IN BRIEF
The Butler Archers took 11 shooters to the Pennsylvania State Indoor Archery Shoot recently and recorded one team title, three individual titles and one runner-up performance.
The Men's Unlimited Team won with a score of 4,762. The top four scorers were Aaron Hildebrand, Jimmy Shuler, Dawn Patsy and Jerry Schnur.
Dawn Patsy won the Women's Unlimited AA (1,189), Andy Pawlowicz the Men's Bowhunter Freestyle AA (1,119) and Ray Rumbaugh the Intermediate Male Bowhunter Unlimited AA (1,156) events.
Also, Hilderbrand picked up a second-place honor in the Men's Unlimited AA with 1,198 points.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The Big Easy is making it look, well, easy again.Ernie Els shot his second straight 6-under 65 Friday to take a three-stroke lead over Jerry Kelly in the Verizon Heritage.Kelly shot a 70. Fred Funk (67) and Stephen Leaney (68) were four strokes back at 8 under.
PITTSBURGH — Paul Waner, a three-time batting champion and one of the Pittsburgh Pirates' earliest inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame, will have his uniform No. 11 retired by the team later this season.Pirates catcher Humberto Cota, who wears No. 11, will switch numbers once Waner's number is retired.Waner teamed with brother and fellow Hall of Famer Lloyd Waner to lead the 1927 Pirates to the World Series, where they were swept by the New York Yankees. Paul Waner was the NL Most Valuable Player that season, with a .380 average, 131 RBIs and 227 of his career 3,162 hits.Paul Waner still holds the major league record for consecutive games with an extra-base hit, 14 in 1927. He had 12 doubles, four triples and four homers during the streak.Waner will become the 10th former player or manager to have his uniform number retired by the Pirates. Previously honored were Wagner, Traynor, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Bill Mazeroski, Ralph Kiner and managers Danny Murtaugh and Billy Meyer.The Pirates will retire Waner's number during ceremonies before their July 21 game against Houston. Waner was inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 21, 1952.
BRETTON WOODS, N.H. — Bode Miller says he won't be skiing in another Olympics, not after his "terrible" experience in the last one."There's too much emphasis on winning," he said Friday during an appearance at BodeFest, a charity ski event that raises money for his Turtle Ridge Foundation, a nonprofit that concentrates on adaptive skiing for kids and adults with disabilities.After winning two silver medals in the 2002 Olympics and then the overall World Cup title in 2005, expectations were extremely high for Miller at Turin. But he didn't win any medals, and was roundly criticized for partying off the slopes.
