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SRU's Martin makes Top 10SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University defensive end Marcus Martin has been named to the PSAC's Fall Top 10 for his efforts on the field and in the classroom.To be eligible for the Fall Top 10, an athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.50 and have significant athletic credentials.A total of five male and five female athletes from the 18 PSAC schools are selected for this honor. Fall sports are cross country, field hockey, football, soccer and volleyball. East Stroudsburg's Devon Ackerman was the only other football player selected.

Raiders officially file for Las VegasLAS VEGAS — First the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights. Soon, maybe, the Las Vegas Raiders.Once looked on with disdain by major sports leagues, this gambling city is now just 24 votes away from cashing in on one of the biggest sports jackpots ever.The Raiders made it official by filing for relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas, the culmination of a whirlwind romance to bring an NFL team to a city that the league had previously gone out of its way to shun because of sports betting fears.League owners are expected to vote on the move in March.

Ex-Jet Gastineau facing health issuesNEW YORK — Former New York Jets sack-dancing star Mark Gastineau says he is suffering from several health issues caused from years of playing football.The 60-year-old Gastineau says during a radio interview with 710 WOR Radio in New York that he has been diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.The Jets’ career sacks leader believes his conditions are largely related to his aggressive, hard-playing style.

Colts QB Luck has shoulder surgeryINDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has undergone surgery on the right shoulder that’s bothered him the past two seasons.Colts owner Jim Irsay announced on Twitter that Luck was recovering from successful outpatient surgery. Irsay says Luck will be ready for the 2017 season.

Hockey team involved in bad bus accidentPEORIA, Ill. — Three people were listed in serious condition after a bus carrying a minor league hockey team was involved in a rollover crash.Twenty-three passengers were taken to a hospital after charter bus carrying the Columbus (Georgia) Cottonmouths of the Southern Professional Hockey League team overturned on Interstate 74 near Peoria, Ill.

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