HARMONY — The U.S. Kids Golf Pittsburgh Local Tour held an event at Strawberry Ridge recently.

Area winners included Henry Bartony III of Butler with a 43, Lauren Freyvogel of Gibsonia with a 39 and Megan Leto of Wexford with a 47.

Butler resident James Ellis tied for first in his division with an 85 before losing in a playoff.

NEW ORLEANS — For the third consecutive year, the Slippery Rock University women's track and field program earned U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team honors.In order for a team to be eligible for USTFCCCA All-Academic honors, the collective GPA of all student-athletes on the roster must be above 3.00. A total of 74 teams reached that mark during the 2010-11 academic year.Last week, 11 individual members of the SRU women's track and field team earned All-Academic honors for carrying above a 3.25 cumulative GPA and reaching NCAA qualifying standards in at least one event.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The NCAA investigation into Ohio State's football program has cost the school's athletic department about $800,000 so far.Athletic director Gene Smith confirmed the figure on Wednesday in an email to The Associated Press.Boise State A.D. fired from postBOISE, Idaho — Boise State Athletic Director Gene Bleymaier, the man behind the iconic blue turf at the school's football stadium and credited with a large role in the team's rise to national prominence, has been let go as the school faces sanctions because of violations in the football program and other sports.University President Bob Kustra announced Wednesday that Bleymaier's career of 30 years at the school will end Sept. 8.

LOS ANGELES — Two men accused of brutally beating a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium pleaded not guilty Wednesday even though prosecutors said they had made admissions in the case.Louie Sanchez, 28, and Marvin Norwood, 30, entered their pleas during a brief arraignment to charges of mayhem and assault and battery in the March 31 attack of Bryan Stow, a Santa Cruz paramedic who suffered severe brain injuries and remains hospitalized.Prosecutor Frank Santoro said in court he did not object to a motion to allow television cameras in the courtroom because the case is built on admissions, not witness identifications.

MIAMI — Dan Uggla extended his hitting streak to 31 games, the longest in the majors this season, with a two-run single in the first inning that sent the Braves past the Florida Marlins 6-2 for a three