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GREENSBURG — Seneca Valley graduate Lindsey Skorupan, who played for a WPIALchampionship volleyball team three years ago, will play at Seton Hill University.

The 6-foot middle hitter played at Kent State University before enrolling at Butler County Community College this fall. Skorupan helped the Pioneers win the state championship.

Seton Hill is moving up to NCAADivision IIand will play in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

PHILADELPHIA — Allen Iverson was traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Denver Nuggets for Andre Miller, Joe Smith and two 2007 first-round picks Tuesday. The Nuggets also get Ivan McFarlin.The deal came just as NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony began serving a 15-game suspension for his part in a weekend brawl between the Nuggets and New York Knicks.Iverson now takes his 31.2-point scoring average to Denver and ends 10 turbulent seasons with the franchise that made him the No. 1 overall pick in 1996.Iverson is due the rest of his $18 million this season, and a combined $40 million through the 2008-09 season.

NEW YORK — The San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears lead the NFL in wins — and Pro Bowlers.The Chargers placed nine players on the AFC squad and the Bears had seven on the NFC team, which also includes a quarterback — Dallas' Tony Romo — who wasn't a starter when the season began.San Diego's contingent includes record-setting running back LaDainian Tomlinson and quarterback Philip Rivers, who sat on the bench for his first two seasons behind Drew Brees. The former Chargers quarterback signed as a free agent with New Orleans in the offseason and will start for the NFC.Two Pittsburgh Steelers, safety Troy Polamalu and guard Alan Faneca, also made the AFC team.

NEW YORK — Troy Smith's evolution from running quarterback to precise passer made No. 1 Ohio State all but unstoppable this season — and helped him win The Associated Press Player of the Year honor Tuesday.The Buckeyes' senior won the AP award about as easily as he won the Heisman Trophy, drawing 59 of 65 first-place votes.

MINNEAPOLIS — Brad Radke kept his word and made his retirement official Tuesday, ending a 12-year career with the Minnesota Twins that was cut a bit short by a shoulder injury.Though the 34-year-old pitcher left little doubt during this past season that he would be retiring, he waited more than two months to announce his decision.

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