Danika Durand, a Freeport graduate, handed out 20 assists to help Butler County Community College sweep the Community College of Beaver County 25-17, 25-6, 25-9.

Michaela Bowser (Freeport) and Heather Straynick (Butler) had eight and seven kills, respectively for the Pioneers (10-7, 4-1).

Alexis Schrecengost (Freeport) also had 10 digs, six kills and four aces.

EVANSVILLE, Ind.— Former Butler BlueSox third baseman Shayne Houck has signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks.Houck, who played for the BlueSox while with Kutztown University, was drafted in the 29th round by the San Francisco Giants in June of 2012. He hit .235 with five homers and 43 RBI for Class A Augusta in 2013 before being released.Houck was MVP of the independent Frontier League this season, hitting .307 with 23 homers and 66 RBI for Evansville. His contract was picked up by Arizona after the season.

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders fired coach Dennis Allen four games into his third season.The decision was announced Monday night, soon after the Raiders (0-4) returned from London where they lost their 10th straight game, dating to last season, 34-14 to the Miami Dolphins. The firing was first reported by Fox Sports.Allen was the first head coach hired by Oakland after the death of longtime owner Al Davis. His 8-28 record is the worst for the franchise since before Davis arrived in 1963.

PHOENIX — Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer has been formally charged with assaulting his wife during two arguments in July at their Phoenix apartment.An indictment publicly released late Friday charges Dwyer with felony aggravated assault and eight misdemeanors, including assault, criminal damage and disorderly conduct.Investigators say Dwyer broke his wife's nose with a head-butt during a July 21 argument and engaged in a dispute the following day in which he punched his wife and threw a shoe at his 17-month-old son, who wasn't injured.

HOUSTON — A.J. Hinch was hired as the manager of the Houston Astros on Monday.Hinch takes over for Bo Porter, who was fired on Sept. 1 in his second year and replaced on an interim basis by Tom Lawless. The Astros finished 70-92 and fourth in the AL West.