Slippery Rock University outside hitter Jen Blasko was named a recipient of a PSAC "Fall Top Ten Award" Thursday for the second consecutive year.

Blasko owns a 4.0 grade-point average as an exercise science major and has been admitted to the university's nationally renowned physical therapy doctoral program.

She had just been named an ESPNThe Magazine Academic All-America first-team performer by CoSIDA.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bill Werber, the oldest living ex-major leaguer and a teammate of Babe Ruth, died. He was 100.Werber, a career .271 hitter who led the American League in stolen bases three times, played with Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty Grove in stints with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. He hit .370 as the third baseman on the 1940 World Series champion Cincinnati Reds.Teenager invited to play in MastersJapanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa received a special invitation from Augusta National, putting the 17-year-old in line to become the second-youngest player to compete in the Masters.One day after Ishikawa received exemptions from three PGA Tour events, the Japanese star received the biggest one of all.He will be the youngest player at the Masters since Tommy Jacobs competed as an amateur in 1952 at 17.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Another award for Michael Phelps: The record-setting swimmer was chosen the U.S. Olympic Committee's sportsman of the year.All-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin and swimmer Natalie Coughlin, who won six medals in Beijing, tied in voting for sportswoman of the year.Erin Popovich was selected paralympian of the year and the U.S. men's volleyball team, which won a gold medal in the aftermath of the attack and killing of coach Hugh McCutcheon's father-in-law, was team of the year.