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Sting on the rise

They have three players batting .400 or better and another who is hitting .393. Their two pitchers have been effective and the defense has been stellar. It’s no wonder t...

July 17, 2014 Youth Sports

Not playing around

JEFFERSON TWP — Tres Sperling races toward home plate at Cunningham Yards, a Wiffle ball diamond complete with a scoreboard and an outfield wall made of an orange snow f...

July 17, 2014 Sports

Harvick detours from NASCAR to UFC

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Without a helmet or strapped in a seat, Kevin Harvick should have been far more comfortable with a beer in hand and a view from a suite. But nerves...

July 17, 2014 Professional

HORSESHOE RESULTS

Butler County Horseshoe League Week 7 results Roadhouse 16, Dew Drop Inn 2; O’Donnell’s 15, East Butler 3; County Line 13, Pizza Joe’s 5; Hooker 10, West Sunbury 8. Week...

July 17, 2014 Outdoor

Italian flair atop Open standings

HOYLAKE, England — On a day when Tiger Woods returned to the majors, there was an Italian flair to the British Open leaderboard. Matteo Manassero took advantage of prime...

July 17, 2014 Professional

Sandusky's son talks abuse

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A son of child molestation convict Jerry Sandusky says Sandusky had a bedtime “ritual” at the family’s central Pennsylvania home. The Oprah Winfrey Net...

July 17, 2014 Sports

Miller pitches his way out of doghouse

JEFFERSON TWP — Gavin Miller had something to prove. Not to himself, but to his Saxonburg Legion baseball teammates. In the opening round of the playoffs Saturday, Mille...

July 16, 2014 Sports

LITTLE LEAGUE

Butler Sting win 16U championship The Butler Sting 16-under girls softball team won a tournament in Wheeling, W.Va. last weekend. The team won six of its seven games and...

July 16, 2014 Youth Sports

Rose could be back in 2015

MINNEAPOLIS — Pete Rose may have a role to play in next year’s All-Star game in Cincinnati despite his lifetime ban from baseball. The career hits leader generally is no...

July 16, 2014 Professional

Wade re-ups with Heat

Dwyane Wade is staying with the Heat, and his latest deal is designed to give both the player and the only franchise he’s ever known some flexibility in the coming years...

July 16, 2014 Professional

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