Drive For Kids announces celebrity lineup

golf

Organizers of the Drive for Kids Celebrity Golf Invitational on Thursday announced the list of athletes, actors and television personalities scheduled to compete at Falmouth Country Club from June 20-23.

Organizers also announced that the Dempsey Center has been named a co-beneficiary of the tournament, along with Barbara Bush Children's Hospital.

NFL Hall of Famers Brian Urlacher, Jerome Bettis and Dwight Freeney are also among the first-time participants this year, joining a number of returning celebrities.

Ben Higgins from season 20 of ABC's “The Bachelor” and actor Robbie Amell also participated for the first time. Patrick Dempsey also appears.

Other celebrities currently scheduled to compete include:

• Former Red Sox players Clay Buchholz, Roger Clemens, Brock Holt, Derek Lowe, Kevin Miller, David Wells and NESN broadcaster Tom Caron.

• Former NFL players: Marshall Faulk, Doug Flutie, Sterling Sharpe, Mike Vrabel

• Hockey players: TJ Oshie, Tuukka Rask, Jeremy Roenick, Jeremy Swayman, Sean Thornton.

high school

Boys lacrosse: Jack Henry scored three goals, Tobias Perkins had two goals and an assist, and Blake McPherson also had two goals as Windham opened the season with an 8-6 win at Scarborough.

Landon Buzulchuk was the other scorer for the Eagles, and David Denault had 10 saves.

Scarborough got goals from Nick Harmon, Olin Pedersen, Liam Sellinger, Owen Pepler, Wes Merrill and Cooper Trafford. Ben Carvell stopped 10 shots.

• Bobby Offit scored five goals and Sam Cochrane and Alex van Huystee each added four goals as Cape Elizabeth defeated South Portland 17-4 in the opener at Cape Elizabeth.

In a rematch of last year's Class A state final, the defending champion Capers jumped out to a 5-0 lead less than two minutes into the game and never looked back. They were up 9-0 after the first quarter and 14-1 at the half.

Keegan Lathrop added two goals, and Colin Blackburn and Tom Hennessy each had one goal. Will Piccarillo won 18 of 20 face-offs.

The Red Riots were led by Toby Lappin's two goals. Beckett Melhorn and Ian House also scored.

soccer

Premier League: Starting next season, the Premier League plans to use AI-based player tracking technology to determine offside, reducing the time it takes for referees to reach a decision.

England's top division clubs announced on Thursday that they had reached a unanimous decision to introduce semi-automatic offside technology, and said the new system would be introduced during the first half of the season.

“This technology allows us to more quickly and consistently place virtual offside lines based on optical player tracking. It also allows us to produce high quality broadcast graphics to improve the in-stadium and broadcast experience for supporters. We guarantee improvement,” the league said.

The semi-automatic offside technology will be used for the first time at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In that competition, the ball had a sensor installed to track its acceleration, but this does not seem to be the case in the Premier League. It is set to work more closely with the system used by UEFA in the Champions League.

The Premier League is expected to release further details about the exact nature of the offside technology that will be used once the deal is signed. Extensive testing and analysis was carried out this season.

MLS: New York City officials have approved plans to build a 25,000-seat stadium for Major League Soccer's New York City Football Club next to Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.

The $780 million soccer stadium, scheduled to open in 2027, will be the centerpiece of a 23-acre redevelopment project in the Willets Point neighborhood that will also include housing, a new public school, retail and a hotel.

The new stadium will be New York City's first dedicated professional soccer venue. NYCFC, which won the MLS championship in 2021, currently plays its home games at Citi Field or Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

baseball

Eastern League: The Portland Sea Dogs' game was canceled due to rain at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Each team will play a doubleheader on Saturday at 5:15 p.m.

football

NFL: The Cleveland Browns have restructured their contract with star running back Nick Chubb, who will continue to rehab from a season-ending knee injury in 2023, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. About.

Chubb was in the final year of a three-year, $36.6 million contract that began in 2021.

The 28-year-old Chubb agreed to a pay cut, but was scheduled to make $11.75 million this season, although he said he could get the money back through incentives.

Due to Chubb's exceptional work ethic and dedication, the Browns believe he could return at some point this season. The team has not disclosed a specific schedule for his return.

• The New York Jets re-signed safety Ashtyn Davis, bringing back a key contributor to the secondary and special teams.

Davis, a 2020 third-round pick out of the University of California, has played in limited opportunities during his NFL career, primarily serving as a defensive backup. Despite playing only 19% of New York's defensive snaps last season, he had a career-high six takeaways, three interceptions, three fumble recoveries, and eight Defended the pass.

hockey

NHL: Anaheim Ducks forward Jacob Silverberg said he will retire after the regular season.

Silverberry, 33, announced the decision on social media. After starting his NHL career with Ottawa, he has been with the Ducks since 2013, serving as co-captain for the past five years.

Silferberg has 158 goals and 196 assists during his time with the Ducks, more goals than anyone on the team since joining the team 11 years ago. He ranks fifth in franchise history in goals, games played (769) and shots taken, and third in shorthanded goals.

• Noah Hanifin, a trade deadline acquisition intended to strengthen the Golden Knights' blue line, signed an eight-year extension with Vegas worth an average of $7.35 million per year.

College: Tristan Broz scores his second overtime goal in the NCAA Tournament as third-seeded University of Denver defeats No. 2 Boston University 2-1 in St. Paul, Mo., for the first time since winning the title in 2022. They advanced to the national championship game. .

Playing in its 19th Frozen Four, Denver (31-9-3) will seek its 10th national title in program history on Saturday. This would break a tie with the University of Michigan for the most in college hockey history.

basketball

NBA: The Atlanta Hawks will be without forward Jalen Johnson and center Onyeka Okongwu for the Eastern Conference play-in tournament due to injuries.

The Hawks announced that Johnson, who averages 16.0 points and 8.7 rebounds and is one of the team's most productive starters, will be sidelined for at least three weeks after spraining his right ankle in Tuesday night's game against Miami.

Okongwu underwent a non-surgical procedure on Tuesday to address inflammation in his left big toe and will be sidelined for at least four weeks. Okongwu averaged 10.2 points and 6.8 rebounds.

tennis

Monte Carlo Masters: Novak Djokovic was lackluster at times and made a few unforced errors, but he raised his game at key points and advanced to the quarterfinals in Monaco.

The world number one Serbian, who has won Monte Carlo twice, took revenge on Lorenzo Musetti, who won in the third round at the country club last year. Djokovic converted five of six break points for a confidence-boosting 7-5, 6-3 victory.

Second place Jannik Sinner also advanced to the quarterfinals with a comfortable victory over Janlenard Struff 6-4, 6-2.

Djokovic's next opponent will be Alex de Minaur, who defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-4.

Sinner avoided two match points in the final, beating Grigor Dimitrov 5-6, and defeated Holger Ruhn 7-6 (9), 3-6, 7-6 (2) in a match that lasted three and a half hours. to play against. set.

Earlier, Karen Khachanov defeated fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.

Khachanov will next face two-time Monte Carlo champion Stefanos Tsitsipas, who defeated Alexander Zverev 7-5, 7-6 (3).

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