Zone 1 all-star baseball game Saturday night
BANGOR, Maine — An American Legion Zone 1 baseball all-star game will be held Saturday night at the Winkin Complex on the campus of Husson University, according to zone commissioner Dave Paul.
The opening pitch for the nine-inning game will be at 7 p.m.
Representatives from the 10 Zone 1 teams will be divided into two 15-player squads with free substitution throughout the contest.
Zone 1 regular-season play then will conclude on Monday night with the Zone 1 tournament slated to begin Wednesday at Husson University with play-in games matching the 3-6 and 4-5 seeds at 4 and 7 p.m.
The four-team, double-elimination phase of the Zone 1 tournament follows Thursday through Saturday, July 25, with games at 4 and 7 p.m. each evening — and an if-necessary game scheduled for 7 p.m. on July 26.
The top two teams in the Zone 1 tournament will advance to the state tournament scheduled for July 29-Aug. 2 at the Wainwright Complex in South Portland.
UMaine schedules free football clinic
ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine football team will host its annual Meet the Black Bears Free Football Clinic at 6 p .m. Aug. 26 at Alfond Stadium.
All ages are welcome and participants will have the opportunity to meet players and coaches, get free posters and autographs as well take part in a free pizza party with the team.
Those seeking to reserve a spot may send all names and ages of participants to GoBlackBears@yahoo.com.
Ryan declines comment on Kromer’s arrest
Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan isn’t ready to comment on last weekend’s arrest of offensive line coach Aaron Kromer, who allegedly punched a boy and threatened to kill his family in Florida.
Kromer was arrested by sheriffs on a misdemeanor battery charge in Walton County, Fla.
“I’m not going to add anything to what we’ve already released as a team,” Ryan said Friday. “A lot of the process is still going on.”
The Bills placed Kromer on indefinite paid administrative leave on Tuesday.
“Like I said, I’m not gonna go into anything else,” Ryan said when asked about his plans to replace Kromer.
In a statement issued Sunday, the Walton County Sheriff’s office said Kromer and son Zachary were fishing Saturday when they confronted three boys over beach chairs. Kromer is alleged to have hit one of the boys in the face after throwing a fishing pole into the water. According to the sheriff’s report, Kromer then threatened to kill the boy’s family if he reported the incident to authorities.
Red Sox first-rounder suspended 50 games
Pitcher Michael Kopech, a first-round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox in 2014, has been suspended 50 games for using a banned stimulant.
The right-hander tested positive for Oxilofrine, Major League Baseball announced Thursday.
Kopech, 19, is 4-5 with a 2.63 ERA in 15 starts at Class A Greenville.
Nets sign F/C Bargnani
The Brooklyn Nets signed free agent forward/center Andrea Bargnani on Friday.
Terms of the agreement were not released, but the deal reportedly is for two years at the veterans minimum.
During the 2014-15 season, the 29-year-old Bargnani appeared in 29 games (22 starts) with the New York Knicks, averaging 14.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 27.1 minutes per game.
“Andrea will give us the ability to space the floor and complement our other front court players,” Nets general manager Billy King said in a statement.
The 7-foot, 245-pound Bargnani has appeared in 504 games (377 starts) in nine seasons .
Devils re-sign forward Matteau
The New Jersey Devils re-signed forward Stefan Matteau to a two-year contract Friday.
The deal has an annual average value of $612,500.
Matteau, 21, will enter his third full year with the Devils’ organization after spending the 2014-15 season with both Albany of the American Hockey League and New Jersey. He appeared in 61 games with the A-Devils last season, finishing tied for sixth on the club in scoring with 27 points (12 goals, 15 assists), with 40 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder notched one goal and four penalty minutes in seven games with New Jersey.
Matteau, 21, made his NHL debut in 2012-13. He has two goals, two assists and 10 penalty minutes n 24 career NHL games.