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• Bengals: Ocho Cinco will not play against Steelers (AP)

  AP - The Cincinnati Bengals say Chad Ocho Cinco, the wide receiver formerly known as Chad Johnson, will be deactivated for Thursday night's game with the Pittsburgh Steelers for violating a team rule.

  
  

• Browns' Quinn has broken finger (AP)

  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.

• Phillies Utley (hip), Feliz (back) to have surgery (AP)

  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.

• Yankees control shifts to Steinbrenner's son Hal (AP)

  AP - George Steinbrenner's 35-year reign as boss of the New York Yankees ended Thursday when he passed control of baseball's most famous team to his youngest son, Hal.

  
  

• Mussina calls it a career after first 20-win year (AP)

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

  
  

• NFLPA narrows search for next executive director (AP)

  AP - The search committee seeking a replacement for the late Gene Upshaw to run the NFL Players Association has narrowed the field to a little more than a dozen candidates, some with no previous ties to the union or the NFL, a person with knowledge of the search told The Associated Press.

• Arenas: Last could be 'for the better' for Wizards (AP)

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

  
  

• Steinbrenner passes control of Yankees to son (Reuters)

  Reuters - New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner on Thursday officially handed control of the major league team to his son, Hal, ending an often tempestuous 35-year reign over baseball's most famous franchise.

  
  

• Gallas outburst rocks Arsenal (AFP)

  AFP - Arsenal captain William Gallas has launched an astonishing attack on the club's bickering young guns.

  
  

• Luongo gets best of Lundqvist in top goalie duel (AP)

  AP - Henrik Lundqvist's matchup against Roberto Luongo was hard enough. Trying to beat the NHL's hottest goalie without any help from his teammates was way too much to ask.

  
  

• Johnson, Teague lead No. 20 Wake to 120-88 win (AP)

  AP - Dino Gaudio wasn't afraid to let No. 20 Wake Forest run with a team that had scored 100 points in each of its first two games. Even if that meant the Demon Deacons were going to give up a few more points than the coach would have liked.

  
  

• Nalbandian hoping for Maradona Davis Cup inspiration (AFP)

  AFP - Argentina's David Nalbandian said Thursday he hoped Diego Maradona would give their Davis Cup final hopes a massive lift by turning up for the South American's weekend duel against Spain.

  
  

• Sorenstam has some work to do at ADT Championship (AP)

  AP - Annika Sorenstam's farewell to the LPGA Tour could come two days earlier than she hoped.