‘Pink Out’ set at Husson volleyball match
BANGOR — A “Pink Out” is in effect for Tuesday’s volleyball match at Newman Gym when Husson takes on Bates at 7 p.m.
Although admission is free, the Eagles are asking for donations to benefit the Side-Out Foundation. A raffle for a gift basket will also be held to benefit the organization. Husson’s uniforms for the match have been specially purchased to benefit the foundation.
The Side-Out Foundation was established in 2004 to unite volleyball players and coaches and to have them work toward the common goal of furthering breast cancer awareness, education and patient services.
Colby names head softball coach
WATERVILLE — Lisa-Ann Wallace, with experience and success in all three divisions of NCAA softball, has been named head coach of the Colby College softball program.
Wallace most recently was an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico since 2013. She was the head coach at Division I Bryant University from 2008 to 2013. She started at Bryant in 2000 when the program was Division II and successfully transitioned the program to Division I. Wallace also was head coach at Division III Fitchburg State University from 1995 to 2000.
Colby finished with an 11-18 record and was 4-8 in the conference last year, but it lost only three seniors to graduation.
Yankees’ Sabathia entering rehab, will miss playoffs
NEW YORK — New York Yankees veteran starting pitcher CC Sabathia is checking himself into alcohol rehabilitation and will miss the upcoming Major League Baseball postseason, the left-hander said on Monday.
“Today I am checking myself into an alcohol rehabilitation center to receive the professional care and assistance needed to treat my disease,” the 35-year-old Sabathia said.
The Yankees will host the Houston Astros in a one-game wild-card showdown on Tuesday night with the winner moving on to play the Kansas City Royals in the best-of-five American League Division Series starting on Thursday.
Sabathia, a six-time All-Star who won a World Series with New York in 2009, was the winning pitcher last Thursday against the rival Boston Red Sox when the Yankees clinched their first postseason berth since 2012.
Sharks’ Torres suspended 41 games
The NHL suspended San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres for 41 games, without pay, for interference and an illegal check to the head in a preseason game against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, the league announced Monday.
Torres was suspended for his hit on Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg.
At the time, Torres was assessed a match penalty for an illegal check to the head.
Torres, 33, had been suspended four times previously in his NHL career. The most recent suspension came during the 2012-13 Stanley Cup playoffs, when he was banned for the rest of the Sharks’ second-round series against the Los Angeles Kings for an illegal check to the head of Jarret Stoll.
Hornets’ Kidd-Gilchrist could miss season
Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist underwent an MRI exam that revealed he had suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder during Saturday’s preseason game against the Orlando Magic, the team announced Monday.
Yahoo Sports reported that Kidd-Gilchrist will require surgery and will be sidelined for six months, although the team announcement made no mention of possible surgery or how long Kidd-Gilchrist would be out.
Kidd-Gilchrist is scheduled to visit Hornets team orthopedist Dr. Marcus Cook on Tuesday to determine the next steps for the recovery and rehabilitation of his shoulder.