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SPORTS BRIEFING

Lyons got ’em all right

EAST LIVERPOOL — Robert Lyons, Ogden Street, East Liverpool, was the winner of Week 9 in The Review’s “Pigskin Predictions” contest, finishing the slate with a 10-0 mark.

He was the lone participant with a perfect record in the 10-game conest.

Each week, the winning entry receives a $60 gift certificate to Casa de Emanuel. At the end of the season, weekly winners are then entered into the grand prize drawing of a $100 gift card from Casa de Emanuel.

Potters complete season

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool’s girls tennis team beat East Palestine 4-1 on Monday to wrap up its season.

The Potters ended the season 6-8.

FIRST SINGLES: Andrea Dietz (EL) def. Isabella McLaughlin, 6-2, 6-3.

SECOND SINGLES: Ally Harman (EL) def. Emily Zimmerman, 6-2, 6-2.

THIRD SINGLES: Megan Hutchman (EL) won by forfeit.

FIRST DOUBLES: Emily Siracuse-Brianna Horvath (EP) def. Anna Starr-Allie Inge, 7-5, 6-2.

SECOND DOUBLES: Sydney Pipo-Katie Hamilton (EL) won by forfeit.

Free ice cream at the games

CLEVELAND (AP) — What the King wants, the King gets.

So thanks to LeBron James, ice cream will be on the dessert menu for Cleveland’s big night.

James and his Cavaliers teammates are to receive their championship rings Tuesday night and raise a title banner in Quicken Loans Arena at about the same time the Indians throw the first pitch in Game 1 of the World Series next door at Progressive Field.

James was asked last week if there was anything that could make this better. He said: “I don’t know, having an ice cream truck outside both arenas at the same time as well — icing on the cake.”

On Monday, Blue Bunny Ice Cream granted King James’ wish. It announced it will have a truck outside the arena to hand out free ice cream to fans.

Last week, the NBA said the Cavs’ home opener against the New York Knicks will start 30 minutes earlier to make it easier for fans who want to enjoy both events.

Salazar makes roster

CLEVELAND (AP) — Danny Salazar’s only chance to pitch in the postseason was if the Indians made the World Series.

They both met their goals.

Salazar, who hasn’t pitched since Sept. 9 because of tightness in his right forearm, will be on Cleveland’s roster and is expected to pitch against the Chicago Cubs. Salazar’s 2016 looked to be over when the All-Star was shelved in September, but he’s worked his way back to help the Indians.

An 11-game winner, Salazar cleared his final hurdle by pitching three simulated innings on Sunday night with manager Terry Francona, pitching coach Mickey Callaway and Cleveland’s front office keeping a close eye on every delivery.

“He threw three innings and under those circumstances, it’s not the easiest to probably reach your best velocity, but he was getting after it pretty good,” Francona said.

So after juggling his rotation for weeks with both Salazar and Carlos Carrasco (broken hand) out, Francona suddenly has another option to throw at the NL champs and their deep lineup.

After Corey Kluber starts Tuesday night’s opener, the Indians plan to use Trevor Bauer in Game 2 as long as his stitched pinkie is OK. From there, Josh Tomlin will start Game 3 and Francona can start either Salazar or left-hander Ryan Merritt, who shut out Toronto for 4 1/3 innings in the decisive Game 5 of the ALCS.

“We’ve talked about using three starters, then after the third game we’d kind of see where we are,” Francona said. “We have Merritt, we have Danny. Neither one would pitch a full game, but between those two, you know especially with Danny, it gives you a guy that made the All-Star team that we could pitch really whenever we want.”

That’s about as firm as Francona can get with any plans and he joked that every decision is subject to change. After all, the Indians had to reshuffle their rotation for the ALCS when Bauer sliced his hand open while repairing a drone.

“Nothing’s official,” Francona said. “So if we have another drone incident or anything with model airplanes or anything, we reserve the right till we have to turn it in.”

The rosters must be completed and submitted to Major League Baseball by 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press.

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