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PHILADELPHIA — A father pulled a gun on a youth football coach because his son wasn't getting enough playing time, police said.

Wayne Derkotch, 40, was arguing with the coach Sunday during a game of 6- and 7-year-olds when he drew the weapon, police said. No shots were fired.

Derkotch was charged with aggravated assault and other offenses. He did not immediately return a call to his home Monday.

A referee accused of throwing a punch at a man was also arrested on assault charges, police said.

MARS — Ralph Jockel of Mars rolled his first 300 game recently at Mars Lanes.Jockel bowled the perfect game in the Thursday night Jim Charlton Memorial Men's League. His other games that night were 167 and 193. He carries a 179 average.

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck will miss at least three weeks with a strained ligament in his right knee.And he's not happy about how it happened.Hasselbeck said Monday he believes Minnesota's E.J. Henderson could have avoided rolling into his lower right leg Sunday early in the second half of Seattle's loss to the Vikings.An MRI showed the Pro Bowl quarterback strained his right medial collateral ligament. Coach Mike Holmgren said Hasselbeck has a Grade 2 sprain on a three-grade scale and will miss "around" three games.

PHILADELPHIA — Veteran pitcher Jamie Moyer signed a $10.5 million, two-year contract extension with the Philadelphia Phillies Monday.The left-hander, who turns 44 next month, arrived in a trade with Seattle on Aug. 20. He was 5-2 with a 4.03 ERA in eight starts, including a 4-1 record during the Phillies' failed playoff push in September.

CHICAGO — Alan Trammell, fired last year as the manager of the Detroit Tigers, was hired Monday as the Cubs' bench coach for new manager Lou Piniella.

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