Numerous Butler County football players were named first-team All-Greater Allegheny Conference in Class AAA.

On offense, Mars center Nolan Nearhoof, running back Austin Miele and kicker Chris Karns received such honors, along with Knoch guard Henry Cypher and running back Tim McNerney.

On defense, Cypher and Nearhoof were named first team as linemen. Mars linebacker Kevin Randolph and defensive back Garrett Smith made first team as well.

HOUSTON — Mario Williams, Steve Slaton and the Houston Texans put on quite a show in their "Monday Night Football" debut.Williams had a season-high three sacks and forced a fumble and Slaton ran for a pair of touchdowns to lead the Texans to a 30-17 win over the slumping Jacksonville Jaguars.Andre Johnson added a TD reception and Kris Brown kicked three field goals in the win, a highlight in Houston's disappointing season so far.The top pick in the 2006 draft, Williams brought down quarterback David Garrard in the second, third and fourth quarters. He forced a fumble by Garrard on his last sack and Houston recovered on the 7.Slaton scored on the next play to make it 23-3 with about 5 minutes left.

NEW YORK — Career steals leader Rickey Henderson heads 10 first-time candidates on this year's Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire and Jim Rice, who are eligible for the final time.Other newcomers are Jay Bell, David Cone, Ron Gant, Mark Grace, Jesse Orosco, Dan Plesac, Greg Vaughn, Mo Vaughn and Matt Williams.Just 23 players are on the ballot, the smallest group ever. Holdovers include Harold Baines, Bert Blyleven, Andre Dawson. Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, Dave Parker, Tim Raines, Lee Smith and Alan Trammell.A 10-time All-Star who played from 1979-2003, Henderson holds the career records for steals (1,406) and runs (2,295), and his 2,190 walks are second to Barry Bonds' 2,558.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Lane Kiffin was introduced Monday as the new head coach at Tennessee, and the 33-year-old became the youngest coach to lead a major program.The former coach of the Oakland Raiders and son of longtime NFL defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin is five months younger than the previous youngest coach in the Bowl Subdivision, Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald.