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Ever since the discovery of the wildcat offense, it's been awfully difficult to take Miami's Ronnie Brown out of any fantasy lineup.

RENO, Nev. - The woman who filed a lawsuit accusing Ben Roethlisberger of raping her has quit her job at the Lake Tahoe hotel-casino where she claims the assault occurred in the NFL quarterback's penthouse room more than a year ago.

INDIANAPOLIS - The injury bug is still haunting the Indianapolis Colts.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant became the youngest NBA player to reach 24,000 points on Friday, the Lakers' guard scoring 41 to lead injury-hit Los Angeles to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, Steve Blake added 15 points and the Portland Trail Blazers got a lift from their new-look lineup in a 96-84 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Chris Kaman had 22 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes and the Los Angeles Clippers ended a seven-game losing streak in the Oakland Arena with a 118-90 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

LONDON (AFP) - An in-form Didier Drogba is capable of ruffling the feathers of even the most confident defences.

MANCHESTER, England (AFP) - Sir Alex Ferguson has voiced his support for Manchester United's defenders in the light of a relatively disappointing start to the season by the reigning Premier League champions.

BERLIN (AFP) - Coach Louis van Gaal has admitted a few sleepless nights ahead of Bayern Munich's Bundesliga clash with Schalke 04 on Saturday in the wake of their Champions League defeat at home to Bordeaux.

DENVER - Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout, helping the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche remain unbeaten at home with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

DALLAS - Brad Richards scored midway through the second period, Brenden Morrow added a third-period power-play goal, and the Dallas Stars beat Vancouver 2-1 despite a 45-save performance by Canucks rookie Cory Schneider on Friday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. - Jose Theodore stopped 28 shots, Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Friday night to break a three-game losing streak.

RUSTON, La. - Just when Boise State looked vulnerable, Kellen Moore and the Broncos quickly reminded a national television audience why they've been unbeatable.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Talor Battle had 16 points and 10 rebounds Friday night, leading Penn State to an 82-51 exhibition victory over Division II Slippery Rock.

FORDYCE, Ark. - A dozen students and a bus driver are being treated for injuries after three buses carrying members of the renowned Grambling State University marching band were involved in a traffic crash in southern Arkansas.

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (AFP) - Italy will head into the Fed Cup final against the United States here this weekend as the overwhelming favourites with both Williams sisters missing from the visitors' line-up.

BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) - Roger Federer puts an 18-match win streak at his home Swiss Indoors tournament on the line Saturday against old school friend Marco Chiudinelli in the semi-finals.

BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) - Frenchman Richard Gasquet remains outwardly relaxed as he prepares to miss next week's Paris Masters for the second year in succession to attend a hearing in Lausanne on Tuesday which could decide the fate of his tennis career.

SHANGHAI - Phil Mickelson has taken the 54-hole lead in the HSBC Champions with a 5-under 67, setting up a Sunday matchup with Tiger Woods in the final World Golf Championship of the year.

SHIMA, Japan - South Korea's Bo Bae Song birdied the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic.

SHANGHAI - Anthony Kim says he will not be going to the Dubai World Championship to compete for the $7.5 million bonus pool, even though the American has easily qualified.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IndyCar star joining his team.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Jeff Gordon is suddenly having all kind of success at Texas Motor Speedway, a track where he had never won until earlier this season.

MUNICH - Willy Bogner has been named head of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

LONDON - London Olympic organizers will tender for $1.1 billion worth of goods and services between now and the 2012 Games.

BEIJING - Chinese officials continue to struggle to find uses for the Bird's Nest Stadium, the iconic centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

NEW YORK - Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship Friday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes.

SEATTLE - Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years.

PROVO, Utah - A New Mexico soccer player has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons.