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HORSE RACING

Drug-free stables for Big Brown's owner

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Big Brown's owner doesn't want to wait for the federal government to clean up horse racing. Michael Iavarone, the co-owner of IEAH Stables, said yesterday the 50-plus horses owned by the syndicate will be drug-free by the end of the year. That includes steroids and all other legal racing medications except Lasix.

Iavarone said last week's Congressional hearing in which owners, veterinarians and industry officials expressed a desire to rid the sport of steroids led to the decision.

COLLEGES

Parker receives Broderick Cup

NEW YORK - Candace Parker threw down a dunk on one coast and picked up an honor on the other.

Hours after becoming the second player to dunk in a WNBA game, Parker received the Honda-Broderick Cup as the nation's top female college athlete.

Parker went straight to the airport in Los Angeles after scoring 10 points in the Sparks' 77-63 win Sunday night over the Indiana Fever. Her red-eye flight didn't land until 8:30 a.m. in New York, three hours before the ceremony at Columbia University.

Parker led Tennessee to its second consecutive NCAA title in April. The Sparks made her the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft.

Ex-Duquesne players sue school

PITTSBURGH - Two former Duquesne basketball players have sued the school over a 2006 shooting that injured them and three teammates.

Kojo Mensah and Shawn James accuse the university of not providing adequate security at an on-campus dance after which they and three teammates were shot, according to federal lawsuits filed in Pittsburgh. The two are seeking unspecified punitive damages.

Duquesne declined to comment on the lawsuits. In other college news:

In Clemson, S.C., Clemson safety DeAndre McDaniel has been arrested on charges he covered his girlfriend's head with a comforter and began choking her. A warrant from the Central Police Department says McDaniel was charged with aggravated assault and battery Saturday.

NFL

Source says Strahan joining Fox

NEW YORK - Michael Strahan is taking his gap-toothed grin to Fox. The former New York Giants defensive end, who retired earlier this month, will join the network's NFL pregame show, a source said. Fox is scheduled to hold a news conference today.

Strahan, 36, made seven Pro Bowls in 15 NFL seasons and recorded the fifth most sacks in league history. He went out on top, winning a Super Bowl title in February. In other NFL news:

In Austin, Texas, former Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was ordered to install an ignition-lock breath tester in his car after he was charged with drunken driving. Benson was charged in separate incidents of boating and driving while intoxicated. Travis County Court-at-Law Judge Elisabeth Earle ordered him to install the device within 72 hours as a condition of his bail at a pretrial hearing.

Carolina receiver Dwayne Jarrett pleaded guilty to driving while impaired, minutes before he was scheduled to go on trial. Jarrett surrendered his driver's license and was ordered to pay $420 in court costs and perform 24 hours of community service after appearing in Mecklenburg County (N.C.) District Court.

NBA

Butler charged with flashing loaded gun

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - New Orleans Hornets guard Rasual Butler has been charged with flashing a loaded gun near a South Florida nightclub.

A witness told investigators that Butler pulled out a gun near a South Beach club early yesterday, according to a Miami Beach police report. Butler was sitting in an SUV when officers arrived and found a loaded gun in the vehicle.

Butler faces charges of carrying a concealed firearm and improperly displaying a firearm. He was released on $6,000 bond.

Anthony suspended for two games

DENVER - The Denver Nuggets have suspended NBA star Carmelo Anthony for the first two games of next season for his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in April. The move came a day before Anthony is scheduled to enter a plea in the case.

In other NBA news:

The NBA wants to financially destroy disgraced referee Tim Donaghy for embarrassing the league during the playoffs with allegations that referees were encouraged to manipulate results through foul calls, his lawyer said. The attorney, John Lauro, asked a federal judge to force the league to produce more evidence supporting its demand Donaghy pay the NBA nearly $1.4 million in restitution as part of the sentence in his gambling case.

In Norristown, Pa., former NBA player Aaron McKie was charged with trying to buy two guns despite being under a protection-from-abuse order that bars such purchases.

AROUND THE STATE

Richmonder wins fishing title

Richmonder Jason Bishop won the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division tournament on the James River on Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 15 pounds, 1 ounce. The victory earned Bishop $3,020 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Albemarle Sound Regional Championship in Elizabeth City, N.C., during Oct. 9-11.

Rounding out the top five were Bobby Clarke of Virginia Beach (five bass, 12-05, $1,777); James Hoffmaster of Bunker Hill, W.Va. (five bass, 12-00, $1,185); Todd Harris of Pfafftown, N.C. (five bass, 11-11, $829) and Richard Owen of Chester (five bass, 11-05, $711). - From Staff and Wire Reports