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SLIPPERY ROCK — The Slippery Rock University men's soccer team will raffle off multiple prizes at its 5 p.m. Sunday game against Washington Adventist at N. Kerr Thompson Stadium.

All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society as part of breast cancer awareness.

Fans will not be required to pay entry into the game. A donation of $3 at the gate will give each entrant a raffle ticket.

Among prizes to be given away are $350 in cash, a $500 scholarship and a 32-inch color TV. Those who cannot attend the game, but want to participate in the raffle may call Chris Black at 724-738-4356.

PITTSBURGH — It's going to cost a little more for the best seats at a Pittsburgh Pirates game next year.The team announced Tuesday is it raising some of its ticket prices in 2012, the first increase in a decade.The price of an average season ticket will rise from $15.30 this year to $16.11 next year, which will still rank near the bottom in major league baseball.Seats directly behind home plate will cost up to $225 a game, a $30 increase, while season tickets for the lower infield box will rise $4 a game.The Pirates, who lost 105 games a year ago, have improved greatly in 2011. The team is averaging 25,117 at PNC Park this season, an increase of more than 5,000 fans a game from a year ago.

NEW YORK — The NFL and the players’ union are donating $1 million to memorials and charities to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.The first Sunday of the regular season is Sept. 11, and includes games matching the Dallas Cowboys at the New York Jets and the New York Giants at the Washington Redskins.The NFL and NFL Players Association will contribute $500,000 to the 9/11 Museum & Memorial in Lower Manhattan, and $250,000 to be divided between the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon Memorial Fund in Washington.In addition, the NFL and NFLPA will donate all proceeds from the sale of auction items from games played on Sept. 11.

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