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Jennifer Boyd of Seneca Valley and Tiffany Corle of Union have been named all-state volleyball players by the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association.

Boyd, a junior middle hitter, made the Class AAA team while Corle, a senior middle hitter, made the Class Asquad.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are going high-def.The team plans to add a $2.4 million high-definition television screen to replace the giant screen at the southern end of Heinz Field.The current screen, installed when the field opened five years ago, has had periodic glitches and the company that made it is no longer in business, said Mark Hart, director of business for the team.The city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority will pay $1.9 million for the screen, using money from a fund fueled by ticket surcharges. The Steelers will pay the other $500,000.

CINCINNATI — Ken Griffey Jr. broke his left hand in an accident at home, the latest in a series of injuries that have derailed the career of the All-Star outfielder.Griffey's throwing hand will be in a hard cast for three weeks, then will be re-examined, Reds spokesman Rob Butcher said Friday.Butcher said he could not say when or how the accident occurred because Griffey did not authorize any more details to be released.General manager Wayne Krivsky wasn't sure whether Griffey will be ready for the start of spring training.

NEW YORK — The Yankees were slapped with a $26 million luxury tax by the commissioner's office, raising New York's total to $97.75 million over the last four years.Boston, which missed the playoffs, was the only other team over the tax threshold and will pay $497,549.New York hasn't won the World Series since 2000, and was knocked out in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year. The Yankees paid tax in all four seasons of the just-expired collective-bargaining agreement: $11.8 million in 2003, $26 million in 2004 and $34 million for last year.

SAN FRANCISCO — Receiver Antonio Bryant was suspended for four games Friday for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, dealing a blow to the San Francisco 49ers' faint playoff hopes.Bryant has 40 catches for a team-high 733 yards and three touchdowns this season after signing with San Francisco as a free agent last summer, but the fifth-year pro hasn't shaken his career-long propensity for off-field trouble.The former Pitt star was arrested Nov. 19 on charges of reckless and drunken driving after his orange Lamborghini was seen speeding down a freeway several hours after the 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks. Bryant also was combative with the police, refusing to leave his car and eventually forcing officers to use leather restraints to keep him in a patrol car.

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