Briefs
Basketball
Swink hits 26
Connellsville graduate Beth Swink scored 26 points, grabbed seven rebounds and added three assists, two steals and a pair of blocked shots, but it wasn’t enough as St. Francis lost to Bowling Green, 80-74, in overtime Saturday.
Swink was 8-of-11 from the field and made 10 of 12 free throws. Her 26 points moved her to fourth on St. Francis’ all-time scoring list. She has scored 1,587 points in 99 career games. Swink also ranks sixth in all-time rebounds at St. Francis with 804. She is 17 rebounds shy of third place.
The senior All-America candidate is averaging 21.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game for the Red Flash. Swink will play her 100th game when St. Francis visits Virginia at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Swentosky nets 11
Laurel Highlands graduate A.J. Swentosky scored 11 points and Uniontown’s David Winfrey had sevn assists and four rebounds in Pitt-Greensburg’s 154-142 loss at the University of Redlands Saturday.
Redlands landed eight players in double figures, while UPG had seven double-digit scorers in a wild game that featured an 84-66 halftime lead for Redlands.
Nuggets’ Anthony out
DENVER (AP) – Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony will miss Monday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns because of a sprained ankle.
Anthony sprained his left ankle during a game against Miami on Friday when he landed on the foot of Heat center Shaquille O’Neal. He also missed the Nuggets’ loss to Orlando on Saturday.
Baseball
Alou escapes injury
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) – Free-agent outfielder Moises Alou escaped injury when his car hit a pothole and momentarily spun out of control.
Alou was driving alone Saturday night in Santo Domingo, where he lives in the offseason.
“I’m grateful that everybody worries about me, but thank God I’m OK,” he told The Associated Press on Sunday. “Two of the tires blew out and I had to call for help to tow it. There was not a crash or any injuries.”
Alou hit 39 home runs with 106 RBIs last season with the Chicago Cubs. The Mets made Alou an offer about two weeks ago, general manager Omar Minaya told the AP on Friday after a news conference announcing a $53 million, four-year deal with Dominican pitcher Pedro Martinez.
The left fielder has spent 13 seasons in the major leagues with five teams. He has batted .300 with 278 home runs and 1,092 RBIs with Pittsburgh, Montreal, Florida, Houston and the Cubs, winning a World Series ring with the Marlins in 1997.
The Cubs declined an $11.5 million mutual option on Alou, and the decision to not bring him back was hardly a surprise. Although Alou topped 100 RBIs for the fifth time and said he wanted to return to Chicago, the Cubs were looking for a younger and cheaper player.
Rangers re-sign Dellucci
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – The Texas Rangers re-signed free agent outfielder David Dellucci to a two-year, $1.8 million contract on Sunday.
Dellucci batted .242 with 17 homer and 61 RBIs in 107 games with Texas last season. He batted .261 with 44 homers and 224 RBIs in 648 games over eight seasons with Baltimore, Arizona, the New York Yankees and Texas.
Football
Patriots downgrade four
FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) – The status of four New England Patriots players was downgraded to out before today’s game against the Miami Dolphins, spokesman Stacey James said Sunday evening.
Cornerback Ty Law will be sidelined as he continues to recover from a broken foot, rookie safety Dexter Reid is out with an injured shoulder, linebacker Matt Chatham has an injured hamstring and wide receiver Bethel Johnson has a thigh injury.