Junior bowlers qualify for national tourney
BRUNSWICK — Brandon Plummer of Scarborough and Jennifer Lemay of Lebanon, New Hampshire, qualified for the 2016 Junior Gold Championships during the Maine State Junior Gold Bowlers’ first tourney of the season Saturday.
Plummer, who bowls out of Spare Time in Portland, recorded a five-game total of 888 while Lemay of Sparetime Recreation of Augusta, totaled an 822.
Lemay is also the under-20 tourney winner and Christopher Haney of Brewer and Family Fun Bowling Center of Bangor is the U15 winner.
Rolling high games at the tourney were: Brandon Plummer, 214; Nate Boothby, 208; Seth Kolreg, 209; Matt Douglas, 193; Jakob Harzewski, 192; and Marissa Parks 194.
UMaine baseball team taking part in fire prevention week
ORONO — The University of Maine baseball team will partner with the Bangor Fire Department to raise awareness for fire prevention Oct. 4-10.
The team will kick off Fire Awareness week on Oct. 4 at the Bangor Fire Department at 289 Main St. with a donation box, with proceeds going to the Bangor Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau.
Members of the baseball team will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. when visitors can learn fire prevention tips.
On Oct. 7, the Maine and Husson baseball teams will hold a free youth clinic at 14th Street field from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Kids will learn skills from UMaine coaches and players and can also explore the Bangor Fire Department’s trucks.
After the clinic, Maine will play Husson at 5:30 p.m. at Mansfield Stadium.
Cardinals’ Molina will miss remainder of regular season
PITTSBURGH — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina will miss the rest of the regular season because of a partially torn thumb ligament, and his availability for the postseason has yet to be determined.
Molina was examined by doctors Monday and told he was not ready to play, though they were encouraged that his strength and flexibility have improved. Molina suffered the injury on Sept. 20 when he tagged out the Chicago Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo, who was attempting to score on a sacrifice fly.
The seven-time Gold Glove winner will be re-examined Sunday before the Cardinals play their final regular-season game against the Braves at Atlanta.
Sharapova’s return from injury cut short by arm trouble
Maria Sharapova’s return from injury after an almost three-month break was cut short on Monday after the world number three suffered an arm injury at the Wuhan Open in China.
The Russian, who missed the entire U.S. hardcourt season with a leg injury, was into a deciding set against Czech player Barbora Strycova when she called for the trainer.
Despite playing on for another couple of games she quit while leading 7-6(1) 6-7(4) 2-1.
The former world number one had not played a match since losing to Serena Williams in the Wimbledon semi-finals in July.
Armstrong settles long dispute over pay bonus
DALLAS — Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has settled a lawsuit and apologized to an insurance company that paid him over $10 million in bonuses before he admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs, a lawyer for the firm said on Monday.
Dallas-based SCA Promotions for years has been trying to recoup the money it paid Armstrong for his victories in the Tour de France, arguing the accomplishments were tainted and built on lies.
The terms of the settlement are confidential but the agreement “was mutually acceptable to both parties,” SCA attorney Jeff Tillotson said.