Published: May 29, 2009 12:11 am      

Sports roundup - May 29, 2009

Relay for Life golf tournament June 5

BURLINGTON, W.Va. — The fourth annual Hampshire County Relay For Life Golf Tournament will be Friday, June 5, 9 a.m., Mill Creek Country Club.

The entry fee is $200 per team and the tournament will be a scramble format with a shotgun start. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the fee includes golf, cart, power balls, meal, and beverages. Hole sponsors will be $100, and corporate sponsors are welcome. Cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place. The hole-in-one prize will be a car and giveaways will take place on all six par threes. There will be an 18-team limit on the field.

To register, call (301) 729-3854 or (301) 707-7812. Or send the registration to Relay for Life, c/o Jimmy Grady, 13510 Tulip St., Cumberland, Md. 21502. Or e-mail sgrady@access.k12.wv.us or diamondjim@atlanticbb.net.



Dressman trio’s 37 wins at Fore Sisters

RAWLINGS — Sonia Dressman, Fran Whitman and Judy Johnson teamed for a 37 to win first place in the Fore Sisters Ladies Golf League Wednesday evening.

Debbie Mohler, Joann Davis and Marie Summerfield were second with a 38. Pins were won by Mohler on No. 4 and Whitman on No. 7.



Reds pee wee signups today

CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland Reds pee wee football chain will hold cheerleading and player registration today, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Reds football field.



Kesner team wins Mill Creek’s Seniors

BURLINGTON, W.Va. — Terry Kesner, Norm Groves, Chuck Trier and Joe Heath shot a 60 and won by card off the Mill Creek Country Club’s Men’s Seniors tournament held Thursday.

Finishing in second was the foursome of Ken Ayers, John Alkire, Ed Orndorff and Larry Friend.

Taking third with a 60, also by card off, was the team of Bob Reeves, Bill Freeman, Dave Fazenbaker, Norm Leatherman and Lowell Taylor. They beat Ben Fout, Bob Shrout, Allen Whetzel, Ed Bean and Dick Walls.

Closest to the pin winners were Dave Coon (No. 3, 1’ 8”), Fazenbaker (No. 4, 14’5”) and Bill Metz (No. 8, 2’5”).



Man indicted for death of Nick Adenhart

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted the man accused of killing Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others when a minivan smashed into their car last month.

Orange County prosecutors say Andrew Gallo was indicted Wednesday on three counts of murder and three other felonies for the April 9 crash.

Gallo already faced similar charges, but prosecutors say the indictment will help expedite the case by skipping the preliminary hearing.

Police say Gallo had nearly triple the legal blood-alcohol level when his minivan ran a red light and crashed in Fullerton.

Adenhart, former high school star at Williamsport (Md.), died hours after he made his season debut by pitching six scoreless innings. Two others were also killed and a third was critically injured.



Memphis’ 2008 season in jeopardy

MEMPHIS, TN. (AP) — Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson defended the men’s basketball program Thursday, saying the school checks out all potential players.

He would not confirm that Derrick Rose, who led Memphis to the 2008 national title game, is at the center of an NCAA investigation of major violations during that season.

In a letter to the school the NCAA says an unknown person took the SAT for a player, with his knowledge, and then the player used that test to get into Memphis. The NCAA said the athlete in question played for the Tigers in the 2007-08 season and the 2008 NCAA tournament. The only person who played just that season was Rose.

“We wouldn’t play anybody if we hadn’t checked it out pretty thoroughly,” Johnson told The Associated Press.

Johnson would not identify the player involved for privacy reasons. But he said the player is cooperating with Memphis’ investigation into the allegations.

The NCAA has asked Memphis to provide copies of the SAT and a Sept. 2, 2008, report by a forensic document examiner who studied the handwriting in the SAT.

Rose’s attorney, Daneil E. Reidy, said in a statement Thursday that the No. 1 pick in the 2008 NBA draft by Chicago and this season’s rookie of the year was aware of the allegations.



Calvin Borel will ride in Belmont

NEW YORK (AP) — The trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird says Calvin Borel will ride his horse in the Belmont Stakes if Rachel Alexandra isn’t entered.

Trainer Chip Woolley said Thursday that he will wait to pick a jockey until Rachel Alexandra’s co-owner Jess Jackson decides whether to enter his Preakness-winning filly in the Belmont.

The draw for post positions is Wednesday and the 1 1/2-mile race is June 6.

Borel won the Derby aboard Mine That Bird, then rode Rachel Alexandra to victory over Mine That Bird in the Preakness. Borel has said he will ride Rachel Alexandra if she runs in the Preakness.

Woolley said he will wait as close to entry time as possible to make sure Borel doesn’t lose two mounts.



Tom Brady denies pregnancy report

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Thursday there’s no baby on the way for him and his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen.

Brady, who has a son with actress Bridget Moynahan, married Bundchen this winter in a pair of ceremonies in Costa Rica and California. RadarOnline.com reported last week that Bundchen is telling friends she’s pregnant.

In his first news conference since an injury in the 2008 opener knocked him out for the rest of the season, Brady said Thursday that the injury allowed him to spend more time with his 21-month-old son, Jack.

When reporters noted that he used the plural “children” and asked if he was expecting another child, Brady shook his head with a smile and said, “No.”

“One is enough,” Brady said. “I have dogs and that’s all I need.”



ESPN’s Corso recovering from minor stroke

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN college football analyst Lee Corso is recovering from a minor stroke but plans to be back for the start of the season this fall.

ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said Thursday that the stroke was caused by blockage to a small artery, but the 73-year-old former coach suffered no permanent damage and is expected to make a full recovery.

Corso issued a statement in which he called the stroke a “small bump in the road” and a “not so fast, my friend, in my game of life” — a play on one of his more well-known quips.

The former Florida State player joined ESPN in 1987 after coaching stops at Louisville, Indiana, Northern Illinois and with the Orlando Renegades of the USFL. He’s been a featured analyst on College GameDay since its inception.