Allen, Carlsson shine at InviteALLIANCE, Ohio — Penn State Behrend junior track athlete Paige Allen, a Butler graduate, won the 200 meters and placed second in the 400 at the John Homon Invitational Saturday at Mount Union College.Allen also teamed with Knoch graduate Ashlyn Carlsson, Rachel Pell and Courtney Sargent to place third in the 4x400 relay.

SRU senior Kaiser gets PSAC honorsSLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University senior shortstop Katie Kaiser has been named PSAC West Softball Player of the Week.Kaiser extended her hitting streak to nine games last week, going 4-for-7 with three RBI in a two-game sweep of Mercyhurst.

NCAA prohibiting more bowl gamesThe NCAA is prohibiting the creation of new bowl games for the next three years after three teams with 5-7 records were needed to fill the record number of bowls last season.The NCAA’s football oversight committee last week recommended a three-year moratorium on sanctioning new postseason games and it was approved by the Division I Council. The oversight committee started a task force to study the Bowl Subdivision postseason after there was not enough six-win, bowl-eligible teams last season to fill the 40 games.

Miller not rooming with QB ManzielENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Von Miller says he and Johnny Manziel are homies but not roomies.The Super Bowl MVP posted an Instagram photo to let the world know that he’s not in fact rooming with Manziel as the troubled quarterback told TMZ.