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Cornerback Ty Law and the Broncos have reached agreement on a contract that will add another former Patriot to Josh McDaniels' stable of them in Denver.

Phil Mickelson has taken the 54-hole lead in the HSBC Champions with a 5-under 67, setting up a Sunday matchup with Tiger Woods in the final World Golf Championship of the year.

The Dodgers said Friday that Manny Ramirez exercised his $20 million contract option for 2010. His agent Scott Boras informed general manager Ned Colletti of the decision, which Ramirez had until this month to make.

Life Is Sweet, who has taken a back seat to her more accomplished stablemate Zenyatta all year long, finally got her due after exploding to an easy 2 1/2-length victory over Mushka in the $2 million Ladies' Classic at Santa Anita.

Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.

Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds and the Suns rebounded from their only defeat to beat the Celtics 110-103.

A newspaper says San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge.

Kellen Moore threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 5 Boise State survived a brief scare on the road with a 45-35 victory over upstart Louisiana Tech on Friday night.

Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 18 and the Miami Heat dealt the Denver Nuggets their first loss of the season, 96-88 on Friday night.

Jeff Gordon won his first pole of the season with a qualifying lap of 191.117 mph at the 1.5-mile, high-banked track where he got his only victory of the season in April. It was his first win in Texas.

The Phillies have picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million option for 2010.

Crowds roared and church bells pealed in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees' World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.

Colts safety Bob Sanders suffered a torn biceps tendon and will require season-ending surgery, a team source said.

The owner of the New Orleans Hornets has announced that he has cancer.

J.J. Hardy has been traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Carlos Gomez.

Informed Decision got the jump on Ventura turning for home and easily had enough to hold that rival off en route to a 1 1/4-length victory in Friday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Santa Anita.

Tapitsfly stalked pacesetter Rose Catherine, then proved gamest of the pair following a stirring stretch drive to register a hard-fought half-length victory in the $1,000,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Friday at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meet.

The Los Angeles Angels have re-signed outfielder Bobby Abreu to a two-year contract worth $19 million.

New Mexico women's soccer defender Elizabeth Lambert has been suspended indefinitely for rough play in the Lobos' 1-0 loss to No. 17 BYU in the Mountain West Conference semifinals.