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Ex-coach gets ARD in New Castle youth league theft

NEW CASTLE — A former youth football coach and his wife have entered a special probation program on a charge that they misappropriated money from the western Pennsylvani...

July 16, 2012 Youth Sports

Saxonburg outlasts Butler City

Josh Sheppeck singled three times and scored one run as Saxonburg outlasted Butler City 10-7 in the Butler County Legion baseball winner’s bracket final Saturday at Laur...

July 16, 2012 Sports

Bears hang tough with Cobras

BUTLER TWP — Even in defeat, there was victory for the Butler County Bears. The third-year semi-pro football team struggled offensively in the second half in suffering a...

July 16, 2012 Youth Sports

Tacks cause trouble at Tour de France

TOULOUSE, France — Tour de France riders have already battled crashes, flares, and fans or dogs straying into their roads. Now, some ne’er-do-well dumped tacks on the ro...

July 16, 2012 Professional

Sliders hold off BlueSox

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The Slippery Rock Sliders hope that step came Saturday. Having seen a 4-0 lead dissipate to the Butler BlueSox...

July 16, 2012 Sports

Busch snares pole

LOUDON, N.H. — Kyle Busch was the last driver to go in Friday’s Sprint Cup qualifying, and he made the most of the opportunity. Busch posted a lap of 133.417 mph to capt...

July 14, 2012 Professional

Ransom's slam bests Pirates

MILWAUKEE — Even though Rickie Weeks’ batting average is hovering around .200, Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle thought it was best to intentionally walk him to load the ...

July 14, 2012 Professional

No doubting Thomas

SLIPPERY ROCK — Josh Tinnon was good. Kyle Thomas and Adam Dian were better. Tinnon, thrust onto the mound for Slippery Rock following a pregame injury to scheduled star...

July 14, 2012 Sports

Maggert's 62 tightens Classic

SILVIS, Ill. — Jeff Maggert’s decision to play in the John Deere Classic has worked out so far. “I probably wasn’t 100 percent sure until Sunday afternoon,” Maggert said...

July 14, 2012 Professional

Injuries hamper hoops

Not quite a Dream Team, still the Olympic favorite. The U.S. men’s basketball team heading to London isn’t the powerhouse it could have been, a squad that might have bee...

July 14, 2012 Professional

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