IN BRIEF
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard searched off Florida's Gulf Coast on Sunday for a fishing boat carrying NFL players Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper and two other men missing more than a day in choppy seas.
Smith, a defensive end for the Detroit Lions, and Cooper, an Oakland Raiders linebacker, were on a 21-foot vessel that left Clearwater Pass for a fishing trip Saturday morning and did not return as expected, the Coast Guard said Sunday.
UNDATED — Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall was arrested in Atlanta on Sunday on a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a fight. His latest run-in with the law could result in a lengthy suspension from the NFL.
PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Dodgers have pulled their $45 million, two-year offer to Manny Ramirez, and owner Frank McCourt said Sunday that negotiations will have to start again from scratch.Ramirez had declined the team's latest offer.
The Seneca Valley boys and Mars girls basketball teams will each host their respective PIAA playoff play-in games at 7 p.m. Tuesday.Seneca Valley (16-8), the No. 3 seed out of the WPIAL, will play McDowell (18-6), the District 10 runner-up in Class AAAA action.Mars (18-6), the WPIAL's No. 6 seed, will face City League runner-up Perry (25-6) in Class AAA action.
Seneca Valley, Mars, Knoch and Freeport have all qualified for the PIHL playoffs and will begin play next week.Seneca Valley (12-5-5), the No. 4 seed out of 12 Class AAA teams, will receive a first-round bye and will host a team to be determined at 8:30 p.m. March 10 at Warrendale BladeRunners.In Class A, Mars (20-1) has the No. 1 seed out of eight teams and will host Westmont-Hilltop (10-10-1) at 6:30 p.m. March 10 at Warrendale BladeRunners.No. 6 Knoch (12-8-1) will face No. 3 Bishop McCort (15-4-2) at 7:30 p.m. March 11 at the Johnstown War Memorial while No. 7 seed Freeport (10-10-1) will travel to face No. 2 seed Serra Catholic (19-2) at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at the Rostraver Ice Garden in Belle Vernon.
