Sports People

Kelvin Escobar pitched a seven-inning no-hitter in Medicine Hat’s 2-0 victory over visiting Ogden in the first game of a Pioneer League doubleheader. … Colorado State assistant Bill MacLachlan has accepted an offer to become head women’s volleyball coach at Idaho State University.

Andre Agassi, looking to win his first tournament in more than three months, beat Michael Joyce 6-2, 6-2 to advance to quarterfinals of the $675,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington D.C. … Jeff Purvis routed his NASCAR Grand National rivals in Humminbird Fishfinder 500K qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway with a lap of 189.921 mph in a Chevrolet. Spokane native Chad Little qualified seventh.

The Philadelphia Flyers signed free-agent center Joel Otto, who spent his 11-year NHL career with the Calgary Flames. … The Bruins have not seen nor heard from him since he blew out of town after the playoffs, but 29-year-old defenseman Al Iafrate has agreed to terms on a one-year contract, his agent said. … Billy Cannon, a Baton Rouge, La., orthodontist, who won the Heisman Trophy for LSU in 1959 and later was convicted of counterfeiting, has filed for bankruptcy, citing debts of $1.8 million and only $162,430 in assets.