IN BRIEF
The Butler Eagle Soccer Honor Rolls will appear this week in the sports section.
The girls honor roll and a story on the player of the year will appear in Tuesday's edition while the boys will be announced Wednesday.
Tanner Master, R.C. Double, Ian Ferguson and David Lowry all scored a goal and added an assist and Cam Coccia scored once in the Ford City ice hockey team's 5-4 win over Hempfield recently.Justin O'Donnell made 25 saves in the victory.
NEW YORK — The Southeastern Conference title could have a national championship feel when Alabama faces Florida in the Georgia Dome in two weeks.No. 1 vs. No. 2, a month before the BCS national championship game is played.The Gators moved up to No. 2 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday, a spot behind the top-ranked Crimson Tide.If Florida can win its regular-season finale at Florida State, and Alabama can do the same against Auburn, the SEC will sport the first 1 vs. 2 matchup in a conference title game — with the winner likely off to another 1-2 game in Miami for the BCS championship.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Charles Barkley led a spirited induction class into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday night.Barkley was honored with a 2008 class that included former Kansas star Danny Manning, Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson and longtime Mount St. Mary's coach Jim Phelan. Former Utah All-American Arnie Ferrin also entered the hall, as did announcers Dick Vitale and Billy Packer as contributors.In a room full of basketball dignitaries that included Bob Knight, John Thompson and Kansas coach Bill Self, Barkley was arguably the biggest draw — ESPN's Vitale was probably a close second.
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State coach Joe Paterno had successful hip replacement surgery Sunday, a day after the Nittany Lions clinched the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl.The 81-year-old coach was expected to get back on his feet Monday following the procedure at Mount Nittany Medical Center, the team said in a statement. Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli, the school's director of athletic medicine, led the surgical team.Paterno is expected to resume coaching on Dec. 1, when players return to school.
