Butler Twp. U-8 wins P-R tourneyPINE TWP — Lennox Wyant hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the sixth inning of the championship game, handing Butler Township's U-8 all-stars an 11-9 victory over Seneca Valley and the Pine-Richland Grand Slam Salute Tournament title.Butler Township shut out Saxonburg, 16-0, in the semifinals.Team members include Tyson Pino, Anthony Trombatt, Preston Simko, Kyle Casteel, Wyant, Regan Peth, Levi McClellan, Shea Sintz, Billy Makepeace, Parker Dalcamo and Mavrick Clement.

Pirates' Melancon in All-Star GamePITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates closer Mark Melancon is the club's lone selection thus far for next week's All-Star Game.Melancon has 25 saves and a 1.31 earned run average in 37 appearances this season. He could be joined in San Diego by outfielder Starling Marte, who is one of five players on the National League ballot for the final all-star berth.Marte is hitting .320 with six homers, 31 RBI and 25 stolen bases. Also on the final NL ballot are Brandon Belt of San Francisco, RyanBraun of Milwaukee, Jake Lamb of Arizona and Trevor Story of Colorado.

Tennessee paying to settle lawsuitKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is paying $2.48 million to settle a lawsuit filed by eight unidentified women who said the school had violated Title IX regulations and created a “hostile sexual environment” through a policy of indifference toward assaults by athletes.Lawyers for the school and the plaintiffs issued a joint press release announcing the settlement. The payment will be split equally between Tennessee’s athletic department and the school’s central administration. Lawyers representing the school said no taxpayer dollars, student fees or donor funds would be used to fund the settlement.

Russia names 68 Olympic athletesMOSCOW — Russia has named 68 athletes it wants to send to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro if its global ban from track and field is lifted.The list of athletes approved by the suspended All-Russia Athletic Federation appears to contradict an earlier promise not to send any athletes who have previously been banned for doping offenses.Former world indoor champion triple jumper Yekaterina Koneva makes the list even though she served a ban from 2007-09.