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FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team slipped to 1-3 Tuesday night with a 70-60 loss at Fairmont State.

SRUbegins play in the Holiday Inn Express Tournament at 1 p.m. Saturday in Ashland, Ohio. The Rock will face Lake Erie (Ohio)College.

Junior point guard Nikki Presto scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds in Tuesday's loss. Post players Jess Schake and Sasha Sales added 12 points each.

Ashley Vavrek scored 25 points for Fairmont State.

SRU's next home game is at 7 p.m. Thursday against Salem (W.Va.)International.

TORONTO — Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs have agreed to a six-year deal for the former Anaheim general manager to take over as president and GM, The Associated Press learned Thursday.An official announcement could come Saturday after the Canadian Press and the Globe and Mail first reported the agreement.Burke spent the past three-plus seasons with the Ducks, leading them to a Stanley Cup title in 2007. He stepped down Nov. 12 after declining to sign a contract extension that would take him beyond this season.Burke, Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson's college roommate at Providence, will replace Cliff Fletcher, hired as interim general manager following John Ferguson's firing in January.Burke, also Vancouver's former general manager, worked with Toronto player personnel director Al Coates with the Ducks.

DETROIT — Allen Iverson apparently chose family and food over practice — and he'll be fined for it.Iverson was the only player who didn't show up when the Detroit Pistons worked out on Thanksgiving.Coach Michael Curry confirmed Iverson will be fined, will not start tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks and might not play in the game for missing the practice.After Detroit traded for the superstar, Iverson insisted he would do whatever Curry wanted him to and even mocked his famous rant about practice while playing for the Philadelphia 76ers.