DAYTONA BEACH — A trio of Butler County products won their respective events as the Penn State-Behrend men's and women's track and field teams competed at a tri-meet in Florida over the weekend.

Seneca Valley graduate Dylan Bilka and Knoch product Garrett Shaw tied for first place in the men's pole vault, both with a height of 13 feet, 6 inches.

On the women's side, Karns City grad Stephanie Stoughton won the javelin with a throw of 32.39 meters.

JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley senior soccer star Stephen McConahy is one of seven prep players who recently signed to play men's soccer at Slippery Rock University.

LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas casinos like top seed Kentucky better than all the other teams in the NCAA tournament, but think Ohio State is better than any of the other No. 1s.Oddsmaker Mike Colbert of Cantor Gaming said Monday that Kentucky is a 5-2 favorite to win the championship, despite losing the Southeastern Conference championship to Vanderbilt on Sunday. Ohio State was at 6-1.

NEW YORK — New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and coach Sean Payton have met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who will decide the team's punishment for its bounty program from 2009-11.The Saints said Benson and Payton requested Monday's meeting with Goodell.Former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams — who is now with the St. Louis Rams — met last week with NFL investigators looking into the bounty system he ran in New Orleans.

JUPITER, Fla. — Tiger Woods said Monday night his left Achilles tendon is mildly strained and he is hopeful he can still play next week at Bay Hill.Woods withdrew from the Cadillac Championship at Doral on Sunday after hitting his tee shot on the 12th hole.

The NCAA infractions committee has hit North Carolina's football program with a one-year postseason ban, a reduction of 15 scholarships and three years of probation following an investigation into improper benefits and academic misconduct.

SAN ANTONIO — Spurs point guard T.J. Ford abruptly retired Monday following the latest scare to his surgically repaired spine that once sideline him for an entire NBA season and hampered the dazzling promise that made him a college star.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — NHL general managers are debating whether to reinstate the center-ice red line in an attempt to curb concussions.The GMs began three days of meetings Monday. Several have said they would like to see the red line and two-line passes return in an effort to slow the game in the neutral zone, which might reduce the rate of concussions by making collisions less violent.There is opposition, however, with many arguing that the removal of the red line in 2005 made the game more entertaining.<B></B>