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Sunday's sports briefs

June 7, 2010 at 4:57AM
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Teammates staying in a condo with an unidentified Packers player who faces sexual assault allegations said they're frustrated that their names are linked to the incident.

Authorities in Lake Delton, Wis., said Sunday no additional information would be released involving the claims of two women against a player staying at a resort condo early Saturday morning. Six other players are cleared of criminal activity.

Authorities, the Packers and Packers teammates declined to name the player involved. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, citing unidentified sources, reported the player is second-year cornerback Brandon Underwood.

Police Chief Tom Dorner said he would turn over results of the investigation to the district attorney Monday or Tuesday to consider charges.

"I am upset that we didn't do anything and our names get thrown out there," backup quarterback Matt Flynn told reporters in Appleton. "We went and answered as many questions as possible and tried to get it rectified as quickly as possible."

The other players cleared were linebackers Clay Matthews and Brad Jones, fullback Korey Hall, guard Josh Sitton and safety Khalil Jones. Several of those players participated in a celebrity softball game on Sunday, two days after Matthews hosted a charity golf event in Wisconsin Dells on Friday.

SOCCER

Altidore tests injured ankle Jozy Altidore ran sprint after sprint while a fitness coach looked on.

He was held out of Saturday's exhibition victory over Australia, three days after spraining his right ankle in training, and he tested the joint as the United States held a light workout in Pretoria, South Africa, in front of about 350 invited children from several groups.

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"It seems like he's getting a little bit better," goalkeeper Tim Howard said. It's hard to know how banged up the 20-year-old forward is: U.S. Soccer didn't make Altidore available to reporters.

Fifteen injured in South Africa stampede

Thousands of soccer fans stampeded outside a stadium in Tembisa, South Africa, before an exhibition game between Nigeria and North Korea, leaving 15 people injured, including one police officer who was seriously hurt. Several fans fell under the rush of people, many wearing Nigeria jerseys. The Makhulong Stadium in the Johannesburg suburb seats about 12,000 fans.

AROUND THE HORN

Softball: Stacie Chambers and K'Lee Arredondo each hit a two-run homer as Arizona beat Tennessee 5-2 to move into the Women's College World Series finals. The Wildcats avenged a blowout loss to the Lady Vols earlier in the World Series by sweeping a pair of rematches to set up a best-of-three showdown against rival UCLA beginning Monday. UCLA advanced with a 5-2 victory over Georgia.

College football: Nelson Stokley, former football coach and athletic director at Louisiana-Lafayette, died Saturday at age 66 from complications brought on by Alzheimer's disease.

Golf: Augusta State won its first NCAA Division I men's golf national championship after Oklahoma State's Kevin Tway missed a 3-foot putt on a playoff hole to hand Mitch Krywulycz the match and the Jaguars a 3-1-1 victory in Chattanooga, Tenn.

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WNBA: Tina Charles had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the host Connecticut Sun to an 81-68 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars. ... Lauren Jackson, Camille Little and Swin Cash scored 16 points each to lead the Seattle Storm to a 97-74 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury.

Cycling: Italian Matteo Carrara has won the Tour of Luxembourg, with Lance Armstrong finishing third. The fourth and last stage of the race was won by Spaniard Gorka Izaguirre in a sprint shortened by torrential rain.

Running: Former 5,000-meter world champion Richard Limo cruised to a victory in the 13th annual San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. Limo finished with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 56 seconds. Yulia Gromova of Russia won the women's race in 2:27:38.

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