COLLEGES
UW gets commitment from 14-year-old Jordan Schmaltz, a 14-year-old defenseman from Verona, Wis., by way of the Chicago Mission youth program, has committed to the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team. Schmaltz, who will be a freshman at Verona High School next month, is thought to be the youngest prospect to commit to UW.
The earliest he could play for the Badgers is 2012-13. Three others -- Jack Skille, Kyle Turris and Nick Pryor, a defenseman currently with the National Team Developmental Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. -- committed when they were 15.
Schmaltz's father, Mike, called the offer surreal: His son hasn't even had his first high school class yet.
NCAA rules don't allow college hockey coaches to contact recruits until the end of their sophomore year in high school. But there's nothing to keep an athlete from approaching them.
GOLF
Bob Tway's son gains at U.S. Amateur Kevin Tway, the son of former PGA champion Bob Tway, defeated Philip Francis 2-up in the first round of match play at the U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst, N.C. Tway won a matchup of former U.S. junior amateur champions.
Peter Croonquist of Minneapolis failed to survive a 26-man playoff early Wednesday to get to medal play.
SOCCER
U.S. beats Guatemala in Cup qualifier Carlos Bocanegra scored on a header in the 69th minute, and the U.S. escaped from Guatemala with a chippy 1-0 victory in the Americans' opener in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying in Guatemala City.
• Taylor Twellman had a goal and assist, and New England (11-6-3) beat D.C. United (9-10-1) in MLS play, 2-1 in Foxborough, Mass. At Houston, Kei Kamara scored two goals for the Dynamo (8-4-8) in a 4-0 victory over Chivas USA (6-9-5).
