Sean Knapp of Oakmont, a member of the St. Jude Golf Club, fired a 3-over par 145 to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place at the 26th annual WPGA Mid-Amateur Championhip Tuesday at Oak Tree Country Club.

Arnold Cutrell of Greensburg won the event by four strokes with a score of 139.

Other golfers with local ties include Rob Voltz of Butler (151), Bennett Smith of Pittsburgh (157), Vance Smith of Oakmont (158), Brad Usher (158) of Seven Fields and Mike Marron (159) of Parker.

GREENVILLE — Nick Reiser, Dave Bracco and Dee Faulx captured first place with an 11-under at the Thiel College Blue Gold Club annual golf scramble Friday at the Greens of Greenville.Reiser, a Knoch High graduate, also won closest to the pin at the No. 8 hole. Bracco served as Knoch's athletic director and Faulx a longtime instructor and assistant basketball coach.The trio were members of a foursome last year that finished in second place.

ATLANTA — First, the Flames. Now, the Thrashers.The struggling NHL franchise was sold to a group that will move it to Winnipeg next season, making Atlanta the first city in the league's modern era to lose two teams.The Flames left for Calgary in 1980. The Thrashers are following them to Canada three decades later.

DURHAM, N.C. — Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor called a glioblastoma and will treat it with chemotherapy and radiation.Doctors at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University say the location of the tumor makes it difficult to remove through an operation. Carter was returning home to Florida to begin the next part of his treatment.The 57-year-old Carterjust completed his second season as Palm Beach Atlantic University's baseball coach.

MIAMI — Hall of Famer Kevin McHale is headed to Houston.Confirming numerous reports over the past couple days, McHale said he has agreed to become the Rockets’ next coach.