Harzewski wins Maine State Junior Gold Bowlers tourney
WILTON, Maine — Nate Harzewski of Dixmont recorded a 1,0007 pinfall for five games to capture the Maine State Junior Gold Bowlers tourney Saturday at Meadow Lanes.
Paul Hinkley was the first qualifier with 960 pins and earned a spot in the Junior Gold Championships in Dupage County, Illinois. Also qualifying were Damon Douglas of Lisbon Falls (879) and Jennifer Lemay (871) of Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Harzewski bowls out of Family Fun Bowling Center in Bangor, Hinkley is at the Meadow Lanes in Wilton, Damon from Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston and Lemay from Sparetime Recreation in Waterville.
High Games: Corey Ridley 201; Hinkley 236, 202, 221; Chris Haney 219; Matthew Douglas 201; Becka Reynolds 216; Harzewski 256; Douglas 221; Jacob Dubuc 201; Patty Brady 201; Marissa Parks 201.
Predators’ Smith fined for high-sticking
The NHL handed Nashville Predators forward Craig Smith a $5,000 fine Sunday for high-sticking Buffalo Sabres forward Jerry D’Amigo.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the fine, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The incident occurred at 17:50 of the first period Saturday night in Nashville. Smith swung his stick at D’Amigo as he chased after him, drawing blood. Smith was assessed a double-minor penalty for high-sticking on the play.
Blue Jays’ Izturis out for opening day
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Maicer Izturis will begin the season on the disabled list because of a strained groin, Canada’s National Post reported Sunday.
Izturis was injured during Friday’s Grapefruit League game against the Tampa Bay Rays. He will remain idle for about 10 days before beginning rehabilitation.
Izturis was the front-runner to be the Blue Jays’ second baseman on Opening Day. With Izturis sidelined, Ryan Goins, Steve Tolleson and Devon Travis will compete for the second base job.
Steelers re-sign OLB Harrison to two-year deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed outside linebacker James Harrison to a two-year contract Sunday.
Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Harrison, who turns 37 in May, will enter his 13th season in the NFL in 2015 and 12th in Pittsburgh.
In 2014, Harrison contributed 45 tackles and 5.5 sacks in 11 regular-season games (four starts) with the Steelers, and had two tackles in the team’s postseason contest.
Harrison originally signed with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He has appeared in 157 regular season games (108 starts).
Marlins sign Yelich to seven-year deal
The Miami Marlins signed outfielder Christian Yelich to a seven-year contract Sunday.
The deal, worth a reported $49.570 million, is through the 2021 season, with a club option for 2022.
Yelich had previously been scheduled to make $570,000 in 2015.
The 23-year-old Yelich completed his first full season with the Marlins in 2014, hitting .284 with nine home runs, 54 RBIs, 94 runs scored and 21 stolen bases in 582 at-bats.
Kroenke’s L.A. stadium plan has room for two teams
St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke is designing his proposed Los Angeles-area NFL stadium for two teams.
The Los Angeles Times saw the plans drawn by Kroenke’s firm HKS for the $1.86 billion, privately financed stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The stadium would be complete with two home locker rooms, identical sets of office space and two owners’ suites.
The Times reported details of the stadium’s design as league owners prepared to gather Monday in Phoenix.
Kroenke’s stadium plan competes with one by the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders, who want to share a stadium near Los Angeles in Carson, Calif. The teams continue to seek publicly funded stadiums in their current cities, but a privately funded stadium in Carson is considered their backup plan.
A plan for the $1.7 billion stadium for the Chargers and Raiders is expected to go to a public vote after a petition seeking to place it on the ballot was completed Saturday.
The league considers Los Angeles a two-team market and wants a stadium that could accommodate both, according to the Times.