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Women's soccer
MILWAUKEE -- Youngstown State was handed a 7-0 setback by Butler Thursday in the Horizon League tournament.
Butler (14-5) outshot the Penguins (1-19) 29-1. YSU goalkeeper Caitlin Bestard had 14 saves.
LOCAL
Boardman icers lose
BOARDMAN -- The Boardman Club Hockey team lost to North Allegheny 6-1 in its season opener.
Pat Rafeedie scored the only goal for Boardman, while goalie Chris Collins had 25 saves.
Jeff Kristan of N. Allegheny stopped 23 of Boardman's 24 shots.
Julie Nemerguton all-star team
EDINBORO, Pa. -- Julie Nemergut, a member of the Edinboro (Pa.) University women's cross country team from South Range High, has made the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference team.
Nemergut gained the all-league laurels by placing seventh at the PSAC Championships in 24:00.1, while helping the Scots win the team crown with 41 points.
She was one of four Edinboro runners finishing in the top 10. The Scots are ranked No. 18 in the NCAA Division II national rankings.
Corrections
* GIRARD -- Cleveland Browns kicker Phil Dawson will be a guest of the Ohio Browns Boosters Monday Nov. 18 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Creekside Golf Dome and not this coming Monday as reported in Thursday's Vindicator sports section.
* CORTLAND -- Lakeview High junior volleyball player Megan Taylor was named third team All-Ohio in Division II. Her name was omitted from an article in Wednesday's edition.
NATION
Baseball moves
*SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners signed Edgar Martinez to a one-year contract, a day after declining a $10 million option on their veteran designated hitter.
Martinez will make about $4 million next season, plus the $1 million buyout from his previous deal.
* NEW YORK -- Roger Clemens filed for free agency, testing the market while still hoping to re-sign with the New York Yankees.
San Francisco outfielder Tom Goodwin also filed, raising the free-agent total to 152, with 18 more players potentially eligible to file by Monday's deadline. Free agents can start talking contract with all teams starting Tuesday.
NFL roundup
* GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Vonnie Holliday underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his right knee. He's expected to miss between two and five weeks.
* TEMPE, Ariz. -- Pro Bowl wide receiver David Boston of the Arizona Cardinals has a partially torn tendon in his right knee and probably will undergo season-ending knee surgery. He is going to Dallas this week for a second opinion.
* NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Saints backup guard Wally Williams was suspended for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy and will miss the next four games.
* FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The NFL has rescinded the $7,250 worth of fines on Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick for violating its uniform dress code and throwing a ball into the stands last month. Vick had appealed both fines.
NBA roundup
* PHILADELPHIA -- An exam showed Allen Iverson's right thumb, feared broken in a game Wednesday, is only sprained. He's listed as day-to-day.
* PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland Trail Blazers guard Derek Anderson remained hospitalized with a concussion he sustained against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.
Evernham is out
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ray Evernham ended his one-year association with Ultra Motorsports, effectively costing driver Casey Atwood a permanent Winston Cup ride.
Ultra owner Jim Smith had decided to replace Atwood in the car, beginning with this weekend's race in Phoenix, so the two car owners ended their partnership.
WORLD
Tennis roundup
* LOS ANGELES -- Wearing a salmon-colored dress, salmon-and-white shoes and a pink headband, Serena Williams defeated Anna Smashnova 6-2, 6-2 at the WTA Championships.
* PATTAYA, Thailand -- Former Wimbledon junior champion Angelique Widjaja ousted Sandra Kleinova 6-4, 6-1 to reach the Volvo Women's Open quarterfinals.
Golf roundup
* OTSU, Japan -- South Korea's Mi Hyun Kim had six straight birdies and seven in eight holes for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the LPGA Tour's Mizuno Classic.
* SOTOGRANDE, Spain -- Angel Cabrera birdied his last four holes on the way to an 8-under-par 63 in the Volvo Masters first round at Valderrama. Cabrera has a four-shot lead over Phillip Price of Wales. Five players are at 68.
Vindicator staff/wire reports