[naviga:h3]SRU’s Martin earns top region honors[/naviga:h3]

SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University junior defensive end Marcus Martin has been named Super One Region Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.

The 6-foot-3, 245-pound Martin had 18.5 tackles for loss and nine quarterback sacks. He shattered all-time Slippery Rock and PSAC records in both categories during his junior season.

[naviga:h3]SV grad Crivelli makes all-region[/naviga:h3]

ERIE — Seneca Valley graduate and Penn State Behrend men’s soccer senior forward Anthony Crivelli has been named second team Division III All-Great Lakes Region.

Crivelli led Behrend with 12 goals and 29 points this season. He scored a team-high four game-winning goals.

[naviga:h3]NHLPA rejects latest offer from league[/naviga:h3]

NHL players could still go to the 2018 Olympics, but it won’t be in exchange for extending the collective bargaining agreement through 2025.

A person with direct knowledge of the decision said the Players’ Association on Friday rejected the NHL’s offer to extend the current CBA three years in exchange for an agreement to go to Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it wasn’t being formally announced.

The Canadian Press first reported the NHLPA rejected the offer, which was made by the NHL amid talks with the International Ice Hockey Federation and International Olympic Committee.

NHL players have participated in the past five Olympics dating to 1998, but there’s doubt about 2018 because of the IOC’s reluctance to pay for insurance and expenses. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has set a January deadline for a decision.

IOC President Thomas Bach said it’s in the interest of all parties for NHL players to be in the Olympics.