of back discomfort. The Indians recalled right-hander Joe Colon from Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.

Kluber is 3-2 with a 5.06 ERA in six starts this season. His durability was crucial last year, when he helped the Indians win the American League pennant despite injuries that decimated the rest of the starting rotation. Kluber has made at least 32 starts in each of the last three seasons, and he won the Cy Young Award in 2014.

Colon has made nine relief appearances at Columbus this year, posting an ERA of 0.87.

MLB reviewing security after slurs

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Major League Baseball is reviewing its security protocols in all 30 stadiums after Orioles outfielder Adam Jones complained of fans shouting racial slurs in Boston this week and other black players reacted by saying it’s a common reality when playing in several cities.

It’s not yet clear what changes might be made, but league officials are starting by figuring out how individual clubs handle fan issues and complaints.

MLB spokesman Pat Courtney says the league has reached out to all 30 clubs to assess their practices for regulating fan behavior.

All MLB teams have a mechanism for fans to alert security to issues, but individualized ballparks mean different protocols and practices in each stadium.

After Jones spoke out, black players around the league made it clear that what he experienced is an ongoing experience during road trips, varying by ballpark.

Fan hit by stray bullet in Busch Stadium

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Police are investigating after a woman attending a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game at Busch Stadium was struck by a stray bullet.

Police say the 34-year-old victim was inside the ballpark Tuesday during the game against the Milwaukee Brewers when she felt pain in her arm. She went to a first-aid station for treatment. A bullet was later found near her seat.

Police believe the bullet came from outside the stadium.

The Cardinals said in a statement Wednesday that the organization is grateful no one was seriously injured. The statement says nothing is more important than the safety of fans.

Staff/Wire reports