Pedroia’s season could be over
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, out of the lineup Tuesday night with left hand inflammation that might have resulted from offseason thumb surgery, could be shut down for the rest of the season.
“He’s been getting treatment on it for some time now and as it’s probably worsened some; felt like he needs to give this a little bit of a break,” Boston manager manager John Farrell said before a game against the Baltimore Orioles in Fenway Park. “There’s further information being gathered.”
Mid Coast Hall to name athletes of year
Ten Midcoast athletes have been nominated for the Mid Coast Sports Hall of Fame 2014 High School Male and Female Athletes of the Year and the winners will announced during the annual Hall’s banquet on Oct. 25 at the Rockland Elks Lodge.
The five nominated male student athletes are Connor Graffam of Camden HIlls, James Matel of Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, Nick Mazurek of Oceanside in Rockland, Ben Trapani of Camden Hills and Micah Williamson of Medomak Valley in Waldoboro. The five nominated female student athletes are Brittany Bowman of Camden Hills, Brooke Dugan of Oceanside, Abby Hersom of Oceanside, Rebekah Hilt of Camden Hills and Bailey Plourde of Lincoln Academy.
Tickets for the banquet are $25 each and are available at MidCoastSportsHallofFame.org.
UMaine baseball classics set
The University of Maine still has spots available for teams in its Senior Fall Classic and Junior Fall Classic baseball programs.
The five-week tournament-style schedules are designed to help develop the skills of area players and provide a competitive setting. For information, contact UMaine assistant coach Nick Derba at 581-1097 or at nicholas.derba@maine.edu.
Ferry apologizes for comments
Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry issued an apology for reading culturally insensitive remarks about Luol Deng in a June conference call.
Ferry, who said he was reading from the player’s background report, said this of Deng, a fellow Duke alumnus and native of Sudan: “He has a little African in him, not in a bad way, but he’s a guy who would have a nice store out front, but sell you counterfeit stuff out of the back.”
On Tuesday, Ferry released the apology after first trying to reach Deng. That was part of a chain of events that led to Hawks majority owner Bruce Levenson putting his controlling interest in the team up for sale. Levenson announced Sunday that he would sell his share in the team because of the “inappropriate and offensive” internal email sent in 2012 regarding the lack of white fans at Philips Arena.
The nature of the Ferry’s discipline was not disclosed by the team. While Levenson appears on the way out, Ferry will remain the team’s general manager.
NFL’s Bills to be sold to owners of city’s NHL team
The estate of longtime Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson, who died earlier this year, reached an agreement on Tuesday to sell the NFL franchise to Terry and Kim Pegula, who already own the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres.
Terry Pegula, 63, a natural gas development and real estate mogul, has been a popular figure in Buffalo for his commitment to keep the franchise in western New York state.
The price tag for the Bills was not revealed although multiple outlets reported the deal to be worth $1.4 billion, more than the $1.05 billion truck-stop magnate Jim Haslam paid for the Cleveland Browns in 2012.