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PENN TWP — Zach Misitis, 13, of Penn Township shot his first Pronghorn antelope recently in Douglas, Wyoming.

He used a compound bow.

MILWAUKEE — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Evan Meek was hit in his pitching hand by a line drive from Milwaukee's Ryan Braun and left Sunday's game, but X-rays were negative.Pittsburgh manager John Russell said the ball hit Meek on the top part of his hand near his fingers."No fracture, which is good," Russell said. "Really lucky."Meek was struck in the eighth inning and walked off with trainers gingerly holding his right arm.Meek was facing his fourth batter when Braun hit a 1-2 pitch that struck Meek, deflected off his chest and rolled to third for a single. Meek was knocked backward by the impact.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Michelle Wie closed with a 2-under 70 for a three-shot win at the CN Canadian Women's Open, her second career victory on the LPGA Tour.Wie, who was 12 under for the tournament, earned the winner's check of $337,500 in the $2.25-million event at the St. Charles Country Club — the LPGA's only stop in Canada.

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Bernhard Langer closed with a 69 and pulled away from Nick Price down the stretch to win the Boeing Classic.Langer got his fifth Champions Tour victory this season, and the second in the greater Seattle area this year after winning the U.S. Senior Open at Sammamish, Wash., a month ago.

CLEVELAND — Bob Feller is back watching his beloved Cleveland Indians, a bounce in his step as he is treated for leukemia.The third-oldest living member of the Baseball Hall of Fame at age 91, Feller said that he's "feeling better than I have in weeks."

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