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Baseball

Hawk attacks girl at Fenway

A 13-year-old girl touring Fenway Park on a school trip was attacked by a resident red-tailed hawk that drew blood from her scalp Thursday.

She wasn’t seriously hurt, but some observers saw an omen for a certain New York Yankees slugger in the attack at the home of the Boston Red Sox. The girl’s name is Alexa Rodriguez.

Vince Jennetta, a teacher who chaperoned her class trip from Memorial Boulevard Middle School in Bristol, Conn., told the Boston Globe that Alexa is “a little shaken, but OK.”

The hawk was perched on a railing in the upper deck behind home plate while the group toured the stadium. The hawk flew at the girl and swooped with its talons extended, scratching her scalp.

A single egg lay in the hawk’s nearby nest in an overhang near the stadium’s press booth.

The nest and egg were removed at the direction of state wildlife officials.

Basketball

Grier will stay at San Diego

Bill Grier said that he’ll remain the coach at the University of San Diego rather than pursuing the vacant job at Oregon State.

“I have decided to stay at USD because I strongly feel in my heart that this is what is best for me and my family right now,” Grier said in a statement released by the school.

“USD is a great place and I look forward to working with our staff and players to continue building on what we have started here.”

Grier, a former assistant at Gonzaga University, interviewed for the Oregon State job on Monday.

Grier led the Toreros to the NCAA tournament and an upset victory over Connecticut in the first round. He was 22-14 in his first year as head coach.

Grier received a contract extension just before the tournament.

NFL preseason

Hawks reveal early games

The Seahawks have announced their preseason schedule.

They will open on the road at Minnesota to play the Vikings on Aug. 9 then come home to play the Chicago Bears on Aug. 16.

They will be back on the road to play the Chargers in San Diego in an ESPN Monday night game on Aug. 25 before winding up their preseason slate with a game at home Aug. 29 against the Oakland Raiders.