[naviga:h3]SRU’s Smithco, Till athletes of week[/naviga:h3]

SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University senior Caleb Smithco and senior Micah Till have been named PSAC Athletes of the Week in their respective sports.

Smithco is Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, winning the triple jump at the Al Hall Freedom Games at Edinboro with a leap of 47 feet, 11.25 inches. That is the best mark in the PSAC this year.

Till is PSAC West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after the forward averaged 22.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in wins over Pitt-Johnstown and Edinboro.

[naviga:h3]Red Sox sign Meija, reinstated after ban[/naviga:h3]

BOSTON — Relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia, allowed back into baseball after a lifetime ban caused by three positive drug tests, has agreed to a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.

If added to the 40-man roster, the 29-year-old Dominican right-hander would receive a one-year contract at a rate of $625,000 while in the major leagues and $90,400 while in the minors.

Mejia was suspended for life on Feb. 12, 2016, after his third positive test for a banned steroid. The drug agreement allowed him to apply a year later for reinstatement that would be effective a minimum of two years after the ban started, with the decision at the commissioner’s discretion. Commissioner Rob Manfred gave him conditional reinstatement last July 6.