In Brief
Derek DelPorto, head wrestling coach at Slippery Rock University the past two seasons, accepted a similar position Thursday at Eastern Michigan University.
A former All-America performer with The Rock as an undergraduate, DelPorto complied a 21-25 record, including a 14-9 record this season. SRU won the NCAADivision I East Regional team championship and sent five wrestlers to the national championships, which tied a school record.
The SRU program was one of eight intercollegiate varsity sports discontinued by the school at the conclusion of the season because of budgetary constraints.
Mike Vanderjagt, the NFL's most accurate kicker who was no longer needed in Indianapolis, signed a three-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys Thursday.Vanderjagt wasn't re-signed by the Colts, who instead signed Adam Vinatieri earlier this week.A story posted on the Cowboys Web site reported that the deal was worth $5.4 million, including a $2.5 million signing bonus.Vanderjagt has the highest field goal accuracy rate in NFL history (217-of-245 kicks, 87.5 percent) and holds the record for making 42 straight. But on his last attempt for the Colts during the AFC divisional playoffs, he badly missed a 46-yarder that would have forced overtime against Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh.
