Stargell goes for the cycle

“If I can hit like I did last night, I’ll run on one leg.” — Pittsburgh Pirates’ Willie Stargell, after hitting for the cycle for the only time in his 21-year major league career on July 22, 1964, at Busch Stadium. Stargell — whose knees had been bothering him — hit for the cycle, walked, drove in three runs and scored four times in the Pirates’ 13-2 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Catfish tournament

EAST PALESTINE — The East Palestine Sportsmen’s Club will hold its second catfish tournament Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight.

Entry fee is $12. For more information, call Joe at (330) 831-5872.

Eskimos no more

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Eskimos will change their name.

The Canadian Football League team announced the decision on Tuesday, following a decision to do the same by Washington’s NFL team.

Teams across sports have been under increasing pressure to drop racist or stereotypical names. Critics say the Edmonton team’s name is a derogatory, colonial-era term for Inuit.

The team said in a release it will begin “a comprehensive engagement process” on a new name. In the meantime, the club will use the names EE Football Team and Edmonton Football Team.

Indians meet about name

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s players met Tuesday with owner Paul Dolan to discuss a potential name change for the team, which has been called the Indians for the past 105 years.

Manager Terry Francona said the group had an “honest” conversation and he came away proud of how it was handled by all involved.

“The way the players expressed themselves in a mature manner and in a respectful manner, and the way Paul listened and spoke back to the players,” said Francona, who attended the meeting along with team president Chris Antonetti and general manager Mike Chernoff. “I was really, really happy and content to just sit there and let them talk back and forth.”

Francona stressed that nothing has been resolved over the controversial topic.

The franchise recently announced it was in the early stages of meeting with the community and appropriate stakeholders “to determine the best path forward with regard to our team name.”

Indy 500 attendance limited to 25%

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Attendance will be limited to 25% capacity for the Indianapolis 500 and spectators will be required to wear face coverings at “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Indianapolis Motor Speedway can hold approximately 350,000 fans in the grandstands, suites and infield, but officials said last month only 50% capacity would be admitted for the rescheduled Aug. 23 race. The number was adjusted Tuesday.

Tickets will not be sold after Friday and IMS has a 95-page plan on guidelines and health protocols it will release later this week. Among the precautions the speedway will take is reassigning seats for social distancing, distributing hand sanitizer and administering temperature checks at entry and limiting options from concession stands to mostly prepackaged foods to eliminate lines.