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Former Butler BlueSox second baseman Jason Radwan has been selected as the Prospect League team’s new manager.

Radwan, a two-time league all-star with the BlueSox in 2011 and 2012, served as an assistant coach with the team the past two years. He replaces Anthony Rebyanski at the helm.

Rebyanski was the 2014 Prospect League Manager of the Year. He resigned as BlueSox manager after four seasons to accept an assistant baseball coaching position at California (Pa.) University.

Pitt-Bradford keeper Sarah Dailey recorded her second shutout of the year against Buffalo State to earn Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference defensive player of the week.Dailey, a Mars graduate, made 12 saves in the Panthers’ 2-0 win over Buffalo State.

ATLANTA — Devin Hester has set an NFL record with his 20th return for a touchdown, breaking the mark he shared with Deion Sanders.Hester returned a punt 56 yards for a touchdown midway through the second quarter to give the Atlanta Falcons a stunning 35-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night.He took the punt at his own 44, found a seam up the middle, and zipped around the last man who had a shot at him, punter Michael Koenen. Hester high-stepped the last 20 yards or so, a hand behind his ear — the move that Sanders made famous during his Hall of Fame career.

PHOENIX — Arizona Cardinals and former Steelers running back Jonathan Dwyer head-butted his wife and broke her nose after she refused his sexual advances, and punched her in the face the next day, police said.The details surfaced in a law enforcement report a day after Dwyer was arrested on aggravated assault charges and deactivated from all team activities after he was taken into custody at the Cardinals' headquarters in Tempe. He spent a night in jail and made a brief court appearance before being released on a $25,000 bond.The NFL has said the Dwyer case will be reviewed under the league's personal-conduct policy.The Cardinals placed Dwyer on the reserve/non-football illness list. A person with knowledge of the situation said Dwyer was undergoing mental evaluation because of mentions of suicide referred to in police documents. Because of the designation, Dwyer can't play for the Cardinals again this season.

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