[naviga:h3]SRU’s Walters earns all-star position[/naviga:h3]

SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University catcher Tyler Walters was recently selected to play in the 2016 Alaska Baseball League All-Star Game.

The ABL consists of six teams and more than 200 players. Hundreds of alumni from this league have been drafted and moved on to the major leagues.

Walters is one of 10 Division II college players in the ABL this year. He ranks third in the league with three homers and 18 RBI.

[naviga:h3]Rio’s laboratory reinstated for testing[/naviga:h3]

RIO DE JANEIRO — The World Anti-Doping Agency said it has reinstated the laboratory that will carry out drug testing for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, which start in just over two weeks.

The lab was shuttered last month for what WADA called “nonconformity with International Standard for Laboratories.”

[naviga:h3]Ivy League using new kickoff rule[/naviga:h3]

PRINCETON, N.J. — The Ivy League will use an experimental rule this season to move kickoffs to the 40-yard line and touchbacks to the 20-yard line in an effort to reduce concussions and further promote the safety and welfare of its student-athletes.

The goal of the experimental rule is to limit kickoff returns, which account for 23.4 percent of concussions during games despite representing only 5.8 percent of overall plays. The Ivy League will evaluate the concussion and kickoff return data after the season.

It will only be used in conference games.

[naviga:h3]NCAA gives $50,000 to Summitt Foundation[/naviga:h3]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The NCAA has donated $50,000 to the Pat Summitt Foundation in memory of the late Tennessee coach.

The money will go toward the Summitt Foundation’s goal of raising $2.5 million for the Pat Summitt Alzheimer’s Clinic at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, which is scheduled to open in December.

Foundation director Patrick Wade thanked the NCAA for its support in the fight against Alzheimer’s. The NCAA’s donation and money donated since Summitt died June 28 will be used for research, treatment and support of Alzheimer’s patients and families in Tennessee.

Summitt was the winningest Division I college basketball coach with 1,098 wins over 38 seasons. She announced in August 2011 that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type.