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Sports at a glance: No. 1 selection signs contract

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CHICAGO — Roch Cholowsky agreed to a contract with the Chicago White Sox that includes a record-breaking $10.35 million signing bonus after he was the No. 1 overall pick in last weekend’s amateur draft. A person familiar with the contract confirmed the agreement to the AP because it hadn’t been announced by the team. The slot value for the top pick this year was $11,350,600. Cholowsky’s bonus tops the previous mark of $9.25 million for the amateur draft that belonged to Reds pitcher Chase Burns and Rockies prospect Charlie Condon, two of the top three selections in ...

Falcons’ Bijan Robinson voted NFL’s top RB

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The expectations for Bijan Robinson were high as soon as he entered the NFL in 2023 as the first running back taken with a top-10 pick in five years. Robinson made an impact almost from the start with the Atlanta Falcons and then took his game to another level last season when he led the NFL ...

Paganas prevail in Iron Masters Ladies Classic by 2 strokes

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ORE HILL — The Iron Masters Country Club Ladies Golf Classic staged its 31st annual tournament Tuesday on a hot, sunny afternoon, and veteran golfer Barb Pagana said that she has played in almost all of them. Pagana’s experience on the course and in the event proved to be an important ...

Scheffler hits reset button after missed cut

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SOUTHPORT, England — Scottie Scheffler finally heard about the text his PGA Tour friend never sent, a reminder that even the No. 1 player in golf with four majors and more than 20 victories doesn’t know everything. It was a list of things to do on the weekend after missing the cut. “He ...

Buffalo's Josh Allen gets top votes in NFL preseason poll

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Josh Allen doesn’t need to win a Super Bowl to be No. 1. The Buffalo Bills’ franchise player was voted the NFL’s top quarterback by The Associated Press in a preseason survey. The 2024 AP NFL Most Valuable Player beat out Patrick Mahomes, who earned the top spot each of the three previous seasons. Allen received five first-place votes from a panel of eight AP pro football writers, who ranked the top five quarterbacks entering the 2026 season. First-place votes were worth 10 points. Second through fifth-place votes were worth 5, 3, 2 and 1 points. Allen appeared on all eight ...

Repko, Houser take title

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CRESSON — Luke Repko and Brady Houser won the first flight of the Summit Country Club’s Member-Guest two-day tournament on Sunday. Repko and Houser shot a 137, three strokes better than runners-up Duane Della and Jackson Forosisky. Greg Caldwell and Geoff Patterson won the second flight ...