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RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes will retire Rod

Brind’Amour’s No. 17 in February.

He will be honored on Feb. 18 before Carolina plays the Philadelphia Flyers — one of Brind’Amour’s former teams.

General manager Jim Rutherford says “there is no image of our franchise more memorable” than that of Brind’Amour hoisting the Cup after the Game 7 victory over Edmonton in 2006.

The 39-year-old Brind’Amour retired last month after 21 seasons in the NHL with St. Louis, Philadelphia and Carolina. He will join Ron Francis (No. 10) and Glen Wesley (No. 2) as the only Hurricanes players with their numbers in the RBC Center rafters.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Captain Mikko Koivu signed a seven-year, $47.25 million contract extension with the Wild, keeping the versatile center with the team through the 2017-18 season.

ESPN

CHICAGO — ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, who was secretly videotaped nude while staying at hotels, filed a lawsuit Thursday against seven hotels and the suburban Chicago man who admitted making the tapes.

Andrews filed the suit in Cook County against the hotels for negligence and invasion of privacy, about seven months after Michael David Barrett, of Westmont, Ill., pleaded guilty in federal court in Los Angeles to interstate stalking.Andrews’ lawsuit alleges the hotels confirmed where Barrett was staying and gave out her room number without her permission.

Andrews, who was recently a contestant on the ABC show “Dancing with the Stars,” is asking for more than $1.2 million from the hotels and Barrett for “severe and permanent emotional distress,” according to the complaint.

NFL

CLEVELAND — Browns nose tackle Shaun Rogers entered a diversion program to avoid trial on an airport weapons charge, but he still faces a possible suspension.

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MIAMI — Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Jason Ferguson is retiring.

Ferguson, who spent the last two seasons with the team, says he's appreciative of the team's support throughout his career. He says he's thankful for his extended family, which includes the teammates, coaches and support staffs “that have all played a part of a great ride.”

NBA

DALLAS — Center Tyson Chandler says he’s healthy and ready to help the Mavericks maintain their status as a Western power.

In an introductory news conference, Chandler said the foot and ankle injuries that kept him out of 29 games for the Charlotte Bobcats last season are no longer an issue.

“This is the first summer in a while that I’ve been healthy,” Chandler said. “I’ve been training since two weeks after the season. I’m feeling good.”

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BOSTON — The Celtics officially re-signed captain Paul Pierce. The Boston Herald has reported that he agreed to a four-year contract worth $61 million.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is bringing back Raja Bell. Agent Herb Rudoy said Bell and the Jazz have agreed to a three-year deal worth around $10 million.

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MIAMI — Mike Miller has signed his five-year contract with the Heat. He shot 48 percent from 3-point range last season with Washington, with career averages of 13.7 points and 5.1 rebounds.

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UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Cleveland guard Delonte West pleaded guilty to weapons charges.

West was sentenced to eight months of electronic monitoring, two years of unsupervised probation, 40 hours of community service and psychological counseling.

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan reached an agreement to sell the franchise for a record $450 million to Boston Celtics minority partner Joe Lacob and Mandalay Entertainment CEO Peter Guber.

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LOS ANGELES — The Clippers play San Antonio in an Oct. 12 preseason game in Mexico City.

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LAS VEGAS — John Wall scored 21 points and had 10 assists in his third summer league game to help the Washington Wizards to a 88-82 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.

The top overall draft pick had a disappointing night from the field going 4 for 19, but he was 13 for 15 from the free throw line.

He also had seven rebounds and three turnovers in 32 minutes. Wall had nine points and eight assists.

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HOUSTON — A person with knowledge of the deal says the Houston Rockets have agreed to terms with restricted free agent Luis Scola.

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WADSWORTH, Ohio — An Ohio woman who said she paid $5 at a yard sale for a LeBron James pendant worth nearly $10,000 says it’s been taken from her.

Vaneisha Robinson had the basketball jersey-shaped white gold pendant appraised and put it for sale on eBay. She says she got a phone call Wednesday from the mother of Maverick O. Carter, the CEO for James’ marketing company. She says the woman told her James wanted to buy the pendant but when she went to the woman’s house James wasn’t there and other people threatened her and took it.

Wadsworth police Sgt. James Elchlinger says he determined the pendant belongs to Carter.

SOCCER

NEW YORK — Thierry Henry is retiring from the French national team. The 32-year-old forward announced his decision before a news conference to discuss his signing with MLS’s New York Red Bulls.

CYCLING

BOURG-LES-VALENCE, France — Sprint specialist Mark Cavendish won the 11th stage of the Tour de France with help from an illegal head-butt from teammate Mark Renshaw, who was thrown out of the race for his aggressive tactics.

Andy Schleck of Luxembourg retained the overall race lead.

The drama of the stage came on the final sprint, when Renshaw — the lead-out man for Cavendish on the HTC Columbia team — head-butted Julian Dean of Garmin-Transitions three times in an apparent bid to push him out of the way.

Dean is the leadout man for American sprinter Tyler Farrar, who then appeared to be cut off by Renshaw in the closing meters.

“This is cycling, it’s not wrestling,” said course director Jean-Francois Pescheux.

Cavendish rushed to the defense of Renshaw, claiming Dean attempted to elbow him.

Lance Armstrong lost time for the second straight day. He finished in 114th place, 29 seconds behind the main pack, and is 17:51 off the lead in 32nd overall.

TRACK

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Seven American runners will find out today if they have won back Olympic relay medals stripped from them because of doping by teammate Marion Jones.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it is ready to issue its ruling on the appeal against the athletes’ disqualification from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

GOLF

RENO, Nev. — Matt Bettencourt shot a 6-under-par 66 after the first round for a one-stroke lead over PGA Tour veteran Chris DiMarco.

Will MacKenzie, the 2006 Reno champ, is tied with Craig Bowden another stroke back at 4-under 68 at Montreux Golf & Country Club on the edge of the Sierra Nevada. A group of more than a dozen golfers at 3-under 69 includes Steve Elkington, Woody Austin, Mark Hensby and former UNLV star Chad Campbell.

Bettencourt won the 2008 Nationwide Tour Championship but has never won on the PGA Tour.

The 35-year-old Northern California native hit a 355-yard drive on the par-5 17th, knocked a 4-iron 260 yards to within 3 feet of the pin and made the eagle.