FRANKLIN — Slippery Rock resident Dave Murdick won the BRP Modified Tour Kodak Memorial Sunday night at Tri-City Speedway.

The feature win was Murdick's second of the weekend, as he won Friday night's Modified feature at Lernerville Speedway.

Butler resident Carl Murdick, his father, was inducted into the Tri-City Speedway Hall of Fame prior to Sunday's race show.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan has received at least $446,971 in bills for legal and other expenses over the NCAA's investigation of rules violations in the Wolverines' football program.The figure comes from invoices the law firm Lightfoot, Franklin and White the Detroit Free Press obtained through the state Freedom of Information Act.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins signed left wing Brett Sterling to a two-way contract Saturday that will pay him $500,000 if he plays in the NHL next season.The 26-year-old Sterling had two goals and two assists in 19 career games with the Atlanta Thrashers, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2003.Sterling has played most of his career with Atlanta's top farm club, Chicago of the AHL, scoring 144 goals and 263 points in 254 games.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame's athletic director says he's watching and waiting while some of the nation's leading sports conferences go through a major realignment.Jack Swarbrick says the process is far from finished and says he's considering his school's options.The Fighting Irish are independent in football, while playing in the Big East conference in other sports.Swarbrick tells the South Bend Tribune there's been fan pressure for Notre Dame's football team to stay independent, as well as some calls for it to join a conference.For now, Notre Dame is focusing on contributing to the growth and vitality of the Big East.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame's athletic director says he's watching and waiting while some of the nation's leading sports conferences go through a major realignment.Jack Swarbrick says the process is far from finished and says he's considering his school's options.The Fighting Irish are independent in football, while playing in the Big East conference in other sports.Swarbrick tells the South Bend Tribune there's been fan pressure for Notre Dame's football team to stay independent, as well as some calls for it to join a conference.For now, Notre Dame is focusing on contributing to the growth and vitality of the Big East.