Eleven Butler County high school graduates earned all-academic honors for the fall semester while competing in various sports at Presidents' Athletic Conference schools.

The honorees include:

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Saint Vincent: Tara Karns of Sarver (cross country), Lauren Lamendola of Mars (cross country) and Krystin Lowers of Freeport (volleyball)•

Thiel College: Lindsey Curtis of Karns City (soccer), Ricky Gable of Mars, Mike Stimac of East Brady and Jeff Wagner of Karns City (football)•

Washington &Jefferson: Beth Mihalik of Slippery Rock (volleyball)•

Westminster: Mandy Bearrow and Mallory Bugel of Mars (soccer), Danielle Hogue of Slippery Rock (volleyball).

PHOENIX — Russ Grimm was hired Tuesday as the Arizona Cardinals' assistant head coach and offensive line coach, two weeks after he interviewed for the head coaching position.Grimm's hiring comes two days after erroneous reports that the Pittsburgh Steelers had chosen him to replace retired coach Bill Cowher. Grimm wanted the Steelers job, but said he was happy to reunite with Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt, a former Steelers staffmate.

CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR made another slight adjustment Tuesday, revamping the format of its annual All-Star event to add at least one more driver.The Nextel All-Star Challenge will now be run in four 20-lap segments with an expanded field.The announcement came one day after NASCAR tinkered with its title-deciding Chase for the championship system.The All-Star event, held annually at Lowe's Motor Speedway, will now be a total of 80 laps with breaks between each segment. There will be an optional pit stop after the first segment, and a 10-minute break after the second segment in which teams will be allowed to work on their cars.