[naviga:h3]WPIAL baseball pairings released[/naviga:h3]

The WPIAL baseball pairings are set:

Butler will take on Upper St. Clair at 7 p.m. Tuesday at North Allegheny High School in 6A.

Mars will battle Trinity at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Seneca Valley High School in 5A.

Freeport will square off against New Castle at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, also at Seneca Valley High School in 4A.

The Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic (2A) and Knoch (4A) baseball teams received first-round byes.

[naviga:h3]Raptors fire Casey after series loss[/naviga:h3]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have fired Dwane Casey after the team was swept in the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second straight season.

Toronto President Masai Ujiri on Friday called the move a “very difficult but necessary step.”