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Steelers release three rookies
The Steelers released three rookie free agents Thursday.
Wide receiver Eric Deslauriers of Eastern Michigan, running back Paul Mosley of Baylor and fullback Aaron Robbins of Wyoming were let go.
The Steelers are scheduled to report to training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe on July 23.
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A 23-year-old woman found fatally shot in a Phoenix alley has been identified as the daughter of former NFL lineman Luis Sharpe, authorities said.
The body of Leah Tamara Sharpe was discovered early Tuesday by a neighborhood resident and police said investigators believe it was dumped there.
Detective Bob Ragsdale, a Phoenix police spokesman, said there was no identification on the body when it was found and identification came through fingerprints following an autopsy.
Worker sues ESPN for sexual harassment
A woman who worked on the set of the ESPN talk show "Cold Pizza" is suing the sports network, saying she was fired after complaining about sexual harassment by the show's host and a regular panelist.
In the suit, makeup artist Rita Ragone said she was pinched and fondled by sports commentator Woody Paige and subjected to crude sexual comments by ESPN host Jay Crawford at the show's studio in Manhattan.
Ragone said Paige once grabbed her backside so forcefully, she was "propelled forward and into the air."
"It is not true," Paige said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. He declined further comment.
ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said the allegations were false. He declined to discuss the specific charges in the suit, which also named Paige and Crawford as defendants.
Soltys said Crawford was upset by the accusations and read a statement in which the TV host said he "vehemently" denied the allegations and looked forward to answering them in court.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, claims the harassment began almost immediately after Ragone was hired by a video production company in 2005 to do hair and makeup on the "Cold Pizza" set.
Ragone said Paige, a columnist with The Denver Post, repeatedly made vulgar remarks about her appearance. Crawford, she said, made unwanted sexual advances, told her she only got the job because of her looks and contributed to a locker-room atmosphere by making disparaging remarks about another hair stylist.
200 attend services for Rod Beck
Former San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker and current manager Bruce Bochy were among the estimated 200 people who attended the funeral Thursday for former major league pitcher Rod Beck.
Giants owner Peter Magowan and general manager Brian Sabean also attended the services at a Scottsdale mortuary.
A three-time All-Star who saved 286 games, Beck was known for his bushy mustache and gregarious personality. His family and friends remembered him as an intimidating competitor who was a soft touch away from the field - and as a man who devoted time and money to helping children with AIDS.
"At his core, he was determination," his wife, Stacey, said in remarks during the service. "He never quit. That doesn't mean he never failed. He just kept trying."
A portrait of Beck, his hair flapping as he fired a pitch in a Giants uniform, was placed above the closed casket.
