[naviga:h3]Local powerlifters pick up victories[/naviga:h3]

WILMERDING — Four local powerlifters won their respective divisions at the Sons of Thunder Powerlifting’s Powerhouse Teen Bench Press & Deadlift meet at the Wilmerding YMCA over the weekend.

Eli Morrison, 18, of Freeport won the Outstanding Bench Presser award with a lift of 280 and body weight of 128. Jayden Renfrew, 18, of Cabot won the Outstanding Deadlifter award with a lift of 440 pounds and body weight of 144.

Jacob Borland, 18, of Saxonburg won the 198-pound bench press class with a lift of 395. Shane Miller, 18, of Butler won the 220-pound deadlift class with a lift of 565.

[naviga:h3]Singleton youngest Turkey Trot winner[/naviga:h3]

Chris Singleton, 12, became the youngest overall winner in the history of the Butler YMCA Turkey Trot recently, completing the 5K course in 19 minutes, 20 seconds.

He topped a field of 246 runners in doing so.

Singleton is a member of the Butler Catholic cross country team and Get Fit Families running club in Cranberry Township.

[naviga:h3]U.S. soccer coach Klinsmann fired[/naviga:h3]

NEW YORK — In a sign of just how much American soccer has grown up, U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann was fired after a pair of losses in the final round World Cup qualifying.

Six days after a 4-0 loss at Costa Rica dropped the Americans to 0-2, Klinsmann was terminated following nearly 5 1/2 years during a meeting at a Los Angeles hotel with U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati and Secretary General Dan Flynn.

Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena is the favorite to succeed Klinsmann.

[naviga:h3]Cardinals’ Arians out of hospital[/naviga:h3]

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians was in the hospital after feeling ill overnight, the team said.

The 64-year-old coach was not feeling well Sunday night after returning home from Arizona’s game in Minnesota and his wife took him to the hospital.

The Cardinals said Monday night that Arians has been released from the hospital.