Monsters roar at Rockford

Carson Meyer and Zac Delpe each lit the lamp twice as the Monsters notched a 7-3 win at Rockford on Feb. 22.

Dalpe’s goals came 11 seconds apart in the opening period.

Trey Fix-Wolansky, Meyer and Justin Scott scored 5:51 apart in the second as the Monsters built a 6-3 lead after two.

Tyler Sikura, Dillon Simpson, Wyatt Newpower and Fix-Wolansky each contributed a pair of assists.

MLB

MARINERS EXEC RESIGNS AFTER REMARKS >> Mariners president and CEO Kevin Mather resigned Feb. 22 following the emergence of video where he expressed opinions about organizational strategy and his views on some players.

Mariners chairman John Stanton said Mather’s comments were inappropriate and do not represent the views of the franchise. Mather’s resignation is effective immediately. Stanton will take on the roles of CEO and team president on an interim basis.

“There is no excuse for what was said, and I won’t try to make one,” Stanton said in a statement. “I offer my sincere apology on behalf of the club and my partners to our players and fans. We must be, and do, better.”

Mather issued an apology late Sunday for his comments, which were made Feb. 5 to the Bellevue, Washington, Breakfast Rotary Club and were posted online over the weekend.

College basketball

MACK: GOING MASKLESS ‘NOT A GOOD LOOK’ >> Louisville coach Chris Mack admitted it was “not a good look” to be shown maskless in a video while celebrating the Cardinals’ Dec. 26 victory over rival Kentucky.

The 33-second clip, tweeted Feb. 20 by Kentucky Sports Radio, shows the third-year Louisville coach with former Cardinals football player Eric Wood, celebrating Christmas with family and neighbors who stopped by his house. In the video, Wood yells that former Kentucky associate head coach Kenny Payne, now an assistant with the NBA’s Knicks, was responsible for the Wildcats’ previous victories over the Cardinals before noting he’s gone, and that Hall of Fame coach John Calipari “will never beat U of L again.”

Mack tried to offer context for the video during a virtual news conference. He said some of his neighbors were golfing buddies of Payne, a Louisville standout, and wanted to “give him grief” for the game. The coach also recognized the potential fallout for going maskless during the pandemic, even at home.

“When people come over to my house, which hasn’t been very often since last March, I’m probably a violator and obviously was that night,” Mack said.