IN BRIEF
ERIE — Jake Gamble, a junior forward with the Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team, netted his school-record 34th career goal in a 3-0 victory over Hilbert Wednesday.
Gamble, a graduate of Butler High School, has 12 goals on the season.
McClellan third at Las Vegas tourneyLAS VEGAS, Nev. — Rob McClellan of Butler Country Club fired a three-round total of 208 (67-69-72) to finish in third place at the 2011 Nike Las Vegas Pro-Am, which wrapped up Wednesday at the Las Vegas Paiute Resort.John Aber won the low professional event with a 205 while Gene Walter of the PA Golf Academy was second at 206.Three area golf courses captured the top three positions in the Victory Red group.Aubrey’s Dubbs Dred, led by John Aubrey, won with a score of 122. Aubrey was joined by amateurs Tom Markham, Jim Markham, Chuck Lewis and Ron Lewis.Grove City Country Club, led by David Altemus, had a score of 123. Jack Cline Jr., Neil McEwen, Nick Morea and Ron Vodenichar rounded out the group while third-place finisher St. Jude Golf Course (124) was made up of Denny Dolci and amateurs Dave Gurska, Mark Clark, Kevin Gagliardi and Ray Flischel.
NBA continues to plan meetingsNEW YORK — After another long day of negotiations, NBA players and owners left with nothing more than plans for another meeting.That's not what Commissioner David Stern had in mind, but it's better than the cancellations that could have come if talks had fallen through.Both sides seemed to have plenty to say. An eight-hour meeting brought the talk total to 24 hours over two days, and federal mediator George Cohen said bargaining would resume Thursday afternoon.
LSU suspends 3 players SaturdayBATON ROUGE, La. — LSU has suspended star cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, defensive back Tharold Simon and running back Spencer Ware for this Saturday's home game against Auburn because they've run afoul of the team's drug policy, according to a person familiar with the decision.The person told The Associated Press about the suspensions on condition of anonymity because they have not been announced. But the person did not specify the drug for which the players tested positive.LSU coach Les Miles declined to confirm any punishment for members of his No. 1 Tigers after practice.Mathieu has been one of the stars of the first half of the college football season. He has forced four fumbles, recovering three and returning two for scores.
Lions, Eagles trade voidedALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit's trade with Philadelphia that exchanged seldom-used veteran running backs Ronnie Brown and Jerome Harrison was voided.Lions spokesman Bill Keenist said the team would have no further comment.