The District 9 playoff picture got a whole lot clearer Thursday.

The Karns City girls basketball team received a No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the Class AA playoffs. The Gremlins will play the winner of the Brookville-Kane clash next Thursday at a site and time to be determined.

The Karns City boys team also received a first-round bye and a No. 2 seed in Class AA, and will play the winner of Kane-Cranberry Feb. 26 at a site and time to be determined.

In Class A, the Union girls received a No. 2 seed and will host Cameron County at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Also in Class A, the A-CValley boys will hit the road to face Johnsonburg at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

In Class AA, the Moniteau girls will travel to Curwensville for a 7 p.m. contest Tuesday. The Moniteau boys will play at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Redbank Valley.

PITTSBURGH — Former Chicago Bears assistant coach Harold Goodwin was hired Thursday by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an offensive assistant.Goodwin, 33, will help coach the offensive line and will assist the coaching staff with game preparation, video analysis and scouting.Goodwin was let go by the NFC champion Bears last week after being their assistant offensive line coach for three seasons.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers finally traded Peter Forsberg Thursday, sending the star center to the Nashville Predators for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent and two draft picks.The 33-year-old Swede, in the final months of a two-year, $11.5 million contract, had 11 goals and 29 assists in 40 games for the Flyers this season, his second with Philadelphia after 10 years with Quebec and Colorado.