Thanks again to the wet conditions Monday, the WPIALClass AAA Track and Field Team Championship titles will finally be determined at 4 p.m. today at Slippery Rock University.

In the boys meet, Latrobe leads Butler 74-67 while the Norwin girls lead North Allegheny 75-66 with the pole vault event the last to be determined.

At Thursday's final at Norwin, the inclement weather made vaulting unsafe, but the rainy conditions Monday left little time before Thursday's WPIAL Championships.

Butler needs to claim the top two places in the event to secure the WPIAL team title while the Norwin girls need only a third-place finish to win the crown.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jason Conti, who signed a minor-league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates more than two weeks ago, joined the Columbus Clippers, the New York Yankees' Class AAA team, on Saturday.Conti, a Seneca Valley High School graduate, went 1-for-3 with a double as the starting center fielder in a 1-0 win over Norfolk Sunday. He went 0-for-4 plus a walk and an outfield assist in the Clippers' 6-4 loss to Norfolk Monday.

NEW CASTLE — The New Castle Thunder have been announced as a new franchise in the North American Football League.The team's director of operations is Rick Razzano. General manager is David Cochenour and coach is Rick Sumner.The Thunder are looking for players from the area to fill out the roster. Call Cochenour at 724-654-8970 for details.

FOX BOROUGH, Mass. — Doug Flutie retired Monday, ending a career in which the undersized Heisman Trophy winner threw one of college football's most famous passes and played a dozen seasons in the NFL, making a drop kick in his last game.The 43-year-old Flutie finished his career with one season with the New England Patriots, for whom he threw 10 passes in five games but was able to play near his home in Natick and close to Boston College, where he won the Heisman in 1984.Flutie finishes with 14,715 passing yards and 86 touchdowns in the NFL, spending most of his time as a backup.