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Jim Brown files suit against Sony

NEW YORK — NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown has filed a lawsuit in New York claiming Sony and video game maker Electronic Arts are using his name and likeness without his permission.

The former Cleveland Browns star’s lawsuit said the companies sell a game featuring a character who looks like him and wears his No. 32. It doesn’t specify which video game, but notes the character is part of the game’s All Brown’s Team.

Brown seeks unspecified damages and an injunction barring the companies from “taking a free ride on the trade value” of the former running back’s name and image.

The 72-year-old played nine seasons with the Browns, before turning to Hollywood where he appeared in “The Dirty Dozen” and other movies.

Sharapove to miss Olympic Games

MONTREAL — Maria Sharapova will miss the Beijing Olympics because of a right shoulder injury.

The three-time Grand Slam singles champion said on her Web site Thursday that an MRI exam and other medical tests showed she has two small tears in tendons in her shoulder.

The right-handed Sharapova pulled out of the WTA tournament in Montreal because of the shoulder on Wednesday night — after winning a nearly three-hour match in which she double-faulted a whopping 17 times.

She was examined by a trainer midway through the three-set victory.

Cubs minor league pitcher suspended

NEW YORK — Chicago Cubs minor league pitcher Francory Pineda was suspended 50 games Thursday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

The 19-year-old righty pitched nine games in the rookie Dominican Summer League.

The commissioner’s office said Pineda tested positive for Stanozolol. The suspension took effect immediately.

Cowboys’ Ware sits out session

OXNARD, Calif. — Two-time Pro Bowl linebacker DeMarcus Ware sat out Dallas Cowboys practice Thursday, a day after leaving the field early following a hit to the head.

Ware was on the field, but not in uniform, for the team’s only practice of the day.

At the end of Wednesday morning’s practice, Ware left the field early with a trainer while the rest the team gathered for its post-session stretch. Coach Wade Phillips said that Ware was feeling “dizzy a little bit” after getting “dinged in the head.”

Phillips said Ware was OK, and the linebacker was then on the field Wednesday afternoon when players came out in shorts for a practice devoted to special teams.

Bulls waive troubled Curry

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls waived guard JamesOn Curry on Thursday.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Curry was the team’s second-round pick in the 2007 NBA draft.

Curry was suspended for one game July 10 by the NBA after he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in Idaho.

Curry, a former Oklahoma State standout, was arrested in January and pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and urinating in public.

Southern Miss honors Collier

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Southern Miss will retire Reggie Collier’s No. 10 in advance of the former record-setting quarterback’s induction into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

Athletics director Richard Giannini says the retirement ceremony will take place during the Oct. 11 game against Boise State.

Vindicator wire report