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Penn-Ohio Golf League
HICKORY -- Warren Golf Headquarters/Candywood Golf Course edged Youngstown Ohio Carpet and Sharon Hickory VFW to take an 82-68 lead in the standings over Youngstown.
Bob Blaze shot a 68 to earn medalist honors, while Dick Marlowe was runner-up with a 72.
Bob Blaze and Brian Woods were best ball winners.
Blaze (70.6) and Zack Mansky (72) were low average leaders.
Jim Perry (13) and George Allen (12) earned the most points.
REGION
Cope hospitalized
PITTSBURGH -- Retired Pittsburgh Steelers sportscaster Myron Cope has been hospitalized, but his condition was not immediately known Saturday.
The 77-year-old was hospitalized Friday at an undisclosed location, Steelers spokesman Dave Lockett told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Cope, known for his scratchy, high-pitched voice, and the yellow Terrible Towel accessory he helped make popular, retired last summer after 35 years as a color commentator for the Steelers. He had been battling health problems.
Earlier this year, some Steelers fans called for Cope's return to the broadcast booth, but friends and associates said he was not healthy enough as Cope had been hospitalized with pneumonia.
A message left with the team by The Associated Press was not immediately returned Saturday.
Schumacher topsTop Fuel qualifying
KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio -- Two-time defending series champion Tony Schumacher led Top Fuel qualifying for the fifth time in eight events Saturday with a 4.476-second pass at 331.53 mph in the Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals.
Robert Hight (Funny Car), Chip Ellis (Pro Stock Motorcycle) and Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) also topped their divisions. Ellis had a track-record 7.025-second pass Saturday.
NATION
DiMaggio uniformsells for $195,500
NEW YORK -- A uniform worn by Joe DiMaggio in his final World Series sold for $195,500 Saturday during the second day of an auction of his memorabilia.
The pinstriped flannel home uniform was won by an anonymous bidder. DiMaggio wore the jersey during the 1951 World Series, when the Yankees defeated the New York Giants.
According to Hunt Auctions Inc., the matching pants -- while worn during the 1951 season -- couldn't be verified as being used in the World Series.
DiMaggio retired after winning the championship, turning his spot in center field over to Mickey Mantle.
Also fetching top prices Saturday were items related to DiMaggio's one-time wife, actress Marilyn Monroe.
The couple married in January 1954, but split after nine months.
Monroe's 1954 U.S. passport sold for $115,000.
A photograph of herself that she autographed with the words "I love you Joe, Marilyn" sold for $80,500.
And a Monroe-autographed handwritten letter sent to DiMaggio and dated March 1, 1954, sold for $51,750.
A pair of watches awarded to DiMaggio following his first two Most Valuable Player seasons sold for $92,000 (1939) and $86,250 (1941).
The latter came in the year that DiMaggio achieved one of baseball's most enduring marks, his 56-game hitting streak.
"Presented to Joseph Paul DiMaggio, Jr. Outfielder of the New York Yankees by The Sporting News For Being Named Most Valuable Player in American League for 1941," the inscription reads.
On Friday, the first day of the two-day auction, DiMaggio's 1947 Most Valuable Player award was sold for $281,750 to New York collector Pete Siegel.
In all, more than 1,000 DiMaggio items went on the auction block. All sale prices included a 15 percent buyer's premium.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, Fla.
Rattlers beat Blaze
PHOENIX -- Sherdrick Bonner threw five touchdown passes and also ran for a score to help the Arizona Rattlers beat the expansion Utah Blaze 57-34 Saturday in the Arena Football League's wild-card round.
Bonner was 16-of-26 for 238 yards for the Rattlers, who will play at San Jose next Sunday. Randy Gatewood had seven receptions for 119 yards and three TDs.
Andy Kelly was 22-of-33 for 226 yards and four touchdowns for the Blaze.
WORLD
CFL builder dies
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Annis Stukus, the Canadian Football League figure who enjoyed a varied career in sports, died Saturday. He was 91.
The Edmonton Eskimos said Stukus died at his home in Canmore.
Nicknamed Stuke, he was best known for helping build CFL franchises in Edmonton and Vancouver. He also was general manager of the World Hockey Association's Winnipeg Jets, and signed Bobby Hull to a $1 million contract.
Stukus was a versatile player during his 12-year career with the Toronto Argonauts, playing numerous positions including quarterback. Along with brothers Bill and Frank, he helped the Argos to Grey Cup victories in 1937 and '38.
Stukus went on to coaching, becoming head coach of the Eskimos in 1949. He took over the B.C. Lions in 1953, holding that job until 1956.
"This is a tremendous loss for fans of the CFL and for the B.C. Lions," Lions president and CEO Bob Ackles said. "Annis was an outstanding player and coach and an even better person off the field."
A member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, Stukus was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a builder in 1974.
Fire beat Centurions
DUESSELDORF, Germany -- Fredrick Jackson ran for 154 yards and a touchdown, lifting the Rhein Fire past the Cologne Centurions 21-10 in NFL Europe on Saturday.
Jackson ran for an 80-yard touchdown on the Fire's first possession. He had 21 carries as the Fire (6-4) finished third and missed the World Bowl by a game. Cologne (4-6) ended fourth.
The Fire trailed 10-7 until the third quarter, when Jacque Lewis scored on a 7-yard run, and Drew Henson threw a 35-yard score to Steven Harris.
Hockey playoffs
RIGA, Latvia -- Olympic champion Sweden has a shot for an unprecedented hockey double play.
Mikael Samuelsson and Jonas Nordquist scored early in the second period and Sweden held off Canada 5-4 Saturday to reach the title game of the world hockey championship against defending champion Czech Republic.
The Czech Republic reached the championship game with a 3-1 victory over Finland earlier Saturday.
Vindicator staff/wire reports
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