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Sports briefs
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Steelers sign 2
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Tuesday they have signed two more of their draft picks, offensive tackle Dan Moore Jr., and linebacker Buddy Johnson both out of Texas A&M.
In the NBA
Domantas Sabonis had 14 points, 21 rebounds and nine assists, and the short-handed Indiana Pacers routed the Charlotte Hornets 144-117 in the Eastern Conference’s first play-in game Tuesday night.
Led by Sabonis and Doug McDermott, who scored 16 of his 21 points in the first quarter, the ninth-seeded Pacers snapped a franchise-worst nine-game losing streak in the postseason. They also moved within one victory of making a sixth consecutive playoff appearance.
Indiana will visit the loser of Tuesday’s other play-in game, No. 7 Boston against No. 8 Washington, on Thursday.
Former coach charged with extortion
Federal authorities have charged a former University of Louisville assistant basketball coach with attempting to extort the university after his dismissal from the team.
Dino Gaudio threatened to go to the media with alleged NCAA violations by the team, according to a charging document filed in federal court.
During a March 17 meeting with team personnel, Gaudio said he would expose alleged violations by the team “in its production of recruiting videos for prospective student-athletes and in the use of its graduate assistants in practices,” according to the document filed in Louisville on Tuesday.
Gaudio had been told his contract would not be renewed and he threatened to go public with the allegations “unless he was paid a significant sum of money,” the document said. Authorities said Gaudio demanded 17 months’ salary or a lump sum payment.
Gaudio and another assistant left the team in March after a season in which the team did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
“The university and I were the victims of coach Gaudio’s conduct and I will continue to fully cooperate with authorities in their investigations,” Louisville head coach Chris Mack said in a statement Tuesday. “We take seriously any allegation of NCAA violations within our basketball program.”