Video game to feature Broyles Award
LITTLE ROCK — Gamers playing EA Sports’ NCAA Football 14 will be able to win an electronic version of the Broyles Award, which is given to the nation’s top assistant coach each year.
The company announced Tuesday that gamers can play as either offensive or defensive coordinator and can win the award within the game.
The award is named for former Arkansas coach and athletic director Frank Broyles says incorporating the award into the video game is a way to pass the tradition on to future generations. Broyles says he’s proud of the distinction.
Reddies announce football schedule, open Sept. 7
ARKADELPHIA — Henderson State has released its 2013 football schedule, and the slate includes six home games plus the Boomtown Classic versus Arkansas Tech in El Dorado.
The Reddies announced Tuesday that they’ll open the season Sept. 7 at home against Southern Nazarene in Arkadelphia, followed by a Sept. 14 home game against McKendree.
Henderson State opens Great American Conference play at Southeastern Oklahoma on Sept. 21.
They close the season at Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia on Nov. 16.
The Boomtown Classic is Oct. 19 at El Dorado’s Memorial Stadium. The city is planning a weekend full of activities to
surround the game.
Cards trade reliever Boggs to Rockies
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals have traded struggling reliever Mitchell Boggs to Colorado for the Rockies’ international signing bonus slot No. 4.
Boggs was 0- 3 with an 11.05 ERA in 18 games for the Cardinals this season. He was demoted to Triple- A Memphis, where he went 0- 2 with a 5.70 ERA in 18 games.
The 29- year- old right- hander went 13- 15 with a 4.15 ERA in 232 games for St. Louis from 2008- 13. He was a member of the Cardinals’ 2011 World Series championship team and went 4- 1 with a 2.21 ERA in 78 relief appearances last year.
St. Louis also released veteran infielder Ty Wigginton and selected the contract of catcher Rob Johnson from Memphis.
A’s slugger Cespedes in Home Run Derby
NEW YORK— Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland Athletics will swing for the Citi Field fences in the Home Run Derby Monday night, rounding out the eight- player field.
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday evening that Cespedes has been selected by American League captain Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees. MLB revealed the other participants Monday, saying Cano’s final pick had not yet been finalized.
Cespedes will become the fourth player not chosen for the All- Star game to compete in the event. The others were Rafael Palmeiro ( 2004), Hee- Seop Choi ( 2005) and Ryan Howard ( 2007), who was defending his crown from the previous year.
The other members of the AL squad are Baltimore slugger Chris Davis and Detroit’s Prince Fielder.
National League captain David Wright of the hometown New York Mets tabbed Washington’s Bryce Harper along with Colorado teammates Carlos Gonzalez and Michael Cuddyer.
Braun back in lineup for Brewers vs. Reds
MILWAUKEE — Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun is in the lineup Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds, his first start in nearly a month after going on the disabled list with an injured right thumb.
Braun was activated Monday after going on the DL on June 10 and missing 21 games. He is hitting .304 with nine homers — seven of which came in April — and 36 RBI.
Braun’s name surfaced in documents linked to the Biogenesis clinic in Miami but he has denied using performanceenhancing drugs. Braun has said his name was in those documents only because his attorneys used clinic operator Tony Bosch as a consultant when Braun successfully appealed a 50- game suspension after testing positive for elevated testosterone levels in October 2011.
Braun was unavailable for comment before Tuesday night’s game.