Warwick, York relish thrillers

Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Day earned an extra $487,000 for steering the Buckeyes during Urban Meyer's suspension. That's the lump-sum bonus the university will give Day for acting as head coach from Aug. 1 through Sunday. Meyer served a three-game suspension for mismanagement of former assistant Zach Smith. Day makes $1 million as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The No. 4 Buckeyes were 3-0 in the games Day coached.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban will contribute $10 million to help further the cause of women in sports and raise awareness about domestic violence after an investigation substantiated numerous incidents of sexual harassment and improper workplace conduct within the franchise going back more than 20 years. The investigation faulted the Mavericks for allowing an environment where workplace misconduct was rampant.

NBA:

The Sabres can prepare for the start of the season with their full complement of forwards after signing Sam Reinhart to a two-year, $7.3 million contract. Reinhart was a restricted free agent and the team's lone offseason holdout.

NHL:

Cristiano Ronaldo was supposed to be the missing piece in Juventus' bid to win the Champions League. But his first match in the competition for his new club lasted less than half an hour as he was sent off after appearing to pull at an opponent's hair. Juventus still went on to win 2-0 at Valencia, thanks to two penalties. It was Ronaldo's first red card in 154 Champions League games, and the decision means he could miss a return to Old Trafford when Juventus plays Manchester United next month . ... Life in the Champions League without Ronaldo began for three-time defending champion Real Madrid with a comfortable 3-0 win over Roma . ... Ireland will join the other four British Isles nations in exploring bidding for the 2030 World Cup. The English Football Association already had announced plans to assess a bid with Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

SOCCER:

Playing in her first tournament since winning the U.S. Open, third-seeded Naomi Osaka impressed her Japanese fans with a powerful 6-2, 6-1 win over Dominika Cibulkova to reach the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Osaka was in control of the second-round match from the outset, breaking Cibulkova's serve in the first game at a sold-out Tachikawa Arena.

TENNIS:

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is eligible to return to competition by late October after completing a 15-month suspension for a doping violation. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced the length of Jones' ban for his second violation of the UFC's anti-doping policy. He tested positive last summer, and his ban will conclude Oct. 28.

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As if improving to 4-0 in football for the first time since 2000 wasn't exciting enough, the way Warwick secured its 20-13 win over Bethel on Tuesday at Todd Stadium could hardly have been more thrilling.

Raiders coach Corey Hairston said Bethel lined up for a go-ahead field goal of about 30 yards with 40 seconds left in a game tied at 13. Van Crawford blocked it, and Russell Collins sent the Raiders into ecstasy by returning it 80 yards for the winning touchdown.

“It was exciting,” Hairston said. “My first thought (during Collins' run to the end zone) was ‘No penalties. No penalties.' When I didn't see any yellow flags, I was happy.”

The victory increases the importance of the Raiders' game against Peninsula District favorite Phoebus at 2 p.m. Saturday at Darling Stadium.

The hot start “is great for the whole Warwick community and great for the kids, of course,” Hairston said. “It's great to see them take the plan that was set forth and see it to fruition.”

York survives: York coach Doug Pereira felt very fortunate in the wake of his team's 21-14 overtime victory over rival Tabb on Tuesday. That's because for a moment, when Joseph Kim attempted a 32-yard field goal to break a 14-14 tie and give Tabb the win on the final play of regulation, Pereira thought the Falcons had lost.

“From my angle, I thought he made it,” Pereira said of Kim's attempt that barely missed wide left. “Then my players started waving their arms ‘no good.' When it went to overtime, I was confident we would win, not because of momentum but because I felt we were better from the 10yard line (where each team gets the ball in overtime).”

York (3-0) rallied from a 14-0 halftime deficit behind third-quarter touchdown passes from Ramsey Hayyat and Luke Gatz to force overtime. John Michael Cassidy confirmed Pereira's confidence inside the 10 by running for the game-winning score.

“That was a typical YorkTabb football game,” Pereira said. “It had a playoff feel where every inch and every single play mattered.”

Smithfield perseveres: The Packers, who started 0-2, still do not have a place to lift weights as they await completion of the new fieldhouse at their stadium.

Even the 50-29 win over Jamestown on Tuesday was tough. The Packers bolted to a 22-3 halftime lead, but they led only 28-22 at one point in a contest in which they gave up two specialteams touchdowns.

But the defense — led by lineman Zyreke Williams and linebackers Josh Higgins and Tramaz Tynes — remained strong throughout. Smithfield coach Mike Newhall said a change to the single wing sparked the offense, which was led by Markel Locke's two touchdown runs.

“Tramaz Tynes did an outstanding job running the single wing, calling some of his own plays out of it,” Newhall said after his first coaching victory with the Packers. “When the going got tough (at 28-22), the kids showed resolve.”

Rescheduling: Hampton and Heritage will play at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Todd Stadium in a makeup game from last week.