Grad transfer picks MU
The Marquette men’s basketball team landed some immediate help for its backcourt on Friday.
Coach Steve Wojciechowski secured a commitment from Fordham graduate transfer guard Joseph Chartouny. He is eligible to play next season.
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound native of Montreal will help bolster a Golden Eagles backcourt that lost Andrew Rowsey to graduation.
Chartouny was a three-year starter with the Rams, averaging 11.9 points, 5.2 assists, 5 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game.
Adding his size and defensive ability should make a big difference for MU, which often found itself in mismatches last season by playing two undersized guards in Rowsey and Markus Howard.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce has died at his home in central Ohio. The College Football Hall of Fame member was 87.
Bruce followed Woody Hayes as coach and compiled an 81-26-1 record. His teams won or shared four Big Ten titles between 1979 and 1987.
SOCCER
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he will leave the English club at the end of the season after more than 21 years in charge.
The 68-year-old Frenchman has won the Premier League title three times and the FA Cup seven times with Arsenal since taking over in October 1996, but has faced growing disillusionment from fans in recent years.
AUTO RACING
Christopher Bell grabbed the lead out of a restart to begin the final stage and held off teammate Noah Gragson to win the NASCAR Xxfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 race at Richmond (Va.) Raceway on Friday night.
Points leader Elliott Sadler finished third and won a $100,000 bonus as the top finisher in the Dash for Cash.
GOLF
Zach Johnson fired a 7-under 65 in the second round of the PGA Tour Valero Texas Open in San Antonio to share of the 36-hole lead with Ryan Moore at 9-under 135.
They had a one-shot lead over Grayson Murray and Andrew Landry.
COLLEGE LACROSSE
No. 3-ranked Duke scored 11 unanswered goals in the second half to hand the Marquette men a 17-5 loss Friday in Durham, N.C.
Griffin Fleming paced MU (6-6) with a pair of goals.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Stephanie Lombardo and Lauren Foster hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning for Wisconsin, but the Badgers were unable to score another run and fell to Purdue, 3-2, on Friday in Madison.