The Tour Championship for the U.S. Kids Golf Pittsburgh Local Tour was held at Lake Arthur Country Club recently. Winners from the area included Lauren Freyvogel of Gibsonia with a 41, Megan Leto of Wexford with an 87, Blake Bertolo of Gibsonia with a 41, Henry Bartony III with a 35, and Jason Li of Cranberry Township with a 78.

Junior golfers from the area receiving Player of the Year awards for the eight-event season were Freyvogel, Bertolo, Bartony, Li, and Matthew Dimarsico of Wexford.

Area junior golfers receiving Top 5 awards for the season were Leto, Paige Scott of Butler, Natalie Welsh of Valencia, Maggie Bartony of Butler, Noah Kumar of Mars, Owen Blazer of Cranberry Twp., Todd Hangliter of Seven Fields, Troy Loughry of Grove City, James Ellis of Butler, Zach Gehm of Harmony, Adam Bushee of Cranberry Twp., Ryan Dougherty of Wexford, Scott Hangliter of Seven Fields, Garrett Schlick of Harmony and Nathan Yackovich of Gibsonia.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — There is a chance Texas A&M will stay in the Big 12. But the Aggies are definitely looking at options to leave.Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin offered the most detailed comments yet Monday on the Aggies' rather public interest in joining the Southeastern Conference — a move that would almost surely set off another round of conference realignment.“We've made no decision about terminating our relationship with the Big 12,” Loftin said. “This is all about what is best for Texas A&M, along with ... visibility for us and our athletes and financial resources. That's what it's all about. I think anybody in my shoes would have exactly the same kinds of concerns.”

BRISTOL, Conn. — Wyatt Koch blasted a three-run home run to carry Pennsylvania over New Jersey, 5-2, and into the Little League World Series.Keystone Little League of Clinton County, Pa., won the Mid-Atlantic Championship in style, finishing the tournament 6-0, beating Paramus, N.J. twice.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball postponed a vote to approve the proposed sale of the Houston Astros from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane.The $680 million agreement was reached May 16, and baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said at the All-Star game last month that the sale was on track for approval.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills ran out of time and patience in waiting for linebacker Aaron Maybin to develop before being left with little choice but to waive the former first-round pick on Monday.Selected 11th overall in the 2009 draft out of Penn State, Maybin failed to register a sack or even break into the team's starting lineup in 27 career games.