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Right wing Matt Syroczynski’s return to the Komets was a short-lived one.
On Thursday, he was recalled to Norfolk of the American Hockey League, just two days after the Admirals had sent him down to Fort Wayne.
Syroczynski was in the Fort Wayne lineup for one game in the interim, tallying a goal and an assist in a 4-2 loss to the Port Huron Icehawks at Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday night.
Syroczynski has already spent 18 games with Norfolk, tallying four goals and six points.
It’s unknown how long he’ll be with the Admirals this time.
With the Komets, Syroczynski has five goals and eight points in five games this season.
The NCAA has rekindled discussion of expanding its men’s basketball tournament and is looking into the possibility of moving it from broadcast to cable. NCAA Senior Vice President Greg Shaheen said any talks about expanding the tournament or switching to another network are in the early stages. The NCAA can opt out of its 11-year, $6 billion contract with CBS after this season, and Shaheen said the organization is going through due diligence for all 88 of its championships.
A Michigan State football player has pleaded not guilty to charges of public urination and being a minor in possession of alcohol. Myles White, a wide receiver for the Spartans, appeared in district court in St. Johns, Michigan. The charges stem from an incident early Nov. 22 at a Bath Township bar near the East Lansing campus. Members of a campus fraternity say an altercation at the bar sparked a bigger fight at a campus dorm the night of Nov. 22.
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy beat fellow Heisman finalists Tim Tebow and Mark Ingram to win the Maxwell Award honoring the nation’s best all-around player at the annual college football awards ceremony. He won the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s player-of-the-year award for the second consecutive season earlier in the day. McCoy also won the Davey O’Brien Award, given to the nation’s best quarterback. For a complete list of award winners, go to Page 3B.
Jack Nicklaus said the fallout over Tiger Woods’ car crash and allegations of extramarital affairs is “none of my business.” “Our public is pretty forgiving at times,” Nicklaus said. “Time usually heals all wounds. I think the hardest thing is obviously his family. That’s a private matter for him and his family.”
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock says Dan Cleary will be out for about a month because of a separated shoulder. Cleary was injured Wednesday night in Detroit’s loss to the St. Louis Blues. The Red Wings have lost Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula, Jason Williams and defenseman Niklas Kronwall to injuries.
Olympic leaders have approved changes in track cycling and added mixed doubles for the 2012 London Games. The International Olympic Committee agreed to five men’s and five women’s track cycling events as part of a gender equity plan. Mixed doubles in tennis will be added to the men’s and women’s singles and doubles.
The Fort Wayne Derby Girls will host a charity event Sunday, benefiting the Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Indiana, at Bell’s Skating Rink. Doors open at 5 p.m., with bouts at 5:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Admission is $5.
Court documents say an insurance executive has agreed to plead guilty to interstate stalking after nude videos were secretly made of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews. The documents say Michael Barrett will plead guilty in Los Angeles federal court. He could face up to five years in federal prison and be forced to pay a fine of $250,000.
Because of a reporting error, the date of the Police vs. Fire benefit hockey game was incorrect in a brief on Page 2B on Thursday. The game will be at 4 p.m. Dec. 19 at Memorial Coliseum.
