Redskins’ Davis hosting clothing drive for needy
With cooler temperatures around the corner, Redskins tight end Vernon Davis (Maryland) wants to bring awareness to youth homelessness. He’s hosting a clothing drive today in Washington to kick off Vernon’s Closet, in- tended to “raise awareness and support for homeless and community in need.” It’s the second consecutive season Davis has teamed up with Covenant House DC, a nonprofit organization aiming to provide care for homeless youth. The cause is personal for Davis, a Washington native. COLLEGE SWIMMING: Austin Surhoff (St. Paul’s) has joined the Johns Hopkins coaching staff. Surhoff, a 2014 graduate of Texas, is a twotime NCAA Division I champion, U.S. national team member and Olympic trials finalist. He is the son of former Oriole B. J. Surhoff and swimmer Polly Winde Surhoff. MLB SCHOLARSHIP: Tiarra Basnight-Banks is the Baltimore Orioles recipient of an RBI for RBI scholarship. Basnight-Banks carried a 4.3weighted GPA in high school in Baltimore and is pursuing a kinesiotherapist degree at Norfolk State University. Major League Baseball has awarded college scholarships, each valued at $5,000 per year, to 12 incoming freshmen who were participants in the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program. — title for the first time. Ramos had been battered by the champion in early rounds but came back to stop him in the 10th. Moore left the ring on his own but lost consciousness in his dressing room and slipped into a coma. He died two days later. Ramos, whose real name was Ultiminio Ramos and started boxing professionally at age 15, retired in 1972 with a record of 55-7-4 with 40 knockouts.
No. 22 Florida has canceled its home opener against Northern Colorado because of impending Hurricane Irma. The game will not be made up. shot a 9-under 63 to take a one-shot lead over and in the LPGA Tour’s inaugural Indy Women in Tech Championship in Indianapolis.
At his introductory news conference, PG Isaiah deferred specific questions about his hip to new Cavaliers general manager who said the team has a rehab plan in place for the All-Star point guard. The only glimpse about Thomas’ timetable came when Cavs coach said, “Isaiah’s not going to be starting the season.” ... has become the career scoring leader in the EuroBasket tournament. The Spurs center made a 3-pointer in the second quarter of Spain’s win over Hungary to give him 1,105 points.
Predators defenseman will need a full six months to recover from offseason knee surgery, and general manager David Poile says they don’t expect him back until possibly 2018.