Slippery Rock University senior baseball pitcher Rocky D'Angelo and freshman softball outfielder Melissa Lowry were named PSAC West Players of the Week.

D'Angelo pitched a pair of complete-game victories to help SRU get off to a 9-1 start. He has an 0.64 earned run average and has allowed just nine hits in 14 innings pitched.

Lowry batted .440 (11 for 25) with three doubles and three homers as SRU's softball team got off to a 9-4 start. She also scored eight runs and collected 11 RBI.

DETROIT - The owners of the Detroit Red Wings apologized in full-page newspaper ads Tuesday for the loss of the NHL season.In a letter published in the sports sections of the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News, Mike and Marian Ilitch said they were "extremely sorry" the Red Wings did not play because of the lockout, and thanked the fans for their loyalty.

ORLANDO, Fla. - The PGA Tour is reviewing its policy on corporate outings during the week of a tournament, hopeful of avoiding the perception of appearance fees for marquee players.The issue of corporate outings was raised two weeks ago when the Ford Championship at Doral paid up to $600,000 for Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen, Sergio Garcia and Padraig Harrington to play with selected Ford dealers.All of them played at Doral later in the week, helping give the tournament 11 of the top 12 players in the world.Golf World magazine obtained a letter from IMG sent to tournament sponsors that offered a menu of marquee players for anywhere from $50,000 to $200,000 apiece.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown is out indefinitely after having surgery related to a November hip operation.When Brown can return will be determined by his doctors.Assistant Gar Heard, who went 2-4 in Brown's first absence, again will run the team as long as Brown is unable to coach.

MIAMI - The Miami Dolphins signed free agent offensive tackle Stockar McDougle to a one-year deal Tuesday, shoring up one of the team's most glaring weaknesses the past few seasons.McDougle started every game at right tackle the past two season with the Detroit Lions and has 53 starts in his five-year career with the Lions.