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SPORTSBRIEFING STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Ciotti’s homer leads to win

CANTON — The Springfield 65 and over baseball team defeated the Ohio Classics 12-11 recently.

The Classics battled back from a 8-2 score to tie the game 8-8, sending the game to extra innings. The Classics scored three runs in the top of their inning to take a 11-8 lead. Springfield battled back in the bottom of the inning to score four runs to win the game. After East Palestine resident Jim Wilson scored a run, the stage was set for Salem resident Jim Ciotti.With two outs and two strikes, Ciotti hit a three-run walk-off home run for the win. Dave Warren also provided two hits in the victory. Springfield is the defending four-time league champions.

Chester triumphs over Fog

CALCUTTA — A Jub Whittaker walk-off single in the seventh lifted the Chester Old-Timers to a 11-10 victory over the Poland Fog on Sunday.

Chester is 7-1 on the season and remains in first place in the American Division of the Youngstown 50-plus Baseball League.

Bill Sattler went the distance to pick up the win. John Dpieor led the team with four hits. Dave Smith, Brian Wright, Kevin Ferrell, Marshall Simcox and Jub Whittaker each had two hits.

Chester will play Greenville (Pa.) and Jamestown (N.Y.) in doubleheader next Sunday at Thiel College.

Stallions win USFL title

CANTON — The Birmingham Stallions defeated the Philadelphia Stars 33-30 to win the United States Football League championship on Sunday at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

Bo Scarbrough had 13 carries for 135 yards and a touchdown for the winners.

Garland, Cavs link up

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland’s rapid rise to elite NBA status is complete.

Cleveland’s All-Star point guard agreed Saturday to a five-year, $193 million contract extension, his agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told the Associated Press.

Garland’s deal is the largest in franchise history, and locks up a player the Cavs believe can get them back among the league’s top teams.

The fifth overall pick in 2019, Garland has quickly developed into one of the game’s best all-around guards. Last season, he averaged 21.7 points and 8.6 assists in 68 games while helping the Cavs win 22 more games than the previous season.

The 22-year-old Garland has improved statistically each season, but beyond that, he has grown as a leader for a rising Cleveland team that just missed the playoffs last season. He’s one of the team’s core pieces along with All-Star center Jarrett Allen and forward Evan Mobley.

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