SPORTS digest

Girard’s DelGarbino commits to Princeton

Girard football player and wrestler Jack DelGarbino committed to Princeton for wrestling.

DelGarbino announced his decision Tuesday on Twitter.

In March, he won the Division II state championship to become Girard’s first wrestling state champion. A month later, he won the National High School Coaches Association National Championships with an 8-6 decision.

Bucs sign Patterson to practice squad

Tampa Bay, Fla.

Former Youngstown State wide receiver Damoun Patterson was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad on Tuesday.

Patterson was waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to the season after suffering turf toe in the preseason finale.

In four preseason games with the Pittsburgh, he led all Steelers receivers with nine receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown.

MSU’s L.J. Scott cited for traffic violations

Michigan State running back L.J. Scott received another traffic violation.

According to the Detroit Free Press, the Hubbard graduate was cited by Meridian Township Police on Sept. 29 for making an improper turn, operating a vehicle without a valid plate and driving without proof of insurance. The violations were detailed in 55th District Court records.

Scott was arrested Oct. 18, 2017 and charged in East Lansing’s 54B District Court with his seventh infraction of driving on a suspended license. He reached a plea agreement in that case and received a ticket for an equipment violation, as well as $115 fine and other costs. He also received a six-month deferred statement, which expired in May, that required him to have a clean driving record.

According to the Lansing State Journal and online court records last year, Scott also was charged for driving without a license or on a suspended license at least six other times in Ohio and Michigan since 2016.

The senior dressed but didn’t play against Central Michigan. Scott has missed the Spartans’ last three games after suffering an ankle injury Sept. 8 at Arizona State.

Ebony Lifeline to host 22nd Sports Banquet

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Ebony Lifeline will host its 22nd annual All Sports Banquet at Mount Carmel Banquet Hall on Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Inductees into the All Sports Hall of Fame are: Tony Bell (football, posthumously), Anthony Boatwright (basketball), Walter Boyd (football), Robert “Bobcat” Greene (football), Mary Halfacre (football), David Height (football), Kimberly Height (basketball), William Jennings (football), Tim Jones (baseball), Danny Levy (football and track), Foy Levy (football and track), Henry Lindsay (billiards), Rose Quinones (community service), Wendy Robinson (community service), Alvin Ware (football) and Luella Williams (golf).

Tickets are $30 and $220 for a table of eight and can be purchased at L.E. Black, Phillips, & Holden Funeral Home, F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home or call Bob Thomas at 330-261-1825.

Attorney: Ronaldo rape documents fabricated

LAS VEGAS

Cristiano Ronaldo’s new Las Vegas lawyer says claims that the soccer star raped a woman are “complete fabrications” and the encounter was consensual.

Attorney Peter S. Christiansen on Wednesday issued a statement that doesn’t deny Ronaldo and the woman reached a non-disclosure agreement in 2010.

The statement declared that documents cited in media reports about Ronaldo’s Las Vegas hotel penthouse encounter in 2009 with Kathryn Mayorga were altered before being “irresponsibly published.”

Mayorga’s attorneys did not immediately respond to messages.

A lawsuit filed Sept. 27 in Nevada state court seeks to void the non-disclosure agreement that Mayorga’s attorneys say she signed while accepting $375,000 to keep quiet.

Las Vegas police say they have reopened a sexual assault investigation of the encounter between Ronaldo and Mayorga.

Staff/wire reports