Sports Digest: Cavaliers recall Harangody

Pro basketball

CAVALIERS RECALL HARANGODY: The Cleveland Cavaliers have recalled forward Luke Harangody from Canton, the team's NBA Development League team.

The former Andrean and Notre Dame star was assigned to the Charge on Jan. 26. He played in three games, averaging 13.3 points and 8.7 rebounds. The 6-foot-8 forward recorded two double-doubles and had a 21-point, 11-rebound against the Los Angeles Defenders last week.

Cleveland next plays at Orlando on Friday.

MOORE HELPS CELTICS BEAT RAPTORS: Paul Pierce had 17 points and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics crept above .500 for the second time this season with a 100-64 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.

Former E.C. Central and Purdue star E'Twaun Moore added eight points, three assists and two rebounds for the Celtics.

GRANGER POWERS PACERS PAST WOLVES: Danny Granger scored 29 of his 36 points in the second half to help the Pacers blow by the Minnesota Timberwolves, 109-99.

Granger also grabbed seven rebounds and hit 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and Darren Collison thoroughly out-played Ricky Rubio with 20 points, nine assists and six rebounds for the Pacers, who topped 100 points for just the second time this season.

Kevin Love had 21 points and 17 rebounds for the Timberwolves.

Pro boxing

DUNDEE, TRAINER OF ALI, DEAD AT 90: Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. He was 90.

The genial Dundee was best known for being in Ali's corner for almost his entire career, but those in boxing also knew him as an ambassador for boxing and a figure of integrity in a sport that often lacked it.

He died with his family surrounding him, said son, Jimmy Dundee, but not before being able to attend Ali's 70th birthday bash in Louisville, Ky., last month.

Pro football

IRSAY PLANNING TO TAKE TIME ON MANNING DECISION: Colts owner Jim Irsay is likely to wait until the last minute to decide whether to pay Peyton Manning a $28 million roster bonus.

Irsay told reporters Wednesday that he will continue to monitor Manning's recovery from Sept. 8 neck surgery and an announcement is unlikely before early next month. The deadline to pay the bonus is March 8.

College baseball

PUMAS PICKED FOURTH IN GLVC EAST: St. Joseph's College has been selected to finish fourth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division, the league office announced Wednesday.

The league's 16 coaches picked the University of Southern Indiana to defend its GLVC East Division title after finishing the 2011 season with a 26-8 conference record. Quincy was selected to win the West Division after capturing the GLVC tournament championship last year.

USI earned 109 points and was followed in the East by Northern Kentucky (108), Indianapolis (87), St. Joseph's (76), Lewis (67), Bellarmine (59), UW-Parkside (34) and Kentucky Wesleyan (28).

Quincy collected 114 points in the West, ranking ahead of Drury (102), Missouri S&T (94), Rockhurst (84), William Jewell (55), Missouri-St. Louis (53), Maryville (38) and Illinois Springfield (28).

St. Joseph's returns a majority of its pitching staff, led by senior Eric Meyerchick (T.F. South). He owns a career 16-10 record and a 3.79 ERA.

College basketball

PUC WOMEN ESCAPE WITH WIN AT HOLY CROSS: Purdue Calumet held on for a 78-75 win over Holy Cross on Wednesday night.

Trailing 55-47 with 12:26 left, PUC (18-8, 7-1 CCAC) went on a 15-2 run. Alex Starr led four Peregrines in double-figures with 19 points, knocking down 12-of-14 from the line. Lindsey Whitcomb fell one rebound shy of a double-double, finishing with 16 points and nine rebounds. Stephaine Beck tallied 15 points and eight rebounds on 4-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc, while Brooklyn Short added 14 points and three assists.

PURDUE CALUMET TO HOST FUNDRAISERS SATURDAY: In support of Coaches vs. Cancer, the Purdue Calumet men's and women's teams will donate a portion of the tickets sales from Saturday's games to the American Cancer Society. The Peregrines will face Cardinal Stritch. The women's game is at 1 p.m., and the men's game will follow at 3. For details, go to www.cancer.org, or call (800) 227-2345.

Women's volleyball

VU PLACES FOUR ON ACADEMIC HORIZON TEAM: Sophomore Sarah Dooms, redshirt freshman Lindsey Hauch, senior Jenny Pokorny and junior Taylor Root all made the 2011 Academic All-Horizon League volleyball team, helping Valparaiso University tie for league-high honors with four players.

Root, who maintains a 3.504 cumulative grade point average as an elementary education major, is a repeat selection for the squad. Dooms carries a 3.664 GPA as a communication major. Hauch, a nursing major, owns a 3.817 GPA, and Pokorny, a social work major, has a 3.385 GPA.

Youth baseball

HESSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE FINAL SIGN-UPS: Hessville Little League will hold its final two registration dates for the 2012 season at the Jean Shepherd Center, 3031 Mahoney Drive, Hammond. They are from 6 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

The league is open to boys ages 4-12, and girls ages 4-18. Boys must be 4 by April 30, 2012; girls must be 4 by Jan. 1, 2012. Children new to the league are required to present an original birth certificate at the time of registration. For details, call Kelly Woods at (219) 629-0461, Sharon Daniels at (219) 484-3126 or Mark Volkmann at (219) 845-5840.

Around the horn

Former Merrillville standout football player Matthew Neal is planning on leaving Toledo to finish his career at Idaho. The 2011 grad was at Toledo this past season but didn't play football. ... Charlie Spoonhour, the popular, homespun coach who took Saint Louis to three NCAA basketball tournaments behind a prolific offense, has died after battling a lung disease. He was 72. ... Nevada authorities are granting Floyd Mayweather a one-fight license to take on Miguel Cotto in a Cinco de Mayo matchup.