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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers know exactly how to beat the Cincinnati Bengals - with or without Chad Ocho Cinco....

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Cincinnati Bengals failed to explain why Chad Ocho Cinco, the wide receiver formerly known as Chad Johnson, was held out for violating team rules during their 27-10 loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday night....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and Vladimir Radmanovic made all five of his 3-pointers to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Phoenix Suns, 105-92 on Thursday night....

NEW YORK (AP) -- Showing poise down the stretch and playing stellar defense, Michigan pulled off its first win over a top-five team in 11 years....

BOSTON (AP) -- The Allen Iverson trade looked good for the Pistons when they handed the Lakers their first loss of the season and snapped Cleveland's eight-game winning streak....

ATLANTA (AP) -- Hold off on Miami's return to national prominence. The Hurricanes ran into a huge roadblock: Georgia Tech's triple-option offense....

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Matt Kenseth signed a multiyear contract extension Thursday with Roush Fenway Racing to continue driving the No. 17 Ford....

NEW YORK (AP) -- For more than three decades, George Steinbrenner's imprints were all over the New York Yankees....

NEW YORK (AP) -- Gerald Henderson scored all 20 of his points in the second half, finally helping No. 10 Duke find some offensive rhythm in an 83-58 victory over Southern Illinois on Thursday night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic....

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Doneal Mack scored 19 points and Shawn Taggart notched a double-double for Memphis in an 83-71 win against Chattanooga in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Thursday night....

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Annika Sorenstam arrived at the first tee Thursday morning, shook a few hands and got a kiss on the cheek from Donald Trump....

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this season. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse....

NEW YORK (AP) -- There has never been a rain-shortened game in the postseason, and now there never will be. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced the sport will enact a rules change stating that postseason games cannot be shortened because of bad weather....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gilbert Arenas is already thinking about the possibility of a last-place finish for his Washington Wizards - and finding the silver lining....

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Coach Bill Laimbeer has been re-signed to a two-year contract by the WNBA champion Detroit Shock....

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Three-time All-Star Chase Utley, who anchored the middle of the lineup for the World Series champion Phillies, will have surgery and may not be ready for the start of the 2009 regular season....

IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Cowboys rookie running back Felix Jones is done for the season....

BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn broke his right index finger in the first half of Monday night's win over Buffalo, but will try to play Sunday against the Houston Texans....

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina announced his retirement Thursday even as he comes off his first 20-win season....

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The NFL is giving Adam "Pacman" Jones another chance. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but he must miss two more games - this Sunday and the following game on Thanksgiving. He'll be back Dec. 7 at Pittsburgh....