Maryvale’s Kickin’ It for Cancer set for Saturday
The Maryvale soccer program will host Kickin’ It for Cancer on Saturday, when the varsity and junior varsity teams play Mercy. The JV game is set for 10 a.m. with the varsity to follow at noon. Donation buckets will be passed around, and all proceeds from the concession stand will go to the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. Attendance is free, and all supporters are encouraged to wear pink. For more information, contact event director Kait Manning at henningerk@maryvale.com. BASEBALL: Twins 3B Miguel Sano will not face criminal charges in the Dominican Republic as a result of his involvement in a traffic incident that injured a police officer. Police said in a statement that Sano was released from custody after striking the officer with his car, leaving him with a broken leg outside a nightclub in San Pedro de Macoris early Sunday. ... The Marlins parted ways with pitching coach Juan Nieves, first base coach Perry Hill, assistant hitting coach Frank Menechino and strength and conditioning coach Ty Hill after their 98-loss season. COLLEGES: Oklahoma fired defensive coordinator Mike Stoops two days after the Sooners allowed 501yards in a 48-45 loss to Texas. Ruffin McNeill, the assistant head coach and defensive tackles coach, will be the defensive coordinator for the rest of the season. ... Former USC DB Kevin Ellison, who was a captain for the Trojans before a brief NFL career, has died, He was 31. The Los Angeles Times reported records from the Los Angeles County coroner’s office showed Ellison died on a freeway, though no cause of death was given and an exam was still pending. ... Alabama CB Trevon Diggs is out indefinitely with a broken foot. Coach Nick Saban said Diggs was injured Saturday against Arkansas. ... Tennessee S Trevon Flowers has a broken collarbone that will sideline him for the next few weeks. ... Iowa men’s basketball C Luka Garza hopes to be ready for the season opener next month after doctors removed a 9-pound cyst attached to his spleen in early September. FOOTBALL: Johnny Manziel went 18-for-29 for 250 yards and an interception in the Montreal Alouettes’ 12-6 loss to the Calgary Stam- peders. The loss eliminated the Alouettes (3-12) from playoff contention and guaranteed the Hamilton Tiger-Cats a playoff berth in the CFL East. NBA: Spurs GDejounte Murray has a torn ACL in his right knee and likely will miss the season. The team hasn’t revealed when Murray will have surgery, nor has it determined a timetable for his return. Murray, who turned 22 last month, averaged 8.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists last season. ... The Suns fired GM Ryan McDonough, eight days before the season begins. James Jones and Trevor Bukstein will share the GM duties on an interim basis for the Suns. Jones is the team’s vice president of basketball operations and Bukstein was assistant GM under McDonough, who had been in Phoenix since 2013 and was under contract through 2020. ... The Dallas Morning News reported the Mavericks fired a team photographer amid allegations of sexual harassment from several women. The newspaper, citing sources it did not identify, reported that Danny Bollinger was fired last week. ... The NBA fined Celtics G Marcus Smart $25,000 and Cavaliers G/F J.R. Smith $15,000 an on-court altercation Saturday. SOCCER: Luka Modric and Kylian Mbappe are among the nominees for the Ballon d’Or, an award for the world’s top player, along with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. ... Midfielder Michael Bradley and goalkeeper Brad Guzan are back with the U.S. national team, two days shy of the first anniversary of a 2-1 loss at Trinidad and Tobago that ended the Americans’ streak of seven straight World Cup berths.