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BEAVER FALLS — Seneca Valley graduate and Grove City College senior defender George DeAugustino scored the lone goal in the Wolverines’ 1-0 men’s soccer win at Geneva Wednesday night.

DeAugustino scored his third goal of the season with less than four minutes remaining. Grove City improved to 8-4-1 overall, 3-1 in conference play.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers hired Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach Jeff Banister as their new manager.Banister got the nod over two other finalists, interim manager Tim Bogar and Cleveland Indians bullpen coach Kevin Cash.General manager Jon Daniels said Banister won over the Rangers during the interview process. Daniels described Banister as the best fit for a team that quickly wants to recreate a winning culture after its most losses since 1985.Banister will be formally introduced as Ron Washington's replacement during a news conference Friday at the Rangers ballpark.The 50-year-old Banister has been Pittsburgh's bench coach for manager Clint Hurdle the past four years and in the Pirates organization for 29 seasons. Hurdle was the Rangers' hitting coach when they went to their first World Series in 2010.

MIAMI — The former owner of a South Florida anti-aging clinic pleaded guilty to charges of illegally providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes including high-profile Major League Baseball players, most notably New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.Anthony Bosch, former owner of the Biogenesis of America clinic in Coral Gables, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute testosterone before U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles. Bosch, who was not a medical doctor yet called himself “Dr. T,” faces a maximum 10-year prison sentence but is likely to get far less because of cooperation with prosecutors and with MLB's investigation into player drug use.Defense attorney Guy Lewis said Bosch, 51, provided key information to MLB investigators that led to suspensions of 14 players, including the record season-long suspension handed to Rodriguez for this past year.

LAS VEGAS — Stewart Cink birdied seven of the final 11 holes for a 7-under 64 and a share of the first-round lead with Martin Laird in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.Cink had a bogey-free round at TPC Summerlin. He won the last of his six PGA Tour titles in the 2009 British Open.Laird also had a bogey-free round.

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