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Three former Butler County high school cross country runners have been named to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference’s 60th anniversary team.

Mars graduate Nick Edinger ran for Geneva College from 2009-12 and earned All-PAC honors twice. Fellow Mars grad Sean Gallagher ran for Westminster and is the only Titan to earn first team All-PAC twice.

Seneca Valley grad Andrew Razanauskas ran for Saint Vincent College from 2010-13 and earned All-PAC in each of the Bearcats’ four league championships.

NEW YORK — Good as she is, even Serena Williams can find it tough to deal with swirling wind, so much so that she double-faulted three times in her first service game against 81st-ranked American Vania King. Williams quickly put her rough start behind her and beat King 6-1, 6-0 in 56 minutes to reach the third round of the U.S . Open.Two past major champions, No. 8 Ana Ivanovic and No. 24 Sam Stosur, lost, as did No. 23 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and No. 27 Madison Keys.In the men's draw, 2012 U.S. Open champion Andy Murray won in straight sets.

NEW YORK — Acknowledging he “didn't get it right” with a two-game suspension for Ravens running back Ray Rice, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced tougher penalties for players accused of domestic violence, including six weeks for a first offense and at least a year for a second.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tony Stewart will return to Sprint Cup competition Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, ending a three-race hiatus taken after he struck and killed a fellow driver during a dirt-track race.

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