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Harlan takes 1st in bodybuildingERIE — Butler resident Jeff Harlan placed first in the open welterweight and masters over-40 divisions Saturday at the NPC Great Lakes Championship bodybuilding competition.The event was held at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. Harlan, 46, took second in the open novice division. He was competing for the first time in 20 years.

Hamilton diagnosed with brain tumorNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Olympic figure skating champion and commentator Scott Hamilton has been diagnosed with a third brain tumor.People magazine reports Hamilton has been diagnosed with a benign pituitary tumor.In a video for People magazine, the 58-year-old Hamilton joked that he has “a unique hobby of collecting life-threatening illness.” Hamilton has survived two previous brain tumors and also a bout with testicular cancer. He says the current tumor was discovered during a routine checkup.Hamilton won gold at the 1984 Winter Games and has served as a skating commentator for several networks.

4-time Pro Bowl RB Foster retiresMIAMI — Four-time Pro Bowl running back Arian Foster announced his retirement midway through an injury-plagued season with the Miami Dolphins.Foster, 30, tried to come back from a torn Achilles tendon, but was slowed this season by groin and hamstring injuries. He disclosed his decision on the website Uninterrupted, and the Dolphins confirmed it.The retirement is effective immediately.Foster signed a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Dolphins in July after seven years with the Houston Texans. He holds the Texans' franchise record with 6,472 yards rushing.This season he rushed for 55 yards in 22 carries.

World Series seats going for $50,000CHICAGO — Fans hoping to see the Cubs play in the World Series for the first time since 1945 are finding a seat could cost them more than what their grandparents paid for their houses.The euphoria from Saturday night's victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers gave way to the realization that history doesn't come cheap.Wrigley Field box seats on ticket-selling sites such as StubHub were $50,000 and up, with one seller asking $100,000 for a seat and another asking for just under $1 million. But there are lots of box seat tickets in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. Standing-room tickets were going for more than $2,200 each.

NBA TV personality robbed at homeATLANTA — NBA TV personality Kristen Ledlow was robbed at gunpoint at her home, she said.The host of “NBA Inside Stuff” said on Twitter and Instagram on Sunday that she was held up the day before “by three men who knew who I was, where I lived and were waiting for me when I got home.”She says in addition to stealing her Corvette, purse and phone, the thieves took her “sense of security.” She says she'll be taking a break from social media as a result, but she “will not become a slave to fear.”

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