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ERIE — Mike Marron of Parker carded a 76 to tie for second at a West Penn Amateur Qualifier recently at Lake Shore Country Club.
Marron finished a stroke behind champion Zachary Bird of Erie and qualified for the West Penn Amateur, scheduled for June 29 and 30 at Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley.
CRANBERRY TWP — Butler Country Club's Rob McClellan finished as the top professional at Monday's best ball event at Cranberry Highlands Golf Course by shooting a 64.
NEW YORK — Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals is the most-watched NHL game in 36 years.The Pittsburgh Penguins' championship-clinching 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on NBCFriday night averaged 8 million viewers. The network said Monday that's the most since Game 6 of the 1973 Stanley Cup finals between Montreal and Chicago.Game 7 earned a 4.3 rating and 8 share. It was the highest rating for a series-ending game since Game 7 of the 2003 Anaheim-New Jersey series.
PRETORIA, South Africa — New Jersey-born Giuseppe Rossi scored twice in the second half and Daniele De Rossi had a goal, leading Italy over the United States 3-1 Monday night in its opener at the FIFA Confederations Cup.Rossi, who spurned the U.S. national team program to play for Italy, entered in the 57th minute and tied the score a minute later with a 30-yard shot after stripping the ball from Benny Feilhaber.
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Michelle Wie failed to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open after shooting a 74 in the second round of qualifying Monday and missing by one shot.The 19-year-old from Hawaii was competing for one of 30 spots at Woodmont Country Club, where most LPGA Tour players went the day after the LPGA Championship.Also failing to qualify were Natalie Gulbis and 18-year-old rookie Vicky Hurst.
