YSU competes in Tontimonia Invite

WESTLAKE — The Youngstown State men’s golf team concluded play in the two-day Tom Tontimonia Invitational hosted by Cleveland State on Tuesday at Lakewood Country Club.

The Penguins finished the 54-hole event with a three-round total of 883 to finish ninth on the team leaderboard. YSU recorded single-round team scores of 294 (+10) and 293 (+9) in the first two rounds, respectively, on Monday before posting a 296 (+12) during a rainy and windy third and final session on Tuesday.

Nolan Shilling finished tied for 36th with a three-round score of 220 (72-74-74) to come in as YSU’s top individual. The redshirt sophomore’s one-over-par 72 in the opening round on Monday featured 10 pars and four birdies as he fired an even-par 36 on the back nine.

Ryan Sam finished tied for 45th with a three-round total of 222 (74-72-76). The senior’s second-round 72 included 10 pars and four birdies as he carded a two-under-par 33 on the front nine.

Jordan Kish concluded the tournament with a three-round 224 (75-73-76) to finish tied for 51st on the individual leaderboard. The sophomore’s second-round 73 featured eight pars and four birdies as he shot a one-under-par 35 on the back nine.

Jake Ryan finished in the same position with a three-round score of 224 (79-75-70). The junior’s season-low, one-under-par 70 in the final round included 11 pars and four birdies as he turned in a two-under-par 33 on the front nine.

Michael Porter (McDonald) placed 63rd with a three-round total of 226 (73-74-79). The redshirt junior’s first-round 73 featured 11 pars and three birdies as he made par or better on nine of his final 10 holes.

Playing as individuals, Rocco Turner recorded a three-round 227 (76-71-80) while Bryar Moss posted a 229 (76-80-73). Turner matched his season and career low round with an even-par 71 in the second session that included 10 pars and four birdies. Moss’s season-low 73 in Tuesday’s final round featured 15 pars and a birdie on the par-four No. 2.

Green Bay claimed the tournament title at even par with a three-round team total of 852, finishing six shots ahead of runner-up Oakland. The Phoenix fired a single-round team score of 276 (-8) on Tuesday to rally back from four shots behind the Golden Grizzlies after 36 holes. Cleveland State and Purdue Fort Wayne each finished tied for third while IU Indy rounded out the top five on the team leaderboard.

Green Bay’s Mason Haupt earned individual medalist honors at five under par with a three-round score of 208 (69-72-67) while Cleveland State’s Brody Simms finished as the runner-up with a 209 (70-70-69).

Youngstown State will continue the fall portion of its 2025-26 season on Oct. 12-14 with the Bucknell Invitational at Bucknell Golf Club in Lewisburg, Pa.

Baylor-Auburn game moved to Atlanta

Baylor and Auburn have moved their September 2026 game from the Tigers’ Jordan-Hare Stadium to Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium to provide name, image and likeness opportunities to Auburn players.

According to a press release, Auburn’s players will be able to engage in NIL opportunities tied to ticket sales, surrounding events and the Aflac Kickoff Game itself.

“Any time we have the ability to advance Auburn student-athletes’ ability to earn third-party NIL compensation, we will take that opportunity,” Auburn athletic director John Cohen said Monday. “The exposure of playing on a national stage against a Power Four opponent in one of the premier neutral-site games in the country will not only benefit our student-athletes financially, but it will also enhance their brands.”

Auburn will receive an allotment of nearly 21,000 tickets for the game, while Baylor will receive 3,000 tickets held for visiting teams. The 2026 season opener will mark the sixth all-time meeting between Auburn and Baylor and complete a home-and-home series.

OBJ suspended 6 games for PED violation

Free agent WR Odell Beckham Jr. accepted a six-game suspension from the NFL after he reportedly failed a performance-enhancing drug test last year, he said on the Pivot podcast Tuesday.

Beckham will not be eligible to play until Week 12, the NFL told The Associated Press.

Beckham, 32, said on the podcast he never knowingly took performance-enhancing drugs. He played nine games with the Miami Dolphins last season, catching nine passes for 55 yards, both of which were career-lows by a wide margin.

Despite the news, the 10-year NFL veteran said he hopes to continue his career this season. Beckham, a first-round pick in the 2014 draft, posted 1,000-yard seasons four of his first five years in the league with the New York Giants.

He was traded to the Cleveland Browns ahead of the 2019 season, and then dealt to the Los Angeles Rams during the 2021 season. Beckham won a Super Bowl with the Rams in 2021, but tore his ACL in the victory.

Over his career, Beckham has 575 catches for 7,987 yards, the latter of which ranks 119th all-time in NFL history.

Crew’s Nagbe to retire after 15 seasons

COLUMBUS — Columbus Crew midfielder Darlington Nagbe plans to retire at the end of the Major League Soccer playoffs, the team announced Tuesday.

The 35-year-old has won four league titles in 15 MLS seasons, with Portland (2015 ), Atlanta (2018) and Columbus ( 2020, 2023 ). He has been the Crew captain since 2020.

His 444 regular-season MLS appearances are fifth behind Nick Rimando (514), Kyle Beckerman (498), Dax McCarty (488) and Kei Kamara (463).

Nagbe scored nine regular-season goals for Portland (2011-17), Atlanta (2018-19) and Columbus (2020-25), plus two in the playoffs.

He had one goal in 25 international appearances, scoring for the United States in a friendly against Ecuador in 2016. Nagbe started in the 2-1 loss at Trinidad and Tobago in 2017 that ended the Americans’ streak of seven straight World Cup appearances.

Born in Liberia, Nagbe left with his family for the U.S. when he was 5 months old, played for Akron and won the 2010 Hermann Trophy as the top men’s college soccer player. He became a U.S. citizen when he was 15.

From staff/wire reports