SPORTS digest

YSU hosting Elite basketball camp

The Youngstown State men’s basketball program has added an Elite Camp to the 2017 Summer Boys’ Basketball Camp Slate. The Elite Camp will be held on June 24, from Noon to 7 p.m. The cost of the Elite Camp is $80.

The camp will offer individual and group instruction in all phases of the game. A strong emphasis will be devoted to the fundamentals needed to improve your overall game.

New Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun, his staff and student-athletes will serve as camp instructors for a Day Camp, Skills Camp and a shootout for high school varsity and junior varsity teams. All camps are open to any and all entrants. The Day Camp is June 12-15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and costs $145 for kids ages 8-18. The Day Camp will offer a full day of teaching, skill instruction, games and contests aimed to improve your overall skill level.

The Skills Camp runs from June 19-22 from 8:30 a.m. to Noon and costs $95 for kids ages 8-18. The Skills Camp will offer a half- day of teaching, skill instruction, games and contests aimed to improve your overall skill level.

The Team Shootout is June 11 and costs $250 per team. For more information on the summer camps, please call Danny Reese in the men’s basketball office at (330) 941-3004.

Buckeye basketball loses another starter

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Another returning starter is gone from the Ohio State basketball team, casting even more doubt on whether coach Thad Matta can turn around a program that just slogged through a second straight disappointing season.

The school on Saturday announced that JaQuan Lyle, a rising junior and the team’s third leading scorer from last season, had quit the team last month. That came to light after Lyle’s arrest early Saturday on misdemeanor charges of public intoxication, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct in his Evansville, Indiana, hometown. He hasn’t commented publicly on the charges or his reasons for leaving Ohio State.

Lyle, a 6-foot-5 guard who averaged 11.4 points per game in a season that saw the Buckeyes finish without even an NIT invitation, is the fifth and final member of a 2015 recruiting class to depart. The other four previously transferred out, each saying Ohio State wasn’t a good fit for them.

Cavs to wear Goodyear logo next season

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A person familiar with the contract says the NBA champion Cavaliers will wear Goodyear’s wing-foot logo on their jerseys starting next season.

The team will announce a multi-year sponsorship deal with the Akron-based tire manufacturer, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the Cavs and Goodyear are not disclosing any details in advance of a Monday news conference.

The agreement will give Goodyear tremendous exposure because the Cavs are one of the league’s most televised teams. There’s also an obvious local tie in as four-time MVP LeBron James is from Akron.

Last year, the league approved teams signing companies to place logos on the upper left portion of their jerseys starting with the 2018-19 season. The Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz all plan to wear corporate patches next season. While on-jersey logos are new in North American sports, they’ve been part of European soccer for years.

Andretti posts top time at first Indy practice

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Marco Andretti posted the fastest lap in Monday’s first Indianapolis 500 practice. He completed the 2.5-mile oval in 226.338 mph. Scott Dixon was second at 225.296 mph. Andretti and Dixon both use Honda engines. Two-time Indy pole winner Ed Carpenter had the top Chevrolet car, finishing third at 224.969 mph on a warm, sunny day. Honda drivers Sebastien Bourdais and Ryan Hunter-Reay rounded out the top five.

Team owner Michael Andretti is attempting to put six cars on the 33-car starting grid, one of them being his son. Another of Andretti’s drivers, rookie Jack Harvey, was not seriously injured in the first crash of the month.

Qualifying is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. The 101st running of the 500 is set for May 28.

Staff/Wire reports