Tony DeRiggi, a 2004 graduate of Seneca Valley High School, is a sophomore linebacker for the Mount Union (Ohio) College football team.

The Purple Raiders (13-1) will face the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for the Division III national championship at 1 p.m. Saturday in Salem, Va.

DeRiggi has seen action in eight games this season. He's totaled 20 tackles, including eight solo stops, one pass breakup and a forced fumble.

PITTSBURGH — Right-handed reliever Roberto Hernandez finalized his $2.75 million, one-year contract Thursday with the Pittsburgh Pirates after passing a physical.The 41-year-old Hernandez adds a veteran's presence to a mostly young Pirates bullpen after going 8-6 with a 2.58 ERA and four saves in 67 games with the New York Mets last season.Hernandez said he was offered a contract by the New York Yankees, but chose the Pirates because he expects to pitch in more late-inning situations with them. He has 324 career saves but has not been a closer since 2002.

PITTSBURGH — Tight end Heath Miller has been chosen as the Pittsburgh Steelers' rookie of the year, the fourth consecutive first-round draft pick to win the award.Members of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America vote on the award.Miller, is second among NFL rookies with 33 receptions and has six touchdown catches, one short of Eric Green's 1991 team record for a rookie tight end.Left guard Alan Faneca was voted the Chief award for the player who best exemplifies Steelers founder Art Rooney's longstanding cooperation with the media. Pro football writers also vote on that award.

MINNEAPOLIS — Quarterback Daunte Culpepper and three Minnesota Vikings teammates were charged Thursday with indecent, lewd and disorderly conduct for participating in a bawdy boat party that drew national attention.Culpepper, currently on injured reserve, Bryant McKinnie, Fred Smoot and Moe Williams each were charged with three misdemeanors for their behavior aboard a boat on Lake Minnetonka, according to court papers.If convicted, each player faces up to a maximum of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine for each count.