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Baseball

Hall of Famer Rizzuto, 89, dies

Phil Rizzuto, the Hall of Fame shortstop during the Yankees’ dynasty years and beloved by a generation of fans who delighted in hearing him exclaim “Holy cow!” as a broadcaster, died Monday. He was 89.

His death was confirmed by the Yankees. Rizzuto had been in declining health for several years and was living at a nursing home in West Orange, N.J.

Rizzuto, known as “The Scooter,” was the oldest living Hall of Famer.

Snowboarding

Spokane’s Reynolds a hit in New Zealand

Spokane snowboarder Valerie Reynolds, 16, finished eighth in the slopestyle event at the Burton New Zealand Open Slopestyle at Lake Wanaka, New Zealand last weekend.

Reynolds was scheduled to compete in the finals after finishing eighth in the semifinals, but high winds cancelled the finals. Jenny Jones of Great Britain won the event.

The Burton New Zealand Open is the first event of the Burton Global Open Series, which features competitions in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Japan and the USA and awards the largest cumulative prize purse in competitive snowboarding. The series attracts the top snowboarders in the world.

Basketball

Baynes collects double-double

Washington State center Aron Baynes registered his second double-double at the World University Games and led Australia to an 89-57 victory over Kazakhstan in a second phase contest, Tuesday.

Baynes, a native of Cairns, tallied a game-high 21 points on the strength of 10-for-12 shooting and ripped down a game-high 10 rebounds. His other double-double game came in the first game of the tournament when he had 19 points and 12 boards in a two-point loss to Korea.

Through five games, Baynes is the leader of the tournament in points (91), scoring average (18.2) and field goals made (40).