SV honoring hockey seniorsWARRENDALE — The Seneca Valley Ice Hockey Association will honor the team's 14 seniors prior to their Feb. 16 game at the Baierl Ice Complex.The on-ice ceremony will begin at 8:30 p.m. The Raiders will play Pine-Richland at 9 p.m.

Baxter hits 1,000 for BC3 basketballBUTLER TWP — Butler graduate Julia Baxter scored her 1,000th point for Butler County Community College Wednesday night in the Pioneers' 81-40 women's basketball win over CCAC.Baxter had 28 points and 15 rebounds in the game. She has 1,011 points in her career and is the first player in the program's history to score 1,000.

Bolt gets stripped of 1 gold medalGENEVA — Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals because of a doping case involving Jamaican teammate Nesta Carter.The IOC said Carter tested positive for methylhexaneamine, a banned stimulant, in re-analysis of samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Olympic rules state that the entire relay team can be disqualified and stripped of medals if one runner fails a doping test.Carter and Bolt were teammates on the winning 4x100-meter team, which set a world record of 37.10 seconds. Carter ran the opening leg, and Bolt took the baton third in a team that also included Michael Frater and Asafa Powell.

LeBron, teammates smooth things overCLEVELAND — LeBron James has smoothed things over with his teammates and bosses — for now.In the aftermath of calling Cleveland’s roster “top heavy” and questioning the organization’s commitment to winning a second championship following Monday’s loss in New Orleans, James met with the Cavaliers as a team and spoke one on one Wednesday with general manager David Griffin to discuss his assertions.“I think we both needed it,” said Griffin, who spoke to reporters shortly before the Cavs hosted the Sacramento Kings. “I’m happy it happened.”

De La Hoya arrested for drunken drivingPASADENA, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol says Hall of Fame boxer Oscar De La Hoya has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.Officer Stephan Brandt says De La Hoya’s Land Rover was pulled over for speeding in Pasadena shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday.Brandt says the officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol coming from the SUV. He says the 43-year-old former fighter failed a field sobriety test and was taken into custody.De La Hoya was cited for DUI and released to his manager.

Louisville disputing Pitino allegationsLouisville has informed the NCAA the school disputes allegations that Rick Pitino violated his responsibility as a head coach by failing to monitor former staffer Andre McGee’s activities that resulted in a sex scandal and subsequent investigation by the governing body.The school released responses it submitted last week after receiving a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA that included four violations by the basketball program.