July 29, 2012|Sports Digest
Pro lacrosse
Digest: Edmonton deals Rabil to Rochester
Acquiescing to his demand that he be dealt to a team closer to his Baltimore home, the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League sent Paul Rabil to the Rochester Knighthawks for Jarrett Davis. Rabil was traded to the Rush during the 2012 season by the Everett, Wash.-based Washington Stealth, which drafted him second overall in 2008. But Rabil (Johns Hopkins) refused to play for Edmonton and stated his desire to be with an Eastern team in the indoor league. In four seasons in the NLL, Rabil has 44 goals, 79 assists and 324 loose balls in 52 games. The 26-year-old Elkton native helped lead the Stealth to the 2010 league title and is one of three players to have won crowns in the NLL, MLL, the Federation of International Lacrosse world championships and NCAA Division I.
MLL: Chesapeake goalkeeper Kip Turner (Severn) made 16 saves against his former team, but the Bayhawks couldn't contain Boston attackman Ryan Boyle (Gilman) in a 16-13 Major League Lacrosse loss to the Cannons on Saturday at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Mass. Boyle, a five-time All-Star, scored twice and added six assists. Attackman John Grant Jr. had four goals and two assists in the loss for the Bayhawks (9-3), who finished 2-2 on its road trip. Midfielder Michael Kimmel (Johns Hopkins, Loyola High) added two goals and two assists for Chesapeake, which has already clinched a playoff spot. Rabil had two goals and two assists as Boston (7-5) improved its chances of reaching the playoffs.
Men's soccer
De Rosario's goal gives D.C. United draw vs. PSG
A penalty converted by Dwayne de Rosario earned host D.C. United a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in an Herbalife World Football Challenge match. De Rosario scored in the 33rd minute to cancel out Zlatan Ibrahimovic's first goal in a PSG uniform in the opening minutes.
More D.C. United: The Major League Soccer club beat the transfer-window deadline late Friday by acquiring Brazilian Raphael Augusto, a 21-year-old central midfielder. He comes on loan from famed Brazilian club Fluminense.
—Steven Goff, The Washington Post
Et cetera
Report: Boller retiring; D.C.'s Mitchell to fight Banks
One day after signing with the San Diego Chargers, former Ravens quarterback Kyle Boller retired, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Boller, 31, played with the Ravens, St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders.
Boxing: Seth Mitchell and his team said the undefeated Brandywine heavyweight is set for an Oct. 6 bout against Johnathon Banks in Atlantic City, N.J.
—Gene Wang, The Washington Post
Motor sports: Raceway Promotions, the new management of Capitol Raceway, will close the Crofton facility Saturday through Aug. 9 to grind and resurface the quarter-mile track.
—From Sun staff and news services
