Butler's Negley, Hays all-sectionBUTLER TWP — Butler High School baseball seniors Cade Negley and Dallas Hays have been named first team all-section this season.Only 11 players in the six-team section were accorded this honor.Negley also received Butler's Pitcher of the Year Award while Hays was named the Golden Tornado's MVP.

Pats join Brady in appeal processFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots joined the latest “Deflategate” appeal to support Tom Brady, taking sides with their star quarterback in court for the first time in his fight against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell.In an eight-page friend of the court brief filed with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals , the Patriots said they “stand to lose their All-Pro quarterback for 25 percent of the upcoming regular season based on a severely flawed process.” They also tried to raise the stakes in an effort to persuade the entire circuit to overrule the 2-1 decision that reinstated Brady’s four-game suspension last month.

Ex-NBA star faces embezzlement chargeKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Prosecutors have filed charges against former NBA forward Kermit Washington, accusing him of embezzling about a half-million dollars in charitable donations meant to help the needy in Africa and spending it on jewelry, vacations and other things.Washington, who was best known for his bone-shattering punch to the face of Houston Rockets player Rudy Tomjanovich during a 1977 game, was charged in an indictment filed in Kansas City on Monday. He was arrested in Los Angeles on Tuesday and the indictment was unsealed Wednesday.

Maryland’s Trimble exiting NBA draftCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland guard Melo Trimble has withdrawn his name from consideration for the NBA Draft and will return for his junior season.The Terrapins reached the Sweet 16 last season behind Trimble, who led the team in scoring, assists and steals.

Parsons, Martin join NASCAR HallCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Drivers Benny Parsons and Mark Martin and car owners Rick Hendrick, Richard Childress and Raymond Parks were inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.Parsons, the 1973 NASCAR premier series champion, was the first driver to eclipse 200 mph.