PENN TWP — Former Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher Rick Reuschel will be the celebrity golfer at the St. Barnabas Charities Fall Golf Classic at 1 p.m. Monday at the Butler Country Colub.

Cost is $375 per golfer for the fundraising tournament. To register, call St. Barnabas Charities at 724-444-5521 or visit www.StBarnabasCharities.com.

SLIPPERY ROCK — Coming off a 56-24 victory at East Stroudsburg, the Slippery Rock University football team is ranked No. 25 in this week’s American Football Coaches Association Division II poll.SRU is one of five teams from Super Region 1 included in the Top 25. The others are No. 10 West Chester, No. 11 Shepherd, No. 15 Bloomsburg and No. 18 Winston-Salem State.

CLARION — Moniteau’s offensive line, running back Josh McBride and quarterback Cody Skiver have been named District 9 Football Players of the Week by D9Sports.com.The line of Shonn Kline, Brendon Stamm, Sean Hall, Brantlee Alexander, Vance Noah and tight end Derek Boben enabled the Warriors to rush for 680 yards in last week’s 48-12 win over Port Allegany.McBride had 22 carries for 373 yards and two touchdowns. Skiver had 22 carries for 201 yards and two TDs.

NEW YORK — The players' union plans to appeal the indefinite suspension the NFL handed to Ray Rice last week.NFL Players Association spokesman George Atallah told The Associated Press “we are expecting to appeal before the deadline on Tuesday night.” That deadline is 11:59 p.m. EDT.

NEW YORK — Three experts in domestic violence will serve as consultants to the NFL.Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to teams announcing that Lisa Friel, Jane Randel and Rita Smith will work as “senior advisers.” They will “help lead and shape the NFL's policies and programs relating to domestic violence and sexual assault,” he wrote.Goodell has been under heavy criticism for his handling of the domestic abuse case involving star running back Ray Rice. Rice was initially suspended for two games.