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Reges picks up bowling tourney titleLYNDORA — Danielle Reges rolled a 681 handicap score to win the Western PA Bowlers tournament recently at Sherwood Lanes.Reges beat out Logan Wells by one pin. Gary Rankin was third with a 677, Will Miller fourth with a 661. Reges' actual scores were 173, 174 and 178.Rankin rolled a 256 for high game in the tournament.

FIFA takes losses of $122 millionZURICH — FIFA finally revealed Sepp Blatter’s pay deal, which was $3.76 million in 2015 as soccer’s embattled governing body reported a loss of $122 million for a year marred by scandal.After years of secrecy about presidential earnings, FIFA disclosed its disgraced former leader’s pay package three weeks after his employment officially ended.Blatter, who was suspended on full pay last October and later banned for unethical conduct, had a base salary of 2,964,379 million Swiss francs ($3 million) but received no performance bonus in 2015.

Ravens cornerback injured on dirt bikeMIAMI — Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker is in critical condition after police say he was involved in a dirt bike crash in Miami.Miami-Dade Police say Walker was riding a Honda dirt bike with no lights and wearing dark clothing when he collided with a Ford Escape at about 8 p.m.The Ravens say Walker is at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Police are investigating.Walker was selected in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL draft. He played in eight games last season, mostly on special teams.

Broncos sign tackle Okung for 5 yearsDENVER — The Denver Broncos kept bolstering their offensive line when they agreed to a five-year contract with former Seattle Seahawks tackle Russell Okung.Selected by Seattle with the sixth pick in the 2010 draft out of Oklahoma State, Okung started 72 regular-season games and a dozen playoff contests for the Seahawks over the last six seasons. He was a Pro Bowler in 2012.

Pats get Bennett in deal with BearsLAKE FOREST, Ill. — The New England Patriots have acquired Martellus Bennett from the Chicago Bears, giving them another talented tight end to pair with All-Pro Rob Gronkowski.New England also gets Chicago’s sixth-round pick in this year’s draft in exchange for the Patriots’ fourth-rounder in the deal.

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