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Hiner to speak at Curbstone
Tribune Chronicle/Vindicator sports editor Dan Hiner will be the guest speaker at Monday's luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.
The event begins at 11:45 a.m., and the public is welcome to attend.
All sports fans are welcome and you do not need to be a current or former coach.
Curbstone HOF applications
Plans are underway for the Curbstone Coaches 58th Hall of Fame Induction ceremony that will be held on May 2.
This event is sponsored by Briarfield Health Care Centers Ed and Diane Reese.
Applications are being accepted for prospective hall of fame nominations. For an application to nominate or questions about the Hall of Fame ceremony please call or text 3305066774.
Nominations will close on Nov. 10.
Corrections
In Tuesday’s edition, a goal was incorrectly attributed in the Girard-Warren JFK boys soccer story. The goal was not scored by Jackson McVay, instead it was Shawn Thomas.
In Thursday’s edition, Youngstown volleyball coach Alexandra Hines was incorrectly spelled.
Cowboys cheerleaders unionize
DALLAS -- The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are unionizing.
The NFL franchise has agreed to recognize the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association as the collective bargaining representative for one of the most famous cheer squads in professional sports, both sides said in a joint statement Friday, which follows years of the cheerleaders fighting for pay increases.
"The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are an esteemed part of the Cowboys organization, deeply respected for the talent and dedication they exhibit," the statement said. “They remain one of the most sought-after opportunities for talented dancers worldwide."
During the second season of the Netflix series "America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders," which aired last year, one of the cheerleaders said that the members were getting a 400% boost in pay. In 2019, the Cowboys settled a lawsuit with a former cheerleader that led to the squad doubling the per-game pay, from $200 to $400. So the raise announced in 2025 was four times that.
A contact for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association could not immediately be found on Friday.
The Cowboys have been the most valuable pro sports team in the world, according to Forbes magazine.
Trio of golfers leave LIV
Louis Oosthuizen one day, and then Ian Poulter and Tyrrell Hatton. The players departing from LIV Golf seem to be increasing by the day with a Sunday deadline potentially looming for other players to decide if they are staying for the new version that no longer includes Saudi money.
Former world No. 1 Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia already have separated from LIV Golf, which is emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with BC Partners Credit and its $300 million pledge.
Poulter and Hatton both posted Friday on Instagram they will not be part of LIV 2.0.
Hatton, who has played on the last four Ryder Cup teams, won twice on the European tour and twice on LIV since defecting to the rival league in 2024 to join Rahm on his Legions XIII team.
Poulter, 50, won 14 times worldwide on six tours and is best known for his Ryder Cup heroics, particularly in leading Europe to a record comeback on the road at Medinah in 2012.
Louis Oosthuizen, a 44-year-old South African, announced Wednesday he was leaving his Southern Guards team in LIV.